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- Ahmadinia, Hamed, et al.
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Health information seeking behaviour during exceptional times : A case study of Persian-speaking minorities in Finland
- 2022
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In: Library & Information Science Research. - : Elsevier BV. - 0740-8188 .- 1873-1848. ; 44:2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Literature on minorities' health-related information seeking shows that minorities, like non-minorities, require access to accurate and timely information, but they also need information in a range of languages and from a variety of sources. Health-related information seeking behaviour of Persian-speaking minorities living in Finland, explicitly focused on the COVID-19 pandemic situation, was investigated. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the extended Longo Health Information Model was used as a theoretical lens for analysing the data. The results point to several factors that can improve the outcome of minorities' health-related information seeking behaviours and activities, such as providing information related to their personal health, a deeper understanding of factors influencing the quality of health conditions at the individual or household level and broadcasting the latest health-related information in different languages and emphasize the needs for mental health-related information and services. The findings suggest that not only healthcare providers, immigration officials, and policymakers should be aware of the specific health-related information that minorities require, seek, and use during times of adversity, but also the extent to which how the identified factors influence the process of minorities' seeking health-related information.
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- Ahmadinia, Hamed, et al.
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Health-seeking behaviours of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Europe : a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles
- 2022
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In: Journal of Documentation. - 0022-0418 .- 1758-7379. ; 78:7, s. 18-41
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose - Immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees living in Europe face a number of challenges in accessing or using health information and healthcare services available in their host countries. To resolve these issues and deliver the necessary services, providers must take a comprehensive approach to better understand the types of health information and healthcare services that these individuals need, seek and use. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop that comprehensive approach.Design/methodology/approach - In this paper, a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed publications was performed, with 3.013 articles collected from various databases. A total of 57 qualifying papers on studies conducted in Europe were included in the review after applying the predefined inclusion and exclusion requirements, screening processes and eliminating duplicates. The information seeking and communication model (ISCM) was used in the analysis.Findings - The findings revealed that while many health information and healthcare services are accessible in Europe for immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees, many of these individuals are unaware of their existence or how to access them. While our findings do not specify what health-related information these groups need, use or seek, they do suggest the importance and value of providing mental health, sexual health and HIV, as well as pregnancy and childbirth information and services. Furthermore, according to our results, health information services should be fact-based, easy to understand and raise awareness about healthcare structure and services available in Europe for this vulnerable population.Practical implications - This study has a range of practical implications, including (1) highlighting the need for mental health and behavioural health services and (2) stressing the value of addressing cultural context and religious values while investigating (health) information seeking of people with foreign background.Originality/value - This is one of the first studies to systematically review and examine the behaviour of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in relation to health information and healthcare services in the European context.
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- Antinienė, Dalia, et al.
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Do Demographics Matter in Consumer Materialism?
- 2021
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In: Engineering Economics. - : Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). - 1392-2785 .- 2029-5839. ; 32:4, s. 296-312
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper aims to investigate the effects of personal characteristics such as gender, income, education and age on consumer materialism. Research hypotheses are based on both existing marketing literature and an additional integration of gender studies literature in order to further the study of materialism. By using random sampling and surveying 1000 respondents living across different regions in Lithuania, the results show significant differences along gender, age, self-perceived relative income and education in terms of consumers' materialistic dispositions. The study confirms that younger consumers are more inclined to materialistic values than older ones. Women differ from men on materialism centrality, as well as happiness and success measures. Regarding consumers' self-perceived relative income, Lithuanians with low income are more prone to aspire to material possessions. Furthermore, research indicates higher rates of consumer materialism to appear among less educated individuals. This is one of the first representative studies in Lithuania revealing what effects different demographic consumer characteristics have on materialistic behaviour. Our findings have some practical implications; for example, they show that vulnerable segments of the population are more susceptible to materialism, necessitating educational policies to reduce such behavior and encourage a more responsible approach. As a result, these educational programs should be tailored to these individuals, with a greater emphasis on the risks associated with overconsumption.
