The purpose of this research is to find out whether social media, e-marketplace and e-commerce have a significant influence on digital technology in Pontianak City. The development of digital ...technology in information and communication has a relationship with society, information and communication technology as a tool that can be used to study social phenomena that cover broad fields such as trade applications, community services and so on. This research is located in Pontianak City with 105 respondents of MSME actors. Data analysis using SPSS 24 software. The results of this study found that social media has a significant role in digital technology, meanwhile e-marketplace and e-commerce do not have a significant effect.
This paper tests the structure and the predictors of two psychological experiences of technostress associated with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), i.e., technostrain ...(users report feelings of anxiety, fatigue, scepticism and inefficacy beliefs related to the use of technologies) and technoaddiction (users feel bad due to an excessive and compulsive use of these technologies). The study included a sample of 1072 ICT users (N = 675 nonintensive ICT users and N = 397 intensive ICT users). Results from multigroup confirmatory factor analyses among non‐intensive and intensive ICT users showed, as expected, the four‐factor structure of technostrain in both samples. Secondly, and also as expected, confirmatory factorial analyses revealed that technostress experiences are characterized not only by technostrain but also by an excessive and compulsive use of ICT. Moreover, multiple analyses of variance showed significant differences between non‐intensive and intensive ICT users (1) in the dimensions of technostress and (2) in specific job demands and job/personal resources. Finally, linear multiple regression analyses revealed that technostrain is positively predicted by work overload, role ambiguity, emotional overload, mobbing and obstacles hindering ICT use, as well as by lack of autonomy, transformational leadership, social support, ICT use facilitators and mental competences. Work overload, role ambiguity and mobbing, as well as the lack of emotional competences, positively predict technoaddiction. Theoretical and practical implications, in addition to future research, are discussed.
Cet article porte sur la structure et les facteurs prédictifs de deux expériences psychologiques de technostress associées à l'utilisation des Technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC), c'est‐à‐dire la technotension (les utilisateurs rapportent des sentiments d'anxiété, de fatigue, de scepticisme et de croyance d'inefficacité reliés à l'utilisation des technologies) et la technodépendance (les utilisateurs ressentent un malaise causé par une utilisation excessive et compulsive des technologies). L’étude a été réalisée auprès d'un échantillon de 1072 utilisateurs de TIC (675 utilisateurs non intensifs et 397 utilisateurs intensifs). Les résultats d'analyses factorielles confirmatoires multigroupes ont soulevé une structure à quatre facteurs pour la technotension pour chacun des deux groupes, tel qu'attendu. Deuxièmement, également conformément à nos attentes, les analyses factorielles confirmatoires ont révélé que les expériences de technostress ne sont pas seulement caractérisées par la technotension, mais aussi par une utilisation excessive et compulsive des TIC. De plus, les analyses de variance multiples ont montré des différences significatives entre les utilisateurs non intensifs et les utilisateurs intensifs des TIC (1) pour les dimensions de technostress et (2) pour les exigences spécifiques de l'emploi et pour les ressources au travail ou personnelles. Finalement, des analyses de régression linéaire multiple ont révélé que la technotension est positivement prédite par la surcharge de travail, l'ambigüité du rôle, la surcharge émotionnelle, le mobbing et les obstacles entravant l'utilisation des TIC, tout comme par le manque d'autonomie, de leadership transformationnel, de soutien social, de facilitateurs dans l'utilisation des TIC et de compétences mentales. La surcharge de travail, l'ambigüité du rôle et le mobbing, tout comme le manque de compétences émotionnelles prédisent positivement la technodépendance. Les implications théoriques et pratiques, ainsi que les avenues de recherche future, sont discutées.
