Easier Perception Research Articles

Productive Poor Perception Towards Easily Micro-Business Financing Based on Micro Waqf Banks in Indonesia

Indonesia still has the problem of poverty rates in the last five years, with the number of poverty data tending to decrease. The importance of ease of obtaining business financing is a great opportunity for the productive poor to improve welfare and get out of poverty. The research aims to determine the perception of micro waqf bank customers on the ease of obtaining micro-business financing, analyse the contribution to reducing poverty potential from the existence of micro waqf banks, and determine the performance of micro waqf banks in Banten province. The research used qualitative methods with a case study and descriptive approach analysis at a micro waqf bank in Banten province. The results showed that the agre or positive perception are ease of becoming a customer is 81%, the ease of the process of obtaining financing is 89.1%, the ease of guarantee is 97.9%, the ease of understanding the financing contract system is 77.8%, the ease of receiving financing is 95.1%, the ease of returning funding is 96.8% and the ease of participating in weekly halaqah activities is 98.9% and can reduce the potential for poverty by 0.49% in Banten Province. The research implications are that the easier perception it is for the productive poor to obtain micro-business financing, the faster it will reduce poverty and increase public trust in micro waqf banks in Indonesia. Further research needs to be strengthened to examine the relationship between aspects of convenience obtained by customers.

Physical Performance and Mobility Tests Using Telehealth: A Feasibility Study With Athletes.

Physical performance tests (PPTs) and mobility tests have been widely used in sports rehabilitation. However, the feasibility of PPTs and mobility tests via telehealth is unknown. To verify the feasibility of PPTs and mobility tests to assess athletes via telehealth. This is a feasibility study. Athletes enrolled in a sports team or club for at least 2years and with previous enrollment in a competitive league were recruited through advertisements on social media. The athletes included in this study (mean age = 25.9y, from different sports) performed a battery of PPTs and mobility tests for the lower-extremity or upper-extremity and trunk, according to their sport modality. The feasibility was assessed with recruitment, success, and dropout rates. In addition, athletes' perceptions of easiness, satisfaction, and safety during the lower-extremity or upper-extremity and trunk PPTs and mobility tests were assessed. Seventy-three athletes were included, between January and April 2021: 41 were allocated tothe lower-extremity and 32 to the upper-extremity and trunk PPTs and mobility test, according to their sports modality. The overall dropout rate was 20.55%; >89% of the athletes agreed that the PPTs and mobility tests via telehealth were easy to perform, >78% were satisfied, and >75% felt safe during the assessments. This study indicated that these 2 batteries of performance and mobility tests via telehealth are feasible to assess the lower and upper-extremities, and the trunk of athletes, considering the adherence, athletes' perception of easiness, satisfaction, and safety.

Platform for Learning and Virtual Reality in Animal Husbandry

Nowadays, digital technologies are extensively used in the field of education. Virtual and augmented reality and 3D technologies are entering the field of education at all educational levels. They are a prerequisite for the application of new approaches in the presentation of the educational content and its easier perception and assimilation by the learners. The paper presents an integrated platform for open science and educational resource sharing, as well as an environment for distance learning and data analysis in animal husbandry derived from the learning resources of a given course in the system. The research is aimed at developing a computer-aided framework in the field of digitized education and creating new educational resources for distance learning in animal husbandry.

EFFECT OF UNDERSTANDING LEVEL, READINESS LEVEL, AND PERCEPTION OF EASY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM MICRO ENTITY ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

This study examined the relationship between understanding level, readiness level, and perception of easiness to implementation of Financial Accounting Standards of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in the city of Bandung. The subjects in this study were 98 units of MSMEs registered at the Department of Cooperatives and MSMEs in Bandung. The method used in this study is a quantitative method with a descriptive and verification approach. To measure the classical assumption test, multiple linear regression analysis, and the coefficient of determination along with hypothesis test with SPSS for Windows version 23. The results indicate that there was a positive effect between understanding level and perception of easiness to implementation of Financial Accounting Standards of MSMEs and there is no effect between readiness level to implementation of Financial Accounting Standards of MSMEs on MSMEs in the city of Bandung. These three variables of the study gave an effective contribution as much as 19,9% while the rest came from other factors.

