bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Les Inuit et le froid
Authors: Antomarchi Véronique
Published: October 2017

Résumé Cet article s’intéresse à la perception que les Inuit ont du climat et des différentes saisons en s’appuyant sur plusieurs sources (dictionnaires unilingues, littérature autochtone, photos de famille). Il montre l’importance du froid dans l’identité inuit alors que le réchauffement climatique se manifeste tout particulièrement dans les territoires arctiques et devient même un argument de vente dans des espaces de plus en plus fréquentés par les touristes occidentaux.
Un homme en hiver : la froide saison de Mario Rigoni Stern
Authors: Galliano-Valdiserra Richard
Published: October 2017

Résumé L’écrivain italien Mario Rigoni Stern (1921-2008), né sur le haut plateau d’Asiago, a entretenu avec les saisons une relation spirituelle et charnelle tout à fait saillante, en particulier avec la période hivernale, qui occupe une place cardinale dans son œuvre. Cette saison est intimement liée à la pratique de la chasse, sa vraie passion, et à la guerre, dont il a été un témoin et un acteur majeur durant le second conflit mondial. Dès lors, quel rôle joue le temps hivernal dans sa représentation de la nature et de la pratique guerrière ? Que nous dit l’hiver du paysage sensible de l’écrivain ? Faut-il y voir le lieu de l’absence ou d’une révélation ?
What (ever) works . Les organisations internationales et les usages de « bonnes pratiques » dans l’enseignement supérieur
Authors: Dakowska Dorota
Published: October 2017

Cette analyse porte sur la manière dont les organisations internationales actives statutairement, ou réputées compétentes, dans le domaine de l’éducation construisent et diffusent leurs recommandations dans le secteur de l’enseignement supérieur. Ces recommandations sont diversifiées – valorisation de « compétences », « assurance qualité », promotion de l’« employabilité » des diplômés – et passent souvent par la mise en avant de « bonnes pratiques » interrogées ici, de manière critique, comme une notion paradoxale. En effet, l’éducation faisant formellement partie des prérogatives nationales, les recommandations des organisations internationales ne peuvent être, en principe, que facultatives et non contraignantes. Pourtant, dans certaines conditions, elles génèrent des mécanismes qui leur confèrent un caractère astreignant. À l’usage, le recours aux « bonnes pratiques » se révèle être un dispositif fourre-tout mobilisé par les organisations internationales à des fins d’autolégitimation pour mieux affirmer leur autorité sur un domaine dans lequel leur pouvoir est juridiquement limité.
La biographie d’un gène
Authors: Dufresne Martin , Robert Dominique
Published: October 2017

L’existence du « gène guerrier » est embrassée par certains, mais contestée, avec force parfois, par d’autres. Pour aborder cette controverse, nous voulons documenter la naissance de la proposition suivant laquelle le gène MAOA est associé à l’agression et la façon dont elle a gagné en facticité. Il sera par la suite brièvement question des carrières qu’il connait depuis : le gène de l’agression, le gène protecteur du cycle de la violence, le gène à la base du peuplement de la Nouvelle-Zélande par les Maoris ainsi que le syndrome de Brunner dans le champ de la déficience intellectuelle. En traçant la biographie d’un gène, nous souhaitons alimenter le projet d’une criminologie critique en l’amenant à s’intéresser davantage à la pratique scientifique, notamment à celle de la biocriminologie.
La détention des femmes en Turquie et la maternité à l’épreuve de l’incarcération
Authors: Merçil Ípek
Published: October 2017

Le nombre des femmes incarcérées est en augmentation rapide dans les populations carcérales du monde entier tout comme en Turquie. Dans la sphère carcérale, le féminin désigne avant tout le féminin maternel : l’une des différences fondamentales de celles-ci avec les hommes est le fait que la plupart des femmes détenues sont des mères. Les femmes incarcérées – avec leur enfant ou non – sont attachées à leur identité de mère même si elles ne se trouvent pas dans un environnement idéal pour materner. La prison complique radicalement l’exercice de la maternité alors que la « condition maternelle » leur procure des ressources matérielles et symboliques pour la vie quotidienne des femmes détenues. Elle représente une source d’espoir et de motivation pour le changement personnel tout en provoquant également les sentiments de culpabilité, de souffrance et d’échec partagés sans exception par toutes les mères incarcérées. À partir des données d’un travail de terrain mené dans l’unique prison pour femmes d’Istanbul – la prison de Bakırköy – entre les mois d’avril 2011 et de mai 2012, cet article traite de l’exercice de la maternité des femmes détenues en Turquie en utilisant les outils de la sociologie carcérale.
Les territoires de l’action publique locale sont-ils vulnérables par leur économie présentielle ?
Authors: Ruault Jean-François
Published: October 2017

