Determining Components of Medical Instructional Design based on Virtual Reality by Research Synthesis by Behnam Rasouli, Khadijeh Aliabadi, Saied S Pourrosstai Aradkani, Soleiman Ahmady, Mohammad Asgari

“…Evaluation component including formative evaluation, aggregate evaluation, ease of use evaluation, small group evaluation, large group evaluation, virtual reality based learning environment and platform evaluation (software and hardware). …”
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Large Eddy Simulation with Energy-Conserving Schemes and the Smagorinsky Model: A Note on Accuracy and Computational Efficiency by Dhruv Mehta, Ye Zhang, Alexander van Zuijlen, Hester Bijl

“…Despite advances in turbulence modelling, the Smagorinsky model remains a popular choice for large eddy simulation (LES) due to its simplicity and ease of use. The dissipation in turbulence energy that the model introduces, is proportional to the Smagorinsky constant, of which many different values have been proposed. …”
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A personalised approach to the choice of oral anticoagulants in elderly and senile patients with atrial fibrillation by E. V. Shikh, N. N. Shindryaeva, E. V. Rebrova, N. I. Lapidus, O. V. Zhukova, I. V. Stuk, I. G. Koroleva

“…A number of problems with the use of oral anticoagulants in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation have been identified. The ease of use of new oral anticoagulants, the absence of the need to select doses and monitor therapy is an important factor when choosing a drug.…”
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Neuroscout, a unified platform for generalizable and reproducible fMRI research by Alejandro de la Vega, Roberta Rocca, Ross W Blair, Christopher J Markiewicz, Jeff Mentch, James D Kent, Peer Herholz, Satrajit S Ghosh, Russell A Poldrack, Tal Yarkoni

“…Through a series of meta-analytic case studies, we validate the automatic feature extraction approach and demonstrate its potential to support more robust fMRI research. Owing to its ease of use and a high degree of automation, Neuroscout makes it possible to overcome modeling challenges commonly arising in naturalistic analysis and to easily scale analyses within and across datasets, democratizing generalizable fMRI research.…”
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Prediction model of intention to use digital fitness services for health promotion during the COVID-19 pandemic: a gender-based multi-group analysis by Dong-Kyu Kim, Sung-Un Park

“…A structural equation model was used to verify the perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), intention to use and exercise participation behavior of the TAM with COVID-19 risk perception as an external variable. …”
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User-centered approach in the development of an eHealth tool for self-management skills in functional insulin therapy to prevent complications of diabetes by Cécile Fezzi, Hélène Refahi, Eliane Albuisson, Eva Feigerlova

“…In 22 subjects having access to all learning activities, there were positive relationships between the success score and the task (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient rs = 0.5), between the intent to use and following parameters: perceived utility (rs = 0.694), educational adequacy (rs = 0.786), tasks rs = (0.664), technology (rs = 0.520) and ease of use (rs = 0.659).This pilot study describes a user-centered approach to development of an eHealth tool for the acquisition of self-management skills in FIT. …”
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Nudge Management in Healthcare Organizations: Causes and Motives by Fatemeh Shamsi, Gholamreza Malekzadeh, Alireza Khorakian, Hasan Zarei Matin

“…The participants were 15 nurses who were selected through purposive sampling until the data were saturated.Results: Data analysis showed people tend to use nudges for individual reasons such as minimizing mistakes at work, reducing stress, valuable changes, decreasing the risk of criticism, reducing the halo effect and stereotyping errors, preserving the personality, not losing freedom, cognitive limitations, increasing the probability of accepting the message, and maintaining relationships; managerial reasons such as flexible and gradual nature of nudges, risk management, extra-role behaviors, safety, the elimination of unnecessary formalities, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and behavior management; and finally organizational reasons such as increasing productivity, creating a favorable climate, promoting a culture of criticism, win-win strategy, increasing trust in the organization, and risk management tools.Conclusion: The data in this study revealed that staff in healthcare organizations tend to use nudges for individual, managerial, and organizational reasons. …”
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Sociotechnical Factors Affecting Patients’ Adoption of Mobile Health Tools: Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis by Christine Jacob, Emre Sezgin, Antonio Sanchez-Vazquez, Chris Ivory

“…ResultsThe technical factors affecting patients’ adoption of mHealth tools were categorized into six key themes, which in turn were divided into 20 subthemes: usefulness, ease of use, data-related, monetary factors, technical issues, and user experience. …”
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The impact of gamification intention to use in e-learning through student attitude: evidence from Egyptian Private Higher Education Institutions (HIEs) by Dina Wael Abbass Hafez, Mohamed Abd El Salam, Shimaa Farid, Mahmoud Farouk

“…This study proposes to integrate the personal characteristics including the dimensions (computer anxiety, enjoyment, self-efficacy) which extends the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) including dimensions (Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use). The objectives of this research are: to examine how gamification affects intention to use in E-learning, to identify how gamification affects student’s attitude, to investigate how student’s attitude affects intention to use gamification. …”
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Characterizing neural coding performance for populations of sensory neurons: comparing a weighted spike distance metrics to other analytical methods by G. Marsat, G. Marsat, G. Marsat, K.C. Daly, K.C. Daly, K.C. Daly, J.A. Drew

