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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are “the leading cause of death” according to WHO (2017) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which points out that the “rate of obesity and diabetes is on the rise”, and that by 2030, 180 million people will be…

Purpose – the purpose of this paper is to present the model of diffusion of technological innovation in competitive environment. The model was developed in the form of empirical model, it presents relations between identified variables. The findings revealed that the model developed is correct…

As the level of adoption toward electronic is becoming stringent, certain factors are considered influential toward such behavior.  This paper attempts to propose the key factors that affect the adoption of electronic payment system in Malaysia and the mediating factor that influence of each one…

Environment, traffic, and its effects are indissolubly linked, usually evolving in the same direction: a strategy to reduce traffic effects will also entail a minimization of the impact on the environment, leading to a better quality of air. The definition and measurement of these concepts…

This research is a continuation from the earlier work of its authors on the requirements to identify and report key audit matters (further also referred to as “Key Audit Matters” or “KAM”) in auditors’ reports and its objective is to update, summarize and present the…

Research motivation: Limited financial resources allocated for hospitalized older patients represent a significant economic problem both on public health systems and their families. This study addresses an empirical gap in the literature concerning the determinants of hospital costs in the group of older patients using…

The purpose of the research is a comparative study of the psychosocial characteristics of health related behavior in undergraduate students with diverse cultural background who live and study in one cultural reality. A group of 97 native students and group of 108 foreign students of…

While blockchain is an emerging technology that has exponential interest, the literature shows limited real-world examples of blockchain applications that have been applied in developed countries and there is no evidence of its adoption in Middle Eastern hospitals, especially in Saudi Arabia. Before adopting any…

The objective of this research was to analyze the ecological behavior of business students in the context of a COVID-19 pandemic. The study was developed under a quantitative approach, descriptive in scope, non-experimental cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 400 business students from a private…

A sense of security - or the lack of it - essentially determines the quality of life of every human being. Contemporary man, thanks to the digitized reality, has unlimited potential for creating his own existence. Cyberspace is now becoming an inevitable reality of everyday…