Websites In Terms Research Articles

Evaluation of COVID-19 related myths on websites in terms of infodemia: A content analysis

Amaç: COVID-19 yanıtının merkezindeki infodemiyle mücadelede web sitelerinin incelenmesi kritiktir. COVID-19 pandemisinde mücadele edilen 10 mit konusu ile ilgili dijital medyada dolaşan bilgilerin bilgi düzensizliği spektrumu içinde incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Google arama motoru üzerinden ulaşılabilen halka açık internet sayfaları incelenerek gerçekleştirilen kesitsel tipte tanımlayıcı bir araştırmadır. Gerekli etik ve idari izinler alındı. Çalışmada 16-22 Kasım 2020 aralığında 200 web sitesi incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Web sitelerinin 83 (%41.5)’ünde en az bir bilgi düzensizliği örneği saptanmıştır. En fazla bilgi düzensizliği örneklerine (%21.2) “takviye gıda” konusunda rastlanmıştır (p

Websites and Scientific Publishing: A Theoretical Study

This study dealt with two aspects, where the first aspect touched upon the concept of websites in terms of their components, types, technical characteristics, in addition to the most important steps and methods of evaluating them. In its research, the study used the descriptive approach, in which it relied on the intellectual output published in the field. The study ended with several results, the most important of which was that it is not possible to ignore the tremendous development in the field of scientific publishing via websites, which is known as electronic publishing, and its importance in delivering information faster to the final beneficiary compared to its paper counterpart as a result of the ease of use of its tools. The study also recommends several recommendations, including the importance of finding and evaluating websites, adopting their reliability of them, and publishing through them for the advantages they enjoy. Which receives scientific research and is subject to censorship and is concerned with international publishing standards

The reliability of trabeculectomy surgical videos on the internet for educational purposes in the changing world

Background and purpose of the studyThe use of social media that facilitates access to surgical training is increasing among general practitioners/surgeons. The present study aimed to evaluate the educational quality of videos on social media and the medical education websites in terms of trabeculectomy surgery. MethodsIn this cross-sectional and register-based study, the term “trabeculectomy” has been searched on 22 websites containing medical surgery training videos. Demographical features and descriptive statistics of videos are noted. All videos were evaluated independently by two ophthalmologists according to DISCERN, Journal of American Medical Association, and Global Quality scoring system. The main 11 steps of trabeculectomy surgery were taken into consideration in each video and Video Quality Score was determined based on these steps. The main findingsIn total, 731 videos were watched and 634 were excluded and 97 videos were included in the study. The total quality of all videos according to DISCERN, JAMA, GQS, and VQS scores were 31.6 ± 9.1 (poor quality), 1.3 ± 0.4 (poor quality), 2.6 ± 0.9 (fair quality), and 6.9 ± 2.1 (poor quality) respectively. Only 6 of the 97 evaluated videos included all the steps of trabeculectomy surgery. Videos have longer duration, videos with narration or videos with descriptive subtitles were found to be significantly higher quality than those are not. ConclussionThe educational quality of internet videos may be far from the quality it should be and it is indisputable that it is necessary to be able to access surgical educational videos that are peer-viewed and whose quality is not doubted.

Does electronic customer relationship management (E-CRM) affect service quality at private hospitals in Jordan?

The study's goal is to see how electronic customer relationship management affects the quality of service at private hospitals in Jordan. The dimensions of customer relationship management (CRM) represented by website design, website search, privacy, security, and service delivery on time, while the dimensions of quality of service include reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. It focused on private hospitals in Jordan. Data were primarily gathered through self-reported questionnaires created by Google Forms distributed to a purposive sample of inpatients via email. The statistical program AMOSv24 was used to test the study hypotheses. The results demonstrated that electronic customer relationship management had a positive impact on service quality. Considering the results, the researchers recommend improving the degree of its practice of managing electronic customer relations by reconsidering its websites in terms of focusing on the website design and its ease of use by patients and the possibility of searching the website.

