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Energy-Efficient Rotation Technique of Cluster-Head Method for Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Pathak Aruna , Raw Ram Shringar , Kamal Pratibha
Published: March 2020

Sensor nodes are supposed to function independently for a long timespan through a restricted source of energy in Wireless sensor networks (WSNs). For prolonging the network lifespan, sensor nodes need to be energy-efficient. To split the sensing region of WSNs into clusters is a noble methodology is to lengthen network lifespan. Clustering methods rotate the extra burden of head of cluster nodes among other nodes of the network through head rotation and re-clustering techniques. Overhead cost is greater in case of Re-clustering as compared to rotation method due to its global approach. Head rotation takes place when residual energy of cluster head falls below a fixed energy threshold. However, this fixed threshold does not consider the existing load of cluster head which become foremost cause for enhancing their early death. This chapter proposes an Energy-Efficient Rotation Technique of Cluster Head (EERTCH) for WSNs, which takes existing load of cluster head in consideration for their rotation.
Innovation Capability for SME Biomass Industry Performance
Authors: Fang Teoh Ming , Wei Lee Heng , Muthuveloo Rajendran
Published: March 2020

Industry 4.0 exerts great pressure on the organization today to innovate its business model in order to stay competitive. This study examines the positive and indirect effect of human resource management, organizational culture, knowledge management capabilities on organizational performance, with the mediating effect of organizational innovation capability among small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in biomass industry in Malaysia. In addition, this study integrates resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capabilities theories to investigate how the organization utilize its resources and capabilities to enhance organizational performance. Data were collected using survey questionnaire from biomass SMEs located in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling (Smart PLS 3.0) was used to test and analyze the data. The findings reveal that knowledge management capability and organizational culture exert a positive influence on organizational innovation capabilities. Similarly, organizational innovation capabilities also found to positively affect organizational performance.
Strategic Management in SMEs in Industry 4.0
Authors: Arıcıoğlu Mustafa Atilla , Yiğitol Büşra
Published: March 2020

It is envisioned that the fourth industrial revolution contains many concepts such as modern automation and production systems, data collection, data processing, analysis, and data transfer and consists of intelligent factory applications such as augmented reality, the internet of things, cyber physical, and cyber security systems. It reveals the fact that a new era awaits enterprises in the relationship between technology and production due to these predictions for future changes. SMEs are one of the important segments that these triggers, which are the precursors of structural change, will affect. So how will SMEs experience the Industry 4.0 process? What do unmanned factories mean for SMEs? Which countries/SMEs will have the Industry 4.0 technology and Industry 4.0 infrastructure which require high capital, Which of them will create opportunities? In this chapter, the problems that SMEs will face in the digital transformation process and the political and strategic approaches that can be developed to deal with these problems will be evaluated.
Modeling and Forecasting the Daily Number of Emergency Department Visits Using Hybrid Models
Authors: Sarıyer Görkem , Taşar Ceren Öcal
Published: March 2020

In this study, linear regression and neural network-based hybrid models are developed for modelling the daily ED visits. Month and week of the year, day of the week, and period of the day, are used as input variables of the linear regression model. Generated forecasts and the residuals are further processed through a multilayer perceptron model to improve the performance of forecasting. To obtain forecasts for daily number of patient visits, aggregation is used where the obtained periodical forecasts are summed up. By comparing the performances of models in generating periodical and daily forecasts, this chapter not only shows that hybrid model improves the forecasting performance significantly, but also aggregation fits well in practice.
Fuzzy Logic in Health Services
Authors: Kabadayi Nihan , Dağ Sündüs
Published: March 2020

Healthcare inventory management is a complex task which contains critical decision phases. One of the efficient ways of healthcare inventory management is to classify inventory items into predefined categories in terms of their significant features. This chapter proposes a guideline to healthcare decision makers to implement appropriate inventory control methods. The proposed method combines Fuzzy AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process), TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) and ABC (Always Better Control) analysis methods to determine the priority of inventory items. The corresponding method, which takes into account multiple criteria in the classification of inventory items, cope with the limits of the classical ABC method. It also helps to reduce the uncertainty in the inventory classification problem as the proposed method is based on the fuzzy logic approach. A real-life case study is conducted in a hospital laboratory to test the proposed method.
Using Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Related to Industry 4.0
Authors: Palčič Iztok , Buchmeister Borut , Ojsteršek Robert
Published: March 2020

