bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
De côté, la mort transmise
Authors: Arnoux Dominique J.
Published: November 2014

De côté, la mort transmise L’hypothèse est que, dans des états d’astructuration,le transfert latéral dévoilerait une nécessité pour le couplepatient-psychanalyste. Il faut considérer la double économie, celle du Moi etcelle du narcissisme vis-à-vis des investissements et par rapport aurefoulement. Ainsi, le courant transférentiel vis-à-vis du psychanalysteréalise un renforcement du courant narcissique libidinal visant la protectiondu narcissisme, alors que le Moi se révèle avide d’objets. La conséquenceest l’absence de repérage dans le transfert d’imagos chargées d’unelibido d’objet. Le courant transférentiel latéralisé, lui, de son côté, est une expressiondu Moi en compulsion de répétition permettant une perlaboration, uneconstruction et une implantation historique à la condition de l’existence ducouple analyste-patient et de la réussite de la création de l’objet de lacompréhension mutuelle.
ARTICLE RETIRÉ : Enjeux de vie et de mort de l'amour. Impact traumatique du narcissisme destructeur
Authors: Ithier Béatrice
Published: November 2014

Les travaux de la psychanalyse contemporaine et leur accent sur l’interpsychique et le transpsychique invitent à une réflexion sur l’élaboration du narcissisme destructeur. L’auteur souhaite mettre l’accent sur un aspect de l’appréhension de ce narcissisme, généralement érodé et neutralisé dans la voie longue du processus – à savoir, son impact, lui-même traumatique, lorsque survient, en dehors de la séance, une situation extrêmement critique pour le narcissisme vivant du patient. La réaction du narcissisme destructeur déchaîne alors une violence annihilante, refluant sur le narcissisme de vie. Le fait que l’analyste y survive, dans l’affect et la pensée, et partage avec le patient cette expérience, contrairement au passé, ressource ce narcissisme vivant, ôtant toute assise à la propagande destructrice qui le détourne de l’objet. Le lien à l’objet s’en trouve véritablement transformé, initialement si proche de la mort, puis si proche de l’amour.
Impasse du processus d'après-coup et distorsion de la temporalité psychique chez les survivants de traumas collectifs.
Authors: Hirsch Denis
Published: November 2014

Impasse du processus d’après-coup et distorsion de la temporalité psychique chez les survivants de traumas collectifs. Le paradigme de l’enfant juif caché La distorsion de l’inscription temporelle et de la mémoire chez des sujets ayant subi des traumas collectifs éclaire a contrario les conditions nécessaires à l’historicisation et aux effets subjectivants d’après-coup. Ainsi, chez les anciens enfants juifs cachés, il apparaît que le renversement paradoxal de la transitionnalité, en lien avec la négativation et le clivage des traces traumatiques, menace d’un brutal retour hallucinatoire. L’expérience du « caché-trouvé-créé » est ici modifiée en « caché-perdu-détruit », ce qui entrave les processus d’après-coup et complexifie le « traitement d’après-coup par le sexuel » de ces zones traumatiques par la cure.
L'après-coup et la crainte de l'effondrement
Authors: Abrevaya Elda
Published: November 2014

L’après-coup et la crainte de l’effondrement L’après-coup s’avère un concept fécond dans l’abord des traumas précoces et requiert que l’on porte une attention nouvelle au Moi. Winnicott nomme comme « effondrement » l’événement qui a empiétiné l’espace psychique du bébé. L’immaturité du Moi n’a pas pu permettre au bébé d’établir une organisation défensive face à l’événement effracteur et l’intégrer. Alors il est précisé que le travail analytique peut mener le patient à faire « l’épreuve de la chose redoutée ». L’analyse reste interminable tant que cette épreuve n’est pas traversée tant par le patient que par l’analyste.
« Crainte de l'effondrement », construction et après-coup
Authors: Faimberg Haydée
Published: November 2014

« Crainte de l’effondrement », construction et après-coup Si, dans son rapport, J. André cite l’auteur (1998) comme la première à avoir articulé la « crainte de l’effondrement » winnicottienne avec l’opération d’après-coup, il ne considère pas possible l’articulation de la construction avec l’opération de Nachträglichkeit. Or l’auteur soutient que c’est justement à partir d’une construction que Winnicott propose cette temporalisation (paradigmatique de l’opération d’après-coup). L’auteur propose ici une bibliographie pour appuyer deux questions adressées à J. André lors d’une table ronde.
Brèves considérations sur la Nachträglichkeit dans la cure
Authors: Marion Paola
Published: November 2014

