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- Agent Based, Control system, ATM networks, User Behaviour

People's behaviours play an important role in energy consumption, especially whilst dealing with high consumption, highly interactive appliances such as cookers. In a user observation study conducted among university students, participants were asked to perform a simple cooking task. Their behaviours were analysed and compared with a set of recommended practices. The electricity usage and time to complete the activity were also measured. The results show that participants performed in several different ways, presenting diverse ...

Water resources management is increasingly dealing with competing demands for fixed or diminishing available supplies. In this , the allocation and accounting of water consumption between competing users, including environmental uses, plays a critical role. Various software tools have been developed to cover aspects of water resources planning and allocation, operation, and catchment management. In line with the requirements of water management agencies, attention is turning to the development of integrated tools with a broad range of capabilities that include water resource planning under different climatic and allocation policies, water supply under various operating rules and user behaviour, and catchment management and ecosystem condition assessment under different management regimes. This paper describes a preliminary software structure for water allocation, planning and management, starting from the basic concepts of availability, supply, demand and accounting, and outlining t...

- by Geoffrey Podger
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- Catchment Management, Water Management, Software Design, Water Supply
- by Christer Hyden and +1
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- Psychology, Consumer Behavior, Sweden, Humans
- by carla cafaro silva
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- Methodology, Energy Consumption, Hybrid Vehicle, Life Cycle

People’s behaviours play an important role in energy consumption, especially whilst dealing with high consumption, highly interactive appliances such as cookers. In a user observation study conducted among university students, participants were asked to perform a simple cooking task. Their behaviours were analysed and compared with a set of recommended practices. The electricity usage and time to complete the activity were also measured. The results show that participants performed in several different ways, presenting diverse energy usage. The determinants of these behaviours were also collected, and will help to inform the design of interventions to motivate people to change their behaviours whilst cooking.

E-commerce marketing channel is a media that fully mediated by information technology, depriving the intrinsic attributes of services, and creating information asymmetry. Information asymmetry can reduce consumer ability to evaluate services effectively, hence posing a challenge to service providers. Signaling theory provides a framework for understanding how extrinsic attributes (signals) can be used by service providers to communicate the information quality of services to consumers. This paper proposes a model to investigate how the quality of a university official website acts as a signal of quality of university education as commercial service. This research divides university website quality into several dimensions: reliability, responsiveness, functionality, ease of use, information quality, and visual appeal. Questionnaires are distributed to third year students of senior high schools around Jakarta to observe the quality of university website based on those dimensions. Based on the analysis of the 117 questionnaires, the conclusion is that the quality of a university website influences the perception of the quality of university education, which eventually affects the intentions of prospective students to enroll to the university.

- by Achmad Nizar
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- Quality, Information Quality, University, Responsiveness
- by Johannes Tümler and +2
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- Augmented Reality, User Interface, Virtual Reality, Case Study
- by Yehuda Kalay
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- Artificial Life, Agent Based, Built Environment, Human Behaviour

E-book reader, as an evolutionary artifact for digital reading, has caught attention all over the world. In this customer-centered era, understanding why users adopt and continue using e-book readers (e.g. eReaders and digital devices equipped with reader software) become essential design issues for related scholars and practitioners. However, critical design factors are still obscure due to the rapid pace of development and innovation in information technology. In this paper, we employ two methods including customer observation and individual depth interview to disclosure user behavioral intention toward the latest e-book readers. This research found that potential adopter intention to adopt is solely determined by normative pressures, whereas user intention is solely determined by attitude, which refers to the perception of content enrichment, reading servicisation, and device personalization. Grounded on our result and discoveries, not only researchers could have guidance in developing e-book theories in the future, but also service providers could have driving forces in advancing e-book readers.

- by Qazi Ghyas
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- Information Technology, Electronic publishing, User Behaviour, User Behavior
- by Carey Williamson
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- Technology, Performance Evaluation, Mathematical Sciences, IEEE

This article presents a methodology to transform a traditional home to a smart home. Along these lines, two observations are highlighted: first, that there is an obvious need for new concepts of “enhanced architectural design” that are driven by, and appropriate for, smart homes; and second, that it is fundamental to reconsider the role of user motivation to bridge the gap between the functionalities offered by smart services and user’s needs. Using a case study in the historical center of Athens, the article outlines an alternative approach to smart home design thinking that addresses the complex challenges of IoT integration in a more integrative, contextually relevant manner. Suggesting a more open, spatially conscious stance (through design) and a more collectively conceived IoT selection, the article advocates that when dealing with the complex challenges of everyday spaces for urban dwellers, a holistic approach to space design must be achieved.

