Marketing researchers agree that use innovativeness leads to variety-seeking behavior in service usage contexts. As fitness consumers are high-frequency users, user can be enriched by exploring the moderating effect of self-efficacy. This study explores self-efficacy on relationship between and patterns (usage variety frequency), investigates their mediation effects satisfaction revisit intenti...

abstract introduction: introduction: traditionally, the central library of any university is the main source of scientific data retrieval for respective faculty members. exploration of rate and pattern of such usage makes it possible to promote the quantity and quality of library services and increasing the efficacy of faculty members' activities. objective: to determine the rate of usage ...

the price of water in agriculture plays an important role in the water allocation management. therefore, the optimum strategies of cropping pattern could be designed when water price analysis are considered in a predetermined economic framework. in the present study, a programming model was developed using the genetic algorithm for optimal water allocation in the eastern north of khuzestan prov...

The Complier Average Causal Effect (CACE) method has been increasingly used in prevention research to provide more accurate causal intervention effect estimates in the presence of noncompliance. The purpose of this study was to provide an applied demonstration of the CACE analytic approach to evaluate the relative effects of a family-based prevention intervention, Familias Unidas, in preventing...

In this paper we are going to show how to discover interesting prediction rules in student usage information, and use them to improve adaptive web courses. We have used AHA! to make a course that adapts both the presentation and the navigation depending on the level of knowledge that each particular student has. We have made several changes in AHA! to improve its power in the educational area. ...

Mots clés : webométrie, fouille de données d’usage du Web, indicateurs de la science, comportement utilisateur Web, analyse co-usage, serveur Web

In the paper we describe the applicability of different types of resources and activity modules in the e-learning courses and the worthiness of their usage. The presented ideas are supported by the outcomes of the questionnaire research realized within the elearning study as well as the usage analysis of particular e-course ―Role of a nurse in community care‖ which was one of the outcomes of th...

The extensive research done on the interrelationship between different social factors such as social class, gender and age and different linguistic variables has shown that these factors have important effects on the way language is used. Among these factors a special importance can be placed on age due to the role it plays in revealing different patterns of language use, such as the age-gradin...