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Factors Affecting E-Business Adoption by SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa
2009
The use of information communication technologies (ICT) especially the Internet by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is on the increase in many regions of the world, including Africa. Nevertheless, empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regarding the factors that affect the adoption of e-business is scarce. In that regard, the main objective of this chapter is to fill the research gap with an exploratory study that is aimed at eliciting views from SMEs in Nigeria. This article made use of a theoretical framework encompassing organizational, external and technological contexts to deliberate the issue. A survey is conducted in three Nigerian cities and the findings of the s…
Some reflections on non-contractual obligations in cyberspace considering the Rome II regulation
2014
Internet penetration has created a revolutionary change in people's communication nowadays. By creating immaterial and elusive cyberspace, without borders and limits of communication a three-dimensional territorial concept has been transformed by globalizing social relations and reducing importance of regional or national dimensions. All situations taking place on the Internet also occur somewhere in the reality. Sometimes it is difficult to measure whether the events are random or unrelated to particular events. Technological progress offers new possibilities to change a user's real location either consciously or subconsciously. However, the law is highly territorial in nature. This articl…
Public availability of published research data in substance abuse journals
2014
[EN] Sharing research data is an increasingly necessary requirement for the advancement of science. The aim of this study was to analyse the policies on openness in sharing scientific research data in substance abuse journals. Journals included in the Substance abuse area of the Journal Citation Reports were used for the analysis, with reference to the instructions to authors published on the journals websites. In 67.6% of the journals, it is possible to store materials in thematic or institutional repositories; 47% accept supplemental material; 64.7% allow the reuse of data, and 41.2% admit the publication of their data on a website. Most journals recommend that authors deposit their data …
Audiovisual accessibility on the web: subtitling in the European Parliament
2020
El presente trabajo pone de relevancia la importancia de la accesibilidad en la sociedad de la información actual, en concreto, en Internet, por lo que analizaremos el cumplimiento de los requisitos de accesibilidad a los contenidos audiovisuales establecidos por las Pautas de Accesibilidad al Contenido Web (WCAG) 2.0 en el canal de televisión online EuroparlTV. Asimismo, trazaremos el vínculo inherente entre la accesibilidad web y la audiovisual y describiremos los subtítulos generados por profesionales de la traducción en el ámbito institucional, concretamente en el Parlamento Europeo. Para llevar a cabo nuestro objetivo y poder realizar el estudio sistemático y exhaustivo de distintos as…
"Saagat tuntevat Suomen kuninkaat" - pseudohistoriallisesta kirjoittelusta Suomen muinaisuudesta
2017
Suomalaiset ovat tutkitusti kiinnostuneita historiasta ja etsivät tietoa menneisyyden tapahtumista internetistä. Erityisesti netissä olevan materiaalin suhteen on vaarana, että lukijan on vaikea erottaa, mikä tieto perustuu tutkimukseen ja mikä on sepitettyä historiaa eli pseudohistoriaa. Pseudohistorian määritteleminen ei ole yksinkertaista, mutta karkeasti ottaen kyseessä on menneisyyden tapahtumien esittäminen tarkoitushakuisesti ja ilman historian tutkimuksen alalla vakiintuneita menetelmiä. Artikkelissa keskitymme tutkimaan pseudohistoriallisia kirjoituksia Suomen muinaisuudesta ja oletetuista kuninkaista. Olemme valinneet lähteiksi viisi aiheesta kirjoitettua blogikirjoitusta, kolme J…
Internet of Things with Deep Learning-Based Face Recognition Approach for Authentication in Control Medical Systems
2022
Internet of Things (IoT) with deep learning (DL) is drastically growing and plays a significant role in many applications, including medical and healthcare systems. It can help users in this field get an advantage in terms of enhanced touchless authentication, especially in spreading infectious diseases like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Even though there is a number of available security systems, they suffer from one or more of issues, such as identity fraud, loss of keys and passwords, or spreading diseases through touch authentication tools. To overcome these issues, IoT-based intelligent control medical authentication systems using DL models are proposed to enhance the security f…
Internet Lite for Sustainable Development
2018
The Digital Divide is one of the key challenges for mankind. Despite attempts to digitally include people, the divide is bigger than ever. This contribution [1] to a sustainable future promotes “Internet lite” as the new paradigm for providing everyone with the opportunity to participate in the digital society. The current paper first addresses the reasons for the digital divide, thereafter addresses free access to information as catalyst for the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and provides the path towards “Internet lite for all”.
The vehicle as a source and consumer of information : collection, dissemination and data processing for sustainable mobility
2014
Today, vehicles have become more sophisticated, intelligent and connected. Indeed, they are equipped with sensors, radars, GPS, communication interfaces and high processing and storage capacities. They can collect, process and communicate information related to their working conditions and their environment forming a vehicular network. The incorporation of communication technologies on vehicles garnered a huge attention of industry, government authorities and standardizations organizations and opened the way for innovative applications that revolutionized the automotive market with the main goals to ensure safety on roads, increase transport efficiency and provide comfort to drivers and pas…
The Content of the Websites: Emergence of Intimate Cyberplaces
2017
On the basis of an interpretation of the content of the contrade’s websites, this chapter proposes that these communities unlock cyberspace through inhabiting cyberplaces. They local ise cyberspace, making it concrete and create intimacy by highlighting their history, special places, and maps of their district, announcing events and posting pictures of them, presenting and explaining their symbol ism, exhibiting emblems and artefacts, and by listing the names and showing pictures of community members and horses that have taken part in the palio. By constructing websites in such a way, the contrade inhabit cyberplaces that are characterised by intimacy and familiarity , as they present their…
A Rule-Based System for Hardware Configuration and Programming of IoT Devices
2019
Simplifying programming, deployment, and configuration of heterogeneous networked IoT devices requires networking, hardware, representation of knowledge and concepts, design and programming skills. In fact, IoT applications are mostly built by adopting different existing paradigms and technologies on a case-by-case basis. As a result, programming tools hinder adaptability and interoperability of applications with their rigidity. In this paper, we propose a rule-based system that configures and programs IoT devices automatically. The rule base holds formal specifications about hardware platforms, networking protocols, physical world concepts, and applications. Provided with a high-level appl…