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Addis-Abeba et le couronnement de Hāyla Sellāsē. Mise en scène d'une ville, réinvention d’une cérémonie
Authors: Sohier Estelle
Published: January 2017

À la suite d’une crise politique majeure et du décès de la reine des rois Zawditu, le negus Tafari Makwannen est nommé negusa nagast (roi des rois) d’Éthiopie en avril 1930. Choisissant pour nom de règne Hāyla Sellāsē, soit «Puissance de la Trinité » , le nouveau souverain diffère son sacre de six mois afin de préparer l’événement auquel il entend donner une portée nationale et internationale. Il y convie, certes, le clergé et les principaux dignitaires éthiopiens, mais aussi sept rois et cinq présidents étrangers, ainsi que les représentants de la presse internationale. La plupart des invités découvrent pour la première fois la capitale éthiopienne en octobre 1930. Créée à la fin des années 1880, capitale du royaume depuis les années 1890, Addis-Abeba était depuis les années 1920 la vitrine de la modernisation de l’Éthiopie entreprise par Tafari Makwannen ; elle a été métamorphosée pour son couronnement. À l''aide de témoignages écrits et iconographiques produits par des acteurs/ spectateurs du couronnement, cet article s''interroge sur le sens de la mise en scène de la ville et de sa médiatisation, et sur les messages qu''Hāyla Sellāsē entendait ainsi transmettre à la communauté internationale. Le pouvoir politique s’y exprime par des monuments temporaires et permanents érigés en quelques mois, mais aussi par l’organisation urbanistique des axes où ont été planifiées les cérémonies. Cette mise en scène avait une dimension théâtrale commune à de telles manifestations politiques. Sa principale caractéristique était plutôt de relever d’une juxtaposition inédite d’éléments endogènes et exogènes importés à grand frais dans la capitale. Face aux contestations intérieures et aux menaces coloniales persistantes, cette combinaison devait transcrire aux yeux de tous, dans l’espace urbain, les principes en vertu desquels le nouveau roi des rois était le maître incontesté d’un pays indépendant et souverain.
Turning Everyday to Aksum Ṣeyon Unaware: King Zar’a Yā‘eqob’s Kehedata Sayṭān identified in the first prayer of the day
Authors: Fritsch Emmanuel
Published: January 2017

Se tourner quotidiennement mais involontairement vers Aksum Ṣeyon : le Kehedata Sayṭān du roi Zar’a Yā‘ eqob identifié dans la première prière du jour

Les quelques lignes qui commencent la journée dévotionnelle comme liturgique des chrétiens orthodoxes d’Éthiopie et d’Érythrée offrent des surprises. Si on les lit correctement, on s’aperçoit que l’on renouvelle les voeux du baptême en prenant à témoin la «cathédrale » d’Aksoum Marie de Sion, une appellation dont on s’aperçoit en chemin qu’elle a déjà été utilisée par le roi Lālibālā et peut-être même par l’un de ses prédécesseurs. De plus il ne fait pas de doute que ce texte si fréquent n’est autre que l’ «Abjuration de Satan » attribuée au roi Zar’a Yā‘ eqob. Cette oeuvre est désormais identifiée. Le texte, préservé intact en guèze, a néanmoins reçu une version amharique qui le recycle, pour ainsi dire, pour l’usage contemporain en remplaçant les références aksoumites d’origine par une invocation mariale.
Evolution and Organisation of the Ç̌äwa Military Regiments in Medieval Ethiopia
Authors: Ayenachew Derese
Published: January 2017

Medieval Ethiopian administration was supported on the shoulders of military regiments. When the territory of the medieval Christian kingdom expanded, the organisation of the military regiments evolved from regionally dominated military troops to professional soldiers, called the č̣äwa military corps or “ men at arms”. This paper focuses on the historical development of the č̣äwa military regiments. It shows how the č̣äwa military regiments were reorganized and deployed from the central court in different regions and became the pillars of the political administration of medieval Ethiopia, from 1445 and the victory of King Zär''a Ya‘ ǝqob over the sultanate of Adal, until the beginning of the 16th century.
Le travail de la pierre à Aksum
Authors: Bessac Jean-Claude
Published: January 2017

Deux roches sont présentes à Aksum : l’orthogneiss, hétérogène et difficile à tailler, utilisé pour les tombes rupestres et les pierres à bâtir ; la syénite, résistante, employée pour les mégalithes. Les Aksumites connaissaient ses particularités et les ont pleinement exploitées. Ils ont procédé à des exploitations extensives en pied de pente pour les blocs erratiques de volumes divers (Gobedra I). Pour les mégalithes, ils ont recherché sur l’affleurement les secteurs où les fractures naturelles correspondaient le mieux à cette production (Gobedra III). Sur les fortes pentes, le déplacement des mégalithes a dû se faire sur des glissières et, sur terrain plat, à l’aide de gros rouleaux posés sur des rails de bois pour mieux répartir la charge. La traction des mégalithes a peut-être fait appel à des animaux de trait mais leur levage a nécessité une très grande précision que seul l’usage de moufles et de cabestans pouvait garantir. Pour ce qui est des outils pour la taille, au pic et aux coins de fer, il faut ajouter la broche, pointue ou forgée d’un étroit tranchant (1 à 3 mm) et percutée avec une massette. La taille définitive était réalisée sur le site avant l’érection des stèles. Elle comprenait deux phases : un dressage général des faces effectué par petites tranches de quelques décimètres carrés de surface suivi de la taille du décor. Ces tâches étaient confiées simultanément à plusieurs spécialistes dont la tranche personnelle de travail pouvait être ainsi contrôlée. Cette pratique est attestée aussi par les marques lapidaires dans les tombeaux. Les techniques aksumites du travail de la pierre révèlent plus une influence de l’Égypte romaine qu’une tradition sudarabique.
Prospections archéologiques dans la région de Meqele et les contreforts orientaux du Tigray
Authors: Dugast Fabienne , Gajda Iwona
Published: January 2017

