Table of Contents by Volume
Preface...... clxxxix
Guide to the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition...... cxciv
Acknowledgment...... cxcvi
About the Editor...... cxcvii
Volume I
Category: Accounting and Finance
High Frequency Trading...... 1 Peter Gomber, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Martin Haferkorn, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Innovation of Management Accounting Practices and Techniques...... 10 Davood Askarany, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Meta-Digital Accounting in the Context of Cloud Computing...... 20 Alexandru Tugui, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Romania
Operating Room Management Accounting and Cost Calculation Model for Operating Rooms...... 33 Matteo Buccioli, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Italy Peter Perger, University of Bologna, Italy Vanni Agnoletti, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Italy Rebecca Levy Orelli, University of Bologna, Italy Emanuele Padovani, University of Bologna, Italy Giorgio Gambale, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Italy
Sustainability Reporting Framework for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure in Turkey...... 44 Ganite Kurt, Gazi University, Turkey Tugba Ucma Uysal, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey Technology-Based Mergers and Acquisitions...... 53 Daojuan Wang, Aalborg University, Denmark Hamid Moini, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Applications of Swarm Intelligence in Remanufacturing...... 66 Bo Xing, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa Wen-Jing Gao, Mei Yuan Mould Design and Manufacturing Co., China
Architecture as a Problem Solving Tool...... 75 J McKee, Independent Researcher, Australia
Artificial Intelligence and Investing...... 85 Roy Rada, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Hayden Wimmer, Bloomsburg University, USA
Assessing Collaborative Problem Solving through Computer Agent Technologies...... 94 Yigal Rosen, Pearson, USA
Audio-Visual Speech Emotion Recognition...... 103 Oryina Kingsley Akputu, Sunway University, Malaysia Kah Phooi Seng, Edith Cowan University, Australia Yun Li Lee, Sunway University, Malaysia
Classification Reasoning as a Basic Part of Machine Learning...... 114 Xenia Naidenova, Military Medical Academy, Russia
Cognitive Approaches for Intelligent Networks...... 122 T.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), Saudi Arabia & Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India
Cuckoo Search for Optimization and Computational Intelligence...... 133 Xin-She Yang, School of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, UK Suash Deb, Cambridge Institute of Technology, India
Emotion-Based Music Retrieval...... 143 C.H.C. Leung, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong J. Deng, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Hybrid Computational Intelligence...... 154 Georgios Dounias, University of the Aegean, Greece Hybrid Genetic Metaheuristic for Two-Dimensional Constrained Guillotinable Cutting Problems... 163 Hamza Gharsellaoui, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT), Carthage University, Tunisia Hamadi Hasni, National School of Computer Science, ENSI, University of Manouba, Tunisia
Hybrid Swarm Intelligence...... 175 Tad Gonsalves, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Sophia University, Japan
Infinite Petri Nets as Models of Grids...... 187 Dmitry A. Zaitsev, International Humanitarian University, Ukraine Ivan D. Zaitsev, Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems, Russia Tatiana R. Shmeleva, Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications, Ukraine
Machine Learning...... 205 Petr Berka, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic & University of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech Republic
Machine Learning for Image Classification...... 215 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Prediction of Major Earthquakes as Rare Events Using RF-Typed Polynomial Neural Networks...... 227 Simon Fong, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, China Suash Deb, Cambridge Institute of Technology, India
Present State of Swarm Intelligence and Future Directions...... 239 Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Probabilistic Methods in Automatic Speech Recognition...... 253 Paul De Palma, Gonzaga University, USA
Recent Advancements in Gabor Wavelet-Based Face Recognition...... 262 Iqbal Nouyed, Computer Vision and Cybernetics Research Group, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Independent University Bangladesh, Bangladesh M. Ashraful Amin, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Independent University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Stochastic Neural Network Classifiers...... 275 Eitan Gross, University of Arkansas, USA
The Bees Algorithm as a Biologically Inspired Optimisation Method...... 285 D.T. Pham, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK M. Castellani, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK
The Still Image Lossy Compression Standard - JPEG...... 295 Yair Wiseman, Computer Science Department, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Variable Importance Evaluation for Machine Learning Tasks...... 306 Martti Juhola, University of Tampere, Finland Tapio Grönfors, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Category: Assistive Technologies
Assistive Navigation Systems for the Visually Impaired...... 315 Kai Li Lim, Sunway University, Malaysia Lee Seng Yeong, Sunway University, Malaysia Kah Phooi Seng, Edith Cowan University, Australia Li-Minn Ang, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Context-Aware Computing for Persons with Disabilities...... 328 Najd A. Al-Mouh, King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Hend S. Al-Khalifa, Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Mobile Technologies for Elderly People...... 336 Muna S. Al-Razgan, Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Hend S. Al-Khalifa, Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Mona D. Al-Shahrani, Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Hessah H. AlAjmi, Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Visual Disabilities, Information Technology, and the Learning of Mathematics...... 345 Nancy Alajarmeh, Department of Computer Science, New Mexico State University, USA Enrico Pontelli, Department of Computer Science, New Mexico State University, USA
Category: Big Data
Big Data Analytics for Business...... 355 Raymond Kosala, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia Richard Kumaradjaja, Renaissance Consulting, Indonesia
Big Data Issues and Challenges...... 363 Stephen Kaisler, SHK and Associates, USA & George Washington University, USA Frank Armour, Kogod School of Business, American University, USA William Money, School of Business, George Washington University, USA J. Alberto Espinosa, Kogod School of Business, American University, USA Leadership for Big Data and Business Intelligence...... 371 Richard T. Herschel, Saint Joseph’s University, USA
NoSQL Databases...... 379 Manoj Manuja, Education and Research Department, Infosys Ltd, India Neeraj Garg, Education and Research Department, Infosys Ltd, India
Category: Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics...... 393 Mark A. Ragan, The University of Queensland, Australia
Demographic Characterization of Heart Rate Variability (HRV)...... 402 Ankur Ganguly, Siliguri Institute of Technology, India D. N. Tibarewala, School of BioScience and Engineering, Jadavpur University, India S. Dasgupta, Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, India Subhojit Sarker, Siliguri Institute of Technology, India
Glycoinformatics and Glycosciences...... 414 Anita Sarkar, The Scripps Research Institute, USA Serge Pérez, Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales (CERMAV), France
Methodologies for Modeling Gene Regulatory Networks...... 426 Shruti Mishra, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, India Debahuti Mishra, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, India
Category: Biology
Clustering Techniques for Revealing Gene Expression Patterns...... 438 Crescenzio Gallo, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy Vito Capozzi, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy
Computational Biology...... 448 Michelle LaBrunda, Health First Medical Group, USA Mary Jane Miller, University of Guam, Guam Andrew La Brunda, University of Guam, Guam
Structural Equation Modeling for Systems Biology...... 458 Sachiyo Aburatani, Computational Biology Research Center (CBRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Hiroyuki Toh, Computational Biology Research Center (CBRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Category: Biomedical Engineering
An Overview of Intra-Body Communication Transceivers for Biomedical Applications...... 469 MirHojjat Seyedi, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia Behailu Kibret, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia Sravanreddy Salibindla, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia Daniel T. H. Lai, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia
Structural and Computational Approaches in Drug Design for G Protein-Coupled Receptors...... 479 Babak Sokouti, Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran W Bret Church, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Australia Michael B Morris, Bosch Institute and Physiology, University of Sydney, Australia & Sydney Centre for Development and Regenerative Medicine, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Australia & Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia Siavoush Dastmalchi, Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran & School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Category: Biometrics
A Comprehensive Survey on Face Image Analysis...... 491 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Advances in Emotional Picture Classification...... 501 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Biometric Template Security and Biometric Encryption Using Fuzzy Frameworks...... 512 Debanjan Sadhya, IIT-BHU, India Sanjay Kumar Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
Brain Prints for Biometrics...... 525 Ramaswamy Palaniappan, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, UK Tarsem Sihra, Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences, Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Facial Expression Recognition...... 536 Raymond Ptucha, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Andreas Savakis, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Category: Business and Organizational Research
Business Model Value Creation, Value Capture, and Information Technologies...... 549 Arash Najmaei, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia
Competitive Intelligence from Social Media, Web 2.0, and the Internet...... 558 Sérgio Maravilhas, CETAC.MEDIA – Porto and Aveiro Universities, Portugal Conflicts and Resolutions in Computer Supported Collaborative Work Applications...... 567 Mamdouh Babi, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
Coopetition for Organizations...... 576 Rauno Rusko, University of Lapland, Finland
Exploration and Exploitation Capabilities...... 587 César Camisón-Zornoza, Department of Business Administration and Marketing, Universitat de València, Spain Montserrat Boronat-Navarro, Department of Business Administration and Marketing, Universitat Jaume I, Spain Beatriz Forés-Julián, Department of Business Administration and Marketing, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Knowledge Fusion Patterns for Context Aware Decision Support...... 599 Alexander Smirnov, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia & ITMO University, Russia Tatiana Levashova, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Nikolay Shilov, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Learning-by-Exporting...... 612 Ewa Mińska-Struzik, Poznań University of Economics, Poland
Mixed Methods in Knowledge Management and Organisational Research...... 623 Sally Eaves, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
PPP as a Tool for Stimulating Investments in ICT Infrastructures...... 633 Morten Falch, Aalborg University, Denmark Anders Henten, Aalborg University, Denmark
Promotion of Administrative Modernization through Processes Dematerialization...... 640 Liliana Ávila, University of Aveiro - Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal Leonor Teixeira, University of Aveiro / IEETA - Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal Pedro Almeida, University of Aveiro - Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Qualitative Research on Practice in Small Software Companies...... 650 Zeljko Stojanov, University of Novi Sad, Serbia Research Conducted by Professional Information Systems Practitioners in Organisations in South Africa...... 659 Udo Richard Averweg, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa & University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
The Rhetoric of Corporate Governance Legality...... 667 Ben Tran, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, USA
Category: Business Education
Aligning Technology with Workforce and Organizational Development...... 678 Nancy El-Farargy, NHS Education for Scotland, UK
An Exploration of Designing E-Remanufacturing Course...... 688 Bo Xing, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa Wen-Jing Gao, Department of New Product Development, Mei Yuan Mould Design and Manufacturing Co., Ltd, China
Enhancing Business Education with Technology Using Social Media to Aid Learning...... 699 Michele T. Cole, Robert Morris University, USA Louis B. Swartz, Robert Morris University, USA Daniel J. Shelley, Robert Morris University, USA
Category: Business Information Systems
A Fabric Resource Management System (FRMS) for Fashion Product Development...... 710 K.L. Choy, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong K.M. To, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong A. Ning, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong C.K.H. Lee, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong W.K. Leung, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
A Proactive Approach for Managing the Organizational Impacts of IT...... 721 Neil F. Doherty, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK Malcolm King, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK
A Study of Mobile Payment (M-Payment) Services Adoption in Thailand...... 731 Chanchai Phonthanukitithaworn, Mahidol University International College, Thailand Carmine Sellitto, Victoria University, Australia Michelle W. L. Fong, Victoria University, Australia An Historical Account of Executive Information Systems Research in South Africa...... 742 Udo Richard Averweg, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa & University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
Building Inclusive IS&T Work Climates for Women and Men...... 753 Valerie N. Streets, Old Dominion University, USA Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University, USA Valerie J. Morganson, University of West Florida, USA
Deploying a Software Process Lifecycle Standard in Very Small Companies...... 762 Rory V. O’Connor, Dublin City University, Ireland
Efficient Ordering Policy for Imperfect Quality Items Using Association Rule Mining...... 773 Mandeep Mittal, Department of Computer Science Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, India Sarla Pareek, Apaji Institute of Mathematics and Applied Computer Technology, Banasthali University, India Reshu Agarwal, Apaji Institute of Mathematics and Applied Computer Technology, Banasthali University, India
ICT as a Tool in Industrial Networks for Assessing HSEQ Capabilities in a Collaborative Way...... 787 Seppo Väyrynen, University of Oulu, Finland Henri Jounila, University of Oulu, Finland Jukka Latva-Ranta, University of Oulu, Finland
Volume II
Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning...... 798 Kijpokin Kasemsap, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand
Inductive Reasoning, Information Symmetry, and Power Asymmetry in Organizations...... 808 Ben Hill Passmore, University System of Maryland, USA
Information Science and Technology in Franchising...... 819 Ye-Sho Chen, Louisiana State University, USA Baozhou Lu, China University of Petroleum, China Qingfeng Zeng, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Interdependence, Uncertainty, and Incompleteness in Teams and Organizations...... 832 William F. Lawless, Paine College, USA LeeAnn Kung, Auburn University, USA
IT Outsourcing in the Face of Global and Technology Challenges...... 843 Abdul Jaleel K. Shittu, Universiti Utara, Malaysia Nafisat Afolake Adedokun-Shittu, Universiti Utara, Malaysia Modeling Academic ERP Issues and Innovations with AST...... 853 Harold W. Webb, The University of Tampa, USA
Modern Information Technology for Suitable Development in Small Business with Links to Agile Methodology and Swarm Intelligence...... 864 Milena Janakova, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
Omni-Channel Retail Information Systems...... 874 Torben Tambo, Aarhus University, Denmark
Only One Evolving Strategy...... 883 Kevin Johnston, Department of Information Systems, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Ontology-Based Sentiment Analysis Model of Customer Reviews for Electronic Products...... 892 Kin Meng Sam, University of Macau, China Chris Chatwin, University of Sussex, UK
Organization Innovation and Its Implications for the Implementation of Information Systems...... 905 Raimo Hyötyläinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Magnus Simons, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Simulation to Improve Management of Perishable and Substitutable Inventory...... 915 Duong Nguyen Khanh Linh, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Lincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
Sociotechnical Change Perspective for Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation...... 923 Jessy Nair, VIT University, India D. Bhanu Sree Reddy, VIT University, India Anand A. Samuel, VIT Chennai, India
The Role of Management Accounting and Control Systems as Information Networks and as Networks of Relationships on the Development of Organizational Knowledge...... 934 Jorge Casas Novas, University of Évora and CEFAGE-UE, Portugal
Understanding Interactive Technology in Organizational Settings...... 944 Daniela Andrei, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania & University of Western Australia, Australia Alina Fleştea, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Adriana Guran, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Mircea Miclea, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania Using Fuzzy Logic for Optimizing Business Intelligence Success in Multiple Investment Combinations...... 953 Mandana Farzaneh, Sharif University of Technology, Iran Iman Raeesi Vanani, Department of Information Technology Management, University of Tehran, Iran Babak Sohrabi, Department of Information Technology Management, University of Tehran, Iran
Category: Civil Engineering
Forecasting Techniques for Energy Optimization in Buildings...... 967 Fernando Mateo, University of Valencia, Spain Juan José Carrasco, University of Valencia, Spain Abderrahim Sellami, University of Valencia, Spain Mónica Millán-Giraldo, University of Valencia, Spain Manuel Domínguez, University of León, Spain Ignacio Díaz, University of Oviedo, Spain Emilio Soria-Olivas, University of Valencia, Spain
Methodologies of Damage Identification Using Non-Linear Data-Driven Modelling...... 978 Miguel Angel Torres Arredondo, MAN Diesel and Turbo SE, Germany Diego Alexander Tibaduiza Burgos, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia Inka Buethe, University of Siegen, Germany Luis Eduardo Mujica, Department of Applied Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Maribel Anaya Vejar, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia & Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Jose Rodellar, Department of Applied Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Claus-Peter Fritzen, University of Siegen, Germany
Validation of Damage Identification Using Non-Linear Data-Driven Modelling...... 992 Miguel Angel Torres Arredondo, MAN Diesel and Turbo SE, Germany Diego Alexander Tibaduiza Burgos, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia Inka Buethe, University of Siegen, Germany Luis Eduardo Mujica, Department of Applied Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Maribel Anaya Vejar, Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia & Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Jose Rodellar, Department of Applied Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Claus-Peter Fritzen, University of Siegen, Germany Category: Clinical Science and Technologies
Ecological Validity in Virtual Reality-Based Neuropsychological Assessment...... 1006 Thomas D. Parsons, University of North Texas, USA
Electronic Cognitive Exercises...... 1016 Agisilaos Chaldogeridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Category: Cloud Computing
A Framework Model for a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Strategy...... 1024 James P. Lawler, Pace University, USA H. Howell-Barber, Pace University, USA
Cloud Computing...... 1033 Gavin O’Donnell, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Cloud Computing as a Model...... 1039 Sathiadev Mahesh, University of New Orleans, USA Kenneth R. Walsh, University of New Orleans, USA
