Identity-management systems play a key role in various areas for applications and e-Government processes where access to sensitive data needs to be protected and regulated. To protect this sensitive date, the identity-management system provides all necessary functionality to service providers to manage digital identities and handle the identification and authentication process. This identificat...

Recently, there are two mainly methods for SMEs operating cross-border e-commerce in China. One is online store of firms via the cross-border third party platform. The other is the online store of firms built by themselves for export markets expansion. Based on the analysis of cross-border e-commerce process, we explore four factors which may affect the mode selection of cross-border e-commerce...

OBJECTIVES Mobility of patients is a pertinent issue on the European Union's agenda. This study aimed to estimate the volume and main diagnoses of cross-border care in eight European countries, in order to provide policy makers with background information about the nature of patient mobility in Europe. METHODS This article reports the combined findings from three independent studies that comp...

The mobility management issue in IP access networks can be dealt with from various perspectives. A possible approach includes the use of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and its associate entities for mobility signaling. Following this approach, existing SIP functionality in a network can be reused for mobility management purposes, providing efficient utilization of resources. In this pape...

Territorial subdivisions and geographic borders are essential for understanding phenomena in sociology, political science, history, and economics. They influence the interregional flow of information and cross-border trade and affect the diffusion of innovation and technology. However, it is unclear if existing administrative subdivisions that typically evolved decades ago still reflect the mos...

This article explores the representation of borders and cosmopolitanism in film Tinker Bell Secret Wings (2012), fourth title Disney fairies franchise. The tells story a world divided into two territories, Winter Woods Pixie Hollow. A ban on cross-border mobility prohibits any kind interaction between inhabitants worlds. Bell, main character film, feels urge to break law cross other side, where...

The article overviews cross-border cooperation across Polish borders in the last three decades. Deeply rooted conflictive border legacies and shifts first half of twentieth century, they quickly became locations symbolic reconciliation with neighbours functional aiming at economic development. non-linear character these processes resulted from changing political environment region.

This paper explores the impact of cross-border M&As on host economies of Korea ; China; and Hong Kong, China. For an intensive analytical research on this topic, this paper presents a comprehensive framework for analyzing the various impacts of cross-border M&As on the competitiveness of the host economies. We apply this framework to the data from five outstanding and considerable cases of each...