Publication of the 4th edition of “Immunology” by academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Rakhim M. Khaitov

A landmark event for specialists in immunology and specialties related to immunology took place this year. A fourth edition of the textbook, Immunology, has been published by the famous Russian immunologist and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rakhim Musaevich Khaitov. Compared to the previous edition issued in 2018, this version is a substantially updated and revised version, replenished with information obtained during this relatively short period by world immunology, one of the most rapidly developing areas of scientific knowledge. With all the complexity of modern immunology, this training manual has achieved a perfect form, consistent, and accessible presentation of the material following the latest international data. Attention is drawn to the appropriate placement of perfectly done illustrations that explain the text material and create liveliness, interest, and accessibility to its development. Special attention should be paid since the reader is fully prepared for easier perception of special clinic-oriented information, particularly, on allergies in the chapter, Allergic diseases, which was presented following the principles of evidence-based medicine, modern international and national guidelines, and consensus documents after getting acquainted with the deeply and easily presented material on the structure and function of the immune system.
 Undoubtedly, the textbook will be an irreplaceable guide for students and teachers of medical and biological educational institutions, researchers, and doctors of various specialties interested in immunology and allergology.

The song genre in the work of Ukrainian composers of the first half of the ХХth century: through the prism of folklore, kitsch, and hit

The purpose of the article is to consider the development of the genre of the song of the first half of the twentieth century. The methodology of the research is based on the historical and cultural and artistic methods of studying the genre of the song. The scientific novelty is to consider the genre of the song at different stages of its development (from folklore, amateur level, Kitsch, Biedermeier to a mass song, samples of socialist realist kitsch, pop culture, hits, etc.). Conclusion. The genre of songs during the first half of the twentieth century became one of the binding links of the "low" and "high" culture and due to its availability and easier perception, with frequent use of techniques and methods of Kitch, which later fallen the basis of pop culture, enabled the birth of such a The phenomenon as a hide, separate samples of which became a "classic", are popular today, taking their niche in the treasury of national musical culture.

Sensory perception of guar gum-induced thickening: Correlations with rheological analysis

This work studies the connection between the orally-perceived thickness and easiness to swallow of guar gum dispersions with their shear and extensional rheological properties. The concentration dependence of the orally-perceived thickness scales with the decimal logarithm of the extensional viscosity. The easiness in swallowing, as perceived by sensory testers, is linked to the Trouton's ratio and scales with the logarithm of the extensional viscosity. The transition of the polymers to the semi-dilute regime leads to a marked change to the Trouton's ratio and, above 0.75 g dL−1, its value closes to 5. This study concludes that extensional, rather more than shear viscosity, is responsible for the perception of thickness and easiness in swallowing; however, at higher concentrations, both viscosities become of importance in the regulation of oral polysaccharide flow.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENGGUNAAN FASILITAS E-FILLING DALAM PENYAMPAIAN SPT MASA OLEH WAJIB PAJAK DI KOTA BENGKULU

The title of this study is the factors that influence the use of e-filling tax facilities by taxpayers as a means of submitting effectively and efficiently annual notice (SPT) in Pratama tax service office of Bengkulu city. In the use of e-filling facilities, not all taxpayers use it for various reasons. This study aims to find out the empirical evidence of the influence of perception of usefulness (X1), perception of easiness (X2), complexity (X3), security and confidentiality (X4), taxpayer information technology readiness (X5), and counseling to taxpayers (X6) toward the intensity of behavior in the use of e-filling (y) in the Pratama tax service office of Bengkulu city. In this study, the samples taken were 100 taxpayers registered in the Pratama tax service office of Bengkulu City. Data collection is done through direct observation and surveys, and the data were obtained by distributing questionnaires to the respondents. This study uses Technology Acceptance Models (TAM) with the SPSS program. The results showed that the perception of usefulness (X1) had a significant positive influence on the intensity of behavior for the use of e-filling. Easiness perception (X2) had a positive significant influence on the intensity of behavior for the use of e-filling, Complexity (X3) had significant negative influence on the intensity of behavior for e-filling, security and confidentiality (X4) had significant positive influence on the intensity of behavior for filling the e-filling, taxpayer information technology readiness (X5) had a significant positive influence on the intensity of behavior for filling the e-filling, and counseling to taxpayers (X6) had a significant positive influence on the intensity of behavior for filling the e-filling. Keywords: Perception of Usability, Perception of Convenience, Complexity, Security and Confidentiality, Taxpayer Information Technology Readiness and counseling to Taxpayers on Behavioral Intensity in the Use of E-Filling.

