Applications and Developments of Thermal Spray Coatings for the Iron and Steel Industry by Surinder Singh, Christopher C. Berndt, R. K. Singh Raman, Harpreet Singh, Andrew S. M. Ang

“…Thermal spray technologies that circumvent surface degradation mechanisms are also attractive for their environmental safety, effectiveness and ease of use. The need of thermal spray coatings and advancement in terms of materials and spray processes are reviewed in this article. …”
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Developing and evaluating an educational web-based tool for health professions education: the Flipped Classroom Navigator by Punithalingam Youhasan, Marcus A. Henning, Yan Chen, Mataroria P. Lyndon

“…Based on WEQ scores, the FCN obtained a good level of agreement (≥ 80%) for its’ ease of use, hyperlinks, structure, relevance, comprehension, completeness, and layout. …”
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Evaluating a theory-based intervention for improving eHealth literacy in older adults: a single group, pretest–posttest design by Sun Ju Chang, Kyoung-eun Lee, Eunjin Yang, Hyunju Ryu

“…Results Participants’ computer/web knowledge, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, and attitude toward eHealth information showed statistically significant increases. …”
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Investigating the acceptance intentions of online shopping assistants in E-commerce interactions: Mediating role of trust and effects of consumer demographics by Chetanya Singh, Manoj Kumar Dash, Rajendra Sahu, Anil Kumar

“…The results indicate that anthropomorphism, attitude, ease of use, enjoyment, privacy, trust, and usefulness are crucial determinants of acceptance variables. …”
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Predictive Influence of ICT Utilization on Homework Completion of Secondary School Students in Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria by Ikusika, Bamidele Adunola

“…Results: The level of ICT literacy, students’ attitude (e.g., perceived usefulness, the perceived ease of use and compatibility), subjective norms (pressures from peers and family members and teacher’s supervision) and self-efficacy were important factors mediating the influence of students’ ICT use and their extent of homework completion in the secondary schools that were studied. …”
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IMOVE—An Intuitive Concept Mobility Systems for Perioperative Transfer and Induction of Anaesthesia for Special Needs Children by Hwan Ing Hee, Kiang Loong Ng, Manolo STA Cruz, Aloysius Tan, Haoyong Yu

“…IMOVE-II is favoured over IMOVE-I in system operation and safety, ease of use and module functionality.…”
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Compact Smartphone-Based Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging Endoscope Device for Point-of-Care Blood Flow Monitoring by Youngkyu Kim, Woo June Choi, Jungmin Oh, Jun Ki Kim

“…Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) is a powerful visualization tool for quantifying blood flow in tissues, providing simplicity of configuration, ease of use, and intuitive results. With recent advancements, smartphone and camera technologies are suitable for the development of smartphone-based LSCI applications for point-of-care (POC) diagnosis. …”
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A Novel Digital Patient-Reported Outcome Platform (Noona) for Clinical Use in Patients With Cancer: Pilot Study Assessing Suitability by Peltola, Maria Kristiina, Poikonen-Saksela, Paula, Mattson, Johanna, Parkkari, Timo

“…In addition, patients and clinicians answered a questionnaire, based on which Noona’s suitability for clinical use was evaluated in terms of usability (ease of use, operability, and learnability), reliability (subjective opinion of the participant), and incidence of harmful events reported by the participants. …”
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A New 2D Energy Balance Model for Simulating the Climates of Rapidly and Slowly Rotating Terrestrial Planets by Ramses M. Ramirez

“…Although 2D EBMs are a relatively new entry in the study of planetary/exoplanetary climates, their ease of use, speed, flexibility, wide applicability, and greater complexity (relative to 1D models) may indicate an ideal combination for the modeling of planetary and exoplanetary atmospheres alike.…”
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Synergism between Graphene and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Developing Electrochemical Sensors for Agri-Food and Environmental Analyses by Gabriel-Lucian Radu, Simona Carmen Lițescu, Alin Enache, Camelia Albu, Sandra A. V. Eremia

