bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Du partage d’expérience à la signature d’un manifeste sur l’exercice des droits
Authors: Des co-chercheurs de la démarche Ca
Published: February 2020

Quelles modalités d’engagement et pratiques de solidarité sont à l’œuvre dans une recherche collaborative portant sur l’exercice des droits des personnes en situation de handicap ? Nous présentons dans cet article une réflexion sur l’articulation entre les enjeux de « la solidarité par l’engagement » et de « la solidarité par les droits » à partir de l’expérience d’une recherche citoyenne Capdroits, inspirée par les débats autour de la convention de l’ onu relative aux droits des personnes handicapées et cherchant à transformer l’expérience de vulnérabilité en expertise publique. À travers l’exemple d’un manifeste sur l’exercice des droits et d’autres productions de la recherche, nous analysons notamment les limites de la référence aux droits humains en tant que véhicule d’engagement et les tensions qu’elle peut provoquer, et défendons une approche d’un dialogue solidaire entre différents types de positions sociales et de savoirs permettant de dépasser des asymétries.
Faults in international showjumping are not random
Authors: Marlin D. , Williams J.
Published: February 2020

Performance analysis (PA) involves the systematic observation and analysis of factors identified to enhance performance to improve athlete decision-making in a specific sport. PA is commonplace in human sports, yet despite potential advantages, its application remains limited in equestrianism. This study aimed to evaluate if factors anecdotally associated with performance in elite showjumping influenced competitive success. 250 combinations attempting 3,052 jumping-efforts across 2nd round European Fédération Equestre Internationale Nations Cup 2017 competition were analysed. Types of fault (e.g. pole down, refusal, etc.) were recorded as well as characteristics of the jump (e.g. jump type, approach angle). Combinations jumped clear at the majority of attempts (93.6; n=2,857) with faults only occurring at 6.4% of jumps (n=195). The most common faults were knock-downs (5.5%), time penalties (0.8%), faults at water jumps (0.3%) and refusal (0.2%). Faults were distributed across all fence types, however, were more common at upright fences (49%) and within combination fences (41%). A linear relationship was found between jumping-effort number and number of fences knocked-down (r=0.7; P<0.001). There were 2.8 times more knock-downs for the second half of the course (efforts 9-15) compared with jumping-efforts 1-7 (P<0.05). Faults were 4 times more likely at jumping-efforts 3, 4, 5 and 8 in the first half of the course (P<0.03) which increased to being 9 times more likely in the 2nd half of the courses (jumping-efforts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14; P<0.006). A straight approach to a jumping-effort reduced the chance of faults by 48% (P<0.0001) compared to a non-straight approach. These preliminary results suggest faults are not randomly distributed in elite showjumping and that patterns exist within fault accumulation demonstrating that the application of PA techniques in equestrian sport could lead to a performance advantage.
Crime-Fake News Nexus
Authors: Chen Xingyu , Yu John , Goh Pamela , Neo Loo Seng , Er Verity , Khader Majeed
Published: February 2020

Fake news has been a popular topic since the 2016 U.S. elections, where researchers have studied its impact on politics and social unrest. In recent times, there have been cases of fake news being perpetrated for criminal gain. For example, in Singapore, names of high-profile figures were used by scammers to trick people to invest in dubious cryptocurrency. Such cases highlight the emergence of a nexus between fake news and crime, for which there is scant literature. To enhance current understanding about this growing concern, this chapter examines 32 crime-fake news incidents in Singapore from 2013 to 2018. Based on a descriptive analysis of these cases, this chapter aims to answer the following questions: (1) What are the types of crime-fake news in Singapore? (2) What is the impact that it has in Singapore? (3) Who are these fake news creators and what motivates them? (4) What are the popular methods of transmitting crime-fake news? and (5) Who responds to the crime-fake news? In addition, implications in the areas of public education and crime prevention will be discussed.
File-Sharing and the Darknet
Authors: Steinebach Martin
Published: February 2020

Today the darknet is a term most often is used for privacy networks like TOR. Around the year 2000 at the high of the mp3 file sharing debate between internet activists and copyright holders, it was a term commonly used for file sharing networks allowing the transfer of digital files, especially music and movies. These former darknets were subject of multiple investigations with the aim to identify and sue users who traded copyrighted martial via these networks. Therefore, a technical development started trying to achieve privacy for file sharing users. In this article, the authors show how file sharing networks evolved into the privacy networks we know today and which impact the privacy mechanisms have on file sharing.
The Management of Whistleblowing
Authors: Singh Riann , Ramdeo Shalini
Published: February 2020

