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Understanding an Enemy is Like Understanding a Poem
Authors: Cohen Cynthia
Published: July 2018

This chapter explains how and why the arts are well suited to address the challenges of peacebuilding. It draws on the example of Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani, a theatre ensemble that accompanied Peru's truth and reconciliation commission, to ground explorations of three bodies of theory: the nature of knowing facilitated through aesthetic engagement; the moral imagination; and the permeable membrane between art and the on-going flow of life. The chapter offers five brief examples of arts-informed peacebuilding in different parts of the world, incorporating different art forms and addressing different issues. The chapter's title is based on the concept of trans-subjectivity, understanding self and other through each other, the ethical and epistemological interdependence that characterizes experiences of coming to know both enemies and poems.
Peace in Economic Equilibrium
Authors: Dwivedi Anubhuti
Published: July 2018

Peace is a spiritual phenomenon, but it evolves through various disciplines – psychology, economics, biology, and so on. This is because human beings are complex in nature, and various facets of human existence are correlated with these disciplines. Peace is an integration of all aspects of humanism in a state of equilibrium. This chapter discusses peace as imbibed in ideas of microeconomic equilibrium. Economics is so often disapproved by spiritual thinkers as being a science of self-centeredness even after decades of progress in the subject matter after Alfred Marshall's “Principles of Economics.” This seems justified as today an ordinary man is still concerned with individual welfare first. Therefore, peace needs to be seen from this micro-perspective first so that the society may move to higher objectives later once the individuals are in equilibrium and have attained peace in this narrow but indispensable sense.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Meme as a Business Foundation for Economic Peacemaking
Authors: Block Corrie Jonn
Published: July 2018

This chapter presents economic peacemaking in historical business terms through an exploration of the meaning of competition in the 20th century. The 19th century meme, “survival of the fittest,” may be considered a quality of natural law that has been used to defend laissez faire capitalism, which has at times produced economic outcomes that are good for a select few at the expense of humanity at large. The counter-concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which was developed in the mid-20th century, presented an alternative view of the corporation as citizen, and called for the compromise of profits for the sake of the betterment of the community in which the business existed. This chapter explores the historical development of these concepts in the social science context of social Darwinism vs. neo-Darwinism, concluding that economic peacemaking through stakeholder management and CSR implementation is an inherently natural concept and preferable for humanity to unregulated competition.
Engineers for Industry
Authors: Clark Robin P. , Andrews Jane
Published: July 2018

The need for a reliable supply of engineering talent is accepted globally, but in many parts of the world the many challenges mean that this is not easily achieved. Even if the graduate supply is a reality, often there are concerns about the quality of the engineers entering the workforce. This chapter will explore this landscape, and after identifying the many challenges, explore solutions and potential ideas for the future of engineering education and the university/industry collaboration.
The Impact of Rankings on Russian Universities' Student Choice
Authors: Yagudina Liliya Ravilevna
Published: July 2018

On the basis of its own hypotheses and analysis of foreign studies, the author determines how the informational and motivational functions of rankings have impact on Russian universities' student choice. The analysis of the rankings position of universities and some of their key performance indicators (the foreign students number, the quality of applicants) showed there is not any direct correlation between them. According to the author, in order to maximize the effectiveness of rankings, it is necessary to improve the ranking methodology, to develop universities' decision-making processes based on the rankings results, and to create customer culture on the rankings results using.
The Usage of GIS in Realizing Engineering Education Quality
Authors: Kolesenkov Aleksandr , Taganov Aleksandr
Published: July 2018

The chapter has considered research and instructional methodology aspects for development of methodological, informational, and instrumental, ensuring of the education quality management system which are necessary to be taken into account in modern conditions. Mathematical bases of the geoinformation system application for monitoring of the education process realization quality have been developed. Model, method, and algorithm for quality assessment of the educational process realization in institutions have been unfolded. A way of representing some fuzzy production rules in solving application tasks of fuzzy modeling and executing the process of approximate reasoning on educational risks has been introduced. A fuzzy production system of educational risk analysis on the basis of using modified fuzzy Petri nets has been realized. Analysis of possibilities to apply suggested approaches for monitoring of institutions at various levels has been conducted.
Practice-Oriented Approach to the Study of Economics to Students of Engineer-Geological Specialties
Authors: Ponkratov Vadim Vitalievich , Pozdnyaev Andrey Sergeevich , Bloshenko Tatiana Alekseevna , Kireyeva Alena Fedorovna
Published: July 2018