Short archaeological survey in the area of Meqele and the eastern edge of the highlands in Tigray region

Since the 1970s, the so-called “ pre-Aksumite” civilisation and Aksum have been much under discussion since the development of culture in the Ethiopian highlands appears to be, even now, the subject of much debate. What role did Aksum play, when did it emerge to prominence, and what were its relations with other societies and cultures ? And above all, is there any connection between “ pre-Aksumite” and Aksumite civilisations ? One of the aims of a short visit in Tigray region was a general survey of “ Pre-Aksumite” and Aksumite sites (Adwa and vicinity, as well as Hawazen, and on the eastern side, the region of Atsbi-Dera ʾ and of Medri Senafe), in order to assess the importance of the archaeological evidence. This preliminary survey concentrated on documenting several remains in these regions, some of them first surveyed by Hiluf Berhe (Aksum) and the Tourism and Culture Commission of Tigray Regional State (TCCTRS, Mekele).
Impact of contact resistance on the electrical properties of MoS2 transistors at practical operating temperatures
Authors: Giannazzo Filippo , Fisichella Gabriele , Piazza Aurora , Di Franco Salvatore , Greco Giuseppe , Agnello Simonpietro , Roccaforte Fabrizio
Published: January 2017

Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) is currently regarded as a promising material for the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, several issues need to be addressed to fully exploit its potential for field effect transistor (FET) applications. In this context, the contact resistance, RC, associated with the Schottky barrier between source/drain metals and MoS2 currently represents one of the main limiting factors for suitable device performance. Furthermore, to gain a deeper understanding of MoS2 FETs under practical operating conditions, it is necessary to investigate the temperature dependence of the main electrical parameters, such as the field effect mobility (μ) and the threshold voltage (Vth). This paper reports a detailed electrical characterization of back-gated multilayer MoS2 transistors with Ni source/drain contacts at temperatures from T = 298 to 373 K, i.e., the expected range for transistor operation in circuits/systems, considering heating effects due to inefficient power dissipation. From the analysis of the transfer characteristics (ID−VG) in the subthreshold regime, the Schottky barrier height (ΦB ≈ 0.18 eV) associated with the Ni/MoS2 contact was evaluated. The resulting contact resistance in the on-state (electron accumulation in the channel) was also determined and it was found to increase with T as RC proportional to T3.1. The contribution of RC to the extraction of μ and Vth was evaluated, showing a more than 10% underestimation of μ when the effect of RC is neglected, whereas the effect on Vth is less significant. The temperature dependence of μ and Vth was also investigated. A decrease of μ proportional to 1/Tα with α = 1.4 ± 0.3 was found, indicating scattering by optical phonons as the main limiting mechanism for mobility above room temperature. The value of Vth showed a large negative shift (about 6 V) increasing the temperature from 298 to 373 K, which was explained in terms of electron trapping at MoS2/SiO2 interface states.
ASTROIMAGEJ: IMAGE PROCESSING AND PHOTOMETRIC EXTRACTION FOR ULTRA-PRECISE ASTRONOMICAL LIGHT CURVES
Authors: Collins Karen A. , Kielkopf John F. , Stassun Keivan G. , Hessman Frederic V.
Published: January 2017

ImageJ is a graphical user interface (GUI) driven, public domain, Java-based, software package for general image processing traditionally used mainly in life sciences fields. The image processing capabilities of ImageJ are useful and extendable to other scientific fields. Here we present AstroImageJ (AIJ), which provides an astronomy specific image display environment and tools for astronomy specific image calibration and data reduction. Although AIJ maintains the general purpose image processing capabilities of ImageJ, AIJ is streamlined for time-series differential photometry, light curve detrending and fitting, and light curve plotting, especially for applications requiring ultra-precise light curves (e.g., exoplanet transits). AIJ reads and writes standard Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) files, as well as other common image formats, provides FITS header viewing and editing, and is World Coordinate System aware, including an automated interface to the astrometry.net web portal for plate solving images. AIJ provides research grade image calibration and analysis tools with a GUI driven approach, and easily installed cross-platform compatibility. It enables new users, even at the level of undergraduate student, high school student, or amateur astronomer, to quickly start processing, modeling, and plotting astronomical image data with one tightly integrated software package.
ANALYZING METEOROID FLIGHTS USING PARTICLE FILTERS
Authors: Sansom E. K. , Rutten M. G. , Bland P. A.
Published: January 2017

