ap « La bisexualité d’Alain Delon était impossible à révéler » : une nouvelle biographie par Bernard Violet - Le Parisien By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT « La bisexualité d’Alain Delon était impossible à révéler » : une nouvelle biographie par Bernard Violet Le Parisien Full Article
ap Apparition en plein concert ! Cameron Hallyday se montre pour son père David Hallyday, sa tante Laura Smet conquise - Purepeople By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:15:00 GMT Apparition en plein concert ! Cameron Hallyday se montre pour son père David Hallyday, sa tante Laura Smet conquise PurepeopleDuo virtuel avec Johnny, Sylvie Vartan, Laura et Santa invitées… David Hallyday a frappé fort à Paris Le ParisienDavid Hallyday et Laura Smet, le frère et la sœur réunis sur scène après 7 ans Paris MatchRendez-vous culture : show, sang pour sang Hallyday ! TF1+« C’est si émouvant» : David Hallyday rejoint sur scène par sa mère Sylvie Vartan et sa sœur Laura Smet La Voix du Nord Full Article
ap MSI Katana 15 B13VFK-2201FR, PC portable gamer multimédia performant 15" IPS 144Hz sous GeForce RTX 4060 Core i7-H et SSD 1 To - LaptopSpirit By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:19:57 GMT MSI Katana 15 B13VFK-2201FR, PC portable gamer multimédia performant 15" IPS 144Hz sous GeForce RTX 4060 Core i7-H et SSD 1 To LaptopSpiritCe PC portable gamer avec une RTX 4070 est en promotion de 500 € jeuxvideo.comMSI Thin 15 B12UCX-2412FR, Ultrabook polyvalent 15" évolutif fin et léger sous Intel Core i5-H avec GeForce RTX 2050 pour jouer à des jeux modestes LaptopSpiritMSI GeForce RTX 4060 : la carte graphique est à son prix le plus bas jamais atteint sur ce site Le ParisienÀ moins de 700 euros ce dimanche, cela serait dommage de ne pas se jeter sur ce PC gamer Ouest-France Full Article
ap Fnac et Darty frappent fort et dégainent 7 offres dignes du Black Friday - Clubic By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:50:00 GMT Fnac et Darty frappent fort et dégainent 7 offres dignes du Black Friday ClubicAmazon: le 'Black Friday' débutera le jeudi 21 novembre BoursoramaC’est officiel : on connaît enfin les dates du Black Friday et la Black Friday Week Amazon Capital.frDéjà disponible, ce top 7 des offres du Black Friday Fnac est absolument inratable Ouest-FranceTout savoir sur la Black Friday Week Amazon 2024 La Provence Full Article
ap Sauvetage de Casino: les syndicats retirent leur plainte en appel après avoir conclu un accord avec la direction - Le Figaro By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:34:12 GMT Sauvetage de Casino: les syndicats retirent leur plainte en appel après avoir conclu un accord avec la direction Le FigaroPlan de sauvetage de Casino : accord avec la direction, les représentants du personnel retirent leur plainte en appel France 3 RégionsSauvetage de Casino : un accord social enfin trouvé pour clore le dossier Capital.frCasino: les représentants du personnel retirent leur appel formulé à l'encontre du plan de sauvegarde InvestirPlan de sauvegarde de Casino : la direction trouve un accord avec le personnel La Tribune.fr Full Article
ap First Oppo Reno13 image appears online - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:09:01 GMT First Oppo Reno13 image appears online - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.comFirst look at Oppo Reno 13 shows an iPhone-like design Notebookcheck.netOppo Reno13 series to arrive on November 25 - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.com Full Article
ap Stop Using Chrome On Your iPhone, Warns Apple—Millions Of Users Must Now Decide - Forbes By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:01:37 GMT Stop Using Chrome On Your iPhone, Warns Apple—Millions Of Users Must Now Decide Forbes4 new Chrome improvements for iOS The KeywordChrome on your iPhone can search using pictures and words at the same time The VergeGoogle Rolls Out Four New Chrome Features for iOS iPhone in CanadaChrome 131 for iOS adding new Google Drive, Maps integrations 9to5Google Full Article
ap Trump Taps Fox News Pundit to Be Secretary of Defense - Rolling Stone By news.google.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:07:03 GMT Trump Taps Fox News Pundit to Be Secretary of Defense Rolling StoneTrump's defence choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host's experience CTV NewsHow Pete Hegseth went from Fox News host to Trump’s Defense Secretary pick CNNTrump Puts Allies on Alert by Handing Pentagon to Fox News Host Hegseth BloombergHouse Democrat ‘very disturbed’ by Hegseth pick as Trump Defense secretary The Hill Full Article