This chapter deals with the use of advanced manufacturing technologies in Slovenian manufacturing companies in the light of Industry 4.0. The main objective of the chapter is to determine the adoption of technologies in manufacturing companies, and to analyse how selected technologies affect different company characteristics. The authors have analysed the differences in the use of technologies, depending on the company size, technological intensity, product complexity, ability to introduce new products, etc. Results are based on a sample of 118 Slovenian manufacturing companies, whose data were obtained through the 2018/19 European Manufacturing Survey edition. The results are presented with the use of descriptive statistics, and they show that the use of specific technologies in Slovenian manufacturing companies is quite diverse. They found out that the number of technologies used and the potential of their use have a positive impact on the product characteristic in terms of increasing the ability to manufacture complex products and to introduce new products to the market.
Optimization as One of the Basic Supports of Industry 4.0
Authors: Husak Ermin , Isić Safet
Published: March 2020

The term Industry 4.0 was created as part of a strategic document by the German government aimed at integrating the internet of things and services into the production environment (i.e., the formation of cyber-physical systems). One of the basic tools of artificial intelligence is search and optimization. The task of optimization is to search and find the best possible solution from the solution space. When defining product form and structure during product design, structure optimization is among the essential stages. Believing that the product must be optimized, modern CAD systems have begun to implement structure optimization as an option during product design. Based on the previously mentioned in this chapter, heuristic optimization methods will be presented with special reference to genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization, and their application in structure optimization. Some software that offer the option of optimization, either as a separate package or as an option of a CAD system, are given at the end of this work.
Improving Energy Efficiency in Industry 4.0 With Multi-Objective Optimization
Authors: Banjanović-Mehmedović Lejla , Mehmedović Fahrudin
Published: March 2020

Improvements in energy efficiency in Industry 4.0 is the main imperative in manufacturing. An important challenge in many fields of complex industrial processes is energy-efficient optimization. The basic idea of the energy efficiency optimization algorithm is to find the optimal assigned value of process parameters to achieve the lowest energy cost and the best working conditions. Applying the multi-objective approach for solving real industry optimization problems is a challenging task. Therefore, this chapter provides an overview of the most significant issues in multi-objective optimization problem. Improving energy efficiency with the multi-objective optimization has opened new opportunities for technological progress in Industry 4.0.
Applied Simulation Modelling and Evolutionary Computation Methods in Industry 4.0 CPS Architecture
Authors: Ojsteršek Robert , Palčič Iztok , Buchmeister Borut
Published: March 2020

Industry 4.0 has recently opened a number of new research questions relating to the production scheduling of flexible production systems. The high complexity of flexible production systems` scheduling is reflected in the multi-objective nature of optimisation problems, which cannot be solved satisfactorily with conventional techniques. Researchers are developing various optimisation techniques based on the use of advanced evolutionary computation methods and simulation modelling, but it is difficult to transmit the proposed solutions to the real world of Industry 4.0. The chapter present new method of evolutionary computation and simulation modelling for the purpose of comprehensive multi-objective optimisation of flexible production systems. In the research part, the chapter presents an applied example of the advanced optimisation methods used in order to provide timely and economically sustainable production systems in Industry 4.0. The research results prove the importance and justification of using the proposed CPS architecture ensuring economic and time optimised production systems.
An Embedded Online Hydraulic Fluid CM and RUL-System for Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Machines
Authors: Tič Vito , Lovrec Darko
Published: March 2020

Production machines and devices, especially those that operate continuously in multi-shift operation or are critical for the production process, must be equipped with an intelligent condition monitoring system for critical machine components. This is the only way to ensure high availability and prevent downtimes in critical phases of the production processes, affecting customer delivery times. This has become especially important in the context of the strategy Industry 4.0, wherein information technology, telecommunications, and manufacturing are united when the means of production are becoming more independent. This also applies to hydraulic fluid, an important component of most heavy machinery. The chapter presents the design and advantages to be achieved by the implementation of a comprehensive online condition monitoring (OCM) and remaining useful lifetime (RUL) system of built-in hydraulic fluid. The presented OCM-RUL system is designed conceptually for Industry 4.0 and focuses on the remote monitoring and self-diagnosis function of health condition for the fluid.
Technological Assurance of Manufacturing Effectiveness on CNC Machining Centers
Authors: Zaloga Viliam , Ivanov Vitalii , Pavlenko Ivan , Dehtiarov Ivan
Published: March 2020