Fireball observations from camera networks provide position and time information along the trajectory of a meteoroid that is transiting our atmosphere. The complete dynamical state of the meteoroid at each measured time can be estimated using Bayesian filtering techniques. A particle filter is a novel approach to modeling the uncertainty in meteoroid trajectories and incorporates errors in initial parameters, the dynamical model used, and observed position measurements. Unlike other stochastic approaches, a particle filter does not require predefined values for initial conditions or unobservable trajectory parameters. The Bunburra Rockhole fireball, observed by the Australian Desert Fireball Network (DFN) in 2007, is used to determine the effectiveness of a particle filter for use in fireball trajectory modeling. The final mass is determined to be

with a final velocity of

, similar to previously calculated values. The full automatability of this approach will allow an unbiased evaluation of all events observed by the DFN and lead to a better understanding of the dynamical state and size frequency distribution of asteroid and cometary debris in the inner solar system.
Nanoindenting the Chelyabinsk Meteorite to Learn about Impact Deflection Effects in asteroids
Authors: Moyano-Cambero Carles E. , Pellicer Eva , Trigo-Rodríguez Josep M. , Williams Iwan P. , Blum Jürgen , Michel Patrick , Küppers Michael , Martínez-Jiménez Marina , Lloro Ivan , Sort Jordi
Published: January 2017

The Chelyabinsk meteorite is a highly shocked, low porosity, ordinary chondrite, probably similar to S- or Q-type asteroids. Therefore, nanoindentation experiments on this meteorite allow us to obtain key data to understand the physical properties of near-Earth asteroids. Tests at different length scales provide information about the local mechanical properties of the minerals forming this meteorite: reduced Young’s modulus, hardness, elastic recovery, and fracture toughness. Those tests are also useful to understand the potential to deflect threatening asteroids using a kinetic projectile. We found that the differences in mechanical properties between regions of the meteorite, which increase or reduce the efficiency of impacts, are not a result of compositional differences. A low mean particle size, attributed to repetitive shock, can increase hardness, while low porosity promotes a higher momentum multiplication. Momentum multiplication is the ratio between the change in momentum of a target due to an impact, and the momentum of the projectile, and therefore, higher values imply more efficient impacts. In the Chelyabinsk meteorite, the properties of the light-colored lithology materials facilitate obtaining higher momentum multiplication values, compared to the other regions described for this meteorite. Also, we found a low value of fracture toughness in the shock-melt veins of Chelyabinsk, which would promote the ejection of material after an impact and therefore increase the momentum multiplication. These results are relevant to the growing interest in missions to test asteroid deflection, such as the recent collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA, known as the Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission.
Ranpirnase Eradicates Human Papillomavirus in Cultured Cells and Heals Anogenital Warts in a Phase I Study
Authors: Squiquera Luis , Taxman Debra J , Brendle Sarah A , Torres Roberto , Sulley Jamie , Hodge Thomas , Christensen Neil , Sidransky David
Published: January 2017

Background

Human papillomaviruses (HPV), the causative agents of anogenital warts, are the most prevalent sexually transmitted infectious agents, and wart treatment poses a persistent challenge. We assessed the safety and efficacy of treating HPV with ranpirnase, an endoribonuclease from the northern leopard frog that has been used extensively in Phase III oncology trials.

Methods

As initial verification of ranpirnase antiviral activity, we assessed its ability to eliminate papilloma-viruses in cultured cells. To further assess its feasibility for treating anogenital warts in humans, we performed a Phase I study. Forty-two male volunteers with genital/ perianal warts were treated topically with three different formulations of 1 mg/ml ranpirnase. Patients were monitored for 8 weeks or until healing. Four patients with HIV were treated in accordance with the compassionate programme but were not evaluated.

Results

In cultured cells, ranpirnase showed specific activity against HPV-11 with low toxicity (selectivity index >88). The broad applicability of ranpirnase for treating papillomaviruses was verified using the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus. In the clinical study, eight participants were lost-to-follow-up or discontinued due to protocol violation or non-compliance. Among 30 evaluable participants, topical ranpirnase was moderately well-tolerated, with discontinuation by 5 (16.7%) due to adverse reactions. Clinical healing was achieved by 25 participants (83.3%) and 50% improvement by the 5 discontinued participants (16.7%). The median time to clinical healing was 30 days.

