Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Relationship Between National Culture and E-Adoption: A Case Study of IranAkram Hadizadeh Moghadam, Parisa AssarNational Culture, in the sense of the shared traditions and representations of a society, has a profound effect on the design, adoption and the use of Information Technologies in each society. E-Adoption refers to the adoption of Information Technology and internet. Using Hofstede theory as the primary theoretical framework, through a review of existing studies, the current study attempted to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2008 · 7,919 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordMetro Access Convergence for Broadband Future Low Energy Consumption NetworksG.M. Tosi Beleffi, E. Leitgeb, G. Incerti et al.Problem statement: In study the impact of the optical technologies and infrastructures on the reduction of the carbon footprint maintaining high level of broadband to the end user is discussed. Approach: Authors analyze the main energy consumers in Core, Metro and Access Networks as well as the topology and the performaces of the EU FP7 SARDANA Project, a long reach … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 12 Jan 2012 · 7,646 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordUbiquitous Health Monitoring Systems: Addressing Security ConcernsMahmoud Elkhodr, Seyed Shahrestani, Hon CheungProblem statement: It is important to secure the transmission of patient’s EHR in remote health monitoring systems. Security is among the main issues that need to be realized for the adaption of this monitoring technology. The face of healthcare is changing as ubiquitous computing technologies are being incorporated into the existing infrastructure. We specify the requirements, needed security mechanism, outstanding … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 10 · 4 Aug 2011 · 7,410 accessesView PDFCite