This article aims to present the perception of protein safety by feed market participants in Poland and indicate factors determining its development. In recent years, food security has become a subject particular importance for European countries, including Poland. The growing number global population is causing an increase demand animal protein, production which primarily requires liquid suppl...

There are several benefits of using cloud computing in organizations and government agencies such as cost saving and flexibility in getting resources. Cloud computing plays a significant changing in organizations since it allows the users to access the service anytime and everywhere via networks, with paying for using only. In developing countries, such as Saudi Arabia, the cloud computing is s...

Image security is a relatively very young and fast growing. Security of data or information is very important now a day in this world. Information security is most important for the business industries. Embedding information so that it cannot be visually perceived. Embedding information in digital data so that it cannot be visually or audibly perceived. In this paper we review some of the digit...

Security is a key concern in the development of electronic health record (EHR) systems. This paper considers Neutralization Theory and the Fear Appeals Model in proposing a conceptual model for use in predicting breach behaviors within EHR systems. The goal of the model is to determine which factors influence security breach intent on the part of the offender. Specifically, perceived penalty, p...

Security concerns pose a bigger threat for less known web vendors because of their lack of reputation. However, trust transference provides a mechanism for web vendors to get a higher level of trust. We utilized an experimental design to examine the effect of two trust transference mechanisms on the perceived security of customers for a less known organization. Results of our study indicate tha...

It is known that perceived trust of vendor can positively affect customers’ acceptance of a certain product or service. Based on Mayer’s three-dimensional trust model and traditional trust theory, the factors affecting different dimension of customer initial trust in the mobile payment service providers were tested through an empirical study, including service providers’ reputation, perceived s...

This paper argues that both the relativist and the pessimist critiques of the idea of progress are inadequate. Progress is defined as increase in global quality of life (QOL). Such QOL is intrinsically subjective, but not relative. It can be reliably measured through "life satisfaction"-type questions. The "World Database of Happiness" provides extensive data on social, economic and psychologic...

Despite the potential benefits of Cloud Computing (CC), many (potential) users are reluctant to use CC as they have concerns about data security and privacy. Moreover, the perceived social distance to CC providers can increase risk perceptions. Thus, gaining users’ trust is a key challenge for CC providers. The results of our online experiment confirm that the intention to use CC services is hi...

This study investigates relationships among intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors of e-purchase. Three alternative causal models capturing the relationships among perceived ease-of-use, perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, perceived security, and e-purchase are developed and tested empirically. Structural equation analysis results show that the dual mediation impact model with perc...