“…In this context, considerable attention has been paid to the development and design of electrochemical sensors, as these offer a number of advantages, such as portability, ease of use, low costs and fast response times. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are robust synthetic polymers with special cavities designed for a target molecule, and they are used as selective tools through a mechanism of molecular recognition. …”
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Analysis of Mobile Banking Acceptance in Indonesia using Extended TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) by Imam Andhika

“…Hasil yang didapat menunjukkan sikap positif (attitudes), manfaat (perceived usefulness), dan kemudahan (perceived ease of use) yang dirasakan dalam penggunaan m-banking masih menjadi alasan utama dalam adopsi teknologi ini disamping pengaruh lingkungan sosial (social influence) dan pemahaman akan risiko (perceived risk) yang dimiliki oleh teknologi m-banking. …”
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Treatment of Seizure Clusters in Epilepsy: A Narrative Review on Rescue Therapies by Danielle A. Becker, James W. Wheless, Joseph Sirven, William O. Tatum, Adrian L. Rabinowicz, Enrique Carrazana

“…Intranasal benzodiazepines provide ease of use and patient and caregiver satisfaction in pediatric and adult patients. …”
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The integration of technology into a home-based visuo-cognitive training intervention for people with Parkinson's: Is the future digital? by Julia Das, Gill Barry, Richard Walker, Rodrigo Vitorio, Rosie Morris, Samuel Stuart

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three key themes emerged from the thematic analysis as factors influencing the implementation potential of TVT for people with Parkinson's disease: perceived value of technology, perceived ease of use and support mechanisms. Further examination of the data through the lens of NPT revealed that the implantation and embedding of novel technology was dependent on positive user experience, individual disease manifestation and engagement with a professional.…”
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Construction of telenursing platform with family support and study on nurses' acceptance by WANG Li, YE Han, WANG Jianjun, WEN Shanlin, ZHOU Lian

“…The average scores of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived interactivity and behavioral intention of the nurses' acceptance scale were higher than the average, about 4 points. …”
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Three-Dimensional Electrochemical Sensors for Food Safety Applications by Chi Zhang, Qingteng Lai, Wei Chen, Yanke Zhang, Long Mo, Zhengchun Liu

“…Considering the increasing concern for food safety, electrochemical methods for detecting specific ingredients in the food are currently the most efficient method due to their low cost, fast response signal, high sensitivity, and ease of use. The detection efficiency of electrochemical sensors is determined by the electrode materials’ electrochemical characteristics. …”
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Effects of Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Hard Tissue Healing: A Histomorphometric Crossover Trial in Sheep by Esra Ondur, Nilufer Bolukbasi Balcioglu, Merva Soluk Tekkesin, Ozlem Guzel, Selim Ersanli

“…The use of PRF should be preferred due to its autogenous origin, low cost, and ease of use.…”
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Model based decision support system of operating settings for MMAT nozzles by Fritz Bradley Keith, Czaczyk Zbigniew, Hoffmann Wesley Clint

“…The computational models were integrated into a spreadsheet based user interface for ease of use. The proposed experimental design provides for efficient nozzle evaluations and development of computational models that allow for the determination of droplet size spectrum and spraying classification for any combination of a given nozzle’s operating settings. …”
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Social Determinants of Health and Patients’ Technology Acceptance of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pilot Survey by Sneha Anil Kumar Vaidhyam, Kuo-Ting Huang

“…The questionnaire included technology acceptance model variables (eg, perceived usefulness [PU] and perceived ease of use [PEOU]), social determinants (eg, access to health care, socioeconomic status, education, and health literacy), and demographic information (eg, age, sex, race, and ethnicity). …”
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Ejaculation Preserving Technique in TURP Is it safe? by Mohanned Hussam Mohammed Saeed Alkumait

“…Objective:To determine the safety and ease of use of the ejaculation preservation technique of the transurethral resection of the prostate procedure. …”
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COMMERCIAL BANKING PERFORMANCE AS PREREQUISITE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT by O. Romashko, I. Zapukhliak, N. Krykhivska, O. Farat, A. Kalynovskyy

“…To assess the performance of banks, the methodological approaches to such an assessment are generalized and their advantages and disadvantages are analyzed. The ease of use and interpretation of the results obtained has been proved when using the coefficient approach as a tool for assessing the performance of Ukrainian banks. …”
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