At the start of the public’s use of the internet in 1983, whatever news made it online was expected to be open and free of charge. However, the idea that news should always be accessible online changed as newspapers moved most of their content online and needed online subscriptions to...
Pharmacy technicians play a critical role in delivering patient care. As part of their regular job roles, however, these individuals spend time walking on the campuses of the healthcare facilities at which they work. This walking or ‘move-time’ is considered nonvalue-added time and constitutes a cost for the organization.
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Nowadays, big data and data mining play a more and more important role in numerous industries. Hospital industry is no exception. Hospitals in China have one of the highest patient volumes throughout the world, and they start to take advantage of these data and information, but these valuable data are...
In today, information plays a more and more important role in business world. The companies are full of data, but poor of valuable information extracted from that diverse data. Data mining, as a process of transferring data from variety perspectives to useful information, is the new trend for businesses. It...
This study provides an overview of topics related to ecolabels and examines consumer perceptions of sustainability given different ecolabels. An internet based survey was used, and different ecolabels were found to have variant impacts on consumer perceptions of sustainability using descriptive statistics. More research concerning the perceptions of ecolabels on...
Under the influence of Covid-19, restaurants in Corvallis, OR have changed significantly. Different restaurants have their unique charm to ensure that demand from consumers is met and improved concurrently. How will the website design of each restaurant and other factors affect their ratings? Will these changes impact the current operation...
An understanding of creativity’s emergence is critical as our society faces new challenges. Despite a growing body of research emphasizing nature’s influence on the creative process, we now spend record amounts of time indoors, disconnected from nature. Biophilic design has been afforded as a panacea, with research supporting the incorporation...
The rise of digital streaming has largely impacted the way the average listener consumes music. Consequentially, while the role of album art has evolved to meet the changes in music technology, it is hard to measure the effect of digital streaming on modern album art. This research seeks to determine...