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A Review and Analysis of the Existing Research Streams in Continuous Auditing

A growing body of literature related to continuous auditing topics has developed. Advances in information technology and web‐based applications are making monitoring and control of operations through continuous auditing increasingly important. The objective of this paper is to describe, summarize, and provide a framework for classifying the contributions of the diverse literature addressing the topic of continuous auditing. This paper was intended to provide researchers and practitioners with a background in continuous auditing topics. Our broad view of the literature is also designed to discover areas holding the potential for future research. Research streams are divided into five major categories: demand factors, theory and guidance, enabling technologies, applications, and impacts. Over 80 papers have been identified that relate to these areas. Many more articles exist, especially in the area of enabling technologies. However, the focus of our paper is the literature most closely related to continuous.
Topology Design of Network-Coding-Based

It is anticipated that a large amount of multicast traffic needs to be supported in future communication networks. The network coding technique proposed recently is promising for establishing multicast connections with a significantly lower bandwidth requirement than that of traditional Steiner-tree-based multicast connections. How to design multicast network topologies with the consideration of efficiently supporting multicast by the network coding technique becomes an important issue now. It is notable, however, that the conventional algorithms for network topology design are mainly unicast-oriented, and they cannot be adopted directly for the efficient topology design of network-coding-based multicast networks by simply treating each multicast as multiple unicasts. In this paper, we consider for the first time the novel topology design problem of network-coding-based multicast networks. Based on the characteristics of multicast and network coding, we first formulate this problem as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming problem, which is NP-hard, and then propose two heuristic algorithms for it. The effectiveness of our heuristics is verified through simulation and comparison with the exhaustive search method. We demonstrate in this paper that, in the topology design of multicast networks, adopting the network coding technique to support multicast transmissions can significantly reduce the overall topology cost as compared to conventional unicast-oriented design and the Steiner-tree-based design. Index Terms—Network coding, multicast networks, topology design, heuristic algorithms. C
The Design Implementation Framework: Iterative Design from the Lab to the Classroom

This chapter explores three broad principles of user-centered design methodologies: participatory design, iteration, and usability considerations. The authors highlight the importance of considering teachers as a prominent type of ITS end user, by describing the barriers teachers face as users and their role in educational technology design. To exemplify these points, they draw upon their experiences in developing the Writing Pal—an ITS for writing strategy instruction. The chapter concludes by offering a design approach—the Design Implementation Framework (DIF)—that builds upon existing cyclical design methods but is tailored to the design of ITSs and other educational technologies
【Research Notes】Extensive Reading in English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language Contexts

Most individuals find language learning a challenging task that calls for substantial effort and resources. The challenge becomes even greater when reading is the only option that can help acquire fluency in a given language. Unfortunately, many people do not enjoy reading -particularly the current generation of young people that prefer to spend their spare time playing games on the computer or watching videos. In short, a major hurdle to the development of a reading culture in many societies is the existence of a negative outlook towards reading (Yildirim, 2014). The conflict between needing to read in order to learn, and the aversion to reading seen in many learners, is poorly approached in many language programs. Educators would do well to actively work at developing a reading culture among many of today’s learners. This paper postulates that the major barriers to the development of a reading culture among students can be overcome using the extensive reading approach, and that individuals trying to learn a second language will surely find extensive reading beneficial. Individuals seeking to master a new language can only truly do so if they acquire excellent reading skills. However, one factor that hampers success in the acquisition of fluency in a second language is the observation that the approach used in many schools does not foster reading skills. According to Yildirim (2014), teachers are partly to blame for the negative attitudes held by students towards reading. This is because of their preference for intensive reading, which essentially entails subjecting learners to study short texts while requiring them to examine the content of such texts closely. A major disadvantage of this approach is that learners have no influence on the material they read, which lowers their morale and interest. Furthermore, intensive reading often exposes learners to excessive new vocabularies, which is discouraging as it may lead to boredom and over taxation. Extensive reading has emerged as a practical solution to the above problem from several perspectives. First, extensive reading ensures that students are given easy reading material. Teachers using the ER approach can either choose texts that match the reading competence of individual students, or allow the students themselves to choose the texts they want to read. Second, extensive reading differs from intensive reading in that it seeks to fulfil a number Extensive Reading in English as a Foreign Language/ English as a Second Language Contexts
A Fast Prediction Algorithm for Sina Weibo Users with Time Correlation Cognition