Evaluating children’s websites from an information visualization perspective: findings of a comparative mixed-methods study

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the selected children’s websites in terms of information visualization features based on the criteria existing in the related literature and expert scrutiny. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods (qualitative-quantitative) study was conducted with a descriptive-comparative approach. A set of 80 English websites, as well as 24 quality Persian websites, were selected constituting a sample size of 104 websites. A conceptual model was developed from an extensive literature review on information visualization in children’s websites. In the quantitative part, a checklist derived from the conceptual model and based on the heuristic evaluation method was distributed among 20 related experts, the data of which were then analysed through Partial Least Squares using SmartPLS 3.0. Findings Confirmatory factor analysis showed high-reliability indicators and fit indices in measurement and structural models showing that the conceptual model had the necessary validities among the expert evaluators. Path coefficients showed that layout design and user interface design were the first and last priorities among the dimensions. It was also found that English websites were much more successful than Persian websites in supporting the features of information visualization. Originality/value The current study has implications for the effective use of standard features related to information visualization in children’s websites usable for designers, media specialists, parents, instructors and librarians, which would also make the children more engaged to better use, learn and interact with the websites.

A quantitative content analysis of Turkish state universities' official websites in terms of their preparedness and actions during emergency distance education in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Most universities worldwide had to temporarily interrupt face-to-face education and start Emergency Distance Education (EDE) due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is useful to identify the difficulties and problems that universities faced in this process in order that they can carry out a similar process more efficiently in the future. Therefore, this study aimed to conduct an in vivo examination of EDE from the institutional perspective within the scope of universities during the pandemic period in Turkey. To this end, all state university websites were searched according to 27 criteria which were determined to set out the EDE readiness status of universities. The results revealed that higher education institutions had difficulty in providing sufficient pedagogical and technical guidance to academic staff due to the rapid transition. With respect to students, distance course contents, activities and announcements were not equitably accessible for students from foreign countries and those with disabilities owing to the lack of information and communications technology (ICT) tools, internet connection, translation, etc. A remarkable number of higher education institutions preferred the features of distance education tools such as cost, familiarity, stability, availability of technical support, and short preparation time rather than their pedagogical affordances.

Quality assessment of web-based information on type 2 diabetes

PurposeThis paper proposes a framework that automatically assesses content coverage and information quality of health websites for end-users.Design/methodology/approachThe study investigates the impact of textual and content-based features in predicting the quality of health-related texts. Content-based features were acquired using an evidence-based practice guideline in diabetes. A set of textual features inspired by professional health literacy guidelines and the features commonly used for assessing information quality in other domains were also used. In this study, 60 websites about type 2 diabetes were methodically selected for inclusion. Two general practitioners used DISCERN to assess each website in terms of its content coverage and quality.FindingsThe proposed framework outputs were compared with the experts' evaluation scores. The best accuracy was obtained as 88 and 92% with textual features and content-based features for coverage assessment respectively. When both types of features were used, the proposed framework achieved 90% accuracy. For information quality assessment, the content-based features resulted in a higher accuracy of 92% against 88% obtained using the textual features.Research limitations/implicationsThe experiments were conducted for websites about type 2 diabetes. As the whole process is costly and requires extensive expert human labelling, the study was carried out in a single domain. However, the methodology is generalizable to other health domains for which evidence-based practice guidelines are available.Practical implicationsFinding high-quality online health information is becoming increasingly difficult due to the high volume of information generated by non-experts in the area. The search engines fail to rank objective health websites higher within the search results. The proposed framework can aid search engine and information platform developers to implement better retrieval techniques, in turn, facilitating end-users' access to high-quality health information.Social implicationsErroneous, biased or partial health information is a serious problem for end-users who need access to objective information on their health problems. Such information may cause patients to stop their treatments provided by professionals. It might also have adverse financial implications by causing unnecessary expenditures on ineffective treatments. The ability to access high-quality health information has a positive effect on the health of both individuals and the whole society.Originality/valueThe paper demonstrates that automatic assessment of health websites is a domain-specific problem, which cannot be addressed with the general information quality assessment methodologies in the literature. Content coverage of health websites has also been studied in the health domain for the first time in the literature.

ANALYSIS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF GOOD PHARMACY PRACTICE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONSULTINGWHEN CHOOSING OTC DRUGS ON THE WEBSITES OF ONLINE PHARMACIES

