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A pragmatic analysis of public signs in China
Jing Deng
Mar 19, 2014
This paper investigates the linguistic and pragmatic features of public signs in three distinct historical stages of the Chinese society. It then focuses on the new features of public signs, in order to shed light on the...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Privacy-Preserving and Publicly Verifiable Protocol for Outsourcing Polynomials Evaluation to a Malicious Cloud
As cloud computing provides affordable and scalable computational resources, delegating heavy computing tasks to the cloud service providers is appealing to individuals and companies. Among different types of specific...
Published by: IGI Global
Disruption and Strategic Outsourcing to the Competitor in the Common Market
Zhaoqiong Qin
Jan 01, 2019
There are circumstances that one firm will outsource (purchase) products to its competitor in the common market when experiencing an unexpected supply disruption. Such strategies to hedge against the unexpected supply disruption...
Published by: IGI Global
Water Supply-Demand Management under Climate Change
This study aimed to investigate optimal multiple reservoir operations and water demand management considering climate change impact. In this study, conditional density estimation network creation and evaluation (CaDENCE) method...
Evaluation of Teachers' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ability in Universities Based on Artificial Neural Networks
Based on iceberg theory and the questionnaire of competency's elements, hierarchical index system of evaluation of teachers' innovation and entrepreneurship competency in universities is established. Through researches, the...
Published by: IGI Global
Yangshan Island Deep-Water Port Project, Shanghai, China
Jing Xu
Apr 09, 2013
Shanghai was designed as the center of marine shipping in China. Shanghai is located at east of China and on the verge of the East China Sea. In addition, The Yangzi River and Qiantang River are surrounding the city and access...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Construction of an E-Commerce System Based on 5G and Internet of Things Technology
Weijuan Jing
Apr 01, 2022
In order to improve the comprehensive performance of the e-commerce system, this paper combines 5G communication technology and the Internet of Things technology to improve the e-commerce system, and conduct end-point analysis...
Published by: IGI Global
Quality Improvement Incentive Strategy in Agricultural Products Supply Chain Under Social Preference
This paper sets Stackelberg model of bilateral quality efforts decision dominated by supermarket in the agricultural products supply chain by considering fairness concern and altruistic reciprocity. We use backward induction...
Published by: IGI Global
Characterization of Microbial Community Structure Associated with Pollution in Xiaoqing River Sediment
To understand the impacts of anthropogenic activities on structure and composition of microbial communities and evaluate how microbial communities respond environmental gradients at river sediments, the composition of microbial...
Statistical Downscaling of Rainfall using Large-Scale Predictors
A warmer climate is expected to lead to more serious natural disasters, such as heavy storms, prolonged droughts and frequent floods. For a high-density urban region, the flash flood problem may become worse due to possible...
An Integrated System Planning and Process Control System for Marine Wastewater Management
An ideal combination of both system planning and process control can greatly reduce system cost and maximize economic and environmental benefits associated with marine oily wastewater treatment. If appropriate process control is...
Feedback Analysis of Test Anxiety and Academic Performance Among Students
Previous research has shown that test anxiety among students affects academic performance. Understanding the feedback mechanisms underlying the dynamics of test anxiety and academic performance among students will inform the...
Published by: IGI Global
Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products Supply Chain Under Social Preference and CSR by Big Data Analysis
Purpose- The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social preference on quality improvement of the agricultural products supply chain composed of agricultural products producer...
Published by: IGI Global
Canals, Consent and Coercion
Francis James Dawson
Sep 11, 2018
Ever since Chinese telecommunications magnate, Wang Jing announced in 2013 that construction would be going ahead for an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua, the proposed megaproject has garnered considerable attention and...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Grammatical Metaphor in English-Chinese Translation
This paper aims to apply grammatical metaphor (GM) in systemic functional linguistics (SFL) into translation studies. From the concept of functional equivalence in terms of ideational meaning, interpersonal meaning, and textual...
Published by: IGI Global
An Agent-based Simulation-optimization Coupling Approach for Device Allocation and Operation Control in Response to Offshore Oil Spills
The efficiency of offshore oil spill response not only relies on an efficaciously global decision/planning in devices combination and allocation, but also depends on the timely control for response devices (e.g., skimmers and...
Firefly Algorithm Based on Euclidean Metric and Dimensional Mutation
Firefly algorithm is a meta-heuristic stochastic search algorithm with strong robustness and easy implementation. However, it also has some shortcomings, such as the "oscillation" phenomenon caused by too many attractions, which...
Published by: IGI Global
Tweaking Business Planning With Artificial Intelligence
Griffith AI&BD is a technology company that uses big data platform and artificial intelligence technology to produce products for schools. The company focuses on primary and secondary school education support and data analysis...
Published by: IGI Global
Can You Help Me Stay Fit?
The main purpose of this study is to reveal the impact of consumer satisfaction on continuance intention to use wearable fitness devices. Building upon the IS Continuance Intention Model, the authors explored the effects of...
Published by: IGI Global
Does the Technological Diversification and R&D Internationalization of eMNCs Promote Enterprise Innovation?
Under the background of digital economy, technological diversification and R&D internationalization are important strategic choices for eMNCs, represented by China, to seek advanced technological resources and create competitive...
Published by: IGI Global
Application of CSK Encryption Algorithm in Video Synergic Command Systems
Video command and dispatch systems have become essential communication safeguard measures in circumstances of emergency rescue, epidemic prevention, and control command as, data security has become especially important. After...
Published by: IGI Global
Graph Database to Enhance Supply Chain Resilience for Industry 4.0
Supply chain network in the automotive industry has complex, interconnected, multiple-depth relationships. Recently, the volume of supply chain data increases significantly with Industry 4.0. The complex relationships and...
Published by: IGI Global
Analysis of Asymmetric Quantity Commitment in Decentralized Supply Chains
Quantity commitment chosen by firms in competition has been demonstrated by previous studies to mitigate price competition. This study demonstrates that asymmetric quantity commitment can always arise when one firm (e-tailer)...
Published by: IGI Global
The Correlation Between Green Investment and Enterprise Growth Based on Gray Correlation Analysis
The green transformation and upgrading of manufacturing enterprises cannot do without the support of green investment. The purpose of this study is to verify whether there is a correlation between the influencing factors of...
Published by: IGI Global
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