- by Anna Karagianni
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- Computer Science, Interaction Design, Architectural Design, User Behaviour
- by Manohar Mariapan
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- Social Perception, Safety, Case Study, Newspaper
- by Audrey Perem
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- Information Systems, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Human Computer Interaction
- by Fred Wegman
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- Engineering, Road safety, User Behaviour, Safety Science
- by Erik Duval
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- Learning and Teaching, Information Overload, User Behaviour, Data Stream

Based on Edward Hall's theory of proxemics, this study delves into the inter-disciplinary sciences that link architecture with human psychology and urban design to look at how human behaviour, spatial configurations and prevalent urban condition of crowding affect each other. Recognizing the western base of the literature in hand, the present study appropriates Hall's theory to suit the present day context of Delhi. Taking transit systems of Delhi as a case in point to investigate how people respond to crowding and how crowds hold the potential to be a bane or a boon for the city, the study brings forward certain aspects of design often overlooked while designing urban public spaces. Furthermore, it challenges certain notions that have so far been considered prime for the design of public spaces and adds a new dimension to them.

- by Nishita Mohta and +1
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- Architecture, Proxemics, Urban Design, Crowding
- by Neville Stanton
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- Methodology, Behavior, Interaction Design, Product Design

The security research community has recently recognised that user behaviour plays a part in many security failures, and it has become common to refer to users as the ‘weakest link in the security chain’. We argue that simply blaming users will not lead to more effective security systems. Security designers must identify the causes of undesirable user behaviour, and address these to design effective security systems. We present examples of how undesirable user behaviour with passwords can be caused by failure to recognise the characteristics of human memory, unattainable or conflicting task demands, and lack of support, training and motivation. We conclude that existing human/computer interaction knowledge and techniques can be used to prevent or address these problems, and outline a vision of a holistic design approach for usable and effective security.

- by Sacha Brostoff
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- Human Computer Interaction, Human Memory, User Behaviour, Qualitative Data
- by Jean-Paul Van Belle
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- Mobile Technology, Mobile Commerce, South Africa, Diffusion of Innovation
- by J. Irvine
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- Computer Science, User Behaviour, Network Mobility, Data Model
- by Vittorio Astarita
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- Road safety, Traffic Simulation, Traffic control, Traffic Safety

Over the last few years, the use of social media in our everyday lives has skyrocketed. The availability of good hardware devices at affordable prices and an increase in connectivity with lower data rates at most public places has made people increasingly use social media sites. Social networking sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, etc. are continually developing their products to make them addictive, engaging and convenient to use for people of any age or linguistic group. All of this results in a huge chunk of data that people around the world are generating at any moment. The huge size data is one of these top-scale corporations' most valuable assets. About 2.5 quintillion bytes of data was generated every day from the usage of social media sites in 2018, and it is increasing exponentially as a result of the Internet of Things. Also, 90 percent of this data was produced only in the last 3 years. Organizations make use of this data by analysing it using different methods and generating insights into context from the same. The observations arising from this are often used for different purposes.

- by IJRASET Publication
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- Social Media, User Behaviour, Big Data / Analytics / Data Mining
- by L. Itard and +1
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- Architecture, Life Cycle Assessment, Energy Consumption, Wind Power
- by Noor Muslim
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- User Behaviour

The purpose of this research is to identify and understand vandalism issues that occur in the selected case study site as well as to determine characteristics of the surrounding landscape associated with vandalism hotspots, and to justify... more

- by Manohar Mariapan
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- Social Perception, Safety, Case Study, Newspaper

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are increasingly being recognized as a growing,public health problem in Bedouin Arabian Gulf countries. The discovery of oil around the middle of the last century has lead to changes,in many,aspects of life in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), not least in regard to the amount of vehicles on the roads. Whilst affluence may advance a

- by David Crundall
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- Risk Taking, Public Health, United Arab Emirates, User Behaviour
- by David Crundall
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- Risk Taking, Public Health, United Arab Emirates, User Behaviour

This paper engages the users' behaviour, their perceptions of use in sensory gardens and the reality faced by practitioners designing for these gardens, based on case-studies in the United Kingdom. Further investigation will be undertaken at Al-Bukhary International University in Malaysia once the completion of the country's first sensory garden. Interview outcomes showed practitioners concurred on the design aspects that encourage the use of the area while the school staff had no strong views on the aesthetic value. Observation results showed pathway layout encourages behaviour, use and time spent in sensory areas. These outcomes are a significant argument in the conclusion.