The chapter is devoted to the solving of the problem of increasing the efficiency of lever-type parts machining due to the introduction of flexible fixtures ensuring multi-axis machining. The relationship between the design and technological parameters of the parts were discovered, which is the fundamentals for the analysis of parts and the search for the fixture layout for the given production conditions. An innovative approach to the design of technological processes for lever-type parts machining is proposed, which is based on the principle of intensification of machining processes, design and technological features of the parts, functional and technological capabilities of modern metal-cutting machine tools. A mathematical model of machining accuracy of parts depending on the level of fixture flexibility is obtained. It is analytically and experimentally proved the feasibility of using flexible fixtures for multi-axis machining of lever-type parts in multiproduct manufacturing.
Novel Additive Manufacturing Processes and Techniques in Industry 4.0
Authors: Saxena Kuldeep Kumar , Awasthi Ankita
Published: March 2020

The chapter contains a comprehensive study to analyse the importance of additive manufacturing in relevance with latest industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is the most promising field with the integration of intelligent production systems with advanced technologies. Additive manufacturing is one of the keys to unlock wonders in scientific world when merging with Industry 4.0. This technology not only provides freedom to customize mechanical parts as per end user requirements, but its ability to construct complex structures and rapid prototyping has given it an edge over other manufacturing processes. Additive manufacturing is a revolutionary technology, which is very impactful in changing industrial scenario where the need of the customer is very dynamic. In this chapter, current trends, methodology, materials used with their advantages and drawbacks are reported. In the end, future benchmarks are also estimated, which becomes important due to the dynamic nature of the industry and its adaptation by the technology to give the relevant solutions.
Accelerating the Adoption of Industry 4.0 Industrial Digital Technologies in the Manufacturing Business Value Chain
Authors: Barr Steven , Gidoomal Ravi , Roy Rajkumar , Kovačević Ahmed
Published: March 2020

Innovation in the field of industrial digital technologies (IDTs), the physical assets of Industry 4.0, continues apace. Other chapters in this handbook describe many examples of the diverse spectrum of IDTs on offer and in practice. The potential benefits of IDTs in enhancing productivity and competitiveness in the manufacturing value chain are much promoted by vendors, but to a lesser extent by academics and researchers, and even less so by suppliers, manufacturers, and customers. This chapter considers the reasons why adoption of IDTs has been slow in many industrialised countries, including the UK, and sets out a business-led approach to maximising productivity and competitiveness in the manufacturing value chain.
Innovation-Led Development
Authors: Domljan Ivana , Domljan Vjekoslav
Published: March 2020

An effective innovation system provides rules and procedures that nurture ideas, research, and increase in knowledge, resulting in new goods/services, new production or organisational processes, or new marketing techniques, and hence is a major source of technological progress does not exist in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In order for Bosnia and Herzegovina to increase and strengthen the commercialization of research and innovativeness of companies, it is necessary to (1) increase investments in R&D at least to the norm of the African Union (1% of GDP), as the European Union norm (3% of GDP) is too high, and (2) design and implement policy measures aimed at stimulating the research and development capacities of the business sector (through tax incentives for staff and capital engagement) to strengthen the activities of commercialization of research and development and links between universities and business companies (e.g., to establish a program for the establishment of technology and innovation centres [one per region]).
Integration of Industry 4.0 for Advanced Construction Project Management
Authors: Šuman Nataša , Pučko Zoran
Published: March 2020

The construction industry is facing the increasing process of integration of Industry 4.0 in all phases of the construction project lifecycle. Its exponential growth has been detected in research efforts focused on the usage of the building information modeling (BIM) as one of the most breakthrough innovative approaches in the construction (AEC) industry. BIM brings many advantages as well as changes in the existing construction practice, which allows for adjustment of processes in the most automated possible way. The goal in the design phase is to create a comprehensive BIM model that combines the data of all project participants and represents a digital model of a future building. In the construction phase, the monitoring and controlling the work progress is one of the most important and difficult tasks, and it is today still mostly done manually. Currently, more research and actual implementations are oriented towards the introduction of the automated construction progress monitoring (ACPMon). All of this is the basis for advanced construction project management (ACPMan).
Diversity Beyond Disability
Authors: Williams York
Published: March 2020