Conclusions

This study provides the first in vitro and clinical evidence of the antiviral efficacy of ranpirnase against HPV and supports assessment of ranpirnase in expanded clinical studies.
Le management public entre « tensions de gouvernance publique » et « obligation de résultats » : Vers une explication de la pluralité du management public par la diversité des systèmes de gouvernance publique
Authors: Mazouz Bachir , Hudon Pierre-André
Published: January 2017

Empiriquement, la diversité des réformes de l’administration publique dans les pays de l’OCDE ne fait aucun doute. Or, considérant l’hégémonie des valeurs libérales et l’homogénéité des diagnostics posés, une réponse uniforme du management public aurait pu être espérée. Cet article propose une approche par les tensions de gouvernance publique (TGP) pour expliquer la pluralité du management public.
Le préfet : un instrument de domination devenu outil de dialogue ?
Authors: Bouchard Laurent
Published: January 2017

Selon sa célèbre formule, Bonaparte affirmait vouloir que les Français « datent leur bonheur de la création des préfets ». Si la formulation peut apparaître présomptueuse, la loi du 28 pluviôse an VIII institua bien un maillon essentiel de l’organisation administrative sur lequel l’Etat s’appuie depuis lors pour mettre en œuvre sa gestion du territoire national.
Le marketing territorial des Petits et Moyens Territoires : identité, image et relations
Authors: Alaux Christophe , Serval Sarah , Zeller Christelle
Published: January 2017

Alors que les territoires de grande taille recourent au marketing territorial et aux marques territoriales (« Only Lyon », marque Alsace) pour assurer leur attractivité avec une gestion de leur image, les « Petits et Moyens Territoires » (PMT) voient aussi dans le marketing territorial un moyen d’atteindre certains de leurs objectifs spécifiques. Néanmoins, cette démarche s’avère compliquée pour des PMT en manque d’image et de notoriété. Il paraît ainsi opportun de construire un cadre conceptuel qui leur soit adapté. Dans cette perspective, cet article explore les liens entre identité, relations et image territoriale sous l’angle du marketing relationnel. A travers l’étude exploratoire réalisée sur une ville de 20 000 habitants, nous avançons la proposition que l’identité territoriale est un antécédent de l’image territoriale. Nous proposons également que l’intensité des relations entre les parties prenantes du territoire exerce un effet positif sur les identités territoriales.
La modernisation des stades de football en France. Proposition d’une analyse des logiques d’acteurs à l’œuvre au sein d’un processus de traduction
Authors: Millereux Vincent , Cicut Nicolas , Montchaud Sandra
Published: January 2017

Cette recherche propose une analyse originale des neufs projets de rénovation majeure et de construction de stades dans le cadre de l’organisation de l’Euro 2016 dans la perspective de la théorie de l’acteur-réseau. L’objectif est d’étudier les conditions de rassemblement des principaux acteurs – les collectivités locales et groupements associés, les clubs résidents, les sociétés exploitantes tierces (le cas échéant) et le stade – au sein de ces projets. Pour ce faire, nous avons choisi de retenir la démarche analytique proposée par Callon (1986) qui consiste à identifier le «  primum movens  », puis à envisager le processus de traduction à l’œuvre à travers ses dimensions clés de problématisation, d’intéressement, d’enrôlement et de mobilisation. Il ressort que les projets étudiés émanent de la volonté stratégique d’un acteur – généralement une collectivité locale ou un groupement associé et dans un cas un club – et impliquent la participation d’autres acteurs dont le rassemblement dans un réseau relève bien d’une logique de traduction. Six trajectoires de modernisation des stades sont mises en évidence.
Réformes de la politique autochtone au Canada : le jeu du blâme donne-t-il une cohérence au discours ?
Authors: Savard Jean-François
Published: January 2017

Cet article veut comprendre comment le gouvernement canadien structure son discours justifiant les réformes de la politique autochtone. Fondé sur le cohérentisme et du jeu du blâme, cet article montre que le gouvernement propose une argumentation cohérente fondée sur une double stratégie du jeu du blâme.
Women Make a Fraction of Every Euro Earned by Men...
Authors: Vandenberghe Vincent
Published: January 2017

Ce texte relate un effort d’estimation de la discrimination salariale selon le genre au moyen de données de firmes privées situées en Belgique, et couvrant la période 2002-2010. Par rapport aux données individuelles sur les salaires, les données de firme présentent l’avantage de contenir une mesure indépendante et directe de la productivité. En utilisant le cadre analytique d’Hellerstein-Neumark, ces données permettent des estimations distinctes des écarts salariaux et de productivité selon le genre, et aussi – chose cruciale s’agissant de discrimination salariale – du degré de (non-)alignement de ces écarts. Les résultats sont essentiellement de deux ordres. Un, la discrimination salariale selon le genre estimée au moyen des données de firmes est faible comparativement à celle traditionnellement obtenue au moyen de données salariales individuelles. Deux, pour le secteur privé belge, au cours des années 2000, elle n’est statistiquement significative que dans le cas des femmes travaillant sous contrat ouvrier.
Is Workforce Diversity Always Performance-enhancing?
Authors: Garnero Andrea , Kampelmann Stephan , Rycx François
Published: January 2017