Corporate scandals have cost organizations and economies billions of dollars in direct and indirect costs. Whistleblowing has often been underutilized as a disclosure mechanism for rooting out and managing such illegal and unethical business practices due to the high personal costs on the whistleblower. However, once such issues are managed, whistleblowing has the potential to be a powerful tool in the management of corporate wrongdoing. This article examines the role of whistleblowing in the management of corporate wrongdoing and presents a managerial framework to maximize the effectiveness of whistleblowing. The usefulness of the managerial framework is assessed, and recommendations are made to enhance the effectiveness of whistleblowing.
Cyber Crime Against Women and Girls on Social Sites in Bangladesh
Authors: Ara Fardaus
Published: February 2020

The advent of the internet has made dramatic changes in human lives. In addition, the internet also opens avenues for various criminal activities. Women are more vulnerable to cyber threats than men on social sites. Cybercrime against women is at an alarming state in Bangladesh. There is a need to inform about the pervasiveness and different forms of cybercrimes and increase awareness of safety precautions. This study seeks to explore the crimes committed against women and girls on social sites in Bangladesh. In addition, the research will suggest some remedial measures to control and combat cybercrime against women and girls.
Social Engineering Using Social Networking Sites
Authors: Marmo Roberto
Published: February 2020

Social engineering is a process that cyber criminals use to psychologically manipulate an unsuspecting person into divulging sensitive details. Social engineering is an extremely powerful tool that can be deployed to exploit the human's element of security and inherently psychological manipulation. According to a security industry survey, social engineering tops the list of the 10 most popular hacking methods. The first step in any social engineering attack is to collect information about the attacker's target. A social networking site is an online platform that allows users to create a public profile and interact with other users on the website. They are also a hotbed for social engineering cyber attacks to personal information; they are a relevant source of wealth of personal and organisational information that can be found within these social environments. This article defines social engineering and some techniques of social engineering attacks based on social networking sites, drawbacks on a users' privacy, and arising implications.
Online Phishing and Solutions
Authors: Wang Ping , Girma Anteneh T.
Published: February 2020

This article introduces and defines online phishing, which is an online crime of deceiving users into accessing fraudulent emails, web links, and websites to steal their sensitive private information. Online phishing is the top starting point for cyberattacks and the leading cause for identity theft that brings financial and other losses to individual and organizational victims. Phishing is primarily a social engineering attack that exploits human vulnerabilities due to lack of user awareness and protection. This article classifies phishing into two general groups based on the primary method and technique involved: social engineering and technical subterfuge. The article discusses how various specific types of phishing work and proposes a comprehensive set of solutions.
E-Banking Frauds
Authors: Azhar Sandal , Shahi Manisha , Chhapola Vikas
Published: February 2020

The digitization of banking has caused a revolution in e-banking frauds. Today, e-banking frauds have become an industry where cyber criminals are employing sophisticated tools to steal information and commit frauds. It is made possible through techniques like phishing, using viruses and Trojans, identity theft. This study aims at examining the techniques behind e-banking frauds, the main vulnerabilities in the banking systems, the security measures that we should take while dealing with online transactions, current technologies that different banks are operating on to secure e-banking and the emerging techniques which have the potential to combat this issue of e-banking frauds. This study also gives an insight on the fraudulent certificates, the way they are used in banking frauds, and how this problem is dealt with by applying certificate transparency.
Machine Learning and Cyber Security
Authors: Mkrttchian Vardan , Kanarev Sergey , Gamidullaeva Leyla Ayvarovna
Published: February 2020

Cybersecurity has become an important subject of national, international, economic, and social importance that affects multiple nations. The literature review of known sources is forming theoretical bases of calculations on Sleptsov networks. The universal network of Sleptsov is a prototype of the Sleptsov network processor. The authors in the article research the emerging trends and theoretical perspectives of cyber security development using machine-learning technique with avatar-based management at the platform of Sleptsov net-processor and propose further prospects for development of hyper-computation.
Efficiency Issues and Improving Implementation of Keystroke Biometric Systems
Authors: Kartit Ali , Jaha Farida
Published: February 2020

Keystroke dynamics is a heavy field for researches; a lot of solutions have been proposed in this domain using different implementations usually based on Euclidean distance for measuring similarity between features vectors. However, the Euclidean distance method has a higher error equal rate compared with other classification methods, which makes the method less effective. Therefore, in the article, the authors propose their version of keystroke dynamics implementation based on K-NN, F-NN, and Manhattan distance as classifiers to improve the authentication efficiency. The flight times and dwell time between keys are used in this study.
Emerging Contaminants
Authors: Ng'eno Emily , Shikuku Victor Odhiambo
Published: February 2020

