Investigating the behavioral differences in the acceptance of MOOCs and E-learning technology by Bernardinus Harnadi, Albertus Dwiyoga Widiantoro, F.X. Hendra Prasetya

“…The eight latent variables derived from reviewing previous related literatures including information quality, self-efficacy, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, confirmation, satisfaction, and behavioral intention are employed to reveal the behavioral differences in using these systems. …”
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Incorporating Kinetic Modeling in the Development Stages of Hard Rock Mine Projects by Youssef Toubri, Denys Vermette, Isabelle Demers, Nicholas Beier, Mostafa Benzaazoua

“…However, it has barely benefited from geochemical modeling tools despite their ease of use. Accordingly, this paper aims to strengthen the upstream geochemical assessment via parametric analysis that simulates the effect of various mineral assemblages on leachate quality recovered from weathering cells. …”
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Development of an Aerogel-Based Wet Electrode for Functional Electrical Stimulation by Melissa Marquez-Chin, Zia Saadatnia, Hani E. Naguib, Milos R. Popovic

“…Their performance can influence the experience of both patient and therapist in terms of movement generation, comfort, and ease of use. For non-invasive surface stimulation, current electrode options have several limitations involving their interfacing with the skin, practical inconveniences, and short-term functionality. …”
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Laboratory Diagnostics Market in East Africa: A Survey of Test Types, Test Availability, and Test Prices in Kampala, Uganda. by Lee F Schroeder, Ali Elbireer, J Brooks Jackson, Timothy K Amukele

“…Diagnostic laboratory tests are routinely defined in terms of their sensitivity, specificity, and ease of use. But the actual clinical impact of a diagnostic test also depends on its availability and price. …”
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Acceptance of e-learning in higher education: The role of task-technology fit with the information systems success model by Ibrahim Youssef Alyoussef

“…After analyzing the data, it was found that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, system use, and task technology fit of e-learning are positively and significantly influenced by system quality, information quality, perceived enjoyment, technology characteristics, and task characteristics. …”
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Information needs of paravets on artificial insemination in India by PRATIKSHYA PANDA, RUPASI TIWARI, TRIVENI DUTT, RAKESH ROY

“…Further, the paravets need to be trained on the use of digital tools for faster information delivery and ease of use. Efforts are also needed for continuous education of the paravets for enhancing the effectiveness of AI. …”
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A Serious Game for Cognitive Stimulation of Older People With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Design and Pilot Usability Study by Juan Francisco Ortega Morán, J Blas Pagador, Vicente Gilete Preciado, José Luis Moyano-Cuevas, Trinidad Rodríguez Domínguez, Marta Santurino Muñoz, Francisco M Sánchez Margallo

“…The participants found the serious game to be intuitive, but the ease of use and readability of the instructions could be improved. …”
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Design and Development of GUI for the Mitigation of Chromatic Dispersion: A New Approach by Bhagwan Das, Nawaz Ali Zardari, Farah Deeba, Dileep Kumar Ramnani

“…The designed and developed system offers the ease of use for the communication engineer, in which on one platform the user can observer well the optical system instead of programming. …”
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The effects of applying an augmented reality English teaching system on students’ STEAM learning perceptions and technology acceptance by Yu-Sheng Su, Chieh-Chun Lai, Ting-Kai Wu, Chin-Feng Lai

“…To help us find potential oversights and check how participants felt about this approach, surveys regarding STEAM learning and overall ease of use were administered. The results showed that AR English learning was widely considered helpful by the students, and also, our system was easy to operate, and competing with peers really motivated them to do better.…”
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Mitral Paravalvular Leaks in Human Heart by Krzysztof Wojtas, Michał Kozłowski, Wojciech Orciuch, Łukasz Makowski

“…In recent years, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been extensively used in biomedical research on heart diseases due to its non-invasiveness and relative ease of use in predicting flow patterns inside the cardiovascular system. …”
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Exploring the determinants of electronic commerce adoption in a municipality with limited internet access by Jorge Andrés Vélez-Muñoz, Sebastián Franco-Castaño, Silvana Correa-Henao, Alejandro Valencia-Arias

