The outcomes of clinical usefulness as a driver of wireless technology for Indian healthcare are reported here. Using both qualitative and quantitative techniques, 30 physicians were interviewed and 200 health professionals were surveyed. The outcomes established that in addition to technology factors, other factors such as clinical factors, administration factors and communication factors play...

IS researchers have long posited that perceptions fully mediate the influence of individual differences on technology use. However, anecdotal studies suggest that individual difference may have a direct effect on technology use. In this study, we aimed at exploring whether perceptions fully mediate the impacts of individual differences on technology use and whether individual differences influe...

Two multivariable problems of general interest are factor analysis and regression. This paper examines partial least squares (PLS) as a tool for both problems. For single output data sets, the familiar PLS algorithm is applicable to both problems. For multiple output problems the familiar PLS algorithm 1, 2, 3] (called fact-PLS in this paper) is appropriate for factor analysis. However fact-PLS...

This work in progress examines the roles that Trust in Technology (TRIT) and Computer Self-efficacy (CSE) play in predicting post-adoptive usage behavior. Under the umbrella of social cognitive theory, it uses attribution theory and the trust literature to develop an integrative model of trust and self-efficacy. Specifically, we posit that TRIT impacts users’ CSE and that these beliefs lead to ...

in the present work we study the use of fourier transform near infrared spectroscopy (ftnirs)technique to analysis the calcium (ca), phosphorus (p) and copper (cu) contents offish meal. the regression methods employed were partial least squares (pls) and kernelpartial least squares (kpls). the results showed that the efficiency of kpls was better thanpls. as a whole, the application of ft-nirs ...

When students are dealing with online tutorial, there are challengers they must answer using any skill they have. The challenge and skill must be at the same ‘height’ in order for them to immerse with online tutorial activities. Several aspects will be considered as challenge and skill. One challenge under the scrutiny is the page length used to present course materials. The length of tutorial ...

Random Forests were introduced by Breiman for feature (variable) selection and improved predictions for decision tree models. The resulting model is often superior to AdaBoost and bagging approaches. In this paper the random forests approach is extended for variable selection with other learning models, in this case Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Kernel Partial Least Squares (K-PLS) to estimat...

farmers need up to date information on efficient use and management of labour for agricultural production. yet, they lack adequate and needed information. hence, this study was undertaken to explore the sources and use of labour information by farmers in southwestern nigeria. multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for the study. primary data were collected to elicit infor...

The utilisation of social media in the workplace has attracted much speculation in the business community in relation to its risks and benefits. However, intra-organisational dimensions affecting such ustilisation are yet to be holistically considered. Grounded in the scholarly literature, a survey questionnaire was operationalized and empirical data collected and analysed using PLS. The result...

Simian, and Sydney creases are anomalous palmar crease that had generated medical attention as their presence correlate strongly with several human chromosomal abnormalities and diseases. Works on these creases have been done on several human populations; racial and ethnic, but no specific documented study had singled out the Ijaws of SouthSouth Nigeria in respect to these palmar creases aberra...