This chapter discusses water pollution control and abatement strategies in relation to emerging contaminants. The pollution prevention measures described in the chapter can broadly be categorized into four main areas that are highly interdependent: behavioral changes, new technical solutions to aid remediation of the environment, further research and data availability, and legislation or policy reforms. These main areas have been expanded in detail under 13 subtitles that are not only interdependent but also practical and achievable. The chapter demonstrates that if the proposed measures are collectively taken into consideration, then most of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals, especially the goals relating to water quality, would become a reality. The benefits of pollution control and abatement are widespread and far-reaching and can better the quality of life on the planet.
Cultural Factors in Preparing Students for Community-Engaged Scholarship
Authors: Zastoupil Garret J. , Tryon Elizabeth , Madden Haley C. , Keita Nasitta A. , Lipscomb Tashiana Dajaé
Published: February 2020

For over a decade, the authors of this chapter have heard from community partners that many college students are unprepared for community engagement. This chapter makes the case for student preparation and training by examining the current literature regarding student preparation and the authors' own research. The authors offer guiding frameworks, teaching strategies, and theoretical orientations to support student preparation before and throughout community engagement to build transformative community-based learning experiences. Using examples from their own practice, the authors illustrate strategies that lead toward successful student preparation for cross-cultural engagement.
Integrated Service Learning Strategies for Student Engagement
Authors: Dodd Sara L. , Follmer-Reece Holly E. , Nuñez CiCi A. , Cude Kathryn L. , Gonzales Gloria C.
Published: February 2020

This chapter explores the synergies experienced when a required upper level undergraduate course (entitled Family in the Community) at a public research university adapted a service-learning model and directly connected students with serving community programs for youth. The experience of faculty and staff seeking to contribute to a university's strategic goals for transforming lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship is described and discussed. Service-learning pedagogy and practice at the subject university are reviewed before moving on to description and discussion of how the course structure and content was adapted to foster authentic engagement among students, community programs, and service recipients. Stakeholder experiences and perspectives are shared and explored, including the reflections of the service-learning students. The chapter closes with implications for integrated service learning as a tool for preparing students for meaningful and sustainable community engagement.
Enhancing Community-Based Learning in Social Work Education Through a Social Marketing Approach
Authors: Mari Carlo
Published: February 2020

How do universities engage with local communities? How is a pedagogy of engagement introduced into a graduate professional degree? Are there any new approaches for linking campuses with communities? Is social marketing a useful approach when considering community engagement? The chapter aims to answer these questions by proposing a novel approach based on applying social marketing to the scholarship of teaching. Specifically, it draws on an example of a university graduate course in social marketing within a master's program in social work at an Italian university. The experience shows how a social marketing perspective helps social work students address social issues that face local communities through service-learning.
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Cloning
Authors: Bhatia Amandeep Singh , Zheng Shenggen
Published: February 2020

In the last two decades, the field of post-quantum cryptography has had an overwhelming response among research communities. The ability of quantum computers to factorize large numbers could break many of well-known RSA cryptosystem and discrete log-based cryptosystem. Thus, post-quantum cryptography offers secure alternatives which are implemented on classical computers and is secure against attacks by quantum computers. The significant benefits of post-quantum cryptosystems are that they can be executed quickly and efficiently on desktops, smartphones, and the Internet of Things (IoTs) after some minor software updates. The main objective of this chapter is to give an outline of major developments in privacy protectors to reply to the forthcoming threats caused by quantum systems. In this chapter, we have presented crucial classes of cryptographic systems to resist attacks by classical and quantum computers. Furthermore, a review of different classes of quantum cloning is presented.
LFSR-Keyed MUX for Random Number Generation in Nano Communication Using QCA
Authors: Praveenkumar Padmapriya , Santhiya Devi R.  , Rengarajan Amirtharajan , Rayappan John Bosco Balaguru
Published: February 2020

Nano industries have been successful trendsetters for the past 30 years, in escalating the speed and dropping the power necessities of nanoelectronic devices. According to Moore's law and the assessment created by the international technology roadmap for semiconductors, beyond 2020, there will be considerable restrictions in manufacturing IC's based on CMOS technologies. As a result, the next prototype to get over these effects is quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA). In this chapter, an efficient quantum cellular automata (QCA) based random number generator (RNG) is proposed. QCA is an innovative technology in the nano regime which guarantees large device density, less power dissipation, and minimal size as compared to the various CMOS technologies. With the aim to maximise the randomness in the proposed nano communication, a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) keyed multiplexer with ring oscillators is developed. The developed RNG is simulated using a quantum cellular automata (QCA) simulator tool.
Quantum Internet and E-Governance
Authors: Thakkar Manan Dhaneshbhai , Vanzara Rakesh D.
Published: February 2020