Cloud Computing Environments...... 1048 Ashley Matteson, Coventry University, UK
Cloud Computing to Improve Agri-Supply Chains in Developing Countries...... 1059 Hari S. Srivastava, University of Technology, Papua New Guinea Lincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia
Is It Now the Right Time to Migrate Enterprise Systems to the Cloud?...... 1070 Guo Chao Alex Peng, Information School, The University of Sheffield, UK
Rough Set Based Green Cloud Computing in Emerging Markets...... 1078 P.S. Shivalkar, School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, India B.K. Tripathy, School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, India
Should the Cloud Computing Definition Include a Big Data Perspective?...... 1088 Rafik Ouanouki, École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada Abraham Gomez Morales, École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada Alain April, École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada Virtualization as the Catalyst for Cloud Computing...... 1096 Natarajan Meghanathan, Department of Computer Science, Jackson State University, USA
Category: Cognitive Informatics
Application of Cognitive Map in Knowledge Management...... 1112 Akbar Esfahanipour, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran Ali Reza Montazemi, McMaster University, Canada
Binding Neuron...... 1123 Alexander Vidybida, Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Ukraine
Programmable Logic Controllers...... 1135 Dulany Weaver, Target Corporation, USA
Schema Satisfaction Reasoning and Its Applications...... 1144 Kambiz Badie, Knowledge Management & e-Organizations Group, IT Research Faculty, ICT Research Institute, Iran
Usability Evaluation of the Tablet Computer ‘Aakash-2’...... 1153 Ganesh Bhutkar, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India Manasi Patwardhan, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India Dhiraj Jadhav, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India
Category: Computer Engineering
A Framework for Assessing the Quality of Online Computer Programming Courses...... 1171 Waleed Farag, Computer Science Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Sanwar Ali, Computer Science Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
Hypervisor-Based Server Virtualization...... 1182 Eduardo Correia, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand
Measuring Shared Mental Models in Unmanned Aircraft Systems...... 1188 Rosemarie Reynolds, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA Alex J. Mirot, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA Prince D. Nudze, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA
Object-Driven Action Rules...... 1197 Ayman Hajja, University of North Carolina, USA Zbigniew W. Ras, University of North Carolina, USA & Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Spreadsheet Modeling of Data Center Hotspots...... 1207 E.T.T. Wong, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong M.C. Chan, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong L.K.W. Sze, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Category: Computer Simulation
An Overview of Multi-Agent Simulation in Organizations...... 1221 Nikola Vlahovic, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia Vlatko Ceric, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Applying Graphics Processing Unit Technologies to Agent-Based Simulation...... 1230 Mitchell Welch, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Australia Paul Kwan, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Australia
Behavioral Modeling...... 1242 Gregory Ramsey, Morgan State University, USA
Computer Assisted Problem Solving Environment (PSE)...... 1251 Shigeo Kawata, Utsunomiya University, Japan
System Dynamics...... 1261 Yutaka Takahashi, School of Commerce, Senshu University, Japan
Using Semantics in the Environment for Multiagent-Based Simulation...... 1273 Florian Béhé, Checksem Group, LE2I, Université de Bourgogne, France & Multiagent Group, IRTES-SET, UTBM, France Christophe Nicolle, University of Burgundy, France Stéphane Galland, Multiagent Group, IRTES-SET, UTBM, France Nicolas Gaud, Multiagent Group, IRTES-SET, UTBM, France Abderrafiaa Koukam, Multiagent Group, IRTES-SET, UTBM, France
Category: Computer Vision and Image Processing
Image Inpainting as an Evolving Topic in Image Engineering...... 1283 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Up-to-Date Summary of Semantic-Based Visual Information Retrieval...... 1294 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Variants of Genetic Algorithm for Efficient Design of Multiplier-Less Finite Impulse Response Digital Filter...... 1304 Abhijit Chandra, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India Sudipta Chattopadhyay, Jadavpur University, India Category: Criminal Science and Forensics
Digital Video Tampering Detection Techniques...... 1315 Ramesh ChandPandey, Department of Computer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India Sanjay Kumar Singh, Department of Computer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India K.K. Shukla, Department of Computer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
Improving Knowledge Availability of Forensic Intelligence through Forensic Pattern Warehouse (FPW)...... 1326 Vivek Tiwari, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India R. S. Thakur, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India
Category: Crisis Response and Management
Advanced Emergency Response Management in Smart Environments...... 1337 Gian Luca Foresti, University of Udine, Italy Manuela Farinosi, University of Udine, Italy Marco Vernier, University of Udine, Italy
Crisis Informatics...... 1350 Christine Hagar, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, USA
Category: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design
Blended Learning...... 1360 José Alberto Lencastre, Department of Curricular Studies and Educational Technology, Institute of Education, University of Minho, Portugal Clara Pereira Coutinho, Department of Curricular Studies and Educational Technology, Institute of Education, University of Minho, Portugal
Challenges in the Design and Development of a “Third Generation” E-Learning/Educational Platform...... 1369 Marius Marusteri, Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania Marius Petrisor, Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania Peter Olah, Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania Bogdan Haifa, Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania Vladimir Bacarea, Department of Research Methodology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania Klara Brinzaniuc, Department of Anatomy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania Students’ Experiences of Emotional Connection with Pedagogical Agents...... 1380 Maggi Savin-Baden, Coventry University, UK Gemma Tombs, Coventry University, UK Roy Bhakta, Coventry University, UK David Burden, Daden Ltd, UK
Category: Customer Relationship Management
A Conceptual Framework for Determining Brand Attitude and Brand Equity through Text Analytics of Social Media Behavior...... 1393 Sonali Bhattacharya, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Symbiosis International University, India Vinita Sinha, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Symbiosis International University, India Kaushik Chaudhuri, School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Shiv Nadar University, India Pratima Sheorey, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Symbiosis International University, India
Customer Relationship Management and Social Media Use...... 1406 Aurora Garrido Moreno, University of Malaga, Spain Nigel Lockett, University of Leeds, UK
Social User Experience for Effective Mobile Advertising...... 1415 Stavros Asimakopoulos, Lancaster University Management School, UK Frank Spillers, Experience Dynamics, USA George Boretos, Global Forecasting Solutions, UK Zhengjie Liu, Dalian Maritime University, China
Category: Cyber and Network Security
A Review Note of Piracy and Intellectual Property Theft in the Internet Era...... 1426 Shun-Yung Kevin Wang, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, USA
Identification Protocols...... 1435 Sattar J. Aboud, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Internet Censorship in China...... 1447 Treasa Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Nadarajah Subaginy, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Managing Compliance with an Information Security Management Standard...... 1452 Heru Susanto, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam & The Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
Offline Verification for Handwritten Signatures Using Chain Code...... 1464 Anis Ismail, Lebanese University, Lebanon Aziz M. Barbar, American University of Science & Technology, Lebanon
Secure Routing Protocols for Wireless Adhoc Networks...... 1475 Kannan Balasubramanian, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India S. Amutha, P.S.R. Engineering College, India
Security Challenges in Cloud Computing...... 1485 Sumit Jaiswal, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.), India Subhash Chandra Patel, Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.), India Ravi Shankar Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
Security of Cloud Computing...... 1493 Manel Medhioub, ESPRIT, Tunisia Manel Abdelkader, Tunis Business School, Tunisia Mohamed Hamdi, School of Communication Engineering (Sup’Com), Tunisia
Software Piracy...... 1502 Martin Harran, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Nadarajah Subaginy, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Using Total Quality Management to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk...... 1508 Terry D. Crippen, Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation, USA
Category: Cyber Crime and Digital Terrorism
Cyber Insider Threat in Virtual Organizations...... 1517 Shuyuan Mary Ho, Florida State University, USA Jonathan M. Hollister, Florida State University, USA
Financial Fraud, Technology Disruption, and Cyber-Governance...... 1526 Yves Ekoué Amaïzo, Director Afrocentricity Think Tank, Austria Understanding the Methods behind Cyber Terrorism...... 1539 Maurice Dawson, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA Marwan Omar, Nawroz University, Iraq Jonathan Abramson, Colorado Technical University, USA
Category: Data Analysis and Statistics
A Bayesian Network Model for Probability Estimation...... 1551 Harleen Kaur, Hamdard University, India Ritu Chauhan, Amity University, India Siri Krishan Wasan, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
Algorithms for Approximate Bayesian Computation...... 1559 Tom Burr, Statistical Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Alexei Skurikhin, Space Data Systems, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Assessing Computational Thinking...... 1568 Roxana Hadad, Northeastern Illinois University, USA & University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Kimberly A. Lawless, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Efficient Techniques to Design Low-Complexity Digital Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filters.... 1579 David Ernesto Troncoso Romero, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico
Financial News Analytics...... 1590 Wing Lon Ng, CCFEA, University of Essex, UK Liutauras Petrucionis, CCFEA, University of Essex, UK
Volume III
Multidimensional Data Visualization...... 1600 Dmitri Eidenzon, NovoSpark Corporation, Canada Olga Pilipczuk, University of Szczecin, Poland
SEQUAL as a Framework for Understanding and Assessing Quality of Models and Modeling Languages...... 1611 John Krogstie, IDI, NTNU, Trondheim Norway
Category: Data Mining and Databases
A Comparative Review of Data Modeling in UML and ORM...... 1622 Terry Halpin, INTI International University, Malaysia An Overview for Non-Negative Matrix Factorization...... 1631 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Analysis of Large-Scale OMIC Data Using Self Organizing Maps...... 1642 Hans Binder, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany Henry Wirth, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Germany
Application of Data Mining Techniques for Breast Cancer Prognosis...... 1654 M. Mehdi Owrang O., American University, USA
Bicluster Analysis for Coherent Pattern Discovery...... 1665 Alan Wee-Chung Liew, School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia Xiangchao Gan, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany Ngai Fong Law, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Hong Yan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Cluster Analysis Using Rough Clustering and K-Means Clustering...... 1675 Kevin E. Voges, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Color Coding for Data Visualization...... 1682 Simone Bianco, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Francesca Gasparini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Consensus Clustering...... 1692 Sławomir T. Wierzchoń, Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Creating Moving Objects Representations for Spatiotemporal Databases...... 1703 José Moreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal Paulo Dias, University of Aveiro, Portugal Luís Paulo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Databases...... 1713 Ana Azevedo, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, ISCAP, Portugal & Algoritmi R&D Center, University of Minho, Portugal
Data Mining of Chemogenomics Data Using Activity Landscape and Partial Least Squares...... 1723 Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, Kamakura Research Laboratories, Japan Kimito Funatsu, University of Tokyo, Japan
Data Science and Distributed Intelligence...... 1732 Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy Mohamed Medhat Gaber, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK Database Processing Benchmarks...... 1741 Jérôme Darmont, Université de Lyon (Laboratoire ERIC), France
Database Replication and Clustering for High Availability...... 1748 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
Discovery of Sequential Patterns Based on Sequential Interestingness and Constraint . Conditions...... 1756 Shigeaki Sakurai, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
Efficient Algorithms for Clustering Data and Text Streams...... 1767 Panagiotis Antonellis, University of Patras, Greece Christos Makris, University of Patras, Greece Yannis Plegas, University of Patras, Greece Nikos Tsirakis, University of Patras, Greece
Expert Knowledge in Data Mining...... 1777 Anthony Scime, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, USA
Handling Imprecise Data in Geographic Databases...... 1785 Cyril de Runz, LIASD, University of Paris 8, France & CRestic, University of Reims, France Herman Akdag, LIASD, University of Paris 8, France Asma Zoghlami, LIASD, University of Paris 8, France
Indexing and Compressing Text...... 1800 Ioannis Kouris, University of Patras, Greece Christos Makris, University of Patras, Greece Evangelos Theodoridis, University of Patras, Greece Athanasios Tsakalidis, University of Patras, Greece
Knowledge Discovery in Databases and Data Mining...... 1809 Petr Berka, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic & University of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech Republic
Latent Dirichlet Allocation Approach for Analyzing Text Documents...... 1819 Parvathi Chundi, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Sussanah Go, University of Nebraska, USA
Measuring the Effects of Data Mining on Inference...... 1825 Tom Burr, Statistical Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA S. Tobin, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Metadata Crosswalks as a Way Towards Interoperability...... 1834 Nadim Akhtar Khan, University of Kashmir, India S M Shafi, University of Kashmir, India Sabiha Zehra Rizvi, Government Medical College Srinagar, India Metadata Diversity in the Cultural Heritage Repositories...... 1843 Sumeer Gul, University of Kashmir, India Shahkar Riyaz Tramboo, University of Kashmir, India Humma Ahangar, University of Kashmir, India
Perspective for Database Preservation...... 1855 Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo, ISTI Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy Jari Juhani Palomäki, Department of Information Technology, Tampere University of Technology/Pori, Finland
Skyline Queries on Vertically Partitioned Tables...... 1867 José Subero, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela Marlene Goncalves, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
State of the Art and Future Trends of Datacenter Networks...... 1883 George Michelogiannakis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Study of Skyline Query Evaluation on Corona...... 1893 José L. Lo, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela Héctor López, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela Marlene Goncalves, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela Graciela Perera, Youngstown State University, USA
Synopsis Data Structures for XML Databases...... 1906 Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy
Temporal Databases...... 1914 Fabio Grandi, University of Bologna, Italy
Text Mining...... 1923 Thomas Mandl, Universität Hildesheim, Germany
The Evolution of UML...... 1931 Rebecca Platt, Murdoch University, Australia Nik Thompson, Murdoch University, Australia
The State of the Art in Web Mining...... 1937 Tad Gonsalves, Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Sophia University, Japan
Category: Data Warehousing
An Objective Function for Evaluation of Fragmentation Schema in Data Warehouse...... 1949 Hacène Derrar, USTHB, Algeria Omar Boussaid, University of Lyon 2, France Mohamed Ahmed-Nacer, USTHB, Algeria Record Linkage in Data Warehousing...... 1958 Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy Laura Puglisi, GESP Geographic Information Systems, Italy
Searching Semantic Data Warehouses...... 1968 Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy
Category: Decision Support Systems
A Methodology of the Decision Support Systems Applied to Other Projects of Investigation...... 1978 María J. García G., Minimax Consultores C.A. Gerencia General, Caracas, Venezuela Gilberto J. Hernández G., Minimax Consultores C.A. Gerencia Investigación, Caracas, Venezuela José G. Hernández R., Universidad Metropolitana, Dep. G. de la T., Caracas, Venezuela
Real-Time Smart Navigation and the Genetic Approach to Vehicle Routing...... 1991 Cristina De Castro, IEIIT-CNR, National Research Council of Italy and WiLab, University of Bologna, Italy Barbara Mavì Masini, IEIIT-CNR, National Research Council of Italy and WiLab, University of Bologna, Italy Ibrahim Habib, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of New York, USA Oreste Andrisano, DEI and WiLab, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Bologna, Italy
Shelter Selection with AHP Making Use of the Ideal Alternative...... 2003 José G. Hernández R., Universidad Metropolitana, Dep. G. de la T. Caracas Venezuela María J. García G., Minimax Consultores C.A. Gerencia General. Caracas, Venezuela Gilberto J. Hernández G., Minimax Consultores C.A. Gerencia Investigación Caracas, Venezuela
Category: Digital Communications and Linguistics
A Novel Computerized Paleographical Method for Determining the Evolution of Graphemes...... 2017 Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
An Effective Analysis Method of Discussions in Bulletin Board Sites...... 2032 Shigeaki Sakurai, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
Crisis Communications and Sharing Message Control...... 2042 Keri K. Stephens, University of Texas at Austin, USA Jessica L. Ford, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Digital Divide in Scholarly Communication...... 2051 Thomas Scheiding, St. Norbert College, USA Information Society Discourse...... 2060 Lech W. Zacher, Kozminski University, Poland
Interface Technology Trends Implications for News and Information Services...... 2069 William J. Gibbs, Journalism and Multimedia Arts, Duquesne University, USA
Interpersonal Coordination in Computer-Mediated Communication...... 2079 Jamonn Campbell, Shippensburg University, USA
Locative Communication and the Increase of Relevance of the Place in Communication...... 2089 Macello Medeiros, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Brazil
Mobile Communications Privacy...... 2097 Panagiotis Kitsos, University of Macedonia, ITLaw Team, Greece Paraskevi Pappa, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Greece
The Digital World and the Elements in Digital Communication and FL Learning...... 2106 Levent Uzun, Uludag University, Turkey
The Evolutional Genesis of Blogs and the Integration of Communication Networks...... 2114 Alberto Marques, University of Brasilia, Brazil Ana Carolina Kalume Maranhão, University of Brasilia, Brazil Daniela Favaro Garrossini, University of Brasilia, Brazil Luis Fernando Ramos Molinaro, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Trust in Computer Mediated Communication...... 2122 Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, USA Sheila Gobes-Ryan, University of South Florida, USA
Visualization as Communication with Graphic Representation...... 2131 Anna Ursyn, University of Northern Colorado, USA
Category: Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy...... 2141 Heidi Julien, The University at Buffalo, U.S.A.
