the study discusses the traditional and online procedures and outlines of sdi service. the paper has also taken an initiative to formulate an exact matching technique between user’s subject interest and document profile with exploration along with electronic delivery of voluminous information technique. it also discusses some standard features and model of user profile. finally, the paper explo...

conclusions the majority of the trauma-related articles from the aaos patient education website have readability levels that may make comprehension difficult for a substantial portion of the patient population. results the mean (sd) grade level readability for all patient education articles was 8.8 (1.1). all but three of the articles had a readability score above the sixth-grade level. the rea...

this commentary discusses pertinent issues from hyosun kim’s paper on online prescription drug promotion. the study is well-designed and the findings highlight some of the consequences of the food and drug administration’s (fda’s) decision to deregulate online advertising of prescription drugs. while kim’s findings confirm some of the early concerns, they also provide a perspective of implement...

Advances in electronic banking technology have created novel ways of handling daily banking affairs, especially via the online banking channel. The acceptance of online banking services has been rapid in many parts of the world. In the leading e-banking countries the number of ebanking contracts has exceeded 50 percent. This study investigates into online banking acceptance in the light of the ...

This dissertation addresses the combined use of asynchronous and synchronous communication in online computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) and the relation with students’ motivation. Previously, online communication had been asynchronous and text-based. Technological developments have recently made it possible to support online learning processes by the use of rich synchronous commun...

Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia, faces declining student enrolment. An economic boom in Central Queensland region such as mining and building construction industries, and apprenticeship training programs within secondary schools and paid traineeships programs have driven secondary school graduates to ‘well-paid jobs’ rather than ‘studies’ at universities. In relation to this circ...

Reading and understanding digital text that is organized in a non-linear hypertext format can be challenging for students as it requires a more self-directed selection of text pieces compared to reading linear texts. This study aims at investigating how individual differences in students’ skills in comprehending digital text can be explained by their navigation behavior and various underlying s...

previous electronic commerce (ec) studies have found thatconsumer characteristics are important when considering issues related tothe acceptance of online shopping. however, most studies have focusedon a single product or similar products. the effects of different producttypes have been relatively neglected. to overcome this limitation, thepurpose of this study was to explore the effects of dif...

OBJECTIVES The National Health Service (NHS) 'Choose and Book' online scheme, which allows patients to select the location and time of hospital appointments, has now been extended to include the option for patients to select a specific consultant to carry out any necessary treatment. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is sufficient online information about consultants or consu...