Sustainable development advocates for an energy transition as it is central to economic growth. Jordan is actively pursuing an energy transition agenda in line with its obligations under the Paris Agreement. This paper investigates households’ intentions to adopt solar energy systems, a vital element of the sustainability transition process, using an extended model of the theory of planned behavior. In addition to the three predictors of the theory—attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control—the model incorporates perceived mandatory benefits. Energy poverty and socio-demographic factors such as income and governorate are also examined to assess their impact on the relationships between the four predictors and intention. Using convenience and snowball sampling, data was collected from 405 Jordanian households. After data cleaning, which involved removing flat liners and outliers, the final sample size was 381. Structural equation modeling was employed for the analysis, revealing that all predictors positively influence intention, with attitude having the highest path coefficient (0.363). Additionally, the findings indicate that socio-demographic factors and energy poverty levels do not significantly affect these relationships. This implies that Jordanian households’ intention to adopt solar systems is primarily shaped by consumer knowledge, awareness, and behavior. Based on these results, the study proposes several policy recommendations to increase the adoption of household solar energy systems in Jordan, focusing on enhancing energy literacy and raising public awareness to promote climate resilience and support sustainable energy practices.

This study examines the factors influencing energy-saving behaviors in Jordanian households by expanding the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Incorporating additional variables, such as energy poverty, eco-literacy, and environmental concern, this study utilizes survey data collected through online tools. The findings reveal that environmental concern and eco-literacy significantly influence attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms, with attitudes emerging as the dominant predictor of environmentally sustainable intentions. These intentions, in turn, positively influence actual sustainable behaviors. Energy poverty directly affects both intentions and behaviors, moderating key relationships within the model, notably diminishing the influence of attitudes on intentions and the translation of intentions into behavior. The results validate the applicability of TPB to sustainable energy practices and demonstrate the importance of addressing economic barriers. Overall, the findings suggest that fostering environmental concern and eco-literacy is necessary but insufficient without interventions that mitigate financial constraints associated with energy poverty.

Using the Theory of Planned Behavior model developed by Ajzen in 1985, the authors assessed the influence of attitude (ATT) toward vitamins, health awareness (HA), perceived behavioral control (PBC), subjective norms (SN), and knowledge of COVID-19 (KN) on the purchasing intention (PI) of vitamins in Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 587 adults living in Kuwait completed the online survey, which was available in both Arabic and English. The measured variables included health awareness, attitude, knowledge about COVID-19, purchasing intention, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms. The findings indicate that HA has a significant impact on ATT. Furthermore, the results revealed that HA significantly influences ATT, ATT has a significant influence on PI, KN has a significant influence on ATT, KN has a significant influence on PI, PBC positively influences PI, SN has a significant influence over PI, and SN positively influences PI.

Background and Objective: Digital health technologies, which use information and communication technology (ICT) to improve access, efficiency, and quality of care, have drastically changed the way healthcare is delivered. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing Jordanians’ intention to use smartwatches and healthcare mobile applications through the lens of the technology acceptance model (TAM). Methodology: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 442 participants in Jordan to assess the impact of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), social influence (SI), and facilitating conditions (FCs) on users’ behavioral intentions (BIs). Key Findings: Findings revealed that PU and ease of use significantly influence BIs, with SI and FCs playing significant roles. Demographic factors such as gender, age, and education level further affect participants’ perceptions. These results highlight the potential of smartwatches and mobile health applications to enhance healthcare accessibility and efficiency, particularly during crises such as the COVID‐19 pandemic. Contributions: This study had an application of the TAM to smartwatches and healthcare mobile applications in Jordan. Also, it provides insights into the adoption of digital healthcare technologies in a developing country context. Novelty: There is a novel perspective on leveraging TAM in healthcare, paving the way for more targeted interventions to promote digital health adoption in Jordan and similar settings. Actionable Insights: To enhance adoption, healthcare practitioners should prioritize digital literacy programs, patient engagement strategies, and data security assurances. Policymakers must focus on improving digital infrastructure, implementing regulatory frameworks, and fostering public–private partnerships.

Background: The potential health advantages of functional food products have increased their appeal. Their reception and implementation are greatly influenced by consumer attitudes and purchasing intentions. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is used in this study to examine how attitudes toward and intentions to buy functional food products in Hungary are influenced by health consciousness (HC) and nutritional knowledge (KN). Methods: From March to May 2023, 396 adult Hungarian volunteers took part in an online survey. The poll measured respondents' intentions to buy functional food products as well as their health consciousness, nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and subjective norms (SN). Through pilot research, the questionnaire's reliability and validity were determined. Multiple regression analyses, one-sample t-tests, and Cronbach's alpha were all included in the statistical analysis. Results: The majority of participants were female, working students. In support of hypotheses H1 and H2, health consciousness significantly influenced attitudes and purchase intentions. H3 and H4 are supported by the findings that nutritional knowledge strongly influenced attitudes and purchase intentions. Both perceived behavioral control and subjective standards had a beneficial impact on purchase intentions supporting H5 and H6. Conclusion: This study provides important insights into Hungarian consumers' preferences for functional food items. It highlights the beneficial effects of health awareness, information, attitudes, arbitrary standards, and perceived behavioral control on buying intentions. It was discovered that attitudes play an important role in mediating the link between nutritional knowledge, health consciousness, and purchase intentions. It was discovered that attitudes play an important role in mediating the link between nutritional knowledge, health consciousness, and purchasing intentions. The dynamic functional food market's marketers and legislators should take these findings seriously. The subtleties of these attitudes and their implications for promotional tactics can be explored in greater detail in future research. Promoting healthier food options and informing policy and marketing decisions require an understanding of consumer perceptions and behaviors.

Osteoporosis is one of the systemic diseases present by a decrease in bone mass with increased susceptibility to bone fractures as a consequence. Osteoporosis causes a massive financial burden, particularly the treatment cost of fragility fractures and their future impact i.e work loss or disability. The fat-soluble vitamin K has two forms: K1 which be found in vegetables with green leaves, and K2 produced in the intestine by Lactobacillus bacteria and found mainly in fermented dairy. Recently, other functions of vitamin K2 have arisen. It is essential to bone physiology such as signaling, bone cell remodeling, and apoptosis. We performed a comprehensive search through the different databases for English-language sources to determine if vitamin K2 has a significant advance in bone health and/or fracture prevention in patients with osteoporosis. Also, how can vitamin K2 likely reduce the costs of osteoporosis-related fractures. literature reviews, unfortunately, showed that the preventive practice has a less served role in inpatient care. All findings point out that treatment with vitamin K2 can successfully prevent the incidence of osteoporosis-related fractures, and thus reduce its financial burden. Encouraging patients to consume a vitamin K2 enrichment diet also appears to be advantageous.