Mobile Payment Use and Mobile Payment Transactions by Older Adults : A Qualitative Study

The research outlined in this thesis focuses on the effects of implementation and use of mobile payments as experienced by older adults aged 55-75, as qualitatively examined through research interviewees (hereafter participants of this study) made up of individuals with varying cultural and technological backgrounds, who are acclimated to Greece’s culture and have lived within the country for at least a decade. Their own perception and reception of the practice allows for a more comprehensive look into the practical application of the technology within the country. No empirical studies are available on the aforementioned topic, despite the high importance and need for such study. Therefore, this research is carried out through a literature review. It then analyzes two models namely technology acceptance model (TAM) and unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. It applies a phenomenological research method and provides us with a more concise, contextualized background into the widespread application of m-payment and m-commerce within the country. This research contributes new knowledge to m-payment and m-commerce through theoretical and empirical research and benefits the interpretation of a recently emerging phenomenon. The research results are useful to various groups associated with mpayments and m-commerce. Future research directions concerning this phenomenon involve the reception and enhancement of m-payment methods by older adults.  

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Sedimentological Analysis of Well Data by the Example of the Dagi Horizon of the Northeastern Shelf of Sakhalin Island

Well logging methods provide important data on data on sedimentary structures, genesis of sedi-ments, and relations of the facies in sedimentary basins. This paper demonstrates the potential of sedimen-tological interpretation when applied to data from the formation microimagers (FMI). The study is based on the results of the joint project on integrated analysis of wellbore images and core samples of the Neo-gene deposits of the northeastern shelf of Sakhalin Island between “Gazprom”, “Gazprom geologora-zvedka”, and Schlumberger Company. The image log represents 300 m of the well section, when 95 m are characterized by the core. The study included detailed matching of the core data with open hole logs as adjusted for core recovery, lithological description of the well section, structural and textural interpreta-tion of the images, facies analysis, orientation of the paleocurrent direction, and reconstruction of the depositional environments