Brèves considérations sur la Nachträglichkeit dans la cure Après une brève introduction théorique du concept de Nachträglichkeit, le travail affronte l’intervention de cette particulière dimension temporelle comme nous pouvons le voir à l’œuvre dans la cure. La Nachträglichkeit ne représente pas seulement une dimension temporelle qui caractérise la psyché humaine, mais aussi le mouvement temporel spécifique de la séance et du processus analytique, la posture caractéristique de l’esprit de l’analyste au travail, qui se constitue comme postériorité et différencie le mouvement de transfert d’une simple et réductive répétition des antiques relations objectales intériorisées.
Les avatars du trauma structurel ou les voies psychiques de l'accomplissement du désir
Authors: Reid Wilfrid
Published: November 2014

Résumé La problématique du trauma psychique, dans sa double dimension structurelle et conjoncturelle, nous conduit à considérer l’hallucinatoire, dans ses divers destins, comme un fil conducteur pour penser l’intrication des topiques ICS et PCS/CS. Ce faisant, la théorie de l’immaculée perception (S. Freud, 1924) est remise au travail ; cette réflexion sur le processus mémoriel pose les conditions préalables au caractère opérationnel de la remémoration comme paradigme de la méthode analytique.
L'objet du manque dans le travail analytique avec les patients âgés
Authors: Charazac Pierre
Published: November 2014

Résumé À partir de trois vignettes cliniques illustrant le travail analytique avec des patients âgés dont un atteint de la maladie d’Alzheimer, l’auteur envisage l’objet du manque dans le contre-transfert du psychanalyste, renvoyant tour à tour à la difficulté d’accepter l’insatisfaction liée à la dépendance, l’impossible du deuil sans relance de l’économie libidinale et l’incapacité de se représenter la perte à venir de l’objet. En s’appuyant sur la fonction objectalisante décrite par A. Green, il montre l’intérêt du travail analytique avec ces patients et conclut que pour comprendre le rapport du patient avec la maladie, il faut d’abord considérer son rapport à l’objet, en particulier l’investissement reçu de ce dernier.
La place de l'objet dans la recherche de satisfaction
Authors: Roger Guy
Published: November 2014

Résumé Lors du développement du petit de l’homme, l’apport alimentaire associera nourriture, plaisir érogène ouvrant à la vie psychique, mais également présence de l’autre. Le degré de satisfaction-insatisfaction sera en partie déterminé par les modalités du manque de cet autre : privation, frustration et castration. Tout au long de la traversée œdipienne, la confrontation à l’antagonisme narcissisme-pulsions ainsi qu’à la psycho-bisexualité influera sur le lien entre troubles identitaires et (in)satisfaction : le dernier film de Woody Allen, Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona , en donne une représentation saisissante. En faisant de la satisfaction immédiate son objectif prioritaire, notre époque ne favorise-t-elle pas une forme de résurgence de la horde sous la houlette d’une « Urmuter » ayant endossé l’habit de l’Urvater ?
Art, délire et narcissisme
Authors: Denis Paul
Published: November 2014

Le narcissisme se construit dans les échanges objectaux et peut se réfugier dans l’art ou le délire. A partir des exemples de Vincent Van Gogh et Antonin Artaud les échanges entre narcissisme, art et délire sont envisagés. Le contact avec les œuvres d’art peut constituer en partie un substitut aux échanges interpersonnels. Le recours au passage à l’acte suicidaire est conçu à la fois, avec Artaud, comme tentative de reconstitution désespérée et comme attentat contre ceux qui restent.
Investissements d'objet et investissements narcissiques. Quelques paradoxes
Authors: Bourdin Dominique
Published: November 2014

Comment penser les oscillations et les intrications entre libido narcissique et libido d’objet ? Les concepts classiques de choix d’objet narcissique (Freud) et d’objet narcissique (Kohut et Winnicott) ne suffisent pas à décrire les paradoxes auxquels la clinique du narcissisme nous confronte. Trois configurations sont ici décrites : le surinvestissement idéalisant de l’objet investi, la négation de soi de la culpabilité primaire compensée par le surinvestissement persécuteur de l’idéal, et la négation de l’autre dans certains destins pervers des maladies d’idéalité.
La transmission au négatif
Authors: Donnet Jean-Luc
Published: November 2014

La problématique de la transmission, dans le champ de l’analyse, est marquée par le principe contra-suggestif de sa méthode, inhérent à l’association libre qui garantit la négativation du transmissible. Sa « déraison méthodique » sous-tend l’expérience toujours singulière et hasardeuse d’une rencontre subjectivable avec l’inconscient à travers l’aventure du transfert. La formation des analystes doit permettre que se transmettent les raisons profondes de la distinction que Freud opère, dans sa définition de la Psychanalyse, entre méthode, traitement et Théorisation ; l’auteur insiste particulièrement sur l’écart théorico-pratique. Mais c’est l’expérience d’analysant qui est au centre de la formation et fait après coup l’objet d’un témoignage qui apporte la preuve que la psychanalyse s’y est transmise.
Transmission, identité et ontogénèse psychique du bébé. Une histoire à double sens
Authors: Golse Bernard
Published: November 2014