- by Hazreena Hussein and +1
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- Malaysia, Britain, User Behaviour, Sensory Gardens

A theoretical framework for DSS research is developed in terms of the key elements of theory: domain boundaries, constructs, and relationships among constructs. Eight broad DSS constructs (environment, task, implementation strategy, DSS capability, DSS configuration, user, user behaviour, and performance) are identified. Based on a review of the literature, 17 relationships among these constructs are examined. The most frequently studied relationships in the model are the influences of: (1) DSS capabilities on user behaviour; (2) user behaviour on performance; and (3) DSS capabilities on performance. Studies regarding these relationships use a wide variety of measures and present generally divergent results. Although studied less frequently, fairly consistent relationships were observed, suggesting: (1) the strategy used for DSS implementation influences both user behaviour and DSS performance; and (2) environmental factors such as top management support and user training influence DSS performance. Conclusions include: (1) there has been some progress toward understanding DSS based on the accumulation of research to date; (2) past research has examined less than half of the possible relationships among constructs, creating opportunities for new insights; and (3) divergent results on key pairs of constructs may result from interaction with other constructs, necessitating the simultaneous examination of fuller DSS research models to understand the contingencies influencing these relationships.

Discusses some of the reasons why use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) sometimes sticks at an initial stage of implementation. The paper is based on the findings from the JISC-funded JUSTEIS project on the monitoring of user... more

- by P. Notten
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- Engineering, Adaptive Systems, Measurement Science and Technology, Physical sciences

Based on technology adoption theories and allied frameworks, this paper aims to explore e-book user behaviour around multiple dimensions of the role of user agents in formation of patterns, attitudes, perception and satisfaction with electronic resources in an academic and research library context. A convenience sample of academics, staff, and students at Edith Cowan University (ECU) voluntarily self-reported their e-book information behaviour via online survey. In terms of agent/platform satisfaction, desktop computer and laptop/netbook had the most satisfied users. Significant factors in e-resource use and agents/platforms were found to include familiarity (collection awareness and differentiation between resource types), usability (discovery, information retrieval and readability, and library interface ease of use), utility (collection sufficiency), hedonic attributes (attractiveness), culture of use and habituation. Users satisfied with laptops/netbooks as user agents also expressed overall satisfaction with library e-books. E-book users' information behaviour was found to be consistent with major technology adoption theories and frameworks in terms of e-resources and their use platforms.

- by Samah Salama
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- Social Interaction, Human Behaviour, Architectural, Spatial Organization
- by David Crundall
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- Psychology, Health Education, Public Health, Adolescent
- by E. Dekoninck
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- Energy demand, User Behaviour, Human Interaction, Energy Use
- by Esmeralda Crespo
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- Data Analysis, Brand equity, Design Methodology, User Behaviour

ABSTRACT Some papers have been recently presented (Cunto and Saccomanno, 2007; Cunto and Saccomanno, 2008; Saccomanno et al., 2008) on the potential of traffic microsimulation for the analysis of road safety. In particular, studies have confirmed that the reproduction by simulation of user behaviour under different flow and geometric conditions, can identify a potential incident hazard and allow to take appropriate countermeasures at specific points of the road network. The objective of this paper is to assess the validity of this approach and present a new methodology for investigating road safety issues. A calibrated microsimulation model has been developed to analyze vehicle trajectories, and hence vehicle interactions, in some different scenarios and verify traffic safety levels. The microscopic model allows the estimation of road safety performance through a series of indicators (Crash Potential Index, Deceleration Rate to Avoid Crash, Maximum Available Deceleration Rate, Time to Collision, etc.), representing interactions in real time between different pairs of vehicles belonging to the traffic stream. When these indicators take a certain critical value, a possible accident scenario is identified. The validation of the proposed methodology can be done by comparing the value assumed by safety performance indicators in simulated and real scenarios. The microscopic simulation model is also combined with a new video image traffic detection algorithm to detect vehicle trajectories. Microscopic traffic flow parameters obtained by video detection are, in fact, used to calibrate the microsimulation model. The above described methodology has been applied in the analysis of overtaking maneuvers on single lane for direction fast rural roads. Results indicate that the methodology can be useful in the estimation of safety performance indicators and in evaluating traffic control measures.

