Innovation Attributes Research Articles

"Nano": An Emerging Avenue in Electrochemical Detection of Neurotransmitters.

The growing importance of nanomaterials toward the detection of neurotransmitter molecules has been chronicled in this review. Neurotransmitters (NTs) are chemicals that serve as messengers in synaptic transmission and are key players in brain functions. Abnormal levels of NTs are associated with numerous psychotic and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, their sensitive and robust detection is of great significance in clinical diagnostics. For more than three decades, electrochemical sensors have made a mark toward clinical detection of NTs. The superiority of these electrochemical sensors lies in their ability to enable sensitive, simple, rapid, and selective determination of analyte molecules while remaining relatively inexpensive. Additionally, these sensors are capable of being integrated in robust, portable, and miniaturized devices to establish point-of-care diagnostic platforms. Nanomaterials have emerged as promising materials with significant implications for electrochemical sensing due to their inherent capability to achieve high surface coverage, superior sensitivity, and rapid response in addition to simple device architecture and miniaturization. Considering the enormous significance of the levels of NTs in biological systems and the advances in sensing ushered in with the integration of nanotechnology in electrochemistry, the analysis of NTs by employing nanomaterials as interface materials in various matrices has emerged as an active area of research. This review explores the advancements made in the field of electrochemical sensors for the sensitive and selective determination of NTs which have been described in the past two decades with a distinctive focus on extremely innovative attributes introduced by nanotechnology.

The Renaissance of Liquid Metal Batteries

Next-generation batteries with long life, high-energy capacity, and high round-trip energy efficiency are essential for future smart grid operation. Recently, Cui et al. demonstrated a battery design meeting all these requirements—a solid electrolyte-based liquid lithium-brass/zinc chloride (SELL-brass/ZnCl2) battery. Such a battery design overcomes some inherent problems of conventional ZEBRA batteries and lithium ion batteries.

Perception, risk attitude and willingness to pay for safety and innovative attributes of processed chicken meat in Oyo State, Nigeria

This paper examined the perception and willingness to pay (WTP) for safety and innovative attributes of processed chicken meat among consumers in Oyo State, Nigeria, taking into consideration their risk attitudes. The study revealed that the majority of the consumers were more aware of existing attributes than innovative attributes of processed chicken meat. Also, the majority of consumers (73.3%) were risk-neutral. Only 35% of respondents had lowered chicken consumption due to safety concerns and about 51.7% of respondents claimed to be satisfied with the level of safety and quality of chicken meat sold in the Nigerian markets. Sex, household size, major occupation, being a grocery shopper, income and age significantly affected the willingness of consumers to pay a premium for safety and innovative attributes of processed chicken meat. A positive mean WTP of 1,613.16 Naira was estimated. It was therefore recommended that key players in the value chain should adopt relevant marketing strategies in line with these attributes and target a specific niche of consumers based on their socioeconomic characteristics. Furthermore, government and other regulatory bodies should put measures in place to ensure that processors are sensitized about the safety of chicken.

From Prototypes to Production: Overcoming the Barriers to Adoption of Sustainable Building Innovation

Modern interpretations of sustainable buildings are founded upon innovative application of new products and technology, often applied for the first time. However, such prototype innovations require additional development for commercialisation. In the case of sustainable building innovation, this is to align the innovation with industry requirements such as cost, constructability and building regulations, all of which impact the adoption of the innovation into widespread use. Despite a clear understanding of the barriers to innovation in the construction industry, the importance of the attributes of an innovation that lead to adoption are less well understood. This research utilises the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory to analyse how the attributes for innovation adoption potential from the innovation rich Solar Decathlon building competition. This research demonstrates that there are a number of innovation attributes that are not addressed by the Solar Decathlon and this therefore results in the low rates of innovation adoption into industry from the competition.

