The dawn of the new industrial era (Fourth Industrial Revolution or 4 IR, Industry 4.0, “McLuhan” stage) characterised by IT-based modern technologies and global value chains has regained Asian economic strength. Overarching impact IR is expected on physical, digital biological world. Several countries have maintained high growth displayed true globalization possessing elements desiderata IR. A...

sociopolitical developments have deep connections with the growth and expansion of the middle class. one of the features of modernizing societies is emergence and growth of middle class.egypt, a great arab country, over the past two centuries has a long experience of modernization as a result of which it has been a ground for social developments. besides the islamist groups, other new currents,...

Ovarian follicle response and corpus luteum formation following induction of ovulation using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues and luteinizing hormone (LH) in Bactrian camel were characterized. Bactrian camels with a mature follicle (13-19.6 mm) received: 1) natural porcine LH (25 mg, IV, n = 4), 2) Buserelin (20 μg, IV, n = 4) and 3) Alarelin (25 μg, IM, n = 4). Daily ultrasonogr...

Change is an absolutely essential component of product development. However, some changes are too difficult to manage. It is contended that the difficult changes stem from the emergence of novelty. The significance of novelty is that it is not immediately apparent and can be overlooked. It is a common element in disruptive technology, knowledge management, and firefighting research. This work e...

In 2006, a video of a middle-aged man verbally assaulting a youth in a public bus thrust usergenerated content and YouTube into the public imagination in Hong Kong. Using the concept of legitimacy from institutional theory to qualitatively analyze newspaper commentaries about the incident, this study connects journalists’ narratives to the diffusion of usergenerated content by showing how they ...

The emergence and maintenance of relationships among individual agents studied based on simulations of a model ecosystem. Usually an ecosystem is modeled on an ensemble of individuals, whose interactions are given as direct couplings among individuals. In this paper, a new type of coupling and coupling dynamics are introduced. That is, each individual is seen as NOT directly interacting with ot...