ap Pakistan: retour progressif de l'électricité après une panne géante By www.rtl.be Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:08:51 +0100 Une gigantesque panne d'électricité a affecté lundi une large partie du Pakistan, dont ses plus grandes villes Lahore et Karachi, avant que les autorités n'annoncent en soirée le retour progressif du courant. Les coupures d'électricité sont fréquentes au Pakistan, englué depuis des années dans de graves problèmes budgétaires et énergétiques, et dont le système de distribution est complexe et vétuste. La panne a été causée par un dysfonctionnement survenu à 07H30 locales (02H30 GMT) à la suite de mesures d'économies prises sur le réseau. "Nous espérons que le courant sera rétabli partout dans le pays d'ici ce (lundi) soir", a déclaré dans un communiqué vidéo le ministre de l'Energie, Khurram Dastagir Khan. La nuit avançant, il a assuré sur Twitter que l'électricité commençait à être rétablie progressivement. Le ministère a tweeté que le courant était revenu dans le centre d'Islamabad et à Gujranwala, à quelque 200 km au sud-est de la capitale. M. Khan a également retweeté le message d'un usager qui se félicitait qu'il y ait à nouveau "de la lumière à Lahore", la deuxième ville la plus peuplée du pays, avec plus de 10 millions d'habitants. La panne a été causée par une variation de la fréquence électrique sur le réseau national, au redémarrage des unités de production électrique lundi matin. Ces unités sont temporairement éteintes la nuit en hiver pour économiser du carburant, a expliqué M. Khan à la presse. La plupart des hôpitaux, industries et institutions gouvernementales sont équipées de générateurs. Mais les ménages et petits commerces n'ont souvent pas les moyens de s'offrir un tel équipement. Dans le nord du Pakistan, les températures devaient tomber lundi soir en dessous de 0°. Le chauffage au gaz est le plus répandu, mais n'est pas non plus toujours très fiable, les délestages étant fréquents en raison d'une pénurie de gaz. Les réseaux de téléphonie mobile ont été également perturbés par la panne, selon un tweet du régulateur pakistanais des télécoms. L'économie pakistanaise est déjà chancelante avec une inflation galopante, une devise nationale - la roupie - en chute libre et des réserves de change au plus bas. Une telle coupure d'électricité ne fait qu'accroître la pression sur les petits commerces. A Rawalpindi, ville voisine de la capitale, Muhammad Iftikhar Sheikh, 71 ans, un vendeur d'électroménager, a déploré ne pas pouvoir tester ses appareils devant les clients. "Les clients n'achètent jamais sans essayer d'abord", pestait-il. Du coup, "on est tous assis là, à ne rien faire". Dans les écoles, les cours ont souvent eu lieu dans la pénombre, pour celles ne disposant pas d'éclairage sur batterie. A Karachi (sud), où les températures étaient plus élevées, un commerçant a indiqué à l'AFP craindre que son stock entier de produits laitiers ne soit perdu, sans réfrigération. Et Khurrum Khan, un imprimeur de 39 ans, voyait les commandes s'empiler, sans pouvoir y répondre. Les problèmes d'électricité sont "une malédiction permanente dont nos gouvernements n'ont pas réussi à se débarrasser", regrettait-il. Une panne similaire en janvier 2021 avait plongé l'essentiel de ce pays de 220 millions d'habitants dans le noir pendant plusieurs heures, après qu'un dysfonctionnement technique dans le sud eut déclenché une réaction en chaîne dans plusieurs centrales électriques. Les coupures d'électricité sont un problème récurrent au Pakistan. Mais la situation s'est encore détériorée ces derniers mois, la situation financière dramatique du pays aggravant un peu plus ses difficultés d'approvisionnement énergétique. Les ménages ont été touchés, mais l'industrie également, notamment le textile, qui représente environ 60% des exportations pakistanaises. Full Article
ap Cette espèce marine serait capable de... faire repousser des parties de son anatomie By www.rtl.be Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:42:45 +0100 Les pycnogonides, une espèce marine apparentée aux araignées, peuvent faire repousser des parties du corps après amputation, et pas seulement de simples membres, selon une étude publiée lundi, ouvrant la voie à de nouvelles découvertes sur la régénération."Personne ne s'attendait à cela", a déclaré Gerhard Scholtz de la prestigieuse université Humboldt à Berlin, et l'un des auteurs principaux de cette étude parue dans la revue Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Nous avons été les premiers à démontrer que c'était possible", a-t-il ajouté. Il est connu qu'une multitude d'espèces d'arthropodes tels que les mille-pattes, les araignées ou d'autres insectes peuvent faire repousser une patte après l'avoir perdue. "Les crabes peuvent même se débarrasser automatiquement de leurs membres s'ils sont attaqués", a déclaré Gerhard Scholtz, précisant: "ils les remplacent par un nouveau membre". Ce que les chercheurs ont découvert à travers leurs expériences avec ces minuscules créatures à huit pattes, est qu'elles sont capables de régénérer même d'autres parties du corps. Pour l'étude, ils ont amputé différents