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A Fuzzy Adaptive Firefly Algorithm for Multilevel Color Image Thresholding Based on Fuzzy Entropy
Multilevel thresholding image segmentation has always been a hot issue of research in last several years since it has a plenty of applications. Traditional exhaustive search method consumes a lot of time for searching 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
User Identity Hiding Method of Android
Yi Zhang
Jul 01, 2020
With an 86.1% global market share, Android takes the top spot smartphone operating system. Due to its open environment, Android suffers from various kinds of attacks, which cause a serious privacy leakage problem. To protect...
Published by: IGI Global
An Ontology-Based Automation System
This paper presents an ontology-based approach to benefit automatic fertilization management for citrus orchards located in mountainous region. The core of the fertilization approach is the citrus fertilization ontology, which...
Published by: IGI Global
Application of an Improved Clustering Algorithm of Neural Networks in Performance Appraisal Systems
Yun Yi
Feb 21, 2022
With the development of economic globalization, human resource competition has long become the key core of enterprise development and peer competition. Reasonably Formulating an enterprise’s employee performance appraisal...
Published by: IGI Global
Manipulating Temporal Cues and Message Concreteness for Deal Communication
Yi Liu
Apr 01, 2020
Online merchants often use social media to communicate deal messages to directed consumers, but they face the fundamental challenge of how to effectively communicate deal messages to these consumers using that medium. This...
Published by: IGI Global
The Impact of Risk-Aware Consumer Trust on CB E-Commerce Platforms and Purchase Intention
Cross-border e-commerce(CBRC) is increasingly affecting the value of traditional trade due to its rich variety, convenient operation, and free of time and space restrictions, and has also changed the consumer's Shopping habits....
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
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
Effect of Technological Innovation Inputs on Global Value Chains Status
Under the backdrop of the continuous escalation of the Sino—U.S. trade friction, China's industrial development environment in global value chains (GVCs) has further deteriorated, research on the improvement GVC status of the...
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
Innovative Practice and Development Thinking of Space Re-design in the Liaoning Provincial Library
The Liaoning Provincial Library is one of the largest and most well-functional libraries. It has the largest building area and provides abundant services to the public. The Liaoning Provincial Library mainly provides readers...
Published by: IGI Global
Strategic Information Technology Compensation
Chingning Wang
Oct 01, 2019
The 2008 financial crisis has made many high-tech firms vulnerable. Some non-American firms (e.g. in Taiwan) have even granted their IT professionals a “no-pay break” to reduce firms' financial uncertainty. The crisis leads to a...
Published by: IGI Global
The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Chaojie Wang
Jan 01, 2019
Improving the performance and reducing the cost of healthcare have been a great concern and a huge challenge for healthcare organizations and governments at every level in the US. Measures taken have included laws, regulations...
Published by: IGI Global
Logistic Analytics Management in the Service Supply Chain Market Using Swarm Intelligence Modelling
Congcong Wang
Oct 01, 2022
The industry sustainability in today's globalization relies on cost-effective supply chain management of diverse markets and logistics. Supply chain risks typically limit profits over the overall expense of the supply chain. In...
Published by: IGI Global
An Overview of Recent Development in Privacy Regulations and Future Research Opportunities
This chapter provides an overview of several recently proposed or passed privacy-related regulations, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Illinois Video Interview Act...
Information Security & Privacy Security and Forensics Cyber and Network Security Computer Science and Information Technology
Published by: IGI Global
AI-Assisted Dynamic Modelling for Data Management in a Distributed System
There are many interdependent computers available in distributed networks. In such schemes, overall ownership costs comprise facilities, such as computers, controls, etc.; buying hardware; and running expenses such as wages...
Published by: IGI Global
Service Investment and Pricing Strategies in E-Commerce Platforms With Seller Competition
With the development of the two-sided market, many platform enterprises classify their users into different types and cooperate with them with different strategies. The extant literature mainly explores the pricing and...
Published by: IGI Global
Frontiers and Trends of Blended Learning Research in China Based on Visualization Analysis of CNKI Database
In this paper, CiteSpace is used to conduct metrological and visual analysis of the core journals of blended learning research (2003-2021) collected by the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The results show that...
Published by: IGI Global
Research on the Uniqueness and Characteristic Development of University Library Cultural Services
Characteristic development is a process of intentionally solidifying and cultivating something's uniqueness. This article analyzes the uniqueness of university library cultural services in comparison with those provided by other...
Published by: IGI Global
An Empirical Study on Impact of Management Capabilities for the Multinational Company's Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Based on the deep learning (DL) theory, the study takes the multinational corporation technology company A as the research target, and explores the impact of information technology (IT) management capabilities on the sustainable...
Published by: IGI Global
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