We are leaving in the era where almost everyone in the world uses internet for the communication over social media site, shopping, E-commerce, online transaction and many more. The exponential growth in usage of internet resulted in security related challenges. Since last several years, traditional cryptography algorithms are found working well. Evolution of quantum computer and its high computing capability can break existing cryptography algorithms. To handle the security constraints, this chapter provides details on evolution of quantum cryptography, components involved to design network architecture for quantum internet, quantum key exchange mechanism and functionality wise stages for quantum internet. This chapter also includes challenges involved in evolution of quantum internet. Further, chapter also contains the details on e-governance, challenges in e-governance and solution using quantum cryptography.
IoT and Cyber Security
Authors: Jani Keyurbhai Arvindbhai , Chaubey Nirbhay
Published: February 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) connects different IoT smart objects around people to make their life easier by connecting them with the internet, which leads IoT environments vulnerable to many attacks. This chapter has few main objectives: to understand basics of IoT; different types of attacks possible in IoT; and prevention steps to secure IoT environment at some extent. Therefore, this chapter is mainly divided into three parts. In first part discusses IoT devices and application of it; the second part is about cyber-attacks possible on IoT environments; and in the third part is discussed prevention and recommendation steps to avoid damage from different attacks.
The Significance of Teaching Academic Writing as a Discipline-Specific Skill
Authors: Ezza El-Sadig Y. , Ageeb Altayeb Alballa , Sirry Rayan O. , Mubarak Emtithal
Published: February 2020

The purpose of the present study was to popularize the conscious initiation of novice scholars and postgraduate students into the writing conventions of their disciplines. In so doing, the study proposes the integration of writing courses into the disciplinary syllabus so that the students study writing developmentally throughout their stay in the faculty. A questionnaire, and an interview, were used to collect data from the study participants, who were lecturers and teaching assistants in different Sudanese higher education institutions. Data analysis revealed that the participants highly value the proposal to teach academic writing as a discipline-specific skill. It also showed significant differences in the participants' perceptions of explicit instruction of academic writing based on their disciplinary affiliation in favour of hard science specialists. However, the participants' research profiles did not show statistically different perceptions.
Adoption of Microfinance in Entrepreneurship Development Amongst Rural Women in Vhembe District
Authors: Mafukata Mavhungu Abel
Published: February 2020

This chapter investigates a group of rural women in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa who adopted microfinance-based entrepreneurship for self-empowerment and poverty alleviation. The chapter is anchored on multiple theories of empowerment, social capital, gender and development (GAD), and women in development (WID). The chapter adds to the growing body of the women empowerment literature. This is a mixed methods chapter. Various instruments are also used to collect data. Amongst others, data were collected through face-to-face and telephonic interviews using (English-Tshivenda) cross-language open-ended questionnaire. In addition, data were also collected through key informant interviews (KIIs) and desktop approach. The concept of bricolage entrepreneurship based on social capital exploitation by the women entrepreneurs has been explained. This chapter established that women were capable of developing sustainable entrepreneur activities to empower themselves and to also fight poverty.
The Intersections of Creativity, Technology, and the Mind
Authors: Phillips Audri
Published: February 2020

This chapter examines the relationships between technology, the human mind, and creativity. The chapter cannot possibly cover the whole spectrum of the aforementioned; nonetheless, it covers highlights that especially apply to new immersive technologies. The nature of creativity, creativity studies, the tools, languages, and technology used to promote creativity are discussed. The part that the mind and the senses—particularly vision—play in immersive media technology, as well as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and motion capture are also discussed. The immersive transmedia project Robot Prayers is offered as a case study of the application of creativity and technology working hand in hand.
Virtual eXperience as a Mass Market Phenomenon
Authors: Leonard Brett
Published: February 2020

The focus of this chapter is twofold: How do we create immersive work that incorporates the best of our traditional media knowledge into this new realm? and How do we take new forms of immersive media to mass market? This chapter also covers the process of creating an innovative immersive new wave, independent cinema that incorporates a feature-length film done in multiple media formats with immersion at the core. Activating our own creative imaginations and unleashing participants and empowering them with this technology is the only positive route ahead into the future of immersive media.
Immersive Media and Branding
Authors: Ricci Linda
Published: February 2020

This chapter explores the impact immersive technologies—augmented reality and virtual reality—will have on consumer branding and business in the near- and longer-term future. Weaving multiple use cases and examples throughout, the author discusses the next phase of experiential marketing: how immersive branding will develop as spatial computing becomes more mainstream, and how brands can start thinking about how they can leverage the technology. The author examines the rise of virtual influencers, how they will affect social media marketing—and how artificial intelligence will ultimately enable true one-to-one interaction with customers through virtual avatars. Finally, the author discusses risks, rules, and recommendations for how to successfully proceed as a brand curious about how to best harness the technologies.
Immersive Media, Scientific Visualization, and Global Umwelt
Authors: Aguilera Julieta Cristina
Published: February 2020

