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Are enterprises ready for big data analytics? A survey-based approach
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2017 , Article)
Big data analytics is a fascinating topic in the field of computer science and information systems as it challenges fundamental aspects of computation. The aim of this study is to investigate the acceptance and usage of ...
A Way Forward for Ethics Education in Business: A Case from the Middle East
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NeilsonJournals Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
The objective of this study is to review the performance of business students in ethics
assessments and suggest enhancements to the ethics curriculum. Data triangulation method was
used to gather the data. First, data ...
Technology Innovation and Engineering' Education and Entrepreneurship (TIEE) in engineering schools: Novel model for elevating national knowledge based economy and socio-economic sustainable development
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MDPI
, 2017 , Other)
The Technology Innovation and Engineering Education (TIEE) is a proposed Unit/Center/Department concept model inside a college of engineering. The TIEE concept has been developed in particular taking in consideration the ...
Motivations for using social media: comparative study based on cultural differences between American and Jordanian students
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Inderscience
, 2017 , Article)
Social network sites (SNSs) have gained popularity over the last decade. Students use SNSs according to their personal differences, which are influenced by cultural and demographic factors. This paper proposed a model that ...
An Arabic Version of the cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-Cog): Reliability, validity, and normative data
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IOS Press
, 2017 , Article)
The Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale's cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) is the most widely used instrument for screening cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. The aim of the present study was to develop an Arabic ...
The many benefits of annotator rationales for relevance judgments
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International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
When collecting subjective human ratings of items, it can be difficult to measure and enforce data quality due to task subjectivity and lack of insight into how judges arrive at each rating decision. To address this, we ...
A Novel Green Synthesis of Thalidomide and Analogs
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Hindawi Limited
, 2017 , Article)
Thalidomide and its derivatives are currently under investigation for their antiangiogenic, immunomodulative, and anticancer properties. Current methods used to synthesize these compounds involve multiple steps and extensive ...
Numerical simulation of one-stage gearbox dynamics in the presence of simultaneous tooth cracks
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International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, IIAV
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Gears are vital components in various industrial machinery. Tooth fatigue crack is amongst the most common causes of gear failure. Early detection of tooth cracks is crucial for effective con-dition-based monitoring. This ...
Development of active acoustic noise cancellation using the professional audio development kit (PADK) featuring the TMS 320C6727 DSP
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Springer Verlag
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
The PADK is a highly versatile DSP platform for implementing real-time audio applications. It features the Texas Instruments TMS320C6727, a powerful floating-point DSP processor and can process audio from eight input ...
Global financial crisis, ownership structure and firm financial performance: An examination of listed firms in Australia
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the financial performance of listed firms on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) over two sample periods (1998-2007 and 2008-2010) before and during the global financial crisis ...