Practice-oriented models are essential when teaching economics to engineering students. This chapter will discuss how to set and solve the applied scientific task of processing technogenic mineral reserves. Tools will be offered relating to engineering geological, economic, and mathematical sciences, as well as to form a group of students with various specialties. Experiments will aim to find solutions to these tasks with a generalized gradient method. This chapter will use evolutionary algorithms to calculate ad valorem MET rates. Technogenic raw materials are of economic interest to extract valuable components and produce finished goods. Often, the content of valuable components in technogenic deposits (TD) exceeds the content in natural fields. While secondary mineral resources harm the ecosystem, it is impossible to prevent environmental risks due to the lack of subsoil use. Differentiated rates will be selected based on maximum MET capacity on all valuable components extracted from deposits provided that each deposit is considered an investment project for the stated problem.
Spectral Algorithms for Signal Generation as Learning-Methodical Tool for Engineer Preparation
Authors: Syuzev Vladimir V. , Smirnova Elena V. , Kucherov Kirill , Gurenko Vladimir , Khachatrian Gurgen
Published: July 2018

In this chapter, a spectral method of deterministic signals simulation is proposed. The target is to solve the teaching methodological problem of individual tasks creation for students: future engineers in the field of real-time control systems' development and research. The tasks are related to the correlation theory. The method of simulation algorithms tuning with the help of specified spectrally correlation of signal characteristics and their parameters in the harmonic Fourier and Hartley basis is presented. To expand the set of task's variants for the independent student self-preparation the task of signals simulation has been formulated mathematically and solved in arbitrary complex and real systems of orthogonal basic functions. The requirements have been underlined on how teacher can teach basic functions for the practical applications. During such kind of decision task, the student will be able to counts the multiplicity, precision, and computational complexity of the resulting spectral simulation algorithms.
Developing Engineering Students' Language Skills
Authors: Kurovskaja Julia
Published: July 2018

At present, language training is part and parcel of engineering education in Russia. A modern engineer must have both a communicative competence in the professional sphere and an intercultural view of the world. Accordingly, the topic of the assessment of foreign language textbooks for technical universities is highly relevant. This chapter is dedicated to this issue. The analysis of foreign language textbooks for technical universities is conducted through a cognitive-linguistic approach, using its toolkit, namely the diagnostic matrix. The diagnostic matrix is based on criteria that allow analyzing training materials, carrying out their diagnostics from the point of view of the specifics and regularities of the formation of students' language picture of the world. This pedagogical research innovation will allow pedagogical science to effectively solve issues related to the elaboration of pedagogical semiology as a new area of pedagogical knowledge.
Automated Monitoring and Forecasting of the Development of Educational Technologies
Authors: Kozlov Ilya Andreyevich , Andreev Ark M. , Berezkin Dmitry Valeryevich , Shouman Marwa Ahmed
Published: July 2018

This chapter will describe an approach to monitoring and forecasting the development of innovative educational technologies based on text stream analysis. The approach will involve detecting education-related events in the stream of text documents, constructing situations, determining possible scenarios of further development of situations, and generating recommendations for successful introduction of detected innovations into the educational process of the university. The authors will propose a multicriteria model of an event reflecting its key aspects. The chapter will describe an event detection method based on incremental clustering, as well as a scenario generation method based on the principle of historical analogy. The authors will discuss several experiments to evaluate the quality of the methods.
Improvement of the Effectiveness of Testing Procedure by the Automated Systems
Authors: Pesoshin Valery Andreevich , Saubanov Ruzil Rashitovich , Ilyukhin Aleksey Nikolayevich , Zvezdin Valeriy Valeryevich , Saubanov Ruslan Rashitovich
Published: July 2018

The chapter reveals methodology of decision of actual task on development of the automated system of creation of tests and testing on the platform ASP.NET MVC framework for listeners of machine-building production, according to the program of the advanced training at the refresher courses for working specialties. The algorithms and architecture of the system conforming to the declared requirements are developed. The domain analysis is carried out, and also the main business processes proceeding during a full cycle of examination are considered.
The Elite Engineering Education System
Authors: Serebraykova Evgeniya , Daneykin Yury , Abrashkina Irina , Soloviev Mikhail
Published: July 2018

The chapter describes the experience of complex educational environment that is based on the concept of Elite Engineering Education Programme adopted by Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). The chapter focuses on the methods and tools that are used to improve personal, professional, and interpersonal capabilities which are considered to be necessary for modern engineers to adapt to the current volatile global technological environment. Also, it gives the statistics on the results of the students' training. The curriculum is presented in detail.
Flexible Educational Program for Managerial Engineering Personnel in Innovation
Authors: Maltseva Anna
Published: July 2018

