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Genuine Personal Identifiers and Mutual Sureties for Sybil-Resilient Community Formation

open access: yes, 2019
While most of humanity is suddenly on the net, the value of this singularity is hampered by the lack of credible digital identities: Social networking, person-to-person transactions, democratic conduct, cooperation and philanthropy are all hampered by ...
A Abdul-Rahman   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Digital Rights Activism in Multilevel Governance

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multilevel governance (MLG) without a clear hierarchical structure can create power imbalances among various actors, particularly in settings with overlapping jurisdictions and policy areas. This dynamic is especially pronounced in Internet governance, which faces a complex interplay of domestic laws, state interdependence, and heightened ...
Alison Harcourt
wiley   +1 more source

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Central Bank Unconventional Monetary Policy and Bitcoin Activity

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates whether the unconventional monetary policy (UMP) measures pursued by the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and the European Central Bank since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are associated with an appetite for cryptocurrency.
Niamh Wylie, Martha O'Hagan‐Luff
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain Technology: An Analysis of Potential Applications and Uses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper will focus on explaining what blockchain technology is, the fundamentals of how it works, and applications of it. By utilizing sophisticated cryptography, a distributed network, a specified order of events the technology is able to create a ...
Kogon, Jeffrey
core   +1 more source

Distributed ledger as a tool to ensure trust among business process participants

open access: yesБезопасность информационных технологий, 2019
The paper is devoted to the problem of using distributed ledgers as a tool to ensure trust among business process participants. The purpose of the paper is to offer a systematic review of the applied aspects of modern distributed ledger technologies ...
Sergey V. Zapechnikov
doaj   +1 more source

Consensus Crash Testing: Exploring Ripple’s Decentralization Degree in Adversarial Environments

open access: yesFuture Internet, 2020
The inception of Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer payment system, and its underlying blockchain data-structure and protocol, has led to an increased interest in deploying scalable and reliable distributed-ledger systems that build on robust consensus protocols.
Klitos Christodoulou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Methods of Decentralized Systems in Management in Lean Manufacturing

open access: yesManagement Systems in Production Engineering, 2023
The emergence and subsequent popularization of lean manufacturing have become one of the most significant for improving the efficiency and productivity of operations.
Krenický Tibor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technological Evolution in Fintech: A Decadal Scientometric and Systematic Review of Developments and Criticisms

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to classify pivotal fintech innovations and explore the prospects and pitfalls associated with emerging fintech services extensively discussed in the literature. We conducted a multistage systematic review of research published on fintech over the past decade from a technological perspective. Using the Preferred Reporting Items
Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan
wiley   +1 more source

BPM and Process Performance: A Bibliometric Synthesis, Cases, and Research Agenda Anchored in the SDGs

open access: yesKnowledge and Process Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reviews BPM literature, examining how research conceptualizes and reports the relationship between BPM, performance, and sustainability, key trends, gaps, and future directions, combining bibliometric analysis with previously published case studies to connect theory and practice for organizational optimization.
Julio Gumiero   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shear Wave Elastography to Assess Respiratory Muscle Function in Congenital Myopathies

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Respiratory muscle dysfunction is prevalent in congenital myopathies and often leads to respiratory failure. Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) measures tissue elasticity and has been proposed as an alternative to invasive measures of respiratory muscle contractility.
J. L. M. van Doorn   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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