Website Features Research Articles

HOW DOES COVID-19 PANDEMIC EFFECT ONLINE SHOPPING IN E-COMMERCE?

The E-commerce Industry has many changes that affect both the industry and the scope of competition. In this study, online shopping was examined with the factors affecting customer evaluation in the Covid-19 pandemic. During Covid-19, shopping is mostly done online because people are at home. A quantitative method with a questionnaire was applied to 150 active online customers to determine customer evaluation for online shopping. Demographic characteristics, gender, age, marital status, and graduation impact analysis were found to affect online shopping. Minimizing the problems in shipping processes and increasing payment options are important findings. Social media was found to be a significant commercial potential for online shopping during the Covid-19 period. The effect of Trust, Cargo Tracking, Website Features, and Satisfaction was examined. It was determined that there was a negative relationship between Trust and Cargo-Tracking in the Covid-19 period. It was concluded that a positive shipping process increases confidence in Covid-19 period. It was determined that bad features of the websites negatively affect customers' trust. Finally, it has been found that

Keyword Selection Strategies in Search Engine Optimization: How Relevant is Relevance?

We build an empirical framework using search queries and organic click data which provides model-based guidance to SEO practitioners for keyword selection and web content creation. Specifically, we study how search characteristics (search query popularity, search query competition, search query specificity, and search intent) and website characteristics (content relevance and online authority) interact to affect the expected organic clicks as well as the organic rank a website receives from the search engine result page (SERP). It is often thought that content relevance is a key factor to improve the effectiveness of SEO. We find, however, that content relevance is an important factor in driving organic clicks only when the consumer is farther along in the customer journey and searching for ways to purchase a product. Whereas, when the customer is at the awareness stage and looking for product information, online authority is the key driver of organic clicks.

Website Interactivity’s Effects on Revisit Intention: A Moderated-Mediation Analysis of the Particulate Matter Issue in South Korea

ABSTRACT This study uses four manipulated versions of a website that provides particulate matter (PM) information, by differentiating the degree of interactivity of website features, to examine the effect of interactivity on systematic processing and behavioral intention. The data from the online experiment show that the medium level of interactivity was effective for enhancing systematic processing and, in turn, increased intentions to learn about the website. In addition, this relationship was especially emphasized for those who had negative preexisting PM attitudes. The findings contribute to developing the framework of interactivity research and provide suggestions for website design.

PSIX-38 Program Chair Poster Pick: Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture: A Web Hub for Biosecurity to Protect the Herd and Flock

Abstract Many websites do not provide comprehensive information and resources on farm-level agricultural biosecurity, so those seeking recommendations may need to consult more than one website. With extramural funding, we created a new, more comprehensive biosecurity website with resources applicable across the United States. The site facilitates discovery and utilization of information, planning, and training resources that are focused on livestock biosecurity. The Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture website (https://healthyagriculture.org) features information organized around three key mission areas or objectives: Prevent, Detect and Respond. The information on the site is appropriate for farm-level users, and includes training resources for youth or those working with youth; veterinarians; and other service providers. Planning resources include a risk assessment, an example biosecurity plan, a biosecurity plan template, and a crisis communications plan template. There is also a modular biosecurity plan-builder designed in a password-protected learning management system where users can save their plan. To attract traffic, a blog and a biosecurity community forum (at https://forums.healthyagriculture.org) keep the site fresh. Monthly Google analytics reports provide insights into how people get to and use the site, allowing adjustments to be made to increase traffic and time on the site. Funding for this effort is partially supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, under award number 2015-69004-23273.

How Do University Students’ Web Search Behavior, Website Characteristics, and the Interaction of Both Influence Students’ Critical Online Reasoning?