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- Ghorbanian Zolbin, Maedeh, et al.
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Effective factors influencing individual's shared health decision making
- 2022
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In: Information research. - : University of Boras, Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT. - 1368-1613. ; 27
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Introduction. This paper investigates the effects of information avoidance, information overload, health literacy on individuals' shared health decision making.Methods. A research model is proposed based on sound theoretical background. Data from 155 respondents was collected via an online survey.Analysis. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to analyse the data.Results. The findings suggest that information overload and information avoidance both exhibit negative effects on an individual's shared health decision making behaviour, while health literary possess positive effects. We also find that information avoidance has a positive impact on information avoidance. Moreover, health literacy is negatively related to both information overload and information avoidance.Conclusions. The paper enhances both theoretical and empirical understanding of the effects of individuals' health literacy, information overload and information avoidance on their shared health decision making behaviour. The results indicate that sufficient health literacy enables individuals to engage in their health decision making process and sharing their concerns with their physicians. However, information overload and information avoidance trigger negative effects which lead to individuals less involved in shared health decision making. Our results advocate more efforts to improve individual health literary as the means to mitigate the negative effects of information overload and information avoidance towards shared health decision making.
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- Gutema, Dandi Merga, et al.
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Exploring key themes and trends in international student mobility research - A systematic literature review
- 2023
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In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. - 2050-7003 .- 1758-1184.
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- PurposeThe global landscape of higher education has witnessed a steady increase in the mobility of international students, as more individuals seek diverse academic experiences and cross-cultural learning opportunities. This paper conducts a systematic literature review to investigate trends, research directions and key themes in the literature. By utilising the push-pull factor model the aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing international students' choices to pursue higher education and future career opportunities abroad.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review approach was applied. The selection was made using PRISMA framework-based inclusion and exclusion criteria. The review includes 43 publications from 2010 to 2022.FindingsThe review results revealed five themes of scholarly conversations labelled as (1) betterment of life, (2) policy of the host country, (3) role of institutions, (4) return to home country and (5) social, economic, environmental, individual and cultural factors. The findings emphasise on the significance of factors such as the quality of education, visa requirements, academic reputation, tuition fees, availability of scholarships, job opportunities, social, economic, environmental, individual and cultural factors. The paper also identifies language barriers, visa policies and social integration difficulties as major barriers to international students' stay in the host country after graduation.Originality/valueThis research enhances the current body of literature by conducting a comprehensive analysis of the empirical evidence available in literature that investigates the mobility of international students. The outcomes of this study will make a valuable contribution towards developing a more profound comprehension of the primary factors that influence international students' decision to pursue their education abroad.
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- Han, Shengnan, et al.
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Aligning artificial intelligence with human values : reflections from a phenomenological perspective
- 2022
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In: AI & Society. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0951-5666 .- 1435-5655. ; 37:4, s. 1383-1395
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be directed at humane ends. The development of AI has produced great uncertainties of ensuring AI alignment with human values (AI value alignment) through AI operations from design to use. For the purposes of addressing this problem, we adopt the phenomenological theories of material values and technological mediation to be that beginning step. In this paper, we first discuss the AI value alignment from the relevant AI studies. Second, we briefly present what are material values and technological mediation and reflect on the AI value alignment through the lenses of these theories. We conclude that a set of finite human values can be defined and adapted to the stable life tasks that AI systems will be called upon to accomplish. The AI value alignment can also be fostered between designers and users through technological mediation. Upon that foundation, we propose a set of common principles to understand the AI value alignment through phenomenological theories. This paper contributes the unique knowledge of phenomenological theories to the discourse on AI alignment with human values.
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- Han, Shengnan, et al.