Este trabajo pone a prueba la estructura y los predictores de dos experiencias psicológicas de tecnoestrés asociadas con el uso de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC), es decir, la tecnostrain (los usuarios registran sentimientos de ansiedad, fatiga, escepticismo e ineficacia relacionadas con el uso de las tecnologías) y tecnoadicción (los usuarios se sienten mal debido a un uso excesivo y compulsivo de estas tecnologías). El estudio utilizó una muestra de 1072 usuarios de TIC (N = 675 usuarios no intensivos de TIC; y N = 397 usuarios intensivos de TIC). Los resultados de los análisis factoriales confirmatorios multigrupo entre los usuarios no intensivos e intensivos de TIC mostraron, como se esperaba, la estructura de cuatro factores de tecnostrain en ambas muestras. En segundo lugar, y también como se esperaba, el análisis factorial confirmatorio reveló que las experiencias de tecnoestrés no sólo se caracterizan por el tecnostrain sino también por un uso excesivo y compulsivo de las TIC. Por otra parte, los análisis de varianza múltiple muestran diferencias significativas entre los usuarios no intensivos e intensivos de las TIC (1) en las dimensiones de tecnoestrés y (2) en las demandas específicas del trabajo y los recursos laborales/personales. Por último, los análisis de regresión lineal múltiple revelaron que el tecnostrain es predicho positivamente por la sobrecarga de trabajo, la ambigüedad de rol, sobrecarga emocional, mobbing y obstáculos que impiden el uso de TIC, así como por la falta de autonomía, liderazgo transformacional, apoyo social, facilitadores del uso de TIC y competencias mentales. La sobrecarga de trabajo, ambigüedad del rol y mobbing, así como la falta de competencias emocionales predicen positivamente la tecnoadicción. También se discuten en este estudio las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas, además de futuras líneas de investigación.
Shippers and logistics service providers implement information communication technology (ICT) in outsourced logistics to increase efficiency and remedy information asymmetry. However, the nature of ...outsourced logistics operations can create technology management challenges due to the organizational distances between the technology initiator and the technology users. Here, we apply the lens of positivist agency theory to study four cases of technology management and agency in multi‐tier outsourced logistics services. Our findings suggest that while ICT remedies some information asymmetry, it also creates new information asymmetry—and gives rise to user privacy concerns. Furthermore, the setting of multi‐tier subcontracted logistics services appears to be a critical factor in designing governance mechanisms for effective technology management. In addition to our theoretical contributions to technology management in multi‐tier outsourcing, we offer an empirical account of agency, proposals for future research, and practical suggestions to help managers tackle agency issues that arise from information asymmetry.
Information and communication technology (ICT) has made remarkable progress in recent years and is being increasingly applied to medical research. This technology has the potential to facilitate the ...active involvement of research participants. Digital platforms that enable participants to be involved in the research process are called participant-centric initiatives (PCIs). Several PCIs have been reported in the literature, but no scoping reviews have been carried out. Moreover, detailed methods and features to aid in developing a clear definition of PCIs have not been sufficiently elucidated to date.
The objective of this scoping review is to describe the recent trends in, and features of, PCIs across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
We applied a methodology suggested by Levac et al to conduct this scoping review. We searched electronic databases-MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), Embase (Excerpta Medica Database), CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature), PsycINFO, and Ichushi-Web-and sources of grey literature, as well as internet search engines-Google and Bing. We hand-searched through key journals and reference lists of the relevant articles. Medical research using ICT was eligible for inclusion if there was a description of the active involvement of the participants.
Ultimately, 21 PCIs were identified that have implemented practical methods and modes of various communication activities, such as patient forums and use of social media, in the field of medical research. Various methods of decision making that enable participants to become involved in setting the agenda were also evident.
This scoping review is the first study to analyze the detailed features of PCIs and how they are being implemented. By clarifying the modes and methods of various forms of communication and decision making with patients, this review contributes to a better understanding of patient-centric involvement, which can be facilitated by PCIs.
RR2-10.2196/resprot.7407.
The widespread acknowledgment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a fundamental component of educational strategies is a key context for understanding the findings of our study, ...which focused on the use of technology by educators in higher education, particularly in the health professions domain. This study examines technology usage patterns and factors influencing active implementation of technology among health professions educators. A cross-sectional survey involving 202 educators from six institutions in Morocco reveals their high confidence in their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), notably in Pedagogical and Content domains. The study highlights a prevalence of passive digital learning activities over active approaches. Educators actively employing technology display enhanced TPACK, emphasizing the significance of TPACK development for effective technology integration in teaching practices. Among those with a good level of active technology use, a majority (102 out of 119) have a high TPACK level, and 54 out of 83 of those categorised as low-level participants have a low TPACK level. The findings contribute valuable insights with both theoretical and practical implications for educators in the health professions, emphasizing the significance of aligning technology use with effective instructional practices in this specialized field. Further research should be pursued with diverse methodological approaches to gain a deeper comprehension of the technology integration process in the health profession domain.