Après avoir envisagé les concepts de transmission psychique inter et transgénérationnelle au regard de la théorie de l’après-coup, l’auteur évoque ensuite les modélisations disponibles des processus de transmission (successivement selon les travaux de W. R. Bion, de J. Bowlby et de D. N. Stern), avant de conclure en présentant le système des interactions précoces entre le bébé et ses caregivers comme un espace de récit à double sens qui contribue, précisément, à la construction de l’identité de l’enfant.
Transformations et transmissions du fonctionnement psychique : approche intégrative et implications cliniques
Authors: Vermote Rudi
Published: November 2014

Cet article discute le lien et la transmission entre les fonctionnements psychiques différenciés et indifférenciés. Le problème de l’approche du fonctionnement indifférencié par un mode verbal différencié est soulevé. En ce sens, trois attitudes que l’analyste peut avoir à cet égard sont présentes dans le mythe d’Œdipe : l’attitude conquérante, la rêverie et l’intuition. En parcourant la métapsychologie, on retrouve ces trois modes de fonctionnement dans les données récentes de la neuroscience. (En plus, cela peut être lié à des données récentes de la neuroscience.) Les trois modes de fonctionnement vus du point de vue psychanalytique et du point de vue neuroscientifique sont alors résumés en visualisés dans un modèle intégré fondé sur les idées de Matte-Blanco. Les implications pour les transmissions transformatrices psychiques qui peuvent être obtenues (abouties) en psychanalyse sont discutées.
La transmission de la théorie : transmission de vie, transmission de mort
Authors: Press Jacques
Published: November 2014

L’auteur met en évidence les écueils liés à la transmission de la théorie en psychanalyse : saturation des théories, défense contre le contre-transfert. Il souligne la nécessité de faire travailler l’écart entre ce qui se transmet entre maître et élève d’une part, entre patient et analyste de l’autre, ainsi que l’importance d’un métissage théorique. Enfin, il défend un paradoxe : l’enjeu consisterait à transmettre l’intransmissible de l’expérience analytique.
Le rôle de la rencontre dans le processus de perlaboration
Authors: Bregman Ehrenberg Darlene , Haymann Sonia
Published: November 2014

Dans de nombreux cas, une rencontre dans laquelle patient et analyste s’engagent de manière relativement directe et personnelle peut ouvrir l’accès à un processus analytique viable et devenir le lieu même de l’action thérapeutique. Lorsque l’intégrité psychanalytique du travail est menacée, une rencontre entre patient et psychanalyste peut devenir le cœur du travail car l’insistance mise par l’analyste sur ce qui est requis pour que le traitement porte ses fruits constitue alors le levier de l’analyse. Il existe une différence entre faciliter la possibilité de faire face aux impulsions et aux émotions destructrices ou régressives, ce qui peut constituer une expérience thérapeutique et intégrative, et permettre la mise en acte de ces émotions, ce qui peut s’avérer destructeur et engendrer des problèmes iatrogènes.
Au-delà du principe de plaisir : la conceptualisation d'une expérience personnelle douloureuse
Authors: Kamieniak Jean-Pierre
Published: November 2014

La réalité de la mort – sous les traits de la grande guerre, de la menace et de la perte effective d’êtres chers – s’impose d’importance à l’homme Freud entre 1914 et 1920, et contraint le savant à un travail de pensée colossal qui aboutira à l’élaboration du concept de « pulsion de mort ». C’est ce cheminement du père et du chercheur, qui va des Considérations actuelles sur la guerre et sur la mort (1915) au fameux Au-delà du principe de plaisir (1920) qui se trouve ici restitué.
De l'agir à la pensée
Authors: Gibeault Alain
Published: November 2014

Les troubles de la symbolisation dans la psychose témoignent d’une phobie du fonctionnement mental et d’une sexualisation de la pensée. Si l’angoisse suscitée par la menace d’un objet intrusif trouve une solution dans l’hallucination et le délire, ceux-ci provoquent en retour le risque de déborder le patient psychotique qui peut alors trouver dans les altérations du langage une guérison plus tolérable. La reconnaissance et l’acceptation par l’analyste des enjeux existentiels de cette utilisation du langage permet de passer d’un agir de parole à une capacité de rêver, de fantasmer et de penser.
Central Retinal Vein Obstruction in a Neonate Occurring During Laser Photocoagulation Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity
Authors: Phalak Devendra , Rani Padmaja Kumari , Balakrishnan Divya , Jalali Subhadra
Published: November 2014

A premature infant who developed central retinal vein obstruction in one eye during laser therapy for high-risk prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity is described. Systemic investigations were done to detect the cause of such an acute and unreported episode. Acquired deficiency of protein C levels was detected. Premature infants are at risk of thromboembolic episodes due to deranged hematological parameters. Acquired protein C deficiency possibly precipitated acute retinal vein occlusion during laser therapy in this infant. Intravitreal bevacizumab was used successfully to treat the episode of retinal venous occlusion. Retinal vein obstruction during laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity is reported for the first time.
[J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2014;51:e72–e74.]
Merging Remote Laboratories and Enquiry-based Learning for STEM Education
Authors: Maiti Ananda , Maxwell Andrew D. , Kist Alexander A. , Orwin Lindy
Published: November 2014