Purpose of the study: to analyze the current state of Internet pharmacy websites in terms of compliance with Good Pharmacy Prac- tice requirements for pharmaceutical counseling for OTC-medicines. Methods. The study used the method of content analysis; a search was carried out in the search engines Google and Yandex for the keywords, «buy a pharmacy», «a drug store to buy a drug», «online pharmacy». TOP 25 pharma- cy websites were subjected to logical, comparative and structural analysis. The study consisted of 2 stages: an anal- ysis of the requirements of regulatory documents for pharmaceutical consulting when selling OTC drugs and an as- sessment of pharmacy websites in terms of ensuring compliance with these requirements when carrying out online commerce. Results. Studies of online pharmacy websites showed that most of the sites did not fully comply with the regulated require- ments: a pharmaceutical license is presented on 80% of sites, information on the type of pharmacy organization, on the impossibility of returning and exchanging pharmacy goods - on 76% of sites. The choice of OTC drugs based on symptoms within the framework of responsible self-medication was available on 24% of Internet pharmacy sites, but there were no indications of symptoms requiring immediate medical attention. Links to the State Register of Maximum Selling Prices were available on 8% of Internet pharmacy sites. Conclusion. Comparative analysis of information requirements in relation to pharmaceutical consulting in a pharmacy, reg- ulated by Orders of the Ministry of Health of Russia No. 80 «On approval of the Industry standard» Rules for the dispensing (sale) of medicines in pharmacies. Basic provisions «and No. 647n dated 31.08.2016» On approval of the Rules Good Pharma- cy Practice of Medicinal Products for Medical Use ”, Government Decree No. 697 of May 16, 2020“ On Approval of the Rules for Issuing Permits for Remote Retail Sale of Medicinal Products for Medical Use, Implementation of Such Trade ... ”, showed that most of the requirements for offline pharmacy were reflected in relation to Internet pharmacies, however, as a result of the analysis of Internet pharmacy websites, it was found that these requirements are not fully met. Additional criteria for evaluating online pharmacy sites corresponding to the level of pharmaceutical care in an offline pharmacy are proposed: the ability to select an OTC drug by symptoms within the framework of responsible self-medication, the presence of indications of symptoms that require immediate medical attention, the presence of instructions for the medical use of the drug in in ac- cordance with the State Register of Medicines, ensuring access to the State Register of maximum selling prices, availability of information on the actual shelf life of the medicinal products being sold.

The influence of banner position and user experience on recall. The mediating role of visual attention

Purpose This study aims to analyse the effectiveness of a static promotional banner located on a hotel reservation website in terms of capturing the visitor’s visual attention by exploring how this impact depends on the user’s degree of internet experience. Design/methodology/approach An experiment was conducted using the eye-tracking methodology, in addition to a self-administered questionnaire. Through eye-tracking technology, eye movements were recorded whilst participants explored a generic hotel website. The factors used in the analyses were the position of the banner on the website and participants’ experience as internet users. Findings The findings showed that positioning a banner at certain locations on the webpage may lead to a better recall, which, in part, seems to result from the visual attention that such locations attract. The mediation analysis showed that the bottom-right and bottom-left positions have a negative effect on banner recall due, in part, to the shorter attention times and the smaller number of fixations those positions induce. Although the visitor’s level of internet experience affected his/her visual attention towards the banner, its impact on banner recall was non-significant. Results are discussed considering which variables produce greater effectiveness in capturing the user’s attention. Practical implications The paper draws several implications for the marketing literature, hospitality management and society in general. Originality/value The study is the first to analyse the impact of the position of a static ad on users’ visual attention and memory, considering the user’s degree of internet experience.

Gender differences in user perception of usability and performance of online travel agency websites

The success of online travel business largely depends on the usability of online travel agency websites, and, hence, the need to rigorously evaluate such websites. Gender-a key variable that explains a website's usage behavior (i.e., acceptance) and gratification from Internet use (i.e., purpose)-may influence the usability requirements of the design of online travel agency websites. This empirical study examines the usability of existing online travel agency websites in terms of gender, focusing on both user perception and performance. The findings show that women have more usability needs than men. The two gender groups have different expectations of different usability features as well. We argue that these findings can improve the understanding of gender differences in user behavior in terms of usability. Developers can thus increase the quality of experience of travel agency websites by improving the websites' flexibility and user satisfaction.

