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Understanding the Influence of Consumer Demographics and Factors Driving Online and Offline Shopping: Implications for Businesses and Policymakers in Antique
No full textThis study explores the influence of consumer demographics on preferences for online and offline shopping in the province of Antique. With the rapid growth of e-commerce and the changing retail landscape, understanding the factors that drive consumer decisions is crucial for businesses and policymakers. A quantitative research design was employed, and data was collected through an online questionnaire distributed to consumers in Antique. The results indicate that there is no significant relationship between demographic characteristics (gender, age, educational attainment, marital status, and occupation) and the preference for online or offline shopping. However, convenience, access to customer reviews, competitive prices, and the ability to compare items were identified as key factors driving online shopping preferences. On the other hand, the sensory experience, immediate product availability, personalized customer service, and the avoidance of shipping fees and delays were significant factors for offline shopping preferences. Businesses in Antique should focus on establishing a strong online presence, optimizing websites, and providing competitive pricing. They should also enhance the offline shopping experience and adopt an omnichannel strategy. Policymakers can support businesses by promoting e-commerce development and facilitating digital literacy programs. By aligning their strategies with these findings, businesses and policymakers can effectively cater to consumer preferences and drive growth in the province of Antique
Analysis of the Enhanced Boyer-Moore Search Algorithm for a Desktop PC Search Engine
No full textIn the digital era, the volume of digital contents stored on personal computers has been rapidly and continuously increasing. Finding documents among this bulk of files has become tedious and stressful. In this regard, string searching and pattern matching algorithms must be employed to alleviate the performance of search engines, making it easier to find the desired documents. This paper aims to analyze the performance of an enhanced Boyer-Moore (BM) search algorithm to assist in finding the intended information or files. A series of tests have been conducted in order to compare the enhanced BM algorithm with the traditional BM algorithm. The results have shown that the Enhanced Boyer-Moore Algorithm performed the search and managed to speed up the searching process by reducing the time duration and the accuracy of the overall performance as the input text increased
A Prototype Development of a Mobile Schedule Viewer Integrating QR Code Technology and Decorator Design Pattern for Effective Dissemination of Class Schedules
No full textClass schedules undergo continuous changes with each new release, making manual scheduling a complex task. To address this issue, this study proposes integrating a mobile application that enables students to promptly access their accurate class schedules. A prototype mobile schedule viewer was developed to identify and resolve conflicts arising from conflicting schedules. The study confirmed the functionality and stability of the spreadsheet application, as the mobile schedule viewer successfully employed the decorator design pattern and integrated QR code generator plugins. These plugins facilitated the extraction of existing schedule files from the University Integrated Information System (UIIS). The overall findings indicate that the applications are 95 percent complete in terms of degree of completeness (DOC) and boast a record level of accuracy (RLA) of 95 percent
Website Traffic Patterns and User Behavior: A Comprehensive Study of Visitor Interactions and Engagement Metrics
No full textWebsites play a crucial role in disseminating information, promoting communication, and engaging various stakeholders. In the context of universities, websites serve as central online hubs for academic programs, campus life, faculty profiles, resources, news, and more. This study focuses on the website of the University of Antique (UA), a state university in the Philippines, to analyze visitor behavior and engagement. The research objectives include collecting and analyzing data on website visits, page views, bounce rates, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns. The study aims to identify frequently accessed pages, assess the impact of marketing campaigns, capture visitor demographics, and identify areas for website improvement. Data collection took place over a 60-day period using Google Analytics tools, including acquisition, page statistics, and search tools. The study follows a systems approach, where visitor data is automatically recorded in the Google Analytics database. The research methodology involves measuring acquisition metrics, page and screen metrics, device and browser metrics, and geographic metrics. The results indicate that organic search traffic performs well in attracting new users, with the home page showing the highest engagement. Mobile devices are dominant in accessing the website, while the majority of users are from the Philippines. The findings provide insights for optimizing website design, content relevance, and user experience to enhance engagement and achieve conversion goals
A Study on the Development of Interactive Technology for the Convenience of the Visually Impaired