Constituée d’activités économiques jugées non-délocalisables et à l’abri des chocs économiques, l’économie présentielle présenterait les qualités d’une économie protégée. Le poids considérable des mobilités aujourd’hui dans l’organisation et le fonctionnement économique des territoires soulève néanmoins quelques doutes. Cet article se propose de faire le point sur cette question tant sur le plan théorique qu’empirique. La démonstration scientifique repose sur l’hypothèse originale que l’économie présentielle est vulnérable au niveau des territoires infranationaux. L’article s’appuie tout d’abord sur des faits stylisés et des arguments théoriques pour en étayer le fondement. L’hypothèse est ensuite confortée par l’observation en Île-de-France d’une variabilité spatiale de la propension à consommer localement des personnes présentes d’une part, et de la propension de fuite du revenu d’autre part.
Apports et limites des données passives de la téléphonie mobile pour la construction de matrices origine-destination
Authors: Bonnel Patrick , Hombourger Étienne , Olteanu-Raimond Ana-Maria , Smoreda Zbigniew
Published: October 2017

L’article porte sur le potentiel des données passives de la téléphonie mobile pour produire des matrices origine-destination de déplacements. L’utilisation des données Orange (contenant appels, SMS ainsi que les données de signalisation) collectées du 31 mars au 11 avril 2009 en Île-de-France permet grâce aux estampilles spatiotemporelles, de construire une approximation de la trajectoire spatiotemporelle des utilisateurs. Cependant, une trajectoire ne suffit pas pour définir un déplacement, ce qui nous conduit à proposer une méthode pour dériver des déplacements. L’objectif de cet article étant centré sur la « validation » de la matrice de déplacements issue des données de la téléphonie mobile, nous l’avons comparé à celle produite à partir de l’Enquête Globale Transport sur l’Île-de-France. Les résultats sont très encourageants avec des matrices relativement proches tant en structure qu’en volume. Pour conclure, nous abordons les limites de l’analyse et proposons des perspectives pour améliorer la méthodologie de production des matrices et de la comparaison.
L'influence des arrondissements dans la formation des prix immobiliers à Paris : diffusion ou localisation ?
Authors: Deutsch Edwin , Quettier Alexandre , Simon Arnaud
Published: October 2017

Cet article est une étude empirique relative à la formation des prix immobiliers résidentiels à Paris. Le sujet traité concerne l'intensité avec laquelle ce processus, dans un arrondissement donné, influence la formation des prix ailleurs. Des modèles économétriques de type Sar sont employés à cette fin. Ce mécanisme de «  spillover  », ou « diffusion du prix », se caractérise avec la contribution partielle des arrondissements à l'autocorrélation spatiale. En utilisant des données de la base notariale Bien ainsi que des données de population de la base Iris et de l’ Insee , cette étude est réalisée sur presque 30 000 transactions. L'analyse se fait en rapport avec le problème de la ‘réflexion’ qui concerne l'identification des effets causals dans les modèles de type Sar . Des résultats expliquant pourquoi les données de population rendent la diffusion d’un arrondissement forte ou faible sont présentés, et la notion de quartier « prime » est discutée.
Deux bases de données, aucune référence de prix
Authors: Casanova Laure , Boulay Guilhem , Gérard Yann , Yahi Lisa
Published: October 2017

Alors qu’elles partagent la même source d’information initiale, les deux principales bases de données disponibles sur les prix fonciers-immobiliers, Dvf et Perval , présentent de réelles différences du point de vue de leur mode de production, de leur structure et de leur contenu. Les implications de tels écarts doivent être lues du point de vue de leurs potentiels d’exploitation mais aussi de la validité des résultats tirés de ces bases. Cette note de recherche se propose de revenir sur le processus de production des deux bases, sur leur différence de conception et sur les vigilances à prendre en amont de leur utilisation. La démonstration s’appuie sur deux jeux de données disponibles en 2014 pour l’aire urbaine d’Avignon soit 64 communes et la vente de près de 4 500 biens immobiliers.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Role of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Authors: Ahmed Zahid Shahab
Published: October 2017

Following the Arab Spring, the Middle East is in chaos with ongoing wars in Yemen and Syria. There are millions of Syrians seeking refuge in neighboring countries like Turkey and Lebanon, and in European countries like Greece, Hungary, and Germany. Nonetheless, the largest proportion of Syrian refugees in hosted by neighboring countries needing continuous support of the international community. As the issue of Syrian refugees is transnational, there is a need to look for multilateral options for dealing with the crisis. Thus, the role of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) becomes crucial. Irrespective of being labelled as a ‘talk fest', there is no denying of the fact that OIC has significant potential for tackling grave challenges facing the Muslim world. The problems range from extremism and radicalization to poverty and illiteracy. Now there is the emergent challenge of refugees from the Middle Eastern crisis. This paper evaluates the role of OIC with reference to the Syrian refugee crisis in the Middle East and beyond.
Driving Green Marketing in a Developing Country
Authors: Pandey Shweta , Chawla Deepak
Published: October 2017

