Pervasive Information Systems (PIS) represent the next generation of Information Systems (IS). They differ from both traditional IS and pervasive systems: from the former by the heterogeneity of the pervasive environment to which they belong, and from the latter, by the fact that they must integrate an organization and its strategies. In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework, called ser...

The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy, the combination of at least three different antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, has greatly improved the prognosis for HIV-1-infected patients. The efficacy of a combination of a protease inhibitor (PI) plus two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors has been well established over a period of up to 3 years. Ho...

Abstract There is burgeoning literature on principal investigators (PIs) and their influential role in science, technology transfer research commercialisation. However, there yet no analysis of this actor from the perspective human capital (HC), i.e., combination knowledge, abilities skills that they possess. Consequently, purpose paper to fill gap by identifying whether a range different PI pr...

BACKGROUND HIV protease inhibitor (PI)-induced inflammatory response in macrophages is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. We have previously reported that berberine (BBR), a traditional herbal medicine, prevents HIV PI-induced inflammatory response through inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in macrophages. We also found that HIV PIs significantly increased the intracellu...

As computers are increasingly more integrated into our daily lives, we need aiding mechanisms for separating legitimate software from their unwanted counterparts. We use the term Privacy-Invasive Software (PIS) to refer to such illegitimate software, sometimes loosely labelled as spyware. In this thesis, we include an introduction to PIS, and how it differs from both legitimate and traditionall...

The polyisoprenols (PIs) dolichol and undecaprenol function as chemical carriers of glycosyl residues in the membrane-directed synthesis of glycoconjugates in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The molecular details of how these lipid cofactors function is unknown. Presented here are results of deuterium NMR investigations of site specifically 2H-labeled PIs incorporated into model membranes. To...

Using a sample of 848 workers in France, this article aims to explain problematic smartphone dependency, behavior considered have negative consequences for sufferers the context work. It examines whether and how addictive pleasure at work is related dependency (PSD). The authors propose model with originality an exploratory measure what conceptualized as mobile personal information system (PIS)...

Regional photovoltaic (PV) power prediction plays an important role in system planning and operation. To effectively improve the performance of intervals (PIs) for very short-term regional PV outputs, efficient nonparametric probabilistic method based on granulebased clustering (GC) direct optimization programming (DOP) is proposed. First, GC proposed to formulate cluster sample granules consis...

Production Information System (PIS) collects data from the process and outputs meaningful information to decision-making agents. This paper presents an object-oriented design approach for such PIS of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. For complexity of data modelling and database consistency, the core of this PIS is a set of objects (database) linked by semantic relationships. The access to these ...

• Mutual trust, relational embeddedness, and commitment are important mechanisms· All the three mechanisms positively influence SMEs’ foreign market knowledge acquisition in domestic networks· Foreign acquired from networks is related to post-entry internationalization speed. Further, this relationship moderated by environmental hostility. The study contributes international business SMEs liter...