“…We argue that our proposed measure provides the flexibility and ease of use sought by neurophysiologists while providing a more powerful way to extract relevant information than more traditional methods.…”
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INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT by Tetiana M. Bolgar, Viktoriia M. Varenyk, Zoia S. Pestovska, Iryna M. Miro

“…Based on the results of the analysis, foreign software for automation of the planning and forecasting processes at enterprises was ranked according to four criteria: general rating, ease of use, quality of support, and ease of configuration. …”
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VisminerTD: a tool for automatic identification and interactive monitoring of the evolution of technical debt items by Thiago S. Mendes, Felipe G. S. Gomes, David P. Gonçalves, Manoel G. Mendonça, Renato L. Novais, Rodrigo O. Spínola

“…In addition, a second case study was performed to assess the feasibility of the proposed tool regarding its usefulness, ease of use, and self-predicted future use. The results provided positive evidence on the use of the proposed tool, indicating (i) that it can be useful in supporting TD Identification and TD monitoring activities and (ii) that it can bring gains in terms of comprehensiveness and efficacy when evaluating the desirable time to identify and monitor different types of debt. …”
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Public Perception of Electric Scooter Use in Sicily: Analysis of Post-Pandemic Opinions by Tiziana Campisi, Emre Kuşkapan, Muhammed Yasin Çodur, Chiara Vianello, Giulia De Cet

“…In addition to ensuring fast travel and ease of use, the electric scooter and its use have sparked public debate regarding safety and apparent deregulation. …”
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Bystander preference for naloxone products: a field experiment by Katherine R. Marks, Douglas R. Oyler, Justin C. Strickland, Jody Jaggers, Monica F. Roberts, Dustin K. Miracle, Chase Barnes, Feitong Lei, Amanda Smith, Eric Mackin, Martika C. Martin, Patricia R. Freeman

“…Factors most influencing choice on a 10-point Likert scale were ease of use (9 [7–10]), naloxone dose (8 [5–10]), and product familiarity (5 [5–9]). …”
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Acceptability and use of the electronic community health information system and its determinants among health extension workers in Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional observa... by Tariku Nigatu Bogale, Herman Willems, Loko Abraham Bongassie, Yemariam Eyob, Chaluma Kumela Mengesha, Bantalem Yeshanew Yihun, Mesud Mohammed, Naod Wendrad, Gemechis Melkamu, Dawit Wolde Daka, Selamawit Meressa, Tadesse Alemu Bekele

“…Perceived usefulness of the electronic community health information system had a direct and positive effect on acceptability (β3 = 0.415, p < 0.001). Perceived ease of use had both direct and indirect positive effects on electronic community health information system acceptability (β2 = 0.340, p < 0.001 and β1*β3 = 0.289, p < 0.001, respectively), while acceptability had a direct and positive effect on the use of the electronic community health information system (β3 = 0.297, p < 0.001). …”
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Addressing the diagnostic gap in hypertension through possible interventions and scale-up: A microsimulation study. by Lisa Koeppel, Sabine Dittrich, Sergio Brenner Miguel, Sergio Carmona, Stefano Ongarello, Beatrice Vetter, Jennifer Elizabeth Cohn, Till Baernighausen, Pascal Geldsetzer, Claudia M Denkinger, HPACC Consortium

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>While it is important to consider investing in newer diagnostics for blood pressure testing to continuously improve ease of use and accuracy, more emphasis should be placed on screening completion.…”
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Inductively coupled, transmit-receive coils for proton MRI and X-nucleus MRI/MRS in small animals by Atsushi M. Takahashi, Jitendra Sharma, David O. Guarin, Julie Miller, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Daniel P. Cahill, Yi-Fen Yen

“…Inductively coupled surface coils were designed for hyperpolarized 13 C MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) of mouse brain, with emphases on the simplicity of the circuit design, ease of use, whole-brain coverage, and high SNR. The simplest form was a resonant loop designed to crown the mouse head for a snug fit to achieve full coverage of the brain with high sensitivity when inductively coupled to a broadband pick-up coil. …”
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The ultimate question? Evaluating the use of Net Promoter Score in healthcare: A systematic review by Corey Adams, Ramesh Walpola, Anthony M. Schembri, Reema Harrison

“…Four studies identified benefits associated with using NPS, such as ease of use, high completion rates and being well‐understood by a range of patients. …”
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Digital mental health interventions for chronic serious mental illness: Findings from a qualitative study on usability and scale-up of the Life Goals app for bipolar disorder by Amy Rusch, Isabel Carley, Pratiksha Badola, Celeste Liebrecht, Melvin McInnis, Kelly A. Ryan, Shawna N. Smith, Shawna N. Smith

“…The LG app previously showed acceptability with ease of use and satisfaction with user interface, but less success in encouraging self-management. …”
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Accessibility and usability of user interfaces of library information retrieval systems from the perspective of visually impaired users by Azam Najafgholinejad

“…The feedback received from users about the dimensions of usability of library websites showed that some users rated the ease of use of library websites as optimal (4/39) and others said it was inappropriate (3/27). …”
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