Social network is the most important way of information exchange and communication at present, which is a key step to study users’ behavior in social network. Current methods for users ‘behavior classification are more diverse, but it is difficult to assess the impact of specific events in different time. In this paper, the rapid predicted classification algorithm based on correlation time cognition for weibo users in specific events is proposed, which can accomplish weibo user classification according to their behavior in the short time window, so as to establish a more accurate users behavior relation network. Finally, through the experiments, it is shown that the proposed algorithm offers more powerful and robust performance than competing algorithms.
The Relationship between Cyberbullying and School Bullying

Many children are likely to experience aggression in their relationships with schoolmates. With the advent of modern forms of communication, children are now able to harass their peers with mobile phones and e-mails, a behaviour known as cyberbullying. To determine the relationship between school bullying and cyberbullying, 432 students from grades 7â€“9 in Canadian schools were surveyed about their experiences of bullying. The results indicated that students who were bullied in cyberspace were also likely to bully their peers in cyberspace (r = 0.46, p < 0.001) and be bullied at school (56%). In addition, students who were bullied in cyberspace only, and students bullied both in cyberspace and at school, experienced difficulties at school such as low marks, poor concentration, and absenteeism. These results suggest that bullying that occurs either at or outside school can have an impact on school learning.
Passage language models in ad hoc document retrieval

Throughout the last decade or so, search engines (e.g., Google) have become a crucial tool for discovering information in on-line data repositories. Finding documents in a corpus (repository) that pertain to users’ queries is a hard challenge, especially in light of increasingly large and diverse corpora as the World Wide Web (WWW), for example. The ad hoc retrieval task, which is the principle task that search engines perform, is to rank documents in a corpus in response to a query by their assumed relevance to the information need it represents. While there are numerous challenges involved in ad hoc retrieval, one of the prominent ones is the fact that a document could be of interest to a user (or deemed relevant to the user’s query) even if only (very few, potentially small) parts of it, i.e., passages, actually contain information that pertains to the information need. Therefore, in such situations methods that compare the document as a whole to the query face significant difficulties in detecting the required documents. Passage-based document-retrieval approaches address this challenge by using the information from (only some of) the document passages to rank a document in response to a query. In this thesis we show that several of these previously proposed passage-based approaches, along with some new ones, can in fact be derived from the same probabilistic model. While our formulation and derived ranking algorithms are not committed to any specific estimation paradigm, we use the successful language modeling framework to instantiate specific algorithms. In doing so, we propose a novel passage language model that integrates information from the ambient document to an extent controlled by the estimated document homogeneity. Several document homogeneity measures that we propose yield passage language models that are more effective than previously proposed ones. Furthermore, we demonstrate the benefits in using our proposed passage language model for constructing and utilizing a passage-based relevance model. Finally, we show that our proposed document-homogeneity measures are also effective means for integrating document-query and passagequery similarity information for document retrieval.
A Novel Approach for RSS-based Fingerprinting Location System in GSM

Received signal strength (RSS)-based fingerprinting location systems have attracted much attention in recent years. No additional hardware is required for it implementation to existing networks. However, by analyzing the realistic measurements from GSM, we find that not only the RSS but also the neighboring base stations heard at some reference point will change over time. But the relative order of neighboring base stations (NBS) sorted according to their RSS are more stable. In this paper, we present a confidence coefficient of base station based on a gridding approach to get a relative accurate NBS during the offline phase, and proposed a novel algorithm with Longest Common Subsequence Matching Degree (LCSMD) of base station vector (BSV), which uses the relative order of NBS sorted according to their RSS. To evaluate our proposed method, we collect the realistic data from GSM network. Results show that the method based on LCSMD improves the positioning accuracy compared to the original method.
Information integration: the semantic-model approach

