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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
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
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
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
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
Image Aesthetic Description Based on Semantic Addition Transformer Model
Image aesthetic quality assessment has been a hot research topic in the field of image analysis during the last decade. Most recently, people have proposed comment type assessment to describe the aesthetics of an image using...
Published by: IGI Global
Face Anonymity Based on Facial Pose Consistency
With the development of artificial intelligence, there are more and more applications related to face images. The recording of face information causes potential cyber security risks and personal privacy disclosure risks to the...
Published by: IGI Global
Exploring Technology Professional Development Needs of Digital Immigrant Teachers and Digital Native Teachers in China
This study examined if professional development needs of digital natives and immigrant teachers differed for technology integration in a Chinese education setting. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected from 500...
Published by: IGI Global
Evaluating the Agricultural Carbon Shadow Price in Countries along the Belt and Road Initiative
Agriculture is considered a sector with an essential contribution to carbon emissions in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. This paper innovatively uses the by-production process to analyze the agricultural carbon...
Published by: IGI Global
Are Industrial Structure Adjustment and Technical Progress Conducive to Environmental Improvement?
China actively broadens its channels for environmental protection and limits pollutant emissions through industrial structure adjustment and technical progress. Based on panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2003 to 2017...
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
Rapid Relevance Feedback Strategy Based on Distributed CBIR System
This article describes the capability of online data storage which has been enhanced by the emergence of cloud datacenter development. Distributed Hash Table (DHT) based image retrieval system using locality sensitive hash (LSH)...
Published by: IGI Global
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
Factors Affecting the Adoption of Self-Service Technology (SST) in the Public Sector
In the Netherlands, housing corporations are increasingly adopting self-service technologies (SSTs) to support affairs their tenants need to arrange. The purpose of the study is to examine the customers' motivations of using...
Published by: IGI Global
A Model of Semantic-Based Image Retrieval Using C-Tree and Neighbor Graph
The problems of image mining and semantic image retrieval play an important role in many areas of life. In this paper, a semantic-based image retrieval system is proposed that relies on the combination of C-Tree, which was built...
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...
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
A Hybrid Learning Particle Swarm Optimization With Fuzzy Logic for Sentiment Classification Problems
Methods based on deep learning have great utility in the current field of sentiment classification. To better optimize the setting of hyper-parameters in deep learning, a hybrid learning particle swarm optimization with fuzzy...
Published by: IGI Global
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
Published by: IGI Global
Big Data Security Management Countermeasures in the Prevention and Control of Computer Network Crime
Hongning Wang
Sep 01, 2021
This paper aims to study the Countermeasures of big data security management in the prevention and control of computer network crime in the absence of relevant legislation and judicial practice. Starting from the concepts and...
Published by: IGI Global
View on the Buildup of New Service Capability of National Library of China From the Point of Development Trend of Reference Work
Lei Wang
Jan 01, 2021
With the change of information environment, the emergence of new technology, services, and new media, reference librarians and users have more choices in information acquisition methods, tools, and means. The reference...
Published by: IGI Global
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