The Internet has become one of the main sources of information for university students’ learning. Since anyone can disseminate content online, however, the Internet is full of irrelevant, biased, or even false information. Thus, students’ ability to use online information in a critical-reflective manner is of crucial importance. In our study, we used a framework for the assessment of students’ critical online reasoning (COR) to measure university students’ ability to critically use information from online sources and to reason on contentious issues based on online information. In addition to analyzing students’ COR by evaluating their open-ended short answers, we also investigated the students’ web search behavior and the quality of the websites they visited and used during this assessment. We analyzed both the number and type of websites as well as the quality of the information these websites provide. Finally, we investigated to what extent students’ web search behavior as well as the quality of the used website contents are related to higher task performance. To investigate this question, we used five computer-based performance tasks and asked 160 students from two German universities to perform a time-restricted open web search to respond to the open-ended questions presented in the tasks. The written responses were evaluated by two independent human raters. To analyze the students’ browsing history, we developed a coding manual and conducted a quantitative content analysis for a subsample of 50 students. The number of visited webpages per participant per task ranged from 1 to 9. Concerning the type of website, the participants relied especially on established news sites and Wikipedia. For instance, we found that the number of visited websites and the critical discussion of sources provided on the websites correlated positively with students’ scores. The identified relationships between students’ web search behavior, their performance in the CORA tasks, and the qualitative website characteristics are presented and critically discussed in terms of limitations of this study and implications for further research.

Rfam 14: expanded coverage of metagenomic, viral and microRNA families.

Rfam is a database of RNA families where each of the 3444 families is represented by a multiple sequence alignment of known RNA sequences and a covariance model that can be used to search for additional members of the family. Recent developments have involved expert collaborations to improve the quality and coverage of Rfam data, focusing on microRNAs, viral and bacterial RNAs. We have completed the first phase of synchronising microRNA families in Rfam and miRBase, creating 356 new Rfam families and updating 40. We established a procedure for comprehensive annotation of viral RNA families starting with Flavivirus and Coronaviridae RNAs. We have also increased the coverage of bacterial and metagenome-based RNA families from the ZWD database. These developments have enabled a significant growth of the database, with the addition of 759 new families in Rfam 14. To facilitate further community contribution to Rfam, expert users are now able to build and submit new families using the newly developed Rfam Cloud family curation system. New Rfam website features include a new sequence similarity search powered by RNAcentral, as well as search and visualisation of families with pseudoknots. Rfam is freely available at https://rfam.org.

Europe PMC in 2020

Europe PMC (https://europepmc.org) is a database of research articles, including peer reviewed full text articles and abstracts, and preprints - all freely available for use via website, APIs and bulk download. This article outlines new developments since 2017 where work has focussed on three key areas: (i) Europe PMC has added to its core content to include life science preprint abstracts and a special collection of full text of COVID-19-related preprints. Europe PMC is unique as an aggregator of biomedical preprints alongside peer-reviewed articles, with over 180 000 preprints available to search. (ii) Europe PMC has significantly expanded its links to content related to the publications, such as links to Unpaywall, providing wider access to full text, preprint peer-review platforms, all major curated data resources in the life sciences, and experimental protocols. The redesigned Europe PMC website features the PubMed abstract and corresponding PMC full text merged into one article page; there is more evident and user-friendly navigation within articles and to related content, plus a figure browse feature. (iii) The expanded annotations platform offers ∼1.3 billion text mined biological terms and concepts sourced from 10 providers and over 40 global data resources.

Impact of online mental health screening tools on help-seeking, care receipt, and suicidal ideation and suicidal intent: Evidence from internet search behavior in a large U.S. cohort

IntroductionMost people with psychiatric illnesses do not receive treatment for almost a decade after disorder onset. Online mental health screens reflect one mechanism designed to shorten this lag in help-seeking, yet there has been limited research on the effectiveness of screening tools in naturalistic settings. Material and methodsWe examined a cohort of persons directed to a mental health screening tool via the Bing search engine (n = 126,060). We evaluated the impact of tool content on later searches for mental health self-references, self-diagnosis, care seeking, psychoactive medications, suicidal ideation, and suicidal intent. Website characteristics were evaluated by pairs of independent raters to ascertain screen type and content. These included the presence/absence of a suggestive diagnosis, a message on interpretability, as well as referrals to digital treatments, in-person treatments, and crisis services. ResultsUsing machine learning models, the results suggested that screen content predicted later searches with mental health self-references (AUC = 0·73), mental health self-diagnosis (AUC = 0·69), mental health care seeking (AUC = 0·61), psychoactive medications (AUC = 0·55), suicidal ideation (AUC = 0·58), and suicidal intent (AUC = 0·60). Cox-proportional hazards models suggested individuals utilizing tools with in-person care referral were significantly more likely to subsequently search for methods to actively end their life (HR = 1·727, p = 0·007). DiscussionOnline screens may influence help-seeking behavior, suicidal ideation, and suicidal intent. Websites with referrals to in-person treatments could put persons at greater risk of active suicidal intent. Further evaluation using large-scale randomized controlled trials is needed.