membres et parties postérieures du corps de 23 pycnogonides juvéniles et adultes, et ont observé les résultats.Repousse d'un corps à partir de seulement quelques cellulesAucune régénération de parties du corps n'a été constatée dans les spécimens adultes, mais certains étaient toujours en vie après deux ans. Les spécimens juvéniles, en revanche, ont connu une régénération complète ou quasi-complète des parties du corps manquantes, y compris l'intestin postérieur, l'anus, la musculature, et certaines parties d'organes génitaux.A long terme, 90% des pycnogonides ont survécu, et 16 spécimens juvéniles ont effectué leur mue par la suite au moins une fois. La régénération postérieure a ainsi été constatée chez 14 des spécimens juvéniles tandis qu'aucun des spécimens adultes n'a mué ou ne s'est régénéré. Les capacités de régénération varient à travers le règne animal.Les vers plats, par exemple, peuvent faire repousser leur corps à partir de seulement quelques cellules. Les vertébrés, dont les hommes, n'ont quasiment aucune capacité de régénération à l'exception de quelques espèces comme les lézards, qui peuvent faire repousser leurs queues.Selon Gerhard Scholz, les résultats de l'étude ouvrent de nouvelles voies de recherche dans le domaine. "Une multitude d'espèces différentes peuvent être testées de cette manière", dit-il, ce qui pourrait permettre de comparer les mécanismes de régénération. "Au bout du compte, peut-être que les mécanismes que nous découvrons chez les arthropodes nous aiderons dans les traitements médicaux après la perte d'un membre, d'un doigt, etc... chez les humains", espère le chercheur. Full Article
ap Insurrection à Washington - Assaut du Capitole: culpabilité pour l'homme photographié dans le bureau de Nancy Pelosi By www.rtl.be Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:15:02 +0100 (Belga) Un Américain, qui avait été immortalisé les pieds sur une table dans le bureau de la cheffe démocrate Nancy Pelosi lors de l'assaut sur le Capitole, a été reconnu coupable lundi de plusieurs délits.Après une courte délibération, les jurés ont déclaré Richard Barnett, 62 ans, coupable, entre autres, d'entrave à une procédure officielle, vol et intrusion dans un bâtiment officiel avec une arme dangereuse (un bâton de marche capable d'envoyer des décharges électriques). Le 6 janvier 2021, il avait envahi, comme des centaines de partisans de l'ex-président républicain Donald Trump, le siège du Congrès au moment où les élus certifiaient la victoire du démocrate Joe Biden à la présidentielle. Il avait été photographié par l'AFP dans le bureau de la cheffe de la chambre des représentants, Nancy Pelosi, les pieds sur un meuble. Le cliché avait fait le tour du monde et permis à la police de l'interpeller rapidement. Selon le dossier d'accusation, ce partisan de la mouvance complotiste Qanon avait laissé un message insultant à la démocrate et volé une enveloppe qu'elle avait signée. Pendant son procès, il s'était montré défiant, assurant avoir été "poussé à l'intérieur" du Capitole par la foule. Sa peine sera prononcée en mai. En attendant, il reste assigné à résidence avec un bracelet électronique. En deux ans d'enquête, plus de 950 participants à cette attaque ont été arrêtés, et près de 200 condamnés à des peines de prison. (Belga) Full Article
ap Insurrection à Washington - Assaut du Capitole: des membres de la milice Oath Keepers reconnus coupables de "sédition" By www.rtl.be Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:10:46 +0100 (Belga) Quatre membres de la milice d'extrême droite "Oath Keepers" ont été reconnus coupables lundi de sédition pour leur rôle dans l'assaut du Capitole, à l'issue du second procès organisé sur ce chef d'accusation extrêmement rare.Depuis l'attaque du 6 janvier 2021, plus de 950 partisans de l'ex-président républicain Donald Trump ont été arrêtés et inculpés pour avoir semé le chaos dans le siège de la démocratie américaine. Parmi eux, seuls 14 militants de groupuscules d'extrême droite - neuf membres des "Oath Keepers" et cinq "Proud Boys" - ont été accusés de "sédition", un chef passible de 20 ans de prison qui implique d'avoir planifié l'usage de la force pour s'opposer au gouvernement. Faute de place suffisante dans le tribunal fédéral de Washington, la justice a organisé le procès des Oath Keepers, accusés de s'être entraînés et armés pour l'occasion, en deux temps. Un premier procès s'est conclu fin novembre par un verdict mitigé: le fondateur de cette milice, Stewart Rhodes, et un responsable local ont été déclarés coupables de sédition, mais leurs trois co-accusés ont été acquittés sur ce chef. Lundi, à l'issue du second procès, les jurés ont jugé coupables les quatre derniers Oath Keepers, des hommes âgés de 38 à 64 ans décrits comme de dangereux "traîtres" par l'accusation, mais comme des "fanfarons" par leurs avocats. Le procès des Proud Boys, dont leur leader Enrique Tarrio, s'est ouvert en décembre et était toujours en cours lundi, dans le même tribunal. (Belga) Full Article