Digital Literacy Education for Digital Inclusion...... 2149 Seunghyun Lee, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Social Aspects of Digital Literacy...... 2158 Dragana Martinovic, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada Viktor Freiman, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada Chrispina Lekule, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada Yuqi Yang, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada Category: Digital Media
A Hierarchical Organization of Home Video...... 2168 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electric Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Censorship of Digital Resources Worldwide...... 2178 Kari D. Weaver, University of South Carolina Aiken, USA
Digital Video Coding Principles from H.261 to H.265/HEVC...... 2187 Ioannis Makris, Business College of Athens, Greece Harilaos Koumaras, Business College of Athens, Greece Jurgen Mone, Business College of Athens, Greece Vaios Koumaras, Business College of Athens, Greece
Video Event Understanding...... 2199 Nikolaos Gkalelis, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Vasileios Mezaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Michail Dimopoulos, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Ioannis Kompatsiaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
Visual Information Analysis for Interactive TV Applications...... 2208 Evlampios Apostolidis, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Panagiotis Sidiropoulos, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Vasileios Mezaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Ioannis Kompatsiaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
Category: Distance Education
Components of a Distance Education Evaluation System...... 2220 Martha Henckell, Southeast Missouri State University, USA Michelle Kilburn, Southeast Missouri State University, USA David Starrett, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Constructivism as the Driver of 21st Century Online Distance Education...... 2229 Kathaleen Reid-Martinez, Oral Roberts University, USA Linda D. Grooms, Regent University, USA Instructional Support for Collaborative Activities in Distance Education...... 2239 Bernhard Ertl, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
Online Distance Education and Embedded Librarianship Integration...... 2249 Robin Phelps-Ward, Ball State University, USA Thalia Mulvihill, Ball State University, USA Lisa Jarrell, Ball State University, USA Brenda Yates Habich, Ball State University, USA
The Evolution of Distance Learning...... 2258 Linda D. Grooms, Regent University, USA
Category: E-Books and Digital Publishing
Digital Textbook...... 2268 Elena Railean, Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
Ebooks, Ereaders, and Ebook Device Design...... 2278 HyunSeung Koh, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA Susan C. Herring, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
E-Textbooks as a Classroom Tool...... 2288 Jackie HeeYoung Kim, Armstrong Atlantic State University, USA
Evaluating the Perceived Fit Between E-Books and Academic Tasks...... 2298 John D’Ambra, School of Information Systems, Technology and Management, University of New South Wales, Australia Concepción S. Wilson, School of Information Systems, Technology and Management, University of New South Wales, Australia Shahriar Akter, School of Management and Marketing, University of Wollongong, Australia
Category: E-Business
E-Business Value Creation, Platforms, and Trends...... 2309 Tobias Kollmann, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Jan Ely, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Category: E-Commerce
Immersive Technologies for Interactive Store Design...... 2320 Eleonora Pantano, University of Calabria, Italy & Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands Investigating the Importance of Website Color Contrast in E- and M-Commerce...... 2329 Jean-Eric Pelet, IDRAC Business School of Management, Lyon, France & LEMNA, IAE- IEMN, Nantes University, France
Opportunities and Challenges for the Electronic Commerce Deployment in Developing Countries Discussed in a Case of Saudi Arabia...... 2339 Saleh Alwahaishi, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Amine Nehari-Talet, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Social Commerce Using Social Network and E-Commerce...... 2351 Roberto Marmo, University of Pavia, Italy
Trust Concerns of the Customers in E-Commerce Market Space by Indian Customers...... 2360 Baljeet Kaur, Delhi University, India Sushila Madan, Delhi University, India
Volume IV
Category: Educational Administration and Leadership
Educational Policy Analysis Debates and New Learning Technologies in England...... 2371 Elfneh Udessa Bariso, Action for Health, Education and Development (AHEAD), UK
Learning Analytics...... 2379 Luis de-la-Fuente-Valentín, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain Alberto Corbi, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain Rubén González Crespo, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain Daniel Burgos, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain
Living in Exponential Times and the Personalization of Our Data Streams...... 2388 Debbie Samuels-Peretz, Wheelock College, USA
The Digitally Excluded Learner and Strategies for Success...... 2400 Virginia E. Garland, The University of New Hampshire, USA
Category: Educational Technologies
3D Media Architecture Communication with SketchUp to Support Design for Learning...... 2410 Michael Vallance, Department of Media Architecture, Future University Hakodate, Japan
Affect Awareness Support and Communication Technologies in Education...... 2424 Hippokratis Apostolidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece An Interoperable ICT Educational Application for TOEIC Preparatory Study...... 2433 Yasushige Ishikawa, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan Reiko Akahane-Yamada, ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, Japan Mutsumi Kondo, Tezukayamagakuin University, Japan Craig Smith, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan Yasushi Tsubota, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Japan Masatake Dantsuji, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
An Overview of Artificial Intelligence in Education...... 2445 Molly Y. Zhou, Dalton State College, USA William F. Lawless, Paine College, USA
Analyzing and Predicting Student Academic Achievement Using Data Mining Techniques...... 2453 Eric P. Jiang, University of San Diego, USA
Classic Programmed Instruction Design and Theory...... 2462 Robert S. Owen, Texas A&M University, USA Bosede Aworuwa, Gloria Domini Academic Consultants, Nigeria
Current Status and Future Directions of Blended Learning Models...... 2470 Michael C. Johnson, Brigham Young University, USA Charles R. Graham, Brigham Young University, USA
Emergent Forms of Technology-Influenced Scholarship...... 2481 Royce Kimmons, University of Idaho, USA
Exploring Perspectives on Social Media in Higher Education...... 2489 Abigail G. Scheg, Elizabeth City State University, USA
Hypermedia and its Role in Learning...... 2495 Vehbi Turel, The University of Bingol, Turkey
ICT Impact Assessment in Education...... 2506 Nafisat Afolake Adedokun-Shittu, Universiti Utara, Malaysia Abdul Jaleel K. Shittu, Universiti Utara, Malaysia
Informing the Design of Future Literacy Technologies with Theories of Cognitive Science...... 2516 Michael C. Mensink, University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA Mark Rose Lewis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Jeremy Wang, University of Minnesota, USA
I-Schools and the Present Worldwide Trend and the Indian Scenario...... 2525 Prantosh Kr. Paul, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India D. Chatterjee, Institute of Engineering and Management, India Learning Management Technology and Preservice Teachers...... 2535 Molly Y. Zhou, Dalton State College, USA
Learning Processes during Online Discussions...... 2544 Gaowei Chen, University of Hong Kong, China Ming Ming Chiu, Purdue University, USA
Literacy Learning and Assessment for the Digital Age...... 2555 April Marie Leach, Northcentral University, USA
Pedagogical Agents in 3D Learning Environments...... 2572 Theodouli Terzidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Quantum Information Science and a Possible Domain for Future Information School...... 2582 Prantosh Kr. Paul, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India D. Chatterjee, Institute of Engineering and Management, India
Serious Games and the Technology of Engaging Information...... 2591 Peter A. Smith, University of Central Florida, USA Clint Bowers, University of Central Florida, USA
Teaching in Visual Programming Environments...... 2600 Wilfred W. F. Lau, The University of Hong Kong, China Allan H. K. Yuen, The University of Hong Kong, China
Technology Integration in a Southern Inner-City School...... 2609 Molly Y. Zhou, Dalton State College, USA William F. Lawless, Paine College, USA
Telementoring in the P-16+ Environment...... 2618 Deborah A. Scigliano, Duquesne University, USA
The QRcode Format as a Tool for Inclusive, Personalised, and Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences...... 2626 Sabrina Leone, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
The Use of Geo-Spatial Technology in Handheld Devices for Teaching Geography in a Formal School Context...... 2636 Pamela Cowan, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Ryan Butler, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Towards Open-Source Virtual Worlds in Interdisciplinary Studies...... 2647 Reneta D. Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York, USA Use of Online Social Networking and Academic Performance of Students...... 2654 Maslin Masrom, Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia Selisa Usat, Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Category: Electrical Engineering
A Graphical Unit Interface to Generate Light Distribution Curves...... 2663 J. G. Vera-Dimas, Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (CIICAp- UAEM), Mexico M. Tecpoyotl-Torres, Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (CIICAp- UAEM), Mexico
Byzantine Fault Tolerant Monitoring and Control for Electric Power Grid...... 2677 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
Outage Analysis and Maintenance Strategies in Hydroelectric Production...... 2686 Reginald Wilson, Skagit Hydroelectric Project, Seattle City Light, USA
Category: Electronic Government
An Overview of E-Government 3.0 Implementation...... 2700 Nikola Vlahovic, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia Tomislav Vracic, Ministry of Administration, Croatia
Citizens’ Engagement Using Communication Technologies...... 2709 Olga Fedotova, University of Aveiro, Portugal Leonor Teixeira, University of Aveiro / IEETA- Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal Helena Alvelos, University of Aveiro, Portugal
E-Government Development at the Local Level in Australia Using a Framework for Connected E-Government...... 2719 Qiuyan Fan, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Exploring the M-Government...... 2726 Gabriela Quintanilla, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica, México
Federal Government Application of the Cloud Computing Application Integration Model...... 2735 John P. Sahlin, The George Washington University, USA
IT Governance...... 2745 Hans P. Borgman, ESC-Rennes School of Business, France Measuring Democracy on Web Interface Design...... 2754 Rowena Li, Bayside High School Library, USA
Provision of Governmental Services through Mobile Phones and Tablets and Threats to Users’ Security and Privacy...... 2766 Reza Mojtahed, Information School, The University of Sheffield, UK José Miguel Baptista Nunes, Information School, The University of Sheffield, UK Guo Chao Alex Peng, Information School, The University of Sheffield, UK
Re-Engaging the Public through E-Consultation in the Government 2.0 Landscape...... 2774 Shefali Virkar, University of Oxford, UK
Technology as Enabler of Institutional Reform in Government...... 2783 Vincent Homburg, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Need, Requirements, and Vision for E-Societal Management...... 2792 Nicolae Costake, CMC (Certified Management Consultant), Romania
Category: Electronic Services
A Unified Platform for the Dynamic Evolution of Context-Aware Highly Agile Services...... 2806 Xiaodong Liu, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Zakwan Jaroucheh, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Sally Smith, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Huiqun Zhao, North China University of Technology, China
An Exploratory Study of Metrics Used to Measure the Impacts of Social Media Utilization on Business Performance...... 2816 Celeste See-Pui Ng, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Enhancing Service Integrity of Byzantine Fault Tolerant Applications...... 2827 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
QoS Architectures for the IP Network...... 2835 Harry G. Perros, NC State University, USA
Category: Engineering Science
Compounds Based on dDped Bi2O3 as New Ecologically Friendly Yellow-Orange Shade Pigments...... 2844 Petra Šulcová, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic Nataliia Gorodylova, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic Dealing with Completeness in Requirements Engineering...... 2854 Graciela D. S. Hadad, FITI, Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina & DIIT, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina Claudia S. Litvak, FITI, Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina & DIIT, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina Jorge H. Doorn, INTIA, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina & DIIT, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina Marcela Ridao, INTIA, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Category: Enterprise Resource Planning
Reflexivity in the Resistance to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Innovation...... 2865 Francisco Cua, Academy of Unit Standards (Hong Kong) Limited, China
Category: Entrepreneurship
Crowdsourcing Business Model in the Context of Changing Consumer Society...... 2878 Katarzyna Kopeć, Tischner European University, Poland Anna Szopa, Jagiellonian University, Poland
E-Entrepreneurship...... 2887 Tobias Kollmann, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Anika Peschl, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Technology, Social Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship in the Quadruple Helix...... 2897 Sally Eaves, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Category: Environmental Science and Agriculture
Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water Using Carbon Nanotubes...... 2908 Kauser Jahan, Rowan University, USA Kenneth Sears, Rowan University, USA Jaimie Reiff, Rowan University, USA Sarah Dores, Rowan University, USA Paulina Kruszewski, Rowan University, USA Shawn Williams, Rowan University, USA
Dendrochronology and Climate Change...... 2917 Mostafa Jafari, Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization, Iran
Ecosystem Wetlands Restoration Approach for Sustainable Development Planning...... 2931 Carolina Collaro, Nova Gorica University, Italy Environmental Informatics for Sustainable Development...... 2942 Carlos Granell, European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Italy Sven Schade, European Environment Agency, Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) Support Programme, Denmark
Environmental Scanning...... 2955 Barbara Holland, Brooklyn Public Library, USA
Towards Low-Cost Energy Monitoring...... 2965 Aqeel H. Kazmi, CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Ireland & University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland Michael J. O’Grady, CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Ireland & University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland Gregory M.P. O’ Hare, CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Ireland & University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland
Category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Cyber Behavior...... 2972 Rotimi Taiwo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
E-Human Rights...... 2981 Kay Mathiesen, University of Arizona, USA
Ethical Computing...... 2991 Wanbil W. Lee, The Computer Ethics Society & Wanbil and Associates, China
Ethics in Health Informatics and Information Technology...... 3000 Keith Lui, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Laws Related to Web and Digital Application Accessibility...... 3011 Holly Yu, California State University— Los Angeles, USA
Category: Gaming
Can Video Games Benefit the Cognitive Abilities of the Elderly Population?...... 3022 Paulo Correia, Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes / GAME ISMAT, Portugal Brigite Henriques, Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes / GAME ISMAT, Portugal
Ecology of Games as a Framework for Analysing E-Government Project Implementation...... 3031 Shefali Virkar, University of Oxford, UK
Gamification...... 3039 Lincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia Torsten Reiners, School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia Gamification Design Elements in Business Education Simulations...... 3048 Torsten Reiners, School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia Lincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia Sue Gregory, University of New England, Australia Hanna Teräs, Curtin University, Australia
Increasing the Trustworthiness of Online Gaming Applications...... 3062 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
Video Game Genres...... 3070 Lars Konzack, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Category: Gender and IT