Perceived Usefulness and Easiness of Information and Communication Technologies and Volunteering among Older Adults

ABSTRACT This study investigates the association between older adults’ perception of usefulness and easiness (PUE) of Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) and volunteering, and if this association differs across their income status. Data were obtained from the 2012 wave of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), and the sample was restricted to respondents aged between 60 and 84 (N = 901) and who completed the 2012 HRS technology module. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to examine the independent and joint influence of PUE of ICTs and of low-income status on volunteering. The results show that only people with high PUE engaged in more than 100 hours of volunteering among older adults after controlling for covariates. The positive effect of high PUE was found to be more significant in the low-income group. This is the first known research to investigate the PUE of ICTs and volunteering among older adults. This study expands the knowledge of volunteering among older adults by exploring ICTs which can be considered as one of the most influential macrosocial changes in the current society. Moreover, our findings provide some insights and an empirical foundation in volunteering programs for older adults of different PUE levels.

INFORMATION AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR REGARDING HOAXES INDICATORS

Hoaxes have become a common phenomenon in Indonesia. The Indonesian Telematics Society Survey shows that even though Indonesian people understand the way in recognizing hoaxes, they Indonesia are not sure of being able to immediately recognize hoaxes. Based on previous studies, there are two reasons that lead to lack of the assuredness, namely, the idleness in using thinking skills and ignorance of hoax indicators in the news they read. This study aims to find the correlation between avoidance behavior toward information that can indicate hoax, critical skill, and individual perception of easiness in obtaining the information regarding hoaxes. Information Avoidance Scale and the Critical Skill dimensions of the Digital Literacy Scale were adapted to Bahasa Indonesia to measure the tendency of information avoidance and critical skills. Whereas an instrument to measure the perception of the easiness to obtain information was constructed independently. The results indicate that critical skills and perceptions of the easiness to obtain information have a negative correlation with the tendency to avoid information. However, because the correlation is poor, critical skills and perceptions of the easiness to obtain information do not adequately explain a person's tendency to avoid information that can help him to recognize hoaxes.

Technology acceptance model for Augmented Reality and Building Information Modeling integration in the construction industry

The digitalization of the construction industry has immense potential for dramatically improving the industry’s practices. Concerning current measures in construction project management, the industry is still dependent on traditional construction methods. However, the application of fully automated techniques within the construction industry has not yet been a widespread practice. Thus, this may explain why there is a slow adaption of digital growth within the construction industry and specifically in developing countries. This study is aiming to investigate the acceptance of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Augmented Reality (AR) integration in the construction industry. To achieve this aim, Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM3) was utilized. The scope was narrowed down to four developing counties (Malaysia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey) and a questionnaire survey was developed and distributed between construction professionals in those countries for data collection purposes. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to develop the TAM, and a regression analysis is used to validate it. The developed TAM3 showed that users control over BIM-AR and perception of easiness of use has the highest influence on their perception of the system usefulness, which would positively affect their intention to use the system. Additionally, unlike the findings of the original TAM3, three variables of Image, Perception of External Control, and Voluntariness illustrate new relations which can be considered as a novel outcome. The outcomes of this study can be used to evaluate the acceptance of BIM-AR Integration in the construction industry context, and the developed TAM3 can be used for the development of new BIM-AR applications in developing countries as it can predict the BIM and AR users’ acceptance.

Application of a Relative Visual Performance Model in a Virtual Reality Immersive System.

As part of an evaluation process of user experience realism in a Virtual Reality (VR) system, we focus in this paper on one of the core characteristics of vision: the relationship between contrast and luminance. The experiment aims at validating in VR reaction time predictions given by Rea and Ouellette's model. The subjects have to distinguish, as fast as they can, a target object from an uniform background. Our results did not match the predictions of the model. Our subjects showed higher performance in performing the task than expected. At low level of contrast, our subjects could easily perceive a target they should not have been able to see at all. This is explained by the size of the visual field surrounding the target: at low level of visibility, the larger the surrounding, the easier perception the is. We conclude that the Rea and Ouellette's model could be applied in VR if a specific visual field size factor was added.

Can we make use of perception of questions' easiness in Delphi-like studies? Some results from an experiment with an alternative feedback

The main goal of this study is to investigate an alternative feedback for Delphi-like applications, based on a subgroup of elite panellists selected from their perception of questions' easiness, in order to increase the results' accuracy. The use of declared easiness perception is an old idea appearing in the earliest studies by Rand Corporation members, but rarely explored in recent publications. We ran an experiment with 79 students and 43 questions in 2015 and 2016, where the treatment subgroup received the assembled elite feedback, and the control subgroup received statistics based on all panellists. The results did not show a statistically significant predominance of higher accuracy with feedback based on the elite subgroup, although correlation between accuracy and easiness perception was not negligible.

