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Attainment and reflection : the role of social capital and regrets in developmental regulation

2007

How perceived value drives the use of mobile financial services apps

2019

Mobile information services have revolutionized business models and service delivery methods by facilitating consumer access to information and order placement via mobile apps. In developed markets, mobile banking (m-banking) and mobile payment (m-payment) applications have replaced text-based mobile services. However, extant research has not addressed these mobile financial services apps (MFSAs) adequately from the perspective of consumer behavior. Thus, the present study developed and tested a series of hypotheses related to the antecedents of perceived value of MFSA use; it also examined how such use affects the development of customers’ overall relationships with banks. Our hypotheses w…

3D Printing : Challenging Existing Business Models

2016

Technologies labelled as “disruptive” challenge conventional business procedures. The development of 3D printing technology and additive manufacturing (AM) is expected to transform product design and manufacturing. 3D printing technology makes it possible to produce complex and unique physical products from digitally designed CAD models. It is estimated that the effects of 3D printing on business will be diverse and far‐reaching. Hence, it is vital for business owners to observe how 3D printing may impact on business models and business networks, considering also the effects on stakeholders’ value propositions and on value creation. This paper reports on the potential impact of 3D printing …

Coordination of complex operations over organisational boundaries

2010

Role of situational context in use continuance after critical exergaming incidents

2019

Use continuance is crucial in terms of information systems (IS) success. Previous research has shown that situational context can be central for IS use continuance but has paid limited attention to its specific characteristics. Furthermore, the link between situational context and use continuance has remained unexplored in the novel area of “exergames,” which are defined as digital games requiring physical effort from the player that determines the outcome of the game. Studying exergames is deemed important due to their potential in providing health benefits for users, revenues for providers, and well‐being for societies. However, their potential remains unreached because users tend to disc…

Periferie interne siciliane

2020

Periferie interne della Sicilia, luoghi che spesso si attraversano senza soffermarsi a scoprirne le identit  e i valori. Luoghi da cui sempre pi  spesso si parte, che si abbandonano e si lasciano alle loro fragilit . L’immagine, con la linea della ferrovia in primo piano e il paesaggio visto in movimento dal treno, vuole evocare sia il senso del transito, del passaggio in queste “terre di mezzo”, sia il senso dell’abbandono, un abbandono triste perch  comporta una sconfitta, ma anche speranzoso verso nuove prospettive.

Le periferie interne come luoghi di interconnessione e dinamismo reticolare

2020

I territori periferici risultano essere caratterizzati da una scarsa dotazione infrastrutturale, da un continuo decremento della popolazione e da insediamenti rur-urbani in precario stato di manutenzione. Ma non sono solo questo. I territori periferici, o meglio, le periferie interne sono dense di risorse paesaggistiche, naturali, culturali e portatrici di valori legati alle produzioni artigianali e agricole. Sono territori propensi al cambiamento e alla sperimentazione, capaci di generare straordinarie interrelazioni tra innovazione e tradizione, dove il capitale umano    soprattutto negli ultimi anni    sta dimostrando il suo potenziale e la capacit  di adeguarsi alla sfida imposta dai pr…

Emerging Joint Expertise? Multiagency Collaboration Described in Local Integration Programmes in Finland

2016

Multiagency collaboration is seen as an essential way of working to promote the two-way integration of newcomers and a receiving society. The term multiagency collaboration underlines the diversity of actors in cooperation. Cross-sectorial networks are mentioned in higher strategies as well as in the local programmes or plans for action. But how is multiagency work structured at the local level? This article looks at the examples of multiagency collaboration in the written documents of local integration programmes in the Finnish context. The examples are chosen from different areas. It seems that collaboration is widely emphasized as a goal or a working method. Whereas expertise in integrat…

Multilayer perceptron training with multiobjective memetic optimization

2016

Machine learning tasks usually come with several mutually conflicting objectives. One example is the simplicity of the learning device contrasted with the accuracy of its performance after learning. Another common example is the trade-off that must often be made between the rate of false positive and false negative predictions in diagnostic applications. For computer programs that learn from data, these objectives are formulated as mathematical functions, each of which describes one facet of the desired learning outcome. Even functions that intend to optimize the same facet may behave in a subtly different and mutually conflicting way, depending on the task and the dataset being examined. Mul…

Node co-activations as a means of error detection : Towards fault-tolerant neural networks

2022

Context: Machine learning has proved an efficient tool, but the systems need tools to mitigate risks during runtime. One approach is fault tolerance: detecting and handling errors before they cause harm. Objective: This paper investigates whether rare co-activations – pairs of usually segregated nodes activating together – are indicative of problems in neural networks (NN). These could be used to detect concept drift and flagging untrustworthy predictions. Method: We trained four NNs. For each, we studied how often each pair of nodes activates together. In a separate test set, we counted how many rare co-activations occurred with each input, and grouped the inputs based on whether its class…