University of Maribor

About: University of Maribor is a education organization based out in Maribor, Slovenia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & KEKB. The organization has 3987 authors who have published 13077 publications receiving 258339 citations. The organization is also known as: Univerza v Mariboru.

An Empirical Study of Virtual Learning Environment Adoption Using UTAUT

Abstract: When users are presented with a new technology or service, a number of factors influence their decision about how and when they will use it. To measure how students and teachers are going to accept and use a specific e-learning technology or service, an appropriate instrument is needed. In this paper common theories that can be used for measuring students' acceptance of e-learning technologies and services are presented. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model was used to develop the measurement instrument. The measurement items have been adapted to Moodle, an open source web-based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Empirical data was conducted using an online survey with undergraduate students (n=235). To understand students’ perceptions about using Moodle, the UTAUT research model and hypothesized relationships between UTAUT constructs were empirically tested using the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The results indicate that performance expectancy and social influence have a significant impact on students’ attitudes towards using Moodle. Social influence and attitudes toward using are significant determinants of students' behavioral intention. Students’ behavioural intentions were shown to be strong and significant determinant of actual use of Moodle. The implications and limitations of the present study are also discussed.

Collective behavior and evolutionary games - An introduction

Abstract: This article is an introduction to a special issue in Chaos, Solitons & Fractals with the goal of attracting submissions that identify unifying principles that describe the essential aspects of collective behavior, and which thus allow for a better interpretation and foster the understanding of the complexity arising in such systems.

Observation of a new charged charmoniumlike state in B ¯ 0 →j/ψK-π+ decays observation of a new charged charmoniumlike ... K. Chilikin et al.

Abstract: We present the results of an amplitude analysis of B-0 --> J/psi K- pi(+) decays. A new charged charmoniumlike state Z(c)(4200)(+) decaying to J/psi pi(+) is observed with a significance of 6.2 sigma. The mass and width of the Z(c)(4200)(+) are 4196(-29-13)(+31+17) MeV/c(2) and 370(-70-132)(+70+70) MeV, respectively; the preferred assignment of the quantum numbers is J(P) = 1(+). In addition, we find evidence for Z(c)(4430)(+) --> J/psi pi(+). The analysis is based on a 711 fb(-1) data sample collected by the Belle detector at the asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider KEKB.