the importance of smes in economic growth has made them a central element in recent policies. the business environment is becoming increasingly dynamic and competitive; this change is the reason why many firms are seeking new ways to innovation. this situation has made the innovation studies in smes highly important. this paper aims to identify innovative activities, barriers to innovation and ...

Despite the variety of applications that use avatars (virtual humans), how end-users perceive are not fully understood, and accurately measuring these perceptions remains a challenge. To measure end-user responses more to avatars, this pilot study uses novel methodology which aims examine categorize facial electromyography (f-EMG) responses. These (n = 92) can be categorized as pleasant, unplea...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the quality ratings by cochlear implant (CI) and hearing aid (HA) users in response to musical sounds. DESIGN The ratings of 15 experienced adult Nucleus CI users (using the Advanced Combination Encoder (ACE) or Spectral Peak (SPEAK) strategy) were compared with those of 15 experienced adult HA users who met the audiological criteria for implantation. Ad...

Driving innovation and continuous improvement with regard to ecological, environmental and human sustainability is essential for win–win globalization. That calls for research on strategic and monitoring planning to manage globalization and technological and scientific change. This paper describes a new basic function of the university institution ‘to teach students to be critical about any kin...

Cultivating collective innovation while preserving the interest of the individual contributors is one of the main challenges collaborative innovation networks face. This challenge is riddled with difficulties in managing individuals’ co-innovation risks. The first step toward understanding co-innovation risks is the development of a valid and reliable model to measure the actors’ perception of ...

The purpose of this article, among others, was to analyze the role principal in increasing teacher innovation and creativity at SMPIT Hidayatul Ghazzali Purwakarta during a pandemic. This research conducted with qualitative approach data collection through observation interviews aim describing Ghazzali. objects include principal, three teachers, school committee, two guardians students. as lead...

In this paper, a mathematical model is developed to calculate the conversion and the residence time reaction for plug flow and mixed flow in the reactors filled with cylin-drical particles using the shrinking core model. In this modeling, the size of the particles is un-chamged during the reaction. Also, the reaction rate is controlled by the gas layer resistance, the ash layer resistance, and ...