bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical Results of Phacoemulsification in Patients With Uveitis
Authors: Akova Yonca A. , Küçükerdönmez Cem , Gedik Sansal
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with uveitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Review of records of 37 eyes of 31 patients with uveitis (14 men and 17 women; mean age, 49.8 years; age range, 26 to 71 years) who underwent phacoemulsification with IOL implantation. The data recorded were age, gender, IOL type, treatment modalities, final visual outcome, and complications. RESULTS Panuveitis, anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis, and intermediate uveitis were detected in 16 (51.6%), 9 (29.0%), 5 (16.1%), and 1 (3.3%) of the patients, respectively. At 6 months postoperatively, 32 (86.5%) eyes had achieved a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better, and 22 (59.5%) eyes had a visual acuity of 20/20. Five (13.5%) eyes showed limited improvement in postoperative visual acuity due to posterior segment problems. Postoperative recurrence of inflammation occurred in 12 eyes (32.4%) of 10 patients and was treated and controlled with medical therapy. CONCLUSION When inflammation in uveitic eyes is under complete control, phacoemulsification and implantation of a foldable acrylic IOL in the posterior chamber is safe, effective, and tolerated well. To minimize vision-limiting complications, these patients must be observed closely after surgery, and must be treated aggressively if the inflammation recurs. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:204-211.] AUTHORS From the Department of Ophthalmology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Accepted for publication February 2, 2006. Presented in part at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, CA, April 12-16, 2003. Address reprint requests to Yonca A. Akova, MD, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 10. Sokak No:45 Bahçelievler, 06490 Ankara, Turkey.
Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Ocular Decompression Retinopathy
Authors: Bui Christina M. , Recchia Franco M. , Kammer Jeffrey A. , Recchia Cynthia C.
Published: October 2019

Three days following trabeculectomy surgery, a 47-year-old woman experienced a decline in visual acuity to 20/400. Fundus findings were consistent with decompression retinopathy, and optical coherence tomography revealed macular thickening, cystoid macular edema, and neurosensory macular detachment. The foveal anatomy normalized following topical treatment, and visual acuity returned to 20/30 by 10 weeks postoperatively. Both macular detachment and cystoid macular edema may contribute to acute decline in visual acuity in decompression retinopathy. Optical coherence tomography facilitated the prompt detection of treatable pathology, which resolved following appropriate medical therapy. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:333-335.] AUTHORS From the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, Tennessee. Accepted for publication March 30, 2006. Presented in part as a poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 25-29, 2004. Address reprint requests to Franco M. Recchia, MD, Division of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 8018 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232.
Un royaume à cheval sur les Pyrénées : Pedro de Lizarazu et l’hispanisation d’une lignée
Authors: Zabalza-Seguín Ana
Published: October 2019

Depuis le xiie siècle, la Basse-Navarre est associée au
Royaume de Navarre et le sera jusqu’en 1527. Après la Conquête et son
incorporation à la Castille (1512-1515), elle sera abandonnée. Pendant
quatre siècles, il faut souligner la forte présence – en nombre et
importance – de lignées originaires de cette région à la cour de
Navarre. Les plus remarquables parviendront à s’apparenter à la
famille royale, participant dans le gouvernement et à la défense du
territoire. Leur vie sera rattachée à la défense de la frontière et
aux missions diplomatiques dans différents royaumes européens. Cet
article porte sur une de ces lignées, les Lizarazu. En divisant la
cour en deux bandes irréconciliables (1451), leur destin sera rattaché
à celui du prince Carlos de Viana. Leur défaite ira de pair avec l’hispanisation de la lignée et
l’abandon de leurs bases au nord des Pyrénées.
Barrer ou circuler : le paradoxe montagnard, l’exemple de Briançon et du col de Montgenèvre
Authors: Paucot Hugues , Faucherre Nicolas
Published: October 2019

Devant les risques d’invasion, toute nation
s’est vue contrainte à un moment ou à un autre de son histoire de
barrer les accès à son territoire en fortifiant les points de passage
empruntables par les armées ennemies ou les populations voisines. Mais
ces axes sont aussi des voies de communication et d’échanges
commerciaux essentielles au développement des pays limitrophes et des
populations locales. Ainsi, parmi l’ensemble des points de passage
entre France et Italie, le col de Montgenèvre représente, depuis bien
avant notre ère, un lien essentiel d’unification, mais aussi une voie
régulière de passage des armées. En conséquence, au fil des siècles,
la circulation sera fluidifiée ou barrée au gré des politiques
développées de part et d’autre du col. Si aujourd’hui, on peut
raisonnablement penser que les canons se sont définitivement tus sur
la frontière alpine, la réinstallation actuelle de points de contrôle
illustre parfaitement la permanence de l’histoire.
Débattre ou apprendre : faut-il choisir ?
Authors: Serra Patrice Raynaud
Published: October 2019