This chapter deals with the global implications of immersive media: First, it considers how the concept of the umwelt can be used to address the extension of sensory motor capabilities of the human body. Next, it discusses what the implications are when the concept of the human umwelt is applied to scientific visualization in astronomy, which scales space and time to present data. Then, these scientific visualizations are discussed in the context of planetarium domes and what it means to collectively experience an immersive environment based on large scale data. As a case study, the final section articulates what this entails for the understanding of the effects of collective human interactions with our planetary environment at this stage of climate change.
Virtual Reality as a Tool for Mental Health and Conscious Living and Death
Authors: Weyers-Lucci Dorote
Published: February 2020

In this chapter, the authors look at the possibilities of impact of VR in the mental health and wellness area through the lens of contemplative practices and immersive experiences. The area of existential anxieties is often stigmatized or difficult to address directly. Death is the most transformative journey possible but may not be viewed this way. Immersive experiences designed to encourage and allow for non-dual experiences can support this transition. They are difficult to design since non-dual experiences by their very nature are both deeply personal and yet totally impersonal at the same time. Yet, the authors examine how existential anxieties are the perfect framework for a non-dual experience. The wellness app StarflightVR serves as an explorative tool. We mention a past study in this area, which revealed that it is possible to mitigate depression by addressing anxiety on a daily basis through this immersive contemplative VR experience. The authors build on this study with existential fear mitigation examined through an online workshop experience and StarflightVR.
Making Success
Authors: Trahan Keith W. , Ramos Renata de Almeida , Zollars Jeffrey , Tang Wei , Romero Stephanie Maietta , Tananis Cynthia A.
Published: February 2020

Increasingly, the maker movement has been pointed to as a means of bringing more innovation and creativity into education. As an educational program, making has pressed educators to question entrenched beliefs and assumptions about the structure of activities, lessons, and classes, pushing them to embrace a more student and experience driven learning environment. “Making Success” was a two-year research project to investigate and describe the integration of making into one school district's middle and high school. The starting point of the research was to learn and describe the critical characteristics and capacities that allowed TRSD to integrate making so deeply into its secondary schools. A key lesson of the project was that many interconnected ideas and people played important roles in the initiative to bring about success.
Incorporating VR, AR, and Related Technologies in the Tourism Industry
Authors: Loureiro Sandra Maria Correia , Sarmento Eduardo Moraes , do Rosário João Ferreira
Published: February 2020

The chapter exposes the importance of tourism in the world economy, gives an overview of what academic and practitioners are doing regarding the use of engagement-facilitating technologies in tourism, and suggests avenues for further research. Authors give insights about the evolution and important of tourism. The chapter presents an overview of the state of the art on the use of engagement-facilitating technologies (mainly virtual and augmented reality) in research. Examples of applications of engagement-facilitating technologies are given. Authors suggest future research directions and present conclusions.
Teacher Candidate Experiences Related to Augmented Reality Applications
Authors: Cicioğlu Murtaza , Nartgün Şenay Sezgin , Yılmaz Salih
Published: February 2020

This study aimed to compare and contrast educational presentations prepared with the help of PowerPoint (PPT) program and augmented reality (AR) and to explore teacher candidates' presentation experiences in terms of impact on learning, motivation, usability/employability, and positive and negative aspects. In this context, a qualitative study with a phenomenological design was conducted. The study group was composed of teacher candidates attending the Department of Computer Education. Study data were collected via the interview form developed by the researchers. Research results show that AR applications are superior to PPT presentations in many respects, and while both AR and PPT presentations have positive and negative aspects, traditional learning environments with PPT presentations are no longer sufficient to attract the attention and interest of today's students and meet current demands. Moreover, there is a need to increase educational content and infrastructure to improve the use of AR in addition to providing training to teacher candidates and teachers.
The Place of Technology-Assisted Language Learning in EFL Listening
Authors: Coşkun Abdullah , Marlowe Zoe
Published: February 2020

As technology improves, such trends as technology-assisted language learning (TALL) have dominated the field of foreign language teaching in the new millennium. This chapter aims to review research studies incorporating different aspects of computer and mobile-assisted foreign language learning to enable English as a foreign language (EFL) learners to improve their listening skills. The literature review is based on studies of experimental research design in which the experimental group was exposed to computers or mobile devices to increase EFL learners' listening skills. Additionally, attitudinal studies dealing with EFL learners' perceptions about the integration of technology into EFL listening instruction were reviewed. From the literature review, it was realized that TALL helps EFL learners to improve their listening performance, and students hold favorable attitudes towards its use. At the end of the chapter, two useful mobile applications with the potential to enhance EFL learners' listening skills are introduced, and some recommendations are made.
The Role of Classroom-Situated Game-Based Language Learning in Promoting Students' Communicative Competence
Authors: Wang Qiao
Published: February 2020