Practical learning activities are effective ways to increase the interest of students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) topics. Attracting school students to STEM careers is a challenge in many parts of the world. Remote Access Laboratories (RAL) allow for offsite control of state-of-the-art science and technology experiments. Such learning activities, while mostly used in universities, can also provide additional learning opportunities in schools. Current RAL technologies are targeted at undergraduate engineering education and offer limited operational autonomy. Opportunities for collaboration and experiment design are not well supported. However, both are important components of STEM education in schools. This paper discusses how RAL can be adapted to better support enquiry based learning in the context of STEM education. The limitations of current architectures are discussed and approaches to address these are presented.
Surface Feature Extraction on the Basis of Object-oriented Remote Sensing Classification Methods in Manas River Basin
Authors: Ling Wang , Jian-an Su , Peng Guo
Published: November 2014

Remote-sensing (RS) images were extracted by using object-oriented remote sensing classification methods. This study combines RS and Geographic Information System to conduct multilevel segmentation and classify of the remote sensing image of Manas watershed. The e-Cognition system was selected to define the knowledge base following the classification system. The results show that the overall nicety of grading can reach 97.37% and that the Kappa coefficient is 0.9706. These results show that land use can be described and extracted by using high spatial resolution remote-sensing images.
Scalable Video Streaming in Wireless Mesh Networks for Education
Authors: Liu Yan , Wang Xinheng , Zhao Liqiang
Published: November 2014

In this paper, a video streaming system for education based on a wireless mesh network is proposed. A wireless mesh network is a self-organizing, self-managing and reliable intelligent network, which allows educators to deploy a network quickly. Video streaming plays an important role in this system for multimedia data transmission. This new system adopts the scalable video coding scheme that enables the video server to deliver layered videos to different user groups. In addition, a quality control method was developed to automatically change the output data rate based on network conditions. Real implementation test results show the proposed methods are effective.
K-Nearest Neighbors Relevance Annotation Model for Distance Education
Authors: Ke Xiao , Li Shaozi , Cao Donglin
Published: November 2014

With the rapid development of Internet technologies, distance education has become a popular educational mode. In this paper, the authors propose an online image automatic annotation distance education system, which could effectively help children learn interrelations between image content and corresponding keywords. Image automatic annotation is a significant problem in image retrieval and image understanding. The authors propose a K-Nearest Neighbors Relevance model, which combines KNN method with relevance models. The model solves the problems of high computational complexity and annotation results affected by irrelevant training images when joint generation probabilities between visual areas and keywords are calculated. The authors also propose a multi-scale windows method and nearest-neighbors weighting method based on rank-weighting and distance-weighting. Experiments conducted on Corel datasets verify that the K-Nearest Neighbors Relevance model is quite effective.
Media Naturalness Reduction and Compensatory Channel Expansion
Authors: Kock Ned , Garza Vanessa
Published: November 2014

This study provides a combined test of the media naturalness and channel expansion theories with a study of communication media perceptions and use outcomes in the context of a college information systems course delivery. Data was collected from undergraduate students at the middle and end of a long semester. Approximately half of the students took the course face-to-face, and the other half online. As predicted, based on media naturalness theory, grades were significantly higher in the face-to-face condition than the online condition at the middle of the semester. Consistent with predictions based on channel expansion theory, the difference between grades obtained at the middle of the semester disappeared at the end of the semester. This study shows that online course delivery may lead to both negative and positive effects in the same semester, leading to a final outcome that is generally positive. It provides a more nuanced view of online course delivery effects, and clarifies previous empirical findings that appear paradoxical at first glance.
Online Operation Guidance of Computer System Used in Real-Time Distance Education Environment
Authors: He Aiguo
Published: November 2014

Computer system is useful for improving real time and interactive distance education activities. Especially in the case that a large number of students participate in one distance lecture together and every student uses their own computer to share teaching materials or control discussions over the virtual classrooms. The problem is that within this type of education environment the students need to learn the operation of the support system which runs on their own computers. It is important that the system can support the students to learn the system. This paper proposes a support system for the online operation guidance of computer system in real time and the interactive distance education environment, RIDEE-OOG. The features of this system are: (1)a built-in function in the original distance education support system, (2) it is easily used by the teacher in real time distance lectures, and (3) it does not burden the students. This paper reports RIDEE-OOG’s basic design issues and implementation. The effectiveness of this proposal has been confirmed by experiments.
The Effects of Videoconferenced Distance-Learning Instruction in a Taiwanese Company
Authors: Lin Chin-Hung , Yang Shu-Ching
Published: November 2014