ap Predicting Innovation: Why Facebook/WhatsApp Merger Flunked By script-ed.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:02:51 +0000 By Hasan Basri Cifci[1] In the world of 2014, the Commission of Facebook/WhatsApp merger case[2] concluded that integration and interoperation of Facebook and WhatsApp were unfeasible. However, Facebook integrated its three subsidiaries (WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook) under its brand in Full Article Blog
ap Le maire d'extrᅵme-droite de Perpignan s'est augmentᅵ de 17% juste aprᅵs son ᅵlection By www.politique.net Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:01:24 GMT C'est un classique. Juste aprᅵs leur victoire, certains ᅵlus locaux font voter une augmentation de leur salaire. Une dᅵcision qui intervient au dᅵbut de leur mandat, histoire que les ᅵlecteurs aient le temps... Full Article
ap La justice stoppe une enquᅵte potentiellement gᅵnante sur Jean Castex, trois jours aprᅵs sa nomination comme Premier ministre By www.politique.net Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:03:17 GMT Hasard du calendrier ou volontᅵ de prᅵserver le nouveau Premier ministre ? Selon Mediapart, une enquᅵte judiciaire ouverte par le parquet de Perpignan, potentiellement gᅵnante pour Jean Castex, a ᅵtᅵ... Full Article
ap 0 800 : le numï¿œro vert sur le covid rapporte gros et informe peu (certains tï¿œlï¿œopï¿œrateurs sont des intï¿œrimaires formï¿œs en 30 minutes) By www.politique.net Published On :: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:24:42 GMT Inquiet par le coronavirus ? Vous pouvez appeler le numï¿œro vert 0 800 130 000. C'est Emmanuel Macron lui-mï¿œme qui en a fait la promotion dans un tweet en avril 2020, en plein confinement. Ce 0 800 fait partie de la longue liste... Full Article
ap Adaptive terminal sliding mode control of a non-holonomic wheeled mobile robot By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-07T23:20:50-05:00 In this paper, a second-order sliding mode adaptive controller with finite time stability is proposed for trajectory tracking of robotic systems. In order to reduce the chattering phenomenon in the response of the variable structure resistant controller, two dependent sliding surfaces are used. In the outer loop, a kinematic controller is used to compensate the geometric uncertainty of the robot, and in the inner loop, the proposed resistive control is used as the main loop. On the other hand, considering the dynamic uncertainty and disturbance of the robot, an adaptive strategy has been used to estimate the uncertainty limit during the control process in order to eliminate the need for basic knowledge to determine the uncertainty limit in the resistant structure. The proposed control method demonstrates significant enhancements in performance, with the linear velocity error improving by approximately 80%, leading to a more accurate and responsive system. Full Article
ap An intelligent approach to classify and detection of image forgery attack (scaling and cropping) using transfer learning By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-09-26T23:20:50-05:00 Image forgery detection techniques refer to the process of detecting manipulated or altered images, which can be used for various purposes, including malicious intent or misinformation. Image forgery detection is a crucial task in digital image forensics, where researchers have developed various techniques to detect image forgery. These techniques can be broadly categorised into active, passive, machine learning-based and hybrid. Active approaches involve embedding digital watermarks or signatures into the image during the creation process, which can later be used to detect any tampering. On the other hand, passive approaches rely on analysing the statistical properties of the image to detect any inconsistencies or irregularities that may indicate forgery. In this paper for the detection of scaling and cropping attack a deep learning method has been proposed using ResNet. The proposed method (Res-Net-Adam-Adam) is able to achieve highest amount of accuracy of 99.14% (0.9914) while detecting fake and real images. Full Article
ap Robust and secure file transmission through video streaming using steganography and blockchain By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-09-26T23:20:50-05:00 File transfer is always handled by a separate service, sometimes it is a third-party service in videoconferencing. When sending files during a video session, file data flow and video stream are independent of each other. Encryption is a mature method to ensure file security. However, it still has the chance to leave footprints on the intermediate forwarding machines. These footprints can indicate that a file once passed through, some protocol-related logs give clues to the hackers' later investigation. This work proposes a file-sending scheme through the video stream using blockchain and steganography. Blockchain is used as a file slicing and linkage mechanism. Steganography is applied to embed file pieces into video frames that are continuously generated during the session. The scheme merges files into the video stream with no file transfer protocol use and no extra bandwidth consumed by the file to provide trackless file transmission during the video communication. Full Article