The study is the second in a series of mixed-methods studies on the integration of The Sims 4, a life-simulation game, into language classrooms. In this study, the researcher explores the effect of game-based language learning (GBLL) on students' English communicative competence from three aspects, interaction, fluency and content, in a Japanese university. In class, students received instruction from the teacher on game language and gameplay skills, played the game on their own and presented gameplay stories. The presentations were recorded for evaluation. Surveys were also administered for students' perceptions on the GBLL classroom. Results showed that no clear improvement in communicative competence was suggested by quantitative evaluation. Qualitatively data, however, indicated that the game afforded students interesting events and proper expressions in presentations and that the teacher played a vital role in ensuring ample interactional opportunities and linguistic support. Suggestions for future research in classroom-situated GBLL were also proposed.
A Comparative Study of Open-Access Websites for Autonomous Learning of English
Authors: Gómez-Parra María Elena , Espejo-Mohedano Roberto
Published: February 2020

Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) benefits from undeniable steps forward such as the use of authentic materials, real communicative contexts and the ubiquity of learning. However, to discriminate the quality of digital resources for autonomous language learning from a critical perspective is not an easy task due to its diversity. This article offers the evaluation of a selected set of open-access and institutional websites for the learning of English as a Second Language (ESL) as the result of a research project for which expert-validated tools have been used. The statistical analyses carried out offer interesting data on the highest- and lowest-ranked ESL sites from both technical and academic viewpoints related to the quality of the resources offered. The conclusions address at a valuable contribution to the orientation of autonomous learning as an inherently human activity, but which nowadays still needs professional guidance and support.
Consumers' Perceived Value in Internet Shopping
Authors: Katta Rama Mohana Rao , Patro Chandra Sekhar
Published: February 2020

In recent years, the trend of online retailing has become one of the most imperative uses of technology with the development and ease of accessibility of the internet. The activity of online shopping is considered to be one of the significant aspects of online retailing and has been emerging as an essential part of consumers' lifestyle. Besides various advantages, consumers feel different types of perceived risks involved in online shopping. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the factors affecting consumers' perception of value. The present study empirically examines the influence of perceived advantages and risks on consumers' perceived value in online shopping environments. The results posit that perceived advantages and perceived risks have a positive significant influence on consumers' purchase intentions. Further, perceived advantages show a significant relationship with consumers' perceived risks. The findings afford practical implications for online retailers to frame necessary strategies in enhancing perceived value.
Specific Human Resource Practices Towards Middle Managers and Their Effects on Their Strategic Roles
Authors: Jaoua Fakher Moncef
Published: February 2020

This research focuses on the contribution of human resource managers to activate and develop the potential of middle managers in a strategy development process. Precisely, the attention is directed on specific practices used by human resource managers and their effects on strategic roles of middle managers in emerging market companies. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 350 CEOs of large Tunisian companies participating in the Industrial Upgrading Program. The results of the application of structural equation methods show the existence and significant and positive effects of specific human resource practices on strategic roles of middle managers. Participation in the decisions and team/group incentives are used by middle managers and influence all strategic roles of middle managers. However, pre-employment training is used towards middle managers, but it has no effect on all strategic roles of middle managers.
Testing the Impact of Social CRM on Firm Performance
Authors: Hakimi Wafa Belkahla , Mehdi Amira
Published: February 2020

The present article proposes and validates a general model that studies the impact of social CRM on firm performance. The social media use is introduced as a moderating variable. Innovation performance and customer engagement are also introduced as mediating variables to make the model more integrative and comprehensive. For model validation purposes, a quantitative research was undertaken. An online survey was conducted. 195 responses were collected and a partial least squares analysis was used to test hypothesis and validate the research model. Results have shown mainly that social CRM has a positive direct impact on innovation performance and customer engagement. However, and surprisingly, customer engagement has shown no effect on the firm performance. In the same line, and contrary to our expectations, Social CRM did not show a causal and direct effect on firm performance; however, this effect was shown to be positively moderated by social media use. More details about the result evaluations are exposed in the core paper.
Important Employment Factors of MICE Talents in Taiwan
Authors: Wu Pei-Ying
Published: February 2020