Entre consommation de la culture, des Humanitas, et l’idéologie de l’homme donné par avance par les Humanistes, le présent article entend trouver une voie médiane où apprendre revient à débattre et ainsi échappe à toute mainmise du savoir pour le pouvoir. À partir du parcours dialectique de Platon que nous avons débusqué derrière les écrits de Hannah Arendt et Peter Sloterdijk nous regardons comment redescendre dans la caverne avec un terme invisible qui ouvre au débat.
Potentialités du débat éthique en termes d’anticipation adaptative des inégalités scolaires et sociales
Authors: Demuth-Labouze Karine
Published: October 2019

S’appuyant sur des travaux de recherche action, cet article développe l’hypothèse selon laquelle la pratique du débat éthique contribuerait à lutter contre les inégalités scolaires et sociales en influençant à la fois le vécu des élèves et celui des enseignants. Permettant aux élèves d’acquérir des capabilités, d’augmenter leur puissance d’agir et d’accéder à des expériences de succès, cette pratique améliore la perception de soi par soi des élèves les plus vulnérables. Ebranlant la posture des enseignants et modifiant leurs jugements, elle influence positivement chez les élèves défavorisés l’image de soi renvoyée par autrui. Améliorant ou restaurant ainsi les deux composantes de l’estime de soi des élèves en difficulté, tout en leur offrant l’opportunité d’approfondir le rapport à soi et au monde, la pratique du débat éthique serait bénéfique à leur carrière scolaire et élargirait leur champ des possibles en modifiant leur rapport au futur.
Construire une identité professionnelle malgré des conditions de travail difficiles : les apprenti-e-s en commerce de détail en Suisse
Authors: Caprani Isabelle , Duemmler Kerstin , Felder Alexandra
Published: October 2019

Cette contribution porte sur l’analyse des conditions de travail auxquelles les apprenti‐e‐s en commerce de détail sont soumis‐es au cours de leur formation. Nous proposons d’étudier - par l’intermédiaire d’une enquête qualitative basée sur des observations, des entretiens et des discussions de groupe - comment les apprenti‐e‐s vivent leur formation et quel rôle jouent les conditions de travail dans leur identification au métier. Quatre dimensions expérimentées par les apprenti-e-s ont émergé des analyses : l’intensité du travail, la disponibilité temporelle couplée à l’insécurité socio-économique, les rapports sociaux en entreprise et le rapport à la clientèle. La question de l’autonomie et des marges de manœuvre est traitée de manière transversale, car elle contribue à atténuer ou amplifier les autres conditions.
L’intérêt de la DVP pour (re)donner du sens aux apprentissages
Authors: Blond-Rzewuski Olivier
Published: October 2019

La lutte contre les inégalités scolaires et sociales nécessite de repenser le rapport aux savoirs. La philosophie pour enfants peut être envisagée comme un levier pour réfléchir au sens donné aux apprentissages en développant leur « posture d’apprenant ». Cet article témoigne d’une pratique enseignante sur plusieurs années, à l’école élémentaire, en éducation prioritaire (REP+). La discussion à visée philosophique (DVP) y est mise au service des différents champs disciplinaires et se révèle vectrice de l’envie d’apprendre chez des élèves particulièrement fragiles scolairement et socialement. La philosophie est donc envisagée comme une « modalité d’apprentissage ». A travers un dispositif original, à connotation lipmannienne, il s’agit de favoriser ou de développer cette « posture d’apprenant » en s’inscrivant quelque part dans la perspective d'une pédagogie de l’étonnement ou de l’énigme. Une illustration est proposée dans le cadre de la lecture au cycle 3.
La participation des enfants à l’école sous le prisme des droits de l’enfant
Authors: Louviot Maude
Published: October 2019

En s’appuyant sur la théorie développée dans le champ de recherche en droits de l’enfant, cet article propose une réflexion théorique sur la participation des enfants à l’école au sens large, adoptant une perspective méta face aux différents types de dispositifs participatifs en cherchant à définir ce qu’est une démarche participative effective ainsi que la place de la participation des enfants dans le contexte des droits de l’enfant et de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. En effet, si l’intention participative se multiplie dans les pratiques et les prescriptions officielles à travers différentes démarches (débats démocratiques, discussions philosophiques, conseils d’élèves, pratiques coopératives, etc.) nous verrons que toutes les formes de participation des élèves ne se valent pas et que certaines approches sont plus effectives que d’autres.
Coupling of Economic Development and Technology Diffusion for Inclusive Growth to Meet the Challenge of Technology Implementation in Perspective
Authors: Ghosh Nirmalendunath
Published: October 2019

The chapter is devoted to clearly analyze economic development in the country that will usher economic growth in all goods and services to benefit all people for inclusive growth. The discussion justifies the concept by logical reasonings that technology acts as catalyst in accelerating economic development. A model has been shown to link technology, infrastructural development, and economic development with a mathematical model that establish a relationship between per capita income, capital investment, labor, and economic growth. For this purpose, economic resources and infrastructure development have been discussed with logical sequence by exemplifying the economic status of different states in respect of energy sector which is the main driving force of the economic development. Finally, strategy for implementation of technology diffusion in the system has been developed to meet the challenge of coupling technology with economic development.
Technological Innovation and Regulation as Determinants of Business Growth
Authors: Goel Nisha , Kota Hima Bindu , Singh Gurinder , Mir Monir , Kumar Bhawna
Published: October 2019

For growth and survival of the business, technological innovations and regulatory reforms in business are absolutely necessary. Over the years, it has become evident that businesses cannot sustain without innovation and since technology is the major facilitator of innovation, it is imperative to sustain and grow businesses. An easy and encouraging regulatory environment is icing on the cake. Technology in business caused tremendous growth in trade & commerce and business concepts & models were revolutionized as a result of the introduction of technology. This chapter studies the role of technological innovations and regulations in the growth of foreign direct investment in an emerging economy, India. Using data for a 10-year period (2008-2017), the sophisticated tools, namely augmented Dickey-Fuller test, Johansen Co-integration test, and Linear Regression analysis are applied. The results show that technological innovations and regulations have a positive impact on attracting foreign direct investment into India and in turn, helping the business in India to grow.
Role of Technology and Entrepreneurship in Economic Development
Authors: Singh Amit , Maurya Sheetal
Published: October 2019

This chapter examines the role technological readiness and level of entrepreneurial activities has on economic development of select South Asian countries viz; India, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal. As per comparative analysis, India outranks its neighbour countries in term of technological readiness and innovation. The role of entrepreneurial activities in economic development and its statistical significance is studied using Least Square Panel Data Regression using GDP at Current Prices as dependent variable and total number of newly registered LLC, total natural resource rents, government final consumption expenditure, and gross secondary enrollment rate as independent variables. The data on these variables was collected for the period of 2006-2017. The present study reports statistically significant (at 1%) positive impact of government final expenditure and entrepreneurial activities on economic development in select developing countries.
Managing Identity Through Attire
Authors: Tolani Kanchan , Pugalia Sancheeta , Shrivastava Archana
Published: October 2019

Women experience gender stereotyping at the workplace not only by men but also by other women. Despite an increase in diversity and equality at the workplace, women in India still face gender bias and are represented less at boardroom level. According to an annual survey by Grant Thornton (2017), India ranks third lowest in the proportion of business leadership roles held by women. Though gender roles in India are changing, women in top positions are still facing various hindrances. The higher the position a woman holds in an organization, harsher are the judgments made if her clothing is perceived as inappropriate (Pine, 2014). Thus this chapter sheds light on how women managers on a daily basis use attire to manage their identities.
4D BIM for the Management of Infrastructure Projects
Authors: Vilventhan Aneetha , R. Rajadurai
Published: October 2019

Building information modelling has become a core topic in the architectural engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and its benefits have been realised over different phases of project construction. Adoption of nD BIM in the domain of infrastructure projects has provided challenges and is yet evolving. This chapter reviews the adoption of Building information modelling in the management of infrastructure projects. The use of nD planning (4D, 5D, 6D, 7D, and 8D planning) in infrastructure planning and management is discussed through Mapping n-D BIM with different applications in infrastructure projects. 4D BIM models are developed integrating the 3D models with the schedule and they support multiple construction management tasks. The implementation of 4D planning and management in infrastructure projects is demonstrated with the help of two case studies.
Industry 4.0 in Pumping Applications
Authors: Bastos Luiz Eduardo Marques
Published: October 2019

This chapter addresses the so-called Industry 4.0 and some of its applications in industrial pumps, seeking to emphasize its characteristics and benefits. The introduction of 4.0 industry technologies in this traditional industry can cause profound changes in existing business models, providing greater customer satisfaction, either improving the effectiveness of equipment operation, contributing to better adjustment to working conditions, and also prolonging their life cycle. We are still in the early stages of these technologies and a lot is yet to evolve; however, there are already interesting examples developed by some pump manufacturers around the world, some of which will be mentioned in this chapter. It is subdivided into three main parts, namely brief historical panorama from the first industrial revolution to Industry 4.0, current applications in the industrial pump industry, and finally, future research directions and conclusion.
Agile Teams in Digital Media
Authors: Ralph Rachel , Pennefather Patrick
Published: October 2019

As we move towards the third decade of the 21st century, the development of emerging technologies continues to grow alongside innovative practices in digital media environments. This chapter presents a comparative case study of two teams (Team A and Team B) in a professional master's program during a 13-week, project-based course. Based on the role of documentation and the reflective practitioner, team blogs representing learner experiences of Agile practices were analyzed. This case study chapter focused on one blog post of a mid-term release retrospective. The results of this case study are framed around Derby and Larson's (2006) Agile retrospectives framework, including: set the stage, gather data, generating insights, deciding what to do, and closing the retrospective. The case study results suggest the need for public documentation of retrospectives and how this can be challenging with non-disclosure agreements. Also, the authors identify the importance of being a reflective practitioner. Future research on educational and professional practices needs to be explored.
Information and Communication Technologies to Achieve an Optimal Relationship Between Supply Chain Management, Innovation, and Performance
Authors: Cuevas-Vargas Héctor , Parga-Montoya Neftalí , Hernández-Castorena Octavio
Published: October 2019

This chapter examines the links between information and communication technologies (ICT), supply chain management (SCM), innovation, and performance. Such relationships provide managerial implications for contemporary SMEs managers who adopt ICT tools, dynamic process, and organizational strategies to get better information to make decisions that enhance operational outcomes. The results obtained from structural equation modeling indicate that ICT are decisive for operational alignment of actors in the supply chain, also vital to support the innovation process as a key element in the construction of set capabilities to establish improvements at the products and services. Furthermore, SCM mediates the relationship between ICT and Innovation, substantially relevant to business performance. This study digs deeper into the importance of the machinery used in the SMEs as an operational capability.
The Mass Media, Migration Issues, and the Brain Drain Nexus
Authors: Olu-Owolabi Esther Fadeke , Wogu Ikedinachi Ayodel Power , Azogu, Adigwe Felix , Emmanuel Happiness Onyemaechi , Ezeji Agnes , Misra Sanjay , Ogbuehi Uchenna Kingsley
Published: October 2019

While a majority of literature by Nigerian scholars adduce that economic and political factors were responsible for the menace of brain drain plaguing the medical profession and other highly skilled professionals in Nigeria. The review of literature in this area seems not to capture the view of any known Nigerian scholar who identifies the media as a factor capable of influencing the rising migratory trend of skilled professionals exiting to more viable economies abroad. Maslow's theory of needs, Marilyn's Ex-post facto research design and Creswell's mixed method approach which allows for the combined or separate use of qualitative and quantitative methods for analyzing data and arguments on the subject of migration, in line with the objectives of the chapter, were utilized. The mass media is identified as a pertinent factor capable of negatively or positively influencing the high turnover of brain drain cases amongst skilled professionals in Nigeria. The chapter suggested some steps necessary for curbing the menace of brain drain amongst doctors and other professionals in Nigeria.
Classification of EMG Signals Using Eigenvalue Decomposition-Based Time-Frequency Representation
Authors: Sharma Rishi Raj , Kumar Mohit , Pachori Ram Bilas
Published: October 2019

Electromyogram (EMG) signals are commonly used by doctors to diagnose abnormality of muscles. Manual analysis of EMG signals is a time-consuming and cumbersome task. Hence, this chapter aims to develop an automated method to detect abnormal EMG signals. First, authors have applied the improved eigenvalue decomposition of Hankel matrix and Hilbert transform (IEVDHM-HT) method to obtain the time-frequency (TF) representation of motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) extracted from EMG signals. Then, the obtained TF matrices are used for features extraction. TF matrix has been sliced into several parts and fractional energy in each slice is computed. A percentile-based slicing is applied to obtain discriminating features. Finally, the features are used as an input to the classifiers such as random forest, least-squares support vector machine, and multilayer perceptron to classify the EMG signals namely, normal and ALS, normal and myopathy, and ALS and myopathy, and achieved accuracy of 83%, 80.8%, and 96.7%, respectively.
Introduction to Motor Imagery-Based Brain-Computer Interface
Authors: Malan Nitesh Singh , Sharma Shiru
Published: October 2019

In this chapter, motor imagery (MI) based brain-computer interface (BCI) is introduced incorporating the explanation of key components required to design a practical BCI device. Its application to the medical and nonmedical sector is discussed in detail. In the experimental study, a feature extraction method using time, frequency, and phase analysis of Motor imagery EEG is presented. For the classification of MI task, EEG signals are decomposed using a dual-tree complex wavelet transform (DTCWT) and then time, frequency, and phase features are extracted. The validation of the proposed method is conducted using BCI competition IV dataset 2b. A Support vector machine (SVM) classifier is used to perform the classification task. Performance of the proposed method is compared with the standard feature extraction methods. The proposed scheme achieved a larger average classification accuracy of 82.81% which is better than that obtained by other methods.
How Can Marketing Intelligence Support Tourism Companies to Increase Their Competitiveness?
Authors: Figueiredo Ronnie , Castro Marcela S.
Published: October 2019

In a constant evolution of the global economic sector over the past 50 years, conditions to create more job opportunities and offer business services have remained timeless in many respects but subject to significant change as well. Tourism as an international industry and as the biggest provider of jobs on the planet boasts a greater array of heterogeneous stakeholders than many other industries. It is necessary to utilize all available information resources to make decisions, especially in the age of agglomerate economies. And further attention should be given towards understanding how marketing intelligence can support tourism companies to increase their competitiveness. This chapter was developed in two phases: (1) identification and (2) analysis. A literature review was made through the electronic database Scopus.
Logistics for Global Automobile Manufacturing Industry
Authors: Potti Ravi , Saurav Swapnil
Published: October 2019

The automotive industry is truly a global industry. Manufacturing plant of the company is set up in one corner of the earth, sourcing the automobile parts from many companies located all over the globes, and selling the final product in another country. This leads to complex supply chain. Production strategies like just-in-time (JIT) and just-in-sequence (JIS) creates testing times but presents opportunities for the logistics management. But currently, the industry is going through a rough phase. Manufacturing costs are increasing, rise in fuel prices is having its own affect on the industry, competitive landscape is changing, and globalization presents new political and economic challenges. Currently, the company needs to manage its supply chains efficiently, reduce cost and improve the accuracy of processes delivery. Today, the automobile industry is facing significant other challenges due to complex logistics. Logistics is about co-coordinating various activities like materials handling, storage, inventory management, freight transport and the related information flow and processing in a way that meets customer requirements at minimum cost. This paper will talk about the current challenges, opportunities, growth drivers and future strategies of the companies' logistics management. It will also cover how companies are adapting to the changing economic environment. The study is based on the qualitative analysis of secondary data. The challenges and opportunities for the companies exist from the current operations management and risks of globalization. Authors have looked at the challenges and opportunities in detail in this chapter. Improving the organization's performance and securing competitive advantage over others greatly depends on the supply chain management as it is seen that the competition is no longer between the organizations, rather they are amongst supply chains. From the research, it has been found that companies believe that for sustainable transportation and logistics, green supply chain is a must for long term sustainability of the company. Companies finds export compliance to the emerging markets as another major challenge. Transport and warehouse systems are, more or less, stabilized and companies are looking to get most out of them. Though there is connectivity between automobile companies and its suppliers but information is not available real time and hence it's difficult to collaborate. Visibility into logistics has come out as the biggest need for the companies.
Competition and Coordination in a Dual-Channel Supply Chain With Asymmetric Retailers
Authors: Zhang YuHang , Wang Ying
Published: October 2019

This article studies competition and coordination in a dual-channel supply chain where one supplier supplies homogeneous products to multiple asymmetric retailers, meanwhile, selling products to the end consumers acting as retailers, through a two-level Stackelberg game. This article first studies the asymmetry among the retailers in terms of the different characteristics of the cost, price, quantity. This article finds that a supplier's profits increase when the number of retailers are high enough in the retail market, even though the retail price of the retailers is lower than that of the supplier, or the wholesale price is cut down when there are many retailers competing in the retail market. On the other hand, under certain conditions, the efficiency of supply chain goes to 1. In this article, the authors show that some traditional contracts that can perfectly coordinate the single-channel supply chain, while failing to coordinate the dual-channel supply chain. Therefore, this article puts forth a linear quantity discount contract and first proves it can be applicable to the dual-channel supply chain with asymmetric retailers under a certain special condition where the lead retailer exits the retail market. The authors examine contracts which can reduce the loss of the efficiency, though they cannot completely coordinate a dual-channel supply chain.
Organizational Performance through Dairy Supply Chain Management Practices
Authors: Kumar Rajeev
Published: October 2019

Organizational implementing supply chain management (SCM) has obtained improved performance. Cost savings, increased revenues and the reduction of defects in products are some of the main advantages of introducing dairy supply chain management. These are also mentioned as long-term goals of the supply chain. Business profitability is closely associated with market and business shares. Based on the long-term goals of the SCM, the organizational performance measures are identified as financial and market performance and customer satisfaction. In the context of SCM, the financial and market performance factor is operational zed in terms of market share, return of total assets, annuals sales growth (Tan et al, 1999).The research paper attempts to find out the relationship between the dairy supply chain management (DSCM) practices and organizational performance. Various practices of DSCM through extensive literature review is taken into account i.e. Information and Communication Technology Practices, Supplier Relationship Practices, Supply Chain Manufacturing Practices, Inventory management system, Warehousing Management System, Transportation Management System, Customer Relationship Management for establishing the relationship with organizational performance. The aim of this study is to recommend these findings to companies which are still at the infancy stage when it comes to dairy supply chain management and integration with customers and suppliers.
A Literature Review of the Emerging Field of IoT Using RFID and Its Applications in Supply Chain Management
Authors: Naskar Suvendu , Basu Preetam , Sen Anup K.
Published: October 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) envisions an ecosystem where smart and interconnected objects can sense surrounding changes, communicate with each other, process information and take active roles in decision making. Optimizing supply chain performance is a primary concern of manufacturing and logistics organizations. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is helping organizations to build automated and interconnected smart environment by object identification and tracking, motivating the first step towards an IoT-enabled world. This chapter attempts to understand extant literature studying applications of RFID in implementing the IoT in supply chain management. We categorize extant literature, firstly, based on research methodology and secondly, based on supply chain processes. We find that presently academic activity is around conceptualizing the usability of RFID in the IoT with limited analytical and empirical evidence. Supply chain processes such as demand planning, procurement, retail shelf space management and product returns are prospective areas for interesting future research.
Scenario Planning
Authors: Boyonas Mark Ismael , Olavarria Luis , Saenz Maria Jesus
Published: October 2019

A crystal ball methodology that foresees the future is probably one of the most sought-after tools by any organization operating in this ever-changing world. The ability to correctly navigate through uncertainties and drastic changes in the external environment is found to be limited when an inward perspective of the company is utilized. The measurement of performance indicator and the mining of usable information in a sea of big data, among other approaches, may provide limited results in guiding the company towards choosing effective strategic decisions that will sustain the company in the future. This chapter is an effort to pursue an alternative perspective in planning by using Scenario Planning, a group thinking process that encourages knowledge exchange and development of mutual deeper understanding of central issues important to the future of an organization. Applying Scenario Planning framework, a structured approach is elaborated to describe a replicable methodology for sensing critical uncertainties in the external environment. These uncertainties are then utilized as the foundations for creating scenarios, which are attempts at vivid visualizations of how the future may look like. In this research, the effectiveness of the methodology has been demonstrated on the supply chain of Clariant, a Specialty Chemicals Company headquartered in Switzerland, by developing three scenarios that are sample representations of a whole range of plausible futures. These scenarios are differentiated by combinations of high and low conditions of the three critical uncertainties identified: (1) Emergence of trading blocks, (2) Changing consumer needs/behavior, and (3) Changes in logistics infrastructure. These critical uncertainties are also used to further design a new breed of indicators that are used as ground-sensors to monitor which direction the future is heading to. In addition, Scenario Planning also provides a fertile platform on which organizational learning can organically grow. The steps used in the methodology forces users of the scenarios to challenge existing mental models resulting to a wider perspective and appreciation of the dynamics that surround and impact an organization in the future.
Information Security Compliance Behaviour of Supply Chain Stakeholders
Authors: Shafiu Ibrahim , Wang William Yu Chung , Singh Harminder
Published: October 2019

Supply chain security is an emerging topic in the supply chain management literature. Information security is a key component of supply chain security, and this study aims to identify the factors that influence the compliance behaviour with respect to information security. A related objective is to understand the extent to which compliance was substantive or symbolic. Adopting a qualitative approach, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with stakeholders based in New Zealand who are involved in international supply chains. The interviews find that compliance behaviour is affected by the influence of other organizations, organizational perceptions of compliance, and the rules and norms of exchange in different contexts. The results also indicate that compliance behaviour is more symbolic than substantive in the supply chain environment.
Security for Cross-Tenant Access Control in Cloud Computing
Authors: Pillai Pramod P , P. Venkataratnam , Yellampalli Siva
Published: October 2019

Cloud computing is becoming a de facto standard for most of the emerging technology solutions. In a typical cloud environment, various tenants purchase the compute, storage resource, and would be sharing the resource with other tenants. Sharing of the resources among various tenants is not popular due to the security concerns. There are few solutions that try to solve the security problem of resource sharing among tenants. Having a trusted mediator between multiple tenants is one of the methods. Few research papers have been written, and this chapter attempts to enhance one of the published solutions: Cross-tenant access control model for cloud computing. Most of the existing research papers explore the theoretical way to solve the problem. This project develops a working prototype and proves how resource sharing can be achieved. This research develops the concept of resource sharing activation, where the resource can be shared with multiple cloud tenant and the deactivation where the shared resources can be removed from the shared resource pool.
A Framework Strategy to Overcome Trust Issues on Cloud Computing Adoption in Higher Education
Authors: Ali Mohammed , Wood-Harper Trevor , Ramlogan Ronald
Published: October 2019

Cloud computing has the potential of adding strategic value to the higher education domain owing to exemplary growth in ubiquitous data and communication services ranging from student access to educational materials to developing teaching and research practices. Despite the wide adoption of CC in HEIs, there is a paucity of research that specifically addresses the issue of trust in cloud adoption in the UK HEI context, as well as identifying smarter and more efficient strategies to overcome the existing CC trust issue in this domain. The authors propose a five-stage strategic roadmap to address the trust issues impacting the uptake of cloud services in UK universities. They conclude that IT and management participation and support are the keys to the success of the strategic framework.
Opinions on Cyber Security, Electronic Health Records, and Medical Confidentiality
Authors: Adeleke Ibrahim Taiwo , Abdul Qudrotullaah Bolanle Suleiman
Published: October 2019

IoMT has helped to improve health safety and care of billions of people and at least, health-related parameters can now be monitored from home in real time. This chapter deployed a cross-sectional design to determine perceptions of Nigerian healthcare providers toward medical confidentiality and cyber security in the wake of electronic health records and IoMT. Participants' opinions on the workings of EHRs in Nigeria include: security of health records (79.4%); aiding effective healthcare data backup (88.2%); enhancement of medical confidentiality (89.2%); speeding up documentation process (93.1%); and that EHRs will generally bring about positive changes in the country healthcare system. Nearly a third (31.4%) of participants have heard about audit trail, which they admitted (43.1%) have the capabilities to facilitate effective medical confidentiality. Healthcare providers in Nigeria have some concerns over security of patient health information on the Cloud, but are hopeful of the workability of IoMT for its promises to improve healthcare quality.
To Methodology Research of Microwave
Authors: Vasilyev Alexey N. , Vasilyev Alexey Alexeyevich , Budnikov Dmitry , Belov Aleksandr
Published: October 2019

In the presented materials, a system of principles and approaches for studying processes of microwave-convective grain treatment is discussed. The essence of this research is described starting from the initial phase of designing structural diagrams of technological processes. Based on the explicitly-defined process target, a functional-physical analysis has been performed that made it possible to specify the most essential factors of process. The morphological analysis of the processes was carried out in several stages. At each stage, the specification of the goal and excluded variants of factors that at this stage, the development is impractical to implement. It is advisable to carry out a check of the effectiveness of the options selected from the morphological table using modeling. To this end, developed a mathematical and computer models of the process. The results of modeling the drying of grain in the microwave - convective zone confirmed the feasibility and efficiency of using the obtained model.
Theoretical Study of the Effect of an Elastic-Damping Mechanism in the Tractor Transmission on a Machine-Tractor Unit Performance While Sowing
Authors: Senkevich Sergey , Kravchenko Vladimir , Lavrukhin Pavel , Ivanov Pavel , Senkevich Anna
Published: October 2019

The chapter deals with a numerical simulation of a machine-tractor unit with an elastic-damping mechanism installed between an engine and a tractor transmission while fulfilling an agricultural performance (sowing). The mechanism is a complex system. The description of an elastic-damping mechanism shows all its advantages. There has been given a theoretical substantiation of a transparency level effect on a machine-tractor unit performance while sowing. The purpose of the work is to conduct theoretical study to identify the effect of an elastic-damping mechanism in a tractor transmission on working characteristics of a sowing machine. There has been obtained a regression equation and identified optimum parameters of an elastic-damping mechanism installed in a tractor transmission. There has been also given a substantiation of an expediency to install an elastic-damping mechanism in a tractor transmission for sowing grain crops.
Energy-Saving Systems Using Photovoltaic Modules
Authors: Tikhonov Pavel Valentinovich , Mayorov Vladimir Aleksandrovich , Morenko Konstantin Sergeevich
Published: October 2019

The chapter presents the results of the development of two systems. The first is a photovoltaic system parallel to the power supply network of LED lamps. The algorithms of the system operation for both working and emergency lighting are shown. The basic operating modes of the system are considered taking into account the criterion of the minimum cost of electricity generated. These modes provide the most complete use of solar energy in the working day with minimal additional costs, allowing the consumer to save on electricity and increase the reliability of the emergency lighting system. The second system is a solar photovoltaic module built into a standard double-glazed window sash size 730x700 (mm), which is designed to charge a block of lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 6.8 Ah with an output voltage of 5.25 V, the energy of which can be used to power any device having a USB 2.0 connector. The results of calculation of the required peak photovoltaic power of the module are presented; the technology of its sealing is described.
Innovative Business Models in Digital Firms
Authors: Accordino Patrizia , Abbate Tindara , Rupo Daniela , Coppolino Raffaella , La Rocca Elvira Tiziana
Published: October 2019