Despite having a pro-environment attitude, customers may not consistently reflect the same in their behaviour. This chapter explores the applicability of the social-normalisation theory to reduce the attitude-behaviour gap of customers for driving green behaviour in India. The theory argues that green behaviour can be driven by positioning green activities as normal. The chapter details the findings of an empirical study done across 496 customers pan India. Analysis done based on various techniques (Heat maps, factor analysis and regression) indicates that while a broader consensus existed among customers about what is green, the conceptions of normality of the activities vary thereby, corroborating the existence of an attitude-behaviour gap. Results shows that perceptions of what is normal have a significantly higher impact than perceptions of what is green and hence, social-normalisation theory can be applied to drive green marketing in developing countries like India.
Application and Evaluation of Bee-Based Algorithms in Scheduling
Authors: Selam Ayse Aycim , Oztemel Ercan
Published: October 2017

Scheduling is a vital element of manufacturing processes and requires optimal solutions under undetermined conditions. Highly dynamic and, complex scheduling problems can be classified as np-hard problems. Finding the optimal solution for multi-variable scheduling problems with polynomial computation times is extremely hard. Scheduling problems of this nature can be solved up to some degree using traditional methodologies. However, intelligent optimization tools, like BBAs, are inspired by the food foraging behavior of honey bees and capable of locating good solutions efficiently. The experiments on some benchmark problems show that BBA outperforms other methods which are used to solve scheduling problems in terms of the speed of optimization and accuracy of the results. This chapter first highlights the use of BBA and its variants for scheduling and provides a classification of scheduling problems with BBA applications. Following this, a step by step example is provided for multi-mode project scheduling problem in order to show how a BBA algorithm can be implemented.
A Heuristic Approach for Car Sequencing Problem Including Assembly Ratio and Color Constraints
Authors: Atiker Emek Gamze Köksoy , Yeni Fatma Betül , Sarvari Peiman A. , Çevikcan Emre
Published: October 2017

A car factory contains three main workshops; body shop, paint shop and assembly shop. Each of these three workshops has their set of constraints which have to be met in a production day by arranging the vehicles. The car sequencing problem is used to create a production sequence that meets these constraints. Car sequencing problem first handled in the literature by optimization of assembly constraints including ratio constraints. After that, color constraints are integrated to assembly constraints. At this chapter, the scenario in which high priority ratio constraints are primary, color constraints are secondary is tackled and a heuristic approach is proposed. For optimization of ratio constraints, an initial algorithm based on the greedy algorithm is used. The developed algorithm is coded and used on data set which is proposed by Renault at the ROADEF'2005 challenge. According to results, it is achieved the range of results which is achieved by ROADEF finalists.
Hub Location Allocation Problems and Solution Algorithms
Authors: Sarvari Peiman A. , Yeni Fatma Betül , Çevikcan Emre
Published: October 2017

The Hub Location-Allocation Problem is one of the most important topics in industrial engineering and operations research, which aims to find a form of distribution strategy for goods, services, and information. There are plenty of applications for hub location problem, such as Transportation Management, Urban Management, locating service centers, Instrumentation Engineering, design of sensor networks, Computer Engineering, design of computer networks, Communication Networks Design, Power Engineering, localization of repair centers, maintenance and monitoring power lines, and Design of Manufacturing Systems. In order to define the hub location problem, the present chapter offers two different metaheuristic algorithms, namely Particle Swarm Optimization or PSO and Differential Evolution. The presented algorithms, then, are applied to one of the hub location problems. Finally, the performances of the given algorithms are compared in term of benchmarking.
Mathematical Optimization Models for the Maintenance Policies in Production Systems
Authors: Bal Alperen , Satoglu Sule Itir
Published: October 2017

This chapter initially presents a brief information about production systems. At these systems, different types of maintenance policies are developed to cope with wear out failures. Mainly used maintenance policies can be classified as corrective, preventive, and condition-based maintenance. In the corrective maintenance, repair or replacement is applied whenever components of the machine breakdown. In the preventive maintenance approach maintenance activities are applied to the critical components on a periodic basis. On the other hand, maintenance activities are applied whenever critical reliability level is reached or exceeded. These types of maintenance policies are modeled using mathematical modeling techniques such as linear programming, goal programming, dynamic programming, and simulation. A review of current literature about the mathematical models, the simulation-based optimization studies examining these maintenance policies are categorized and explained. Besides, the solution methodologies are discussed. Finally, the opportunities for future research are presented.
Advances in Analog Integrated Circuit Optimization
Authors: Rout Prakash Kumar , Acharya Debiprasad Priyabrata , Nanda Umakanta
Published: October 2017