Critical Study of Gender and Teacher-Designed Interactive Educational Websites...... 3078 James M. Perren, Eastern Michigan University, USA
Gender and Technology...... 3087 Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida Sarasota‑Manatee, USA
Gender, Body, and Computing Technologies in the Science-Fiction Film...... 3093 Rocío Carrasco-Carrasco, University of Huelva, Spain
Category: Geographic Information Systems
Critical Information Literacy in the Geographic and Information Sciences...... 3103 Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, USA John Abresch, University of South Florida, USA
Developments of the Digital World of Remote Sensing and GIS, Their Comparison to, and the Importance of the Human Side of Information Reference Services...... 3113 Joyce Gosata Maphanyane, University of Botswana, Botswana
Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S.) for the Analysis of Historical Small Towns...... 3128 Assunta Pelliccio, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy Michela Cigola, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
Volume V
Geoinformatics in Eco-Climatic Studies...... 3136 A. Ayanlade, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria M.O. Jegede, African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation (AISPI), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria P.B. Borisade, The Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (Rectas), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife Nigeria GIS and Remote Sensing in Environmental Risk Assessment and Management...... 3145 X. Mara Chen, Salisbury University, USA
Integration Strategies for GIS and Optimization Tools...... 3153 Sami Faiz, Institut Supérieur des Arts Multimédia de La Manouba, University of La Manouba, Tunisia & LTSIRS, ENIT, University of El Manar, Tunisia Saoussen Krichen, Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis, University of Tunis, Tunisia & LARODEC, ISG, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Predictive Expert Models for Mineral Potential Mapping...... 3161 Adamu M. Ibrahim, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK Brandon Bennett, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK Claudio E.C. Campelo, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
Representation of Geographic Phenomena...... 3169 Claudio E.C. Campelo, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil Brandon Bennett, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK
Urban Information Modeling Combining BIM and GIS...... 3178 Clement Mignard, LE2I – UMR CNRS 6306, IUT Dijon-Auxerre, Université de Bourgogne, France Christophe Nicolle, University of Burgundy, France
Category: Global Information Technology
A Comparison of Appearance-Based Descriptors in a Visual SLAM Approach...... 3187 L. Fernández, Miguel Hernández University, Elche (Alicante), Spain L. Payá, Miguel Hernández University, Elche (Alicante), Spain F. Amorós, Miguel Hernández University, Elche (Alicante), Spain O. Reinoso, Miguel Hernández University, Elche (Alicante), Spain
Internetization and the New Global Economy of the 21st Century...... 3197 Constantine E. Passaris, University of New Brunswick, Canada
The Challenges and Opportunities of the Software Industry in Egypt...... 3206 Sherif H. Kamel, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Category: Government and Law
Analysing E-Government Project Success and Failure Using the Design-Actuality Gap Model...... 3219 Shefali Virkar, University of Oxford, UK
De Facto Ethics Principles and Applications...... 3228 Olli Mäkinen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland Jyri Naarmala, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Finland Government as a Service in Communities...... 3236 Vasileios Yfantis, Ionian University, Greece Konstantina Vassilopoulou, Harokopio University, Greece Adamantia Pateli, Ionian University, Greece
Linkage of De-Identified Records in Accordance to the European Legislation...... 3245 C Quantin, Service de Biostatistique et d’Informatique Médicale (DIM), France & INSERM U866 Université de Bourgogne, France E Benzenine, Service de Biostatistique et d’Informatique Médicale (DIM), France M Guesdon, Service de Biostatistique et d’Informatique Médicale (DIM), France JB Gouyon, Centre d’Etudes Périnatales de l’Océan Indien, La Réunion, France FA Allaert, The Evaluation of the Medical Claims of Health Foods, France
RTI and OGD Synergy for Society, Economy, and Democracy...... 3254 Aikaterini Yannoukakou, University of Macedonia, Greece
The Single Patent for Portuguese or Spanish Language Countries...... 3265 Sofia Vairinho, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal & Universidad de Huelva, Spain & Carnegie Mellon University – CTTEC, USA Tara Branstad, Carnegie Mellon University - CTTEC, USA Joao Guerreiro, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Francisco J. Leon Sanz, Universidad de Huelva, Spain Sonia R. Sanchez, Universidad de Huelva, Spain
Category: Health Information Systems
A Survey of Using Microsoft Kinect in Healthcare...... 3279 Roanna Lun, Cleveland State University, USA Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
Advancements in Computer Aided Imaging Diagnostics...... 3288 T.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), Saudi Arabia & Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India
Advances in Electrocardiogram Information Management...... 3296 T.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), Saudi Arabia & Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India
An E-Journey through the Life Cycle of Spinal Cord Injury...... 3305 Jane Moon, University of Melbourne, Australia Graeme K Hart, Austin Health, Australia Andrew Nunn, Austin Health, Australia Chronic Condition Management Using Remote Monitoring and Telehomecare...... 3318 Maximillian E. Stachura, Georgia Regents University, USA Ellen B. Bolch, THA Group, USA Katherine F. Piette, THA Group, USA Joseph F. Ebberwein, THA Group, USA
Factors Influencing Nursing Professionals’ Computer-Based Information Systems (CBIS) Use Behavior...... 3332 Princely Ifinedo, Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University, Canada
Factors Predicting Long-Term Outcomes among Patients Treated with Spinal Cord . Stimulation...... 3344 Karen Julia Doblin, Beth Israel Medical Center, USA Ruth Sharf, Northcentral University, USA
Health Information Technology and Business Process Reengineering...... 3355 T. Ray Ruffin, Wake Technical Community College, USA & University of Mount Olive, USA & University of Phoenix, USA & Colorado Technical University, USA
Health Information Technology/BioDefense Needs to Fight Bio-Terrorism...... 3366 Tanushree Govil, Stanford University, USA Jivesh Govil, Cisco Systems, USA
Healthcare Informatics...... 3376 Güney Gürsel, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkey
Healthcare Information Systems Opportunities and Challenges...... 3387 Madison N. Ngafeeson, Northern Michigan University, USA
Healthcare Technology Adoption at the Group Level...... 3396 Andre L. Araujo, Texas A&M University, USA
Improvements over GGH Using Commutative and Non-Commutative Algebra...... 3404 Massoud Sokouti, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Ali Zakerolhosseini, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Babak Sokouti, Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Reducing Healthcare Disparities with Technology...... 3419 Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Epworth HealthCare, Australia & RMIT, Australia Ray Arias, Arias IS, USA Jeff Wilgus, Arias IS, USA Chris Gonzalez, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA Successful Virtual Communities of Practice in Health Care...... 3428 Elizabeth Hanlis, Ehanlis Inc., Canada Paul Abbass, LegitiMed Inc., Canada
Technological Advancements in the Objective Assessment of Nociception...... 3437 Ana Castro, University of Porto, Portugal Pedro Amorim, Investigação Clínica do Serviço de Anestesia – Hospital de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
The Evolvement of Physicians’ Communication Behavior Induced by the Introduction of EMRs into Primary Care...... 3447 Shiri Assis-Hassid, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Iris Reychav, Ariel University, Israel Tsipi Heart, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Joseph S. Pliskin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
The Use of Smart Card Technology in Health Care...... 3458 Jonathan Gates, Kent County Hospital, USA Kathryn J. Jervis, University of Rhode Island, USA Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, University of Rhode Island, USA Koray Ozpolat, University of Rhode Island, USA Jyh-Hone Wang, University of Rhode Island, USA Su-Hsiu Wu, University of Rhode Island, USA
Ubiquitous Health Monitoring Systems...... 3468 Mikko Paukkunen, Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering, Finland Matti Linnavuo, Aalto University, Finland Jussi Kuutti, Aalto University, Finland Raimo E. Sepponen, Aalto University, Finland
Category: Healthcare Administration
Discrete Event Models of Medical Emergencies...... 3477 Calin Ciufudean, Stefan cel Mare University, Romania Otilia Ciufudean, Areni Medical Center, Romania
Organizational Factors Affecting IS Outsourcing Success in Taiwanese Hospitals...... 3487 Chad Lin, Curtin University, Australia Yu-An Huang, National Chi-Nan University, Taiwan Geoffrey Jalleh, Curtin University, Australia
Regional Health Information Organizations in the US...... 3496 Jonathan Becker, Pennsylvania State University, USA Neelam Dwivedi, Pennsylvania State University, USA Sandeep Purao, Pennsylvania State University, USA Category: High Performance Computing
Clustering Methods for Detecting Communities in Networks...... 3507 Ademir Cristiano Gabardo, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, Brazil Heitor S. Lopes, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, Brazil
Compact Multimode Antenna Arrays for High Spectral Efficiency MIMO-OFDM WLANs...... 3517 Asuman Savaşcihabeş, Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Turkey Özgür Ertuğ, Gazi University, Turkey Erdem Yazgan, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Elitist-Mutated Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization for Engineering Design...... 3534 M. Janga Reddy, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India D. Nagesh Kumar, Indian Institute of Science, India
Frameworks for Distributed Interoperability...... 3546 José C. Delgado, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing Granularity...... 3558 Mário P. Véstias, INESC-ID/ISEL/IPL, Portugal
Particles and Geometric Shapes Analyzer APOGEO...... 3568 Katia Tannous, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil Fillipe de Souza Silva, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil
Recent Trends in Parallel Computing...... 3580 Lokendra Singh Umrao, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India Dharmendra Prasad Mahato, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India Ravi Shankar Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Techniques for Specialized Data Compression...... 3590 Jakub Swacha, University of Szczecin, Poland
Trustworthy Computing...... 3598 Vladimir O. Safonov, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Category: Higher Education
Developing Appreciative College Experience with Personal Learning Networks...... 3608 Kam Hou Vat, University of Macau, Macau
Teaching Methodology in Higher Education...... 3617 Om Prakash, National Law University, India University Faculty and Student Use of Social Media in Higher Education...... 3625 Daniel J. Shelley, Robert Morris University, USA
Category: Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management
Destination Management Systems Implementation...... 3636 João Vaz Estêvão, University of Aveiro- Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal Maria João Carneiro, University of Aveiro- Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal Leonor Teixeira, University of Aveiro/IEETA- Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
E-Tourism and the New Family Station Wagon...... 3646 Scott Campbell Mackintosh, Glengarry Group Consulting, Canada
Tourism and Social Media...... 3652 William B. Claster, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Phillip D. Pardo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Malcolm Cooper, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Kayhan Tajeddini, Lund University, Sweden
Tourism Knowledge Discovery in Social Multimedia...... 3666 Symeon Papadopoulos, Information Technologies Institute, Greece Adrian Popescu, Vision and content Engineering Laboratory, France Ioannis Kompatsiaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
Virtual Tours and Serious Game for Promoting Educational Tourism Using Non-Intrusive Human-Computer Interfaces...... 3676 Mario Martínez-Zarzuela, University of Valladolid, Spain Francisco Javier Díaz-Pernas, University of Valladolid, Spain Míriam Antón-Rodríguez, University of Valladolid, Spain Sergio Martín-Calzón, University of Valladolid, Spain David González-Ortega, University of Valladolid, Spain
Category: Human Resources Development
Enabling Modern Technology Jobs through Optimised Human Resource Management . Practices...... 3685 Güera Massyn Romo, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Human Resources Development in a Technology-Infused Workplace...... 3694 Keri K. Stephens, University of Texas at Austin, USA Stephanie L. Dailey, Texas State University, USA
Using Serious Games for Training and Development of Human Resources...... 3703 Paulo Correia, Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes/GAME ISMAT, Portugal Paulo Carrasco, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Category: Human-Computer Interaction
Affective Human-Computer Interaction...... 3712 Nik Thompson, Murdoch University, Australia Tanya McGill, Murdoch University, Australia
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Work/Life Balance...... 3721 Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon, Illinois State University, USA
Determinants of Users’ Intention to Use Mobile Information Technologies...... 3726 Numtip Trakulmaykee, University of Sciences Malaysia, Malaysia Parichard Benrit, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Digital Future(s)...... 3735 Lech W. Zacher, Kozminski University, Poland
Emotion in Interactive Technology-Mediated Decision Taking and Negotiation...... 3745 Bilyana Martinovski, Stockholm University, Sweden
Estimating Emotions Using Geometric Features from Facial Expressions...... 3754 A. Vadivel, National Institute of Technology, India P. Shanthi, National Institute of Technology, India S. G. Shaila, National Institute of Technology, India
Interacting with Digital Information...... 3762 Kamran Sedig, Western University, Canada Paul Parsons, Western University, Canada
Internet Memes...... 3770 Lars Konzack, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Perspectives on Global Internet Diffusion...... 3777 Ravi Nath, Creighton University, USA Vasudeva N.R. Murthy, Creighton University, USA
Category: Industrial Engineering
Material Flow Management in Industrial Engineering...... 3786 Costel Emil Cotet, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania Diana Popescu, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania
Offshore Remanufacturing...... 3795 Bo Xing, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa Wen-Jing Gao, Department of New Product Development, Mei Yuan Mould Design and Manufacturing Co., Ltd, China Category: Industrial Informatics
Future Smart Products Systems Engineering...... 3806 Julia Kantorovitch, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Modeling Stock Market Industrial Sectors as Dynamic Systems and Forecasting...... 3818 Salim Lahmiri, ESCA School of Management, Morocco & University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
Category: Information Resources Management
Accessing and Maintaining Electronic Resources...... 3832 Meghan Finch, Oakland University, USA
Data, Knowledge, and Intelligence...... 3841 G. Scott Erickson, Ithaca College, USA Helen N. Rothberg, Marist College, USA
Digital Documents Recognition...... 3849 Nicola Barbuti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Tommaso Caldarola, D.A.BI.MUS. Ltd – Digitalizzazione di Archivi, BIblioteche e MUSei, Italy
Network, Sustainability, and Security of Libraries on Smartphones...... 3860 T. M. Kalpana, Indian Statistical Institute, India S. Gopalakrishnan, National Institute of Fashion Technology, India
Resource Sharing and Networking in Library and Information Centres in Africa...... 3870 Edeama O. Onwuchekwa, National Open University of Nigeria Library, Lagos
Category: Information Retrieval
Dynamic Taxonomies for Intelligent Information Access...... 3883 Giovanni Maria Sacco, Università di Torino, Italy
Geographically-Aware Information Retrieval on the Web...... 3893 Claudio E.C. Campelo, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
Green Libraries on Cloud Computing Platform...... 3901 Mayank Yuvaraj, Central University of Bihar, India
Volume VI
Human and Social Aspects of Information Seeking in Cross-Language Information Retrieval...... 3912 Rowena Li, Bayside High School Library, USA Information Retrieval...... 3923 Thomas Mandl, Universität Hildesheim, Germany Christa Womser-Hacker, Universität Hildesheim, Germany
Information Retrieval by Linkage Discovery...... 3932 Richard S. Segall, Arkansas State University, USA Shen Lu, Soft Challenge LLC, USA
Storage and Retrieval of Multimedia Data about Unique Bulgarian Bells...... 3940 Tihomir Trifonov, Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Tsvetanka Georgieva-Trifonova, Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
The Changing Nature of Information Behaviour...... 3955 Jennifer Rowley, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