Features of patient-education websites for patients with chronic kidney disease: an analysis of recommended websites

BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) requires lifelong self-management. With the rise in access to the Internet, many CKD patients and their caregivers increasingly use the internet for information on CKD self-management. A recent environmental scan by Smekal et al. identified 11 CKD-related websites that covered the greatest number of content areas. This paper aims to evaluate these 11 selected websites in order to identify those that most effectively address content areas relevant to patients with CKD.MethodsEach website was assessed for information to 6 content areas: diet, physical activity, financial information, emotional support, general CKD information, and medication adherence. A three-tiered scoring metric was used in which a 0 was given if a content area was completely unaddressed, a (+) was given for a category that was generally addressed, and a (++) was given for a category that was addressed with actionable guidance.ResultsWhile CKD information and diet were very comprehensively covered with scores of 11 (++) and 8 (++), respectively; physical activity, emotional support and medication adherence received the fewest (++) scores (3 for physical activity and five for both emotional support and medication adherence). For each content area, recommendations are made for websites that are particularly useful. Common themes for these highlighted websites include specific instructions, multiple modalities of information, downloadable and printable resources, and contact references for personal inquiries.ConclusionThe recommended websites can help CKD patients and caregivers utilize the most applicable information for their specific self-management needs. Website improvements related to physical activity, emotional support, and financial information for persons with CKD are warranted.

Unpacking the influence of flight booking websites to e-loyalty: empirical evidence from South East Asian Millennials

This study aims to understand how Southeast Asian Millennials become loyal to a flight booking website, using the results of an online survey and a E-loyalty model, and structural equation modeling. The findings show that good utilitarian features of websites can significantly increase brand equity and positive online experience (flow) of website users while good hedonic features of websites can significantly increase positive online experience and trust of website users. Brand equity, positive online experience and trust have a direct and significant effect on e-loyalty. When the brand equity of a website, positive online experience and trust of website users are higher, the e-loyalty of millennial customers towards the website is higher. The effect of utilitarian features on trust and hedonic features on brand equity are found to be insignificant. Nevertheless, all the other hypotheses are accepted. This study has successfully expanded Bilgihan’s E-loyalty model application to a different product (flight booking websites) and geographical location (Southeast Asia), proving its generalizability.

The Abortion Web Ecosystem: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Trustworthiness and Bias.