This chapter raises the issues of development of continuous education of managerial engineering personnel in industrial companies. The case of designing implementation of the additional education program for the course “Innovation Management” with flexible learning paths was considered. This case was created on the basis of the Foresight study's results of current and future development challenges facing LLC Lihoslavl Factory “Svetotechnika.” The results of the survey of the audience—heads of structural enterprise's subdivisions—were shown. They demonstrated the need for organizational learning, as well as the most appropriate forms and instruments of its implementation.
Digital Transformation Towards a New Context of Labour
Authors: Ferreira Maria João , Moreira Fernando , Seruca Isabel
Published: July 2018

Information Systems are the core of every business and cut across almost all aspects of organizational life. The adoption of technology enablers, by itself, does not guarantee such an organizational transformation. The new technology enablers allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, and they also allow the improvement of organizational processes, requiring the updating of the supporting IS. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of digital transformation requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate their usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents and IS improvements in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by the DT of organizations, which we term Enterprise 4.0 and which we propose to be implemented through the m_CSDIT framework, so as to improve the organizational well-being considering the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.
Technologies for Industry 4.0 Data Solutions
Authors: García Ander , Arbelaiz Ander , Franco Javier , Oregui Xabier , Simões Bruno , Etxegoien Zelmar , Bilbao Andoni
Published: July 2018

One of the main objectives of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is to generate new opportunities based on the convergence of traditionally isolated technologies such as industrial control systems (ICSs) and information and communication technology (ICT). This presents new opportunities to take advantage of ICT technologies to develop new applications and services related to industrial processes. However, there are a variety of requirements and constraints that must be addressed for the attainment of this purpose. Moreover, the large amount of existing technologies and tools that can cope with these requirements makes the definition and selection of a solution a cumbersome task for traditional industrial workers with a non-ICT focused background. This chapter analyses and describes the main requirements and technologies required to provide a data-based Industry 4.0 solution.
Smart DC Microgrid
Authors: Singh Brijendra Pratap , Gore M M
Published: July 2018

The objective of this chapter is to elucidate on microgrid technologies, a comparison of direct current (DC) microgrid technology and alternating current (AC) microgrid technology, the role of the information and communication technology, demand response programs, and the evolution of Industry 4.0 in detail. The microgrid is a cyber-physical system. ICT is used for computing control algorithms and sending control information to actuators for physical processes. In a cyber-physical system, the physical processes, which are governed by the laws of physics, are controlled by computers. The computers are used for computing or executing the algorithms (i.e., the control logic) and the result is sent to the actuators in the form of control signal for actual control. In a microgrid, a consumer can act as a producer also, which is termed as the prosumer. This chapter explains the maximum power point tracking algorithm, software-defined battery, the operation of parallel converters, the working of prosumer, the demand response program, communication technologies, and the (industrial) Internet of Things.
Cyber-Physical Systems Framework for Smart Built-Environments
Authors: Srewil Yaseen , Scherer Raimar J.
Published: July 2018

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) can be seen as digitally-driven technological fusions of physical, spatial and virtual models. Thereby, the construction entities, locations and processes are tightly linked to the digital building models (BIM) using automated data capturing (ADC) solutions. This chapter focuses on the challenge of modelling a cyber–physical systems approach for constructing domains in order to effectively exploit the computation, control and communication capabilities. Pairing BIM and ADC technologies offers an adequate solution bridging the information gaps and promoting the collaboration among digital, spatial and physical construction entities. The results are cyber-physical objects (CPOs) at a level of “smartness” that provides enhancement of digital capabilities and the ability of context-awareness. These hybrid objects of digital equivalents and physical entities can be embedded in the construction and logistics processes in order to track progress and monitor the construction site activities and control flow close to real-time.
Smart Gateways for IOT-Factory Integration
Authors: Rubio Eva Masero , Torres Pedro Miguel Baptista , Dionísio Rogério Pais
Published: July 2018

