Possible explanations for the acceptance or rejection of technological innovations have become a crucial topic in research. Depending on the type of technology, a variety of factors affect acceptance motives. This paper looks into the influence of technical-self efficacy (TSE) on acceptance of technology infrastructure. An empirical study (n=137 participants) was conducted to study effects of T...

objectives: the aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment therapy (act) on the subscales of marital satisfaction overall satisfaction, religious orientation, relations with children, sex, occasional conflicts, interpersonal conflicts and arrogance, by single case study in the spouses of veterans with spinal cord injuries. methods: par...

I analyze the relationship between health care institutions and the utilization of outpatient services by individuals aged 50 and above. I use cross-sectional micro data from thirteen European countries. I focus on the out-of-pocket costs of health care utilization, the gatekeeper role of general practitioners, and how these institutional settings are related to public and private care utilizat...

in this research, the effect of different levels of carrageenan gum (0.05– 0.2%) and whey protein concentrate (0.5 - 1.5%) on physical, chemical and sensory properties of low fat mozzarella cheese have been investigated. use of these fat replacers cause significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) on chemical properties as increase in gum and wpc resulted moisture and protein content to increase but ph t...

BACKGROUND Because of advances in medical treatment, most children with physical disabilities can expect to achieve near normal life spans. Typically, coordinated teams of health care providers in specialized pediatric settings care for these children. As these children reach adulthood, however, the availability of services and expertise changes because the adult health care system has differen...

Escalating health care expenditures highlight the need to identify modifiable predictors of short-term utilization and cost. Thus, the predictive value of individual well-being scores was explored with respect to 1-year health care expenditures and hospital utilization among 2245 employees and members of a health plan who completed the Well-Being Assessment (WBA). The relationship between well-...

purpose: the main objective of this research is the development of technology acceptance model (tam) by measuring the effects of self-efficacy beliefs and dysfunctional attitude of users on the acceptance of mashhad university of medical sciences information system (pazhoohan) based on social cognitive approach. methodology: this study used a survey method. the sample of study consisted of 248 ...

objectives: the most common problem that delinquent children and juveniles deal with at every moment is the lack of sufficient control over their aggression. accordingly, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of mental rehabilitation group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on decreasing aggression in juvenile delinquents. methods: this study employed a quasi-experimental ...