MICE—Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition—is also called the MICE Industry. The development of the MICE industry not only affects its surrounding industries, but also Taiwan's universities have gradually set up departments related to the MICE industry, such as exhibition, conference, sightseeing, hospitality, leisure, hotel, hotel management, tourism service, tour guide, etc. to train talents. Therefore, the education and training of tourism and MICE professionals has become the focus of attention in the industry currently. This study analyzed the current situation of the MICE industry and the impact of Taiwan's MICE education on MICE talents based on the literature review, with the aim of integrating the current situation of Taiwan's MICE industry and clarifying the current situation of MICE education and talents in Taiwan.
Arrhythmia Detection Using a Radial Basis Function Network With Wavelet Features
Authors: Mohapatra Saumendra Kumar , Mohanty Mihir Narayan
Published: February 2020

This article describes how the demand of hospital services increasing day by day. The smart service to the patients is highly essential that counts the death rate. The diagnosis of the heart disease facilitates to store our data. It motivates the application of data mining techniques are useful in health sectors. Some progress has been made for data mining in different areas. However, a large gap of this application found in medical and patient services. In this paper authors have taken an approach to detect arrhythmias using wavelet transform and data mining technique. In first stage R-peaks of arrhythmia data has been detected using wavelet transform. In the next stage the wavelet coefficients are consider as the input features to the radial basis function (RBFN) model. It has been found that the peaks have been detected using discrete wavelet transform. However, the result with RBFN using wavelet features outperforms. The accuracy and the mean square error (MSE) are obtained and shown in result section.
Digital Literacy
Authors: Biezā Katrīna Elizabete
Published: February 2020

Digital literacy is a widely used concept that has become pluralistic, often avoiding a clear definition of what digital literacy actually means. However, acquiring digital literacy is still a global issue. Given the vast potential of digital technology as it grows and evolves, it is essential to understand what the concept of digital literacy is and how it is applied in today's context. The aim of the study was twofold: (a) to analyse the recent literature available in the EBSCO database regarding definitions of digital literacy; and (b) to provide an overview of the concept of digital literacy and related skills. Using a systematic literature review, 45 academic papers were selected, of which 17 articles were analysed after further evaluation. Qualitative analyses were carried out to better comprehend the range of digital literacy definitions, as offered by authors.
Media Education as the Factor of Safety of the Individual
Authors: Abramova Mariya A. , Krasheninnikov Valeriy V.
Published: February 2020

The purpose of the work is to show the basis of the analysis of media education history, and the transformation of understanding of its role in the learning process, its versatility in the modern education system, the opportunities it provides for solving the problems of the development of critical thinking of the individual, and the preservation of its security and personal space. The transformation of the concept of “media education” from learning technologies using media to technologies that form critical and analytical thinking for the adaptation of man to the conditions of life in the modern media space is shown. Modern media education is designed not to protect young people from the influence of the media, and to lead them to the best examples, but allows students to make informed decisions about their own protection, as well as intelligently present themselves in the media space, creating their own media product.
An Approach for the Assessment of the National State of Giftedness
Authors: Al-Hazzaa Amal Abdullah , Bakry Saad Haj , Alqahtani Nada Hussain
Published: February 2020

This article is concerned with providing a generic approach for the assessment of the national state of giftedness, as the application of this approach would enable understanding the national current state of giftedness of a country and would consequently support planning for improvement. The approach has two domains: the first is concerned with the dimensions of giftedness; while the second is associated with assessment measures. It considers that a country consists of several regions, and that the assessment considers every region according to the dimensions of giftedness, from which measurable indicators can be developed. Indicators are quantitative or qualitative, with normalized values and weights assigned to each one of them to enable finding sub-indices and indices that combine various indicators together. The outcome of the article provides a tool for countries to use for the assessment of their current state of giftedness and the development of improvement plans.
Finding Useful Features for Facial Expression Recognition and Intensity Estimation by Neural Network
Authors: Imamura Naoki , Nomiya Hiroki , Hochin Teruhisa
Published: February 2020

Facial expression intensity has been proposed to digitize the degree of facial expressions in order to retrieve impressive scenes from lifelog videos. The intensity is calculated based on the correlation of facial features compared to each facial expression. However, the correlation is not determined objectively. It should be determined statistically based on the contribution score of the facial features necessary for expression recognition. Therefore, the proposed method recognizes facial expressions by using a neural network and calculates the contribution score of input toward the output. First, the authors improve some facial features. After that, they verify the score correctly by comparing the accuracy transitions depending on reducing useful and useless features and process the score statistically. As a result, they extract useful facial features from the neural network.
Distributed Approach to Process Satellite Image Edge Detection on Hadoop Using Artificial Bee Colony
Authors: Sharma Tapan , Shokeen Vinod , Mathur Sunil
Published: February 2020