This dissertation describes a multiple-coordinator system for large-scale information integration and interoperability, presents algorithms for query processing and optimization based on semantic-model approach, and experimentally evaluates the algorithms on real-life and synthetic data. In addition to supporting gradual large-scale information integration and efficient inter-source processing, the semantic-model approach eliminates the need for mediation in deriving the global schema, thus addressing the main limitation of information-integration systems. This dissertation focuses on performance-related characteristics of several alternative approaches proposed for efficient query processing in the semantic-model environment. The theoretical results and practical algorithms are of independent interest and can be used in any information-integration system that avoids loading all the data into a single repository. Query-processing approaches proposed in this dissertation are applicable both to the original stored data and to materialized views, including restructured views, which are a framework for representing, e.g., the pivot operation available in many database-management systems. These approaches account for the practical issues of information overlap across data sources and of inter-source processing. While most of these algorithms are platform- and implementation-independent, XML-specific optimization techniques that allow for system-level tuning of query-processing performance are proposed as well. Finally, using real-life datasets and the implementation of an information-integration system shell, this dissertation provides experimental results that demonstrate that these algorithms are efficient and competitive in the information-integration setting.
Techniques for Signaling and Service Discovery in DVB-H Networks

Mobile TV was a service concept first adopted by the Japanese ISDB-T standard and soon afterwards it was adopted by the European DVB standard. In the context of DVB, specific standard branch, Digital Video Broadcasting – Handheld (DVB-H) was developed. The DVB-H was tailored for the delivery of IP based services to the handheld devices over DVB network. Furthermore, it was developed as backwards compatible with the DVB-T and hence enabled reuse of the existing network infrastructure used for the DVB-T. Time Slicing, MPE-FEC and enhanced signaling are the main elements which make DVB-H different when compared to DVB-T. This thesis was done in two parts. In the first part the signaling and service discovery of DVB-H in mobile environment is investigated by using traditional scientific engineering methods. The focus in the first part is in the basic principles of the service discovery and soft handover in DVB-H. The second part of the thesis deals with the robustness of link layer signaling transmission in DVB-H. The robustness is investigated by means of theoretical analysis, simulations and laboratory measurements. The main results of this thesis can be summarized as follows: 1. Definition of new PSI/SI and TPS signaling elements in DVB-H and IPDC over DVB-H standards [34], [39], [47] 2. PSI/SI Transmission optimization and configuration recommendations provided as input to the DVB-H Implementation Guidelines [38].
Nonlinear Estimation And Control For Assistive Robots

In this thesis, we document the progress in the estimation and control design of a smart assistive robot arm that can provide assistance during activities of daily living to the elderly and/or users with disabilities. Interaction with the environment is made challenging by the kinematic uncertainty in the robot, imperfect sensor calibration, limited view of angle as well as the fact that most activities of daily living are generally required to be performed in unstructured environments. For monocular visual systems, range (or depth) information is always crucial for target modeling and system control design. In the first part of my thesis, a novel and effective method is developed to estimate the range information in perspective vision systems by observing the 2-D image information and known motion parameters. We have considered the presence of noise in the image space measurements and kinematic uncertainty in the motion parameters. Simulation and experiment results show the advantage of our algorithm in comparison with other approaches. In the second part of the thesis, Lyapunov-based design techniques are utilized to propose a 2.5D visual servoing controller which stabilizes the robot end-effector pose while satisfying practical constraints on the sensing and the actuation. First, a nominal feedback controller is introduced which is then modified through an optimization-based approach in order to
The Claim

ABSTRACT As libraries reorient themselves from maintaining collections of print serials to providing online access to e-serials, check-in is beginning to emerge as an outmoded and perhaps dispensable practice. The result is that libraries are faced with the challenge of implementing new, e-serial-centered practices to replace check-in. While the professional literature now abounds with information and perspectives that can help libraries to make the transition from print to e-serials, there has been little focus on the theoretical connections that unite traditional and emerging serials management practices. By first identifying the primary objectives of check-in, the following article aims to help fill this gap in the literature.
KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH DAN LEMBAR KEGIATAN SISWA BERBASIS PROBLEM SOLVING

Essencially, learning is aimed to produce skillfull students in solving every problem. Problem solving skill could be developed if the students accustomed to unroutine problems, on the other hand mathematics is still not focused to problem solving skill. In addition they are not able yet to think by their own that they lose self confidence in solving the problems. This journal will discuss about mathematical problem solving skill. One of method which can be done to develope that skill is by using problem solving based worksheet. Based on the result of this research, students problem solving skill is having increasing after applying problem solving based worksheet. Keywords - mathematical problem solving skill, problem solving based worksheet
Through the Students’ Lens: Photographic Methods for Research in Library Spaces