Evolution of Tourist Regionalization in Bulgaria: Objectives, Approaches and Results

The issue of defining tourist regions in Bulgaria and their management has been discussed in the country over the last 50 years and is still relevant nowadays. So far, many attempts have been made to develop an acceptable solution in regards of the nature, functions and scope of the tourist regions in the country but for a number of reasons and in different political and economic context they have not been successful. At the same time, the need for tourist regionalization in Bulgaria has been recognized by almost all stakeholders in the tourism sector over the last 10-15 years. The aim of this article is to review and compare the existing tourist regionalization schemes of the country, thus allowing to trace the evolution of tourist regionalization and to highlight the main theoretical deficiencies, as well as the underestimation of scientific principles and approaches that underlie its practical inapplicability. The comparative analysis covers all concepts developed over the last 50 years that present a specific scheme of tourist regions, taking into account the relevant explanatory notes. For the purpose of the comparison, 9 criteria have been selected, which refer both to the approach and objectives, and to the specific schemes and their compliance with basic practical requirements. The results of the comparative analysis are chronologically presented in a table for their clearer and easier perception. The analysis has shown that the numerous tourist regionalization concepts of Bulgaria differ greatly in objectives, approaches and tools applied, and respectively provide different results in terms of country coverage, taxonomy, degree of the schemes’ details, etc. It has also shown significant differences in the tourist structuring of the country’s territory, which are more visible in the period after 1990. The development of a methodologically sound, politically acceptable and applicable scheme of tourist regions is a difficult political and scientific task but it is achievable through a reasonable compromise between the theory and the views of key stakeholders, in compliance with legislation and in the context of its objectives. The effectiveness of tourist regionalization for the purposes of tourism policy and destination marketing ultimately depends on its practical implementation. Otherwise, it could be considered merely as an “academic” exercise, which may have a scientific but not an applied value.

Investigating the Role of Internet of Things in Knowledge Management Systems (Case Study: Offering A Resource Description Model Based on Ontological Study of Smart Store Management (Smart Shopping Cart)

Rapid changes in the knowledge management (KM) area are substantially dependent on the considerable progresses made by the mankind in the information technology (IT) during these years. In fact, Internet of Things (IoT), as part of the applied technologies in the IT world, has rendered feasible the fast growth and sharing of knowledge. IoT records the data pertinent to the natural phenomena and classifies and calculates them for the purpose of facilitating a better and easier perception thereby to enable the human beings better perceive the phenomena. The quality of achieving an integrated source in regard of resource description is an important challenge in IoT for a large number of heterogeneous devices.According to the absence of an integrated description model for IoT devices, the present article tries proposing an ontology-based resource description model (ORDM). These resources in IoT include the description of such classes as specifications, statuses, controls, situations, performances, histories and privacies inherent of the things. The ontology-based description model (ORDM) can be completely implemented for the performance optimization of a smart store through its offering of a smart shopping cart. The experiment results indicated that the proposed model is of a considerable applied value and prospect in the optimization of devices’ access and business performance in IoT.

Analisis Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) pada Sistem E-Learning Universitas Advent Indonesia

E-learning system merupakan salah satu elemen pendukung dalam kegiatan proses belajar mengajar, dimana proses tersebut dilakukan melalui media internet. Para pelajar maupun pengajar berinteraksi tanpa bertatap muka secara langsung. E-learning system yang digunakan pada Universitas Advent Indonesia adalah Moodle. Dengan adanya Moodle ini para mahasiswa dapat mengumpulkan tugas dan mengunduh materi perkuliahan yang diberikan oleh dosen. Sedangkan bagi dosen dapat mengunggah materi perkuliahan dan mengunduh tugas yang sudah dikumpulkan oleh para mahasiswa. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui apakah seluruh menu dalam Moodle telah digunakan secara optimal atau tidak, dan (2) untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh persepsi manfaat dan kemudahan dalam penerimaan pengguna terhadap Moodle Universitas Advent Indonesia. Sedangkan hasil dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Penerimaan Moodle pada Fakultas Teknologi Informasi Universitas Advent Indonesia dinyatakan baik, (2) penggunaan keseluruhan menu dalam Moodle belum optimal, dan (3) persepsi manfaat dan kemudahan mempengaruhi penerimaan pengguna terhadap Moodle.

