This research aims to suggest key design characteristics that are necessary for developing usable e-commerce websites in the Arab world. A comprehensive usability evaluation of four leading Arab e-commerce websites was conducted using the heuristic evaluation method. The results identified major and minor usability problems and major and minor good design characteristics on the selected websites. Based on the results, 51 key design characteristics were suggested. The recommended key design characteristics comprised two levels according to their priority: level one which includes mandatory key design characteristics and level two which includes supplementary design characteristics. The key design characteristics in each level were categorized under specific pages and areas that can be found on any e-commerce website. Such categorizations could direct website evaluators and designers to important pages and areas that should be considered to improve the overall usability of e-commerce websites. The results of this research are particularly important to developing countries which are still facing challenges that may affect the design and accessibility of usable and useful websites. These relate to low speed of accessing the Internet and a lack of website designers who have experience in customers’ needs and websites’ usable design characteristics.

Aim/Purpose: To provide a systematic approach to defining task complexity using a three worlds model previously introduced in informing science research. Background: The task complexity construct presents researchers with a quandary. While it appears useful on the surface, repeated attempts to define it rigorously have failed to gain traction in the broader research community. The level of inconsistency between definitions is shown to have changed little in the past 20 years. Methodology: Using a common framework that treats task complexity as a latent construct residing between sources and outcomes, moderated by both task familiarity and task discretion, separate models for each of the three worlds are developed. Contribution: Our paper proposes a potential path forward by showing how many issues in past task complexity research can be reconciled by framing the construct according to the three worlds model: the world we experience, the world of human artifacts, and the “real world.” Findings: The framework defines experienced complexity as occurring in the mind of the task performer while performing a single task instance, intrinsic complexity as a function of the internal characteristics of the problem space used to perform a bounded set of task instances, and extrinsic complexity as the ruggedness of the fitness landscape in which the task is performed. Recommendation for Researchers: It offers a path to convergence for definitions of task complexity. Future Research: The three worlds of task complexity can potentially be applied to many practical problems.

Friday, September 27 | 9:30 a.m. (PT) | Online Event Details and Recoding Here  Join us for Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World, a thought-provoking event exploring the intersection of race, technology, and legal frameworks. We’ll delve into the historical treatment of minority creators in copyright ...

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When you think of punk rock, your mind might jump to rebellious music, hardcore shows, & underground clubs—not the firearms industry. However, for KAK Industry...

Hey Geeks! Some big news hitting the wires today. A massive tech outage has thrown a wrench into major services worldwide, messing with everything from public transport to hospitals and banks. Here's the scoop: What's Causing the Outage? The chaos seems to be linked to a software update from Crowdstrike, a well-known player in cybersecurity, providing services to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, that affected Microsoft cloud systems. This update caused a glitch in Falcon; their cloud file protection system effectively blocke...

The WorldSBK race at MotorLand Aragon has been renewed until 2027 following the signing of a new deal between the circuit and Dorna.

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The boat will run between Shashkat and Hussaini Bridge in Upper Hunza

Sardar Masood says occupation forces is crushing defenceless, weak and unarmed Kashmiri people

From bubblegum pop to angst-ridden rock, these chart-toppers give a snapshot of the decade's spirit

YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss reveals a 2-meter iPhone replica, celebrating surpassing Apple on YouTube.

The new technology could potentially reduce the weight of laptops by half, make mobile phones as thin as a credit card

'Indian' dish Keema came at six with Korma and Dal claiming spots 22 and 50 respectively on TasteAtlas list

Performers dressed as zombies practice their performance before boarding a "Zombie Shinkansen" bullet train bound for Osaka from Tokyo, inspired by the South Korean movie 'Train to Busan', ahead of the Halloween season, in Tokyo, Japan October 19, 2024. — Reuters

It's usually a serene...