The effective delivery of special education relies heavily upon the type of family collaboration beyond the students' disability, an area that is commonly overlooked in education. Hence, based on the schema presented here, the students' unique cultural and familial needs become paramount in boosting student achievement. The author contends that inclusive practices, coupled with a peacemaking curricula that is culturally responsive, has the potential to provide the ripe amount of programming to enable students to become change agents. Additionally, peacemaking coupled with diversity, tiered interventions, and family collaborations enlarge the floor of opportunity for students with special needs. Students with identified special and other needs and who come from diverse backgrounds benefit not only from rigorous and goal-centered instruction, but also from culturally responsive teaching and pedagogy beyond their disability, embedded with culturally-responsive family collaboration.
Prevention of Cyberbullying at Schools
Authors: Nartgün Şenay Sezgin , Li̇mon İbrahim
Published: March 2020

This chapter aims to deal with cyberbullying as a globally increasing problem. Firstly, the context which facilitates the incidents is discussed. Then, the definition of cyberbullying, its distinctive features, forms of cyberbullying, and possible outcomes for the victims are briefly mentioned. And lastly, the main point of the chapter, which is the prevention strategies at school, is discussed based on the literature. When you enter the term “cyberbullying” in Google Academic and restrict the search for years 2000-2009, you get 3,720 results in .08 seconds. On the other hand, when you restrict the search for years between 2010-2019, you get 26,300 results in .09 seconds, which can be considered as the clear evidence of a globally growing interest in cyberbullying both as a research area and as a problem for parents, educators, and psychologists.
Digital Games for Peace Education
Authors: Durdu Levent
Published: March 2020

Interactive, communicative, and participatory activities contribute to the effectiveness of peace education. The use of games in educational settings is expressed as educational games. From the Oregon Trail to today's highly interactive games, many games have been used to support learning in many subjects. To state it specifically about peace education, the history of digital games for peace education started with My City (1995), supported by UNICEF, continued with games aiming different learning subjects, such as Escape from Woomera (2003), Ayiti (2006), PeaceMaker (2007), Hush (2007) and This War of Mine (2014). The most important contribution of these games in terms of peace education is that individuals gain empathy and perspective. These gains at cognitive and affective domains will contribute to individuals to be more successful in conflict resolution. The games introduced in this chapter are detailed with their pros and cons within the scope of peace education. The researches based on these games are included, and the critical findings of these studies are discussed.
Multiculturalism, Internationalization, and Peace Education in Higher Education
Authors: Küçüksüleymanoğlu Rüyam
Published: March 2020

Although the mainstay of the internationalization policies of higher education is to attract and graduate students successfully and with the education they receive to create added value for their countries and humanity, it has to do with peace as well. The diverse cultural activities of international students with national students reinforce the belief that different cultural identities can live together in peace, and this contributes to the development of a tolerant culture. People from a different social class or racial group and with a different language ability, religion, age, disability, education, sexual orientation, and gender who come together in the university environment can exchange ideas about current events, see different approaches on universal issues, and unite at the point of common human values. A new generation will be raised that has developed a culture of living together, can view and empathize with a different perspectives, and believe that universal peace is possible.
Moving Targeted Online Learner Analytics Into the Hands of Teachers
Authors: Cottrell Gregory , Resende Isabel Christine
Published: March 2020

Every time that a student uses the internet on a school-issued computer, a trail of data about their online learning experiences is created. Until recently this data has largely gone unnoticed for educational purposes. This chapter will explore how research into the use of student online behavior data can be used to improve teaching and learning in digital environments. Techniques for the collection and analysis of targeted online learner analytics (TOLA) will be presented along with the findings for how TOLA impacted the teaching and learning process of real classroom teachers. The powerful and new form of data has the potential to disrupt the status quo of education, and this chapter will take a research-based look at that future.
Flipped Inclusion Between Educational Emergencies and Transformative Socio-Semiotic Didactics
Authors: De Giuseppe1 Tonia , Corona2 Felice
Published: March 2020

This chapter analyzes aspects of the information and communication society, which affirm the power of knowledge in the continuous recognition and reinterpretation of signs. Deviant aspects of technology use related to cognitive capitalism and consumer needs that are expressed in knowledge are addressed and new forms of educational emergencies are outlined. The flipped inclusion model is based on epistemological constructs, which characterize the cross-media society and on the value of the circular economy, understood as self-regenerative, through investments in circular education as a permanent re-education process. The research, carried out in Italy, proposes an existential design model, focused on the perspectives of a permanent and inclusive system of learning. The aim of the research was to highlight how a trans-educational pedagogical-didactic model formed personalities with a plural-prosocial identity and favored the processes of co-management and the co-construction of inclusive contexts.
Web and Education as Disruptors of Traditional Education and Development of Future Students and Workers
Authors: Germain Marie-Line
Published: March 2020

