Contents by Volume VOLuME I Accessibility, Usability, and Functionality in T-Government Services / Margherita Pagani, Bocconi University, Italy; and Chiara Pasinetti, Boconni University, Italy ...................................................................... 1 Advances of Radio Interface in WCDMA Systems / Ju Wang, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; and Jonathan C.L. Liu, University of Florida, USA ............................................................................................ 9 Affective Computing / Maja Pantic, Imperial College, London, UK & University of Twente, The Netherlands ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Analysis of Platforms for E-Learning / Maribel-Isabel Sánchez-Segura, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; Antonio De Amescua, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; Fuensanta Mediana-Dominguez, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; Arturo Mora-Soto, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; and Luis Garcia, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain ......................................................................................... 22 Anthropologic Concepts in C2C in Virtual Communities / Lori N. K. Leonard, The University of Tulsa, USA; and Kiku Jones, The University of Tulsa, USA......................................................................................... 35 Anywhere Anytime Learning with Wireless Mobile Devices / Mark van ‘t Hooft, Kent State University, USA; and Graham Brown-Martin, Handheld Learning Ltd, UK ...................................................................... 41 Application of Sound and Auditory Responses in E-Learning, The / Terry T. Kidd, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA ............................................................................................................................ 47 Application of the P2P Model for Adaptive Host Protection / Zoltán Czirkos, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; and Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary .......................................................................................................................................... 54 Application of Virtual Reality and HyperReality Technologies to Universities, The / Lalita Rajasingham, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; and John Tiffin, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand ...................................................................................................................................................... 61 Architectures of the Interworking of 3G Cellular Networks and Wireless LANs / Maode Ma, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore .................................................................................................. 67 Argument Structure Models and Visualization / Ephraim Nissan, Goldsmith’s College of the University of London, UK .................................................................................................................................. 75 Assessing Digital Video Data Similarity / Waleed E. Farag, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA ......... 83 Audio Streaming to IP-Enabled Bluetooth Devices / Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA ................................................................................................................................................. 90 Automatic Lecture Recording for Lightweight Content Production / Wolfgang Hürst, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany ................................................................................................. 98 Automatic Self Healing Using Immune Systems / Junaid Ahsenali Chaudhry, Ajou University, South Korea; and Seungkyu Park, Ajou University, South Korea .......................................................................................... 105 Basic Concepts of Mobile Radio Technologies / Christian Kaspar, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany; Florian Resatsch, University of Arts Berlin, Germany; and Svenja Hagenhoff, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany ......................................................................................... 113 Biometrics / Richa Singh, West Virginia University, USA; Mayank Vatsa, West Virginia University, USA; and Phalguni Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, India ............................................................................. 121 Blogs as Corporate Tools / Michela Cortini, University of Bari, Italy ............................................................ 128 Blogs in Education / Shuyan Wang, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA ......................................... 134 Breakthroughs and Limitations of XML Grammar Similarity / Joe Tekli, University of Bourgogne, France; Richard Chbeir, University of Bourgogne, France; and Kokou Yetongnon, University of Bourgogne, France .............................................................................................................................................................. 140 Broadband Fiber Optical Access / George Heliotis, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Maria Belesioti, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; and Evangelia M. Georgiadou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece ................................................................................................... 149 Broadband Solutions for Residential Customers / Mariana Hentea, Excelsior College, USA ........................ 157 Broadband Solutions for the Last Mile to Malaysian Residential Customers / Saravanan Nathan Lurudusamy, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; and T. Ramayah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia ........................................................................................................................................................... 164 Building Social Relationships in a Virtual Community of Gamers / Shafiz Affendi Mohd Yusof, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia ............................................................................................................................... 171 Business Decisions through Mobile Computing / N. Raghavendra Rao, SSN School of Management & Computer Applications, India ......................................................................................................................... 178 Calm Technologies as the Future Goal of Information Technologies / Alexandru Ţugui, Al I. Cuza University, Romania ......................................................................................................................................... 187 Cell Broadcast as an Option for Emergency Warning Systems / Maria Belesioti, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; George Heliotis, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Evangelia M. Georgiadou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; and Elpida P. Chochliourou, General Prefectorial Hospital “G. Gennimatas”, Greece ................................................................................................................. 195 Characteristics, Limitations, and Potential of Advergames / Călin Gurău, GSCM – Montpellier Business School, France ................................................................................................................................................. 205 Circuit Switched to IP-Based Networks, From / Thomas M. Chen, Southern Methodist University, USA ..... 212 Cognitive Issues in Tailoring Multimedia Learning Technology to the Human Mind / Slava Kalyuga, The University of New South Wales, Australia ................................................................................................ 218 Community of Production / Francesco Amoretti, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy; and Mauro Santaniello, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy ............................................................................ 224 Comparison of Human and Computer Information Processing, A / Brian Whitworth, Massey University, New Zealand; and Hokyoung Ryu, Massey University, New Zealand ............................................................. 230 Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Challenges of Internet-Based Data Collection / Jonathan K. Lee, Suffolk University, USA; and Peter M. Vernig, Suffolk University, USA ............................. 240 Consumer Attitudes toward RFID Usage / Madlen Boslau, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; and Britta Lietke, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany ................................................................. 247 Content Sharing Systems for Digital Media / Jerald Hughes, University of Texas Pan-American, USA; and Karl Reiner Lang, Baruch College of the City University of New York, USA .......................................... 254 Content-Based Multimedia Retrieval / Chia-Hung Wei, University of Warwick, UK; and Chang-Tsun Li, University of Warwick, UK .............................................................................................................................. 260 Contract Negotiation in E-Marketplaces / Larbi Esmahi, Athabasca University, Canada; and Elarbi Badidi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE .................................................................................