An aerial view of the Port of Odense, Denmark on October 15, 2024. — AFP

At a shipyard on the North Sea, workers in luminescent vests are building dozens of massive, hollow concrete boulders, each the size of an apartment block.

These are to be floated out to sea and sunk...

A fossil of the world's oldest tadpole, which coexisted with dinosaurs in the Middle Jurassic about 165 million years ago, is pictured next to a 3D-printed representation of the tadpole, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 28, 2024. — Reuters

BUENOS AIRES: Scientists in...

An undated image shows students playing at the Darlington Public School in Chippendale, Sydney, Australia. — Instagram/@fjcstudio

A small suburban school in Chippendale, Sydney in Australia beat iconic skyscrapers, museums and airport terminals to be crowned...

If you’ve followed along with our coverage on the hit video game Palworld, developed by Pocketpair, you will know that Nintendo and the Pokémon Co. has sued Pocketpair for patent infringement. Prior to the suit, there had been a ton of speculation that a lawsuit would be filed, but that it would be a copyright […]

Pakistan needs to capitalise on the demand in exports of sports goods as it had in the past.

He triumphs at the Championship with a record of 20–4 and a spread of +1793

Salman triumphed at the World Youth Scrabble Championship with a record of 20–4 and a spread of +1793

"I was [one of the best lightweights in the world] before, now it’s our brother Islam, and Usman is next."

A 10-member team will compete in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, from September 10 to 23.

On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AJK president condemns BJP-RSS regime

The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series, the world’s leading platform for elite BMX park terrain competition, announces the official 2018 World Tour dates and locations for the upcoming season. The celebrated BMX competition series will take place in Australia, California, Mexico and Spain, welcoming a top-ranking competitive field of invited pro BMX riders and Wildcards for their chance to compete on the world stage for a piece of the grand $155,000USD prize.



The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series is also proud to expand the 2018 World Tour with the addition of two new Regional Qualifier events in the United States and Chile, encouraging more talented BMX riders from around the world to earn their way to the Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championships. The five confirmed Regional Qualifier events are open to registration by all professional men and women BMX riders beginning in Santiago, Chile on March 23. The top three podium winners from each Regional Qualifier will advance to the Vans BMX Pro Cup Pro Tour, and secure their invite to the Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championships.



2018 VANS BMX PRO CUP SERIES WORLD TOUR ZEITPLAN



Regional Qualifiers

Santiago, Chile
March 23 & 25

Sydney, Australia
April 27

Woodward East, Pennsylvania
June 28

Guadalajara, Mexico
August 24

Málaga, Spain
September 21



*registration information is available on vansbmxprocup.com



Pro Tour

Sydney, Australia
April 29

Huntington Beach, CA
August 3 & 5

Guadalajara, Mexico
August 25 - 26



World Championship

Málaga, Spain
September 22 - 23



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Your kunstform BMX Shop Team

Our homie Kevin Nikulski ended up with the 4th place at the Fise World Cup in Edmonton, Canada, and all that with a broken finger, respect!

Enjoy the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!



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Yeah, we can't wait for it: After 3 years, it is happening again on September 12th, 2019! As part of the Shadow/Subrosa World Tour 2019, the Shadow/Subrosa team will visit us again in our shop in Stuttgart on the way to #bmxstreetstation 2019 in Lyon. We are sooooo looking forward to it, because the first visit in 2016 was also the trigger for various projects, which we did together with The Shadow Conspiracy. Get ready, as this time the following riders will be present: Mo Nussbaumer (GER), Miguel Smajli (GER), Matt Ray (USA), Jabe Jones (USA), Jiri Blabol (CZE) and Bjarki Hardarson (ISL). You can check what went down in 2016 right here:



There will be a Meet-and-Greet at our shop in Stuttgart at 3pm. After that, we'll all go and ride street with the crew. At the end of the evening, a jam will take place in the Stuttpark Hall in Bad Cannstatt.