ap An image encryption using hybrid grey wolf optimisation and chaotic map By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-09-26T23:20:50-05:00 Image encryption is a critical and attractive issue in digital image processing that has gained approval and interest of many researchers in the world. A proposed hybrid encryption method was implemented by using the combination of the Nahrain chaotic map with a well-known optimised algorithm namely the grey wolf optimisation (GWO). It was noted from analysing the results of the experiments conducted on the new hybrid algorithm, that it gave strong resistance against expected statistical invasion as well as brute force. Several statistical analyses were carried out and showed that the average entropy of the encrypted images is near to its ideal information entropy. Full Article
ap Smart approach to constraint programming: intelligent backtracking using artificial intelligence By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-07-01T23:20:50-05:00 Constrained programming is the concept used to select possible alternatives from an incredibly diverse range of candidates. This paper proposes an AI-assisted Backtracking Scheme (AI-BS) by integrating the generic backtracking algorithm with Artificial Intelligence (AI). The detailed study observes that the extreme dual ray associated with the infeasible linear program can be automatically extracted from minimum unfeasible sets. Constraints are used in artificial intelligence to list all possible values for a group of variables in a given universe. To put it another way, a solution is a way of assigning a value to each variable that these values satisfy all constraints. Furthermore, this helps the study reach a decreased search area for smart backtracking without paying high costs. The evaluation results exhibit that the IB-BC algorithm-based smart electricity schedule controller performs better electricity bill during the scheduled periods than comparison approaches such as binary backtracking and binary particle swarm optimiser. Full Article
ap Application of integrated image processing technology based on PCNN in online music symbol recognition training By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-07T23:20:50-05:00 To improve the effectiveness of online training for music education, it was investigated how to improve the pulse-coupled neural network in image processing for spectral image segmentation. The study proposes a two-scale descent method to achieve oblique spectral correction. Subsequently, a convolutional neural network was optimised using a two-channel feature fusion recognition network for music theory notation recognition. The results showed that this image segmentation method had the highest accuracy, close to 98%, and the accuracy of spectral tilt correction was also as high as 98.4%, which provided good image pre-processing results. When combined with the improved convolutional neural network, the average accuracy of music theory symbol recognition was about 97% and the highest score of music majors was improved by 16 points. This shows that the method can effectively improve the teaching effect of online training in music education and has certain practical value. Full Article
ap QoS-based handover approach for 5G mobile communication system By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-07T23:20:50-05:00 5G mobile communication systems are an in-depth fusion of multi-radio access technologies characterised with frequent handover between cells. Handover management is a particularly challenging issue for 5G networks development. In this article, a novel optimised handover framework is proposed to find the optimal network to connect with a good quality of service in accordance with the user's preferences. This framework is based on an extension of IEEE 802.21 standard with new components and new service primitives for seamless handover. Moreover, the proposed vertical handover process is based on an adaptive heuristic model aimed at achieving an optimised network during the decision-making stage. Simulation results demonstrate that, compared to other existing works, the proposed framework is capable of selecting the best network candidate accurately based on the quality-of-service requirements of the application, network conditions, mobile terminal conditions and user preferences. It significantly reduces the handover delay, handover blocking probability and packet loss rate. Full Article
