Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Data-Sharing Model to Secure Borders Using an Artificial-Intelligence-Based Risk Engine and Big-Data ConceptsMohammad S. Al Rousan, Benedetto IntrigilaThe primary aim of this research is to develop a framework for data management and sharing that will enable countries to share complex data about known and unknown high-risk passengers to streamline border-control security processes through the use of big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). A total of 15 semi-structured interviews were used to gather qualitative data. A thematic … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 2 May 2022 · 6,937 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCrowd-Engineering: Managing Innovative Product Design by Widening CollaborationsAgostino Villa, Franco Lombardi, Alberto FavetoGlobal contest has overwhelmed enterprises by the eager demand for products and services with high-tech features, along the entire product life cycle. Several companies reacted by developing the cooperation with high-tech firms. However, in the last decade, another revolutionary asset is emerging together with the worldwide networking evolution, namely the "Crowd-Engineering" (C-E): A huge, flexible and diversified human capital-made of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 3 Apr 2022 · 6,668 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractInternational Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research: A New Open Platform for Materials ScienceChiara Bedon, Mario D’Aniello, Andreas Luible, Flavio StochinoEditorial The International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research (IJSGAMR) is a new peer-reviewed, open access journal, which covers all aspects of theoretical and practical research of materials science. The journal aims to promote international exchange of knowledge and broad discussion on advancements, outcomes and recent developments in materials research for engineering applications. In the last years, the … …International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 17 May 2017 · 13,690 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Entrepreneurship and Culture on the Employee Commitment in TurkeyGülaçtı Fındık, Erkut AltındağNotions of entrepreneurship culture in the development of society are vital. Today, with the speed of globalization and rapidly changing market conditions, companies can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage and be able to maintain productivity, which has increased the importance of domestic entrepreneurial activity in a company. The purpose of this study is to explain the concepts of entrepreneurship and … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 12 May 2017 · 8,457 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Theoretical Analysis of Chinese IngratiationKwok Kuen TsangLiterature about ingratiation has mainly focused on non-Chinese societies with a Western viewpoint, which regards ingratiation as an attraction-seeking behavior. However, the viewpoint may not reflect accurately the meanings of ingratiation in Chinese societies, because ingratiation is a culture-specific behavior. Therefore, there is a limited understanding about the natures, motives, consequences and patterns of Chinese ingratiation. Since Chinese ingratiation is … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 2 Nov 2015 · 7,745 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIncreasing Integration Across the Supply Chain Through an Approach to Match Performance and RiskMaria Elena Nenni, Luca GiustinianoIt is well known by researchers and practitioners that shared risks among actors support integration and collaboration across a supply chain. Moreover many authors have linked risk to performance contribution. Nevertheless these ideas remain still theoretical and in literature applications are missing. The aim of this study is to develop a logical framework in which risk, performance and actors are … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 9 · 24 Aug 2013 · 7,713 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Education and Biodiversity Concern: Beyond the Ecological LiteracyCarlos Hiroo SaitoThis is a review article on environmental education. The focus of the discussion is the relationship between environmental education and Biodiversity concern and the emergence of the concept of Biodiversity education. The position described here configures as a disagreement of the insertion of these innovative terminology, defending the maintenance of the term environmental education and its general framework, reserving to … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 7 Feb 2013 · 9,184 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBayesian Framework in Repeated-Play Decision MakingYohei Kobayashi, Takemi FujikawaProblem statement: There have been much reported on decisions from experience, also referred to as decisions in a complete ignorance fashion. Approach: This note lays out a Bayesian decision-theoretical framework that provides a computable account for decisions from experience. Results: To make the framework more tractable, this note sets up and examines decisions in an incomplete ignorance fashion. The current … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 18 Feb 2012 · 6,717 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEngineering Privacy RevisitedSabah Al-FedaghiProblem statement: Information Privacy Engineering (IPE) is the field that studies the protection of privacy in information and communication systems. The theoretical, technological and applications aspects of IPE require a framework that provides a general view and a systematic structure for the discipline’s topics. This study discusses certain characteristics of such a framework and proposes enhancing and strengthening its structure. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 1 Nov 2011 · 7,055 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImplementation of Multi-Centroid Moment Invariants in Thermal-Based Face Identification SystemKhairul Hamimah Abas, Osamu OnoProblem statement: Current paramount methods and approaches in face identification field rely on facial characteristics; such as location of eyes, length of nose and mouth, regardless the type of medium used to acquire the facial images. The visibility of these facial characteristics varies significantly with environmental factors (e.g., lighting elements). Various researches have been devoted to develop methodologies for addressing … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,163 accessesView PDFCite