Blockchain-Based Solutions in Achieving SDGs after COVID-19 by Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Fouad Bergigui, Mustafa Disli

“…This paper provides useful insights about the underlying dynamics underpinning the adoption of blockchain backed-solutions for sustainable development, and it showcases some of the promising use-cases being developed through trial-and-error experiments by its early adopters. The paper offers a deep dive into a burgeoning development practice in search of disrupting business-as-usual to solve increasingly complex development challenges by mainstreaming innovations such as blockchain-enabled solutions to rethink the ways in which development solutions are being delivered across the SDG spectrum. …”
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Using a Public Value Management theory to identify features of citizen-centric e-governance in Namibia by Karin A. Fröhlich, Karishm Jain, Antti Pinomaa, Marko Nieminen

“…Citizens need to see the opportunity of deriving value from e-government use for early adoption. Contribution: This study extends the public value theory to e-government. …”
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The acceptability of yellow mealworm as chicken feed: a case study of small-scale farmers in South Africa by Letlhogonolo Selaledi, Matome Maake, Monnye Mabelebele

“…It is recommended that the early adopters of mealworms as poultry feed be profiled so that communication strategies can be developed to deal with the fears and attitudes of farmers who are not willing to adopt mealworms as poultry feed. …”
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Developing student-centred perspectives in PBL: how teacher profiles reveal educational needs for faculty development programmes by Lukas Daniel Leatemia, Astrid Pratidina Susilo, Jeroen Donkers, Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer

“…Results We identified six teacher profiles that resemble the diffusion of innovations theory’s classification of innovation adopters: Innovators, Early adopters, Early majority 1, Early majority 2, Late majority and Laggards. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Themes and Network Structures for Future Research in SMEs Sustainability by Nia Kurniati Bachtiar, Agus Setiawan

“…These strategies construct our integrative model for achieving SMEs' Sustainability and develop three stages: early adoption, sustainable-based growth, and full implementation. …”
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Understanding the healthcare provider role on post abortion contraception adoption in India using National Family Health Survey-5 by Anjali Bansal, Arpana Kullu, Priyanka Dixit

“…It was also found that the likelihood of early adoption of permanent method increased to two times when the abortion is done by health professional compared to others [95% CI (1.25–3.30)]. …”
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Ten years later by Gerit Götzenbrucker, Margarita Köhl

“…In conclusion the interviewees can be characterized as “innovaters” or “early adopters” as well as “pioneers of the digital generation” who form a part of a “technological avant-garde”. …”
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Causal inference with time-series cross-sectional data : with applications to positive political economy by Xu, Yiqing, 1984-

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Sustained-release implants for intraperitoneal cisplatin delivery by Mantzavinou, Aikaterini

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Data-driven analysis and modeling of individual longitudinal behavior response to fare incentives in public transport by Wang, Leizhen, Chen, Xin, Ma, Zhenliang, Zhang, Pengfei, Mo, Baichuan, Duan, Peibo

“…The spatial analysis shows that the origin station distribution of late adopters is relatively more diverse than the early adopters with more trips starting from distant areas. …”
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Exploration of disruptive technologies for low cost RFID manufacturing by Kommandur, Badarinath, 1968-

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Value chain dynamics in the RFID technology by Tavshikar, Milind (Milind Murlidhar)

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Using real-time truck transportation information to predict customer rejections and refrigeration-system fuel efficiency in packaged salad distribution by Seminario, Carlos (Carlos Manuel Seminario Velarde), Marks, Emmanuel

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Understanding the Impact of Potential Best-Equipped, Best-Served Policies on the En-Route Air Traffic Controller Performance and Workload by Cho, HongSeok, Hansman, R. John

“…To reduce the mixed-equipage period, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed “best-equipped, best-served policy” as a governing principle for accelerating NextGen equipage, offering incentives to the early adopters of NextGen avionics. However, the policy may introduce new tasks to the air traffic controllers, increasing the cognitive workload and decreasing the controller performance. …”
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Acceptance and Usage of Webcasting Among Users of Selected Cyber Cafés in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha

“…However, even though the technology has been available for more than ten years, there is a lack of information and research conducted on the technology, particularly on who are the early adopters, and what would be the most viable content for adoption. …”
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Mature aged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are using digital health technologies (original research) by Connie Henson, Felicity Chapman, Gina Shepherd, Bronwyn Carlson, Josephine Y Chau, Josephine Gwynn, Deb McCowen, Boe Rambaldini, Katrina Ward, Kylie Gwynne

“…Digital health technologies offer a new way to build on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples propensity for early adoption and innovation with technology. Only limited research has focused on mature aged adults in non-urban locations as partners in digital health research and there is no research related to wearables for health tracking for this cohort. …”
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Open Innovation in the Financial Sector: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Assess Bankers' Willingness to Embrace Open-AI ChatGPT by Mohamed Bouteraa, Brahim Chekima, Ramayah Thurasamy, Saeed Awadh Bin-Nashwan, Meshari Al-Daihani, Abderrahmane Baddou, Mouad Sadallah, Rudy Ansar

“…As open innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) become more prevalent in financial institutions, early adoption of Chatbots will have a competitive advantage. …”
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A Comparison between Chicago Classification Versions 3.0 and 4.0 and Their Impact on Manometric Diagnoses in Esophageal High-Resolution Manometry Cases by En Xian Sarah Low, Yen-Po Wang, Yong-Cheng Ye, Pei-Yi Liu, Kuan-Yi Sung, Hung-En Lin, Ching-Liang Lu

“…The use of CC 4.0 led to changes in the diagnoses of esophageal motility disease, irrespective of examination indications. Early adoption improves the accuracy of diagnoses and affects patient management.…”
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Promoting best practices for managing opioid overdoses in the field: A novel project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes program for first responders by Alexander P. Oliver, Zachary W. Adams, Carol A. Ott, Jon Agley

“…Registrants reported mixed knowledge levels, but even among this voluntary cohort of early adopters, objective knowledge about OUD and best-practice overdose response was only moderate. …”
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How Quickly Do Physicians Adopt New Drugs? The Case of Second-Generation Antipsychotics by Huskamp, Haiden A., O'Malley, A. James, Horvitz-Lennon, Marcela, Taub, Anna Levine, Berndt, Ernst R., Donohue, Julie M.

“…Objective The authors examined physician adoption of second-generation antipsychotic medications and identified physician-level factors associated with early adoption. Methods The authors estimated Cox proportional-hazards models of time to adoption of nine second-generation antipsychotics by 30,369 physicians who prescribed antipsychotics between 1996 and 2008, when the drugs were first introduced, and analyzed the total number of agents prescribed during that time. …”
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