In a system though the analog circuits occupy very less space but they require far more design time than the digital circuits. This is due to the fact that the number of performance measures of an analog circuit is more than those for digital circuits. Predicting and improving the performance, robustness and overall cost of such systems is a major concern in the process of automation. In the automation process, optimization of performances subjected to a verity of environmental constraints is a central task. In this chapter, efficient analog circuit sizing techniques and their optimization are surveyed.
Data Analytics in Industry 4.0
Authors: Oner Mahir , Oner Sultan Ceren
Published: October 2017

The new form of future generation machines and automated systems could be synchronized by IoT adaptation. By this way, a very large size data can be carefully stored in data repositories and have to be analyzed for extracting knowledge. Thus, optimization techniques are becoming invaluable tools for finding patterns from parallel distributed machines. On the other hand, statistical methods and optimization models could not be utilized efficiently due to excessive dimension of data. Additionally, data analytics should be applied and results should be gathered by using practical approaches especially for security, access control and fault detection issues. In this study, optimization techniques are evaluated in the perspective of big data analytics and both mathematical and statistical methods will be extensively analyzed for different versions of problem solving and decision making in Industry 4.0 era.
Study Abroad Effect on Retention and Student Success
Authors: Canny Eric
Published: October 2017

This chapter discusses the positive correlations between study abroad and student success broadly, as well as the ways in which study abroad programs operate from a student success model. Both may help influence home-campus practitioners in working with all students. First, this chapter will first focus on the history of study abroad within higher education to contextualize it specifically relating to retention and student success. Second, the chapter will focus on the positive, and not often discussed, positive relationship between student retention and graduation rates correlated to study abroad. Third will be a section devoted to exploring the research findings of the high-impact nature of study abroad linked to learning outcomes, as data shows deep student learning, including self-reflection, which could be indicators of student success. Finally, the chapter will draw correlations between these topics and international on-site models of student success to support this transformational and challenging experience for students.
The Role of Values, Beliefs, and Culture in Student Retention and Success
Authors: Little Julie M , Gaier Scott , Spoutz Danielle
Published: October 2017

Culture is comprised of a shared set of values and beliefs, and is known to contribute to organizational success. But how do these factors contribute to individual success within the framework of academia? The purpose of this chapter is to better understand the intersection of values, beliefs, and culture within the area of student retention and success in higher education. As both universities and colleges struggle to identify aspects to increase graduation completion rates in various environments, it is essential to examine the most basic factors that often contribute significantly to this area. This chapter defines individual values and beliefs, the development of shared values, beliefs and culture, the impact of each, and the role of each within the larger topic of student retention and success.
Soul Education for Children of the Earth
Authors: Meyerhof Nina
Published: October 2017

We live in a timely moment in the history of humanity. We educate to move beyond religious divides into the understanding that we are all spiritual beings. Our philosophical premise recognizes that all of life is sacred. Our goal is to live in unitive syncretic experiences of our deepest understanding that we are collective species who may use our consciousness to evolve systems that bring us into an interdependent, interconnected harmonious family of humankind, stewarding the needs of our earth.
The Influence of Cultural Factors on Corporate Training in East Asia
Authors: Lee Doris
Published: October 2017

In the context of the increasing economic importance of the Pacific Rim, the unique historical and cultural factors that impact organizational and corporate culture in the East Asian business world have been the subject of much discussion. East Asian culture and its attendant philosophical influences will first be discussed. Improving corporate training in East Asian business can be aided by the application of a whole-system approach that is able to encompass the cultural and philosophical background of East Asian business. Drawing from systems theory, human resource management, and instructional systems design, this chapter will propose suggestions for East Asian corporate training. In addition, suggestions for online learning design using this theoretical background will be established.
Addressing Critical Multiculturalism in Online Education Using a Poly-Framework Approach
Authors: Banerjee Srikanta , Firtell Jill A.
Published: October 2017

Given the increasing number of available e-learning platforms, individuals are now able to pursue degrees and courses through an online modality. As a result, education has proliferated to include individuals from varying cultural groups, age distributions, and occupational qualifications. With the inclusion of a wide variety of groups, multicultural considerations are critical. However, from a multiculturalist and poststructaralist perspective, conventional models of multiculturalism are considered essentialist and often fastened by tradition rather than dynamic and continuously evolving practices. In this paper, the authors will apply multiculturalism to online education; present a critical perspective; and finally demonstrate a novel, dynamic and adaptable model that uses a poststructuralist viewpoint in order to meet the multicultural needs of the online student of today and possibly tomorrow. This model is derived from the key strengths of the Social Ecological Model, Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, and Kolb's learning styles.
Context and Participation
Authors: Torrisi-Steele Geraldine
Published: October 2017