- by Alessandro Vitale
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- Road safety, Traffic Simulation, Traffic control, Traffic Safety

Future Internet Socio-Economics Challenges and Perspectives David HAUSHEER a, 1, Pekka NIKANDER b, Vincenzo FOGLIATI c, Klaus WÜNSTEL d, María Ángeles CALLEJO e, Santiago Ristol JORBA f, Spiros SPIROU g, Latif LADID h, Wolfgang... more

- by Latif Ladid
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- Future Internet, Value Chain, Business Model, User Behaviour

Günümüz tasarım hedeflerinden birisi anlamlı deneyimler yaratmaktır. Deneyimler içeriğe bağlı olarak öznel bir etki alanına sahip olup kullanıcıların davranışları doğrultusunda oluşmaktadır. Yirmi birinci yüzyılın getirdiği hızlı yaşam koşullarıyla birlikte kullanıcıların davranışları, beklentileri ve buna bağlı olarak deneyimleri sürekli olarak değişmektedir. Kullanıcı deneyiminin; temelde kullanım öncesi, sırası ve sonrası olarak zamansal süreçlere bölünmesine rağmen kümülatif zaman çerçevesindeki değişimleri ile ilgili durumlar belirsizliğini korumaktadır. Kümülatif zaman içerisinde incelenen dinamik yapının araştırılmasının ve tasarım süreçlerine dahil edilmesinin deneyimin kalitesine ve ürün kullanım ömrüne katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Hızlı tüketim alışkanlıkları kullanıcı ve ürün arasındaki iletişimi zayıflatarak hedonik ve pragmatik değerlerin dinamik bir yapıda olmasına neden olmaktadır. Çalışmanın temel çıkış motivasyonu kullanıcı deneyiminin zamana bağlı değişimindeki nedenselliği hedonik nitelik çerçevesinde araştırmaktır. Kullanıcının tüketim alışkanlıklarına adapte olması beklenen tasarımların kurgulanabilme öngörüsü üzerine yapılan bu araştırmada, bütün sürece hâkim olabilmek için deneyim zamanları ayrıştırılarak, parçadan bütüne giden bir yaklaşım uygulanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında, varsayılan değişimin nedenleriyle ilgili doğru öngörüler oluşturmaya yönelik hızlı bir yol sunduğu için, kullanıcıların geçmiş deneyimlerini günümüzdeki deneyimleriyle kıyaslamaya olanak sağlayan retrospektif veri toplama yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Araştırmada hedonik nitelik gösteren kahve demleme ürünleri üzerinden bir çalışma yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda kahve demleme ürünlerinin belirli kullanıcılara göre hedonik nitelikleri ön planda olabilirken, başka kullanıcılar için pragmatik niteliklerinin ön planda olabileceği görülmüştür. Ayrıca aynı kullanıcı üzerinden zaman içerisinde bu niteliklerin yer değiştirerek ilerlediği saptanmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kullanıcı deneyimi; deneyimin zamansal değişimi; kullanıcı davranışı; hedonik nitelikler.

The technology acceptance model (TAM) has been widely used to study user acceptance of new computer technologies. However, it does not incorporate social structure and influence as a significant factor. In this study, we ask the following questions: (i) What are the limitations of the existing TAM for studying virtual community? (ii) What is effect of social networks on user

- by Parisa Eslambolchilar
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- Human Computer Interaction, User Interface, Touch Screen, Mobile Device
- by Benjamin Heydecker
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- Panel Data, User Behaviour, Cross Section, Mode choice
- by Frances Slack
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- Information Science, Digital Divide, Health information, User Behaviour
- by Pam Briggs
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- Information Systems, Cognitive Science, Health, Website Design