Over the past 30 years, the internet has evolved from being the web of content to being the web of thoughts and the web of things in business, communication, entertainment, and education. To stay competitive, higher education institutions have had to train students on the wide range of skills and experiences and to move to digital platforms to better meet the needs of students, employees, and organizations. This chapter provides an overview of the development of online education, the 1.0 to 5.0 phases of web development, and how the field of education has adapted to these phases. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of mobile learning such as MOOCs, course collaboration software, and how smartphones can be used in courses to interact with peers and faculty. This chapter then presents a case study illustrating how online courses can successfully integrate Web 4.0 and 5.0 technology. It concludes by discussing the benefits and challenges of adopting some disruptive technologies and on how educational institutions can meet the needs of the next generation of students.
Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Authors: Brussier Ingrid Carla
Published: March 2020

This chapter investigates the psychological, physiological, and social aspects of conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). These disorders are classified in the disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders class in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (2013). This chapter will consider the symptoms of ODD and CD and their effect on a child's social and biological development. The most common consequences of the disorders will be discussed: for example, the risk for other psychopathologies, social adversities, delinquency, and aggression. These severe outcomes signal the need for therapy options for children and adolescents and the assessment of their efficacy.
Parenting Practices in Botswana
Authors: Ntshwarang Poloko Nuggert , Shehu Odireleng Mildred
Published: March 2020

As in other Sub-Saharan countries, the legal reforms that occur in Botswana have significant effects on family functioning and how parenting occurs. Parenting practices such as strategies for supporting, monitoring, and disciplining children have significant effects on children's physical, social, psychological, emotional, and behavioral wellbeing. An important section of the structural system that affects parenting practices is the law. Botswana's Children's Act is an overriding law that informs any children's policy and program as well as parenting behaviors. Children's laws in the country are influenced by both socio-cultural discourses as well as the international bodies that Botswana is signatory to such as the Convention for the Rights of the Child (CRC). The authors adopt a critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine how Botswana's Children's Act of 2009 contributes to parenting practices in the country and the impact of socio-cultural discourses in understanding and implementing the act. Implications for social work practice, research, and policy are highlighted.
Publishing as Pedagogy
Authors: Halcomb-Smith Lauren , Crump Alison , Sarkar Mela
Published: March 2020

This chapter explores innovating in scholarly journal publishing through the lens of publishing as pedagogy, an approach where scholarly publishing practices are intentionally designed for learning. Scholarly publishing is described as a learning space with significant scope for innovating, with respect to both the scholarly publishing culture and its practices. Innovating in scholarly publishing is defined as a social, creative, disruptive, and intentional process. The critical intersections to innovating in scholarly publishing are considered and an example of what innovating in scholarly publishing can look like, in practice, is provided—by sharing personal reflections and experiences of conceptualizing, designing, and managing J-BILD, a scholarly journal. In exploring these intersections and the notion of innovating, an innovative model of publishing founded on the principles of open access, transparency, and collaboration is described. This chapter concludes with possibilities for future directions with respect to innovating in scholarly publishing.
Unveiling the Inconvenient Truth
Authors: Foung Dennis , Chen Julia , Lin Linda H. F.
Published: March 2020

This chapter defines the concept of innovation in the context of higher education by discussing the implementation of a dashboard in a university English program. A dashboard is a personalized feedback tool and a common “big data” application. The challenges arising in the process of developing and implementing such innovations have seldom been explored. However, in this study, the English Language Centre of a Hong Kong university developed a dashboard called course diagnostic reports (CDR) that was piloted with over 400 students from 39 classes. This chapter reports the findings of both a questionnaire evaluating the CDR and 14 interviews that were conducted with course leaders, subject teachers, and students. Discussions of the tool revealed the complex process of innovation. It was found that, for stakeholders, innovation is a continuous process that requires compromises and that an innovation must cross a minimum usability threshold before continuing through the innovation process.
Innovative Leadership
Authors: Palahicky Sophia
Published: March 2020

Traditional leadership theories focused on the individual as the “leader” and noted specific skills and characteristics of a leader. It is important that conversations about leadership within higher education move well beyond a limited approach that focuses solely on an individual. Effective leadership must consider relationships and actions of the members, leader-member interactions, the nature of the task, abilities of the members, and change management. This chapter examines leadership theories and provides a definition of innovative leadership within the context of higher education. Additionally, contingency theory and distributed leadership are critically examined. However, the crux of the arguments emphasize that distributed leadership is akin to innovative leadership in higher education.
Facilitating the Writing Process in a Blended Learning Environment Using Google Docs
Authors: Ting Adrian
Published: March 2020