La actitud del vendedor ante las innovaciones tecnológicas y su influencia en su desempeño en las ventas

El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar cómo la actitud que tienen los vendedores ante la tecnología puede representar un factor decisivo en la implementación de los procesos de automatización de la fuerza de ventas (AFV). Se parte del modelo de aceptación tecnológica (tam, por su sigla en inglés), que asume que la actitud viene determinada por la utilidad percibida y por la facilidad de uso de esta, e introducimos como novedad en el modelo su relación con el desempeño. Se contrasta el modelo conceptual en una muestra de vendedores colombianos a través de un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados establecen que la percepción de la facilidad de uso de la tecnología influye positivamente en su utilidad percibida, al igual que la percepción de facilidad de uso influye positivamente en la actitud hacia su uso. Sin embargo, la utilidad percibida de la tecnología no muestra una relación directa frente a la actitud hacia su uso, y de igual forma no existe relación directa entre la actitud hacia el uso y el desempeño en ventas.

PENGARUH PERSEPSI GURU SMP TERHADAP MINAT MEMANFAATKAN INTERNET SEBAGAI SUMBER BELAJAR

This study is aimed at measuring the teachers’ interest in using internet as the source of study related with the variables perception of information technology, easiness, and risk. The measurement of the variables’ influence is conducted to find out the teachers’ readiness in using internet in their teaching. The samples of the study are the teachers of either public or private junior high schools in Surakarta residence. The data used in this study is the primary data gained by distributing questionaires randomly. The result of the analysis is that the technology perception positively influences the teachers’ interest in using internet as the source of study as much as 0.441 while the easiness perception does the same thing as much as 0.465. On the other hand, the risk perception contributes negative influence of 0.117. The junior high school teachers’ decision to use internet as the source of study is 51.3% influenced by the preception of information technology, the easiness perception, and the risk perception while 48.7% is influenced by other factors excluded in this study. The results of this study can be used as a basis for policy making resource development of teachers.Keywords: information technology, easiness, rick, interest

Students’ intention to take online courses in high school: A structural equation model of causality and determinants

Offering an online integrated high-school course or subject for the first time involves many challenges. Better understanding the factors that affect students' willingness to participate in the experience could provide support for better implementation of such a strategic initiative. In addition, it is important to understand how personal factors can influence the success of such an endeavour. This study develops a comprehensive structural equation model that captures most causal factors related to offering a high-school course online for the first time. A sample of public and private secondary school students (Grades 10, 11 and 12) in Abu Dhabi were administered an online survey regarding offering free online courses. The instrument was reviewed by other experts in curriculum, information technology and teaching and learning. The final instrument contained dimensions related to student perception of ease of use of e-learning, usefulness, self-efficacy, skills, style, student self-reported performance in certain subjects, use of social media, school support, teacher support, general support, access to the internet, and preferences behavioural intentions to use e-learning. The analysis provides a structural equation model with acceptable statistical fits and with many significant causal relationships. The paths representing direct and indirect effects of the construct predictors on intention to use provided statistical evidence of the validity of the 13 component predictors. Results show significant links between intention to use e-learning, perception of easiness, perception of usefulness, and other factors such as user characteristics and support. Use of social network affect intention to use e-learning indirectly thorough other variables. Limitations and implications of the study in general and as it concerns Abu Dhabi are highlighted.

Assessment of endocervical and endometrial damage inflicted by embryo transfer trial: a hysteroscopic evaluation

The aim was to assess the endocervical and endometrial damage inflicted by embryo transfer trial using office hysteroscopy. Seventy-five consecutive infertile women who underwent office hysteroscopy were enrolled. Hysteroscopy was performed immediately after embryo transfer trial. The relationship between clinical perception of easiness of transfer, presence of blood on the catheter, degree of endocervical and endometrial damage was examined. In the difficult transfer group, minor and moderate endocervical lesions were noted in 35% and 24% of the cases, respectively. The respective figures for the easy transfer group were 19% and 3% (P > .05). There was a statistically significant concordance between the perceived difficulty of transfer and degree of endometrial damage ( P < 0.05). Of interest, in the easy transfer group, 32% of the patients had minor, 3% moderate and 65% no endometrial damage. The respective figures were 42%, 29% and 29% in the difficult transfer group. There was blood on the catheter in 25%, 56% and 71% of the easy, moderate and difficult transfer groups, respectively. There was a statistically significant concordance between the perceived difficulty of embryo transfer and presence of blood on the catheter ( P < 0.05). These results suggest that clinical perception of difficulty of transfer and the presence of blood on the catheter are directly associated with endometrial disruption.