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Developing Mobile Ontologies; Who, Why, Where, and How?
2007
The number of mobile subscribers in the world is soon reaching the three billion mark. According to the newest estimates, majority of the subscribers are already in the developing countries, whereas the number of subscribers in the industrialized countries is about to stagnate around one billion. Because especially in the developing countries the only access to Internet are mobile devices, developing high quality services based on them grows in importance. Ontologies are an important ingredient towards more complicated mobile services. In this paper we refine the taxonomy for mobile ontologies and discuss their creation, business models, maintenance and intellectual property rights (IPR).
Motivation and Consequences of Internet and Mobile Phone Usage among the Urban Poor in Kampala, Uganda
2015
The Internet and mobile phones are rapidly diffusing throughout communities, and it is important to understand what people are actually doing with their access to these technologies. This study seeks to improve our understanding of the motivational factors and social and economic consequences of such use among the urban poor, which is examined through the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DoI) and the Capability Approach (CA). The combined theoretical perspective was introduced to explore findings of an explorative case study conducted among the urban poor in Kampala, Uganda, where Internet access was found to be low due to high illiteracy and associated costs. On the other hand, mobile phon…
Why Real Leisure Really Matters: Incentive Effects on Real Effort in the Laboratory
2013
On-the-job leisure is a pervasive feature of the modern workplace. We studied its impact on work performance in a laboratory experiment by either allowing or restricting Internet access. We used a 2×2 experimental design in which subjects completing real-effort work tasks could earn cash according to either individual- or team-production incentive schemes. Under team pay, production levels were significantly lower when Internet browsing was available than when it was not. Under individual pay, however, no differences in production levels were observed between the treatment in which Internet was available and the treatment in which it was not. In line with standard incentive theory, individu…
Internet Access in Rural Areas: Brake or Stimulus as Post-Covid-19 Opportunity?
2020
The lack of internet access in most rural areas has become a challenge worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted trends such as teleworking and e-commerce, meaning an opportunity for the local economy of these areas, but with serious difficulties in carrying it out. This paper aims to detect this lack of internet in inland areas of the region of Valencia through local actors, in order to identify clear priorities and real needs through an explorative and replicable approach based on agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC). The main findings suggest that there are different patterns in the rural internet access related to adequate infrastructure and planned actions by local counci…
Parenting Styles and Internet Use
2017
The Internet has become the most popular way for young people to communicate with one another. Recent data indicate that 95% of students have Internet access. This study examined the links between Internet use and the parenting styles that shape parent-child interactions. Empirical analysis showed that Internet use accounts for the majority of adolescents' leisure time. The neglecting parenting style has the strongest relationship with addictive Internet use by adolescent girls and boys. For boys, addictive Internet use is also related to a combination of different parenting styles resulting from inconsistencies and contradictions between parents.
Bērnības ģimenes vides un piesaistes stilu saistība ar pārmērīgu datorspēļu spēlēšanu pieaugušā vecumā
2022
Šī maģistra darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, kādai bērnības ģimenes videi (atvērtai, vienotai vai konfliktējošai) un piesaistes stilam (trauksmainam vai izvairīgam) ar vecākiem, ir saistība ar indivīda pārmērīgu tieksmi spēlēt spēles internetā pieaugušā vecumā? Pētījumā piedalījās 80 cilvēki, visi dalībnieki bija pieaugušie, kuri pēdējo 6 mēnešu laikā ir spēlējuši spēles internetā, datorā vai telefonā. No tiem bija 48 vīrieši un 31 sieviete, vecumā no 18 līdz 45 gadiem (vidējais dalībnieku vecums ir 25 gadi). Pētījuma dalībniekiem, atbildot uz piedāvātajiem jautājumiem, bija jāsniedz novērtējums par savu bērnības ģimenes vidi, piesaistes attiecībām ar vecākiem un tuvākajiem cilvēkiem, kā arī jān…
Videopolítica e Internet
2011
El resultado de las Elecciones Generales de 2004, que supuso un cambio de Gobierno, implicaría también el intercambio de papeles entre PSOE y PP. Como se explica en el Capítulo 1 este último partido, ahora en la oposición, no acabaría de reconocer la legitimidad de la victoria socialista (que habría estado, según esta línea de interpretación, estrechamente ligada con los atentados terroristas del 11M), y pasaría a desarrollar, a lo largo de toda la legislatura, una estrategia de aumento de la crispación e intensidad de la lucha política caracterizada por la creación y difusión de mensajes mediáticos a través de los canales convencionales (prensa, radio y televisión). A partir de 2005, con l…
Kanony kobiecego piękna fizycznego w reklamie telewizyjnej i internetowej
2016
Niniejsze opracowanie dotyczy kobiecego piękna w aspekcie fizycznym w reklamie telewizyjnej i internetowej, a także tożsamości kobiety w popkulturze. Analizowane wizerunki bohaterek wybranych komunikatów zostały podzielone na dwa typy: kobieta zwyczajna (w tym gospodyni domowa i specjalistka) oraz kobieta idealna (w tym aktywistka, kobieta sukcesu oraz zmysłowa). Ukazano także związek schematów istniejących w reklamach z funkcjonującymi w społeczeństwie stereotypami dotyczącymi płci. Ustalono, w jaki sposób poszczególne typy bohaterek są ukazywane w reklamach oraz jakie cechy są kanoniczne dla wizerunku tych kobiet.
Cartographic Language in Thematic Maps
2015
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of maps as transmitters of information. To this end, some basic concepts concerning the properties of cartographic language are examined, with the aim of helping the reader design maps conveying geographic information as clearly as possible. It also describes the innate taste of geographers for maps –how these attract and stimulate them. Then it deals with the emergence of the Internet and the new technologies allowing massive map visualization, downloading and production. The paper is illustrated with ten thematic maps, in which visual variables (i.e. size, shape, value, color, orientation and texture) are combined with the different marks (points, lin…
Comparaison ergonomique de deux systèmes de recherche d'information
2009
Etude expérimentale avec 56 participants. Comparaison des temps de recherche d'information et mesure de la charge cognitive dans le cadre d'une tâche de recherche d'information dans deux sites internet fictifs d'agence immobilière. L'un des sites est dit "classique" et l'autre dispose d'une possibilité de prévisualisation des pages web grace à un bouton dédié de la souris. Les résultats montrent que le système dit "transparent" est beaucoup plus efficace dans cette expérience y compris pour les publics les plus âgés.