Many Hong Kong undergraduate students have trouble following lectures in English. Academic writing is generally perceived as most challenging due to its complex nature. Yet, owing to various reasons, students do not seem too motivated in making much effort to improve their academic writing skills. In class, students appear to be reluctant to give useful feedback to their peers. They prefer to praise each other on the positive aspects of their writing and avoid talking about the negatives. This chapter first reviews the literature on technology and blended learning in relation to English language teaching in the Hong Kong context. It then reports on the current study of using Google Docs for the peer evaluation process in a blended learning environment. The chapter concludes that based on student feedback, Google Docs is a useful tool in facilitating the delivery of academic English in university settings. The integration of Google Docs provides opportunities for innovative teaching within higher education.
Part-Based Lumbar Vertebrae Tracking in Videofluoroscopy Using Particle Filter
Authors: Guelzim Ibrahim , Amkoui Amina , Nait-Charif Hammadi
Published: March 2020

Vertebrae tracking in videofluoroscopy is a challenging problem because of the low quality ‎of ‎image ‎sequences, like poor image contrast, ambiguous geometry details, and vertebrae rotation. The aim of this article is to tackle this problem by ‎proposing a ‎method for rigid object tracking based on the ‎fragmentation of the tracked object. The proposed method ‎is based on the particle filter using the calculation of the similarity between the ‎respective‏ ‏fragments of ‎objects instead of the whole objects. The similarity measures used are the Jaccard index, the ‎correlation ‎coefficient, and the Bhattacharyya coefficient. The tracking starts with a semi-automatic initialization. ‎The results show that the fragments-based object tracking method outperforms the classical ‎method ‎‎(without fragmentation) for each of the used similarity measures. The results show that the ‎tracking based on the Jaccard index is more stable and outperforms methods based on ‎other similarity ‎measures.‎
The Effects of Using On-Screen and Paper Maps on Navigation Efficiency in 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments
Authors: Tüzün Hakan , Doğan Dilek
Published: March 2020

This study aims to analyze the effects of using on-screen and paper maps on navigation efficiency in 3D MUVEs. There were 48 participants in the study, which has a randomized true experimental design. The researchers administered a demographics questionnaire and the spatial visualization test to the participants and formed three groups by checking a variety of independent variables, the On-Screen Map (OSM) group, the Paper Map (PM) group, and the Coordinate System (CS) group, which did not use any kind of map. The participants completed three tasks with increasing difficulty levels. There was a statistically significant difference between the methods for the completion times of the first task and aggregate tasks. This difference was between CS and PM as well as between CS and OSM. Participants got confused and lost the most in the CS group and the least in the OSM group. The CS group took longer to complete the tasks and got lost more frequently. Navigational aids that included visual tips about the environment increased the navigation efficiency of the participants using the MUVE.
Adoption of ICT enabled Agricultural Extension Services through Perceived Economic Wellbeing
Authors: Sinha Neena , Verma Pranay
Published: March 2020

This article investigates the technology acceptance factors in the context of information communication technology enabled agricultural extension services. Behavioral intention has always been a consequence of the technology acceptance model. The purpose of this study was to examine if the consequence of adoption be an economic benefit to the customer. It examines how these factors influence perceived economic well-being of such users. A stratified sampling procedure was adopted to obtain data from 325 valid responses from rural Indians using a structured survey instrument. A two step method was applied to analyse the data. First, the measurement model was calibrated for the reliability and validity of constructs. Then, the strength and direction of the hypothesized relationships were investigated by the structural model using structural equation modeling. Users of mobile application were checked for their perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm and attitude for their perceived economic well-being. These four factors, when regressed upon the perceived economic well-being using structural equation modeling predict that all but attitude is significant. This article improvises the extant technology acceptance model by replacing behavioral intention with a perceived economic well-being as a consequence. A consumer who perceives economic benefits is more likely to adopt an innovative product. Marketers can advertise the economic benefits so that the target customers adopt such technologies. By this research, the authors have identified a different outcome for perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude and subjective norm. A new relationship between the exogenous variables perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm and attitude and the endogenous variable perceived economic well-being is established by this study. Behavioral intention can be replaced by perceived economic well-being as the outcome in the technology acceptance model.
The Influence of Product Quality Differentiation on Telecom Carriers' Collusion
Authors: Li Meijuan , Tang Qiming
Published: March 2020