Abstract Objective – As librarians and researchers, we are deeply curious about how our library users navigate and experience our library spaces. Although we have some data about users’ experiences and wayfinding strategies at our libraries, including anecdotal evidence, statistics, surveys, and focus group discussions, we lacked more in-depth information that reflected students’ real-time experiences as they move through our library spaces. Our objective is to address that gap by using photographic methods for studying library spaces. Methods – We present two studies conducted in two academic libraries that used participant-driven photo-elicitation (PDPE) methods. Described simply, photo-elicitation methods involve the use of photographs as discussion prompts in interviews. In both studies presented here, we asked participants to take photographs that reflected their experiences using and navigating our library spaces. We then met with participants for an interview using their photos as prompts to discuss their experiences. Results – Our analysis of students’ photos and interviews provided rich descriptions of student experiences in library spaces. This analysis resulted in new insights into the ways that students navigate the library as well as the ways that signage, furniture, technology, and artwork in the library can shape student experiences in library spaces. The results have proven productive in generating answers to our research questions and supporting practical improvements to our libraries. Additionally, when comparing the results from our two studies we identified the importance of detailed spatial references for understanding student experiences in library spaces, which has implications beyond our institutions. Conclusion – We found that photographic methods were very productive in helping us to understand library users’ experiences and supporting decision-making related to library spaces. In addition, engaging with students and hearing their interpretations and stories about the photographs they created enhanced our research understandings of student experiences and needs in new and unique ways.
Determining the Technological Terms Awareness of Pre-Service Teachers

The purpose of this research is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used in determining the pre-service teachers’ awareness and knowledge levels of technological terms and to determine the pre-service teachers’ awareness of technological terms. In this research carried out by the survey method, data collected by questionnaire developed by the researchers and obtained 1106 pre-service teachers. The data were analyzed through the SPSS 15.0 package program. The results show that the technological term awareness of the male pre-service teachers are more versatile than the female pre-service teachers’. Finally, it can be clearly seen that as the grade level and income level increase, the awareness also increases and as the income level decreases, the awareness decreases correspondingly.
Shared Leadership In IT Project Management: A Practice Survey

In the management field today, shared leadership (SL) is considered a form of distributed leadership, conceptualized largely as working or functioning within a ‘team’ framework. Yet, there seems to be sparse research on the application of shared leadership principles in the IT field, particularly project management practices. To address this void in the literature, the current study was designed to determine the actual usage and assess the views of managerial-level practitioners toward SL. To that end, a 12-item Likert-type instrument was developed that reflected attitudes, intent, and actual usage. An E-mail response form was forwarded to a target sample of 250 IT project managers in the U.S. Of these, 102 responded with completed survey data. The independent variables in this study were gender, years in IT practice, and industry certification. These project managers expressed overwhelmingly positive attitudes and confirmed wide usage of SL in work-based projects. No significant differences, based on gender, years of experience, and certification were noted. Overall, these findings support the efficacy of the SL model and team-based leadership styles.
Automatic testing of graphical user interfaces

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Investigating Students' Attitudes towards Pedagogical Dictionaries: A Study of Sudanese English Majors

This study purports to uncover the overall perceptions and actual dictionary practices among a sample of 160 Sudanese English majors. A questionnaire based on Bejoint’s (1981) classic study, with more recent modifications such as Hartmann (2005), is utilized. Results indicate that students are overwhelmingly aware of the crucial role of dictionaries in language learning. Also, while most of the subjects are convinced of the superiority of advanced paper- based monolingual dictionaries, they almost as frequently refer to the more accessible electronic and bilingualized dictionaries. Yet, on the whole, dictionary use is limited and is almost invariably associated with reading rather than productive language skills. More significantly, in tandem with earlier studies, the subjects of the present study employ the (monolingual) dictionary primarily as a decoding tool to locate definitions, to the almost utter neglect of such vital entry components as pronunciation, collocations and level of usage. Finally, the subjects manifest a marked lack of knowledge, both of ancillary dictionary matter such as appendices and abbreviations and the organization of definitions in the main dictionary entry. It is suggested that such ignorance is largely due to the exclusion of lexicography from university syllabi and teaching practices in Sudanese universities.