Cet article passe en revue la littérature, principalement économique, concernant les effets de la diversité de la main-d’œuvre au sein des entreprises sur la productivité, les salaires et les profits. La diversité est définie en termes d’âge, d’éducation et de genre. Malgré la variété des approches empiriques, la plupart des études suggèrent que l’impact de la diversité d’âge et de genre est négatif pour la productivité, alors que la diversité en termes d’éducation ou de compétences a un impact positif. Les travaux récents pour la Belgique et la France suggèrent en outre que les entreprises dans les secteurs hautement technologiques sont plus susceptibles de bénéficier de la diversité en termes de genre. Les effets semblent également dépendre de la forme de propriété de l’entreprise, les entreprises familiales étant plus enclines à bénéficier de la diversité de genre. Codes JEL : D24, J24, J31, M12
Elías Levita el lexicógrafo y el legado del Séfer ha-Šorašim
Authors: Abate Emma
Published: January 2017

Este artículo trata de la reinterpretación de la tradición lexicográfica del Sefer ha-Šorašim (“Libro de las raíces”) en el Renacimiento, en el contexto del cabalista cristiano Egidio de Viterbo (1469-1532) y del intelectual judío Elías Levita (1469-1549). Se pone de relieve el interés de Egidio de Viterbo por la exégesis, los léxicos y las gramáticas hebreas, que ha estimulado la actividad de Levita. Se analizan, después, los aspectos innovadores de las obras lexicográficas de Levita, Meturgeman (‘intérprete’), un diccionario de las raíces arameas del Targum, y Tišbi, un léxico de hebreo post-bíblico.
De Ceilán a Constantinopla: el Advertimiento de Andrés de Noronha, el Memorial de Felipe Botello y la correspondencia apócrifa entre los judíos de España y los de Constantinopla
Authors: Bravo López Fernando
Published: January 2017

En el presente artículo se arroja nueva luz sobre el Advertimiento que el obispo Andrés de Noronha envió a Mateo Vázquez, secretario de Felipe II, en 1584, texto que ha sido presentado por algún historiador como una evidencia muy temprana de la circulación de la famosa correspondencia apócrifa entre los judíos de España y los de Constantinopla. Examinamos el Advertimiento situándolo en su contexto gracias al estudio de la correspondencia que Noronha mantuvo Vázquez. Y, finalmente, analizamos el documento a partir de su comparación con el memorial –hasta hoy inédito– que el clérigo Felipe Botello entregó al inquisidor Martín de Salvatierra en 1569. Mediante este análisis demostraremos que prácticamente todo lo que Noronha decía en su documento es falso, producto de la tergiversación del memorial de Botello.
IT Strategic Planning through CSF Approach in Modern Organizations
Authors: Baporikar Neeta
Published: January 2017

Although the purpose of strategic planning is straightforward - to outline where an organization wants to go and how it's going to get there - its nature is complex and dynamic. The, critical success factor (CSF) method, can augment strategic planning efforts by illuminating an organization's present situation and potential future. This chapter explores the value of enhancing typical strategic planning techniques with the CSF method and presents an integrated framework for helping modern organizations to understand the broad range of interrelated elements that influence strategy development for Information Technology (IT). The chapter synthesizes documented theory and research in strategic planning and CSFs. It also provides insights and lessons re the pros and cons of integrated strategic planning framework in the context of IT in modern organizations. Through in-depth literature review and contextual analysis, the chapter incorporates suggestions to modern organizations for IT Strategic Planning with CSF Approach for a holistic and effective strategic planning process.
Using Geospatial Information Systems for Strategic Planning and Institutional Research for Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Valcik Nicolas A.
Published: January 2017

This article has been updated since its initial publication in Hansel Burley's Cases on Institutional Research Systems in 2011. There have been additional uses for Geospatial Information Systems, or GIS, at The University of Texas at Dallas since this article originally was published. Many institutional research offices primarily focus on traditional statistical and analytical tools to provide data for assessing, developing or modifying institutional policies. However, Geospatial Information Systems, or GIS, can add a geospatial component to existing data sources to provide in-depth analysis on a wide array of research topics (Ormsby, Napoleon, Burke, Grossl, & Bowden, 2008). A suite of software tools introduced by ESRI in 1997 called ArcGIS has been useful for analytical purposes because it not only compiles and displays large amounts of data but can also plot this data onto maps, which can be particularly useful when analyzing demographic data (ESRI, 2010). This chapter will discuss the implementation and use of GIS at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis (OSPA).
Online Real Estate Demand Chain Integration
Authors: Cherif Emna
Published: January 2017

In this paper, we propose a solution for demand chain management using APIs (application programming interfaces) integration in the online real estate. We propose online real estate management system that includes advanced modules that can be bundled together, creating differentiation and enhancing the value chain. We propose a simplified implementation architecture for an integrated demand and supply chain management system for online real estate services. We use a formal specification language for specifying the functional components of the demand chain management system and interaction with real estate entities and actors. We choose an open source Customer Relationship Management system as a platform to manage some of the online real estate modules. Other value-added modules are integrated from third-party providers using their open interfaces.
Gaining a Continuous Retaining Relationship with Customers in Mobile Sector
Authors: Samanta Irene
Published: January 2017