ap Application of AI intelligent technology in natural resource planning and management By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-07-02T23:20:50-05:00 This article studies the application of artificial intelligence technology in natural resource planning and management. This article first introduces the background of NR and AI intelligent technology, then conducts academic research and summary on NR planning management and AI intelligent technology. Then, an algorithm model based on multi-objective intelligent planning algorithm is established. Finally, simulation experiments are conducted, and experiments summary and discussion are provided. The experimental results show that the average efficiency value of the four stages of NR planning and management before use is 5.25, and the average efficiency value of the four stages of NR planning and management after use is 7. The difference in the average efficiency value before and after use is 1.75. It can be seen that the use of AI intelligent technology can effectively improve the efficiency of natural resource planning and management. Full Article
ap Application of digital twin virtual design and BIM technology in intelligent building image processing By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-07-02T23:20:50-05:00 Intelligent digital virtual technology has become an indispensable part of modern construction, but there are also some problems in its practical application. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the design of intelligent building image processing systems from many aspects. Starting from image digital processing methods, this paper studies the digital twin virtual design scene construction method and related algorithms, converts the original image into a colour digital image through a greyscale algorithm, and then combines morphological knowledge and feature point extraction methods to complete the construction of a three-dimensional virtual environment. Finally, through the comparison of traditional image processing effects with smart building images based on digital twins and BIM technology, the results show that the optimised image processing results have higher clarity, sharper contrast, and a sensitivity increased by 5.84%, presenting better visual effects and solving the risk of misjudgement caused by inaccurate image recognition. Full Article
ap Beyond utility: unpacking the enjoyment gap in e-government service use By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-29T23:20:50-05:00 E-government serves as a vital channel for citizen interactions with the public sector, where user enjoyment is of paramount importance. To date, few studies have comprehensively examined the determinants of citizen enjoyment in e-government. To address this research gap, we administered a survey and gathered data from 363 Australian residents using myGov for tax filing. Our analysis revealed a pronounced discrepancy between reported enjoyment and the intention to continue using the services. Although users demonstrated a strong intent to use e-government services, this intent did not uniformly align with enjoyment. Additionally, informed by self-determination theory, we developed and tested an e-government service enjoyment model to study the impacts of effort expectancy, technophilia, technology humanness, and engagement in fostering user enjoyment. Unexpectedly, the results showed that information privacy concerns, commonly seen as a deterrent in e-government adoption, did not significantly affect enjoyment. Our findings advance the discourse on e-government service improvement. Full Article
ap Digital transformation in universities: models, frameworks and road map By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-29T23:20:50-05:00 Digital Transformation seeks to improve the processes of an organisation by integrating digital technology in all its areas, this is inevitable due to technological evolution that generates new demands, new habits and greater demands on customers and users, therefore Digital Transformation is important. In organisations to maintain competitiveness. In this context, universities are no strangers to this reality, but they find serious problems in their execution, it is not clear how to deal with an implementation of this type. The work seeks to identify tools that can be used in the implementation of Digital Transformation in universities, for this a systematic review of literature is carried out with a method based on three stages, 23 models, 13 frameworks and 8 roadmaps are identified. The elements found are analysed, obtaining eight main components with their relationships and dependencies, which can be used to generate more optimal models for universities. Full Article