Distance learning, where instruction is given to students despite wide separations of students and teachers, is increasingly popular. Videoconferencing, which is examined in this study, is a distance learning mode of featuring real-time interaction of students and teachers and provides sequence, real-time, vision, and actual interaction. This study focuses on learning achievement compared to that of face-to-face instruction at one fixed location. It investigates the interrelation of learning achievement, gender, emotional intelligence, and motivation. Statistical techniques are used to analyze and evaluate the data. The subjects were divided into a target group and control group. The findings were that learning achievement was similar for videoconferencing and traditional face-to-face instruction. It showed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and learning achievement. An implication is that a judicious embedding of emotional intelligence consideration in the design and implementation of videoconferencing courses might enhance learning achievement.
Improve Oral Training
Authors: Wang Li-Jyu , Chang Hung-Fan
Published: November 2014

The advantages of portfolios come from observing the student learning process and recording feedback. Students utilized their own learning portfolios to do learning assessment and self-correction. The research that has been done in Taiwan has shown that using a portfolio is effective in improving English speaking performances (ESP). The purpose of this study is to apply the portfolios to assess students’ speaking performances. The researcher administered speaking evaluation forms and the PRCA-24 as the instruments. The PRCA-24 was used to assess students’ communication apprehension and was analyzed by t-test. The major findings were summarized. The portfolios were expected to enhance students’ ESP and intended to reduce students’ communication apprehension through self-monitoring their ESP. Finally, this research can provide valuable perspectives on the use of portfolios and self-monitoring, and prompted the expansion and sustainability of English education system.
Parallelization of Littlewood-Richardson Coefficients Computation and its Integration into the BonjourGrid Meta-Desktop Grid Middleware
Authors: Abbes Heithem , Butelle Franck , Cérin Christophe
Published: November 2014

This paper shows how to parallelize a compute intensive application in mathematics (Group Theory) for an institutional Desktop Grid platform coordinated by a meta-grid middleware named BonjourGrid. The paper is twofold: it shows how to parallelize a sequential program for a multicore CPU which participates in the computation; and it demonstrates the effort for launching multiple instances of the solutions for the mathematical problem with the BonjourGrid middleware. BonjourGrid is a fully decentralized Desktop Grid middleware. The main results of the paper are: a) an efficient multi-threaded version of a sequential program to compute Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, namely the Multi-LR program and b) a proof of concept, centered around the user needs, for the BonjourGrid middleware dedicated to coordinate multiple instances of programsfor Desktop Grids and with the help of Multi-LR. In this paper, the scientific work consists in starting from a model for the solution of a compute intensive problem in mathematics, to incorporate the concrete model into a middleware and running it on commodity PCs platform managed by an innovative meta Desktop Grid middleware.
Structural Outlooks for the OTIS-Arrangement Network
Authors: Awwad Ahmad , Al-Sadi Jehad , Haddad Bassam , Kayed Ahmad
Published: November 2014

Recent studies have revealed that the Optical Transpose Interconnection Systems (OTIS) are promising candidates for future high-performance parallel computers. This paper presents and evaluates a general method for algorithm development on the OTIS-Arrangement network (OTIS-AN) as an example of OTIS network. The proposed method can be used and customized for any other OTIS network. Furthermore, it allows efficient mapping of a wide class of algorithms into the OTIS-AN. This method is based on grids and pipelines as popular structures that support a vast body of parallel applications including linear algebra, divide-and-conquer types of algorithms, sorting, and FFT computation. This study confirms the viability of the OTIS-AN as an attractive alternative for large-scale parallel architectures.
The Evolution of ICT Institutions in Thailand and Malaysia
Authors: Maynard Nicholas
Published: November 2014

A country’s national technology strategies can be an important contributor to economic development through its support of technology adoption and by advancing the national technology capacity. The development of a domestic information and communications technology (ICT) sector within a developing country requires the creation of specialized institutions that carefully coordinate their initiatives with the private sector. This case study research of Thai and Malaysian science and technology (S&T) institutions shows that this institutional and policy reform process is directly influenced by regional activities, as countries seek to match their regional peers for technology development. This effort to support ICT utilization requires governments to rapidly alter their policy goals and initiatives in response to shifts in technologies, global market demand, international investment, and local workforce capabilities.
Innovative Use of ICT in Namibia for Nationhood
Authors: Asino Tutaleni I. , Wilder Hilary , Ferris Sharmila Pixy
Published: November 2014