BackgroundPeople use the internet as a primary source for learning about medical procedures and their associated safety profiles and risks. Although abortion is one of the most common procedures worldwide among women in their reproductive years, it is controversial and highly politicized. Substantial scientific evidence demonstrates that abortion is safe and does not increase a woman’s future risk for depressive disorders or infertility. The extent to which information found on the internet reflects these medical facts in a trustworthy and unbiased manner is not known.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to collate and describe the trustworthiness and political slant or bias of web-based information about abortion safety and risks of depression and infertility following abortion.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of internet websites using 3 search topics: (1) is abortion safe?, (2) does abortion cause depression?, and (3) does abortion cause infertility? We used the Google Adwords tool to identify the search terms most associated with those topics and Google’s search engine to generate databases of websites related to each topic. We then classified and rated each website in terms of content slant (pro-choice, neutral, anti-choice), clarity of slant (obvious, in-between, or difficult/can’t tell), trustworthiness (rating scale of 1-5, 5=most trustworthy), type (forum, feature, scholarly article, resource page, news article, blog, or video), and top-level domain (.com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, or international domain). We compared website characteristics by search topic (safety, depression, or infertility) using bivariate tests. We summarized trustworthiness using the median and IQR, and we used box-and-whisker plots to visually compare trustworthiness by slant and domain type.ResultsOur search methods yielded a total of 111, 120, and 85 unique sites for safety, depression, and infertility, respectively. Of all the sites (n=316), 57.3% (181/316) were neutral, 35.4% (112/316) were anti-choice, and 7.3% (23/316) were pro-choice. The median trustworthiness score was 2.7 (IQR 1.7-3.7), which did not differ significantly across topics (P=.409). Anti-choice sites were less trustworthy (median score 1.3, IQR 1.0-1.7) than neutral (median score 3.3, IQR 2.7-4.0) and pro-choice (median score 3.7, IQR 3.3-4.3) sites. Anti-choice sites were also more likely to have slant clarity that was “difficult to tell” (41/112, 36.6%) compared with neutral (25/181, 13.8%) or pro-choice (4/23, 17.4%; P<.001) sites. A negative search term used for the topic of safety (eg, “risks”) produced sites with lower trustworthiness scores than search terms with the word “safety” (median score 1.7 versus 3.7, respectively; P<.001).ConclusionsPeople seeking information about the safety and potential risks of abortion are likely to encounter a substantial amount of untrustworthy and slanted/biased abortion information. Anti-choice sites are prevalent, often difficult to identify as anti-choice, and less trustworthy than neutral or pro-choice sites. Web searches may lead the public to believe abortion is riskier than it is.

Endometriosis on the Internet – Myths or Facts?

Study ObjectiveTo determine the extent of misinformation of endometriosis portrayed online by assessing accuracy and completeness of common websites.DesignAn online search identified the top 20 websites for 4 search engines. Videos and duplicates were excluded. An 82-item questionnaire with categories for characteristics, diagnosis and treatment assessed accuracy and completeness each for a score out of 15.SettingN/APatients or ParticipantsOnline review (n=34 websites)InterventionsN/AMeasurements and Main ResultsMost websites were news-related (44.1%) and healthcare (26.5%). Websites with affiliations had significantly higher accuracy (15, IQR 0) than those without (12, IQR 4.0) (p=0.001). Healthcare/advocacy websites had significantly higher accuracy (15, IQR 1.25) than other types (13, IQR 4.5) (p=0.034). Those with references had significantly higher completeness (8, IQR 3.0) than those without (4, IQR 2.0). Non-news-related websites had significantly higher accuracy (14, IQR 3.0 vs. 12, IQR 4.0) (p=0.025) and completeness (7, IQR 3.0 vs. 4, IQR 5.0) (p=0.009) than news-related websites.A higher % of complex words (20.0%, IQR 5.71) had significantly higher completeness (p=0.014). A higher Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES) (45.8, IQR 17.5) trended towards higher completeness (p=0.086).Reported symptoms included dysmenorrhea (97.1%), infertility (88.2%) and dyspareunia (82.4%). Cancer was mentioned in 41.1% of websites. Diagnostic laparoscopy was most commonly reported (91.0%) than ultrasound (88.3%). Common therapeutics included the oral contraceptive pill (79.4%), laparoscopy (70.6%), NSAIDs (67.6%), and GnRH agonists (64.7%). Hysterectomy (59.0%) was mentioned more than progestins (53.0%).Overall, 18/34 (53%) of websites contained inaccurate/misleading statements.ConclusionCertain website characteristics may indicate higher accuracy or completeness such as website type or references/affiliations. Most websites accurately reported symptoms, however misconceptions included a dramatized cancer risk, lack of use of ultrasound for diagnosis, and a false need for diagnostic laparoscopy before treatment. Laparoscopy was mentioned more than common first-line medications. Most websites contained inaccurate/misleading statements which highlights the importance of directing patients to evidence-based resources.

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia.

(Reprinted with permission from The American Journal of Psychiatry 2020; 177:868-872).