This book chapter proposes a description of smart gateways and cyber-physical systems (CPS) for the industrial internet of things (I-IOT). It also presents a case study where a smart gateway is developed to be used in different types of industrial equipment for the shop floor. The case study is developed under the specifications of different industries in the region of Castelo Branco. It is a proof that the 4th industrial revolution will be the engine for SME innovation, independence of the regions and their financial strength. It is also proof that the cooperation between universities, industries and startups can evolve to break barriers and add value in the improvement of regional industries competitiveness. Topics that will be addressed on the chapter can be used for developers, students, researchers and enthusiasts to learn topics related to I-IOT, such as data acquisitions systems, wired and wireless communication devices and protocols, OPC servers and LabVIEW programming.
Cloud-Based Manufacturing (CBM) Interoperability in Industry 4.0
Authors: Mezgár István , Pedone Gianfranco
Published: July 2018

Cloud computing (CC) is generating new computing and business models because of its service-based nature, which enables collaboration and data exchange at higher level, more flexibility with better efficiency and parallel decreasing costs. Manufacturing environments can also benefit from cloud technology and follow fast changes in market demands. In these new scenarios, interoperability has vital importance in the operation and in the interaction among industrial realizations of cyber-physical systems. The chapter introduces the different cloud models and the interoperability issues concerning connected enterprise information systems. Various standardization frameworks have been developed for homogeneous integration of IT models in industrial environments: the IIRA and the RAMI 4.0 are the best-known ones. The chapter introduces both architectures; their methodological approach to industrial integration efforts and how integration can be realized through the OPC Unified Architecture. Finally, the authors propose a basic conceptual model for cloud manufacturing.
Digital Transformation in the Utilities Industry
Authors: Teixeira de Azevedo Marcelo , Martins Alaide Barbosa , Kofuji Sergio Takeo
Published: July 2018

Nowadays, there is a digital transformation in industry, which is being referred to as a new revolution, known as the fourth industrial revolution. Today, we are in the fourth industrial revolution, which strongly supports itself at enabling technologies, such as: Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cyber-physical systems (CPS) and cloud computing. These technologies are working cooperatively to promote a digital transformation in the forms of: Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet Consortium and Advanced Manufacturing. To meet these needs and as a proof of concept, a platform for digital transformation for a water issue is proposed with the objective of achieving an efficient management of resources linked to rational use of water. For the platform definition, a survey was performed of the process of a water treatment plant from the third industrial revolution and improved the process by applying the concepts of digital transformation to improve the new platform.
Industry 4.0 From the Supply Chain Perspective
Authors: Boza Andrés , Alarcón Faustino , Perez David , Gómez-Gasquet Pedro
Published: July 2018

Industry 4.0 proposals have an important impact not only in companies but also in the complete supply chain. The effect in the supply chain is different depending on each Industry 4.0 proposal and each supply chain configuration. This chapter deals with Industry 4.0 from the supply chain perspective. Four levels of scope on the supply chain and a classification scheme based on three blocks (technologies, features and extensions) have been defined. Finally, the case study in the food sector gives a real vision of some previously introduced concepts about Industry 4.0 from the supply chain perspective.
Cognitive Radio Networks
Authors: Bishnu Abhijeet , Bhatia Vimal
Published: July 2018

Cognitive radio (CR) offers a novel way for effective usage of wireless spectrum by using dynamic spectrum sensing and allocation. One of the main components of CR is to find a spectrum hole for data transmission. Spectrum hole can be found by using spectrum sensing, a geolocation database, or by using a beacon signal. In this chapter, the authors describe algorithms for spectrum sensing in the presence of both additive white Gaussian and colored Gaussian noise. The algorithms include blind, non-blind, and cooperative sensing-based methods. The authors have compared the performance of various methods for IEEE 802.22 standard (which is the first standard incorporating CR).
Cognitive Internet of Things (C-IOT)
Authors: Nagarajan G. , Minu R. I. , Jayanthiladevi A.
Published: July 2018

Energy conservation is one of the essential requirements for the betterment of the Earth's future. The main objective of this chapter is to provide an effective framework of smart grid (SG) using the intelligence of cognitive radio network (CRN). The SG connectivity will be enhanced by using the functionality of internet of things (IoT). Using IoT, the devices between the consumers, manufactures, and energy source provider (government) can conserve resources and economy. In this chapter, the requirement of smart grid, the need for IoT technology in SG, and the usage of CRN in SG are all elaborated. The infrastructural design pattern of cognitive radio-IoT-based smart grid is introduced in this chapter.
Internet of Things Using Software-Defined Network and Cognitive Radio Network
Authors: Arya Karm Veer , Gore Rajasi
Published: July 2018

