Information systems (IS) have become essential for operating firms successfully. How to align business and information technology (IT) executives to increase organizational output has been widely discussed in literature. This research focusses on prerequisites and consequences of a positive IT climate in organizations where the need for deep IT and business knowledge is constantly increasing. W...

Background & Objective: Enterococcus Species are the common cause of nosocomial infections, which are highly resistant to ...

Background & Objective: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a growing concern worldwide including Iran. The emergen...

Background & Objective: Micronucleus assay of buccal mucosa cells is a simple bio- monitoring method for diagnosing the genetic damages of toxic agents. The aim was to study the genotox...

By leveraging product-centric connected ecosystems, manufacturers can create new and more effective business models, advance operational excellence, and design and develop better products and services that align with customer needs and preferences.

For large archives of audio media, just as with text archives, indexing is important for allowing quick and accurate searches. Similar to text archives, audio archives can use text for indexing. Generating this text requires using transcripts of the spoken portions of the audio. From them, an alignment can be made that allows users to search for specific content and immediately view the content...

This paper examines the social relations of production at a British metal-trades firm throughout the 19th century. The case study reveals the existence of two distinct political apparatuses, or regimes, identified in previous literature, that govern production relations. The first regime, between 1791 and 1867, is described as patriarchal because production is organized around adult, male, inte...

There are ample studies that demonstrate how digital technologies can be used effectively to facilitate teaching and learning in the 21st century. However, the insights gained from these studies often do not result in the uptake of technologies in educational practice (Voogt & Knezek, 2008). It is increasingly agreed upon that the implementation of digital technologies in education needs a syst...