No full textIn this paper, as human-computer interface (HCI) technology advances, opportunities are analyzed to provide a better service environment for the visually impaired. The system and user interaction for the visually impaired will become possible through the convergence of technologies that include location-based services, wireless body sensor networks, and smart devices, which can have direct and positive impacts. The system connects to the user\u27s mobility assistance device through a smartphone app and helps the user walk to identify and guide through obstacles. This interactive technology is expected to provide a convenient environment for visually impaired users
A Review of WSN Technologies for the Design of u-Healthcare Systems
No full textWireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) refer to a network of intelligent sensor nodes that are capable of monitoring physical and environmental conditions and can be deployed anywhere and anytime. The technological advancement in the integration of low-power electronic devices in the area of sensing, networking, and processing is rapidly increasing thus it pervasively changes the trends in healthcare systems. Efficient utilization of this emerging technology simplifies the monitoring and treatment of patients and enables high-quality, reliable, and emergent medical services. This study presents a review of WSNs capable of uplifting the design of u-Healthcare Systems enabling remote and continuous monitoring and thus providing immediate and effective medical services for patients
Analysis on the Development of an Android App for the Management of Blood and Organ Donations
No full textBlood and organ donation are considered noble acts of helping mankind. Yet, one major challenge for the involved agencies is finding the exact blood group and needed specific organ at the required time and situation. This paper deals with the development of an Android app aiming to address this problem by tracking the donors and managing the donation process through Cloud computing. The app is designed in such a way that any person who is willing and eligible to donate blood or organs registers their information, which is preserved in the Cloud. It is capable of sending alerts to available donors whenever there’s a patient that needs a particular organ or blood (i.e., with specific details). The utilization of the Cloud for data storage enables the app to be more efficient as compared with the traditional blood and organ donor banks
Me-Connect: An SMS Alert System for Online Pest Control Services
No full textMAPECON Cavite Highlands provides environmentally friendly pest control solutions, necessitating the development of an integrated system to serve as a notification alert to customers and service technicians. MAPECON employees and management face challenges as the company\u27s customer base expands, resulting in dissatisfaction with customer service. This newly developed system alters the way MAPECON handles services provided, reducing human error and improving its current servicing system. This servicing system has the following features: (1) a system that reduces the service staff\u27s workload in monitoring the customer\u27s quarterly maintenance; (2) an online scheduling system that allows the administrator to view the Technicians\u27 daily service at a given point in time; (3) a system that sends alert messages to Technicians regarding the assigned services; (4) an online system that uses SMS technology to shorten the process of scheduling services for Service Technicians; and (5) a system that uses SMS technology to alert Technicians for required service in the future. The descriptive method of research was used in this study, which was created with PHP as its platform and MySQL for its database, while the Fourth Generation Technique software model was used due to its flexibility. Me-Connect, also known as MAPECON\u27s E-Connect, sends real-time transactions to the appropriate personnel, which is critical for providing good service. Using ISO/IEC 9126 software product quality standards, the system received an average rating of 4.53 from respondents, indicating that it served its functions properly and met all of the required requirements
An Alternative Prototype for Improving Windows’ Method of Data Transmission for Copying and Moving Files
No full textEmpirical studies comparing the speed or rate of data transmission of various file transfer software versus Windows default file transfer utility have rarely been attempted. Here we describe an implementation of the file transfer utility (prototype) integrating the concepts of multi-threading, dynamic buffer partitioning, and Tel’s knapsack algorithm and conducting an experiment against Windows 7 default file transfer utility (commercial) with regards to their transmission rate. Presented here is our motivation, experimental approach, issues in attempting this type of empirical study, and a summary of the experimental results and insights gained
Documents Component Ontology (DoCO): Laguna University Accreditation Tool
No full textThe document layers’ representation, arrangement, and discourse in machine-readable survey forms are pivotal for both users and machines in organizing and understanding the documents. In this endeavor, the researchers instituted DoCO, the Document Components Ontology for the Accreditation of Laguna University. This is the classification that gives an all-purpose organized file elements’ vocabulary to chronicle units of a document. As a result of the overall assessment of the respondents and clients in terms of Functional Suitability, Performance Efficiency, Compatibility, Usability, Reliability, Security, Maintainability, and Portability which got 4.12 as the overall weighted mean, which is verbally interpreted as “Good.” The respondents perceived the developed project as effective because it could give quick, valid, and fixed information. This can be utilized for the accreditation purposes of the institution