Internet of things (IoT) is a new area of advanced networking where things or devices share information among each other though collected sensor data and perform tasks together. This chapter is a detailed description of IoT and its architecture, challenges, security, applications, and future scope. Since the devices are heterogeneous in nature, middleware are used for giving them a platform to communicate in homogeneous manner. Service requirement of IoT middleware is discussed further in the chapter. Furthermore, recent technologies integrated with IoT like software-defined networks and cognitive radios are a part of this chapter.
Gender Equality in Access to Management in the Tourism Industry
Authors: Romo Raquel Santiago , Gabriel Larissa Paola M. C. , Soares Jakson Renner Rodrigues
Published: July 2018

Human capital is one of the most important stakeholders in the business, and the relationship between human capital and training is directly proportional. Equal opportunities between men and women are assumed as a focus of special attention on corporate social responsibility, through which ethical values are incorporated into corporate entities which recognize the inequality of opportunities as a handicap that should not be neglected by any business organization. Important points for the elaboration of this chapter are the recruitment and promotion of human resources in the tourism industry and an in-depth analysis of the weight of the legislative sphere on the ability to reduce the bias in terms of gender equality in the industry, especially in terms of management. This study aims to provide relevant arguments to support companies and employees in the human capital promotion, encouraging the quality improvement and competitiveness in the tourism industry.
Career Development in Tourism Industry
Authors: Güdük Tanju , Uca Selda
Published: July 2018

Career development opportunities are important for the success of tourism enterprises and staff. Therefore, the current situation, future expectations, opportunities, and case studies related to career development are taken into consideration in this study.
Multi-Cultural Communication is Essential for Tourism Industry
Authors: Mohamed Abdul Razak
Published: July 2018

Tourism is an industry that serve the international communities. Language plays an important role in global and local communication. A tourist travels to various destinations due to the fact that it is of environment, social, cultural, and religious importance. No tourist chooses a destination due to the language, but often tourists consider language a barrier for travel and tourism. This chapter explores the diversity in culture in terms of language used for communication both oral, written, and body language in the context of global to local.
General Overview of Hotel Sector in Context of Precursors and Results of Work-Family Conflicts
Authors: Dursun Meral , Aydın Şule
Published: July 2018

The work-family conflict is considered to be one of the most important problems in today's business world. By the situation of un-fulfilment of the requirements of a role while completing the requirements of the other role causes the individuals to live in conflict within the organization or in the family. Especially in the hotel sector, which is a labor-intensive and high turnover sector, it requires more effort than other sectors in order to increase the organizational loyalty, motivation, job satisfaction, and keep the qualified employees. In order to clearly demonstrate the dynamics of work-family conflict in the hotel sector, in this chapter, the concept of work-family conflict is discussed in detail with its causes and consequences, some researches about work-family conflict in the hotel sector in the literature have been examined and evaluations about the topic have been made and suggestions have been developed.
Perception of Stakeholders on the Use of Social Networking Tools for Classroom Instruction in School Environment
Authors: Olusola Ogunlade Bamidele , Fakuade Olubusayo Victor , Ogunlade Bamidele Olusola , Akhigbe Omoron Josephine
Published: July 2018

Social networking platforms are becoming the most important tools for interaction among people, where everybody can share, exchange, comment, discuss, and create information and knowledge in a collaborative way. The aim of this chapter is to examine the perception of stakeholders on the use of social network tools for classroom instruction in school environment in Ibadan North Local Government of Oyo State. Based on literature and experiences carried out by the researcher in Ibadan metropolis, it also explores the impact of the social networking platforms applications on personal, teaching, and learning uses among secondary students, teachers, and parents. Based on these, it is recommended that, if social networking platforms are effectively used, it will develop positive attitude towards learning as well as enhancing academic achievement among secondary school students.
Experience Evaluation in Virtual Environments on Using an Accessible Prototype
Authors: Primo Lane , Gonçalves Berenice Santos , Ulbricht Vania R. , Fadel Luciane M.
Published: July 2018

This chapter presents the experience evaluation process of the virtual learning environment prototype MooBi accessible to deaf people. In the evaluation elaboration, the authors use the “technology as an experience framework” model of McCarthy and Wright because it approaches the sensorial, emotional, compositional, and space-time aspects. They believe that this model can provide elements for intervention in order to improve the students' experience. The authors applied the evaluation to a postgraduate listener student community from two classes to evaluate the use of MooBi as a support platform for studying. In the evaluation result, they found both positive experience attributes and unwanted experience attributes related to usability and instructional design. The authors noticed that the evaluation can be applied to other contexts since it provides a multidisciplinary view.
Introduction to Computational Thinking With MI-GO
Authors: Loureiro Maria José de Miranda Nazaré , Moreira Filipe T. Tavares , Senos Susana
Published: July 2018