Programs of study are an important interface between student and institution. The program curriculum, as the architecture of learning experiences greatly influences the learning environment and the students' experience of the institution. Despite the recent institutional concern about program quality and significant investment in making positive change to teaching and learning, there is evidence of little change in curriculum design processes. Programs are frequently faced with challenges of criticisms, poor student experiences and opposing view points about what should and should not be done. The present chapter develops a conceptualisation of the program level curriculum design process, with the intent of contributing to evolving approaches of program level curriculum design which meet the demands of the twenty first century. The conceptualisation of program level curriculum design presented in the chapter brings together key ideas from the literature including curriculum models, capacities for the twenty first century learners, activity theory and participatory design.
Harnessing the Tiger of Emerging E-Learning Platforms
Authors: Neimann Theresa , Wang Victor X.
Published: October 2017

This chapter explores the evolution of E-learning, defines many E-platforms and discusses the relationship between contemporary Andragogical practices, and future technology trends, which key drivers for the implementation of new technology, play a significant role. This chapter argues that online education (E-learning) has the potential for greater access and advancement of knowledge for learners across their life spans than the traditional four walled classroom. The purpose of this chapter argues how we can rely on practice and research to harness the untapped potential of increasingly diverse modalities of online education. Some of the major issues revolving around online education and adult learners in the 21 Century include: processes of learning prevalent in E-learning platforms, issues concerning policy, access and program completion, barriers to online learning adoption for adult learners and assessment of online learning in the context for the 21st Century.
Propelling Professional Development Schools Forward
Authors: Benton Cynthia , Falls Stephanie
Published: October 2017

This program study used faculty, administrator and teacher candidate participant interviews to examine expanded field experiences and action research effects on a Professional Development School (PDS) partnership. Specifically, the roles and relationships between public school and higher education members were examined in light of the effectiveness of the program and teacher candidate performance. Implications for higher education practices in PDS development, program design, faculty development and student learning are described. The PDS model has been embraced as a means to collaboratively develop teacher education programs that benefit student learning as well as to effectively meet licensure and academic requirements.
Implications for E-Learning in Adult Education Curriculum
Authors: Parkavi R. , Karthikeyan P. , Ellington Linda
Published: October 2017

Technology plays a vital role in the field of e-Learning in adult education curriculum. The intent for this chapter is to explore the implications for e-Learning in hopes to stimulate attention as it relates to the acquisition of knowledge and inferences for higher education practitioners and program designers in terms of the contexts of students, embedded technology, and faculty. Conquering the challenges facing technology implications in any educational system is vital and ideally this chapter offers a means of collective literature to increase the quite extensive and potentially overwhelming components of effective curriculum programs within the field of adult education, using embedded technology. This chapter highlights briefly some of the concepts and identifies simple and applicable suggestions for increasing effectiveness of embedded technology into higher education curriculum and adult education teaching.
Study and Analysis of Delay Factors of Delhi Metro Using Data Sciences and Social Media
Authors: Solanki Arun , Kumar Ela
Published: October 2017

Delhi Metro passengers had a difficult time mostly on Monday morning as trains on the busy corridors are delayed due to technical problems or track circuit failure. This study found different factors like power failure, weather, rider load, festive season, etc. which are responsible for the delay of Delhi Metro. Due to these factors, Metro got delayed and run at a reduced speed causing much inconvenience to the people, who are hoping to reach their offices on time. Delhi Metro data are received from different sources which may be structured (timings, speed, traffic), semi-structured (images and video) and unstructured (maintenance records) form. So, there is heterogeneity in data. Except for this data, the feedback or suggestion of a rider is vital to the system. Nowadays riders are using social media like Facebook and Twitter very frequently. Three-tier architecture is proposed for the delay analysis of Delhi Metro. Different implementation techniques are studied and proposed for the social media module and delay prediction modules for the proposed system.
Examining Data Lake Design Principle for Cloud Computing Technology and IoT
Authors: Saini Deepak , Saini Jasmine
Published: October 2017

In the Cloud-based IoT systems, the major issue is handling the data because IoT will deliver an abundance of data to the Cloud for computing. In this situation, the cloud servers will compute the big data and try to identify the relevant data and give decisions accordingly. In the world of big data, it is a herculean task to manage inflow, storage, and exploration of millions of data files and the volume of information coming from multiple systems. The growth of this information calls for good design principles so that it can leverage the different big data tools available in the market today. From the information consumption standpoint, business users are exploring new insights from the big data that can uncover potential business value. Data lake is a technology framework that helps to solve this big data challenge.
The Trends of Chinese-American Library Relations
Authors: Ruan Lian , Fu Li
Published: October 2017