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development intends to improve efforts of governments, societies, and companies to deal with major social and environmental problems affecting contemporary societies. From a business perspective, companies can find a propulsive boost of innovation looking at different models of production and use of services/products. This new perspective is radically changing the ways companies and consumers interact, and the role of companies in supporting the achievement of SDGs through service innovation is becoming pervasive. In addition, the emerging digital economy represents a great opportunity opening up to sustainability-oriented service innovation and firms are developing their competitive advantage based on the introduction of new digital business models. This chapter explores this issue through an explorative case study based on the MyTaxi business model. Implications for managers and researchers and opportunities for future research are highlighted.
Sustainable Innovation in Fashion Products
Authors: De Chiara Alessandra , Iannone Floriana
Published: October 2019

The chapter deepens the theme of sustainability in fashion products, exploring the importance of sustainable innovation as a competitive driver. The fashion industry is not exempt from issues related to sustainability, in its economic, environmental, and social sense, since it is one of the most polluting industries in the world, in addition to being often shaken by scandals related to the poor working conditions for many fashion factory workers around the world. Given the relevance of the issue of sustainability in the fashion supply chains, the chapter will provide food for thought on the question of managerial behaviors based on sustainability and deepen the knowledge on the need of a collaborative approach among firms and within the supply chains of the fashion system.
Ecodesign Strategies and Customer Value
Authors: Codini Anna Paola , Bertoli Giuseppe , Frassine Riccardo
Published: October 2019

Despite increasing attention to environmental issues, studies of ecodesign reveal that the market and the customer are two of the main external barriers to the effective implementation of ecodesign in industrial companies. Moreover, studies adopting this perspective mostly evidence the difficulties in interpreting customer perception as a source of customer value. Contributions exploring specific techniques that may be useful to support ecodesign strategies in a customer-based perspective are scarce. To fill this gap in the literature, this chapter revises the literature on ecodesign, adopting a customer-based perspective focusing on the controversial results regarding eco-products and customer value. To identify techniques suitable to support ecodesign strategies in a customer-based perspective, and considering the challenges affecting customer perception of eco-products, the chapter shows—through an empirical analysis conducted on ecological washing machines—how conjoint analysis can be successful in this aim.
Gendered Genre
Authors: Çetin Derya
Published: October 2019

This chapter aims to make general assessment of melodrama and the melodramas of Yeşilçam period which was named as the golden age of the cinema between 1960-1975. In this study, the concept of genre is discussed primarily. ‘Genre' is a concept that emerged in a certain period of American film industry. During the reign of the studio system, genre films comprised the vast majority of the most popular and profitable productions and this trend has continued even after its death. Afterwards, the definition of melodrama, which develops in literature, performing arts, and cinema is made. As a social phenomenon, melodrama is linked to the development of modernity. As an aesthetic genre, it became important, at times dominant, during the nineteenth century, and it remains with us today, notably in the fixed genres of television (soap opera, westerns, and thrillers), but it also survives in some musicals and videos. Then, a general evaluation of the melodrams of the Yeşilçam period is made.
Representation of Women in the Connecting of the Public Space Area/Special Area
Authors: Gürsoy Atar Özge
Published: October 2019

With the industrial revolution, the public/private distinction became even more acute. From the traditional point of view, those who make a living (men) by working outside the home in paid work are perceived as part of their participation in public life. Economically dependent people (women) were perceived as belonging to the private sphere. We see that the concept of private space is mentioned together with women. It is always criticized that the concepts of private sphere and motherhood limit women. The existing order is maintained by repeating these discourses in mass media such as cinema and television. In contemporary narrative cinema, however, this limitation of women is intended to be altered by addressing it with a different language or by going beyond conventional stereotypes. In this context, Mother! the film will be examined in the context of feminist film criticism through the representation of space.
Masculine Domination and Gender in Bourdieusian Sociology
Authors: Demircan Birol
Published: October 2019

In the study, Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón's movie Roma was examined. The movie takes place in Mexico in the 1970s, at a time when the society demanded change. Instead of questioning the traumatic background of being abandoned by the father, the director focused on the maid of the house and a disaster that happened to her. Alfonso Cuarón, who shot the film in black and white, created it as the director, producer, editor, screenwriter, and cinematographer of the movie. The movie, which is about women's loneliness and gender, will be evaluated based on Pierre Bourdieu's statements on masculine domination.