The telecom industry is a typical oligopolistic industry, so telecom carriers are easy to conspire in the course of operation. This article analyzes the influence of product quality differentiation on telecom carrier collusion by constructing a game model. The results show that the critical discount factor that keeps telecom carriers persisting in collusion increases with the decrease of product quality differentiation, that is, the smaller the product quality differentiation is, the harder it is for telecom carriers to adhere to long-term collusion. Conversely, the greater the product quality differentiation is, the greater the risk of a large number of users leaving the network can be when telecom carriers betray the collusion, so they will not easily betray it. Therefore, the product quality differentiation is conducive to the realization and maintenance of telecom carrier collusion. At the same time, telecom carriers that provide different quality products have different incentives for collusion, among which those providing low-quality products are more likely to persist in collusion. What is more, this article also finds that China's telecom industry has great product quality differentiation in the full-service operation, so when telecom carriers pursue the differentiation development of product quality, the government should take corresponding measures to prevent their collusion.
Valuation Method of Equity Incentives of Listed Companies Based on the Black-Scholes Model
Authors: Liu Zhongwen , Chen Yifei
Published: March 2020

This article applies the classic Black-Scholes model (i.e. B-S model) and turnover rate adapted B-S model (revised B-S model) to equity incentive valuation of listed companies. Unlike other studies on equity incentive valuation which generally adopt historical volatility, this article applies the GARCH model to equity incentive valuation. The volatility of stock price is estimated by the GARCH model to improve the accuracy of equity incentive valuation. The turnover rate has an important impact on the equity incentive valuation of listed companies. Considering the turnover rate can improve the accuracy of the equity incentive valuation and reduce the error of equity incentive valuation. Through the case study of the equity incentive valuation of Infinova, the practicality of the equity incentive valuation method is further verified.
Research on Quality Evaluation of Online Reservation Hotel APP Based on a RBF Neural Network and Support Vector Machine
Authors: Xiang Ma
Published: March 2020

In order to evaluate the quality of online reservation hotel APP, RBF neural and support vector machine are used to evaluate the quality of online reservation hotel APP. First, the basic theory of the RBF neural network is studied, and the training algorithm of the RBF neural network is designed. Second, the basic model of support vector machine is analyzed, and the training algorithm is designed. Third, the evaluation index system of online reservation hotel APP is designed, and the weight of every index is established based on questionnaires and expert interview, and the evaluation simulation is carried out for 25 online reservation hotel APP, results show that the RBF neural network and support vector machine can obtain consistent evaluation results, and the support vector machine has better evaluation performance.
Construction of Educational Quality Evaluation Index System Based on Project Management
Authors: Dong Yuan , Zhang ShiLun , Huang YuanLin
Published: March 2020

Project management is a sub-discipline of management. Using specialized knowledge, skills, tools, and methods in project activities enables the project to meet or exceed set requirements and desired processes under limited resource constraints. Project management is the overall monitoring and control of activities that are successful in achieving a range of goals. This includes planning, scheduling, and maintaining the progress of the activities that make up the project. A project is a one-time task that needs to be completed within a defined resource and within a limited time. Specifically, it can be a project, a service, a research topic, and an activity. Project management education reflects the characteristics of education and can better solve the problem of the quality of education personnel training and the needs of social talents. Project management education is an inevitable choice for reform.
Distress Analysis and Risk Score of Hotels
Authors: Waikar Vilas G. , Fernandes Sigfred
Published: March 2020

This article is first study of a service firm's risk/risk management score and Zeta function, particularly . analysis how risk disclosure and financial performance varies longitudinally. Using mix methodology, research uses Z score-discriminant function Z_I= ∑_(i=1)^n〖β_i X_i 〗 Z, X -specific to hotel industry and the risk scores, extracted from analysis of formal disclosures from annual reports . This article identifies that risk and risk management practices differ across hotel formats. The analysis of Z scores and risk disclosures reveals the association between these variables. The international hotels in comparison to national and local hotels are more distressed and hence have high risk scores confirming awareness of strength of this relation. Local standalone hotels are exhibiting high volatility and exhibit low risk score. This unique relationship between z score and risk disclosures will prove to have sustained relevance to risk academicians and practitioners.
The Dark Society
Authors: Korstanje Maximiliano Emanuel
Published: March 2020