Namibia was under colonizing and apartheid rule for more than a century. In 1990, the country declared its independence, and since that time, great strides have been made in linking its rural communities into a national communications Grid that was previously inaccessible to them, often leapfrogging traditional landline telephone technologies with universal cell phone service. In addition, one newspaper, The Namibian, has been innovatively using newer communications technologies to maintain its historic role of nation-building. This chapter showcases how SMS via cell phone and a traditional national newspaper has a sense of national identity that transcends geographic distances and a legacy of economic/political barriers. The cell phone messages made it possible for the rural communities who have been left out of discussion relating to issues of development to be included. Although the study unveiled 11% of their participation as opposed to 30% of the rural populace, this is a step forward bearing in mind that the rural areas have a history of being passively involved in everything that is being done. They have been, and continue to some great extent to be content to receive decisions made for them by outsiders including political leaders. Mobile phones have come as empowerment for them. Like the old slogan, “information is power,” this chapter illustrates that the lives of some rural area dwellers have improved a result of a technological gadget, the mobile phone.
A Citizen-Centric Platform to Support Networking in the Area of E-Democracy
Authors: Molinari Francesco , Wills Christopher , Koumpis Adamantios , Moumtzi Vasiliki
Published: November 2014

This chapter describes experiences acquired during the research work conducted as part of the European Project Tell Me (www.tellmeproject.eu). The project envisaged to support the pan-European creation of Living Labs as new forms of cooperation between government, enterprises, citizens and academia for a successful transfer of e-Government, e-Democracy, and e-Services state-of-the art applications, solutions, know-how, and best practices. In this chapter, authors explore the potential of providing an existing system (DEMOS) allowing moderated and goal-oriented discourses between the citizens and the policy makers to become parts of open-ended ventures to allow the creation of collaborative networks for Electronic Democracy. This work also recommends that this form of support network elevates e-Democracy of a country and thus improves e-governance systems at the grass roots.
The Egyptian National Post Organization Past, Present and Future
Authors: Kamel Sherif
Published: November 2014

Over the last 20 years, the international postal sector has changed drastically due to several forces, including globalization, changing technology, greater demands for efficient services and market liberalization. For Egypt, keeping up with the changing atmosphere in the global market meant investing in information and communication technology. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (ICT), as part of its efforts to transforming government performance using ICT, chose the Egyptian National Post Organization (ENPO) as a model for ICT integrated government portal. The selection was due to ENPO’s extensive network, the public’s confidence and its trust in the organization. The case of ENPO, capitalizing on public-private partnership models, proved successful when reflecting ICT deployment for organizational transformation within the context of an emerging economy. In addition to its importance in providing e-Government services to citizens, ENPO is evolving as a critical medium for effectively developing Egypt’s e-Commerce. This case study takes an in-depth look at how ICT has improved the quality and range of services offered by ENPO, while asserting the magnitude of its impact on the country’s emergence as a competitor in today’s global postal market.
Locational Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Vietnamese Economy
Authors: Le Ngoc , Li Xiaoqing , Yukhanaev Andrey
Published: November 2014

This chapter investigates the determinants of inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Vietnamese economy and their connection to the rapid economic growth the country has experienced. Using the concepts drawn from the extant Ownership-Location-Internalization (OLI) paradigm and Institutional-Based View (IBV) literature, and adopting a quantitative research with the application of secondary data analysis, the study found seven significant locational factors determining FDI inflows into the Vietnamese economy, such as business freedom, market size, labor cost, trade freedom level, inflation rate, human capital, and the effectiveness of property rights. Political risk, monetary freedom, corruption, the country's WTO accession, and the global financial crisis are found to be irrelevant to the inbound investments in the modern economy. A macro-level account and the policy implications are suggested for the promotion of FDI inflows into Vietnam to ensure the country's continuous and sustainable economic development.
Global Market Trends
Authors: Amone William
Published: November 2014

This chapter provides a discussion of competitiveness, globalization, and trade, including their recent transformations. The global market has witnessed several changes including reductions in trade costs, increased global trade, growth of industrialization in developing countries, and a complete change in the nature of goods traded. The drivers of global market changes include shifts in production and consumption patterns, technological innovations, new ways of conducting business, and policy changes. Many governments have lately opened their economies to international trade, enabling them to reap several benefits. Openness to trade is believed to have supported the growth of many countries and has greatly contributed to the success of most Asian countries, especially China and India. Although the global market offers numerous benefits, many developing countries still face serous limitations to fully access it; they are constrained by factors such as quality inferiority, distance, quantitative restrictions, poor technical skills, bad governance, and border controls.
International Integration and Corporate Governance Practices in Russia
Authors: Yukhanaev Andrey , Nguyen Thuyuyen , Demirbas Dilek , Galvin Peter
Published: November 2014

This chapter considers the institutional environment in Russia, its potential impact upon governance practices, and the attitudes of Russian executives towards the alignment of governance processes relative to international standards. Focusing on corporate board directorship, the research addresses the extent that the harmonization of governance to international standards may assist boards of directors to improve their corporate development. Using a survey questionnaire, the authors explore perceptions of directors of public companies concerning the challenges of corporate governance development in the country. The study illustrates unanimity among the respondents about the reforms needed for international convergence of corporate governance standards. The results reveal that institutional alignment with good governance principles will foster strategic corporate development in the Russian economy. The study offers insights to policymakers in terms of enhancing legitimacy of corporate governance in the Russian context and provides a perspective for executives of foreign companies considering investment in the country.
Inside the Small Island Economies
Authors: Ozuem Wilson , Thomas Tara
Published: November 2014