One of the main characteristics of the global economy is the creation of oligopolistic markets. The decisions of those industries are characterised by interactivity. The risk arising from the domination of the power of oligopoly is the previous stage of manipulation of the market. This situation is against the concept of competitiveness and causes an entirely new situation to the customer's disadvantage. Mobile industry which is a typical oligopolistic market in Europe leads us to examine this specific market in Greece. Therefore, the present study examines the factors that influence the relationship marketing strategy of the industry. The research was conducted using a sample of 806 users of mobile phones. The method used for the quantitative analysis is chi-square test, discriminant analysis, which is based on Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). The study has indicated that intense competition between mobile phone firms in Greece leads to the manipulation of consumers' behaviour. Also, findings of the current research demonstrate that firms create a unified policy in order to restrain their customers' consuming behaviour to a state of inertia, the customer passively re-buys the same service provider without much thought.
Technology Satisfaction in an Academic Context
Authors: Islam A. Y. M. Atiquil
Published: January 2017

In the 21st century wireless internet technology has been extensively extending and contributing to various aspects of human lives. However, technological assessment and evaluation have been rarely taken place, especially to investigate the satisfaction among students in using wireless internet for learning and research purposes. As such, this study validates the Technology Satisfaction Model proposed by in an academic context for estimating students' satisfaction and the moderating effect of gender in using wireless internet. The findings of SEM analyses attested that students' satisfaction was directly influenced by perceived ease of use and usefulness in using wireless internet and it was also indirectly affected by computer self-efficacy medicated by usefulness and ease of use, respectively. Additionally, computer self-efficacy had a significant direct influence on ease of use and usefulness. The results of invariance analyses also discovered that gender was not a moderating variable for technology satisfaction in an academic context.
Continuance Use Intention of Mobile Internet Services
Authors: Khedhaouria Anis , Beldi Adel
Published: January 2017

In this chapter, we investigate the moderating effect of gender on the intention to continue using mobile Internet services (MIS) in an everyday life context. An extended model based on the technology acceptance theory is used to examine gender differences regarding MIS continuance intention in an everyday life context. A survey was conducted among 623 current MIS users to test the hypotheses using structural equation modeling approach. The findings show that female users expressed a stronger need for perceived usefulness and ease-of-use than male users, while male users expressed a significant need for perceived enjoyment. Interestingly, the stronger effect of perceived usefulness in females was contrary to prior TAM research. The observed gender differences suggest that MIS providers should consider gender when advertising and marketing MIS.
Data Mining, Big Data, Data Analytics
Authors: Panigrahi Priya P. , Singh Tiratha Raj
Published: January 2017

In this digital and computing world, data formation and collection rate are growing very rapidly. With these improved proficiencies of data storage and fast computation along with the real-time distribution of data through the internet, the usual everyday ingestion of data is mounting exponentially. With the continuous advancement in data storage and accessibility of smart devices, the impact of big data will continue to develop. This chapter provides the fundamental concepts of big data, its benefits, probable pitfalls, big data analytics and its impact in Bioinformatics. With the generation of the deluge of biological data through next generation sequencing projects, there is a need to handle this data trough big data techniques. The chapter also presents a discussion of the tools for analytics, development of a novel data life cycle on big data, details of the problems and challenges connected with big data with special relevance to bioinformatics.
An Overview of Biological Data Mining
Authors: Balaji Seetharaman
Published: January 2017

The largest digital repository of information, the World Wide Web keeps growing exponentially and calls for data mining services to provide tailored web experiences. This chapter discusses the overview of information retrieval, knowledge discovery and data mining. It reviews the different stages of data mining and introduces the wide spread biological databanks, their explosion, integration, data warehousing, information retrieval, text mining, text repositories for biological research publications, domain specific search engines, web mining, biological networks and visualization, ontology and systems biology. This chapter also illustrates some technical jargon with picture analogy for a novice learner to understand the concepts clearly.
Searching Bioinformatics Information Strategies for Effective Use of Search Engine
Authors: Jumpala Viveka Vardhan
Published: January 2017

The Internet, which is an information super high way, has practically compressed the world into a cyber colony through various networks and other Internets. The development of the Internet and the emergence of the World Wide Web (WWW) as common vehicle for communication and instantaneous access to search engines and databases. Search Engine is designed to facilitate search for information on the WWW. Search Engines are essentially the tools that help in finding required information on the web quickly in an organized manner. Different search engines do the same job in different ways thus giving different results for the same query. Search Strategies are the new trend on the Web.
Open Access Journal in Bioinformatics
Authors: Pareek Rekha , Kumar Sudhir
Published: January 2017

Bioinformatics is rapidly growing, interdisciplinary field of science, where methods from information technology, computer science, mathematics, and statistics are used to solve problems of biological science. To access latest scholarly articles in such an important branch one cannot deny the importance of open access journals. In this chapter an attempt has been made to access the current status of open access journals of bioinformatics which are covered by Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) on various parameters like country and language of publication, their currency, impact factor, article processing charges, copyright licensing model they are using, platform for hosting and their coverage in abstracting/indexing databases.
Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Artificial Consciousness
Authors: Fallon Francis
Published: January 2017

This chapter aims to evaluate Integrated Information Theory's claims concerning Artificial Consciousness. Integrated Information Theory (IIT) works from premises that claim that certain properties, such as unity, are essential to consciousness, to conclusions regarding the constraints upon physical systems that could realize consciousness. Among these conclusions is the claim that feed-forward systems, and systems that are not largely reentrant, necessarily will fail to generate consciousness (but may simulate it). This chapter will discuss the premises of IIT, which themselves are highly controversial, and will also address IIT's related rejection of functionalism. This analysis will argue that IIT has failed to established good grounds for these positions, and that convincing alternatives remain available. This, in turn, implies that the constraints upon Artificial Consciousness are more generous than IIT would have them be.
Wild Architecture
Authors: Cialdella Vincent T. , Lobato Emilio J. C. , Jordan J. Scott
Published: January 2017

In this chapter, the authors focus on cognitive architectures that are developed with the intent to explain human cognition. The authors first describe the mission of cybernetics and early cognitive architectures and recount the popular criticism that these perspectives fail to provide genuine explanations of cognition. Moving forward, the authors propose that there are three pervasive problems that modern cognitive architectures must address: the problem of consciousness, the problem of embodiment, and the problem of representation. Wild Systems Theory (Jordan, 2013) conceptualizes biological cognition as a feature of self-sustaining embodied context that manifests itself at multiple, nested, time-scales. In this manner, Wild Systems Theory is presented as a particularly useful framework for coherently addressing the problems of consciousness, embodiment, and representation.
The BioDynaMo Project
Authors: Bauer Roman , Breitwieser Lukas , Di Meglio Alberto , Johard Leonard , Kaiser Marcus , Manca Marco , Mazzara Manuel , Rademakers Fons , Talanov Max , Tchitchigin Alexander Dmitrievich
Published: January 2017

Computer simulations have become a very powerful tool for scientific research. Given the vast complexity that comes with many open scientific questions, a purely analytical or experimental approach is often not viable. For example, biological systems comprise an extremely complex organization and heterogeneous interactions across different spatial and temporal scales. In order to facilitate research on such problems, the BioDynaMo project aims at a general platform for computer simulations for biological research. Since scientific investigations require extensive computer resources, this platform should be executable on hybrid cloud computing systems, allowing for the efficient use of state-of-the-art computing technology. This chapter describes challenges during the early stages of the software development process. In particular, we describe issues regarding the implementation and the highly interdisciplinary as well as international nature of the collaboration. Moreover, we explain the methodologies, the approach, and the lessons learned by the team during these first stages.
Performance Analysis
Authors: Mupepi Mambo
Published: January 2017

There are numerous approaches to developing organizational talent and all take different turns. In this chapter, meta-analysis and analytics techniques are contrasted to produce the explicit knowledge necessary to excel organization. Crafting the flair needed in winning corporations focuses on three specific areas in the value creation system: recruitment, training and development, and design and implementation of competitive conditions of service as critical in getting the people possessing the desirable competences and their retention to advance output. Data mined from the firms' activities can be organized in exploitable datasets which can be analyzed in tandem with research results to craft difficult to emulate practices leading to increased productivity.
Deconstructing Talent
Authors: Mupepi Mambo , Motwani Jaideep
Published: January 2017

The discourse in this presentation is about how talent can be viewed as appropriate techniques and explicit practices enhanced by experience useful in the value creation system. Talent can be deconstructed to progress the necessary efficacy in organization. A limited literature is drawn to understand the role of structures and technology in the value creation process. Value is created anytime an action is taken for which the benefits exceed the costs, or the moment an action can be prevented for which the costs exceed the benefits. A co-constructed competency model can be initiated to comprehend a systemic approach to enhancing performance and the design of strategy to retain talent and nurture the skillfulness and knowing necessary in boosting yields in diversified entities.
Shielding the Corporation's Raison d'être
Authors: Mupepi Mambo , Modak Aslam , Mupepi Sylvia
Published: January 2017

This chapter discusses a framework to temper the impact of knowledge leakage and how losing the source of what gives life to the business can lead to its demise. Explicit practices should be sustained by limiting access and understood in averting loss. Explicit knowledge is expressed and categorized in work performance. In outsourced assignments, technical knowhow can be transferred accessed learnt and communicated throughout the entire organization. Viewed as technical know-how the firm can utilize it to make goods and services that are demanded by customers. Data generated from outsourcing should be analyzed to uncover data-driven pitfalls employing analytics to describe the nature of current talent, accurately forecasting staffing and material usage to leverage outsourcing of sustainable practices. Technical know-how permeates the firm in making the difference. It is pervasive in the value creation process and as such it is only prudent to prevent leakage to maintain productivity.
Diamonds Are Not for Forever
Authors: Mupepi Mambo
Published: January 2017

This article seeks to understand how a family enterprise was structured and positioned and grew into a successful global mining house. The focus is on how talent was managed drawing ontology from the mining industry founded in 1873 in South Africa by British and Dutch colonists. The founding families are those of Deidrick and Johannes De Beer, Alfred Beit, Cecil Rhodes, Nathaniel Rothschild and Ernest Oppenheimer. The De Beer brothers sold out to Cecil Rhodes and his partners and the business was, amalgamated later with Anglo American Corporation. The business arrangement continued for four generations under the direction of the Oppenheimer family who were apprenticed by excellent craftsmen in the diamond trade, and educated in finance economics and law from Europe's best business schools, and a conducive segregated political environment which ended in a US Supreme Court judgment in 2012. However, the Oppenheimers nurtured the mining house to a successful international mining business that employs more than 20 000 people around the world today.
Single Factor Analysis in Grading Jobs
Authors: Mupepi Mambo
Published: January 2017

Although human resources management is important in organization, its tenet of job evaluation is significant. Job evaluation is a management approach that enables employers to grade and reward jobs in comparison to what they are worth in the company in an equitable manner. The company will be able to craft a compensation plan aligned to performance. The Paterson derived job evaluation is a systemic way of determining the worth of a job in relation to other jobs in the organization using one single factor: decision making. This single factor is juxtaposed along the attributes of a selected multiple factors to progress the structuration of grades and compensation. Paterson defines six kinds of decisions or levels of work which are strategic intent, strategic execution, tactical management, advanced operational, operational and primary. These are found in any company and applied in the design and implementation of competitive conditions of employment to retain talent. There are more businesses floundering because of the failure to control costs. The single factor job evaluation system enables the firm to design and implement a sustainable performance strategy to retain talent in advancing the competitive advantage.
A Centricity on Survey Design Techniques
Authors: Mupepi Mambo
Published: January 2017

The primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate how questionnaire techniques can be applied to assess and evaluate data to develop the metrics necessary to progress efficiency and effectiveness in successful organization. An opinion poll is a tool associated with survey research and can be designed and employed to collect information pertaining to attitudes, practices, and skills prevailing in a given or random population. The information can be examined and construed to progress the efficacies necessary in triumphant enterprises. Surveys are used to measure behavior, knowledge, attitudes and opinions useful in the design and implementation of high performance organization. Opinion polls can be interpreted in crafting practices necessary in differentiating the business and making of goods and services demanded by customers.
Local Creative Ecosystems as a Strategy for the Development of Low-Density Urban Spaces
Authors: Gonçalves Jorge M. , Martins Tiago Galvão , Vilhena da Cunha Inês Baudoin
Published: January 2017

Development strategy based on cultural, innovative and creative activities but worried about the possibilities of being foreign bodies to the community and the city. Hence the associated goal of establishing a creative ecosystem that seeks to create strong and direct links of local stakeholders with this strategic investment. The other challenge was to demonstrate that, in spite of all known experiences have taken place in major cities, this strategy could be implemented in low density urban spaces. This is the story of the overcoming these two challenges.
Building Smarter Cities through Social Entrepreneurship
Authors: Bernardino Susana , Santos J. Freitas
Published: January 2017

The objective of the present study is to examine the extent to which social ventures are able to increase the “smartness” of cities. To achieve this goal, we adopt a qualitative approach using a case study method to obtain valuable insights about different characteristics and strategies of Cais (a non-profit association dedicated to helping disadvantaged people in urban areas). Through our analysis of Cais's activities, we assess whether its social interventions match the dimensions proposed by Giffinger et al. (2007) to rank smart cities' performance; specifically, it has smart: economy, people, governance, mobility, environment, and living. The research shows that the action pursued comprises elements from all the above-mentioned dimensions. Further, the analysis reveals that Cais reinforces the smartness of the city in which it acts (in terms of attributes such as living, economy, people, and environment).
Methodologies for Engineering Learning and Teaching (MELT)
Authors: Gabriel Bárbara Filipa Casqueira Coelho , Valente Robertt A. F. , Dias-de-Oliveira João , Neto Victor F. S. , Andrade-Campos António
Published: January 2017

The concept of Smart City comprises many levels of development, quality of life and wellbeing. One of the key aspects of this idea is the relevance of the overall education of citizens, on technical competences as well as responsible citizenship. Within the innovation-focused drive to future cities, scientific literacy is paramount, particularly considering engineering education. This is noteworthy for the education of today's students, preparing them for life in tomorrow's multifaceted technology-driven world, and directing them to personal and professional development within scientific careers. This Chapter describes the challenges and opportunities of education within today's society paradigms, with an eye on the Smart Cities of the future. A new, innovative and connected approach is presented, with concepts that encompass the main stakeholders in the scientific education system along with the main actors in society. A global and scalable education framework model is detailed, aiming to provide guidelines for an improved collaborative approach to STEM education in the future.
A Qualitative Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship Involving Social Innovation and Intervention
Authors: Fernandes Vera , Moreira António , Daniel Ana Isabel
Published: January 2017

Social entrepreneurship is emerging as an innovative approach for dealing with complex social and environmental needs, and is an important lever for the development of a sustainable society. Social entrepreneurship and related concepts have had a growing attention in the academy, giving rise to dissimilar approaches in the United States of America and in Western Europe. Despite the importance of the Third Sector in Portugal, it has been difficult to set ideal definitions for social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprises. By means of a qualitative study involving four Portuguese social ventures, this chapter identifies contemporary socio-cultural and economic factors that foster social innovation and intervention in Portugal, and contributes to understand the role of social entrepreneur in this context.