Ulrich Beck, a German sociologist who does not need previous presentation, casts his diagnosis about risk society as a new emerging ethos where social class and hierarchies blurred before the figure of risk. Although he shed light on the post-industrial society of the 90s, today the society he studied seems to be pretty different. Hence, a new fresh insight should replace it. This article introduces readers to the conceptual foundations of Thana Capitalism, as it was critically debated in our book The Rise of Thana Capitalism and Tourism. Per the author's conception, the risk society sets the pace to a new facet of capitalism where the other's pain remains as the main commodity to exchange. Far from being a more egalitarian society, as Beck said, in the days of Thana-capitalism a ruling elite governs the destiny of a precaritized workforce. The novel The Hunger Games represents perfectly how this society works.
Hybrid Features Extraction for Adaptive Face Images Retrieval
Authors: Alti Adel
Published: March 2020

Existing methods of face emotion recognition have been limited in performance in terms of recognition accuracy and execution time. It is highly important to use efficient techniques for improving this performance. In this article, the authors present an automatic facial image retrieval combining the advantages of color normalization by texture estimators with the gradient vector. Starting from a query face image, an efficient algorithm for human face by hybrid feature extraction provides very interesting results.
Digitalization in Software Engineering and IT Business
Authors: Pashchenko Denis
Published: March 2020

Competition in industry of software production as well as in IT sector has special features. Understanding current trends and complex connections between software industry and world economic development gives new ideas about competition in the IT domain. One of the key trends is digital transformation. It is supported by software, but it also has a strong impact on the software development industry and provides the new opportunities in software production and IT business change management. The main idea of the paper is total automation and a focus on measurable processes that give a continual flow of digital data that should be used on different levels of a company's management, business development, production processes, and even client's perception of the software product. Management of those core activities, based on such digital data flows, is becoming sophisticated and more flexible, based on relevant and estimated indicators. In this article, there is a multifactor analysis of digitalization in software engineering and IT business management with a focus on change management. The main results of research are demonstrating how the influence of digitalization could be used in competition.
Understanding Restaurant Clients' Intention to Use Mobile Applications
Authors: Kondrateva Galina , Ammi Chantal , Baudier Patricia
Published: March 2020

Smartphones have changed consumer behavior by providing new mobile technology applications. In order to understand the intention to use mobile applications, this study highlights the factors of usability, loyalty, and trust based on technology acceptance models and relationship marketing by using mobile restaurant guides. This research fills a gap regarding the comparison of mobile application users' behavior in France and Russia. The authors tested the model by a total sample of 244 respondents (123 from Paris and 121 from Moscow) and analysed it with SmartPLS. The comparison of subgroups indicates that Russian users are sensitive toward the variable of trust, while French users are more impacted by mobile application usability. This study can be relevant for practitioners who work internationally, developers of mobile applications, and restaurant managers.
Technological Choice in a Medieval Japanese Sword
Authors: Lyons James Scott
Published: March 2020

Japanese swords have long been a source of fascination for metallographers both Japanese and Western, but most studies lean toward functional explanations of metallurgical features or description of how features correspond to historical and ethnographic accounts of production. At the same time, there is a long tradition of sword connoisseurship that through its visual and historical perspective offers insight about particular smiths and their traditions. In a metallographic examination of a 15th century Japanese sword of the Bizen tradition, I take a chaîne opératoire approach and draw on aspects of both of the aforementioned scholarly traditions in order to better understand how late medieval Japanese sword smiths related to their materials and to their clientele. Based on my observations, I compare the apparent choices made by this sword’s smith to historical and ethnographic accounts of traditional sword production, and other published metallographic sections of Japanese swords. Then, I contextualize these choices in relation to contemporary production for export and for local consumption. Specifically, I will discuss possible reasons this sword’s metallurgical profile deviates from common practice according to twentieth and twenty-first century accounts of traditional Japanese sword smithing.
A Quantitative Analysis of Mine Mills by 3D Laser Scanner
Authors: Kuma Hideki , Fukuoka Hisao , Komatsu Misuzu
Published: March 2020

This research proposes a novel method of recording the features of mine mills digitally by 3D laser scanner and its application. This method enables to obtain their shape features in short time independent of the expert's drawing skill. It also enables to evaluate the shape feature values, such as the position of the center of gravity, based on the obtained 3D digital data. In addition it may be possible to get a clue to clarify the process of varying the shape of mine mills. The mine mills described in this paper are remains discovered in the mountains of Yu-no-oku gold mine locating in Minami Kuma County in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan.