bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La capacité d’être libre
Authors: Chevalier Julie
Published: March 2021

Cet article conceptualise la capacité d’être libre depuis ce que je nomme un effondrement de la crainte dans la situation analytique, complémentairement à la crainte de l’effondrement théorisée par Winnicott. Cette approche se décale d’une idéologie contemporaine d’une psyché a-conflictuelle afin d’interroger, dans notre hypermodernité, l’articulation de défaillances environnementales, familiale, sociale et politique. J’émets l’hypothèse qu’un effondrement de la crainte procède de la destruction fantasmatique d’une partie du moi idéalisée de l’analysant par l’analyste, ce qui suppose sa fonction paternelle haineuse dans la dynamique transféro-contre-transférentielle. Cela montre comment la capacité à survivre du sujet, dans son rapport tout particulier à la haine objective de l’analyste, permet la rencontre nécessaire de son « vrai » moi. La capacité d’être libre suppose ainsi que l’analyste incarne les fonctions de l’environnement. Deux vignettes cliniques illustrent mon propos.
Libertés et contraintes du culturel
Authors: Konicheckis Alberto
Published: March 2021

Le culturel impose des liens qui entravent les possibilités individuelles de liberté. Ces liens ne se réduisent pas seulement à l’extériorité d’un environnement qui restreindrait, du dehors, les désirs individuels internes. Des modalités fondatrices et potentiellement aliénantes du culturel dans le psychisme individuel sont explorées à travers les liens précoces et dans la psychologie des foules, où, en toute dé-subjectivation, l’individu exprime ses pulsions les plus rudimentaires. Elles sont également abordées dans des formations psychiques collectives comme le contrat narcissique et les alliances inconscientes. Un personnage central dans l’analyse de Nora permet de rendre évidente la condensation de différentes lignes de force qui, dans l’essence même du psychisme, œuvrent pour l’entrave de la liberté : l’interdit œdipien, la recherche d’un sentiment primaire de toute-puissance et les appartenances culturelles.
Histoires conjuguées. Analyste, institution et Révolution
Authors: Chahoury Charabaty Mona
Published: March 2021

L’auteure procède à un survol, en parallèle, de sa double expérience institutionnelle et personnelle : dans l’Association libanaise pour le développement de la psychanalyse (ALDeP), sa fondation et son évolution d’une part, et son propre cheminement, d’autre part. Elle évoque, entre autres, la question du développement institutionnel du groupe dans sa dynamique et son interaction avec le Comité de parrainage de l’IPA. L’émigration de l’auteure en Amérique du Nord et sa recherche d’une formation psychanalytique sur place dans un pays européen ont diversifié son bagage théorico-clinique et lui ont permis une certaine distance dans l’appréhension de son double cheminement analytique personnel et institutionnel. Elle termine son texte avec l’actualité de la révolution dans le pays d’implantation de l’association et ses conséquences sur la pratique analytique et le vécu groupal des membres et des analystes en formation.
La révision du Règlement intérieur de la Chambre des députés du 24 août 1830 : rupture ou continuité ?
Authors: Le Verge Matthieu
Published: March 2021

Dans le prolongement de la Révolution de juillet 1830, la Charte constitutionnelle du 4 juin 1814 fait l’objet d’une révision constitutionnelle qui a pour principal objectif de manifester son caractère éminemment contractuel, celui d’un pacte conclu entre le peuple français et le nouveau Roi qu’il a lui-même choisi. Institutionnellement, cela se traduit principalement par la volonté d’un rééquilibrage des rôles respectifs des Chambres législatives et du Roi dans l’exercice de la prérogative souveraine par excellence : celle d’édicter la loi. À une époque où les dispositions théoriques des textes constitutionnels français ne déterminent qu’assez faiblement le fonctionnement des institutions, les Règlements intérieurs des deux Chambres législatives sont dès lors un moyen privilégié pour fixer les choses en pratique, en particulier celui de la Chambre des députés. Ce n’est donc pas un hasard, si dès le mois d’août 1830, cette dernière procède à une révision de son Règlement ; révision d’autant plus importante que, de son issue, allait dépendre la possibilité d’accentuer ou non la parlementarisation du nouveau régime. Or, si ce moment révisionnel semble, a priori , propice pour rompre définitivement avec les pratiques du régime déchu, dans les faits, force est de constater que la tradition et le conservatisme l’emportent largement dans les rangs des députés. Si une révolution politique était inévitable, dans leur esprit le désordre ne peut cependant se pérenniser et les solutions retenues lors de cette révision marquent justement un coup d’arrêt à cet élan libéral à l’œuvre depuis les Trois Glorieuses. À ce titre, cet épisode est annonciateur de l’avènement de cette politique de la « Résistance » qui, tout au long du régime de Juillet, ne cessera de repousser toute velléité de changement au profit d’un conservatisme qui mènera le régime à sa perte.
Catégories et réflexion. Maimon, lecteur d’Aristote
Authors: Hereza Modrego David
Published: March 2021

Le but de cet article est d’éclairer l’interprétation par Maimon des Catégories d’Aristote et de montrer comment elle vise à défendre le traité aristotélicien contre les objections émises par Kant dans la Critique de la raison pure . De plus, au travers d’une analyse de cette interprétation, nous tentons de clarifier l’entreprise de réforme de la philosophie transcendantale que Maimon développe dans son Essai d’une nouvelle logique ou théorie de la pensée.
Exploring the mechanism of pancreatic cell fate decisions via cell-cell communication
Authors: Huang Dasong , Wang Ruiqi
Published: March 2021

The endocrine and exocrine cells in pancreas originate initially from a group of apparently identical endoderm cells in the early gut. The endocrine and exocrine tissues are composed of islet/acinar and duct cells respectively. To explore the mechanism of pancreas cell fate decisions, we first construct a minimal mathematical model related to pancreatic regulations. The regulatory mechanism of acinar-to-islet cell conversion is revealed by bifurcation analysis of the model. In addition, Notch signaling is critical in determining the fate of endocrine and exocrine in the developing pancreas and it is a typical mediator of lateral inhibition which instructs adjacent cells to make different fate decisions. Next, we construct a multicellular model of cell-cell communication mediated by Notch signaling with trans-activation and cis-inhibition. The roles of Notch signaling in regulating fate decisions of endocrine and exocrine cells during the differentiation of pancreatic cells are explored. The results indicate that high (or low) level of Notch signaling drive cells to select the fate of exocrine (or endocrine) progenitor cells. The networks and the models presented here might be good candidates for providing qualitative mechanisms of pancreatic cell fate decisions. These results can also provide some insight on choosing perturbation strategies for further experimental analysis.
Timber Construction: An Experimental Assessment of the Strength of Scarf Joints and the Effectiveness of Various Adhesives for Laminated Wood
Authors: Souppez Jean-Baptiste R. G.
Published: March 2021

Timber construction has recently seen a significant regain of interest across a range of industries, owing to contemporary concerns for sustainability. In the marine industry, historic principles of traditional wooden boatbuilding remain present, with empirical rules still common practice, as is the case for scarf joints. Moreover, laminated wood is made more attractive and efficient thanks to modern adhesives. However, with the progresses made in structural analysis, these assemblies can now be refined based on scientifically informed evidence. Consequently, this paper will employ destructive testing to tackle two distinct cases. On the one hand, the strength of feathered (plain) scarf joints as a function of their slope will be evaluated. On the other hand, the effectiveness of a range of adhesives will be ascertained for the purpose of laminated manufacturing. Ultimately, the results will be compared to both the strength of solid wood and the mechanical properties assumed by modern scantling regulations, revealing significant differences. The research findings provide a better understanding of these fundamental timber construction principles, supporting designers and builders alike in making informed choices and promoting safer regulatory compliance. It is also anticipated these findings will impact structural design beyond the wooden boatbuilding field, with applications in sustainable buildings and architecture.
Learning From Coworkers
Authors: Jarosch Gregor , Oberfield Ezra , Rossi-Hansberg Esteban
Published: March 2021

We investigate learning at the workplace. To do so, we use German administrative data that contain information on the entire workforce of a sample of establishments. We document that having more‐highly‐paid coworkers is strongly associated with future wage growth, particularly if those workers earn more. Motivated by this fact, we propose a dynamic theory of a competitive labor market where firms produce using teams of heterogeneous workers that learn from each other. We develop a methodology to structurally estimate knowledge flows using the full‐richness of the German employer‐employee matched data. The methodology builds on the observation that a competitive labor market prices coworker learning. Our quantitative approach imposes minimal restrictions on firms' production functions, can be implemented on a very short panel, and allows for potentially rich and flexible coworker learning functions. In line with our reduced‐form results, learning from coworkers is significant, particularly from more knowledgeable coworkers. We show that between 4 and 9% of total worker compensation is in the form of learning and that inequality in total compensation is significantly lower than inequality in wages.
Reasonable Doubt: Experimental Detection of Job‐Level Employment Discrimination
Authors: Kline Patrick , Walters Christopher
Published: March 2021

This paper develops methods for detecting discrimination by individual employers using correspondence experiments that send fictitious resumes to real job openings. We establish identification of higher moments of the distribution of job‐level callback rates as a function of the number of resumes sent to each job and propose shape‐constrained estimators of these moments. Applying our methods to three experimental data sets, we find striking job‐level heterogeneity in the extent to which callback probabilities differ by race or sex. Estimates of higher moments reveal that while most jobs barely discriminate, a few discriminate heavily. These moment estimates are then used to bound the share of jobs that discriminate and the posterior probability that each individual job is engaged in discrimination. In a recent experiment manipulating racially distinctive names, we find that at least 85% of jobs that contact both of two white applications and neither of two black applications are engaged in discrimination. To assess the potential value of our methods for regulators, we consider the accuracy of decision rules for investigating suspicious callback behavior in various experimental designs under a simple two‐type model that rationalizes the experimental data. Though we estimate that only 17% of employers discriminate on the basis of race, we find that an experiment sending 10 applications to each job would enable detection of 7–10% of discriminatory jobs while yielding Type I error rates below 0.2%. A minimax decision rule acknowledging partial identification of the distribution of callback rates yields only slightly fewer investigations than a Bayes decision rule based on the two‐type model. These findings suggest illegal labor market discrimination can be reliably monitored with relatively small modifications to existing correspondence designs.
Emerging Management Concepts in an Era of Global Transitions
Authors: Cordeiro Cheryl Marie
Published: March 2021

In a period of global transition, this chapter discusses emerging management practices in the context of natural resources management in international business. In the past decades, the co-management concept and practice have been of increasing interest to scholars in ecology management and marine environment management. In the late 1980s, the Swedish management style began to be explicitly debated with scholarly interest, particularly in the services industry after observing successful business practices. The literature on the co-management of natural resources and the Swedish management style in multinational enterprises point promisingly towards parallel management strategies applied in distinctly different working environments and contexts. Based on empirical data, this chapter's objective is to highlight and distill from natural resources co-management and the Swedish management style a shared management best-practice approach in working contexts that have multiple actors and stakeholders who hold multicentric agendas.
Changing Entrepreneurship in the Era of Digitalization
Authors: Serinikli Nilüfer
Published: March 2021

The rapid developments in information, communication, and transportation have led to an increase in competition between enterprises. As a result, entrepreneurs striving to survive in the global competition have begun to invest in “digital” competition, which differs from traditional entrepreneurship as it does not require large amounts of capital for its establishment. It enables entrepreneurship to operate all around the world with the internet. This chapter focuses on the differences between digital and traditional enterprises, emphasizing the importance of digital enterprises. According to this purpose, the study employed SWOT analysis to identify Turkish digital enterprises' strengths and weaknesses in relation to the corresponding opportunities and threats.
Omnichannel Shopping Experiences for Fast Fashion and Luxury Brands
Authors: Amatulli Cesare , De Angelis Matteo , Sestino Andrea , Guido Gianluigi
Published: March 2021

This chapter explores how luxury and fast fashion brands have been affected by omnichannel strategies, which refer to the opportunity to integrate online and offline channels to create a seamless shopping experience aimed at engaging customers. Through a quali-quantitative research approach, the study examines the potential effects of the implementation of omnichannel activities on the perception of luxury and fast fashion brands. Interestingly, consumers perceive omnichannel strategies as something projected for luxury brands, thus as a way for them to improve the luxury shopping experience. Consequently, when applied to fast fashion brands, omnichannel strategies may lead consumers to perceive such brand as more prestigious, activating a sort of “luxurization.” For a luxury company, omnichannel strategies may represent an opportunity because they can increase the perceived luxuriousness of the brand, but also a threat because they may help fast fashion brands to be perceived as luxurious, thus “imitating” luxury companies.
Is Luxury Compatible With Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
Authors: Batat Wided , Khochman Inas
Published: March 2021

Luxury as a field of research has attracted many scholars who examined the potential connections and (in)compatibilities between luxury and corporate social responsibility (CSR). While some studies emphasize the incompatibility between luxury and sustainability, others highlight the important efforts of luxury brands in terms of luxury offerings and sustainable marketing strategies to fit eco-friendly consumers. To foster this research stream, this chapter develops a deeper understanding of the rise and evolvement of CSR in the luxury sector and the major marketing strategies implemented by luxury brands to fit with the needs of today's responsible consumers. The authors will first present a chronological literature review through three key periods, including the underground and advancement stages to the consolidation of sustainable luxury marketing as an established research stream. Then, a framework identifying different luxury CSR strategies will be proposed. Finally, opportunities and futures challenges will be discussed at the end of this chapter.
Designing Luxurious Food Experiences for Millennials and Post-Millennials
Authors: Mendini Monica , Batat Wided , Peter Paula C.
Published: March 2021

The relationship between young generations (Millennials and Gen Z), luxury, and food is a current and complex subject. Millennials and Gen Z are the first digital native generations to be very comfortable with technology devices and interested at an early stage in luxury food experiences. By exploring youth food culture and current luxury food experiences and practices, the authors identify three trends (digitalization, extended realities, and cause-related marketing) as key areas food brands and food actors (e.g., restaurants) should capitalize on to educate, facilitate, and promote the adoption of pleasurable, healthy, and sustainable food consumptions. The authors provide an overview of these three new key trends together with examples Millennials and Gen Z consumers are attracted to considering luxurious food consumption and experiences. This chapter contributes to the need to look at contexts of application (food) where sustainability and the digital transformation highlights the present and future for the promotion of luxury goods and experiences.
Research-Based Best Practices for Student Services for Adult Learners
Authors: Morse Kimberly
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the student services that are available in institutions of higher education and the efficacy in the student experience. This chapter provides a background of the student services that are required per the United States Department of Education and guidelines, legislation, regulations, and other policies containing specific supports that must be provided. A comprehensive qualitative analysis is presented to provide the perspectives of availability of student services among adult online learners and student services representatives. Recommendations are provided based on the findings from the qualitative analysis.
Social Media and Career Building
Authors: Elciyar Kemal
Published: March 2021

Brands add value to the products or services they represent. Consumers distinguish products or services from others through brands and impose meaning on products and services. Currently, individuals are brands and trying to get the attention of others. In a process called personal branding, individuals promote themselves and make them a brand. One of the most important factors that makes it easier for individuals is social media. Social media allows users to create their own profiles, open their own channels and share content, making ordinary individuals visible and effective. Individuals make great strides for their careers by creating their own brands in these platforms of their own.
A Nudge Psychology Perspective on Digital Marketing and Communication
Authors: Neuhaus Till
Published: March 2021

The Nigerian scam is widely regarded as a joke among digital natives. However, forms and variations of the Nigerian scam have been successful since the 16th century and continue to be so, even in the 21st century. The longevity of the scam hints at the exploitation of very basic human processes. Therefore, this chapter tries to analyze these processes from a psychological standpoint trying to derive principles for effective online communication. The different phases of the scam—from the creation of the target group until the final contact—are analyzed from psychology of persuasion as well as behavior economics standpoints—subsumed under the label of “nudging”—trying to identify the settings, scenarios, framings, and signals which make the scam one of the most successful scams in history. In the final section, it will be attempted to transfer the insights from the Nigerian scam to legit online marketing and corporate communication.
Sexism and Advertising in the Global World
Authors: Cardoso Ana Sofia Monteiro , Pedreiro Ana Teresa , Sousa Bruno Barbosa
Published: March 2021

The contribution that active sexism and daily sexist attitudes and behaviours provide to gender inequality happens in a large scale and seems to be a recurrent problem. The majority of authors' state that sexism can be divided in two categories: benevolent sexism and hostile sexism. One of the major problems is that the concept of sexism still faces, along with the concept of feminism, its society misunderstanding of the concepts. In an exploratory and conceptual perspective, this chapter presents contributions for communication, marketing, and advertising around the phenomenon of sexism. In a more practical contribution, the case study focuses on the motives why sexism in advertising doesn't seem to bother consumers when they decide to purchase an item. This chapter aims to present a critical review and theoretical contribution about sexism and advertising in the global world.
Forensic Investigation-Based Framework for SDN Using Blockchain
Authors: Bhardwaj Sonam , Swami Rochak , Dave Mayank
Published: March 2021

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a promising networking technology that provides a new way of network management to the customers. SDN provides more programmable and flexible network services. SDN breaks the vertical integration of control and data planes and promotes centralized network management. This unique characteristic of SDN offers security features to deal with the malicious activities. However, architectural design of SDN makes it vulnerable to several attacks. Therefore, it is important to investigate the crime through various forensic techniques. This work discusses a literature study of some possible forensic techniques. A framework is also presented for forensic investigation of SDN environment in attack scenario. The proposed framework includes the collection of evidence and preserves them against any damage. During investigation, protection of evidence and chain of custody are of utmost importance to avoid misleading of the investigators. The safe storage strategy as well as maintaining the custody link can be achieved through blockchain technology.
The Role of Financial Education in the Path Towards Sustainable Development
Authors: González Castro Raquel , Enríquez-Diaz Joaquín , Alvarez García Begoña
Published: March 2021

Financial decisions are present in everyone's daily life. However, citizens do not always have sufficient knowledge to understand the consequences of their decisions and the risks taken. The lack of financial literacy can contribute, along with other factors, to making wrong financial decisions. This is why financial education becomes a key element to achieve a more sustainable and egalitarian future. This research presents a practical experience intended to foster financial education among high school students. The experience consisted in providing training workshops about financial topics, specifically adapted to the students' needs. The students' level of financial knowledge was evaluated and also their level of satisfaction with the experience. Results showed a high level of satisfaction and a significant improvement in their level of knowledge. The research also helped to identify the students' socio-demographic characteristics that explain the differences in their level of financial culture and their capacity for improvement.
Breaking Barriers to Promote Sustainable Development in the Wine Industry
Authors: Jorge Eloi , Herves-Beloso Carlos , Oliveira Antonio Monteiro
Published: March 2021

The focus on sustainability is one of the different strategies adopted by companies looking for arguments for their differentiation from other competitors. Implementing this concept in the wine industry implies environmental soundness, social equity, and economic feasibility since when pursuing sustainable development, these companies are protecting the identity of their terroirs. Nevertheless, this is not an easy task because companies have to face several potential barriers to the adoption of sustainable practices. Thus, the objective of this chapter is to introduce the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach (EEA) as an instrument to help to understand and identify the mechanisms to remove the barriers to the adoption of sustainable practices in the wine industry, preparing the ground for a more detailed investigation to assess the effective implementation of the EEA.
Librarian Skillsets in the 21st Century
Authors: Chigwada Josiline Phiri
Published: March 2021

The chapter showcases the 21st century skills that are required by librarians. The digital era brought about a lot of changes in the way that librarians interact with their clients. Due to the changing needs of clients, librarians should ensure that they are well equipped to deliver the needed services. The objectives of the chapter are to identify the skills that librarians should possess in the 21st century, examine how librarians acquire those skills, and discuss the challenges that are faced when acquiring those skills. Structured literature review and web content analysis were used to get the LIS skills. It was discovered that librarians should possess professional, technical, and soft skills in order to remain relevant in the 21st century. The findings revealed that librarians can acquire skills through on the job trainings or formal education. The major challenge that is faced by librarians is the issue of lack of funds to support their capacity building endeavours.
Adoption of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for Librarians' Professional Development in Africa
Authors: Fagbohun Michael O. , Nkiko Chrisopher , Adetomiwa Basiru , Asaolu Aderonke O. , Nwokeoma Nwanne M. , Esse Ugwunwa C. , Usman Kazeem Omeiza
Published: March 2021

Cutting-edge technologies and pedagogies provide ample space to enhance competencies and professional development. This chapter focuses on the adoption of MOOCs by librarians in an Africa country and discusses how librarians can improve skills and professional development using MOOCs, which provide infrastructure, resources, and other support. This chapters also concludes that there is big gap in the Africa country in contrast to other developed countries in terms of adoption of massive open online courses (MOOCs) by the library and information science professionals, especially librarians.
Copyright Issues in a Digital Library Environment
Authors: Eiriemiokhale Kennedy Arebamen
Published: March 2021

This chapter examines copyright issues in a digital library environment. The author observes that the advent of digital technology has greatly accelerated the dissemination and distribution of information which greatly accelerated the dissemination and distribution of information with great speed and accuracy never seen before. The challenges in creating digital libraries include copyright management, development of appropriate technologies, issues related to storage, architectural and technical challenges, collection development challenges and the challenges of user engagement. The chapter recommends ways of managing orphan works and the roles of digital libraries in open access to knowledge. The author concludes that current developments point to the dominant role of information and communication technology in libraries for improved access to information.
The Use of Digital Devices in Marketing Library Products in an Inclusively Engaged Academic Library
Authors: Mwageni Rhodes Elias
Published: March 2021

This chapter scrutinizes and identifies critical issues in the use of digital devices, opportunities and challenges in marketing library products and services in academic libraries. It surveys and examines empirical literature as a review method on the use of digital devices in an engaged academic libraries in marketing library products and services. From the findings, it was revealed that library products and services are underutilized because of lack of marketing strategies and programmes to create awareness of available resources and services in academic libraries. This resulted from negative attitude and behaviours towards reading culture among library users. The implications of this study is in the operations of academic libraries in various academic institutions and the community at large. This made easier accessibility of information and to retain library users to visit and use library products and services. Digital devices transform and widening up the reach, management, storage and delivery. It diversifies library users' demands stimulated by developments of technologies. Also, digital devices make library products and services more interactive hence maximize utilization of library products and services. They influenced attitudes, behaviours and perceptions of library users into a positive reading habits. Therefore, there is a great need to employ digital devices in marketing library products and services in academic libraries. The challenges involve library users' over expectations, diverse needs, wants and choices emanated from technological evolutions, poor ICT infrastructures, insufficient bandwidth, lack of knowledgeable librarians and copyright and intellectual property rights. Also, wide digital split in developing countries compared to developed world and the threats of technologies to librarianship which make librarians to remain redundant and their roles being replaced by digital devices.
Marketing of Library Management Software Products
Authors: Dhavaputhalvi A. Chitra , Sornam Ally
Published: March 2021

Marketing is a human activity and it is the process of developing, promoting, and distributing products in order to satisfy customer needs and wants. Products include both goods and services. Goods are also known as tangible products. Services are things which one may not be able to touch, smell, or taste and are called intangible products. The traditional marketing concept focuses on the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer or user. In modern times, marketing is viewed as the anticipation, management, and satisfaction of demand through the exchange process. Product marketing and service marketing are essentially the same. The basic task of marketing remains the same irrespective of the products or services involved in the deal. Service is an activity or benefit that one party can offer to another that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything.
SWOT Analysis of Internet of Things in the Library and Information Science Environment
Authors: Kaushik Anna
Published: March 2021

Internet of things (IoT) is emerging as a prominent phenomenon in every domain including library and information science. Thus, this study aims to define the internet of things (IoT) concept and further conducts the SWOT analysis of internet of things (IoT) in connection to the library and information science domain in order to know the different insights of the internet of things (IoT). This study may be useful for knowing the different aspects of the internet of things (IoT) phenomena.
Access to Research Online
Authors: Symes Kristina
Published: March 2021

The world is hungry for knowledge and quickly-producing researchers of varying caliber who are less dependent on the physical space than ever before. This presents a number of challenges to librarians, out of which issues related to technology stand out prominently. How can the library pave roads to curated digital content and make it easily accessible from any location? How does it remain relevant in the age of Google, sophisticated piracy and the open access movement? The chapter begins with an overview of IP-based and federated access technologies, touching on less-used methods as well. Personally-conducted interviews with library industry experts aim to determine current trends in order to provide a collective insight into future developments. These include the widespread migration towards cloud-based services, the global RA21 initiative, the open access movement, the need for better statistics, and new ways of content delivery, all of which affect libraries' demands for remote access in different ways.
Application of Cloud Computing Technologies in Academic Library Management
Authors: Fagbola Olaronke O. , Smart Ambrose E. , Oluwaseun Babarotimi Opeyemi
Published: March 2021

Cloud computing is an umbrella term used to describe a category of sophisticated on-demand computing services. Libraries generally have been adopting cloud-based solutions for different services such as electronic journal access management, integrated library system (ILS) hosting, electronic databases, digital library hosting, and cloud OPAC. This chapter discusses how cloud computing technology tools can be deployed to ensure uniformity in library services and standard of information resources available to students at all the study centers spread across the six geo-political zones. The chapter concludes that cloud computing offers many opportunities for academic libraries, and especially for the NOUN Library.
The Technology Shift for MOOC-Based Libraries
Authors: Pant Triloki , Pant Swati
Published: March 2021

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have evolved in past decade and become one of the prominent parts of the higher education system. The MOOCs provided a promising platform to aspirants who wanted to study further to either enhance their educational status or learn new technologies. With the evolution of MOOC, many platforms started to offer such courses, and many of them are not free as these courses need to register with some nominal fee. The role and need of libraries come at this point for MOOC courses as the courses are bundled with corresponding study material. The print library needs to assist e-library so that it may be compatible with the MOOCs and corresponding resources. The technological shift from print to e-library has a great impact on e-learning followed by MOOCs; however, the issue of MOOC libraries and resources is yet to be resolved to ensure the availability to all the users. The chapter deals with the need of library for MOOCs, its structure and technology shift from print library to e-library, along with the differentiation between e-learning and MOOCs.
Research Data Access and Management in National Libraries
Authors: Wulff Enrique
Published: March 2021

National libraries have developed research data responsibilities for reasons of data ownership and cost-efficiency. Due to their multi-faceted and synergistic relationship with research data actors (publishers and researchers), their leadership in publication standards makes them a unique participant as advisors on research data archiving and citation, as much as for their discovery and licensing expertise. National libraries engage with the data community to raise awareness of the relevance of data management and so promote themselves as an essential place for data repositories and the researcher community. This chapter introduces a framework of five national libraries: the British Library, the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, the German National Library of Science and Technology, and the German National Library of Medicine.
Utilization of ICT-Based Resources and Services in Engineering College Libraries
Authors: Stephen G.
Published: March 2021

Application of ICT in libraries has helped librarians and information specialists and researchers improve their information products and services through enhanced search outcomes in terms of specificities of documents retrieval, provision/dissemination, and use of requisite information retrieved or generated. The study shows the gender distribution of respondents' frequency of using ICT-based resources and services. It is evident that 57.43% male and 42.57% female respondents using ICT-based resources and services on a daily basis, and 54.67% male and 45.33% female respondents were using 2-3 times in a week.
Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Successful Digital Library in Developing Countries
Authors: Dongardive Prakash Bhagwan
Published: March 2021

The present research work describes the use of the electronic resources by the teaching community at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. The survey was conducted by using questionnaires to collect the data. The questionnaires were administrated to total 1516 on duty teaching faculties of seven colleges. Including the College of Natural and Computational Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Health Science, the College of Law and Governance, the College of Business and Economics, the College of Language and Social Sciences, College Dry Land Agriculture and Natural Resources as well as nine regular institutes including; the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, the Mekelle Institute of Technology, the Institute of Paleo Environment and Heritage Conservation, the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, the Institute of Geo-Information and Earth Observation Sciences, the Institute of Environment and Gender Development Studies, the Institute of Population Studies, the Institute for Climate and Society, and the Institute for Water and Environment at Mekelle University. The survey also examines the purpose of use, frequency, difficulties, and availability of electronic information resources subscribed by the Mekelle University Digital Library. Finally, the data was interpreted, concluded, and suggestions have been given for improvement of electronic information resources at library web portal.
Contemporary Media for Library Users' Instruction in Academic Libraries in South-West Nigeria
Authors: Omeluzor Saturday U. , Abayomi Imam , Gbemi-Ogunleye Philomena
Published: March 2021

This chapter focused on contemporary media for library users' instruction in academic libraries in South-west of Nigeria. Library user instruction is a complex activity that entails educating the users how to utilize library information resources and enlightening them on the benefits of using information resources in the library. Prior to the use of contemporary media in library instruction, several other methods were predominantly used including teaching and library tour, etc. Advancement in information communication and technology (ICT) has augmented those instructional methods. Some of the contemporary methods are articulated in this chapter and its application in Federal University libraries in South-west, Nigeria is examined. Findings showed that contemporary media such as OPAC, ask a librarian, FAQ and Blog, etc. are important in library instruction and were used for instructing users in academic libraries. Some challenges facing contemporary media in academic libraries are inadequate Internet access, inadequate training of librarians, lack of skill and unreliable power supply.
Risk-Based AML/CFT Regulations for Effective Supervision
Authors: Jayasekara S. G. Sisira Dharmasri
Published: March 2021

Money laundering is a global threat that requires an urgent attention of policymakers to protect financial systems from criminals. A jurisdiction is required to develop a regime to control or mitigate the impact of crimes that have multi-dimensional impacts on global economies. Prevention of global crimes is a challenge not only to jurisdiction but also to the global standard setters. The final impact of these crimes hit the financial system and other regulated institutions. Anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision is an emerging area; therefore, a sound regime of AML/CFT supervision is essential to support global initiatives in this regard. This chapter discusses the implementation of a sound risk-based AML/CFT supervision of financial institutions as well as designated non-finance business and professions. This is important for AML/CFT regulators to strengthen the AML/CFT regime of a country.
Shariah Governance Systems of Islamic Banks in Bangladesh
Authors: Alam Md. Kausar , Tabash Mosab I. , Hassan Md. Farjin , Hossain Nihad , Javed Md. Akib
Published: March 2021

This chapter explores the Shariah Governance (SG) of Islamic banks in Bangladesh as compared to global SG practices. Applying semi-structured face-to-face interviews, this study finds that Bangladesh is not far behind the global SG system. Most of the countries have enacted Islamic banking regulations, but Bangladesh does not have any separate banking legislation for Islamic banks. Islamic banks are working on their own instead of centralized functioning under the regulations of the central bank. Islamic banks in Bangladesh are mainly dominated by the ‘buy and sell mode' which is diminishing the real sense of Islamic finance. Islamic banks are not practicing true Islamic banking because of the predetermined profit rate and violation of the Shariah principles. But the central bank has accepted it due to social demands and people's expectations. The corporate social responsibility functions are broader and more focused in Bangladesh as compared to global practices.
The Impact of Customer Education on the Perception of Made in Italy Products in the Agri-Food Sector
Authors: Pellicelli Anna Claudia , Franzé Claudia
Published: March 2021

While the global COVID-19 pandemic affected all the industries, the Italian agri-food sector positively performed over this period, supported by the exports, underlining the need for new international strategies to authentically engage consumers. This study aims to investigate the impact of customer education (CE) on the perceptions and evaluations of foreign consumers towards Made in Italy products as a part of the food experience in the agri-food sector. After a literature review, the paper illustrates the main topics of customer education, food experience and country-of-origin (COO) effect of Made in Italy. The purposes of the conceptual paper relate to the strategic use of country-of-origin effect by companies in order to promote products and services in foreign markets, and to the analysis of the impact of customer education within the food sector on the perception of Made in Italy products taking into account the new challenges of the current situation.
Initial Value Methods for the Numerical Simulation of Fuzzy Two-Point Boundary Value Problems Using General Linear Method
Authors: Attili Basem
Published: March 2021

This article considers the numerical simulation of fuzzy two-point boundary value problems (FBVP) using general linear method (GLM). The author derived the method, which is a combination of a Runge-Kutta type method and multi-step method. It is originally designed to solve initial value problems. It requires fewer function evaluations than the traditional Runge-Kutta methods making it computationally more efficient in achieving the required accuracy. The author will utilize the combination of the GLM with initial value methods to solve the linear fuzzy BVP's and a shooting-like method for the nonlinear cases. Numerical testing and simulation of several examples, considered by other authors, will be presented to show the efficiency of the proposed method.
Telecommunication Business Information System and Investment Ecosystem in a Growing Economy
Authors: Matthew Ugochukwu Okwudili , Kazaure Jazuli S. , John Ohabuiro , Haruna Khalid
Published: March 2021

The current research investigated the telecommunication subscriber data in 2020 from the system report of Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), which revealed that Nigerian monthly subscriptions are progressively increasing per monthly spending, reaching a total of 186 million telecommunication subscribers in January 2020, while in February the number of subscribers hit 187.4 million and 189.3 million in March of the first quarter (Q1) of 2020. In the second quarter (Q2) of April 2020, the number of telecommunication subscribers hit 191 million, while in May 192.3 million subscribers are recorded and 196.4 million subscribers in June 2020. The research further established that Nigerians spend N320 billion in January 2020 on calls and data services and N323.2 billion by February ending. Five structured questions were put forward to guide the outcome of the research findings. The findings of the research suggest that if the government does not regulate the citizens spending on telecommunication essential services, many Nigerians will be forced to spend out of pocket by 2030.
Enhanced Sensing and Activity Recognition System Using IoT for Healthcare
Authors: Yamini G.  , Ganapathy Gopinath
Published: March 2021

Through the integration of advanced algorithms and smart sensing technology in healthcare services, huge medical benefits could be gained by the aged and sick people in determining their activity recognition. Human activity recognition (HAR) is still in the research for the past decades that promotes recognition of physical activities automatically. The main aim of HAR is to obtain and analyze the physical activities of a person, which could be promoted through several in-built sensors examined in the form of video data. Through this technique, necessary information could be obtained that also helps in preventing significant risks and also averts or alerts unfortunate events from happening. However, there is no particular categorization for human activity, and there is no description of the particular events to occur. The objective of this paper is to propose a healthcare information system based on IoT where enhancing activity recognition is the primary focus. Human activities are supposed to be diverse; it is necessary to choose appropriate sensors and the effective placement of those sensors in recognizing specific activities. One of the major challenges here is choosing the appropriate sensor for that particular instance and gathering data under particular circumstances. Due to the large coupling of sensors and their activity monitoring functionality, the solution to promote feasibility for the HAR predicament cannot be determined. A distinguishing feature of this paper is that it includes future users' perspectives.
The Role of Cultural Intelligence in the Relationship Between Platform Trust and Loyalty
Authors: Tao Meng , Alam Faizan , Nawaz Muhammad Zahid , Khan Jashim
Published: March 2021

This research showcases the crucial role of platform trust in the relationship between website quality (system, information, service, familiarity) and platform loyalty of expatriates residing in foreign countries, taking into account the moderating effect of cultural intelligence. To test the hypothesized relationships, an online survey collected responses of 786 from foreign expatriates' travelers, and data was analyzed using SmartPLS3 software. Platform trust mediates the relationship between website quality, system, information, service, familiarity, and purchase loyalty. The results show that cultural intelligence seem to moderate this mediated relationship. This paper analyzes the importance of quality signals on expatriates' relationships with OTA website. This study contributes to the understanding the role of cultural intelligence in OTA sector.