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Building trustworthy e-Commerce wesite
The process of building consumer trust in E-Commerce is based on the presence of trust features or trust attributes in the websites. Consumer may examine e-Commerce websites for the existence of trust attributes. However, to date, which trust attributes contribute to the websiteĂąâŹâąs trustworthiness and which trust attributes give more value to consumer has not been adequately explored. Therefore, the purpose of the paper is to look for the relevant trust attributes for e-Commerce websites and to identify the importance ranking of trust attributes that contribute significantly to the trustworthiness of e-Commerce website. Various journal papers and articles related to e-Commerce field have been referred in order to identify the trust attributes. An online survey that received 1230 respondents was carried out to investigate the importance ranking of ten trust attributes. The paper contributes to the discussion on how to build trust in e-Commerc
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The role of trust in e-government adoption: A systematic literature review
Electronic government (e-government) is a concept that has been adopted in most countries for the
purposes of providing government services digitally, improving transparency between government and
citizens and enabling additional communication channels with the government. Although e-government
readiness in most countries is at a high level, adoption of e-government services is still considered
tentative. A critical review of the literature suggests that this may be linked to citizensâ trust in
government and e-government. As such, there is a need to investigate the role of trust in e-government
adoption. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted in order to observe research
design, methodologies and approaches adopted in these studies as well as limitations identified and
recommendation for future studies. The findings highlight that quantitative techniques and survey
research methods appear to have been much preferred over other available alternatives such as qualitative
techniques and interview methods or mixed methods in studies relating to trust in e-government
adoption
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Generating citizen trust in e-government using a trust verification agent: A research note
Generating Citizen Trust in e-Government using a Trust Verification AgentThis is an eGISE network paper. It is motivated by a concern about the extent to which trust issues inhibit a citizenâs take-up of online public sector services or engagement with public decision and
policy making. A citizenâs decision to use online systems is influenced by their willingness to trust the environment and agency involved. This project addresses one aspect of individual âtrustâ decisions by
providing support for citizens trying to evaluate the implications of the security infrastructure provided by the agency. Based on studies of the way both groups (citizens and agencies) express their concerns and concepts in the security area, the project will develop a software tool â a trust
verification agent (TVA) - that can take an agencyâs security statements (or security audit) and infer how effectively this meets the security concerns of a particular citizen. This will enable citizens to state
their concerns and obtain an evaluation of the agencyâs provision in appropriate âcitizen friendlyâ language. Further, by employing rule-based expert systems techniques the TVA will also be able to explain its evaluation.Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK (grant GR/T27020/01
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Generating citizen trust in e-government using a trust verification agent: A research note
Generating Citizen Trust in e-Government using a Trust Verification AgentThis is an eGISE network paper. It is motivated by a concern about the extent to which trust issues inhibit a citizenâs take-up of online public sector services or engagement with public decision and policy making. A citizenâs decision to use online systems is influenced by their willingness to trust the environment and agency involved. This project addresses one aspect of individual âtrustâ decisions by
providing support for citizens trying to evaluate the implications of the security infrastructure provided by the agency. Based on studies of the way both groups (citizens and agencies) express their concerns and concepts in the security area, the project will develop a software tool â a trust
verification agent (TVA) - that can take an agencyâs security statements (or security audit) and infer how effectively this meets the security concerns of a particular citizen. This will enable citizens to state
their concerns and obtain an evaluation of the agencyâs provision in appropriate âcitizen friendlyâ
language. Further, by employing rule-based expert systems techniques the TVA will also be able to explain its evaluation.Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-UK (grant GR/T27020/01
Pendekatan konstruktif dalam inovasi pengajaran dan pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu di Kolej Vokasional
Pendekatan konstruktif adalah pendekatan pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang
berpusatkan pelajar manakala inovasi pengajaran pula dikaitkan dengan kaedah
pengajaran yang terbaru demi mengukuhkan pemahaman pelajar. Pembelajaran
berasaskan pendekatan konstruktif merupakan elemen yang penting dan perlu
difahami oleh guru-guru bagi memantapkan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran
sesuai dengan peredaran masa dan menjayakan proses tranformasi pendidikan
negara. Objektif kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti pemahaman guru-guru
bahasa Melayu berkaitan inovasi, mengenal pasti perbezaan yang wujud antara guru
lelaki dan guru perempuan dalam mengamalkan inovasi, pengkaji juga melihat
adakah wujud perbezaan antara guru baru dan guru yang sudah berpengalaman
dalam aspek mengaplikasikan inovasi serta mengenal pasti kekangan-kekangan yang
dialami oleh para guru untuk mengaplikasikan inovasi di sekolah. Seramai 63 orang
guru bahasa Melayu dari lapan buah kolej vokasional telah dipilih sebagai responden
dalam kajian ini. Data dianalisis menggunakan perisian Winsteps 3.69.1.11 dengan
