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Moving From Passive to Active Blended Learning
David Starr-Glass
Feb 12, 2021
This chapter is a reflection on practice that resulted in the incorporation of an active blended learning approach in courses which the author facilitates for transnational students. These courses were popular, received very...
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The Use of the UTAUT Model in the Adoption of E-Learning Technologies
E-learning is treated as a learning approach in higher education worldwide. E-learning systems are all about using digital technologies to acquire, store, and process learning resources. This article aims to examine the...
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Digital Signature Algorithm for M-Payment Applications Using Arithmetic Encoding and Factorization Algorithm
Mobile communication systems employ an encoding-encryption model to ensure secure data transmission over the network. This model encodes the data and encrypts it before transmitting it to the receiver's end. A non-trivial...
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Technological and Disruptive Innovations in a Nation's Industrialization and Leadership Development
The turn of this new century has been witnessing the effort of various leading developed and developing countries in their attempt to materialize next round of industrialization by emphasizing on innovations. To potentially...
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Leaders, Decisions, and the Neuro-Knowledge System
Every decision-maker has a self-organizing, hierarchical set of theories (and consistent relationship among those theories) that guide their decision-making process. In support of this thesis the authors explore the following...
Cybernetics Computer Science and Information Technology Cognitive Informatics Business and Management Science and Engineering
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Comparative Reviews vs. Regular Consumer Reviews
This study proposes and evaluates the effect of “mixed” comparative reviews on review value and compares the results with “separate” comparative and regular reviews. A total of 201 subjects have participated in the experiment...
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Study on E-Commerce Adoption in SMEs Under the Institutional Perspective
This article investigates and discusses the institutional factors influencing decisions of e-commerce adoption in Saudi small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the temporal view. This article has been conducted in two phases: a...
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Modelling the Impacts of Inter-City Connectivity on City Specialisation
There is a high level of interest in investing in inter-city connectivity schemes. The rationale for these schemes is improved economic performance through increased productivity, jobs, and output. The mobility costs of...
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Development of a Charge Estimator for Piezoelectric Actuators
Morteza Mohammadzaheri, Mohammadreza Emadi, Mojtaba Ghodsi, Issam Bahadur, Musaab Zarog, Ashraf Saleem
Jan 01, 2020
Charge of a piezoelectric actuator is proportional to its displacement for a wide area of operating. Hence, a charge estimator can estimate displacement for such actuators. However, existing charge estimators take a sizable...
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CEO Turnover, Network Effects, and Firm Performance
This article applies network and organizational theory to examine the effect of CEO turnover on firm accounting and market performance in both short-term and long-term. In addition, this research investigates the moderating role...
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A System Dynamics Model of Technology and Society
Kenya has emerged in recent times as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world. There is not a single, widely used paradigm which has synthesised the various schools and theories dealing with technology and...
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Developing a Framework for Electronic Engagement at Work
Several electronic-engagement-related questions arise at work due to the beginning of a new era of social distancing, lockdowns, quarantining, and sanitization. These terms were not so common before. What challenges do employees...
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A Self-Assessment Framework for Global Supply Chain Operations
This research developed an effective supply chain management (SCM) operation model and a corresponding diagnostic methodology in the global competitive environment by combining three phases and methodologies. In Phases 1, a list...
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An Action Research on a French Law Firm
This study qualitatively analyzes interactional coping strategies used to managed technostress in the post-adoption stage of information technology implementation at a French legal firm. The nine strategies are participatory...
Global Information Technology Computer Science and Information Technology Global Information Technology
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Building a Critical Mass of Users for Digital Healthcare Promotion Programs
Rennie Naidoo
Oct 01, 2020
Despite recent technological advancements, the slow adoption pattern of digital healthcare promotion programs continues to be a major problem plaguing many healthcare organizations today. The historical teaching case study is...
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A Systems Dynamics Approach to Understanding the Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
There has been low adherence of antenatal care utilization (ANC) in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) despite its associated negative outcome on women and their unborn babies. Although several studies have examined ANC, the...
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A Novel Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem With Backhaul and Two-Dimensional Loading Constraints
In this paper, we consider an extension of the Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem with Backhauls integrated with two-dimensional loading problem called DVRPB with 2D loading constraints (2L-DVRPB). In the VRPB, a vehicle can...
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Using a Complex Technology in a Language Course
Airong Wang
Dec 06, 2019
In this chapter, how the complex technology of Second Life affects participation in an English course is investigated. With the aim of exploring gender issues, the special affordance of Second Life, i.e. voice-morphing together...
Computer-Assisted Language Learning Education Educational Technologies Computer Science and Information Technology
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Development and Evaluation of a Cognitive Training Application for Children With Learning Difficulties
The studies targeting cognitive training via computerized applications focused on suggesting varied types of Working Memory's (WM) tasks rather than offering those tasks in a user-friendly way or suggesting practical guidelines...
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Leading Through a Crisis
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar Soutter Library was faced with moving off campus and into a remote work environment. As the crisis unfolded, it was critical for staff to experience a unified leadership team that...
Library Science Library and Information Science Library Science Computer Science and Information Technology
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Cross-Cultural Effects in Adoption Patterns of a Mobile Coaching Service for Studies
This study applied an adoption model, inspired by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Multipurpose Information Appliances Adoption Model (MIAAM), to compare key variables explaining adoption patterns of a mobile coaching...
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A Financial Deep Learning Framework
Prediction of stock price movement is regarded as a challenging task of financial time series prediction. Due to the complexity and massive financial market data, the research of deep learning approaches for predicting the...
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A Predictive and Trajectory-Aware Edge Service Allocation Approach in a Mobile Computing Environment
The mobile edge computing (MEC) model is featured by the ability to provision elastic computing resources close to user requests at the edge of the internet. This paradigm moves traditional digital infrastructure close to mobile...
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A Method Based on a New Word Embedding Approach for Process Model Matching
This paper proposes a method based on a new word embedding approach for matching business process model. The proposed method aligns two process models in four steps. First activity labels are extracted and pre-processed to...
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Fostering Financial Inclusion in a Developing Country
Financial inclusion is a vital development priority for countries worldwide. Mobile wallet (m-wallet) is considered as a disruptive payment method that will substitute the traditional physical wallet to achieve the so-called...
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