Table of Contents Journal of Information Technology Research Volume 12 • Issue 3 • July-September-2019 • ISSN: 1938-7857 • eISSN: 1938-7865 An official publication of the Information Resources Management Association Editorial Preface vi Managing the Digital Identity as Researchers Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Research Articles

1 Continuous Evaluation of the Learning Process of Algebra Through a Semi-Automated Tool;

Blanca Estela Pedroza-Méndez, Tecnológico Nacional de México/ Instituto Tecnológico de Apizaco, Puebla, Mexico

Juan Manuel Gonzalez-Calleros, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

Josefina Guerrero-García, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

Cesar A. Collazos, Universidad Del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia

21 Gradual Learners’ Assessment in Massive Open Online Courses Based on ODALA Approach;

Haddadi Lynda, Mouloud Maameri University, Tizi Ouzou,

Farida Bouarab-Dahmani, , Tizi Ouzou, Algeria

44 Can Gamification Concepts Work With E-Government?;

Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Malak Rasheed Al-Sayed, , Irbid, Jordan

60 A Novel Cognitive Approach for Measuring the Trust in Robots;

Akash Dutt Dubey, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, India

Bimal Aklesh Kumar, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji

74 Edge Detection and Contour Based Ear Recognition Scheme;

Deven Trivedi, G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Anand, India

Rohit Thanki, C. U. Shah University, Wadhwan, India

Surekha Borra, K. S. Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India

93 Sentiment Analysis of Brand Personality Positioning Through Text Mining;

Ruei-Shan Lu, Takming University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

Hsiu-Yuan Tsao, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Hao-Chaing Koong Lin, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan

Yu-Chun Ma, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan

Cheng-Tung Chuang, Takming University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

104 Automated Health Monitoring System Using Advanced Technology;

Amgad Muneer, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Suliman Mohamed Fati, Information Systems Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan

University, 11586, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

133 ISEkFT: An IBE-Based Searchable Encryption Scheme With k-Keyword Fuzzy Search Trapdoor;

Mamta, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India

Brij B. Gupta, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India

Syed Taqi Ali, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

154 Application of EDM to Understand the Online Students’ Behavioral Pattern;

Luis Naito Mendes Bezerra, UNIP - Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

Márcia Terra da Silva, UNIP - Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

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