This chapter reviews the historical development of information exchange and sharing between two countries in the field of library and information science. It first identifies key examples of programs and activities created by and for Chinese and American librarians drawn from literature reviews, grey literature, the Internet, and individual experiences and practices. In doing this, the chapter presents an overview of these examples to pinpoint trends of Chinese-American library relations at institutional, governmental, association, and individual levels, including a case study analysis of the Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Finally, it outlines the trends that have been shaped by librarians who are pioneers, innovators, and leaders in the profession in both countries, and makes recommendations for future developments and further study.
Digital Libraries as Information Superhighway
Authors: Dongardive Prakash
Published: October 2017

During the decade of 1990s the term digital libraries become a recognized phrase for describing libraries that offer access to digital information by using a variety of networks, including internet and world wide web. Other synonyms used interchangeably with digital libraries are library without walls and electronic and virtual libraries because every online or virtual source of information is electronic source of information but every electronic information sources are not online or virtual form, so digital or electronic library includes digital contents and that can be delivered any time anywhere to the networked computer. Digital libraries provide remote access to the contents and the services of the libraries and other information sources combining an onsite collection of current and heavily used materials in both print and electronic form with an electronic networks which provide access to and delivery for worldwide libraries and commercial information and knowledge sources. Basically the digital libraries are the metaphor for the networked libraries. In the light of this therefore, this chapter discussed digital libraries as information superhighway looking at issues like factors responsible for the emergence of digital libraries, influence internet on digital libraries, etc.
Access and Accessibility of Academic Libraries' Electronic Resources and Services
Authors: Blummer Barbara , Kenton Jeffrey M.
Published: October 2017

An analysis of the literature on access and accessibility in academic libraries identified five themes including: evaluating electronic resources and services for disabled users, examining the digital divide and electronic access in countries with limited resources, analyzing access to library collections and services, increasing access to electronic resources and services, and utilizing tools to promote access to resources. The review highlighted the importance of assessment, user studies, collaboration, skills instruction, and technologies in fostering access and accessibility in academic libraries. Assessing all users' access to library resources remains essential in identifying issues with the delivery of services and materials through the web. User studies foster improved access to resources by revealing individuals' resource and instructional needs as well their physical impairments. Collaboration among various entities supports funding, resource acquisition, and service development, especially in countries with limited resources. Instruction, like collaboration, enhances users' access through the improvement of their information and digital literacy skills. Lastly, access and accessibility of library resources centers on the use of technology to support all users' abilities to utilize libraries materials and services. Students' access to library resources and services is critical for their completion of course work as well as their development of 21st Century skills.
Users Satisfaction With Library Services
Authors: Ikolo Violet E.
Published: October 2017

The study focused on users satisfaction with library services at the Delta State University main Library, Abraka, Delta State. The objective was to find out if users are satisfied with the services, facilities, the library environment, information sources and staff of the library. Using the descriptive survey design the population for the study consisted of all registered library users in the Site II of the Delta State University, Abraka Campus. The study employed the simple random sampling techniques in selecting the sample size for the study, and with a questionnaire data were collected. The findings revealed that the services offered at the Delta State University are inadequate and below average. Most users were satisfied with the availability of information sources in the library but also registered that most of these information sources are not available for loan. The findings also showed that there is a significant relationship between the assessment of library collection by users and their satisfaction with information sources. The library environment is clean and the reading carrels are adequate but, there are no effective lightening and toilet facilities.
Global Knowledge Networking (GKN) With Utilizing of Digital Libraries
Authors: Heidari Azadeh , Nemati-Anaraki Leila
Published: October 2017

In Digital Libraries (DLs) as an innovative community environment, knowledge is nutrition, and the environment for knowledge sharing is the essential condition. As the knowledge is the heart of digital libraries, it is imperative for them to promote the innovation activities embodied by teaching and scientific research through an efficient knowledge-sharing environment. In digital environment, the role of knowledge has become even more significant. Moreover, DLs perform many knowledge-based activities, and by nature, the knowledge-sharing process is embedded in DL systems. These modern knowledge management environments need modern technologies in order to perform properly for end users and online researchers. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is to provide a model for global knowledge networking with utilizing digital libraries and artificial intelligence. The specific objectives are to describe a framework of digital libraries and concepts of Knowledge Management (KM). The chapter finds some significant overlaps between DLs and KM and integrates the knowledge-sharing process with DLs and artificial intelligence. The integration of KM and knowledge sharing can add value to develop a global knowledge networking process model so users around the globe can make use of this knowledge transmission.
Friends With Benefits
Authors: Lindsay Beth Daniel , Datig Ilka
Published: October 2017