ap Fostering innovative work behaviour in Indian IT firms: the mediating influence of employee psychological capital in the context of transformational leadership By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-07T23:20:50-05:00 This empirical study investigates the mediating role of two components of psychological capital (PsyCap), namely self-efficacy and optimism, in the context of the relationship between transformational leadership (TL), work engagement (WE), and innovative work behaviour (IWB). The study was conducted among IT professionals with a minimum of three years of experience employed in Chennai, India. Data collection was executed using a Google Form, and both measurement and structural models were examined using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0. The findings of this study reveal several significant relationships. Firstly, transformational leadership (TL) demonstrates a robust positive association with work engagement (WE). Furthermore, work engagement (WE) positively correlates substantially with innovative work behaviour (IWB). Notably, the study underscores that two crucial components of psychological capital, specifically self-efficacy and optimism, mediate the relationship between transformational leadership (TL) and work engagement (WE). These findings carry valuable implications for IT company managers. Recognising that transformational leadership positively influences both work engagement and employees' innovative work behaviour highlights the pivotal role of leaders in fostering a productive and innovative work environment within IT organisations. Full Article
ap Ebullient supervision, employee engagement and employee commitment in a higher education institution: the partial least square approach By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-07T23:20:50-05:00 The study investigated the influence of ebullient supervision on employee commitment in a Ghanaian public university through the mediating role of employee engagement. The simple random sampling technique was used to draw 302 administrative staff of the university to respond to the self-administered questionnaire on the constructs. Furthermore, the partial least square structural equation technique was deployed to test the research hypotheses in the study. The results showed that ebullient supervision had a significant positive relationship with employee commitment and employee engagement. The findings further revealed that employee engagement positively correlated with employee commitment. Finally, the study's findings established that employee engagement partially mediated the link between ebullient supervision and employee commitment. The study emphasised that various supervisors in a university's administration should create an environment that favours fun where subordinates can form ties with one another. Full Article
ap Impact of servicescape dimensions on customer satisfaction and behavioural intentions: a case of casual dining restaurants By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-07T23:20:50-05:00 Physical and social aspects each make up a separate part of servicescape. Together, these make up the servicescape. Although previous research has frequently investigated these aspects separately, the purpose of this study is to simultaneously find out the impact of both aspects within the casual dining restaurants' context. In total, 462 customers in Delhi were polled for this study, and structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. According to the results, both the social and physical parts of the servicescape have the ability to affect how satisfied customers are, which in turn can affect how they behave in the future. Full Article
ap E-recruitment adoption among job-seekers: role of vividness and perceived internet stress in shaping their intentions By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-11-11T23:20:50-05:00 Drawn from technology acceptance model, this study establishes a theoretical framework for the analytical interpretation of factors affecting job-seekers intention to use e-recruitment websites. Using the data obtained from 379 respondents in India, ten hypotheses derived from the experimental model are evaluated using a structural equation modelling technique. Vividness, perceived usefulness (PU), and attitude have been shown to have a significant positive impact on the behavioural intentions (BIs) of job-seekers, although perceived ease of use (PEOU) did not. Furthermore, perceived internet stress (PIS) is observed to be a significant antecedent PEOU; and PEOU is of PU. Such findings broaden our knowledge of e-recruiting in various ways and offer qualitative insights into the potential impact of website functionality on the attractiveness of job-seekers. Full Article
