The numerous challenges faced by the power sector in India, like high transmission and distribution loss, theft, frequent outages under billing, have impelled to adopt new technologies smart grid make more efficient secure, leading need for interdisciplinary research area of systems management. An ambitious target Government India produce 175 GW renewable energy 2022 has created a drive towards...

the aim of this study was to investigate developmental barriers of sport for all in selected state universities of tehran city and to present strategies to developing it. the method of this study was descriptive-correlation and application in terms of aim. the statistical population consisted of all male and female faculty members of faculties of physical education and sport sciences of selecte...

Although older adult minorities face disparities in health and health care, they continue to be underrepresented in health research. Studies with biological markers of health often lack representation of older minority adults. The purpose of this study was to describe perceptions of biomarkers among ethnic minority seniors who might participate in studies of biological markers of health and to ...

Title of Document: USER ACCEPTANCE OF COMMUNITY EMERGENCY ALERT TECHNOLOGY: MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS Fei Wu, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Directed By: Professor Jennifer J. Preece, College of Information Studies; Assistant Professor Yan Qu, College of Information Studies The purpose of the study is to investigate the factors that motivate the acceptance of emergency alert technologies that are de...

In contrast to previous studies, which examine technology acceptance mainly from the perspective of healthy users in the context of information and communication technologies, this exploratory study concentrates on technology acceptance in patients suffering from coronary heart disease as well as on their demands for technical assistance. In cooperation with the Heart and Diabetes Center North ...

The present study investigates acceptance of intervention strategies for low-calorie snack choices that vary regarding the effect they have on consumers' freedom of choice (providing information, guiding choice through (dis)incentives, and restricting choice). We examine the mediating effects of perceived effectiveness and perceived fairness, and the moderating effects of barriers to choose low...

There is a paucity of research exploring barriers to non-oral medicines administration in paediatric patients; however, these undoubtedly influence medicines adherence. Studies conducted with healthcare professionals have identified various issues with the administration and acceptance of non-oral medicines and devices (Venables et al., 2012; Walsh et al., 2015). EMA (2014) guidelines specify t...

AIMS To examine frontline staff acceptance of telehealth and identify barriers to and enablers of successful adoption of remote monitoring for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure. BACKGROUND The use of telehealth in the UK has not developed at the pace and scale anticipated by policy. Many existing studies report frontline staff acceptance as a key ba...