Students are a primary part of any academic library's community of users. However, students' voices are often left out of the conversation when libraries develop policies, services, and resources. One option for libraries which would like to consider students' opinions and needs more closely is the formation of a Student Advisory Group (SAG), a group of students who meet with library staff on a regular basis to discuss and provide advice on library policies, resources and strategies. Academic libraries can use SAGs for assistance with communication, collection development, focus group testing, and more. This article explores the logistics of creating, maintaining and assessing a SAG, along with concrete examples from the SAG at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). Student Advisory Groups have the potential to enrich any academic library's outreach and community-building efforts, and should be considered as an option by any library looking to become more student-centered.
Deferred Maintenance and Space Repurposing
Authors: Fleischer S. Victor , Calzonetti Jo Ann
Published: October 2017

This chapter will review two issues commonly found in libraries and archives, especially those at academic institutions: deferred maintenance of aging facilities and the repurposing of space not designed originally for archives and libraries. These two commonly occurring situations create an environment which increases the probability of large and small-scale disasters. Using The University of Akron (UA) as a case study, the authors will assert that every institution with similar conditions should actively prepare for a variety of disaster situations. The chapter will provide numerous examples of these occurrences at UA accompanied by photographs that illustrate the effects of these catastrophes and emphasize the reality of such events.
The LOUIS Consortium and Catastrophe
Authors: Lowe Megan , Matthews Michael , Reno Lindsey M. , Sartori Michael A.
Published: October 2017

Using interviews, pictures, and LOUIS-related documentation, the chapter will describe the experiences of LOUIS and LOUIS member institutions affected by the hurricanes in the context of how the consortium helped its member institutions cope, recover, and better prepare with regard to disasters. It will detail the challenges the consortium faced as a whole and the lessons learned from those experiences with a focus on its ILS, ILL, and shared library facilities. Finally, the chapter will also describe the changes the consortium made as a result of those experiences and lessons and how LOUIS plans to continue supporting its members and serving the state in the future and how it would handle future hurricanes and similar disasters.
Global Medical Tourism
Authors: Banerjee Sukanya , Nath Siddhartha Sankar , Dey Nilanjan , Eto Hajime
Published: October 2017

Medical tourism is related to the travel of patients from one country to another in order to obtain medical treatment in that country. There are several countries worldwide promoting medical tourism and attracting patients. Most of the developing nations attract the patients because of cost benefits whereas the developed nations attract patients who require complex surgeries or any kind of advanced medical treatment. The main aim of this research paper is to focus on the development of medical tourism industry, worldwide. Medical Tourism industry throughout the world is growing at a fast rate. It has huge potential for generating employment and earning large amount of foreign exchange. This will help in the country's overall economic development. Medical tourism incorporates multi-dimensional activity but basically it is a service industry. Hence, medical tourism is a vital revenue earning source especially for the developing nations. Hence, it can be said that it is a win situation for both the patients as well as the destination countries.
Customer-Perceived Value of Medical Tourism
Authors: Sung Eunhee , Ozuem Wilson
Published: October 2017

The combination of medical treatment and tourism seems to be a promising and relatively new type of niche tourism. The globalization of health care has given rise to a new form of tourism that is commonly known as health tourism. Within the health tourism arena, medical tourism is among the fastest growing sectors. It enables patients to quickly and conveniently travel to receive medical services at lower prices and of better quality than they could in their native countries. Yet analyses of medical tourism in developing, emerging markets are under developed, particularly in South Korea. As a response, this chapter examines the customer-perceived value of medical tourism, which deriving explicit factors that influence choice in relation to medical tourism.
Health Tourism-Based Destination Marketing
Authors: Gürcü Maşide , Tengilimoğlu Dilaver
Published: October 2017

Visits of people for their health caused health tourism to be created. Health tourism has a great market share in the world with a volume of 100 billion dollars. A big battle has started between companies and countries that want to get share from this market. It became necessary to be act professionally because of the competition in health tourism sector. It is very important to know the market, to determine customer requests and needs, to know the advantageous and disadvantageous of competitors and to positions itself at the correct place. It is necessary to focus on international market at health tourism process. Politicians and the government has a big role in being a destination in health tourism sector. All the factors in service process are important parts of both service quality and of branding process.
Markets, Efficiency, and Governance
Authors: Propheter Geoffrey
Published: October 2017

This chapter provides an overview of markets and the conditions under which they fail to allocate society's resources efficiently from the perspective of neo-classical economic theory. The sources of market failures discussed are public goods, externalities, poorly defined property rights, high transaction costs, and information asymmetries. In addition to offering standard positive explanations for government intervention in failed markets, the chapter also presents a normative argument for doing so. Market theory is then linked to contemporary public administration through a discussion of alternative strategies for deciding the mode and extent of intervention. Finally, economic efficiency is extended to public management by arguing that managerial decision making is appropriately measured by technical efficiency, or a manager's ability to maximize program outputs given her resources.
Moderating Effect of Demographic Variables on the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Financial Risk Tolerance
Authors: Mishra Sasmita , Mishra Manit
Published: October 2017