From traditional wristwatch to smartwatch: Understanding the relationship between innovation attributes, switching costs and consumers' switching intention

Smartwatches are one of the most disruptive innovations of the past decade. However, these hi-tech gadgets fail to attract interest in the same way as smartphones, or tablet PCs. Despite optimistic market growth forecasts, smartwatches have not taken the place of traditional wristwatches until today, and the number of people who use traditional wristwatches outnumbered those who use smartwatches. This study is thus motivated to examine the factors that affect traditional wristwatch users' intentions to switch to smartwatches. Based on the Diffusion of Innovations Theory, a research model was developed involving perceived product lifetime, financial switching costs, and procedural switching costs. The proposed model was then empirically evaluated using survey data collected from 234 actual traditional wristwatch users about their perception of switching intentions to smartwatches. The findings revealed that relative advantage and financial switching costs significantly influence traditional wristwatch users’ behavioral intentions to switch to smartwatches. Furthermore, financial switching costs mediated the effects of relative advantage and perceived product lifetime on the switching intention. Surprisingly, perceived product lifetime, complexity, and procedural switching costs do not have direct impacts on switching intention.

Assessing China's commercial satellite communications sector as a potential case of disruptive innovation

China's space industry has made exponential advancements since its creation in 1956, and has recently witnessed a rapid growth of commercial companies. At the same time, certain Chinese industries have found success in disruptive innovation, which have displaced established competitors in both domestic and international markets. We examine whether Chinese commercial space companies might follow the footsteps of these other industries and generate cost, application, and business model innovations that disrupt the satellite communications sector. Our findings draw from in-person interviews with commercial space companies in China, and a review of news articles and investment data. Results indicate that while emerging commercial space companies are not very technologically mature compared to their Western counterparts, they exhibit many of the attributes of disruptive innovation in the global space sector.

CHINESE VEGETABLE GARDEN FARMERS RESPONSE ON AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OF VEGETABLE COMMODITIES IN PANTAI CERMIN DISTRICT SERDANG BEDAGAI, NORTH SUMATERA PROVINCE

The Indonesian consists of various ethnic and cultural groups both native, one of them is Chinese. Most of their professions are traders. In the area of Pantai Cermin District, Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatra Province, there are still many Chinese etnics who live and work as farmers. They are called Chinese Vegetable farmers. The purpose of research was to determine percentage of response Chinese Vegetable farmers in agricultural extension and to determine the factors influencing the response of Chinese Vegetable farmers in extension of vegetable agricultural commodities in Pantai Cermin District, Regency Serdang Bedagai. This research method is quantitative descriptive analysis, with variables: knowledge, experience, learning needs, cultural values, innovation attributes, communication channels, and socio-cultural environment. Based on the response rate of Chinese farmers for level of production and income is high category. Where the value of farmers 'responses to production levels is 69.52%, while the value of the components of farmers' responses to income levels is 71.54%. Overall the response rate of Chinese farmers is high, which is 70.53%. The significant factor influences the response of Chinese farmers in the expansion of vegetable gardens on the vegetable commodity farm at Pantai Cermin is the variable of cultural value.

Anti-Ideology of Entrepreneurship as an Attribute of Entrepreneurial Projects

Aim. The presented study examines and develops theoretical and methodological foundations that make it possible to distinguish innovative entrepreneurship among other economic phenomena.Tasks. The author identifies the specific features of entrepreneurship and its qualitative differences from other types of economic activity aimed at obtaining benefits, specifies the relationship between creative destruction and economic development, determines the attributes of innovative entrepreneurship.Methods. This study uses systematic analysis of professional literature on entrepreneurship to highlight the main attributes of entrepreneurial activity. The methodology of dialectical contradiction in its original Hegelian interpretation plays an important role in elaborating and substantiating the definition of entrepreneurship. The author considers innovative activity as creation of new values, which, according to the logic of dialectical development, destroy the old ones, triggering the process of economic development.Results. An approach to understanding the phenomenon of entrepreneurship is proposed, making it possible to distinguish this type of activity as significantly different from other types of economic activity, which may be externally similar but have different content. During the development of this approach, the concept of “anti-ideology” of entrepreneurship is introduced, which reflects the essence of innovative activity as a process of creative destruction. The necessary and sufficient attributes of entrepreneurial innovation are identified, making it possible to reflect the meaning of this phenomenon and verify this complex defining structural element in the system of economic relations. The study substantiates that the level of anti-ideology and public benefit can be used as criteria for assessing the significance of an entrepreneurial idea. A progressive model of anti-idea realization (PMA) is proposed based on the methodological principle. It can be used to develop an efficient system for evaluating startups within the framework of venture capitalism.Conclusions. Specification of the relationship between creative destruction and economic development is crucial to understanding the importance of innovative entrepreneurship. Each historical period creates its own demand for a specific type of entrepreneurs. The principle of anti-ideology, which lies at the heart of the PMA model, is key in identifying competitive commercial ideas, making it possible to focus resources and attention on projects that can make a significant contribution to economic development.