The extant literature presents antecedents of loyalty into four groups: characteristics of the environment, characteristics of the dyadic relationship, characteristics of the consumer, and consumer perceptions of the relationship with the marketing firm. However, it pays little to no attention to the antecedents of loyalty in small island economies. Prior research on small island economies is heavily focused on cultural, environmental, and macro-economic issues. Thus, the focus of this chapter is to capture antecedents that are cognizant of the distinct market conditions that potentially impact customer loyalty within the telecommunications sector. It seeks to advance understanding of loyalty in Business-to-Business (B2B) relationships in the context of a small island economy and identify triggers and determinants to convert passively loyal customers into actively loyal customers.
A Case Study on Cross-Cultural Differences
Authors: Boga Semra , Efeoğlu I. Efe
Published: November 2014

Following the globalization trend in the world, Turkey and Belgium have become good business partners in the international arena. Belgium, with its geographically and politically critical location and high Turkish population has been a very attractive European country for Turkish investors. However, there are still Turkish companies leaving Belgium possibly due to adaptation problems to business culture in Belgium. In this chapter, cultural differences between Belgium and Turkey are investigated using qualitative research method with a single company case study. The results of the study indicate that differences between Turkish and Belgian cultures are mainly due to language, communication and relationship building styles, different level of individualism, and future orientation.
Five Small Secrets to Systems Success
Authors: Coe Larry R.
Published: November 2014

A pervasive theme today regarding the performance of new systems is “many systems are technical successes, but organizational failures.” Systems that are well designed often fail to meet user expectations at implementation. This chapter details and analyzes the implementation of a major operations support system at a large U.S. firm that fits this theme. Measurements (of success) from a quasi-experiment are used to accurately measure user performance and user expectations pre- and post-system implementation. These measurements offer solid proof that the system achieved key user defined objectives. ... And yet, the system is widely viewed as a failure. This chapter highlights the "organizational chaos" that "technically successful" systems often cause in user organizations when the Systems Delivery process (how systems are delivered to users) is ineffectual. In effect, systems are dropped off at the users' doorsteps. A prescriptive model using five key guidelines is proposed for effective management of the Systems Delivery process. These five relatively small secrets can save corporations millions in investment dollars, reduce negative impacts to customer service, and enhance employee morale and systems acceptance.
Measuring Consumer Motivations to Share Rumors
Authors: Sudhir Subin , Unnithan Anandakuttan B.
Published: November 2014

Rumors are often shared in the marketplace about products, services, brands or organizations; both in the online as well as in the offline scenarios. These rumors get communicated from consumer to consumer in the form of Word of Mouth (WOM). An exhaustive review of literature identified four motivations for consumers to share rumors in the marketplace; which included anxiety management motivation, information sharing motivation, relationship management motivation and self enhancement motivation. The review was not conclusive in identifying any scales for the measurement of these motivations. The article develops a scale for measuring these four motivations. Structured interviews were initially conducted to identify 33 items that motivate a consumer to share rumors. Based on an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis four factors were identified and the final scale retained 21 items. The scale displayed good scores of reliability and validity.
Understanding the Psychology of Mobile Phone Use and Mobile Shopping of the 1990s Cohort in China
Authors: Haught Matthew J. , Wei Ran , Xuerui Yang , Zhang Jin
Published: November 2014

As the first of its kind, this study presents a theory-informed large-scale survey of China's most independent-minded and media-savvy citizens — the 1990s cohort of the Millennial generation — to understand the psychology of their mobile telephoning and shopping habits. In doing so, we applied the lifestyle segmentation approach to predict mobile media consumption and mobile shopping. Using data collected from a probability sample 1,600 respondents from China's leading cities, this study identifies six population segments within the 1990s cohort and analyzed the media consumption and mobile shopping habits for each segment. Results show mobile shopping was in its infancy in China. The segment of Online Social Climbers spend the most on mobile handsets and on mobile services, while the Bargain-Seekers segment spent the least. Implications of the findings for mobile marketers are discussed.
Leveraging Multitasking Opportunities to Increase Motivation and Engagement in Online Classrooms
Authors: Gunter Glenda A. , Kenny Robert F.
Published: November 2014

Newer social media have brought about attention deficits brought on by a flood of distractions, such as text messaging, blogging, and browsing on mobile devices and laptops brought into the classroom. It appears that online learning places the same demands on learners' ability to remain on-task and focused. While following up on assessing the benefits of live satellite broadcasts from remote areas of the world, the researchers made several interesting discoveries about the nature of the design of the content management system that delivered the classroom experience. The interface included a means by which students could synchronously chat during the live broadcasts. The ability to multitask appeared to increase participants' engagement in the class and their sense of social presence. The researchers present their results based on the results of a pre and post participant questionnaire to determine how best to sustain student engagement and interaction in a distance-learning environment.
The Role Of Learners' Academic Background On E-Learning
Authors: Ho Kevin K.W.
Published: November 2014