We look forward to seeing you, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

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It was a pleasure having the Shadow / Subrosa team in our Shop in Stuttgart! The visit in 2019 is now history and for those who could not be there: no worries, the video is here! Mo Nussbaumer (GER), Miguel Smajli (GER), Matt Ray (USA), Jabe Jones (USA), Jiri Blabol (CZE) and Bjarki Hardarson (ISL) and guests (known from radio and television ;-)) were ready to give it all!

After sessioning our stock to warm up, the crew takes over the streets of Stuttgart. Unfortunately, the security density this time was quite high, which is why it goes on quite quickly. On the way to Bad Cannstatt, the homies visit Stuttgart's longest (grindable) rail, before all the pros, locals and homies meet up in the Stuttpark for the final jam of the night.

Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

Related links:

• all products of The Shadow Conspiracy
• all products of Subrosa

Our bro Felix Prangenberg went to California and filmed with Grant Castelluzzo an awesome video for his sponsor eclat. The style and creativity from Felix is something you're not going to be seeing from anyone else so sit back and enjoy.

Have fun to watch, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

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India blind cricket team players. — CABI/File

With the Blind T20 World Cup in Pakistan just days away, the Indian government has yet to clear its blind cricket team for participation, India Today reported.

Although the Sports Ministry has issued a No Objection Certificate for...

This undated photo shows Pakistan blind cricket team. — Pakistan Blind Cricket Council

ISLAMABAD: A 16-member squad led by Nasir Ali has been announced by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council for the upcoming Blind T20 World Cup 2024, slated to be held in Pakistan from...

A man flying a replica of a plane used by the U.S. Army Air Corps and British Royal Air Force in World War II had to make an emergency landing on U.S. Route 17 in Polk County, Florida, earlier this week.

Our listening tour of West Oakland’s Lower Bottoms continues as we meet the volunteers at a local food pantry, a street ball legend known as ‘the greatest player never to make the NBA,’ a transplant from Compton who’s become a wilderness survival instructor, a former Tesla engineer who’s developing an affordable co-housing living space, a US Army veteran determined to help others get their military benefits, and a pastor who relies on the power of prayer to effect social change.

Special thanks this episode to field producer Ariana Proehl, KQED, and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Free college tuition. New cars. Complimentary passes to government gyms. And cold, hard cash. Militaries all over the world are at war right now. And they're getting creative with pay and benefits to lure in potential recruits and to keep battle-hardened veterans in their uniforms for another round.

President-elect Donald Trump's top allies are working to thwart either Sen. John Thune or Sen. John Cornyn from becoming the next majority leader and are pushing for Trump stalwart Rick Scott of Florida to win the post.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade on Friday.

A Los Angeles Dodgers fan severely injured his hands after he lit a firework while celebrating the team's World Series victory over the New York Yankees.

With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their first appearance, the World Series averaged 12.9 million viewers in Japan, making it the most-watched Fall Classic in the nation's history.

Shohei Ohtani had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder, following an injury the Los Angeles Dodgers star suffered during Game 2 of the World Series on Oct. 26.

The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics certainly are.

Former Duke star Kyle Singler's cryptic Instagram post saying he fears for his life has drawn an outpouring of concern and support from former teammates and others.

A new report "A world that counts - Mobilising the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development" was recently published. The document points out the need for globally available and freely accessible data to monitor progress of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to hold governments accountable and foster sustainable development. This issue needs to be solved in a timely manner, as the gaps between developed and developing countries, between information-rich and information-poor people are increasing. Furthermore, better integrated, timely and validated information can lead to better decision-making and real-time feedback to the citizens. However, still some challenges remain, and the report points out recommendations to overcome existing limitations (countries have poor data, data arrives too late, many issues are barely covered), e.g. through a global "Network of Data Innovation Networks" that connects both organizations and experts. 

The report was written by UN-IAEG, which is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development and is available online here: http://www.undatarevolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/A-World-That-Counts.pdf