The present study is part of a research about computational thinking and tangible robotics. A robot in development in Portugal, MI-GO robot, is part of the basis of this research. The objective is to determine the attitude of young students concerning tangible robots and to observe in what measure they contribute to the development of their STEM skills. On the other hand, it also aims to know what are the opinions of educators, teachers, and researchers concerning MI-GO's characteristics and what is their value, adequacy and suitability for the educational grades of young learners (from 5 to 10). The study consists on a qualitative approach based in a case study methodology, using the techniques of questionnaire and observation. At first the data reveal a clear adhesion to the robot and tangible programming by learners, and the researchers that analyzed the device consider it was a very adequate one and presented several suggestions to improve it.
The Dynamics of Electronic Supply Chains and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Authors: Essila Jean C.
Published: July 2018

Businesses around the world experience many challenges to acquire raw materials, parts, subassemblies, and the other necessary inputs to their production systems. As businesses are all moving into the e-commerce platform to gain market shares, they realize that electronic supply chain management (e-SCM) powered by enterprise resource planning systems (ERPs) are the new norms and no business organization can operate without both in the new world of e-commerce. Little attention has been devoted to e-SCM dynamic with ERP and the challenges they pose to organizations. In the e-commerce environment, e-SCM is among the most important factors to organizational success. Effective e-SCM can enhance competitiveness and increase market share leading a higher profitability. Nevertheless, the new e-SCM professionals and other actors must understand the factors that undergird e-SCM performance, their drivers, and the necessity of fully functional ERPs for an effective e-SCM.
Mobile AR Performance Issues in a Cultural Heritage Environment
Authors: Marto Anabela , Sousa A Augusto
Published: July 2018

Due to technological advances, augmented reality has seen fast growth in the last decades and numerous implementations of this technology have been in favour for a consequent growth of popularity. For this article, an augmented reality system is implemented for smartphone and tested in a cultural heritage environment to evaluate the system performance in the context. In the first stage, several prototypes were developed, and performance tests were executed in a controlled environment to select a solution to implement and evaluate in-situ. The solution found is a marker-based system, held with Vuforia SDK. When the marker is lost for being outside of the field of view, the system will be based on natural features to accomplish user tracking. Visitors from a cultural heritage space – the Roman Ruins of Conimbriga – tested the app and evaluated it. They considered that the presented system should be implemented in the referred cultural space, as well as in other archaeological spaces.
A Spatio-Temporal Decision Support System for Designing With Street Trees
Authors: White Marcus R. , Langenheim Nano
Published: July 2018

This article describes how tree species and spacing is an integral part of street design. 3D modelled trees have traditionally been computationally prohibitive to use within precinct scaled urban design models, thus, tree choices in street design are typically limited to database or 2D representations limiting engagement with spatio-temporal issues. This article provides an overview of urban design tree modelling and technology emerging outside of the discipline, then proposes an urban tree decision support system (DSS) drawing from advances in computational botany, entertainment industries and light engineering. The DSS is tested at both street and precinct scale using two case studies. The results demonstrate it is now feasible to integrate detailed 3D trees into urban design models allowing rapid scenario testing of tree placement, species selection, size, alongside the visual and solar impact of these choices. The proposed DSS promotes consideration of spatio-temporal characteristics of trees and a greater level integration of tree choices in the urban design process than previously possible.
Public Participation in Local Regeneration Programmes in Poland
Authors: Miśkowiec Magdalena , Gorczyca Katarzyna Maria
Published: July 2018

This article describes how the public participation is understood as involvement of individuals, groups and local communities in public decision making. On 9 October 2015, the Urban Regeneration Act was passed in Poland. The purpose of the Act is to integrate the local activities of the stakeholders in regeneration. Engaging stakeholders is essential for proper implementation of regeneration programmes and is aimed at preventing degradation of urban space and crisis phenomena by enhancing social activity. The main aim of the article is to focus on different forms of public participation in urban regeneration. The study includes an analysis of the public participation procedures employed during the implementation of Communal Regeneration Programmes in Poland, as exemplified by the Olkusz Commune. The analysis is summarised to form a model of public participation in regeneration programmes, including suggestions for the use of ICT tools for consultation purposes.
Social Implications of Big Data and Fog Computing
Authors: Horne Jeremy
Published: July 2018