This study proposes a legal framework for the successful operation of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). It discusses the legal status of a remote operator of MASS, and the possibility of ...granting them status as a ship employee or master. This research argues that the status of seafarer or deemed seafarer should be required for R-level MASS, and the status of master or deemed master with the right to command in matters relating to ship operation be conferred for RU- and A-level MASS. The study presents an expanded notion of seafarers by extending the combination of ship and human elements-concerning seafarers in existing international maritime conventions-to deem remote operators of MASS ship employees. Further, it suggested that remote operators be regarded as a human element by perpetuating the notion of the master, retaining their status as the final entity of responsibility for the ship, even if the cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT)-based commercialization of MASS is realized.
These stages in Terry's management function are known as Planning, Organizing, Actuating, and Controlling (POAC). To measure the success of the use of information and communication technology in the ...learning space, an evaluation of the management stages that are carried out is needed. Stufflebeam's Model or CIPP Model is an evaluation model that can be used to evaluate the extent to which an educational program can achieve its goals. Madrasah Aliyah (MA) Al-Musthofa is one of the madrasas that used information and communication technology in the learning room. The management stages become a reference for Madrasah aliyah Al-Musthofa in the use of information and communication technology in the learning room. This research with a descriptive qualitative approach provides an evaluation description that the management function has been carried out well by Madrasah Aliyah Al-Musthofa but there are still various shortcomings and weaknesses both in terms of human resources and other resources. These shortcomings and weaknesses have an impact on not achieving the objectives of the use of information and communication technology in the learning space at Madrasah aliyah al-Musthofa.
Improving the absorption of electromagnetic waves at low-frequency bands (2-8 GHz) is crucial for the increasing electromagnetic (EM) pollution brought about by the innovation of the fifth generation ...(5G) communication technology. However, the poor impedance matching and intrinsic attenuation of material in low-frequency bands hinders the development of low-frequency electromagnetic wave absorbing (EMWA) materials. Here we propose an interface-induced dual-pinning mechanism and establish a magnetoelectric bias interface by constructing bilayer core-shell structures of NiFe
O
(NFO)@BiFeO
(BFO)@polypyrrole (PPy). Such heterogeneous interface could induce distinct magnetic pinning of the magnetic moment in the ferromagnetic NFO and dielectric pinning of the dipole rotation in PPy. The establishment of the dual-pinning effect resulted in optimized impedance and enhanced attenuation at low-frequency bands, leading to better EMWA performance. The minimum reflection loss (RL
) at thickness of 4.43 mm reaches -65.30 dB (the optimal absorption efficiency of 99.99997%), and the effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) can almost cover C-band (4.72 ~ 7.04 GHz) with low filling of 15.0 wt.%. This work proposes a mechanism to optimize low-frequency impedance matching with electromagnetic wave (EMW) loss and pave an avenue for the research of high-performance low-frequency absorbers.
We have developed a multisensor home and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring system for monitoring 24-h central and brachial BP variability concurrent with physical activity (PA), temperature, ...and atmospheric pressure. The new BP monitoring system utilizes our recently developed biological and environmental signal monitoring Information Communication Technology/Internet of Things system, which can simultaneously monitor the environment (temperature, illumination, etc.) of different rooms in a house (entryway, bedroom, living room, bathing room, and toilet), and a wrist-type high-sensitivity actigraph for identifying the location of patients. By collecting both data on BP and environmental parameters, the system can assess the brachial and central hemodynamic BP reactivity profiles of patients, such as actisensitivity (BP change with PA), thermosensitivity (with temperature), and atmospheric sensitivity (with atmospheric pressure). We used this new system to monitor ambulatory BP variability in outpatients with one or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors both in summer and winter. Actisensitivity (the slope of the regression line of ambulatory BP against the log-physical activity) was higher in winter than summer. By multi-level analysis using the parameters monitored by this system, we estimated the ambulatory BPs under different conditions. The individual time-series big data collected by this system will contribute to anticipation medicine for CVD.
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