ap Applying a multiplex network perspective to understand performance in software development By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-11-11T23:20:50-05:00 A number of studies have applied social network analysis (SNA) to show that the patterns of social interaction between software developers explain important organisational outcomes. However, these insights are based on a single network relation (i.e., uniplex social ties) between software developers and do not consider the multiple network relations (i.e., multiplex social ties) that truly exist among project members. This study reassesses the understanding of software developer networks and what it means for performance in software development settings. A systematic review of SNA studies between 1990 and 2020 across six digital libraries within the IS and management science domain was conducted. The central contributions of this paper are an in-depth overview of SNA studies to date and the establishment of a research agenda to advance our knowledge of the concept of multiplexity on how a multiplex perspective can contribute to a software developer's coordination of tasks and performance advantages. Full Article
ap Knowing thy neighbour: creating and capturing value from a firm's alliance experiences By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-09-02T23:20:50-05:00 Intellectual assets, especially its relational forms, have become increasingly important to explain a firm's innovation. To examine relational forms of intellectual assets (IA), this study theoretically and empirically advances a concept of alliance management capability (AMC) to explain the value creation and capture aspects of a firm's innovation process. The concepts of value-creating alliance experiences (VCAE) and value capturing alliance experiences (VCPAE) were introduced in which a firm's ability to learn from these alliance experiences increases the firm's ability to discover and govern partnerships that bring the firm's innovations to market. Hypotheses were developed and empirically examined in the biotechnology industry. A contribution of this study is that a firm's VCAE and VCPAE introduce a greater 'openness' to a firm's innovation process. This openness enables a firm to better adapt and respond to the opportunities of the market and thus impact a firm's competitive advantage to innovate. Full Article
ap The relationship between 'creative slack' as an intangible asset and the innovative capabilities of the firm By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-09-02T23:20:50-05:00 The notion of creative slack purposefully refers to the notion of organisational slack proposed by Penrose (1959), who suggested that managers in organisations always have some stock of unused resources that inevitably accumulate when developing projects and are the primary factors determining the growth and innovation of the firm. In this contribution, we aim at adding a new dimension to the notion of organisational slack. Our view is that in many innovative organisations the slack of unused ideas is essentially a creative one, which is accumulated in diverse communities through multiple projects. This creative slack is a key intangible asset and a source of knowledge creation and innovation. To explain how organisations may benefit from exploiting the creative slack accumulated by communities, we rely on the analysis of two case studies, that of the Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ), and of Ubisoft Montreal. Full Article
ap Role of career adaptability and optimism in Indian economy: a dual mediation analysis By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-02T23:20:50-05:00 The face of the hospitality sector in India is continuously changing and in times of career transitiveness, it is important to know the factors that support a successful career. The current research aims to explore the relationship between career planning, employee optimism, career adaptability and career satisfaction in the Indian hospitality sector. The study included 283 employees from Indian hospitality sector. Additionally, the study used SEM and bootstrap method to measure the dual mediating relationship between career planning, employee optimism dimensions, career adaptability dimensions, and career satisfaction in Indian setting. The results indicated that optimism dimensions and career adaptability dimensions partially mediate the relationship between career planning and career satisfaction in Indian hospitality sector. The study suggests useful implications for academia and industrial purpose. The limitations and future research avenues have been discussed. The study would contribute to the sparse literature on employee optimism, career planning, career adaptability and subjective career success. It would contribute to the social cognitive career theory (SCCT). Full Article
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