“…The results indicate that Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, and Attitude toward e-commerce significantly influence their Behavioral Intention to use the latter. …”
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Online training for child care providers teaches child nutrition in English and Spanish by Danielle L. Lee, Abbey Alkon, Ron Strochlic, Deepa Srivastava, Marisa Neelon, Victoria F. Keeton, Lorrene D. Ritchie

“…Our feasibility study evaluated providers’ satisfaction with the training and ease of use, using an online survey and a 45-minute interview upon completing the training. …”
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Design of A High-Precision Component-Type Vertical Pendulum Tiltmeter Based on FPGA by Xin Xu, Zheng Chen, Hong Li, Shigui Ma, Liheng Wu, Wenbo Wang, Yunkai Dong, Weiwei Zhan

“…The system also features online compilation functionality for flexible measurement parameter settings, high reliability, ease of use, and rapid deployment without the need for professional technical personnel. …”
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Conceptual Model on Internet Banking Acceptance in China with Social Network Influence by Guo Yi, Norziha Megat Mohd. Zainuddin, Nur Azaliah Bt Abu Bakar

“…It is to use the TAM model’s perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, the UTAUT model’s social influence, and the SIT’s compliance, identification and internalization factor for the analysis. …”
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Foliar fertilization on the production of grafted dwarf cashew seedlings by Ricardo Miranda dos Santos, Luiz Augusto Lopes Serrano, Carlos Alberto Kenji Taniguchi, Adriana Guirado Artur, William Natale, Márcio Cleber de Medeiros Corrêa

“…ABSTRACT Foliar fertilization is an important agricultural technique that has stood out for its ease of use and can contribute to the production of high-quality and -vigor cashew seedlings. …”
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A Real-Time Hybrid Approach to Combat In-Browser Cryptojacking Malware by Muhammad Haris Khan Abbasi, Subhan Ullah, Tahir Ahmad, Attaullah Buriro

“…The experimental results show positive performances in the ease of use and efficiency, with the detection accuracy improved from 97% to 99.6%. …”
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Open Geospatial System for LUCAS In Situ Data Harmonization and Distribution by Martin Landa, Lukáš Brodský, Lena Halounová, Tomáš Bouček, Ondřej Pešek

“…Moreover, a geospatial user may integrate the data through a Python API (Application Programming Interface) to ease the use in workflows with spatial, temporal, attribute, and thematic filters. …”
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Development of a web-based decision aid for initiating biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) in axial spondyloarthritis by Astrid van Tubergen, Annelies Boonen, Esther Beckers

“…Objectives To develop a web-based evidence-based decision aid to support shared decision-making in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) who face a treatment decision to initiate or switch a biological or targeted synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARDs).Methods Through an iterative process, we systematically developed a decision aid based on evidence from the literature, explorative needs assessment interviews among patients and care providers, and input from experts of the SpA working group of the Dutch Society for Rheumatology and professionals on patient information employed at the Dutch Arthritis Society. The usability, ease of use and feasibility of the pilot version were tested among stakeholders and feedback was used to adapt the decision aid. …”
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Implementation of 2D Running Gait Analysis in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinics by Tiffany Barrett, Kai-Yu Ho, Justin Rasavage, Micah Wilson, Melissa Goo-Tam, Tristan Trumbull

“… # Conclusion Clinicians expressed a perceived benefit of implementing a running gait analysis protocol with common themes of ease of use, being a useful adjunct to evaluating a patient, and increased satisfaction with treating injured runners. …”
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Advances in Gold Nanoparticles-Based Colorimetric Aptasensors for the Detection of Antibiotics: An Overview of the Past Decade by Qurat ul Ain Zahra, Zhaofeng Luo, Rizwan Ali, Muhammad Imran Khan, Fenfen Li, Bensheng Qiu

“…These kinds of biosensors combining aptamer with colorimetric applications of gold nanoparticles to recognize small molecules are becoming more popular owing to their advantageous features, for example, low cost, ease of use, on-site analysis ability using naked eye and no prerequisite for modern equipment. …”
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