The Alienated Innovation of ‘Digital Resources’under the Modern Economic Conditions

The source of economic growth in the D-T era is still the micro factors. The difference is that the ways of economic growth and factor allocation have been mutated due to the alienation of ‘digital resources’. The most typical feature is the process of digitization of factors. Digital resources under modern economic conditions are no longer the digital reorganization of paper-based coding. It is the stripping, remodeling and innovation of the traditional factors of production by the Internet and information technology through digital methods. With the help of open innovation theory, this paper makes an in-depth analysis of the innovation attributes, innovation space, industrial regulation and the process of alienation of digital resources. Combining dissipative structure theory, digital dissipative structure and digital entropy are proposed to realize the analysis of the mechanism of innovation and alienation of digital resources. The article emphasizes that in the process of integration of digital resource alienation and innovation, each element has always changed due to the dynamic change of element flow. When the movement and integration of data flowis linked to market demand and segmentation, the value of the alienated innovation quality of digital resources will be reflected. New technologies and new models will bring new demands. Market competition rules and related institutional rules will be forced to be revised and new industries and markets will be created, that is, disruptive innovation.

Analysis Of Innovation Attributes Towards Adoption Interest Of Syariah Bank E-Channel Facilities

The growth of sharia banking in Indonesia which is considered slow. This study aims to analyse communication and attributes of innovation as well as the level of awareness, interest and desire of consumers in adopting e-channel of sharia banks. The data were obtained from 150 respondents selected by convenience sampling with the criteria of customers who have savings accounts both in conventional and sharia banks, and who have one of the e-channel facilities in conventional bank. The data were analysed using PLS. This study is a type of quantitative research. Respondents were taken from the entire population of conventional and sharia bank customers in Jabodetabek (Greater Jakarta). The data were obtained by face-to-face interviews using questionnaire tools. The results suggested that respondents are generally aware of the existence of e-channel facilities of sharia banks. Respondents' interest in e-channel is influenced by the strengthening of awareness regarding the benefits offered. The respondents' high interest continues to the next stage, which is the interest in using e-channels.

COVID-19 and the Silver Lining in Health Care Technology.

COVID-19 and the Silver Lining in Health Care Technology.

University Students’ Attitudes Toward the Formal Integration of Facebook in Their Education: Investigation Guided by Rogers' Attributes of Innovation

The aim of the study was to examine students’ attitudes toward the formal integration of Facebook in their education at Al- Hussein Bin Talal University and to examine the relationship between their attitudes and their perceptions of Facebook’s attributes. The investigation was guided by Rogers' (2003) attributes of innovation. A descriptive method was adopted in which a questionnaire was used to collect data from 99 undergraduate university students from the college of education. The results show that the students have positive and high attitudes toward the formal integration of Facebook in their teaching. In addition, the students have positive perceptions of Facebook in terms of its relative advantage, ease of use, compatibility, trialability, and observability. Furthermore, Regression analysis showed that 46% of the variance of the students’ attitudes toward the formal integration of Facebook in their education can be accounted for by its linear relationship with the five independent variables: relative advantage, ease of use, compatibility, trialability, and observability. Based on the results, set of recommendations were provided.