Manakah yang Lebih Diminati Masyarakat?: Bukalapak, Tokopedia atau Shopee

One of the drivers of technological advances is the Internet, which led to the occurrence of shifting trading patterns from offline to online. But the problem is that some users of e-marketplace services, such as Bukalapak, Tokopedia, and Shopee do not know what is most interested by the community. Therefore we need to do the research which one is most interested by the community. In this research conducted observations and analyses of Website features, featured Website features, promotions what is done and by using Google Trend, in a way by comparing the three e-marketplace. The results of this study are used to find out which people are most interested in and for reference in choosing e-marketplace for the perpetrators of small and medium enterprises (SMES) or the public.

Manakah yang Lebih Diminati Masyarakat?: Bukalapak, Tokopedia atau Shopee

One of the drivers of technological advances is the Internet, which led to the occurrence of shifting trading patterns from offline to online. But the problem is that some users of e-marketplace services, such as Bukalapak, Tokopedia, and Shopee do not know what is most interested by the community. Therefore we need to do the research which one is most interested by the community. In this research conducted observations and analyses of Website features, featured Website features, promotions what is done and by using Google Trend, in a way by comparing the three e-marketplace.&nbsp; The results of this study are used to find out which people are most interested in and for reference in choosing e-marketplace for the perpetrators of small and medium enterprises (SMES) or the&nbsp; public.

Providing a Model for Promoting E-Businesses Using Website Optimization

The growth of computer-related technologies and the development of Internet in the world caused moving traditional businesses towards electronic, in addition to it, website-based startup businesses have been established. These businesses are faced with much larger target market than before, but reaching to a larger target market requires to cross from filter of search engines and to stay in the heart of customers and Internet users by their performance. This paper presents a model for promoting e-businesses using website optimization by studying previous studies in relation with electronic customer relationship management and website optimization techniques for search engines. The model consists of three main criteria of optimization of website features, on-page optimization and off-page optimization; each criterion contains sub-criteria that includes a total of 21 sub-criteria, after examining the criteria and sub-criteria using the hierarchical analysis process, a questionnaire was prepared to rank the criteria and sub-criteria and it was provided online to the web developers using the Press Line website. A large number of experts of Web design and development were invited by sending an invitation to social networks to participate. Ultimately the model was approved by analyzing the results and off-page optimization criteria had the highest importance and on-page optimization criteria had the least importance.

Where are We Now in Providing Medical Information in the Digital Space? A Benchmark Survey of PhactMI™ Member Companies.

The Pharma Collaboration for Transparent Medical Information (phactMI™) benchmarking survey was conducted to evaluate the use of technology and websites associated with the medical information (MI) departments of 27 biopharmaceutical companies in the United States. The e-survey was administered to phactMI™ members between December 2017 and February 2018 and included closed and open-ended questions with 7 distinct categories: existence of a MI website, content type available following a search query, website functions, search engine optimization (SEO), website traffic, internal communications/analytics, and additional technology capabilities. Survey findings noted that 20 companies own a MI-specific website through which MI services are provided to healthcare providers (HCPs). When asked about the dissemination of MI content through varying formats, survey results indicated Portable Document Format (PDF) to be the most common (18/27), followed by videos (8/27), presentations (5/27), infographics (3/27), and Hypertext Markup Language (3/27). Many companies have a responsive design website (19/25), webform (24/25), and a 1-800 number (22/25) for MI services. Few companies have a live chat (10/25) or a chatbot (1/25) and 9 of 25 said that content is searchable on Google™. Although website traffic varied among companies, a significant driver of this appeared to be whether the site is indexed. While most of the member companies have a MI website, there is significant room for improvement in content formats available as part of a search. Traditional website features, such as search functionality and webform, are commonly available on websites; however, newer technologies, such as chatbot and live chat, are less featured. Across most member companies, there is also a need for improvement in increasing website traffic, Google™ indexing, and SEO.