In the last half century, we have gone from storing data on 5¼ inch floppy diskettes to the cloud and now use fog computing. But one should ask why so much data is being collected. Part of the answer is simple in light of scientific projects, but why is there so much data on us? Then, we ask about its “interface” through fog computing. Such questions prompt this article on the philosophy of big data and fog computing. After some background on definitions, origins and contemporary applications, the main discussion begins with thinking about modern data collection, management, and applications from a complexity standpoint. Big data is turned into knowledge, but knowledge is extrapolated from the past and used to manage the future. Yet it is questionable whether humans have the capacity to manage contemporary technological and social complexity evidenced by our world in crisis and possibly on the brink of extinction. Such calls for a new way of studying societies from a scientific point of view. We are at the center of the observation from which big data emerge and are manipulated, the overall human project being not only to create an artificial brain with an attendant mind, but a society that might be able to survive what “natural” humans cannot.
Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms in Health Care to Predict Heart Disease
Authors: Priyanga P , Naveen N C
Published: July 2018

This article describes how healthcare organizations is growing increasingly and are the potential beneficiary users of the data that is generated and gathered. From hospitals to clinics, data and analytics can be a very powerful tool that can improve patient care and satisfaction with efficiency. In developing countries, cardiovascular diseases have a huge impact on increasing death rates and are expected by the end of 2020 in spite of the best clinical practices. The current Machine Learning (ml) algorithms are adapted to estimate the heart disease risks in middle aged patients. Hence, to predict the heart diseases a detailed analysis is made in this research work by taking into account the angiographic heart disease status (i.e. ≥ 50% diameter narrowing). Deep Neural Network (DNN), Extreme Learning Machine (elm), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) learning algorithm (with linear and polynomial kernel functions) are considered in this work. The accuracy and results of these algorithms are analyzed by comparing the effectiveness among them.
Agent-Development Framework Based on Modular Structure to Research Disaster-Relief Activities
Authors: Takami Shunki , Takayanagi Kazuo , Jaishy Shivashish , Ito Nobuhiro , Iwata Kazunori
Published: July 2018

This article describes approaches to the RoboCup Rescue Simulation league which is a part of the response to recent large-scale natural disasters. In particular, the project provides a platform for studying disaster-relief agents and simulations. The aim of the project is to contribute to society is by making widely available the findings our research into disaster relief. Some disaster-relief agents contain excellent algorithm modules, which should ideally be shareable among developers. However, this is hindered when the program structure of the agents are different among different teams. Therefore, this article designs and implements a modular agent-development framework that unifies the structure within RoboCup Rescue Simulation agents to facilitate such technical exchange.
Using Non-Intrusive Environmental Sensing for ADLS Recognition in One-Person Household
Authors: Niu Long , Saiki Sachio , Nakamura Masahide
Published: July 2018

This article describes how pervasive sensing technologies are promising for increasing one-person household (OPH), where a system monitors and assists a resident to maintain healthy life rhythm. Automatic recognition of activities of daily living (ADLS) has been a hot research topic in pervasive computing. However, most existing methods have limitations in development cost, privacy exposure, and inconvenience for residents. To cope with the limitations, this article presents a new ADL recognition system especially for OPH. To minimize the development cost as well as intrusions to user and house, the system exploits an IoT-based environment sensing device, called autonomous sensor box (sensorbox) which can autonomously measure 7 kinds of environment attributes. The system then applies machine-learning techniques to predict 7 kinds of ADLS. Finally, this article conducts an experiment within an actual apartment of a single user. The result shows that the proposed system achieves the average accuracy of ADLS recognition with about 88%, by carefully developing the features of environment attributes.
An Unsupervised Entity Resolution Framework for English and Arabic Datasets
Authors: Abdelkrim OUHAB  , Mimoun MALKI  , Djamel BERRABAH  , Faouzi BOUFARES
Published: July 2018

Entity resolution (ER) is an important step in data integration and in many data mining projects; its goal is to identify records that refer to the same real-world entity. Most existing ER frameworks have focused on datasets in Latin-based languages and do not support Arabic language. In this article, the authors present an unsupervised ER framework that supports English and Arabic datasets. Rather than using matching rules developed by an expert or manually labeled training examples, the proposed framework automatically generates its own training set. The generated training set is then used to train a classifier and learn a classification model. Finally, the learned classification model is used to perform ER. The proposed framework was implemented and tested on three Arabic datasets and four English datasets. Experimental results show that the proposed framework is competitive with supervised approaches and outperform recently proposed unsupervised approaches in terms of F-measure.
Ontology Authoring and Linked Data Generation from Web Applications
Authors: Bouougada Benamar , Bouchiha Djelloul , Bouziane Abdelghani , Malki Mimoun
Published: July 2018