Fruit Sector Strategic Management: An Exploration of Agro-food Chain Actors’ Perception of Market Sustainability of Apple Innovation

The fresh fruit industry is a highly dynamic sector in the food market. Fresh fruit chain actors have to adapt to the changing market environment in order to face upcoming challenges. The objective of this study is to analyze the market sustainability of red-fleshed apples (RFA) by exploring consumers’ and fresh fruit industry experts’ and stakeholders’ opinions in Italy and New Zealand. The study was carried out in Italy and New Zealand from December 2018 to June 2019 including 778 consumers and 29 expert and stakeholder interviews. Results show a promising market potential of RFA. Innovative attributes and nutritional value of RFA are the most important factors that push consumers’ interest and willingness to buy RFA. New Zealand consumers and women show a higher appreciation of RFA. The nutritional value of the fruit can be a strategic marketing management attribute especially for health-conscious consumers. However, experts think the market for RFA will develop slowly, and will remain a niche product. Some stakeholders are skeptical about consumer RFA appreciation, and fear that RFA are too radical a novelty on the market. The RFA may be perceived as not natural. There is the need to coordinate food chain stakeholders’ management practices on RFA. This allows to mitigate risks, set food standards acceptable for all chain stakeholders, and make sustainable economic investment on innovation.

Modeling entrepreneurial intent as a predictor of frugal innovation in university students

This study aimed to analyze the influence of entrepreneurial intention (EI) on the frugal innovation (FI) dimensions: open innovation (OI), sustainable innovation (SI), cost innovation (CI) and product innovation (PI), in the university context under the students’ perception. The quantitative approach and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for a sample of 694 undergraduate students at a Brazilian university. The analyzes confirmed a positive relationship between entrepreneurial intention and open innovation (H1); entrepreneurial intention and sustainable innovation (H2); entrepreneurial intention and cost innovation (H3); entrepreneurial intention and product innovation (H4). Thus, it was found that EI-FI is useful to demonstrate the degree that the student intends to undertake in a future moment, guided by the low cost technologies (CI) process, listed in new social and institutional structures (OI), which insert quality products and services (PI), using fewer resources (SI). As limitations, it is considered the lack of behavioral studies on the intention to undertake innovations, mainly in frugal innovations. Finally, it is recommended to carry out theoretical studies that contribute to the conceptualization, terminologies and attributes of frugal innovations.

Estimation of entropy optimization in Darcy-Forchheimer flow of Carreau-Yasuda fluid (non-Newtonian) with first order velocity slip

This research article elaborates the salient attributes of sundry variables i.e., Darcy-Forchheimer number, mixed convection parameter, porosity parameter, Weissenberg number, slip parameter, Prandtl number, activation energy parameter and chemical reaction parameter on the forced convective Darcy-forchheimer flow of non-Newtonian fluid (Carreau-Yasuda fluid) subject to stretchable and flat surface of the sheet. A general mathematical form of the entropy generation rate for Carreau-Yasuda fluid is derived in the presence of porosity irreversibility, fluid friction irreversibility, heat transfer irreversibility and Joule heating irreversibility through second law of thermodynamics. The fluid flow is saturated and magnetized through Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium and applied magnetic field. The energy equation is modeled in the presence of viscous dissipation. Series solutions are calculated by semi analytical method HAM. The behavior of pertinent flow parameters is discussed graphically. The main interest in giving to the engineering curiosity like velocity gradient and Nusselt number. The main theme of this research communication is to enhance the information of entropy optimized flow and heat and mass transport, and to inspire the investigators and analysts to scrutinize gradually innovative attributes that can take improvement on the entropy generation minimization.