This paper explores the relationship between financial risk tolerance and its determinant – the personality traits of retail investors. This paper also explores the moderating effect of major demographic variables like gender, age and income on the relationship between financial risk tolerance personality traits of retail investors. Stepwise multiple regression analysis and Hierarchical regression analysis was used to identify patterns in the data obtained from 261 respondents. The Stepwise multiple regression analysis established a negative association of Conscientiousness with financial risk tolerance of retail investors. The hierarchical regression analysis suggested a major impact of conscientiousness on financial risk tolerance among young Indian investors.
Knowledge Management for Enhancing Management Graduates' Competencies
Authors: Parkar Shalaka Sudhir
Published: October 2017

This chapter per the author lays into limelight the significance of the notion of Knowledge Management implemented on the academic level and the lucrative outcomes that originate and are practiced by the carriers of the knowledge, i.e., the students in the professional domain. Knowledge has become a crucial asset to any organization regardless of which industry it belongs. However, there is a prominent lack of management and systematization of knowledge in HEIs which projects adversely on the organisational performance of these students. Hence, this chapter emphasizes on the implementation of Knowledge Management in academic institutions to develop a powerful relationship between industry and institution through the medium of the competencies that are generated in the students through organisational learning and KM strategies.
IL-21 Exacerbates Autoimmune Myositis by Enhancing the Accumulation of GM-CSF–Producing γδ T Cells in the Muscle
Authors: Kageyama Takahiro , Suto Akira , Iwamoto Taro , Tanaka Shigeru , Suehiro Kenichi , Yokoyama Yusuke , Saku Aiko , Furuta Shunsuke , Ikeda Kei , Suzuki Kotaro , Hirose Koichi , Nakajima Hiroshi
Published: October 2017

IL-21 is suggested to be involved in the development of some autoimmune diseases; however, the role of IL-21 in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (IMs) remains unknown. In this study, we found that serum levels of IL-21 were significantly elevated in a subset of IM patients. Upon the induction of experimental autoimmune myositis (EAM), IL-21 was produced by CD4+ T cells in the muscle, and muscle weakness and muscle inflammation were less obvious in IL-21–deficient (IL-21−/−) mice compared with those in wild-type (WT) mice. Analysis of inflammatory cytokine production from draining lymph node cells of EAM-induced mice revealed that GM-CSF production was significantly decreased in IL-21−/− mice. Importantly, GM-CSF production from γδT cells, but not CD4+ T cells, was significantly reduced in EAM-induced IL-21−/− mice. In addition, the severity of EAM was attenuated by GM-CSF neutralization in WT mice or γδT cell deficiency. The majority of muscle-infiltrating GM-CSF–producing γδT cells expressed Vγ4+Vδ4+ TCR, and the number of Vγ4+Vδ4+ cells in the muscle was significantly decreased in EAM-induced IL-21−/− mice as compared with that in EAM-induced WT mice. Moreover, muscle-infiltrating Vγ4+Vδ4+ cells exhibited CX3CR1high phenotype, and the induction of Cx3cl1, a ligand for CX3CR1, in the muscle was reduced in EAM-induced IL-21−/− mice. Furthermore, reporter assays revealed that IL-21 activated the promoter of Cx3cl1. Consistent with these findings, serum levels of CX3CL1 were correlated with the levels of IL-21 in IM patients. Taken together, these results suggest that IL-21 facilitates autoimmune myositis through the accumulation of GM-CSF–producing Vγ4+Vδ4+ cells in the muscle possibly via CX3CR1-CX3CL1 pathways.
From turn-by-turn to larger chunks of talk: An exploratory study in psychotherapeutic micro-processes using conversation analysis
Authors: Buchholz Michael B. , Kächele Horst
Published: October 2017

Independent of theoretical orientation therapies of all kind are talk-in-interaction. Influential overall conceptualizations (as e.g. intervention) belong to a certain model of medicalizing the psychotherapeutic endeavor. Talk-in-interaction is the base for applying Conversation Analysis (CA) in psychotherapeutic process research. CA is a powerful tool originating from social science taking data, hypotheses and theories from careful observing in a similar way as infant observers did. The common discovery is that conversation precedes language. Some features of infantile proto-conversation survive in adult life. CA has directed careful attention to processes like turn-taking, repair, conditional relevances, etc. in observing the rules of interaction. However, in studying psychotherapy process turn-by-turn analysis alone does not suffice. It can be completed by a new model of common ground activities and package-by-package analysis turning attention to new objects of observation in therapeutic conversation (allusions, metaphorical framing activities). We propose a methodology for both kinds of analyses based on transcribed examples from the CEMPP-Project. This exploratory designed project (Conversation analysis of empathy in Psychotherapy Process; supported by the Khler Foundation, Germany) compared psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral treatments in five dyads each taking transcribed sessions from the beginning, the middle phase and the end; our database includes 45 transcribed sessions.