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This study was designed to analyze the factors influencing the utilization of an E-Learning system in training repatriated workers in Vietnam's urban regions in the new context. According to research findings, professional qualifications and education have a significant influence on the income and employment of repatriated workers in urban regions. E-Learning systems are employed as an effective channel to transfer information and skills to workers in urban areas to fulfill the improvement of professional certifications and professional abilities of workers. The analysis results also show that several factors have a significant impact on the usage of the E-Learning online training system for employees in Vietnam's urban regions, including the factor representing the ease of use of the E-learning system, Easy access to E-Learning system scale has the highest influence score with coefficient 0.932, the factor Learners feel useful, the scale of saving time getting to the study location has an influence coefficient of 0.965, and the element reflecting the joy of learning, the scale of getting more highly rated experiences have the greatest influence with a coefficient of 0.942. Data for the study were obtained from 188 repatriated laborers in urban regions of Vietnam. The multivariate regression analysis method and factor analysis were utilized to analyze the data in the study with the help of SPSS 20.0 software. © 2023 by the authors;licensee Growing Science, Canada.
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Purpose: This study aims to achieve two objectives: First, to investigate the moderating influences of Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19)-related psychological distress on the process of entrepreneurial cognition;and second, to close the gap between entrepreneurial intention and behavior of higher education institutions students. Design/methodology/approach: Scales from previous studies have been adopted to develop a questionnaire survey. An online survey questionnaire then is carried out to collect the data;the final sample includes 405 university students. The validity and reliability of scales are tested throughout Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis. Hypothesized correlations were then tested via structural equation modeling. Findings: The results confirm the important roles of perceived behavioral control and entrepreneurial intention in encouraging entrepreneurial behavior, whereas attitude toward entrepreneurship is strongly and positively related to intention to engage in a business venture. Yet, subjective norms are not found to have an impact on entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial attitude-intention link has been negatively moderated by Covid-19-related psychological distress. Also, Covid-19-related psychological distress can lessen the entrepreneurial intention–behavior linkage of higher education institutions students. Practical implications: The study provides useful recommendations for practitioners such as educators and policymakers to promote higher education institutions students' entrepreneurship, especially in the global crisis context of the spread of Covid-19. Social implications: Being aware of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the entrepreneurship process and translations from intention into behavior to become entrepreneurs provide useful insights to nascent entrepreneurs, community and our society to limit the negative influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and help us overcome this crisis. Originality/value: Addressing the entrepreneurial intention–behavior gap is considered as the biggest contribution of this study. Moreover, the association between perceived behavioral control and entrepreneurial behavior, overlooked by previous studies, is also tested in this study. Furthermore, the findings confirm that psychological distress caused by Covid-19 can inhibit the cognitive process of entrepreneurship. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is increasing in popularity. Many scientists are proposing it as a technique for contact tracing to combat COVID-19. Additionally, BLE is being used in applications involving transferring sensitive information such as home security systems. This paper provides a new authentication solution for BLE with enhanced privacy, but minimal impact on energy consumption. We also provided a framework to demonstrate our protocol can be implemented on real devices, which support BLE modules, and can withstand typical types of cyberattacks. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.