Increasing the travel agency’s leading positions by optimizing its website

Purpose – to study website’s work and content of the travel agency on the example of the "Laspi" travel agency, identify its technical properties and offer methods to increase the web-resource leading position in the Yandex and Google search engines by performing SEO-analysis.&#x0D; Design/Method/Research approach. Internet resources SEO-analysis.&#x0D; Findings.The travel product promotion directly depends on the travel market participants' advertising tools' effectiveness, mainly travel agents. It is determined that one of the new technologies that increase the advertising effectiveness, in particular via the travel agencies’ web resources, is SEO-technology. The authors Identified technical shortcomings of its operation, mainly related to search queries statistics, the subject site visits, the semantic core operation, the site improvement, the site increasing citation, and the number of persistent references in the network. It is proved that updating site development, changing its environment, analyzing user behavior, namely the Og Properties micro markup, updating HTML tags, analytical programs placing, iframe objects selection, and other activities, increase the content uniqueness. As a result, search engines scanned the site, and the search results took first place for the positions essential for the web resource.&#x0D; Originality/Value. The leading positions increasing mechanism application, website operation optimization allow search engines to bring it to the TOP of the most popular travel sites.&#x0D; Theoretical implications. To optimize the web resource operation, a mechanism for improving its leading position is proposed that includes three steps: the general website characteristics of marketing, SEO-analysis, recommendations provision.&#x0D; Practical implications. The research is practical in improving the site’s technical operation and increasing its leading position in Yandex and Google search engines.&#x0D; Research limitations/Future research. Further research aims at the site further analysis after making the proposed changes to its operation.&#x0D; Paper type – empirical.&#x0D;

Leveraging Interdisciplinary Teams to Develop and Implement Secure Websites for Behavioral Research: Applied Tutorial.

Behavioral researchers are increasingly using interactive digital platforms, either as standalone or supplementary intervention tools, to facilitate positive changes in research participants’ health habits. Research-oriented interactive websites optimally offer a variety of participatory mediums, such as blogs, user-driven content, or health activities. Owing to the multidirectional features of interactive websites, and a corresponding need to protect research participants’ identity and data, it is paramount that researchers design ethical platforms that ensure privacy and minimize loss of anonymity and confidentiality. Authentication (ie, digital verification of one’s identity) of interactive sites is one viable solution to these concerns. Although previous publications have addressed ethical requirements related to authenticated platforms, few applied guidelines in the literature facilitate adherence to ethical principles and legally compliant study protocols during all phases of research website creation (feasibility, design, implementation, and maintenance). Notably, to remain compliant with ethical standards and study protocols, behavioral researchers must collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure that the authenticated site remains secure and usable in all stages of the project. In this tutorial, we present a case study conducted at a large research university. Through iterative and practical recommendations, we detail lessons learned from collaborations with the Institutional Review Board, legal experts, and information technology teams. Although the intricacies of our applied tutorial may require adaptations based on each institution’s technological capacity, we are confident that the core takeaways are universal and thus useful to behavioral researchers creating ethically responsible and compliant interactive websites.

Culturally Sensitive Website Elements and Features: A Cross-National Comparison of Websites from Selected Countries

The goal of this case study is to compare websites from 9 different countries&#8213;Austria, Chile, China, Japan, Latvia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the US and the Czech Republic&#8213;and, based on this comparison, to provide the missing linking of website elements with cultural dimensions for better cultural adaptation of web content. Hofstede&#8217;s cultural dimensions were used for the selection of countries for this study. To examine the influence of culture on websites, countries with extreme values of cultural dimensions were selected. An important benefit is that this study takes into account all of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, including the latest one (indulgence vs restraint). For each country 50 websites were selected from areas that most closely reflect the culture of the country. The main focus was on the selection of an appropriate representative sample of websites for each state. A total of 450 pages was analyzed. For each website, 42 web elements determined as the most important were monitored. Moreover, the presence of various types of social networks and five general characteristics were monitored. The findings show that culture influences website design. The results of this study reveal a connection between website elements and Hofstede&#8217;s cultural dimensions. For example, headlines are important for countries with a high value of individualism, uncertainty avoidance, and a low value of power distance and indulgence. Newsletters are associated with a high value of indulgence and a low value of long-term orientation and search option with a high value of power distance. Overall, about 20 culturally sensitive website elements were identified. The study also provides a comprehensive overview of website characteristics for each of the selected countries. For UX designers, web localization specialists, academicians, and web developers, this study provides an original view into culturally sensitive website elements and features.