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Artificial Intelligence Value Alignment Principles : The State of Art Review from Information Systems Research
- 2021
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In: 34th Bled conference proceedings. - : University of Manitoba Press (UMP). - 9789612864859 ; , s. 675-682
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Information and communication technologies (ICTs) must be designed and used for humane ends. The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has raised the critical question of whether we can ensure AI's alignment with human values in order to guide its development and application. For the purposes of addressing this question, we conduct a selective literature review of the papers published in the top information systems (IS) research outlets (basket of 8 journals and 5 AI journals in IS) from 2000-2020. The results show that there is no research has been conducted in the IS research contributing a better understanding of the AI value alignment principles. The mainstream IS research on AI is mostly dominated from its technical and managerial aspects. Thus, the future research agendas are proposed accordingly. The paper provides some food for thoughts in studying human values and AI within the context of IS research.
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- Han, Shengnan, et al.
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Digital proctoring in higher education : a systematic literature review
- 2022
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In: ECIS 2022 Proceedings. - : Association for Information Systems (AIS).
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To improve the academic integrity of online examination, digital proctoring systems have been implemented in higher education worldwide, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we conducted a literature review of the research on digital proctoring in higher education. We found 115 relevant publications in nine databases. We applied topic modeling methods to analyze the corpus which resulted in eight topics. The review shows that the previous studies focus largely on the systems’ development, adoption of the systems, the effects of proctored online exams on students’ performance, and the legal, ethical, security, and privacy issues of digital proctoring. The annual topic trends indicate future research concerns, such as systems’ development, online programs (MOOCs) and proctoring, along with various issues of using digital proctoring. The results of the review provide useful insights as well asimplications for future research on digital proctoring, a crucial process for digitalizing higher education.
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- Han, Shengnan, 1973-, et al.
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Digital proctoring in higher education : a systematic literature review
- 2024
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In: International Journal of Educational Management. - 0951-354X .- 1758-6518. ; 38:1, s. 265-285
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose – To improve the academic integrity of online examinations, digital proctoring systems have recently been implemented in higher education institutions (HEIs). The paper aims to understand how digital proctoring has been practised in higher education (HE) and proposes future research directions for studying digital proctoring in HE.Design/methodology/approach – A systematic literature review was conducted. The PRISMA procedure was adapted for the literature search. The topics were identified by topic modelling techniques from 154 relevant publications in seven databases.Findings – Seven widely discussed topics in literature were identified, including solutions for detecting cheating and student authentication, challenges/issues of uptakes and students' performance in different proctoring environments.Research limitations/implications – This paper provides insights for academics, policymakers, practitioners and students to understand the implementation of digital proctoring in academia, its adoption by HEIs, impacts on students' and educators' performance and the rapid increase in its use for digital exams in HEIs, with particular emphasis on the impacts of the systems on digitalising examinations in HE.Originality/value – This review paper has systematically and critically described the state-of-the-art literature on digital proctoring in HE and provides useful insights and implications for future research on digital proctoring, and how academic integrity in online examinations can be enhanced, along with digitalising HE.
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- Han, Shengnan, et al.
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Reflections on artificial intelligence alignment with human values : A phenomenological perspective
- 2020
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In: Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). - : Association for Information Systems. - 9781733632515
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The need for a systematic approach to work with artificial intelligence (AI) is current and rapidly growing. It is important that Information Systems researchers get ahead of public sentiment and be able to provide proactive commentary about the current state-of-the-art, as well as solutions for future systems. One critical question is how can we ensure value alignment between AI and human values through AI operations from design to use? For the purposes of this discussion, we adopt the phenomenological theories of material values and technological mediation to be that beginning step. In this paper, we firstly analyze the AI phenomenon from selected resources from the top IS research outlets (basket of 8 journals and 5 AI journals in IS). Secondly, we briefly present what are material values and technological mediation and reflect on the AI value alignment principle through the lenses of these theories. Supported by these new understandings and reflections, we propose to build a common principle of human values to understand the AI value alignment principle through phenomenological theories. The paper contributes the unique aspect of material values to the discourse within current AI research.
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