One of the fundamental problems in the development of the semantic web is what is known as the ontology authoring. This process allows the domain expert to create ontologies and their instances by dedicated tools from relational databases and/or web applications. In this article is presented an approach that allows building OWL ontologies and RDF instances from web applications. The proposed approach starts with a reverse engineering process that aims to recover the original design from the web application source code by using program understanding techniques. Then, a forward engineering process is applied to create an OWL ontology from the recovered diagrams, based on a set of mapping rules. The proposed approach is concertized by a PHP2OWLGen tool and is evaluated with a set of web applications. The obtained results were encouraging and showed the efficiency of the proposed approach.
Personalized Online Analytical Processing in Big Data Context Using User Profile and Search Context
Authors: Sadek Menaceur , Derdour Makhlouf , Abdelkrim Bouramoul
Published: July 2018

This article is part of the field of analysis and personalization of large data sets (Big Data). This aspect of analysis and customization has become a major issue that has generated a lot of questions in recent years. Indeed, it is difficult for inexperienced or casual users to extract relevant information in a Big Data context, for volume, the velocity and the variability of data make it difficult for the user to capture, manage and process data by methods and traditional tools. In this article, the authors propose a new approach for personalizing OLAP analysis in a Big Data context by using context and user profile. The proposed approach is based on five complementary layers namely: Extern layer, layer for the formulation of the contexts defined in the system, profiling and querying layer and layer for the construction of personalized OLAP cubes and a final one for multidimensional analysis cubes. The conducted experiment has shown that taking context and user profile into account improves the results of online analytical processing in the context of Big Data.
Agency and the Digital Alter Ego
Authors: Young Sarah
Published: July 2018

Wearables produce a body of data controlled by the user of the wearable, and the institution creating the device or collecting the device information, and community members engaging with the devices. This article examines the privacy policies of the top five wearable vendors of 2016 to analyze how corporations describe the bodies of digital data they amass through surveillant assemblage. Results indicate four points of agency which surround bodies of digital information: data as alter ego, data under personal control, institutional power, and community. Although scholarship often emphasizes that entities of power control information, and wearable companies emphasize the user's ability to control their information, there are multiple ways the authors can think about the data, and not addressing the complexity of data can lead to limited ideas about agency, identity, surveillance, and visibility.
Security Benefits of Little Data From the Socio-Technical Perspective
Authors: Imrie Peter , Bednar Peter M.
Published: July 2018

As organisations are further developing ways to extract value from big data, the amount of personal data being stored in centralised systems is rising. These large data sets are becoming prime targets for hackers as well as raising concerns about end user privacy with how the data is handled. Virtual Personal Assistants (VPA) that use the Little Data approach of keeping data within the control of the end user have the potential to mitigate these risks due to its decentralised nature. Within this article the authors discuss the potential security benefits from the Socio-Technical Perspective of utilising a VPA as a supporting technology for controlling an individual's personal data.
Information and Communication Technologies Investments in Hotel Industry
Authors: Anunciação Pedro , Rocha João David
Published: July 2018

Many economic organizations are pressured by the need to invest in information systems (IS). In the particular case of the hospitality industry, these investments generally seek to innovate services, increase organizational efficiency, and increase of business profit, among other aspects. Although hotel managers tend to evaluate these investments from these objectives, the complexity associated with the introduction of ICT amplifies the complexity and difficulty of their evaluation. The apparent lack of objectivity often found in the analysis and evaluation of investments in IS/ICT justifies the opportunity of this study. In this sense, a more thorough and in-depth analysis could be done to clarify the way in which hotel managers evaluate these investments. This study began by identifying the most relevant new technologies and, understand the objectives associated with the investments. Through the methodology of the Focus Group, the authors tried to carry out a current reading of reality, by identifying the relevance of technological innovations in the activities developed.
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Authors: Kasemsap Kijpokin
Published: July 2018

The purpose of this article is to summarize the insights from the literature review focusing on the advanced issues and implications of hospitality and tourism management. The literature review includes the overview of hospitality management; the overview of tourism management; the importance of hospitality management in the digital age; the importance of tourism management in the digital age; and the managerial applications of hospitality and tourism management. The findings suggest that tourism occurs as a result of the different types of business that provide a range of products and services to tourists. It is essential to acquire a driving enthusiasm for customer service and a strong sense of professionalism to develop and maintain customer satisfaction in the hospitality and tourism industry.