The remote sensing domain has witnessed tremendous growth in the past decade, due to advancement in technology. In order to store and process such a large amount of data, a platform like Hadoop is leveraged. This article proposes a MapReduce (MR) approach to perform edge detection of satellite images using a nature-inspired algorithm Artificial Bee Colony (ABC). Edge detection is one of the significant steps in the field of image processing and is being used for object detection in the image. The article also compares two edge detection approaches on Hadoop with respect to scalability parameters such as scaleup and speedup. The experiment makes use of Amazon AWS Elastic MapReduce cluster to run MR jobs. It focuses on traditional edge detection algorithms like Canny Edge (CE) and the proposed MR based Artificial Bee Colony approach. It observes that for five images, the scaleup value of CE is 1.1 whereas, for MR-ABC, it is 1.2. Similarly, speedup values come out to be 1.02 and 1.04, respectively. The algorithm proposed by authors in this article scales comparatively better when compared to Canny Edge.
Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology on Families of Patients and Their Coping Behaviour in Two Farming Communities in Sri Lanka
Authors: Liyanage Chandani
Published: February 2020

Present paper analyses disease burden of two decades-old CKDu on patients’ family, their coping strategies and the repercussions of those strategies. CKDu literature in Sri Lanka discloses that there is quite a large number of studies which attempted to determine unknown etiology of the disease. Findings of those studies reveal that no concrete conclusions with regard to the etiology of CKD, instead a number of hypothesis were developed with contradictory arguments. Since there is no sufficient knowledge to comprehend the impact of growing health hazard on affected people, an empirical study was carried out with the purpose of exploring disease burden of CKDu on patients and their families. Medawachchiya and Padaviya DS Divisions were selected to assess impact of longstanding disease as it was initially identified in these two locations in the late 1990s. Mixed-method approach was adopted in the study and the findings reveal that majority of patients were diagnosed as CKDu at acute stage and they were at productive age in their life-span. Majority of patients were reported their identity as sick/elderly and their family has to bear a heavy burden of CKDu. Both formal and informal social support systems were insufficient for affected communities. Family as the most significant entity attempts to minimize psychosocial and economic burden of CKDu while bearing low productivity of ill-member due to illness, by allocating its resources, both human and material, to manage the ill-health and the emotional and social cost of illness on family. Patients’ family adopts both problem-solving and emotional-focused coping strategies to combat the crisis situation that leads adverse effects on the wellbeing of family members. Findings suggest that patients’ family demands positive coping options including more information with regard to illness, educating them to properly manage the illness, access to professional psychosocial counseling and essential support services. In conclusion, the paper highlights number of issues that policy makers, planers and service providers need to take into consideration in order to mitigate adverse effects of emerging health hazard and to improve wellbeing of the family of patients.
CD8+ T Cells Require ITK-Mediated TCR Signaling for Migration to the Intestine
Authors: Cho Hyoung-Soo , Ha Soyoung , Shin Hyun Mu , Reboldi Andrea , Hall Jason A , Huh Jun R , Usherwood Edward J , Berg Leslie J
Published: February 2020

The Tec kinase IL-2–inducible T cell kinase (ITK) regulates the expression of TCR-induced genes. Itk−/− T cell responses are impaired but not absent. ITK inhibition prevented colitis disease progression and impaired T cell migration to the colon in mice. To examine the function of ITK in T cell migration to the intestine, we examined the number of gut T cells in Itk−/− mice and then evaluated their expression of gut-homing receptors. Combined with in vitro murine T cell stimulation and in vivo migration assay using congenic B6 mice, we demonstrated an essential role for ITK in T cell migration to the intestine in mice. Reconstitution of Itk−/− mouse CD8+ T cells with IFN regulatory factor 4 restored gut-homing properties, providing mechanistic insight into the function of ITK-mediated signaling in CD8+ T cell migration to the intestinal mucosa in mice.
Geochemistry water of the Camaquã das Lavras and Hilário streams, Lavras do Sul-RS: anthropogenic or natural?
Authors: Gomes Cristiane Heredia , Viçozzi Arthur Pedroso , Dias Guilherme Pazinato , Sperandio Diogo Gabriel
Published: February 2020

This article presents the first detailed geochemical data of the water from Camaquã das Lavras and Hilário Streams from Lavras do Sul-RS. Geochemical and statistical analyses were used in this study to establish the anthropogenic or natural influence on the region. The results classified the waters as soft and intermediate with acidic and neutral pH. The electrical conductivity varies from 37.2 to 62.9 μs cm-1 and the total alkalinity ranges from 4 to 30 mgL-1. The distribution patterns and ratios indicate that clay mineral weathering is dominant on the investigated samples. It is followed by feldspar weathering in an environment under temporary hardness conditions. Cu, Rh, and Cd enrichment is associated with the many mineral deposits of the region, lithological diversity and human activities. All the measured values conform with the standards set by Brasil-Ordinance nos. 2914/2011, 36-GM/1990 and 1469/2000.