Cloud computing is the new technology that significantly change the landscape of businesses as it enables users, companies, and governments to store information in multiple servers and allows on-demand access. The cloud computing plays a strategic role for all businesses whether technological oriented business or services industries because it helps in eliminating most of IT constraints that co...

Businesses are aching under the burdens entailed by public reporting duties while public administrations are faced with rising cost pressures. Fostered by the diffusion and maturation of information technology, businesses put forth growing demands in regard to the quality, integration and usability of public services. An effective means of meeting these challenges is through the identification ...

In this paper I examine what have often been considered the syntactic properties of Gapping constructions (Ross, 1970) and show that they are in fact discourse-pragmatic in nature. I offer a novel analysis of Gapping constructions by extending recent Question Under Discussion (QUD)-based accounts in Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (Ginzburg and Sag, 2000; Ginzburg, 2012).

Service-Oriented computing can be characterized as the motivating force for interoperable web applications. Businesses that embark on service-oriented technology are inclined to an effective interoperation with other businesses. This interoperation not only can expand businesses’ markets but also allow the provision of quality services to citizens for carrying out their everyday transactions. H...

Water constitutes the largest energy carrier on earth, absorbing more than 70% of solar received by earth's surface, yet its low exploitation has been a constant concern. The hydrovoltaic effect is an emerging technology that generates electricity through direct interaction between nanomaterials and water various forms (raindrops, waves, flows, moisture, natural evaporation). Especially, evapor...

Information technology is seen as a key tool in knowledge management processes. Nevertheless, the presence of information technology neither guarantees knowledge creation, knowledge distribution nor knowledge use. In addition to information technology, a job environment and a culture that encourage sharing and continuous learning should also be created and maintained by management. This paper p...