bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Repenser les modèles de rationalité de l’organisation digitale : vers une rationalité ordinaire réflexive
Authors: Kefi Hajer , Moores Trevor , Kalika Michel
Published: December 2019

Dans le contexte actuel de transformation digitale des modes de fonctionnement des organisations et de leur design, cet article propose un recadrage conceptuel de la notion de rationalité des acteurs organisationnels afin de comprendre comment les choix que ces derniers effectuent tout au long de leurs interactions avec les technologies et systèmes d’information contribuent au modelage de changements sociotechniques sur le plan organisationnel et sociétal. Nous proposons une synthèse théorique sur les principales conceptions de la rationalité en sciences sociales. À savoir, l’approche dominante de la théorie du choix rationnel et les approches critiques développées notamment par Foucault, Habermas, Archer et Boudon. Plus particulièrement, l’article revisite et réconcilie les visions de ces deux derniers auteurs. Boudon préconise en effet une conception élargie (dite ordinaire) de la rationalité des acteurs telle que définie par Weber (1922), qui implique à la fois les dimensions utilitariste, normative et représentationnelle. Nous proposons d’associer à ce modèle les modes de réflexivité développés par Archer (2003) pour définir une nouvelle approche : la rationalité ordinaire réflexive. Trois idées clés fondent notre réflexion : (1) l’unité d’analyse de l’action sociale est l’individu ; (2) les structures sociales affectent et sont affectées par les actions individuelles ; (3) derrière chaque action individuelle, il y a un système de raisons associées à certains modes réflexifs que l’on peut définir. À ce titre, cet article propose un nouveau cadre analytique des changements sociotechniques actuels et à venir issus des interactions entre individus et technologies digitales.
Arts et organisations : des individus aux structures, la dimension esthétique inséparable du politique
Authors: Mairesse Philippe , Schmidt Géraldine , Bazin Yoann
Published: December 2019

Plus de trois décades après le premier numéro spécial d’une revue internationale consacré aux relations entre art et organisations (Benghozi, 1987) et presque vingt ans après le seul numéro de la RIPCO consacré aux arts, ce numéro spécial Arts et Organisations : des individus aux structures, la dimension esthétique inséparable de la dimension politique s’intéressera au rôle de l’art dans les organisations et en particulier à sa contribution éventuelle à une meilleure articulation entre les aspects personnels, interpersonnels et structurels de la vie organisationnelle. Nous chercherons à explorer en quoi, comment et pourquoi l’art et ses pratiques pourraient influer les comportements, les perceptions, les représentations et la recherche organisationnels. Alors que se généralisent les appels aux affects, à la création, à l’innovation, à l’imagination, à l’intuition, au jeu et à l’improvisation, qui seraient nécessaires pour gérer les organisations contemporaines dans un monde de plus en plus complexe et imprévisible, il s’agit de procéder à une synthèse des tendances du champ, qui soit accessible aux chercheurs francophones et qui resitue la recherche française sur ces sujets dans la perspective internationale. L’objectif, dans la ligne éditoriale de la revue, sera de penser le lien entre l’humain et les structures, du micro individuel au méso et au macro, c’est-à-dire penser le lien entre l’expérience subjective et concrète des membres et l’abstraction des concepts et des politiques organisationnels.
Les Républiques des Sports : une réponse pratique aux événements de Mai 68
Authors: Morizur Yvon
Published: December 2019

Si l’expérimentation de la République des Sports (RS), de 1965 à 1972, est indissociable du travail et de la personnalité de Jacques de Rette, elle est également une mise en œuvre contextualisée et peut également être appréhendée à travers sa dimension pratique. L’objet de cet article est donc de mettre en évidence l’implantation de cette expérimentation pédagogique au sein d’établissements scolaires du second degré à partir de sources articulant des archives et des témoignages d’acteurs. L’hypothèse réalisée ici cherche à établir une relation entre la mise en place des Républiques des Sports et les événements de Mai 1968. Si ces derniers peuvent être considérés comme déclencheurs, la réalisation de l’expérimentation repose sur une mise en synergie d’acteurs impliqués dans des réseaux nationaux et/ou locaux et constitue une réponse locale aux problématiques soulevées durant Mai 68. Sans en occulter la dimension politique et idéologique, l’aspect professionnel est ici privilégié. C’est en quelque sorte un moment favorable pour transformer et modifier des pratiques existantes. Le postulat de départ reste, en cohérence avec les événements de Mai, l’établissement d’une nouvelle relation entre le professeur et les élèves, basée sur l’implication des élèves dans un processus démocratique (commissions élues, représentativité…). Mais ce travail nécessite un temps et une organisation qui brouillent les frontières entre l’éducation citoyenne et la pratique sportive. De plus, il implique un engagement très lourd pour les enseignants concernés. Tous ces éléments apportent un éclairage nouveau sur cette expérimentation pédagogique qui a marqué le champ de l’éducation physique française.
Essai sur la genèse d’une œuvre : l’anthropologie réflexive et politique de Jean-Marie Brohm
Authors: Miliani Mahmoud
Published: December 2019

