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<#LINE#>The resistance factors to using health information technology in Turkey<#LINE#>Çi&#287;dem @S&#305;cakyüz,Oya Hacire @Yüregir <#LINE#>1-9<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJEngS-2018-022.pdf<#LINE#>Industrial Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey@Industrial Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey<#LINE#>21/8/2018<#LINE#>5/11/2018<#LINE#>The primary goal of our study is to determine the types of resistance factors to IT are perceived by the healthcare staff. Furthermore, it was examined whether the resistance factors differ according to the individual characteristics for e.g. gender, profession, age, and IT experience of healthcare personnel or not. The questionnaire was distributed to the healthcare personnel of the hospitals in the different cities namely Ankara, Adana, Mardin and Diyarbak&#305;r in Turkey. Totally, 551 healthcare personnel were asked what kind of resistance factors to IT were played role when they were using health information systems. This study has revealed the most important resistance factors which have been perceived by the personnel and so required precautions can be taken according to individual differences in order to avoid them. Thus, the hospital management can prioritize the resistances and develop necessary strategies so that they can lead and apply the information systems and future technology as well. Place and Duration of Study: 2800 surveys were distributed at four hospitals whose names are Adana Numune, A&#351;k&#305;m Tüfekçi, Ankara Numune, Diyarbak&#305;r Genesis and Mardin Kad&#305;n Do&#287;um in April and collected in July 2016. After detailed literature review, 24 resistance factors were defined and hypotheses were set. A survey was designed to test the hypotheses and surveys were distributed to the hospitals in different cities. Collected surveys were statistically analyzed by using Kruskal Wallis method after controlling data validity. According the test results, gender does not play role in all examined the resistance factors apart from the factor “complexity of IT”. The position of healthcare was not related with the factors “need for IT training and the complexity of IT. The IT experience did not effect on the factors “perceived poor performance and complexity of  IT. This study will provide foresight to the managers in coping with the barriers of implementing information systems at the hospitals. Additionally, it will give ideas to managers how to manage the change during the implementation of IT. Paying attention to the most important factors can facilitate decision making in IT implementation. The managers will be informed about the affects of individual characteristics such as age, gender, and position on resistance. 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<#LINE#>Physico-mechanical properties of Benin lateritic soils and alterites and their use to make stabilized agglomerates<#LINE#>Victor S. @Gbaguidi,Yvette Tankpinou @Kiki,Ernesto @Houehanou,Nestor @Vedogbeton,Nestor @Vedogbeton,Marcel @Zankpe <#LINE#>18-28<#LINE#>3.ISCA-RJEngS-2018-027.pdf<#LINE#>University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin@National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM), Benin@National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM), Benin@University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin@University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin@University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin<#LINE#>10/8/2018<#LINE#>18/11/2018<#LINE#>Faced to the need to promote agglomerates in stabilized earth, this study was initiated in order to overcome the lack of technical studies on the raw materials used in construction and more specifically on lateritic soils and alterites available in Benin. The funding of this research was provided by the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) within the framework of its Program of Support to Higher Education (PSHE-WAEMU). As granulometry, plasticity as well as compacting conditions of soils systemically influence the behavior of agglomerates, a determination of the physico-mechanical properties was made through granulometric tests, the determination of the parameters of plasticity and the Proctor compaction references. This study highlights that lateritic soils and alterites, although geologically different, are, from the geotechnical point of view, all silty or loamy soils with varying plasticity, and containing sometimes a small proportion of gravel; lateritic soils are sandier than alterites. The characteristics of the lateritic soils are more interesting than those of alterites for the production of landcretes. 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