In the present study two separate stimulus-response compatibility effects (functional affordance and Simon-like effects) were investigated with centrally presented pictures of an object tool (a torch) characterized by a structural separation between the graspable portion and the goal-directed portion. In Experiment 1, participants were required to decide whether the torch was red or blue, while...

Running is one of the most popular forms physical activity. To date, no literature explores association between features built environment and running. A limited amount uses walkability as a proxy for runnability, thereby misjudging differing goals walking running: leisure, sport or commute. We create rough runnability index using an affordance-based framework conceptual methodological attempt ...

There is a substantial body of research on mHealth interventions in low-resource settings, but little empirical understanding of use by staff in established health facilities. What evidence there is indicates divergent outcomes. In order to generate insight into this phenomenon we undertake an exploratory study of mHealth use in several public clinics, where the staff are required to perform a ...

With more than one third of the world’s population being online, the Internet has increasingly become part of modern living, giving rise to popular literature that often takes a teleological and celebratory perspective, heralding the Internet and Web 2.0 specifically, as an enabler of participation, democracy, and interactivity. However, one should not take these technological affordances of We...