pendekatan Model Pengukuran Rasch. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahawa guruïżœguru bahasa Melayu memahami kepentingan inovasi dalam pengajaran dan
pembelajaran. Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan guru-guru perempuan lebih banyak
menerapkan unsur inovasi dalam pengajaran berbanding guru lelaki. Walaupun
begitu, aspek pengalaman tidak menunjukkan perbezaan dari segi pengamalan
inovasi sama ada guru baru ataupun guru yang sudah berpengalaman. Pengkaji juga
mengenal pasti beberapa kekangan yang dialami oleh guru-guru untuk mengamalkan
inovasi ini. Sebagai langkah untuk menangani masalah berkenaan, beberapa
cadangan telah dikemukakan oleh pengkaji bagi memastikan guru-guru dapat
merealisasikan proses pengajaran berkesan dengan penerapan inovasi mengikut
model pendekatan konstruktif. Pengkaji berharap, kajian ini dapat dijadikan sebagai
satu panduan kepada pelaksana kurikulum bagi memastikan budaya inovasi sentiasa
menjadi amalan dalam kalangan guru demi mengangkat profesionalisme guru di
Malaysia
Quality improvement of manuka honey through the application of high pressure processing
The quality of honey is known to be compromised when it goes through thermal
processing due to its negative impact on the unstable and thermolabile honey components
which originated from the nectar and bees themselves. This present work is undertaken to
access the use of an emerging food preservation technique known as âHigh Pressure
Processingâ for treating honey, as an alternative to the conventional thermal processing. In
this thesis, honey quality has been addressed by measuring the effects of high pressure
processing parameters (pressure, time and temperature) on nutritional properties of honey,
namely total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. Honey samples, contained in small
pouches, were subjected to different pressures (200-600 MPa) at close to ambient
temperatures (25-33°C) for different holding times (10 to 30 min). Thermal processing (49-
70°C) was also carried out for comparison purpose. Results demonstrated that high pressure
processing operated at 600 MPa for 10 min has capability to increase significantly the total
phenolic content and antioxidant activity by 47% and 30%, respectively. Besides, the result
showed that high pressure processing can maintain the natural colour of honey which relates
directly to consumer perception, while retaining its shear-thinning behaviour and viscosity
with no significant changes (p > 0.05). High pressure processing can also control
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) concentration in honey during process within the standard
limit, 16.93 to 18.76 mg/kg (which is below than the maximum allowed limit of 40 mg/kg).
This work also reveals that high pressure processing can enhance antibacterial activity of
Manuka honey significantly. It shows an increase in the percentage inhibition of
Staphylococcus epidermidis from 64.15 ± 5.86% to 84.34 ± 7.62% when honey was
subjected to 600 MPa. Storage studies for one year at room temperature (25°C) demonstrated
that high pressure-treated samples have a good retention to the physicochemical, nutritional
and rheological properties of honey throughout storage, which confirms that the positive
effect of high pressure on honey is not a temporary effect. Whereas, an insight study on the
safety part showed that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell varied linearly with ° Brix,
indicating that food compressibility has a significant role in the microbial inactivation
The regulations of honour: an attempt at a Weberian and anthropological enquiry through the prism of a Spanish trading group
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with a rather neglected issue in sociological analysis: honour as a value and regulating principle of social life. The attempt is made to study honour from a perspective which pays attention to both the carriers of honour and the social order itself, its maintenance and reproduction. It focuses on a group of Spanish traders who were fervent Catholics who claimed and were reputed to be men of honour. The article shows that honour was incarnated in two external domains: the family house and lineage, providing status-honour, and the trading routes, which brought our group fame as courageous and trustworthy men. Engaging with contemporary debates, it is contended that neither trust nor ethics need be brought to the exchanges from the outside, as is the case with modern capitalist forms, for they are a function of personalised social bonding and embedded in honour itself.
Abstract:
Cet article traite d'un sujet plutĂŽt nĂ©gligĂ© par l'analyse sociologique: l'honneur comme valeur et principe rĂ©gulateur de la vie sociale. La perspective retenue considĂ©re les groupes porteurs de l'honneur et l'ordre social lui-mĂȘme, son maintien et sa reproduction. L'article se centre sur un groupe de commerçants espagnols, catholiques fervents, qui se proclamaient et sont reconnus hommes d'honneur. L'article montre que l'honneur s'incarne dans deux domaines: la maison et le lignage familiaux, sources d'honneur comme statut, et les routes commerciales, qui confĂ©raient au groupe une rĂ©putation d'hommes courageux et dignes de confiance. En lien avec les dĂ©bats contemporains, nous soutenons qu'il n'y a ici nul besoin d'introduire dans ces Ă©changes confiance et Ă©thique, comme il le faut dans les formes capitalistes modernes. Ici, ils s'ancrent dans l'honneur mĂȘme.
Abstract:
Diese Besprechung untersucht ein von der soziologischen Analyse vernachlĂ€ssigtes Thema: die Ehre als Wert und Regelungselement des sozialen Lebens. Untersuchungsgegenstand: eine Gruppe spanischer Kaufleute, ĂŒberzeugte Katholiken, die sich als EhrenmĂ€nner bezeichneten und auch als solche betrachtet wurden. Die Ehre grĂŒndet sich auf zwei Bereiche: den Familienstamm, Ausgangspunkt fĂŒr den Ehrenstatus, und die HandelsstraĂen, die der Gruppe den Ruf von mutigen MĂ€nnern und Vertrauensleuten einbrachten. Im Zusammenhang mit der gegenwĂ€rtigen Auseinandersetzung behaupten wir, dass im Austausch weder Vertrauen noch Ethik eingefĂŒhrt werden mĂŒssen, wie es bei modernen Formen des Kapitalismus notwendig ist. Sie sind mit der Ehre verwurzelt
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