The Role of Serendipity in Digital Environments...... 3962 Anabel Quan-Haase, University of Western Ontario, Canada Jacquelyn A. Burkell, University of Western Ontario, Canada Victoria L. Rubin, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Category: IT Policy and Standardization
ICT4D...... 3972 Sherif H. Kamel, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Information Quality and Value...... 3981 Sérgio Maravilhas, CETAC.MEDIA - Porto and Aveiro Universities, Portugal
Patent Information...... 3990 Sérgio Maravilhas, CETAC.MEDIA - Porto and Aveiro Universities, Portugal
Technology Assessment...... 3998 Armin Grunwald, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Germany
The Design of IT Services...... 4007 Manuel Mora, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico Jorge Marx Gomez, University of Oldenburg, Germany Mahesh Raisinghani, Texas Woman’s University, USA Ovsei Gelman, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Category: IT Research and Theory
A Brief Review of the Kernel and the Various Distributions of Linux...... 4018 Jurgen Mone, Business College of Athens, Greece Ioannis Makris, Business College of Athens, Greece Vaios Koumaras, Business College of Athens, Greece Harilaos Koumaras, Business College of Athens, Greece
An Experimental Sensitivity Analysis of Gaussian and Non-Gaussian Based Methods for Dynamic Modeling in EEG Signal Processing...... 4028 Gonzalo Safont, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Addisson Salazar, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Alberto Rodriguez, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain Luis Vergara, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Aspects of Information Tailoring in the 21st Century...... 4042 Mahmood Tara, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Assistive Technology...... 4053 Ben Tran, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, USA
Comb Filters Characteristics and Applications...... 4062 Miriam Guadalupe Cruz Jimenez, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico David Ernesto Troncoso Romero, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico
Creativity, Invention, and Innovation...... 4071 Sérgio Maravilhas, CETAC.MEDIA - Porto and Aveiro Universities, Portugal
Creativity of End Users in Theory and in Practice...... 4080 Malgorzata Pankowska, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Experimental Analysis with Variable Neighborhood Search for Discrete Optimization . Problems...... 4090 Marco Antonio Cruz-Chávez, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Alina Martínez-Oropeza, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Martín Martínez-Rangel, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Pedro Moreno-Bernal, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Federico Alonso-Pecina, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Jazmín Yanel Juárez-Chávez, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Mireya Flores-Pichardo, Autonomous University of Morelos State, Mexico Formal Specification Language for Agent Oriented Systems...... 4107 Vinitha Hannah Subburaj, Baldwin Wallace University, USA Joseph E. Urban, Texas Tech University, USA
Information Need and the Beginning of Information Search...... 4117 Charles Cole, McGill University, Canada
IT Resources, IT-Enabled Capabilities, and Business Performance...... 4129 Morteza Ghobakhloo, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Tang Sai Hong, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Samrena Jabeen, Arab Open University, Saudi Arabia
MapReduce Style Algorithms for Extracting Hot Spots of Topics from Timestamped Corpus...... 4140 Ashwathy Ashokan, University of Nebraska, USA Parvathi Chundi, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Misuse of Information Technologies and Reliability of Information in New Media during Emergencies...... 4152 Salvatore Scifo, Maltepe University, Turkey Lemi Baruh, Koç University, Turkey Hayley Watson, Trilateral Research and Consulting, UK
Modeling Using of Triple H-Avatar Technology in Online Multi-Cloud Platform Lab...... 4162 Vardan Mkrttchian, HHH University, Australia
Science Mapping...... 4171 Chaomei Chen, Drexel University, USA Rachael Dubin, Drexel University, USA Timothy Schultz, Drexel University, USA
Sustainability Factors of Accessible Information Systems and Technologies (IS&T)...... 4185 Daryoush Daniel Vaziri, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany Dirk Schreiber, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
The Representation of Architectural Heritage in the Digital Age...... 4195 Stefano Brusaporci, L’Aquila University, Italy
Category: IT Security and Ethics
A Survey of Attack Mechanisms on Infrastructure-Mode 802.11 Wireless Networks and Their Detection...... 4207 Juan Manuel Madrid, Universidad Icesi, Colombia A Survey of Security and Privacy Protection in Mobile Devices...... 4221 Brian Krupp, Cleveland State University, USA Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA Nigamanth Sridhar, Cleveland State University, USA
An Overview of Intrusion Tolerance Techniques...... 4231 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA
Authentication...... 4239 Andrea Atzeni, Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Antonio Lioy, Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Authentication Practices from Passwords to Biometrics...... 4248 Zippy Erlich, The Open University of Israel, Israel Moshe Zviran, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Behavioral Based Technologies for Enhancement of Login/Password Systems...... 4258 Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães, Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal Vítor J. Sá, Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Security Benchmarks...... 4267 Guillermo A. Francia III, Jacksonville State University, USA Xavier P. Francia, Jacksonville State University, USA
Current Quantum Information Science and Technology...... 4279 Göran Pulkkis, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland Kaj J. Grahn, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Dealing with Information Security and Privacy...... 4293 Dennis Backherms, American Public University, USA Kathleen Houlihan, Wilkes University, USA
Dimensions of Technology Trustworthiness and Technology Trust Modes...... 4301 Narasimha Paravastu, Metropolitan State University, USA
Fear Appeals, Threat Perceptions, and Protection Motivation in Information Systems Security...... 4310 Narasimha Paravastu, Metropolitan State University, USA Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University, USA
Increasing the Trustworthiness of Collaborative Applications...... 4317 Mamdouh Babi, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA Information Portal Strategy for Transportation Security Management...... 4325 Ying Wang, University of Texas-Pan American, USA
Information Security Management and Security Reporting...... 4335 Wolfgang Hommel, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Germany
Newborn Recognition Using Multimodal Biometric...... 4347 Shrikant Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India Santosh Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India Sanjay Kumar Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India Aruni Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
Organizational Characteristics and Their Influence on Information Security in Trinidad and Tobago...... 4358 Kyle Papin-Ramcharan, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago Simon Fraser, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Privacy Challenges for the Internet of Things...... 4373 Jenifer Sunrise Winter, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA
Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Statistical Disclosure Control Methods...... 4384 Jouni Markkula, University of Oulu, Finland
Privacy Preservation in Information Systems...... 4393 Debanjan Sadhya, IIT-BHU, India Shekhar Verma, IIIT-Allahabad, India
Privacy-Aware Access Control...... 4403 Eugenia I. Papagiannakopoulou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Maria N. Koukovini, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Georgios V. Lioudakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Nikolaos L. Dellas, SingularLogic S.A., Greece Dimitra I. Kaklamani, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Iakovos S. Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Security Aspects in Radio Frequency Identification Networks...... 4412 Győző Gódor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Sándor Imre, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Systems Engineering Processes for the Development and Deployment of Secure Cloud Applications...... 4424 Muthu Ramachandran, School of Computing, Creative Technologies, and Engineering, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Trusted and Trustworthy Information Technology...... 4436 Piotr Cofta, Trusted Renewables Ltd, UK Hazel Lacohée, BT Technology, Service & Operations, UK Category: Knowledge Management
A Review of Absorptive Capacity...... 4446 César Camisón Zornoza, Universitat de València, Spain Beatriz Forés Julián, Universitat Jaume I, Spain Montserrat Boronat Navarro, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Accessibility of Documents...... 4456 Georgios Kouroupetroglou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Acquiring Competitive Advantage through Business Intelligence...... 4465 Foad Boghrati, University of Tehran, Iran Iman Raeesi Vanani, Department of Information Technology Management, University of Tehran, Iran Babak Sohrabi, University of Tehran, Iran
Always-On Enterprise Information Systems for Always-On Business...... 4478 Nijaz Bajgoric, School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Business Processes and Knowledge Management...... 4491 John S. Edwards, Aston Business School, UK
Challenges for Education in the Information Society...... 4499 Sérgio Maravilhas, CETAC.MEDIA - Porto and Aveiro Universities, Portugal
Citation Analysis and Theory...... 4507 James Tsung Juang Wang, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
Collective Knowledge Development from Humans to Knowledge Systems...... 4516 M. Padula, ITC-CNR, Construction Technologies Institute, National Research Council, Milan, Italy A. Reggiori, FSLLS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy P.L. Scala, ITC-CNR, Construction Technologies Institute, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
Discovery, Analysis, and Retrieval of Multimodal Environmental Information...... 4528 Anastasia Moumtzidou, Information Technologies Institute, Greece Stefanos Vrochidis, Information Technologies Institute, Greece Ioannis Kompatsiaris, Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greecee
Examining the Effect of Knowledge Management on CRM Prosperity...... 4543 Fakhraddin Maroofi, University of Kurdistan, Iran Expert (Knowledge-Based) Systems...... 4555 Petr Berka, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic & University of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech Republic
From Linguistic Determinism to Technological Determinism...... 4564 Russell H Kaschula, Rhodes University, South Africa Andre M Mostert, University of East London, UK
ICT and Knowledge Deficiency...... 4575 Rosa Iaquinta, High School, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Information, Knowledge, and Learning Society...... 4583 Eliana Santana Lisbôa, University of Minho, Portugal Clara Pereira Coutinho, Department of Curricular Studies and Educational Technology, Institute of Education, University of Minho, Portugal
Intelligent Knowledge Systems...... 4591 T.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), Saudi Arabia & Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India
Knowledge Engineering Methodology with Examples...... 4600 Ronald John Lofaro, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide, USA
Knowledge Sharing and Crowdsourcing as an Enterprise Opportunity...... 4608 Lucia Aiello, Universitas Mercatorum, Italy Claudia Cacia, University of Salerno, Italy
Look into the Different Knowledge Sources in a Conference...... 4618 Reychav Iris, Ariel University, Israel Sengupta Kishore, University INSEAD, France Te’eni Dov, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Management of Strategic Knowledge and Technology in Government Agencies for Public . Value...... 4629 A. Nusret Güçlü, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Semih Bilgen, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Tunç D. Medeni, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey Gülten Alır, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey İ. Tolga Medeni, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Modeling Individual Decisions from Information Search...... 4641 Neha Sharma, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India Varun Dutt, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India Open Source Software and the Digital Divide...... 4653 Heidi L. Schnackenberg, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA Edwin S. Vega, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA Michael J. Heymann, Nazareth College, USA
Performance of Peer-Assisted File Distribution...... 4661 Cristina Carbunaru, National University of Singapore, Singapore Yong Meng Teo, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Potentials and Limitations of Cyber Knowledge Brokers as Knowledge Providers...... 4672 Daniel Onaifo, University of Western Ontario, Canada Anabel Quan-Haase, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Public Service Delivery in a Municipal Information Society...... 4682 Udo Richard Averweg, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa & University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
Volume VII
Semantic Measures...... 4690 Yoan Chabot, University of Burgundy, France Christophe Nicolle, University of Burgundy, France
Should Innovation Knowledge be Assessed?...... 4699 Fawzy Soliman, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Strategic Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Performance...... 4709 Fakhraddin Maroofi, University of Kurdistan, Iran
The Concept of Disinformation...... 4720 Don Fallis, University of Arizona, USA
The Role of Figurative Language in Knowledge Management...... 4728 Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska, University of Gdansk, Poland
Transactive Memory Systems...... 4736 Maria-Isabel Sanchez-Segura, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain Fuensanta Medina-Dominguez, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain Arturo Mora-Soto, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain
Category: Language Learning
Overview of Translation Techniques in Cross-Language Question Answering during the Last Decade...... 4747 María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo, Unidad Asociada Grupo SCImago, Madrid & University of Granada, Spain Juncal Gutiérrez-Artacho, University of Granada, Spain Podcasting and Language Learning...... 4756 Mehrak Rahimi, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran
Category: Learning Assessment and Measurement
Addressing the Learning Needs of Future IS Security Professionals through Social Media Technology...... 4766 Ciara Heavin, Business Information Systems, University College Cork, Ireland Karen Neville, Business Information Systems, University College Cork, Ireland
Conceptual Foundations for Interactive Programming Activities with the Conjunction of Scratch4OS and Open Sim...... 4776 Pellas Nikolaos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Realizing the Potential of e-Books in Early Education...... 4787 Kathleen A. Paciga, Columbia College Chicago, USA Jessica L. Hoffman, Miami University, USA
The Impact of Academic Beliefs on Student Learning...... 4796 Despina Varnava Marouchou, European University Cyprus, Cyprus
The Role of Technology in the Transformation of Twenty-First Century Literacy Skills...... 4805 Jodi Pilgrim, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, USA Christie Bledsoe, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, USA
Category: Library Science and Administration
Academic Libraries in the Digital Age...... 4815 Charissa Odelia Jefferson, California State University, Northridge, USA
Assessment in Academic Libraries...... 4823 Gregory A. Smith, Liberty University, USA
Categorizing Blogs as Information Sources for Libraries and Information Science...... 4833 Mark-Shane Scale, University of Western Ontario, Canada Anabel Quan-Haase, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Changing Expectations of Academic Libraries...... 4846 Jennifer Wright, Western Kentucky University, USA
Digital Reference Service...... 4853 Nadim Akhtar Khan, University of Kashmir, India Sabiha Zehra Rizvi, Government Medical College Srinagar, India Samah Mushtaq Khan, University of Kashmir, India Factors Affecting the Utilization of Products and Services in University Libraries...... 4862 Monica W. Rukwaro, Laikipia University, Kenya
Library Consortia in Nigeria and the Place of ICT...... 4869 Idiegbeyan-ose Jerome, Covenant University, Nigeria Ugwunwa Esse, Covenant University, Nigeria Egbe Adewole-Odeshi, Covenant University, Nigeria
Open Access...... 4878 Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida Sarasota‑Manatee, USA
Print vs. Digital Collections in Special Libraries...... 4886 Dawn Bassett, Canadian Grain Commission, Canada Maha Kumaran, Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Partnership, Canada
Public Law Libraries...... 4895 Laurie Selwyn, Retired Law Librarian, USA
Sears List of Subject Headings...... 4904 Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Walden University, USA
Status of University Libraries in India...... 4911 Mayank Yuvaraj, Central University of Bihar, India
Studying Educational Digital Library Users and the Emerging Research Methodologies...... 4920 Anne R. Diekema, Utah State University, USA Mimi M. Recker, Utah State University, USA
