Extending the understanding of mobile banking adoption: When UTAUT meets TTF and ITM     

Tiago Oliveira  Miguel Faria  Manoj Abraham Thomas  Aleš Popovič 《International Journal of Information Management》2014

Mobile banking (mBanking) enables customers to carry out their banking tasks via mobile devices. We advance the extant body of knowledge about mBanking adoption by proposing a model for understanding the importance and relationship between the user perception of mBanking, initial trust in mBanking services, and the fit between the technology and mBanking task characteristics. We synergistically combine the strengths of three IS theories – task technology fit (TTF) model, unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology (UTAUT), and initial trust model (ITM). The model was tested in a study conducted in Portugal, one of the European Union (EU) countries with the highest mobile phone adoption. Based on the sample of 194 individuals we applied partial least squares (PLS) to test the conceptual model propose. The path significance levels were estimated using the bootstrapping method (500 resamples). The study found that facilitating conditions and behavioral intentions directly influence mBanking adoption. Initial trust, performance expectancy, technology characteristics, and task technology fit have total effect on behavioral intention. The paper offers valuable insights to decision-makers involved in the implementation and deployment of mBanking services. For researchers, the paper highlights the usefulness of integrating TTF, UTAUT and ITM in the development of a decision support framework to study the adoption of new technologies.  相似文献   

Witness the Growth     

Thomas A. Trautner 《中国科学院院刊(英文版)》2014,(2):199-199

<正>"I participated within the CAS/MPG cooperation in the introduction of Independent Junior Research Groups at institutes of the CAS.This activity is among the most delightful and successful experiences of my scientific life.The establishment of this scientific instrument in China was determined by its scientific success in the MPG–constantly underlined by Uli Schwarz–and the groundbreaking readiness of the leadership of the CAS to pursue novel avenues of scientific organisation.  相似文献   

A microfluidic device to apply shear stresses to polarizing ciliated airway epithelium using air flow     

Dennis Trieu  Thomas K. Waddell  Alison P. McGuigan 《Biomicrofluidics》2014,8(6)

Organization of airway epithelium determines ciliary beat direction and coordination for proper mucociliary clearance. Fluidic shear stresses have the potential to influence ciliary organization. Here, an in vitro fluidic flow system was developed for inducing long-term airflow shear stresses on airway epithelium with a view to influencing epithelial organization. Our system consists of a fluidic device for cell culture, integrated into a humidified airflow circuit. The fluidic device has a modular design and is made from a combination of polystyrene and adhesive components incorporated into a 6-well filter membrane insert. We demonstrate the system operates within physiologically relevant shear and pressure ranges and estimate the shear stress exerted on the epithelial cell layer as a result of air flow using a computational model. For both the bronchial epithelial cell line BEAS2B and primary human tracheal airway epithelial cells, we demonstrate that cells remain viable within the device when exposed to airflow for 24 h and that normal differentiation and cilia formation occurs. Furthermore, we demonstrate the utility of our device for exploring the impact of exposing cells to airflow: our tool enables quantification of cytoskeletal organization, and is compatible with in situ bead assays to assess the orientation of cilia beating.  相似文献   

Entrepreneurs, Jacks of all trades or Hobos?     

Thomas Åstebro  Peter Thompson 《Research Policy》2011,40(5):637-649

Lazear (2005) suggests that entrepreneurs should be generalists, while those who work for others should be specialists. Many prospective entrepreneurs will develop varied skills by engaging in a variety of employment activities prior to becoming an entrepreneur, and incomes are higher for those that do so. An alternative view predicts that those with greater taste for variety are more likely to become entrepreneurs. Varied employment prior to becoming an entrepreneur is simply an expression of this taste, and is associated with lower earnings. Data from a survey of 830 independent inventors and 300 individuals from the general population are used to discriminate between these two theories. The results show that inventor-entrepreneurs typically have a more varied labor market experience, and that varied work experience is associated with lower household income.  相似文献   

Recent advances in intergroup contact theory     

Thomas F. Pettigrew  Linda R. Tropp 《Int J Intercult Relat》2011,35(3):271-280

Recent advances in intergroup contact theory and research are reviewed. A meta-analysis with 515 studies and more than 250,000 subjects demonstrates that intergroup contact typically reduces prejudice (mean r = −.21). Allport's original conditions for optimal contact - equal status, common goals, no intergroup competition, and authority sanction - facilitate the effect but are not necessary conditions. There are other positive outcomes of intergroup contact, such as greater trust and forgiveness for past transgressions. These contact effects occur not only for ethnic groups but also for such other groups as homosexuals, the disabled and the mentally ill. Intergroup friendship is especially important. Moreover, these effects typically generalize beyond the immediate outgroup members in the situation to the whole outgroup, other situations, and even to other outgroups not involved in the contact. They also appear to be universal - across nations, genders, and age groups. The major mediators of the effect are basically affective: reduced anxiety and empathy. And even indirect contact reduces prejudice - vicarious contact through the mass media and having a friend who has an outgroup friend. Of course, negative contact occurs - especially when it is non-voluntary and threatening. Criticisms of the theory and policy implications are also discussed.  相似文献   

Classification of trampoline jumps using inertial sensors     

Thomas Helten  Heike Brock  Meinard Müller  Hans-Peter Seidel 《Sports Engineering》2011,14(2-4):155-164

The automatic segmentation and classification of an unknown motion data stream according to given motion categories constitute an important research problem with applications in computer animation, medicine and sports sciences. In this paper, the scenario of trampoline motions is considered, where an athlete performs a routine consisting of sequence of jumps that belong to predefined motion categories such as pike jumps or somersaults. As main contribution, a fully automated approach for capturing, segmenting, and classifying trampoline routines according to these categories is introduced. Since trampoline motions are highly dynamic and spacious, optical motion capturing is problematic. Instead, it is reverted to a small number of inertial sensors attached to the athlete’s body. To cope with measurement noise and performance differences, suitable feature and class representations are introduced that are robust to spatial and temporal variations while capturing the characteristics of each motion category. The experiments show that the approach reliably classifies trampoline jumps across different athletes even in the presence of significant style variations.  相似文献   

中印传统医药合作推进行动的政策建议     

高志前  Miltos ladikas  Thomas pogge 《中国科技论坛》2011,(4)

本文针对以西药为基础的发展中国家医疗保健高费用问题,提出建立"中印传统医药合作推进行动",借鉴健康影响基金的机制,通过中印两国在传统医药研究开发、质量控制、标准化、临床试验、监管体系、知识产权保护等方面的合作,探索面向低收入人群的、以传统医药为基础的医药创新、知识产权保护与医疗保健服务模式.  相似文献   

Book reviews     

Joel H. Wiener  Pamela K. Gilbert  J. James Mancuso  Gustavo Verdesio  J. Kendrick Noble  David A. Kronick  Thomas L. Boon  John Tebbel  Sally P. Bennett  J. James Mancuso  Gretchen V. Douglas  Richard W. Clement  Nat Bodian 《Publishing Research Quarterly》1996,12(2):64-86

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The condition of sulphur in coal,and its relations to coking     

Thomas M. Drown 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1882,113(3):201-209

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Decision of the U. S. patent office on an application for the extension of the patent granted to H. A. Wells for improvements in forming and hardening hat bodies     

Philip F. Thomas 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1862,74(1):61-67

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