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Improving the Sustainable Infrastructure Development through Innovative Approaches in Technology, Management and Financial Aspects

open access: yesCSID Journal of Infrastructure Development, 2018
Infrastructure covers various sectors that represent a large share of an economy and become a critical index of economic vitality. Both components of infrastructure: physical and social infrastructures are required to provide the necessary services for ...
Bambang Susantono, Abdur Berawi
doaj   +1 more source

An Overview and Examination of the Indian Services Sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
India’s service sector has grown rapidly since the 1990s. Domestic demand for services has increased as incomes have risen, triggering the expansion of industries such as banking, education, and telecommunications.
Alejandro, Lisa   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Conformal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: A Cylindrical Geometry Perspective

open access: yesAdvanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Cylindrical reconfigurable intelligent surfaces are explored for low‐complexity beam steering using one‐bit meta‐atoms. A multi‐level modeling approach, including optimization‐based synthesis, demonstrates that even minimal hardware can support directive scattering.
Filippo Pepe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of total quality management practices on business performance of the Nigerian telecommunications sector: a case study of MTN Nigeria Limited [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This study examines the effects of The Total Quality Management practices on Business Performance of the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector. A review of literatures on TQM shows that no study has been carried out on its application in the Nigerian ...
Alamutu, S. A   +3 more
core  

Design‐for‐Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component‐System Dichotomy

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Soft robotics faces a profound evaluation challenge: the Component‐System Dichotomy, where isolated component tests fail to predict integrated performance. This article presents a systematic survey of critical reporting gaps across actuation, sensing, and control.
Matteo Lo Preti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development index and the challenges of adopting artificial intelligence in improving the quality of e-government services to citizens in Jordan [PDF]

open access: yesProblems of Information Society
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the global and continental positions of e-government models in countries such as Jordan by analysing their experiences. The evaluation of the progress of e-government is carried out using a multi-practice
Mohammad Ali ALQudah, Leyla Muradkhanli
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Fiber Ring for Protection of Passive Optical Infrastructure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Today, passive optical networks (PONs) are mostly used as modern high-speed access networks for various applications. However, there are also several specific applications, such as in business, office, army or science sector, which require a complex ...
Lafata, P., Vodrazka, J.
core   +1 more source

Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An annual review of information science and technology paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of E-government Development on the Level of Corruption: Measuring the Effects of Related Indices in Time and Dimensions

open access: yesReview of Economic Perspectives, 2018
E-government is recognized as a tool for improving transparency and openness in the public sector and for combatting corruption. Understanding the relationship between e-government development and the level of corruption would allow for a more effective ...
Máchová Renáta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opposing consensus science through scholarly practices: The role of claims maintenance

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how three US‐based communities who oppose consensus science produce and disseminate scholarly‐like artifacts: pro‐life activists, Young Earth Creationists, and Anthropogenic Climate Crisis skeptics. Prior research shows that industry‐ or church‐backed advocacy campaigns often generate claims supported by these communities ...
Irene V. Pasquetto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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