Infusing visual analytics technology with business education: An exploratory investigation in fostering higher-order thinking in China

ABSTRACT Visual analytics technology enjoys a growing trend in data analysis and visualisation science. The potential of visual analytics application in classroom learning remains opaque. We integrated visual analytics tool in learning to examine higher-order thinking in terms of technology’s innovation attributes, learning satisfaction, and epistemological beliefs advancement. A cross-sectional survey of 247 undergraduate business students was conducted in a south China university. Result suggests that three features of visual analytics shared variance in satisfactory learning. This satisfactory VA-assisted learning predicts business students’ higher-order thinking, while the change in epistemological beliefs only occurs with satisfactory evaluation. Implications for education practitioners to adopt technological transformation have been provided.

Conceptions of digital libraries: an African perspective

PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to explore African conceptions of digital libraries from the perspective of the historical literature. This paper argues that the concept of digital libraries is a western creation and that there was a need for developing societies to develop their own conceptions to guide their own digital library development agenda.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a literature review. The paper makes use of publicly-available literature on the theme of digital libraries from both the Western and African perspectives. The search terms used were “digital libraries”, “Africa digital libraries”, “electronic libraries”, “information communication technologies/libraries” and “institutional repositories”. A total of 89 publications were examined for this purpose.FindingsThe analysis revealed that most of the initial digital library initiatives in Africa emanated from the west with African countries benefiting from international initiatives to expand access to information resources to bridge the global digital divide. However, due to a number of contextual challenges such as lack of sustainable funding and inadequate capacity and strategy, the development of digital libraries was hampered. Thus, even though digital libraries enjoy considerable goodwill, there remain negative conceptions of digital libraries in Africa.Practical implicationsInformation institutions in African countries must evolve a unified conception of digital libraries as this would largely drive the direction of digital library development towards achieving the developmental goals of the continent.Originality/valueThe study applies the attributes of innovation to explain contextual factors shaping African conceptions of digital libraries.

Innovation Types and Sales Growth in Small Firms: Evidence from Kosovo

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of different forms of innovation on firm growth, in terms of sales. A total of 278 samples were collected from SMEs in the manufacturing, service and trade industries throughout Kosovo. The data were analysed using a logistic regression analysis. The findings confirm the hypotheses that marketing innovation is positively associated with firm growth, while new to the firm products is negatively associated with firm growth. Other innovation attributes have resulted with non-significance value. The findings in this study can be useful for theoretical discussion, as well as for policy formulation related to introduction of innovation and SMEs development considering that innovation is critical factor in today’s market and competition. Further studies should look into how SMEs could investigate over time from the initial stage to the full development of innovation.

J.Co Donuts & Coffee’s Consumer Satisfaction

This research dicusses customer satisfaction. Researcher will use desriptive design in advance to get insight and understanding about research problem, and then the result from descriptive design will be used as input for conclusive research is 66 respondents. The result of this research shows that customers will be satisfacted to consumption J.Co Donuts, J.Pops Baby Donuts, J.Coffee, J.Cool and J.Club if J.Co Donuts & Coffee offered the good innovation attributes, change behavior, suitability of offering and quality of service.

The Role of Institution and Innovation Attributes in the Adoption of Integrated Crop Management Technology of Lowland Rice of West Bandung and Sumedang Districts

Studies on the role of institutions and innovation attributes in affecting the adoption of Integrated Plant Management Technology have been carried out in several subdistricts in West Bandung and Sumedang Districts, West Java Province. The objectives of this study were to: 1) describe the role of extension service institutions, farmer groups, and innovation attributes on the adoption of Integrated Plant Management, 2). analyze factors affecting the adoption of Integrated Plant Management, and 3) find strategies to increase the adoption of Integrated Plant Management. The study population was all group members who had participated in a program to increase rice-corn and soybean production (Pajale) with a total of 173 people in West Bandung District and 143 people in Sumedang District. A total of 124 people as sample were determined to follow the Slovin formula. Data and information were collected through interviews and direct observation to respondents using a closed questionnaire that has been tested for its validity and reliability. The results showed that the majority of respondents rated that; 1) the role of extension institutions, farmer groups, and innovation attributes were categorized as good; 2) extension institutions at the subdistrict level, farmer groups, and innovation attributes significantly affected (ά = 0.001) the adoption in both districts where R 2 = 0.962.