The Challenges of Digital Museum...... 4929 Richard Yu-Chang Li, School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia Alan Wee-Chung Liew, School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia
The So.Re.Com. “A.S. de Rosa” @-library for Documentation, Networking, and Training...... 4938 Annamaria Silvana de Rosa, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Category: Management Science
A Hierarchical and Distributed Approach to the Design of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems...... 4951 Gen’ichi Yasuda, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan
A Short Review of Multi Criteria Decision Making Approaches for Supplier Selection Problem... 4961 Hale Gonce Kocken, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey Beyza Ahlatcioglu Ozkok, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey A SWOT Analysis of Intelligent Products Enabled Complex Adaptive Logistics Systems...... 4970 Bo Xing, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa Wen-Jing Gao, Department of New Product Development, Mei Yuan Mould Design and Manufacturing Co., Ltd, China
Acquiring Competitive Advantage through Effective Knowledge Sharing...... 4980 Iman Raeesi Vanani, Department of Information Technology Management, University of Tehran, Iran Davood Qorbani, University of Tehran, Iran Babak Sohrabi, Department of Information Technology Management, University of Tehran, Iran
Analysis of the Determinants of Initial Trust on a Virtual Leader...... 4989 Miguel Guinalíu, University of Zaragoza, Spain Pau Jordán, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Autopoietic Organization’s Governance Supported by Information Technology...... 4997 Malgorzata Pankowska, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Best Practices For Managing IS&T Professionals...... 5008 Michael L. Litano, Old Dominion University, USA Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University, USA Valerie J. Morganson, University of West Florida, USA
Business Analytics in Franchising...... 5018 Ye-Sho Chen, Louisiana State University, USA Baozhou Lu, China University of Petroleum, China Qingfeng Zeng, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Characteristics of Resources and the Impact on Projects...... 5029 Loredana Arana, University of Phoenix, USA
Exploring Business Process Innovation towards Intelligent Supply Chains...... 5037 Jie Gong, Aalborg University, Denmark Charles Møller, Aalborg University, Denmark
Gaining Competitive Advantage through the Balanced Scorecard...... 5046 Jorge Gomes, ISEG Lisbon University, Portugal Mário Romão, ISEG Lisbon University, Portugal
Green Supply Chain Integration in Automotive Industry...... 5056 Joey Soo Yee Phuah, Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Yudi Fernando, Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Green Supply Chain Management in Malaysia Service Industry...... 5065 Alia Nadhirah Ahmad Kamal, Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Yudi Fernando, Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Information and Communication Technology a Catalyst to Total Quality Management (TQM)..... 5074 M. A. Bejjar, FSEG Nabeul, Tunisia
Integrating Entity and Role Viewpoints in Business Processes...... 5084 Giorgio Bruno, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Inter-Organizational Information Systems in the Supply Chain...... 5094 Maria Madlberger, Webster Vienna Private University, Austria
Lessons Learnt when Holistically Approaching Project Management...... 5104 Maria Alexandra Rentroia-Bonito, GENEQ Consulting Group, Portugal
Management and Cost Estimation of Security Projects...... 5114 Yosra Miaoui, University of Carthage, Tunisia Boutheina A. Fessi, University of Carthage, Tunisia Noureddine Boudriga, University of Carthage, Tunisia
Managers and the Innovation Process...... 5126 Natalya Sergeeva, University of Reading, UK
Manufacturing and Logistics Information Systems...... 5136 Lincoln C. Wood, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand & School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia Torsten Reiners, School of Information Systems, Curtin University, Australia Julia Pahl, Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg, Germany
Market Intelligence...... 5145 George Leal Jamil, Informações em Rede, Brazil
Measurement Issues in BI...... 5154 William K. Holstein, Lorange Institute of Business Zurich, Switzerland Jakov Crnkovic, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA
Motivating Managers to Kill Futile Projects...... 5163 Snezana Nedeski, Independent Researcher, The Netherlands
NLP for Serious Games...... 5172 John Vrettaros, University of Patras, Greece George Ximeris, University of Piraeus, Greece Eugenia Koleza, University of Patras, Greece Ontology Views for Ontology Change Management...... 5180 Perrine Pittet, Le2i, University of Burgundy, France Christophe Cruz, Le2i, University of Burgundy, France Christophe Nicolle, University of Burgundy, France
Open Data Policy and Practice...... 5188 Terry Buss, Carnegie Mellon University, Australia
Outsourcing Computing Resources through Cloud Computing...... 5199 Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Hasan Jawwad Almunawar, HJA Systems & Designs, Indonesia
Quality Control Using Agent Based Framework...... 5211 Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso, USA Chun-Che Huang*, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan Yu-Neng Fan, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Chia-Hsun Lee, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan
Real World Awareness via the Knowledge Modeling and Description Language...... 5224 Eldar Sultanow, XQS Service GmbH, Germany Sean Cox, Mathematicians Anonymous, USA Carsten Brockmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Norbert Gronau, University of Potsdam, Germany
Recruitment Portfolio Games...... 5235 James Grayson, Georgia Regents University, USA LeeAnn Kung, Auburn University, USA William F. Lawless, Paine College, USA
Reliability Analysis during the Design Phase of a Complex Asset...... 5243 Vicente González-Prida, University of Seville, Spain Anthony Raman, NTEC Tertiary Education Group, New Zealand Adolfo Crespo, University of Seville, Spain
Social Customer Relationship Management...... 5255 Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Muhammad Anshari, Continuing Education Centre, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
Software to Optimize Productivity and Efficiency...... 5263 William Philip Wall, University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand Adiwit Sirichoti, Shinawatra International University, Thailand Supply Chain Simulation...... 5271 Nenad Stefanovic, University of Kragujevac, Serbia Dusan Stefanovic, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Sustainable Project Management Using Reference Models of Organizational Behavior...... 5283 David Tuffley, School of ICT, Griffith University Nathan, Australia
Telework and Management in Public Organizations...... 5294 Ángel Belzunegui Eraso, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain Inmaculada Pastor Gosálbez, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
The Basis and Core Knowledge of Business Process Management...... 5303 Vitus S. W. Lam, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Role of Information Technology in Supply Chain Management...... 5315 Vojko Potocan, University of Maribor, Slovenia Zlatko Nedelko, University of Maribor, Slovenia
The Role of Social Relationships and Social Networks in IT Project Teams...... 5325 A.C. Leonard, University of Pretoria, South Africa D.H. Van Zyl, University of Pretoria, South Africa
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Management on the Web...... 5334 Maria Teresa Artese, ITC – CNR, Italy Isabella Gagliardi, ITC – CNR, Italy
Workflow Modeling Technologies...... 5348 Maria N. Koukovini, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Eugenia I. Papagiannakopoulou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Georgios V. Lioudakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Nikolaos L. Dellas, SingularLogic S.A., Greece Dimitra I. Kaklamani, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Iakovos S. Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Category: Marketing
Analytic Hierarchy Process as a Decision Tool for Operative Marketing...... 5358 Vicente González-Prida, University of Seville, Spain Pablo Viveros, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile Anthony Raman, Canadian Institute of Marketing, Canada Adolfo Crespo, University of Seville, Spain
House Sign Advertising Design and Graphic Application Imperatives...... 5371 Oladokun Omojola, Covenant University, Nigeria Increase the Diffusion Rate of Emergent Technologies...... 5381 Sven Seidenstricker, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Germany Antonino Ardilio, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Germany
Marketing Technology Products and Services Using Key Concepts and Current Trends...... 5392 Eric Viardot, EADA Business School, Spain
Marketing Vulnerabilities in an Age of Online Commerce...... 5403 Robert S. Owen, Texas A&M University, USA
Properties, Consumer Segments, Practices, and Ethics in Mobile Marketing...... 5412 Tanushree Govil, Stanford University, USA Jivesh Govil, Cisco Systems, USA
The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Medication and Genetic Tests on Contemporary Lives...... 5421 Ana-Cristina Ionescu, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania - CCIR, Romania
Volume VIII
Category: Materials Science
A Contribution to Better Organized Winter Road Maintenance by Integrating the Model in a Geographic Information System...... 5431 Tomaž Kramberger, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Modeling and Experimental Study of Gas-Liquid Membrane Contactor...... 5442 Nayef Ghasem, United Arab Emirates University, UAE Mohamed Al-Marzouqi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Category: Mathematics
Hardware Design for Decimal Multiplication...... 5455 Mário P. Véstias, INESC-ID/ISEL/IPL, Portugal Horácio C. Neto, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Category: Medical Engineering
Flow Cytometry Data Analysis...... 5466 Phuc Van Pham, VNU-HCM University of Science, Vietnam
Human Ear Recognition System...... 5475 Durgesh Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India Sanjay Kumar Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India Telesurgical Robotics...... 5482 Sajid Nisar, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Osman Hasan, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
Category: Medical Ethics and Law
Ethics of Biomedical and Information Technologies...... 5492 Maria Teresa Russo, Institute of Philosophy of Scientific & Technological Activity, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
The Aftermath of HIPAA Violations and the Costs on U.S. Healthcare Organizations...... 5500 Divakaran Liginlal, Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Category: Medical Technologies
Clinical Monitoring and Automatic Detection of Venous Air Embolism...... 5515 Rita Tedim, University of Porto, Portugal Pedro Amorim, Hospital de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal Ana Castro, University of Porto, Portugal
Computational Intelligence in Detecting Abnormal Pressure in the Diabetic Foot...... 5523 Linah Wafai, Victoria University, Australia Aladin Zayegh, Victoria University, Australia Rezaul K. Begg, Victoria University, Australia John Woulfe, Boronia Podiatry, Australia
Epilepsy Recognition by Higher Order Spectra Analysis of EEG Signals...... 5534 Seyyed Abed Hosseini, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Feasibility Study of Using Microsoft Kinect for Physical Therapy Monitoring...... 5542 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA Deborah Espy, Cleveland State University, USA Ann Reinthal, Cleveland State University, USA Hai Feng, Cleveland State University, USA
Feature Selection Methods to Extract Knowledge and Enhance Analysis of Ventricular Fibrillation Signals...... 5555 Juan Caravaca, University of Valencia, Spain Antonio J. Serrano-López, University of Valencia, Spain Emilio Soria-Olivas, University of Valencia, Spain José M. Martínez-Martínez, University of Valencia, Spain Pablo Escandell-Montero, University of Valencia, Spain Juan F. Guerrero-Martínez, University of Valencia, Spain Interventions Strategies to Promote Adaptive Behaviors by Persons with Acquired Brain . Injuries...... 5564 Claudia De Pace, University of Bari, Italy Fabrizio Stasolla, University of Bari, Italy
Mapping the Chromosome through a Novel Use of GIS and Spatial Analysis...... 5573 Jane L. Garb, Baystate Health, USA D. Joseph Jerry, University of Massachusetts, USA & Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, USA Mary J. Hagen, University of Massachusetts, USA Jennifer Friderici, Baystate Health, USA
Medical Simulation as a Tool to Enhance Human Performance Technology in Healthcare...... 5584 Jill E. Stefaniak, Old Dominion University, USA
Microarrays...... 5593 George I Lambrou, University of Athens, Greece Maria Braoudaki, University of Athens, Greece Emmanouil Sifakis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Apostolos Zaravinos, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Mobile Health (mHealth)...... 5607 Muhammad Anshari, Continuing Education Centre, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
Symmetry Detection in Brain Image Analysis...... 5615 Surani Anuradha Jayasuriya, School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia Alan Wee-Chung Liew, School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia Phillip Sheridan, School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Australia
Team Neurodynamics...... 5624 Ron Stevens, The Learning Chameleon, Inc., USA & UCLA School of Medicine, USA
Technology and Tools Appropriation in Medical Practices...... 5633 Manuel Santos-Trigo, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico Ernesto Suaste, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico Paola Figuerola, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico The Serious Games Applied for Health...... 5641 Grassyara Tolentino, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil Alam Ventura, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil Lorena Cruz, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil Samuel Vidal, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil Ritielli Valeriano, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil Claudio Battaglini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
Category: Mobile and Wireless Computing
Context Awareness in Mobile Devices...... 5652 Donna Moen, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Nadarajah Subaginy, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Context-Aware Multimedia Content Recommendations for Smartphone Users...... 5658 Abayomi M. Otebolaku, INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal Maria T. Andrade, INESC TEC Porto, Portugal & University of Porto, Portugal
Essential Technologies and Methodologies for Mobile/Handheld App Development...... 5667 Wen-Chen Hu, University of North Dakota, USA Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota, USA Hung-Jen Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
Mobile App Stores...... 5679 Michael Curran, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Nadarajah Subaginy, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Mobile Music Interfaces Evaluation...... 5686 Politis Dionysios, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Margounakis Dimitrios, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Aspiotis Vasileios, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Nakou Danai, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Kefalas Thomas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mobile Technologies Support Effective Learning...... 5703 Iris Reychav, Ariel University, Israel Dezhi Wu, Southern Utah University, USA Positioning Methods and Technologies in Mobile and Pervasive Computing...... 5713 Dragan Stojanovic, University of Nis, Serbia Billur Barshan, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey Apostolos Papadopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Nico Van de Weghe, Ghent University, Belgium Christophe Claramunt, Naval Academy Research Institute, Brest, France
Remote Access...... 5723 Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida Sarasota‑Manatee, USA
Resource Allocation in OFDMA as an Optimization Problem...... 5730 Álvaro Pachón, Universidad Icesi, Colombia Ubaldo García-Palomares, Universidad de Vigo, Spain Juan Manuel Madrid, Universidad Icesi, Colombia
Security and Privacy on Personalized Multi-Agent System...... 5741 Soe Yu Maw, University of Computer Studies, Mandalay, Myanmar
Self-Adaptive Differential Evolution Algorithms for Wireless Communications and the Antenna and Microwave Design Problems...... 5754 Sotirios K. Goudos, Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
The Impact of Open Source Software on Smartphones Industry...... 5767 Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Heru Susanto, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia Muhammad Anshari, Continuing Education Centre, University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
The Internet of Things...... 5777 Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Nadarajah Subaginy, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
The Rise of the Tablet...... 5784 Paul O’Donnell, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Nigel McKelvey, Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland Nadarajah Subaginy, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Virtual Communities...... 5790 Antonella Mascio, University of Bologna, Italy Wearable for Health and Fashion...... 5798 Lambert Spaanenburg, Comoray, Sweden Walter Jansen, RacePlan, The Netherlands