Nowadays, instructional technologies are the enabler for educators to have more choices in course planning, course design, and lecturing. These technologies not only strengthen the communication between instructors and learners, but also let the learners get an easily access their course materials at anytime and from anywhere. As a result, many educational institutes, including formal universities and online educational service providers, are now using E-learning technologies to deliver their courses as pure online courses or hybrid courses. In this research, the effectiveness of using online discussion forum in teaching is evaluated based on five teaching criteria related to knowledge construction process: learner's motivation, learner's independence, learner-learner interaction, learner-instructor interaction, and learner's satisfaction. The author's findings indicated that IT majors are more positive towards the use of online discussion forum in E-learning.
Sustainability of Development of Prefabricated Housing Estates – Model Solution of Housing Estate Devínska Nová Ves, Bratislava
Authors: Bacová Andrea , Puškár Branislav , Vráblová Edita
Published: November 2014

The regeneration of prefabricated housing estates is particularly topical issue in Slovakia. Of the total number of 1.78 million dwellings, more than 600,000 are located in prefabricated panel buildings, representing a third of all dwellings in Slovakia. Large prefabricated housing estates were built in the period 1960 – 1990, which means that many of them have already exceeded the projected 50-year life span. Ensuring the sustainable development of prefabricated housing estates and the architecture of prefabricated panel buildings is not only a professional theoretical challenge, but also a current topic of present practice.
Artificial Barriers of the Cities
Authors: Peřinková Martina , Slováková Eva , Potůček Václav
Published: November 2014

Urban structure is constantly changing. Its development was influenced by several important steps in history of any city. Up to interval of time, it is possible to accept the assessment of the pros and cons, but mainly emerging lessons for the future. When studying the map sources, the authors of the article found three main groups. These groups have got common working title barriers of the cities. For the single barriers of the cities were chosen the specific examples of urban structures on which the effects of their influence were demonstrated. On the basis of the influence of the three groups of barriers were defined two basic structures of the cities.
Burying as Part of Life in the European Context
Authors: Frolíková Pallánová Klára , Kovář Jan , Dlábiková Ivona , Proskeová Eva , Tomečková Zuzana
Published: November 2014

One of the eternal influencing factors on the development of people´s place of living is the problem of burying. These problems change in time but consequentially require long-term planning, the reservation of an area in a proper territorial community with all planned consequences thoroughly thought through. Cemeteries come close to the course of life in society and its relationship to the values of previous generations. According to the state of the cemetery and its tidiness it is possible to make a judgement on the cultural advancement of society. The loss of rituals and the encroaching secularization of society are connected to making the problems of burials and burying taboo. The objective of this work is an attempt to change this state by leading a discussion on the tradition of burying as part of life in the European context of selected cemeteries in Vienna, Brno and Prague. There are taken into consideration the historical influences and the reasons of introducing legal arrangements, historical connections, urban establishments, funereal arts, architecture and pictures of the cemeteries that were studied. There are observed the present trends in burying and the arrangement of existing cemeteries and comparing them with inter-European influences. The problems of cemeteries are presented with their projection into the future on the cultural and ethical level of the moral code.
Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Properties and Failure Mode of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
Authors: Ning Jian Hua
Published: November 2014

Owing to the excellent mechanical properties and formability of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites, this composite has been applied in car industry. The static and dynamic mechanical properties of the composites are investigated under strain-rate from 0.001/s to 50/s. The experimental results show that the elastic model and tensile strength increase with the increase of strain rate, and show that the composite has remarkable rate-hardening effect. A constitute model that including rate-dependent effect is applied to present the strain-stress curve of the composite. The constitute model provides accurate constitute function for finite element analysis of the composite.. The microstructure of the composite is also investigated with scanning electric microscope, and the failure modes are discussed. The investigation provides the basis for engineering application of the composite.
Preparation and Properties of BMH-PE Antibacterial Films
Authors: Deng Jing , Li Wen , Hao Xi Hai , Cao Zheng Jie , Xue Qiong
Published: November 2014

BMH is a new type of inorganic antibacterial agent. However, there is few study about BMH application in plastic film. So, in this study, BMH/PE films prepared by rolled was investigated in antimicrobial, mechanical and optical properties with different BMH contents. The results showed that the antibacterial properties increased with the BMH content, and the antibacterial films had strong antibacterial function when the adding amount of BMH was equal or greater than 2%. The mechanical properties firstly increased with the BMH content and then rapidly decreased. The optical properties decreased with BMH content. Taking all properties of the film into account in the study, the antimicrobial film contained 1% BMH was best.