Accessibility assessment of selected university websites

The accessibility of websites consists in ensuring the possibility of using the information posted there by all users, especially by disabled people. The aim of the study was to examine the levels of accessibility of websites of Lublin universities and compare them with the websites of two universities in Poland selected for the purpose of the study. With this aim in view, an experiment was developed, which consisted of two parts. In the first part of the experiment, a specially made original checklist was used containing questions about specific functionalities of websites corresponding to important accessibility issues. In the second part, automated tools were used to with a view to assessing the accessibility. The research material consisted of eight websites of universities from Lublin and two websites of universities from other cities in Poland that were compared in the study. Those two universities in contrast to the eight ones additionally had special sets of websites for people with disabilities. Such additional sets of websites specifically designed for the needs of people with disabilities were also included in the research. After conducting the experiment, it was possible to identify the universities which have the best and the worst websites in terms of accessibility results. Furthermore, the study revealed specific pages of these websites that were characterized by the highest and the lowest average accessibility ratings. The results of the expert analysis showed that the examined university websites do not have an attached declaration of accessibility, contain documents in the PDF format that are not accessible, often do not allow for changes of colour and do not have a mobile version.

Digitalization Era: Website Based E-Government

The problem in this research is that public services are still manual because the websites in each agency are still inadequate to provide online services, the condition of the website cannot be accessed, many pages are blank and the news displayed is not up to date, this indicates that the website of the agency from The Regional Work Units in Enrekang Regency has not met the standards set by Diskominfo in 2017. The purpose of this study is to see the quality of the website in terms of transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency. Moreover, to see the role of social media in the application of website-based e-government in the Enrekang District Work Unit (SKPD). Research using quantitative methods. The data in the study used online media from the Enrekang Regency website by looking at specific criteria from the agency website of the Regional Work Unit. The technique for calculating existing data is that if there is data available, it will be given a score of 1 and if the information is not available on the website it will be given a score of 0. The results of this study, the websites of local government agencies, are not transparent, ineffective, and inefficient. The role of social media is also not influential because there is no feedback provided by the government on input and questions given by the public.

The Advantage of the Right in Social Media News Sharing

We analyze social media activity during one of the largest protest mobilizations in U.S. history to examine ideological asymmetries in the posting of news content. We extract the list of URLs shared on social media during the mobilization period and we characterize those web sites in terms of their audience reach and the ideological composition of that audience. We also analyze the reliability of the sites in terms of the credibility and transparency of the information they publish. We show that there is no evidence of unreliable sources having any prominent visibility during the protest period, but we do identify asymmetries in the ideological slant of the sources shared, with a clear bias towards right-leaning domains. These results support the “conservative advantage” thesis, which points to the structural conditions that allow better message production from the right. Our results suggest that online networks are contested spaces where the activism of progressive movements coexists with the narratives of mainstream media, which gain visibility under the same stream of information (or hashtags) but whose reporting is not necessarily aligned with the activists’ goals.

Website Representations of Saudi Universities in Makkah Region: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach

Universities utilize language as a powerful tool to influence people’s perceptions. By employing language as a means of information and representation, electronic websites are becoming increasingly important for both universities and students. There are unanswered questions related to the portrayal of Saudi universities through the use of linguistic representation on their websites and the contribution of these websites to understanding the overlapping factors that reinforce academic practices within the Saudi social structure. This study compares and analyses the various discourses that are used to represent Saudi universities on their websites in terms of social constructs (e.g., gender and race). To that end, critical discourse analysis (CDA) is utilized to describe, analyse, and interpret the textual and visual representations of five Saudi university websites at the local, institutional and societal levels. The results indicate that the universities use a common systematic promotional discourse to represent themselves, emphasizing prestige and uniqueness. This finding means that universities are in control of the informational message with which their viewers interact. Moreover, terms such as “leaders”, “Vision 2030”, “distinguished education” and “competent” frequently appear without further explanations, thus triggering uncertainty. The findings also suggest that the websites lack diversity in their representation of gender, race and economic status. The descriptive analysis reveals limited textual content providing viewers with cursory information about important topics such as registration, academic majors, campus and financial aid. Furthermore, the acknowledgement of underrepresented individuals is highly asserted by embracing and promoting diversity. This study recommends that these institutions should focus on the quality level of information and areas of strength rather than quantity. Furthermore, they need to employ their mission statements to generate realistic directions and purposes that are tailored to society’s needs.