Wireless Grids...... 5806 Mahantesh N. Birje, Visvesvaraya Technological University, India Sunilkumar S. Manvi, REVA Institute of Technology and Management, India Manisha T. Tapale, Basaveshwar Engineering College, India
Wireless Sensor Networks...... 5815 Homero Toral-Cruz, University of Quintana Roo, Mexico Faouzi Hidoussi, University Hadj Lakhdar of Batna, Algeria Djallel Eddine Boubiche, University Hadj Lakhdar of Batna, Algeria Azeddine Bilami, University Hadj Lakhdar of Batna, Algeria Miroslav Voznak, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Sergej Jakovlev, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
Category: Mobile Learning
A One Year Federal Mobile Learning Initiative Review...... 5826 Jace Hargis, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Cathy Cavanaugh, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Efficient Mobile Learning in Classroom Settings through MLE...... 5835 Nitzan Elyakim, School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Iris Reychav, Ariel University, Israel
Towards a Methodology for Semantic and Context-Aware Mobile Learning...... 5847 Fayrouz Soualah-Alila, University of Burgundy, France Christophe Nicolle, University of Burgundy, France Florence Mendes, University of Burgundy, France
Category: Multimedia Technology
A Review of Image Segmentation Evaluation in the 21st Century...... 5857 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization...... 5868 Haim Levkowitz, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Curran Kelleher, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Computational Color Constancy...... 5879 Simone Bianco, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Direct Execution of Design Patterns...... 5887 Birol Aygün, Yeditepe University, Turkey
Feature Extraction in Content-Based Image Retrieval...... 5897 Jacob John Foley, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Australia Paul Kwan, School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Australia
Half Century for Image Segmentation...... 5906 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
High-Level Features for Image Indexing and Retrieval...... 5916 Gianluigi Ciocca, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Claudio Cusano, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy Simone Santini, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Image Fusion Techniques with Multiple-Sensors...... 5926 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Image Retrieval Practice and Research...... 5937 JungWon Yoon, University of South Florida, USA
Image Segmentation Methods...... 5947 Manassés Ribeiro, IFC, Videira, Brazil Heitor Silvério Lopes, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, Brazil
Metadata in Digital Audio...... 5957 Kimmy Szeto, Baruch College, City University of New York, USA
Modeling Image Quality...... 5973 Gianluigi Ciocca, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Silvia Corchs, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Francesca Gasparini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Next-Generation Optical Access Networks...... 5984 Martin Lévesque, Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory, Canada Liviu Ivănescu, Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory, Canada Martin Maier, Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory, Canada
Robust Image Hashing...... 5998 Daniela Coltuc, University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Semantic Image Retrieval...... 6009 C.H.C. Leung, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Yuanxi Li, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Spatial and 3-D Audio Systems...... 6020 Hüseyin Hacıhabiboğlu, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey
Statistics on Image Engineering Literatures...... 6030 Yu-Jin Zhang, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Template Matching in Digital Images with Swarm Intelligence...... 6041 Hugo Alberto Perlin, IFPR-Campus Paranagua, Brazil Chidambaram Chidambaram, UDESC, Brazil Heitor Silvério Lopes, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, Brazil
Using Statistical Models and Evolutionary Algorithms in Algorithmic Music Composition...... 6050 Ritesh Ajoodha, School of Computer Science, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Richard Klein, School of Computer Science, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Marija Jakovljevic, School of Computing, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Category: Music Technologies
Advances in Audio Restoration...... 6064 Don Maue, Duquesne University, USA Joseph C. Kush, Duquesne University, USA
Music Management in the Digital Age...... 6080 Dimitrios Margounakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Dionysios Politis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Study of the Effect of Music and Meditation on Heart Rate Variability...... 6089 Anilesh Dey, Narula Institute of Technology, India D. K. Bhattacharya, Rabindra Bharati University, India Sanjay Kumar Palit, Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, India D. N. Tibarewala, School of BioScience and Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
Category: Networking and Telecommunications
A Comparative Study of Attacks, Security Mechanisms, Preventive Measures, and Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks...... 6104 Kamaljit I Lakhtaria, Sir Padampat Singhania University, India
Adaptive Network-on-Chip...... 6114 Mário P. Véstias, INESC-ID/ISEL/IPL, Portugal Horácio C. Neto, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
An Overview of 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)...... 6122 Elisavet Grigoriou, CSSN Research Lab, Department of Informatics, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Periklis Chatzimisios, CSSN Research Lab, Department of Informatics, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece Autonomic Cooperative Networking...... 6132 Michał Wódczak, Poznań University of Economics, Poland
Cognitive Communications...... 6143 F. Benedetto, University of Roma Tre, Italy
Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks...... 6152 Yasir Saleem, Sunway University, Malaysia Mubashir Husain Rehmani, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
Concepts of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and Their Applications to Port Logistics...... 6160 Sérgio Leite Pereira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Armando Carlos de Pina Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Conditional Random Fields for Modeling Structured Data...... 6167 Tom Burr, Statistical Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Alexei Skurikhin, Space Data Systems, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Exploiting DHT’s Properties to Improve the Scalability of Mesh Networks...... 6177 Silvio Sampaio, IDMEC, University of Porto, Portugal Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal
Volume IX
Key Issues and Research Directions in Green Wireless Networking...... 6186 Konstantinos B. Baltzis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Machine-to-Machine Communications...... 6195 Rashid A. Saeed, Electronics Engineering School, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sudan Mohammed A. Al-Magboul, Electronics Engineering School, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sudan Rania A. Mokhtar, Electronics Engineering School, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sudan
Maximum Burst Size of Traffic Determination for Switched Local Area Networks...... 6207 Monday O. Eyinagho, Covenant University, Nigeria Samuel O. Falaki, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
Metamaterial Loaded Microstrip Patch Antennas...... 6219 J.G. Joshi, Government Polytechnic, India Shyam S. Pattnaik, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), India Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) for Multimedia Transmission...... 6239 Georgios Kioumourtzis, Center for Security Studies, Greece Apostolos Gkamas, University Ecclesiastical Academy of Vella, Greece Christos Bouras, University of Patras, Greece
Network Simulator NS-2...... 6249 Mubashir Husain Rehmani, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Cantt, Pakistan Yasir Saleem, Sunway University, Malaysia
On-Chip Networks for Modern Large-Scale Chips...... 6259 George Michelogiannakis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Nodes...... 6269 Wahied G. Ali Abdelaal, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Risk Regulation Regimes of Radio Frequency Information Technology...... 6282 Joshua M. Steinfeld, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Routing Protocols for IEEE 802.11-Based Mesh Networks...... 6295 Silvio Sampaio, IDMEC, University of Porto, Portugal Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal
Studying Quality of Experience (QoE) over Wireless Networks...... 6307 Ioannis Mavromatis, University of Bristol, UK Periklis Chatzimisios, CSSN Research Lab, Department of Informatics, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
The Use of Body Area Networks and Radio Frequency Identification in Healthcare...... 6318 Peter J. Hawrylak, The University of Tulsa, USA John Hale, The University of Tulsa, USA
The WiMAX Network Solutions for Virtual Enterprises Business Network...... 6327 Sebastian Marius Rosu, Special Telecommunications Service, Romania George Dragoi, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania Bujor Pavaloiu, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania
Urban WLAN Solutions in Finnish Cities...... 6339 Tommi Inkinen, University of Helsinki, Finland Jussi S. Jauhiainen, University of Turku, Finland
Virtual Private Networks...... 6347 Crescenzio Gallo, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy Michelangelo De Bonis, University of Foggia, Italy Michele Perilli, University of Foggia, Italy Category: Neural Networks
Artificial Neural Networks in Physical Therapy...... 6358 Pablo Escandell-Montero, University of Valencia, Spain Yasser Alakhdar, University of Valencia, Spain Emilio Soria-Olivas, University of Valencia, Spain Josep Benítez, University of Valencia, Spain José M. Martínez-Martínez, University of Valencia, Spain
Artificial Neural Networks Tutorial...... 6369 Crescenzio Gallo, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy
Improved Wavelet Neural Networks and Its Applications in Function Approximation...... 6379 Zarita Zainuddin, School of Mathematical Sciencws, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Ong Pauline, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Modeling and Forecasting Electricity Price Based on Multi Resolution Analysis and Dynamic Neural Networks...... 6397 Salim Lahmiri, ESCA School of Management, Morocco & University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
Category: Political Science
E-Activism...... 6411 John G. McNutt, School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, USA Lauri Goldkind, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, USA
Online Political Activism among Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa...... 6419 Lusike Lynete Mukhongo, Moi University, Kenya
Voting Advice Applications...... 6427 Andreas Ladner, IDHEAP, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Joëlle Pianzola, IDHEAP, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Category: Psychology and Human Behavior
Definitions and Meanings of Online Lurkers...... 6438 Noella Edelmann, Danube University Krems, Austria
Seeking Patterns of Digital Deception...... 6446 Marek Palasinski, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Simon Bignell, University of Derby, UK Technology and Mental Health...... 6455 Madeline Marks, University of Central Florida, USA Clint Bowers, University of Central Florida, USA
The Decision Maker’s Cognitive Load...... 6466 Lehan Stemmet, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand M. Daud Ahmed, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Specific Phobias...... 6475 Thomas D. Parsons, University of North Texas, USA
Virtual Standardized Patients for Assessing the Competencies of Psychologists...... 6484 Thomas D. Parsons, University of North Texas, USA
Category: Public Sector Management
Effects of Environmental Threat on U.S. Defense Contractors in War Zones from the Social Science and Technology Perspectives...... 6494 Jeffrey T. Fowler, Northcentral University, USA Ruth Sharf, Northcentral University, USA
Migrant Worker Empowerment in Online Communities...... 6503 Stevanus Wisnu Wijaya, School of Information Systems, QUT, Australia Jason Watson, School of Information Systems, QUT, Australia Christine Bruce, School of Information Systems, QUT, Australia
People Counting System Using Video Camera...... 6514 Jesús Peña-Ruiz, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Jesús B. Alonso, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Carlos M. Travieso, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Regional Development Getting Smarter with ICT...... 6525 Saleem Zoughbi, United Nations University, International Institute for Software Technology, Macau SAR, China Sukaina Al-Nasrawi, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Lebanon
Revolution in Military Affairs as Technology-Driven Change in Military Operation...... 6534 Rafał Kopeć, Pedagogical University in Krakow, Poland
Training Effectiveness Readiness Levels (TERLs)...... 6543 Roberto K. Champney, Design Interactive Inc., USA Kay M. Stanney, Design Interactive Inc., USA Jonathan Martin, Design Interactive Inc., USA Category: Research Methods
Citation Based Indicators in Evaluation of Quality and Performance of Research and . Researchers...... 6552 Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran Fahime Abbasi, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Cyberinfrastructure, Science Gateways, Campus Bridging, and Cloud Computing...... 6562 Craig A. Stewart, Indiana University, USA Richard Knepper, Indiana University, USA Matthew R. Link, Indiana University, USA Marlon Pierce, Indiana University, USA Eric Wernert, Indiana University, USA Nancy Wilkins-Diehr, University of California, San Diego, USA
Implications of Using Software to Support Qualitative Research...... 6573 Julian Sims, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Philip Powell, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Richard Vidgen, Hull University Business School, UK
Reproducible Computing...... 6583 Patrick Wessa, KU Leuven, Belgium Ian E. Holliday, Aston University, UK
The Impact of Digital Resources on Scholarship in the Digital Humanities...... 6592 Kim Martin, University of Western Ontario, Canada Anabel Quan-Haase, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Virtual Research Integrity...... 6601 Carla J. Thompson, University of West Florida, USA Byron Havard, University of West Florida, USA
Category: Robotics
Distributed Autonomous Control Architecture for Intelligent Mobile Robot Systems...... 6611 Gen’ichi Yasuda, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan
Dynamical Systems Approach for Predator-Prey Robot Behavior Control via Symbolic Dynamics Based Communication...... 6621 Sumona Mukhopadhyay, University of Calgary, Canada Henry Leung, University of Calgary, Canada
IT and Mechatronics in Industrial Robotic Workcell Design and Operation...... 6633 V.C. Moulianitis, University of the Aegean, Greece N. A. Aspragathos, University of Patras, Greece The Role of Robotic Telepresence in the Academic Library...... 6648 Emy Nelson Decker, Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library, USA
Category: Semantic Web
Ontology-Driven Generation of Guidelines for Content Creation Purposes...... 6657 Kambiz Badie, Knowledge Management & e-Organizations Group, IT Research Faculty, ICT Research Institute, Iran Maryam Tayefeh Mahmoudi, Multi Media Group, IT Research Faculty, ICT Research Institute, Iran & Department of Computer Engineering, Alzahra University, Iran Mahmood Kharrat, Knowledge Management & e-Organizations Group, IT Research Faculty, ICT Research Institute, Iran
Semantic Web Platforms for Bioinformatics and Life Sciences...... 6668 Massimiliano Picone, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy Maurizio Lenzerini, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy
Social Semantic Web for Lifelong Learners (SSW4LL)...... 6677 Sabrina Leone, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Category: Small and Medium Enterprises
Information and IT in Small and Medium Enterprises...... 6688 Shana R. Ponelis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Institutional Repository...... 6697 Om Prakash Saini, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India Malkeet Singh Gill, University of Delhi, India
Strategies to Adopt Information Technology in SMEs...... 6705 P. Srinivas Subbarao, Vignan University, India P. Suseela Rani, Malla Reddy College of Engineering & Technology, India
Towards a Multi-Dimensional Model of Digital Competence in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises...... 6715 Dragos Vieru, Distance Learning University of Quebec (TELUQ), Canada
Category: Social Networking and Computing
Cyber Bullying Behaviours...... 6727 Lucy R. Betts, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Multimedia Social Networks...... 6736 Dimitris Kanellopoulos, University of Patras, Greece Peer-to-Peer Social Networks...... 6746 Enrico Franchi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy Agostino Poggi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy Michele Tomaiuolo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
Social Computing...... 6754 Nolan Hemmatazad, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Social Influence Online...... 6762 Patrick J. Ewell, University of Alabama, USA Jessica A. Minney, University of Alabama, USA Rosanna E. Guadagno, The National Science Foundation, USA
