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Zhen Fang, Asif Razzaq, Muhammad Mohsin, Muhammad Irfan
Summary: This study comprehensively investigates the relationship between internet development, entrepreneurship, and green innovation efficiency (GIE) in different regions of China. The results show that internet development and entrepreneurship have a positive impact on GIE, with significant spatial spillover and threshold effects.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Cuneyt Evren, Bilge Evren, Ercan Dalbudak, Merve Topcu, Nilay Kutlu
Summary: The aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS). The results showed that the CAS had satisfactory factor structure and good internal consistency. It also demonstrated adequate convergent validity with other related scales.
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Yongming Huang, Mohammad Haseeb, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk
Summary: This empirical research investigates the relationship between ICT, renewable energy, economic complexity, human capital, financial development, and ecological footprint in E-7 and G-7 countries from 1995 to 2018. The findings suggest that ICT, economic complexity, and human capital increase pollution levels, while renewable energy significantly reduces them. In G-7 countries, all factors except financial development improve environmental quality. Additionally, the interaction between ICT and human capital reduces the ecological footprint level in both panel countries.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Murat Yildirim, Abdurrahim Guler
Summary: This study tested the impact of COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, and preventive behaviors on mental health. The results showed that COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors are important predictors of mental health.
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Qiang Ma, Muhammad Tariq, Haider Mahmood, Zeeshan Khan
Summary: This study examines whether digitalization and research and development investments can help China achieve low carbon growth. The findings suggest that digitalization can reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and research and development investments play a moderating role between digitalization and emissions. Additionally, economic growth, financial development, and energy use contribute to higher carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, the study recommends that the Chinese government enhance research and development investments, integrate digitalization and environmental policies, and green their economic growth, financial development, and energy transition policies.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Murat Yildirim, Fatma Solmaz
Summary: This study validated a 10-item COVID-19 Burnout Scale to measure burnout associated with COVID-19. The scale was found to be a psychometrically sound tool, and the findings also elucidated the role of resilience in the relationship between stress and burnout related to COVID-19.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Abdulkadir Haktanir, Tolga Seki, Bulent Dilmac
Summary: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Turkish and examined the prevalence of coronavirus-related fear across different groups. The results showed that the scale had good psychometric properties, and women and individuals with middle socioeconomic status reported higher levels of fear.
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Social Issues
Muhammad Zubair Chishti, Avik Sinha
Summary: This study examines the impact of technological and financial innovation on CO2 emissions in BRICS economies, finding that positive shocks from financial innovation disrupt CO2 emissions while positive shocks in technological innovation help mitigate carbon emissions. The study also reveals a negative correlation between urbanization and environmental degradation, and a positive association between fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Zeeshan Fareed, Mubeen Abdur Rehman, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Yihan Wang, Munir Ahmad, Farrukh Shahzad
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between financial inclusion and environmental degradation and finds that innovation activity plays an important role in moderating this relationship. The findings show that financial inclusion leads to environmental deterioration in the Eurozone, but innovation activity can mitigate these negative effects. Additionally, economic growth and renewable energy consumption have positive and negative impacts on environmental pollution, respectively.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Murat Yildirim, Abdurrahim Guler
Summary: This study utilized an 8-item COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale (CPRS) to assess personal risk related to COVID-19. The findings indicate that the CPRS is a psychometrically-sound scale for evaluating perceived risk associated with COVID-19.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zeynep Simsir, Hayri Koc, Tolga Seki, Mark D. Griffiths
Summary: The fear of COVID-19 is strongly correlated with anxiety, traumatic stress, distress, as well as moderately related to stress and depression among the general population, indicating a wide range of mental health problems associated with fear of the virus.
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Huayun Zhai, Min Yang, Kam C. Chan
Summary: This study examines the impact of digital transformation on performance using a sample of Chinese firms. The results show that digital transformation enhances a firm's performance, leading to lower costs, better operating efficiency, and improved innovation success. The study also suggests that normal digital transformation positively affects long-term performance, while excess digital transformation boosts performance in the first two years. Additionally, it is found that digital transformation is most helpful for firms in the mature stage of their product life cycle.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Social Issues
Baolong Yuan, Xueyun Cao
Summary: Based on surveying and analysis, this study finds that corporate social responsibility and green dynamic capability significantly promote green innovation, and green dynamic capability acts as a mediator between CSR and green innovation. These findings provide new guidance for improving green innovation for Chinese manufacturing companies.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Yafei Tan, Zhaohui Zhu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of ESG ratings on corporate green innovation using data from Chinese A-share listed companies. The results show that ESG ratings significantly promote the quantity and quality of corporate green innovation, mediated by alleviating financial constraints and increasing managers' environmental awareness.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Ethics
Shona Kalkman, Johannes van Delden, Amitava Banerjee, Benoit Tyl, Menno Mostert, Ghislaine van Thiel
Summary: This study conducted a narrative review to investigate patients' and the public's views and attitudes towards the use of health data for research purposes. The results suggest that there is widespread support, albeit conditional, for data sharing for health research among patients and the public. Although participants recognized the actual or potential benefits of data research, they expressed concerns about breaches of confidentiality and potential abuses of the data. The study identified important conditions for data sharing, including value, privacy, risk minimisation, data security, transparency, control, information, trust, responsibility, and accountability. To strengthen the social license for data-intensive health research, these conditions should be operationalised in a governance framework that incorporates the diverse patient and public values, needs, and interests.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2022)
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Dilek Ozdemir, Mahak Sharma, Amandeep Dhir, Tugrul Daim
Summary: This study aims to understand how existing solutions affect supply chain resilience in the UK perishable goods market. The findings show that pandemic-related disruptions have impacted resilience-building activities, and innovation and empowerment are key factors in improving supply chain resilience. Large companies are more efficient in applying risk management practices.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Caitlin McMullin
Summary: This paper addresses the limited attention given to audio transcription as part of the collection and analysis of qualitative data. The author discusses the main considerations, challenges, and implications of audio transcription in qualitative research on the third sector, providing a framework and recommendations for researchers and transcribers.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Carmen Cecilia Caballero-Dominguez, Maria Paola Jimenez-Villamizar, Adalberto Campo-Arias
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the high suicide risk among the Colombian population during the COVID-19 lockdown. The findings showed that approximately 7.6% of participants reported a high suicide risk, which was associated with high perceived stress related to COVID-19, risk of depressive episode, and insomnia. The results need to be further corroborated in a representative sample.
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Social Issues
Chang Tang, Yan Xue, Haitao Wu, Muhammad Irfan, Yu Hao
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of telecommunications infrastructure on eco-efficiency using a heterogeneous timing difference-in-difference model and event study method. The results show that telecommunications infrastructure has a significant positive impact on eco-efficiency, and this is achieved through green innovation, industrial structure upgrading, and resource allocation efficiency.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Eric Francelino Andrade, Luciano Jose Pereira, Ana Paula Luiz de Oliveira, Debora Ribeiro Orlando, Debora Almeida Galdino Alves, Janina de Sales Guilarducci, Paula Midori Castelo
Summary: This study investigated the fear of COVID-19 infection and translated and culturally adapted the Fear of COVID-19 Scale to Brazilian Portuguese. The results showed that women and younger individuals had higher fear of COVID-19 infection scores, while males with occupational risk of contamination had lower fear scores.