Généralement, les commentateurs rapportent l’émergence de la critique radicale du sport de compétition à un contexte social, politique et culturel (Mai 68) et rappellent ses filiations théoriques (le freudo-marxisme). Cette approche s’apparente à une sociologie qui ramène les œuvres au contexte, soit dans la logique du reflet, soit dans celle des intérêts d’un groupe ou d’une classe sociale. Contrairement à cette lecture externe, le présent article cherche à mettre au jour le pouvoir constituant du travail sociologique de Jean-Marie Brohm, lequel se donne en tant que subjectivité, réflexivité et exploration des limites du pensable. Il s’agit donc de remonter au geste fondateur, de suivre le cheminement d’une pensée à la fois critique et clinique et d’en montrer l’originalité et la fécondité. Il s’agit par la même occasion de lever l’occultation implicite ou tacite du travail créateur et de ne pas laisser perdurer la méconnaissance d’une partie fondamentale de l’œuvre – méconnaissance liée à la structure du champ et à son mode de réception de la critique. Lorsqu’on examine l’ensemble des travaux de l’auteur, se dessine clairement une anthropologie philosophique qui n’a rien d’une entreprise d’érudition et ne doit rien à une posture contemplative. Son invariant est une pratique transformatrice du sujet de la connaissance et une critique des diverses formes d’aliénations.
Carte blanche à Pierre Laguillaumie (et Daniel Vey)
Authors: Laguillaumie Pierre , Vey Daniel
Published: December 2019

Pierre Laguillaumie est l’un des protagonistes de Sport, culture et répression , texte largement fondateur d’une critique freudo-marxiste du sport et fortement lié aux engagements politiques de Mai 68. Cette « carte blanche » est composée de trois parties inégales rédigées avec Daniel Vey qui fut également l’un des compagnons de route de la critique freudo-marxiste ainsi que du trotskisme. La première partie tente de contextualiser la publication de Sport, culture et répression . Le deuxième texte explique la trajectoire personnelle de Pierre Laguillaumie, de son adolescence et de sa pratique du foot de haut niveau à son entrée à l’ENSEPS garçons puis à sa rencontre avec Jean-Marie Brohm et son adhésion à la critique freudo-marxiste du sport. Enfin, le troisième texte explique la suite de la carrière de Pierre Laguillaumie et notamment sa mise en œuvre de pratiques innovantes à différents niveaux de la scolarité primaire, secondaire et universitaire.
La Théorie critique du sport. De Partisans à Quel Corps ?
Authors: Brohm Jean-Marie
Published: December 2019

L’article qui suit fait le point sur les origines, l’histoire et les développements de la Théorie critique du sport, de ses origines dans la revue Partisans , jusqu’à ses développements, notamment dans la revue Quel Corps ? , mais aussi au travers d’autres initiatives. Il décrit les bases théoriques et les fondements épistémologiques de la Théorie critique du sport ainsi que ses retombées et conséquences institutionnelles et personnelles pour son initiateur ainsi que sa portée politique nationale et internationale.
J’avais 20 ans en 68
Authors: Bui-Xuân Gilles
Published: December 2019

J’avais 20 ans en 68 ! J’étais étudiant en EPS. Je me suis engagé dans l’activisme politique et syndical. Qu’en reste-t-il ? En fouillant mes archives, je m’aperçois que mon investissement a toujours été traversé par un principe général : « ne pas accepter que les organisations sociales dans lesquelles on s’inscrit dérogent aux valeurs que l’on souhaite voir triompher dans la société à laquelle on aspire ». Ces valeurs, incorporées dès mon plus jeune âge, ont mûri au cours de mes expériences suivantes : en cité universitaire, à l’UNEF, à l’ONEEPS, à l’OCI, dans le cadre de la Tendance du Manifeste, du SGEN, mais aussi comme enseignant d’EPS, comme professeur de judo, à l’université et dans la recherche, et encore aujourd’hui à l’AEEPS et à l’AFRAPS. À la réflexion, ces valeurs sont fondamentalement les mêmes que celles qui m’ont mobilisé en Mai 68.
A Comparison of Complications and Union Rates in Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Treated With Open Versus Closed Reduction
Authors: Telgheder Zachary L. , Albanese Matthew A. , Bloom David S. , Kurra Swamy , Sullivan Matthew P.
Published: December 2019

Intramedullary rod fixation is a common technique for treatment of femoral shaft fractures, with both open and closed reduction techniques described. The purpose of this study was to assess union and complication rates among patients treated with open vs closed reduction and intramedullary nailing of closed femoral shaft fractures. A total of 107 patients undergoing intramedullary fixation of nonpathologic femoral shaft fractures (AO/OTA type 32) between January 2012 and June 2017 were retrospectively studied. Those undergoing open reduction prior to intramedullary nailing were compared with those undergoing closed reduction. The primary outcome analyzed was union rate. Secondary outcomes were time to union, complications necessitating return to the operating room, and operative times. Mean follow-up was 14 months in both groups (range, 6–48 months). Of the 107 patients, 34.6% (n=37) underwent open reduction and 65.4% (n=70) underwent closed reduction. Patients in the open reduction group had rates of union (89.1%, 33 of 37) similar to those of patients in the closed reduction group (92.9%, 65 of 70;
P
=.378). Patients in the open reduction group who had union did so in a mean of 6.2 months (range, 3–12 months) vs a mean of 5.4 months (range, 2–11 months) in the closed reduction group (
P
=.13). Six patients (16.2%) in the open reduction group and 6 patients (8.6%) in the closed reduction group had a postoperative complication requiring return to the operating room (
P
=.18). Open reduction and intramedullary nailing results in rates of union, time to union, and rates of significant complications similar to those of closed reduction and intramedullary nailing. [
Orthopedics
. 2020; 43(2): 103–107.]
Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Reduction and Percutaneous K-wire Fixation for Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures
Authors: Mesregah Mohamed Kamal , Shams Ahmed , Gamal Osama , Zaki Elsayed Morsi
Published: December 2019

There has been much controversy over the optimal operative treatment of intra-articular calcaneal fractures. Open reduction and internal fixation is associated with a high incidence of postoperative soft tissue complications. This study sought to evaluate the outcomes of indirect reduction and percutaneous K-wire fixation for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures. This was a prospective study of 40 consecutive patients with 44 Sanders type II or III intra-articular calcaneal fractures who had undergone closed or mini-open reduction and percutaneous K-wire fixation from 2013 to 2016. The Maryland Foot Score and visual analog scale score for pain were used to assess functional outcomes and postoperative patient satisfaction. Twenty-two patients were men and 18 patients were women, with a mean age of 34.5 years. According to the Sanders classification, 26 fractures were type II and 18 were type III. Mean follow-up was 31.9 months. The clinical outcome was satisfactory for 36 fractures (81.8%) and unsatisfactory for 8 fractures (18.2%). Mean time of radiological union was 8.7 weeks. Mean full weight-bearing time was 13 weeks. Mean visual analog scale score was 1.4 when radiographic fracture healing was detected. Repeated follow-up radiographs showed no loss of reduction or collapse of the posterior facet. Closed or mini-open reduction and percutaneous K-wire fixation of Sanders type II or III calcaneal fractures has excellent functional outcomes with minimal soft tissue complications. [
Orthopedics
. 2020; 43(2): 97–101.]
Using Imageless Optical Navigation to Identify the New Hip Center in Crowe IV Dysplasia
Authors: Woon Colin Yi-Loong , Muir Jeffrey M. , Su Edwin P.
Published: December 2019

In total hip arthroplasty for patients with acetabular dysplasia, cup placement in the native acetabulum is preferred to placement in the pseudoacetabulum. Identifying the true acetabulum may prove challenging. In a patient with Crowe IV dysplasia, 3-dimensional mini-optical navigation was used to match the new hip center to the preoperative radiographic plan, which was identified to be 34 mm inferior to the pseudoacetabulum. This allowed titration of femoral shortening to 20 mm, to arrive at final limb lengthening of 14 mm. Although the use of other enabling technologies in hip dysplasia has been reported, to the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case demonstrating the use of imageless optical navigation in this setting. It is a navigational tool with a small spatial footprint, does not mandate preoperative axial studies, and does not require multipoint bone surface registration. Imageless navigation may be a useful option for cup positioning and subsequent titration of femoral shortening in the reconstruction of Crowe IV dysplastic hips with degenerative joint disease. [
Orthopedics
. 2020; 43(2):e119–e122.]
Une copie de L’Origine du monde par René Magritte ?
Authors: Defeyt Catherine , Strivay David
Published: December 2019

Pendant plus de 20 ans, la copie de L’origine du monde de Courbet, que Joseph-Marie Lo Duca attribuait à René Magritte, a dupé historiens et amateurs. Bien que la supercherie ait été démasquée, la date de réalisation, le contexte de réalisation et l’auteur de cette copie sont restés inconnus. L’étude de l’œuvre par le biais de méthodes d’imagerie et d’analyse scientifique paraissait un moyen de fournir des éléments de réponse à ces questions. Les résultats obtenus dans le cadre de cette étude ont en effet permis de déterminer que la présente copie ne pouvait pas être antérieure à 1945. Par ailleurs, différents indices matériels indiquent qu’elle a vraisemblablement été réalisée non pas d’après le tableau de Courbet, mais d’après une reproduction en noir et blanc de celui-ci.
El represor como antropólogo: apuntes para la lectura etnográfica de un manuscrito contrainsurgente
Authors: Weiss Mariana Tello
Published: December 2019

El presente artículo analiza el documento llamado “Contrainsurgencia a partir del accionar del partido revolucionario Montoneros”, que consta en una carpeta incluida en el fondo documental “SIDE”, en guarda en el Archivo Provincial de la Memoria, en Córdoba. El documento —que aparenta ser un manual o apunte para un curso— aporta un singular material de comprensión de la llamada “doctrina contrainsurgente” aplicada como metodología represiva en Argentina durante la última dictadura (1976-1983), que tuvo como referencia institucional los organismos de inteligencia de las fuerzas represivas y como ámbito de aplicación los Centros Clandestinos de Detención. A lo largo de cuarenta y tres páginas el documento desarrolla, de un modo detallado, tanto las lecturas en torno al conflicto sociopolítico, como a la organización Montoneros como contendiente y la justificación y fundamentación del método represivo propuesto. Posteriormente, da directivas en torno al control territorial en pos de la detección y captura de militantes. Por último, detalla los “métodos no convencionales” aplicados por la represión una vez capturados los militantes, para lograr el “quiebre” de los mismos y la “caída” de nuevos prisioneros. En términos conceptuales, el artículo aborda etnográficamente el entramado entre saber y poder que el documento muestra, su relación con el accionar represivo y su potencial disciplinador, tanto al interior de los Centros Clandestinos de Detención como en su faceta pública.
Methods and Capacities for Institutional Policy Making in Environmental Governance
Authors: Das Mononita Kundu
Published: December 2019

Environmental governance is the range of rules, practices and institutions related to the management of the environment in its different forms ranging from conservation, protection and exploitation of natural resources. It also indicates all the processes and institutions, both formal and informal, that encompasses the standards, values, behaviour, and organizing mechanisms used by citizens, organizations and social movements as well as the different interest groups as a basis for linking up their interests, defending their differences, and exercising their rights and obligations in terms of accessing and using natural resources. Globally environmental governance is deciphered as the sum of organizations, policy instruments, financing mechanisms, rules, procedures, and norms that regulate the processes of global environmental protection. The need for environmental regulation is the result of identification of factors resulting in environmental degradation.
Education for Sustainable Development as a Way to Avoid Dutch Disease
Authors: Alakbarov Naib , Javanshirli Khayala
Published: December 2019

The productivity of a country's economy depends heavily on technological development. If the labor factor is more productive, a workforce can produce more goods and thus accumulate more physical capital. As a result, more is being invested in the country, growth and prosperity increases. A world population of 7 billion people and individuals and communities with limited natural resources must learn to live together in a sustainable way. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Real progress will be difficult if not all children and young people worldwide receive quality education. Therefore, education plays a central role in the SDGs. This chapter also refers to the education for sustainable development (ESD) concept and the importance of this concept for Azerbaijan. While explaining this concept, it emphasizes that in Azerbaijan this phenomen may be an important factor to avoid Dutch disease. In the study, the effect of education on economic development in Azerbaijan was analyzed.
Future of Life-Cycle Assessment in a Smart and/or Sustainable World
Authors: Shahabian Aryan , Fadai Alireza , Peruzzi Thomas
Published: December 2019

Today, even in developed countries, performing life-cycle assessment (LCA) is still a challenging and complex process, mixed with the possibility of significant errors—namely due to unreliable input data derived from unrepresentative sampling. Some scientific texts illustrate the so-called Smart World—where such errors are minimized via the exchange of information between everything globally. This may sound contradictory to the fact that now almost half the world population do not even have internet access. However, this chapter shows—by reasoning, review, and synthesis of the literature, theories, and data—that the emergence of the Smart World is plausible. Yet, it will not necessarily be sustainable, unless “smartness” is (re)defined in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Otherwise, also, LCA might become obsolete, or its goals may transmute to non-sustainable ones. Focusing on examples from the construction industry and their interactions with other sectors, some shortcuts are also suggested to facilitate innovations and development of LCA and decision-making procedures.
Collaborative Economy, Sustainability, and Retail Cooperatives
Authors: Saiz-Alvarez Jose Manuel , Castillo-Nazareno Uriel Hitamar , Alcívar-Avilés María Teresa
Published: December 2019

Guayaquil is the most industrial city of Ecuador and is currently in the process of structural transformation. The combination of solidarity, co-responsibility, cooperation, and coordination among all the inhabitants bases the environmental management in Ecuador, are aimed at guaranteeing sustainable development and is based on the balance and harmony between different social, ecological, economic, and social aspects of the country. The creation of cooperatives can transform Ecuador to benefit its citizens and consumers. Similar criteria guides Ecuador in its relations with other countries to avoid environmental harm on other nations through the use of rational and sustainable management of resources. The objective of this book chapter is to define, propose, and analyze how retail cooperatives located in the city of Guayaquil (Ecuador), following public-private schemes, can contribute to creating sustainable economic growth.
Low Power, High Performance CNTFET-Based SRAM Cell Designs
Authors: Madhavi B. K. , Somineni Rajendra Prasad
Published: December 2019

The main objective of this chapter is to provide high-performance, low-power solutions for VLSI system designers. As technology scales down to 32nm and below, the present CMOS technology has to face the scaling limit, such as the increased leakage power, SCEs, and so on. To overcome these limits, the researchers have experimented on other technologies, among which a CNT technology-based device called CNTFET has been evaluated as one of the promising replacements to CMOS technology. In any digital systems, memory is an integral part, and it is also the largest constituent. SRAM is a widely used memory. In today's ICs, SRAM is going to occupy 60-70% of the total chip area. In this connection, this chapter describes the design of CNTFET-based 6T SRAM cell using circuit-level leakage reduction techniques, named sleep transistor, forced stack, data-retention sleep transistor, and stacked sleep.
Connections Between Knowledge and Practice in Educational Psychology
Authors: Stan Sabina Veronica
Published: December 2019

The issue of exercising parental roles in families with children with special needs is a study framework that requires customization of measurements and interventions related to types and degrees of deficiencies. From this perspective, there is a configuration of mediating and moderator factors. The transnational, socio-cultural, and socio-economic aspects cannot be ignored from the perspective of adequate assistance and orientation of the children through parents. Support strategies must be related to diagnosis and psycho-individual manifestations. Also, parental cognitive abilities, parental educational and social status, parental physical and mental health, perceived self-efficacy and parental satisfaction, coping strategies, and parental reported well-being are elements that influence the quality of parent-child interrelations.
Digital Governance for Developing Countries Opportunities, Issues, and Challenges in Pakistan
Authors: Hamid Bushra , Jhanjhi N. Z. , Humayun Mamoona
Published: December 2019

Information communication technology plays a vital role in countries' economic growth, and at the same time, it changes the form of traditional government to digital government. Digital governance is about having a competent and responsible government to deliver efficient, better, and 24/7 public services. It improves citizen participation, transparency, and overcomes administrative bottlenecks. Slackness of any government organisation in providing quality services will instantly become a topic of debate on print, electronic, and social media, forcing the political leaders to take corrective actions to save their own skin. However, for developing countries, this is going to be difficult to attain the same level of efficiency and flexibility. This study will examine the state of digital governance in developing countries particularly in the Pakistan government and will highlight the facts that through the implementation of digital governance in Pakistan (i.e., challenges and difficulties as well as opportunities that will help us to promote the application of digital governance).
Success Stories of ICT Implementation in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Muzafar Saira , Jhanjhi N. Z.
Published: December 2019

Information and communication technology (ICT) has a great role in the development, growth, and economy of the country. ICT refers to any system, device, or product that can store, manipulate, and receive and transmit digital data effectively. ICT brings clear differences in the economy of countries wherever it is successfully implemented. It becomes a reason of timely, accurate, and efficient operations and becomes a source of user satisfaction by providing them fast, better, easy service around the clock. As timely access of information and communication plays a vital role in the success of any organization either public or private, many developed countries are already competing in digitalization. It is not only convenience, but it is the prime ingredient of good governance and an indispensable part of modern life. This chapter discusses the successful implementation of ICT infrastructures in the context of good governance and builds a vibrant society, the main agenda of Vision 2030 of KSA.
The Evaluation of Social Media Practice in Malaysia by Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors: Jani Noraniza Binti Md , Zakaria Mohd Hafiz Bin
Published: December 2019

The adoption of social media by large businesses has influenced small medium enterprises (SMEs) to be part of this phenomenon. Evaluating the results of the online efforts is a prerequisite to the success of social media adoption. As more branding activities move online, marketers are faced with the realisation that brands and businesses are not always relevant in all the social media facets. The study is aimed at solving the question of how SMEs in Malaysia are evaluating their online marketing efforts. The quantitative survey was deployed across six states in Peninsular Malaysia to get feedback from 125 active firms from different size, sector, year of establishment, and period of use of social media. The pattern of all these participants conducting the evaluation phase on the social media platform is descriptively examined from quantitative findings. It is used to formulate new information into literature and body of knowledge. Research implications in the practical and social form are also discussed.
Cybersecurity Governance on Social Engineering Awareness
Authors: Ponnusamy Vasaki , Selvam Leslie Mark Pannir , Rafique Khalid
Published: December 2019

Raising awareness on social engineering is becoming more essential. When we are connected to the internet, we are at the risk of becoming victims of numerous attacks. It is very difficult to protect ourselves from all of these threats, but the least we could do is not jeopardize our own safety. In order to achieve this, the need to have substantial knowledge on social engineering techniques and how to safeguard one from being victimized are mandatory. This research presents the overview of social engineering attacks. This plays a crucial role in supporting victims of cyber assaults.
Fostering Public-Private Partnership
Authors: Ponnusamy Vasaki , Jhanjhi N. Z. , Humayun Mamoona
Published: December 2019

This chapter intends to provide a review of cooperation between public and private sectors towards cybersecurity governance. With the partnership, government can have confidence towards the safety and protection of their national critical digital infrastructure. The goal of this chapter is achieved by analyzing some of the cybersecurity frameworks adopted by the developed and developing nations. The analysis is further carried out by investigating the public-private policy initiatives in their national cybersecurity framework. The chapter also investigates the effectiveness of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST) adopted by the US government.
UAV-Based Smart Environmental Monitoring
Authors: Majid Muhammad Imran , Chen Yunfei , Mahfooz Osama , Ahmed Wajahat
Published: December 2019

In the context of digital governance, manmade activities will have the most impact on the environment. The concept of internet of things (IoT) is much more profound, supposedly having an impact on the way environmental sampling of data takes place. The cost benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as alternate to satellite or high-altitude platform system (HAPS) is established as these are more flexible, mission specific, and versatile. UAV in sensor network context and communication relaying as well as data harvesting application is explored. Proposal to upgrade environmental laws and implementing network infrastructure security and cyber insurance for HetNets involving UAVs and environmental monitoring will be covered as well.
Spatial Surveillance of Invasion by Alien Species in a Heterogeneous Ecological Landscape
Authors: Thinley Ugyen , Banterng Poramate , Katawatin Roengsak , Gonkhamdee Santimaitree
Published: December 2019

This article is an attempt to assess the invasion risk from the most noxious alien plant species using the GPS recorded locations and environmental variables. The invasion risk was modelled by combining the three ecological niche modelling algorithms- DesktopGARP, Openmodeller DesktopGARP and Maxent after validating their accuracies. The accuracies ranged from moderate to good in all the algorithms, for all six species. The result showed Ageratina adenophora and Ageratum conyzoides as highly invasive species both in terms of area coverage and the ecological tolerance range of the study site. It was also indicative that, irrespective of the species, agricultural lands are most susceptible to invasion among all other types of land uses in the study area.
Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Economy - A Broad Overview of U.S. Counties, 2000-2014
Authors: Sharma Madhuri
Published: December 2019

This article explores the relationships between diversity, its components, and their change with economic health at the scale of counties, using major economic characteristics such as change in population, labor-force participation, employment and unemployment, and median household income (overall and by race/ethnicity). Tract-scale and county-scale data from the National Historical Geographic Information System are used to compute diversity scores and its components, to visually analyze the spatial distribution patterns. Correlations & stepwise regression models suggest that diversity-2000 associates positively with greater diversity (overall and among non-whites) in 2014, but negatively with a change in diversity (overall, and non-white). While median household income associates with a positive change in diversity, those for Blacks associate negatively with change in diversity, largely supporting the inertia effects of Black presence as an ‘unattractive' factor. Unemployment associates with diversity & change/non-white-diversity, suggesting unemployment likely prevalent among whites. This has huge socio-economic and politics-based policy implications.
Conceptualizing the Role of Data Analytics and Technology in E-Governance
Authors: Shukla Parag Sunil , Mathur Mayank
Published: December 2019

Big Data in the current context is an asset for any government body as it helps in efficient and effective governance with the help of technology so as to create and build a citizen centric approach. As digitization has become an integral part of everyday life, data collection has resulted in the accumulation of huge amounts of data that can be used in various beneficial application domains. Effective analysis and utilization of big data is a key factor for success in many business and service domains. The Government of India initiated a Big Data exercise by collecting data in various forms, namely, PAN card data, voter ID card data, AADHAR data, BPL data, etc., which was meant to pass on the benefits of a specific nature to the beneficiaries. Various schemes have been conceived and implemented by different state and central governments wherein Big Data has been generated and has helped the beneficiaries in different facets of receiving the benefits. The next step of all these smart initiatives and smart data is to logically and correctly use the data for transiting the current policies into the futuristic levels. This paper selectively reviews and analyzes the Indian policy context regarding Big Data, data analytics and the associated technology requirements in the e-governance context.
Use of Internet of Things With Data Prediction on Healthcare Environments
Authors: Fischer Gabriel Souto , Righi Rodrigo da Rosa , Rodrigues Vinicius Facco , André da Costa Cristiano
Published: December 2019

Internet of Things (IoT) is a constantly growing paradigm that promises to revolutionize healthcare applications and could be associated with several other techniques. Data prediction is another widely used paradigm, where data captured over time is analyzed in order to identify and predict problematic situations that may happen in the future. After research, no surveys that address IoT combined with data prediction in healthcare area exist in the literature. In this context, this work presents a systematic literature review on Internet of Things applied to healthcare area with a focus on data prediction, presenting twenty-three papers about this theme as results, as well as a comparative analysis between them. The main contribution for literature is a taxonomy for IoT systems with data prediction applied to healthcare. Finally, this article presents the possibilities and challenges of exploration in the study area, showing the existing gaps for future approaches.
Predicting Seminal Quality and its Dependence on Life Style Factors Through Ensemble Learning
Authors: Dash Satya Ranjan , Ray Ratula
Published: December 2019

The awareness related to fertility is of great importance due to the change in lifestyle habits. Semen analysis is a reliable confirmatory test to check the fertility in men. The supervised machine learning models of base classifiers include Decision Tree, Logistic Regression and Naive Bayes classifiers in which logistic regression shows a promising accuracy of 88%. Comparing with the bagging ensemble method for the weakest classifier, the results show a leap in accuracy from 78.80% to 90.02%. The authors have also attempted to design a novel voting classifier which votes over the ensemble learners and creates a more complex model to give an accuracy of 89%. Apart from this, the authors have also analyzed the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for Extra Tree classifier which shows a 66% of area under the curve (AUC). The validation procedure used is a 5 fold cross-validation. The authors have further analyzed the lifestyle habits responsible for contributing to this problem based on impurity-based feature selection and have obtained ‘Age' as the most crucial factor in declining seminal quality.
Effects of Game-Based Teaching on Primary Students' Dance Learning
Authors: Wang Yang , Liu Qingtang
Published: December 2019

The article explored the effects of game-based teaching on primary student dance teaching and learning. Two semesters of dance teaching and learning conducted by the same teacher were analyzed. In the first semester, the teacher taught dance in a traditional way. In the second semester, the teacher taught dance with a serious game in the teaching design and implementation. Results indicated that the use of the serious game improved teacher and students co-engagement in the teaching activities. It enhanced classroom interactions and student learning satisfaction, as well as the teacher's serious game acceptance. Results supported that the serious game was helpful to primary student dance teaching and learning.
Health Detection of Wheat Crop Using Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
Authors: Ram Balwant , Rashid Mamoon , Lakhwani Kamlesh , Kumar Shibi S.
Published: December 2019

Agriculture plays a vital role in India's economy. 44% of the employment in India is engaged in agriculture and allied activities and it also contributes 17% of the gross value added. As most of the country's people are in the agricultural sector and out of them only a few are literate about how to protect their cultivation ultimately gives rise to severe problems like a low economy in the sector and starvation for the nation. The job of this research is to help the farmers to save crops from disease. The authors came with the thought of combining a pattern recognition method and an image processing technique. The system allows a farmer to follow a particular pattern of growing crops so that threats will be analyzed earlier. Combining this with the power of Internet of Things, the authors can automate the process without the need for human resources. This research can ultimately make the agriculture process faster and farmers can cultivate more in a less amount of time.
A Holistic Study on Green IT/IS Practices in ICT Departments of Collaborative Enterprise
Authors: Jnr Bokolo Anthony
Published: December 2019

The purpose of this article is to identify various drivers which influence the information communication technology (ICT) departments of collaborative enterprises (CEs) to infuse green information technology (Green IT) and green information systems (Green IS's) as well as the Green IT/IS practices into their organizations. The identified Green IT/IS drivers and practices were derived from an extensive literature review and later validated based on a multi-case study conducted in four enterprises. Findings from the case study support management and practitioner understanding and initiate environmentally friendly practices for sustainability attainment. Respectively, the Green IT/IS drivers and practices presented in this study adds to the body of knowledge by associating and structuring both managerial and practitioner implications for Green IT/IS infusion and assimilating into ICT departments of CE.
Analysis Sustainability of Women's Leadership for Watershed Conservation in the Urban Area
Authors: Asteria Donna , Herdiansyah Herdis
Published: December 2019

The purpose of this study is to explore the pattern of sustainability of women's leadership roles in watershed management. A quantitative approach did the research. A survey was conducted as a data collection technique. The analysis technique used is the analysis of causality with regression, accompanied by multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) analysis. The quantitative research samples were 120 respondents in 2 cities by purposive sampling (with the criteria of women who actively participated in watershed conservation in urban areas). The results show that women's leadership as environmental activists contribute to the sustainability of watershed management. For the sustainability of women's leadership, it is necessary to integrate social, economic, and ecological dimensions by focusing on aspects of women's empowerment to improve innovation capabilities in change adaptation, access to information and local institutions will support participatory approaches in watershed conservation to increase women's participation.
Exploring the Issues for the Success of Multichannel Network Businesses in Korea
Authors: Choi Yoon-Jin , Kim Hee-Woong
Published: December 2019

With the increasing popularity of online video content like YouTube carries, multichannel network (MCN) businesses have appeared. MCNs are organizations that partner with individual creators. They support production, promotion, copyright management, monetization, and share a portion of the revenue. The activation of the MCN industry is indispensable for the growth of a rich content environment. Despite the diverse stakeholder relationships that characterize the MCN industry (e.g., the MCN, creator, brand, advertising agency, platform, and users) most previous studies focused only on the perspectives of the creators and MCN participants. This study aims to identify each stakeholder's viewpoint. Using an interview-based systems approach, we interviewed 40 stakeholders in the MCN industry. After using a Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) to analyze the key factors and interactions among the diverse stakeholders, we suggest activation propositions. This study offers theoretical and practical implications through comprehensive understanding of six different perspectives within this industry.
Digital Leadership
Authors: Hensellek Simon
Published: December 2019

Advances in digitalization place completely new demands on both political and economic leaders as well as on society as a whole. In addition to technical skills as a basis for dealing with and understanding digital technologies, digitalization demands that relevant decision-makers have a digital mindset so that they can recognize and correctly assess the opportunities and challenges associated with digitalization. Against this backdrop, this article presents a conceptual framework for digital leadership and explains the motives as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with it. It also shows how the critical capabilities of a digital leader contributes to the realization of their strategic vision of successful digitalization. The article concludes by discussing whether and how digital leadership can support successful digital transformation in the economy and society, and it points out possible fields for future research.
Mobile Media Usability
Authors: Sonnenberg Christian
Published: December 2019

With the evolution of smartphones and tablets, mobile devices have quickly become the primary means by which consumers interact with web-based media. Media managers and content developers simply cannot ignore this shift. The problem lies in maintaining content designed for multiple devices and platforms; it puts pressure on the developer to juggle different versions of the same site. The industry's answer to this problem has been the creation of automated adaptation techniques as a means of device-agnostic media delivery. However, how do these techniques handle usability? Do they improve the experience or simply mirror the content? Increased usability can lead to higher levels of user satisfaction and engagement. Therefore, media managers should be cognizant of these effects. This article presents a study of techniques in content adaptation and the factors that influence the success of media distributed on mobile platforms. Included is an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of current methods and techniques along with consideration for future technologies.
A Machine Learning Method with Threshold Based Parallel Feature Fusion and Feature Selection for Automated Gait Recognition
Authors: Sharif Muhammad , Attique Muhammad , Tahir Muhammad Zeeshan , Yasmim Mussarat , Saba Tanzila , Tanik Urcun John
Published: December 2019

Gait is a vital biometric process for human identification in the domain of machine learning. In this article, a new method is implemented for human gait recognition based on accurate segmentation and multi-level features extraction. Four major steps are performed including: a) enhancement of motion region in frame by the implementation of linear transformation with HSI color space; b) Region of Interest (ROI) detection based on parallel implementation of optical flow and background subtraction; c) shape and geometric features extraction and parallel fusion; d) Multi-class support vector machine (MSVM) utilization for recognition. The presented approach reduces error rate and increases the CCR. Extensive experiments are done on three data sets namely CASIA-A, CASIA-B and CASIA-C which present different variations in clothing and carrying conditions. The proposed method achieved maximum recognition results of 98.6% on CASIA-A, 93.5% on CASIA-B and 97.3% on CASIA-C, respectively.
Cross-Reactivity with Self-Antigen Tunes the Functional Potential of Naive B Cells Specific for Foreign Antigens
Authors: Steach Holly R. , DeBuysscher Blair L. , Schwartz Allison , Boonyaratanakornkit Jim , Baker Melissa L. , Tooley Marti R. , Pease Nicholas A. , Taylor Justin J.
Published: December 2019

Upon Ag exposure, naive B cells expressing BCR able to bind Ag can undergo robust proliferation and differentiation that can result in the production of Ab-secreting and memory B cells. The factors determining whether an individual naive B cell will proliferate following Ag encounter remains unclear. In this study, we found that polyclonal naive murine B cell populations specific for a variety of foreign Ags express high levels of the orphan nuclear receptor Nur77, which is known to be upregulated downstream of BCR signaling as a result of cross-reactivity with self-antigens in vivo. Similarly, a fraction of naive human B cells specific for clinically-relevant Ags derived from respiratory syncytial virus and HIV-1 also exhibited an IgMLOW IgD+ phenotype, which is associated with self-antigen cross-reactivity. Functionally, naive B cells expressing moderate levels of Nur77 are most likely to proliferate in vivo following Ag injection. Together, our data indicate that BCR cross-reactivity with self-antigen is a common feature of populations of naive B cells specific for foreign Ags and a moderate level of cross-reactivity primes individual cells for optimal proliferative responses following Ag exposure.
Antiviral Inflammation during Early Pregnancy Reduces Placental and Fetal Growth Trajectories
Authors: Baines Kelly J. , Rampersaud Amanda M. , Hillier Dendra M. , Jeyarajah Mariyan J. , Grafham Grace K. , Eastabrook Genevieve , Lacefield James C. , Renaud Stephen J.
Published: December 2019

Many viruses are detrimental to pregnancy and negatively affect fetal growth and development. What is not well understood is how virus-induced inflammation impacts fetal–placental growth and developmental trajectories, particularly when inflammation occurs in early pregnancy during nascent placental and embryo development. To address this issue, we simulated a systemic virus exposure in early pregnant rats (gestational day 8.5) by administering the viral dsRNA mimic polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (PolyI:C). Maternal exposure to PolyI:C induced a potent antiviral response and hypoxia in the early pregnant uterus, containing the primordial placenta and embryo. Maternal PolyI:C exposure was associated with decreased expression of the maternally imprinted genes Mest, Sfrp2, and Dlk1, which encode proteins critical for placental growth. Exposure of pregnant dams to PolyI:C during early pregnancy reduced fetal growth trajectories throughout gestation, concomitant with smaller placentas, and altered placental structure at midgestation. No detectable changes in placental hemodynamics were observed, as determined by ultrasound biomicroscopy. An antiviral response was not evident in rat trophoblast stem (TS) cells following exposure to PolyI:C, or to certain PolyI:C-induced cytokines including IL-6. However, TS cells expressed high levels of type I IFNR subunits (Ifnar1 and Ifnar2) and responded to IFN-⍺ by increasing expression of IFN-stimulated genes and decreasing expression of genes associated with the TS stem state, including Mest. IFN-⍺ also impaired the differentiation capacity of TS cells. These results suggest that an antiviral inflammatory response in the conceptus during early pregnancy impacts TS cell developmental potential and causes latent placental development and reduced fetal growth.