Simulations of the relationship between the experience level of e-commerce customers and the adopted variables - implications for management in the area of online shopping

Over the last year, there has been a significant shift in online shopping caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This change manifests itself primarily in the fact that already 73% of Polish citizens shop online. E-commerce customers are generally optimistic about this type of shopping, and this opinion has even improved over the past year. Online shopping is primarily perceived as convenient and uncomplicated and offers more choice than buying in traditional stores. In this measurement, the perception of comfort was remarkably improved. As the period of online shopping lengthens, the level of experience acquired by e-commerce customers increases, which, on the one hand, not only improves the online shopping process but, on the other hand, may affect the perception of websites in terms of other criteria. Thus, the purpose of the article is to examine the relationships between the time of online shopping (understood as the acquisition of experience of e-commerce customers) by respondents and the assessment of individual variables. Research conducted among the e-commerce customers allowed us to make the following conclusion - the perception itself and perception of specific criteria influencing the functioning of the Internet platform changes during the time while experience in online shopping is being acquired. However, this does not mean that these ratings are constantly improving. In the case of the level of satisfaction and the assessment of meeting e-commerce customers’ needs above expectations, with the higher experience in online shopping, both the level of satisfaction and ratings regarding meeting the needs above expectations become lower. The obtained research results can be advice for online platforms in purchasing process management and customer service.

Oh, go to sleep, honey. If you want some chills – you got it. On affect in ASMR

In the article, the author discusses a new cultural phenomenon known as ASMR in a posthuman perspective, especially from the perspective of new materialism (Karen Barad), studies of things (Bjørnar Olsen, Ewa Domańska) and affective studies (Jane Bennett, Sara Ahmed). The article analyzes selected ASMR videos published on the YouTube website in terms of the affectivity of the objects used in them, arguing that ASMR cultural practices encourage the production of human-non-human assemblages of subjects and objects built of “vibrating matter” (Jane Bennett).

Evaluating community question-answering websites using interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy DANP and TODIM methods

As important knowledge-sharing platforms, community question-answering (CQA) websites have attracted the attention of many users. An evaluation of the quality of CQA websites can assist users in selecting high-quality CQA websites and can help the operators of CQA websites achieve the most beneficial improvements. An approach to the evaluation of CQA websites is proposed in this study. First, a CQA service quality model is constructed to evaluate the quality of CQA websites based on the E-SERVQUAL model. A novel multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model is proposed to address the ratings. In the model, uncertainty and consistency are combined in an interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy (IVIF) environment to determine two kinds of expert weights. The DANP method, along with experts’ weights, is extended to the IVIF environment to derive the criteria weights. The IVIF TODIM method, along with experts’ weights, is used to rank the CQA websites in terms of quality. Finally, the proposed approach is applied to evaluate the quality of five CQA websites. The experimental results of the application, along with sensitivity analysis and comparative analysis, demonstrate the feasibility and practicality of the proposed approach.

Quality and readability of online information on myofascial pain syndrome

The reliability of the information on the Internet, which people use as an easy and practical solution about diseases, is essential for public health. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the quality and readability of websites related to myofascial pain syndrome. On April 4, 2020, websites were searched on the Google search engine using the term "myofascial pain syndrome". The typologies, quality, readability, and content parameters of the sites were analyzed. Websites were divided into eight categories according to typology. To evaluate the quality, we evaluated the websites according to the JAMA scoring system or a HONcode certificate existence. Flesch-Kincaid grade and the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook was used to evaluate readability. Content analysis was performed for etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. 56 of the 151 websites evaluated were classified as high-quality websites. It was determined that the quality scores of scientific publications and professional websites were high. Comparing the readability parameters of the websites in terms of quality, there was no significant difference between high-quality websites and low-quality websites (p=0.391 and 0.746 respectively). The content was focused on etiology on scientific websites, while on commercial and professional websites, the content was focused on treatment. High-quality websites did not offer an advantage in readability parameters. These results show that online information about MPS should be questioned and more extensive studies are required.

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.

Resort Otel İşletmeleri Web Sitelerinin Dijital Pazarlama Performanslarının Analizi: Alanya daki Beş Yıldızlı Otel İşletmeleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Today, hotel businesses reach their current and potential customers through corporate websites and carry out their marketing activities from this channel. The effectiveness of hotel website digital marketing activities is an important factor in terms of the success and performance of the business. The purpose of this study is to analyze the digital marketing performances of the corporate websites of resort hotels. For this purpose, websites of 79 five-star hotels in Alanya were analyzed by content analysis method and their digital marketing performances were analyzed according to 74 criteria determined in 10 dimensions. According to the findings obtained from the analysis, the digital marketing performance of resort hotel websites in terms of sales promotion tools is poor. In terms of public relations and mobile features, the performance is insufficient. Digital marketing performance is excellent in terms of information about the services offered at the hotel. As a result of the study, the overall digital marketing performance of resort hotel websites has been determined as good.