Social Media Development, Usage, Challenges, and Opportunities...... 6773 Samaneh Beheshti-Kashi, University of Bremen, Germany Baharak Makki, University of Agder, Norway
The Ecology of Early Adolescents’ Internet Mediated Sexual Interactions...... 6781 Komalsingh Rambaree, University of Gävle, Sweden
The Implications of Social Media in Hospitality Research...... 6791 Xi Yu Leung, Allegiant Air, USA Manognya Murukutla, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA Mehmet Erdem, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
The Rise of Cyberstalking...... 6801 Carsten Maple, University of Bedfordshire, UK Kristiana Wrixon, University of Bedfordshire, UK
The Yin and Yang of 4chan’s Nature...... 6810 William Stanley Pendergrass, American Public University System, USA
Virtual Communities of Practice...... 6818 Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Université du Québec, Canada
Category: Socio-Economic Development
Information Society, Digital Divide, and E-Governance in Developing Countries...... 6827 Sukaina Al-Nasrawi, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Lebanon Saleem Zoughbi, United Nations University, International Institute for Software Technology, Macau SAR, China Inhibitors to Internet Use by Sub-Saharan African SMEs...... 6836 Princely Ifinedo, Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University, Canada
Category: Sociology
E-Culture...... 6847 Liudmila Baeva, Astrakhan State University, Russia
Social Machines...... 6855 Paul R. Smart, University of Southampton, UK Nigel R. Shadbolt, University of Southampton, UK
The Impact of Digital Inclusion Initiatives in a Civic Context...... 6863 John Clayton, University of Northumbria, UK Stephen J Macdonald, University of Sunderland, UK Peter Smith, University of Sunderland, UK Angela Wilcock, University of Sunderland, UK
The Sociological Determinants of Internet Use in Tunisian Exporting Companies...... 6874 Latifa Chaari, Higher Institute of Management of Tunis, Tunisia
Category: Sports and Entertainment
Computer Science in Sport...... 6885 Hristo Novatchkov, University of Vienna, Austria Arnold Baca, University of Vienna, Austria
Inertial Measurement Units in Gait and Sport Motion Analysis...... 6892 Braveena K. Santhiranayagagam, Victoria University, Australia XiaoChen Wei, Victoria University, Australia Daniel T. H. Lai, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia Rezaul K. Begg, Victoria University, Australia
Pervasive Computing in Sport...... 6905 Hristo Novatchkov, University of Vienna, Austria Arnold Baca, University of Vienna, Austria
Category: Surveillance Systems
People Flow Monitoring...... 6916 Jussi Kuutti, Aalto University, Finland Matti Linnavuo, Aalto University, Finland Raimo E. Sepponen, Aalto University, Finland Security in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)...... 6924 Suvradip Chakraborty, Jadavpur University, India Bhaskar Sardar, Jadavpur University, India
Category: Sustainability
Sustainability...... 6935 Yannis A. Phillis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Category: Systems and Software Engineering
A Comparison of Use Cases and User Stories...... 6949 Pankaj Kamthan, Concordia University, Canada
Volume X
A Conflict Classification and Resolution Modeling in Multi-Agent Systems...... 6956 Ghusoon Salim Basheer, Universiti Tenaga National, Malaysia Mohd. Sharifuddin Ahmad, Universiti Tenaga National, Malaysia Alicia Tang Yee Chong, Universiti Tenaga National, Malaysia
A Proposed Novel Description Language in Digital System Modeling...... 6966 Péter Horváth, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Ferenc Kovács, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
A Short Review of Fuzzy Linear Equation Systems...... 6981 Hale Gonce Kocken, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey Inci Albayrak, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Advanced and Delayed Information in Requirements Engineering...... 6990 Gladys N. Kaplan, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina Jorge H. Doorn, INTIA, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina & DIIT, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina
Advanced Real Time Systems...... 6999 T.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU), Saudi Arabia & Dayananda Sagar Institutions (DSI), India
Advances in Fault-Tolerant Multi-Agent Systems...... 7006 Lúcio Sanchez Passos, LIACC, University of Porto, Portugal Rosaldo J. F. Rossetti, LIACC, University of Porto, Portugal Joaquim Gabriel, LIACC, University of Porto, Portugal Agile Scrum...... 7018 Kenneth R. Walsh, University of New Orleans, USA Sathiadev Mahesh, University of New Orleans, USA
Application of Web-Based Geographical Information System (GIS) In Tourism Development...... 7026 Somnath Chaudhuri, Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan Nilanjan Ray, Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan
Aspect-Oriented Programming...... 7037 Vladimir O. Safonov, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Business Process Modeling Languages and Tools...... 7046 James McCutcheon, Murdoch University, Australia Nik Thompson, Murdoch University, Australia
Classification of Network Optimization Software Packages...... 7054 Angelo Sifaleras, University of Macedonia, Greece
Constructing New Venues for Service Improvements Using the Architecture of Preventive Service Systems...... 7063 Elad Harison, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Israel Ofer Barkai, Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel
Detecting Inconsistency in the Domain-Engineering...... 7073 Abdelrahman Osman Elfaki, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Yucong Duan, Hainan University, China
Emerging ICT-Based Methods in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Context...... 7086 M. Reza Hosseini, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Australia Nicholas Chileshe, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Australia
Energy Efficiency Using the Fast Reroute Technique...... 7096 Diego Reforgiato Recupero, University of Catania, Italy Sergio Consoli, Brunel University, UK
Enhancing Formal Methods with Feature Models in MDD...... 7106 Felice Laura, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provinicia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Ridao Marcela, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provinicia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Mauco María Virginia, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provinicia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Leonardi María Carmen, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provinicia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Enterprise Dynamic Systems Control...... 7122 Sérgio Guerreiro, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Ethical Conflicts Regarding Technical Assistance Systems for the Elderly...... 7133 Hartmut Remmers, University of Osnabrück, Germany Saskia K. Nagel, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Evolvable Hardware...... 7142 André Macário Barros, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, Brazil Heitor Silvério Lopes, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR, Brazil
Formal Methods Overview...... 7152 Ana Funes, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Aristides Dasso, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
Formal Verification Methods...... 7162 Osman Hasan, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Sofiène Tahar, Concordia University, Canada
From Stories to Histories in Making Sense of IS Failure...... 7171 Darren Dalcher, Hertfordshire Business School, UK
Method of System’s Potential as Holistic Approach for CAS-Modelling...... 7180 Grigorii S. Pushnoi, Independent Researcher, Russia
Modeling Knowledge Society...... 7192 Lech W. Zacher, Kozminski University, Poland
Moment-Based Image Watermarking Principles, Perspectives, and Challenges...... 7202 E.D. Tsougenis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece G.A. Papakostas, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology (EMaTTech), Greece D.E. Koulouriotis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Mutation Testing...... 7212 Pedro Delgado-Pérez, University of Cádiz, Spain Inmaculada Medina-Bulo, University of Cádiz, Spain Juan José Domínguez-Jiménez, University of Cádiz, Spain
Novel Algorithmic Approach to Deciphering Rovash Inscriptions...... 7222 Loránd Lehel Tóth, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Raymond Pardede, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Optimal Preemptively Scheduling for Real-Time Reconfigurable Uniprocessor Embedded Systems...... 7234 Hamza Gharsellaoui, INSAT Institute, Tunisia & Al Jouf Technical College, Saudi Arabia
Real-Time Communication Support in IEEE 802.11-Based Wireless Mesh Networks...... 7247 Carlos M. D. Viegas, University of Porto, Portugal Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal Paulo Portugal, University of Porto, Portugal
Recommender Systems Review of Types, Techniques, and Applications...... 7260 George A. Sielis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Aimilia Tzanavari, University of Nicosia, Cyprus & Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Reversible Logic as a Stepping Stone to Quantum Computing...... 7271 J. E. Rice, University of Lethbridge, Canada
Reversible Watermarking...... 7280 Dinu Coltuc, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania
RFID/WSN Middleware Approach for Container Monitoring...... 7289 Miroslav Voznak, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Sergej Jakovlev, Klaipeda University, Lithuania Homero Toral-Cruz, University of Quintana Roo, Mexico Faouzi Hidoussi, University Hadj Lakhdar of Batna, Algeria
ScaleSem Approach to Check and to Query Semantic Graphs...... 7301 Mahdi Gueffaz, University of Burgundy, France Sylvain Rampacek, University of Burgundy, France Christophe Nicolle, University of Burgundy, France
Scrum Software Development Methodology...... 7310 Ruth Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, USA
SDSS Based on GIS...... 7319 Vilém Pechanec, Palacký University, Czech Republic
Semi-Supervised Dimension Reduction Techniques to Discover Term Relationships...... 7328 Manuel Martín-Merino, University Pontificia of Salamanca, Spain
Signal Processing for Financial Markets...... 7339 F. Benedetto, University of Roma Tre, Italy G. Giunta, University of Roma Tre, Italy L. Mastroeni, University of Roma Tre, Italy Software Modernization and the State-of-the-Art and Challenges...... 7347 Liliana Favre, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Claudia Pereira, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Liliana Martinez, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
State of the Art of Software Architecture Design Methods Used in Main Software Development Methodologies...... 7359 Reyes Delgado Paola Yuritzy, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico Mora Tavarez José Manuel, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico Duran-Limon Hector Alejandro, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico Rodríguez-Martínez Laura Cecilia, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico Mendoza González Ricardo, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico Rodríguez Díaz Mario Alberto, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico
Supporting Real-Time Communication in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks...... 7371 Erico Meneses Leão, University of Porto, Portugal & DC - Federal University of Piauí, Brazil Francisco Vasques, University of Porto, Portugal Paulo Portugal, University of Porto, Portugal
Systems and Software Engineering in IT System Development...... 7381 Marcel Jacques Simonette, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Edison Spina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Using Metaheuristics as Soft Computing Techniques for Efficient Optimization...... 7390 Sergio Nesmachnow, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Using Wiki for Agile Software Development...... 7400 Pankaj Kamthan, Concordia University, Canada Nazlie Shahmir, WestJet Airlines Ltd., Canada
Category: Teacher Education
Ubiquitous Professional Training for Teachers using the uProf! Model...... 7410 Sabrina Leone, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Giovanni Biancofiore, giovannibiancofiore.com, Italy
Using an Adapted Continuous Practice Improvement Model to Support the Professional Development of Teachers in a Collaborative Online Environment...... 7419 Pamela Cowan, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast, UK Category: Theoretical Computer Science
A Scientist-Poet’s Account of Ontology in Information Science...... 7430 Bradley Compton, Independent Contractor, USA
Adaptive Interoperable Models of All Things Based on Human Language...... 7439 Tom Adi, Readware Institute, USA O.K. Ewell, Readware Institute, USA Tim Vogel, Sony, USA Kim Payton, Turning Point, USA Jeannine L. Hippchen, JLH Enterprises Inc., USA
Information Physics and Complex Information Systems...... 7450 Miroslav Svítek, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
What are Ontologies Useful For?...... 7456 Anna Goy, Università di Torino, Italy Diego Magro, Università di Torino, Italy
Category: Urban and Regional Development
Geospatial Semantic Web for Spatial Data Sharing...... 7466 Chuanrong Zhang, University of Connecticut, USA Weidong Li, University of Connecticut, USA
Knowledge-Based Urban Development...... 7475 Tan Yigitcanlar, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Category: Virtual Learning Environments
A Review of Virtualisation and Cloud Computing for Higher Education...... 7487 Eileen O’Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Liam O’Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Attributes of Successful Online Students and Instructors...... 7497 Michelle Kilburn, Southeast Missouri State University, USA Martha Henckell, Southeast Missouri State University, USA David Starrett, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Augmented Reality Based E-Learning Applications...... 7507 Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Development of Individual Agency within a Collaborative, Creative Learning Community...... 7519 Wendy Fasso, Central Queensland University, Australia Bruce Allen Knight, Central Queensland University, Australia Cecily Knight, James Cook University, Australia Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and the Technologies That Support Learning with . Them...... 7529 Jeremy Riel, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Kimberly A. Lawless, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Open Source Virtual Worlds for E-Learning...... 7538 Pellas Nikolaos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Roles of Online Instructors Apt for Students’ Cognitive and Affective learning...... 7548 Ni Chang, Indiana University South Bend, USA
UX Quality with Online Learning Systems and Course Materials...... 7557 Elizabeth Sucupira Furtado, Universidade de Fortaleza, Brazil
Virtual Communities of Inquiry...... 7564 Pellas Nikolaos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Category: Web Technologies
A Review on Semantic Similarity...... 7575 Montserrat Batet, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain David Sánchez, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Advanced Analytics for Big Data...... 7584 Stephen Kaisler, SHK and Associates, USA & George Washington University, USA J. Alberto Espinosa, Kogod School of Business, American University, USA Frank Armour, Kogod School of Business, American University, USA William Money, School of Business Administration, George Washington University, USA
Audiovisual Hypermedia in the Semantic Web...... 7594 Charalampos Dimoulas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Andreas Veglis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece George Kalliris, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Digital Object Memory...... 7605 Alexander Kröner, Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences, Germany Jens Haupert, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany Ralph Barthel, UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UK
Enhancing the Trustworthiness of Web Services Coordination...... 7614 Wenbing Zhao, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cleveland State University, USA Internet of Things (IoT)...... 7623 Tasos Kaukalias, Hellenic Open University, Greece Periklis Chatzimisios, CSSN Research Lab, Department of Informatics, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
Mobile Web Accessibility and Government Compliance...... 7633 Christian Sonnenberg, Florida Institute of Technology, USA Shirley Ann Becker, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Schema Evolution...... 7641 Zouhaier Brahmia, University of Sfax, Tunisia Fabio Grandi, University of Bologna, Italy Barbara Oliboni, University of Verona, Italy Rafik Bouaziz, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Schema Versioning...... 7651 Zouhaier Brahmia, University of Sfax, Tunisia Fabio Grandi, University of Bologna, Italy Barbara Oliboni, University of Verona, Italy Rafik Bouaziz, University of Sfax, Tunisia
The Web Ontology Language (OWL) and Its Applications...... 7662 Jorge Cardoso, University of Coimbra, Portugal & KSRI/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Alexandre Miguel Pinto, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Web Analytics Overview...... 7674 Guangzhi Zheng, Southern Polytechnic State University, USA Svetlana Peltsverger, Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
Web Archiving...... 7684 Trevor Alvord, Brigham Young University, USA
Web Navigation Systems for Information Seeking...... 7693 Guangzhi Zheng, Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
About the Contributors...... cxcviii
Index...... cxcix