Department of International Trade, Feng Chia University, No. 100 Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan Department of Accounting and Information Technology, Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-tech Innovations, National Chung Cheng University, No. 168 University Rd., Minhsiung Township, Chiayi County 62102, Taiwan Department of DSC & MIS, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, Unite...

Introduction: Dependencies And Coordination Organizational Research Research In Artificial Intelligence And Other Fields A Framework For Studying Coordination Managing Task-Resource Dependencies Task Uses A Resource Task Produces A Resource Managing Dependencies Among Multiple Tasks And Resources Shared Resource Producer-Consumer Common Object Dependencies Between One Task And Multiple Resource...

Bioplastics are a potential alternative to conventional plastics when it comes reducing the use of fossil resource crude oil. There have been so far very few studies on consumption bio-based apparel and consumer preferences relating it. Within this study, an online survey was conducted with 1,673 participants that is representative German population over age 16, including choice-based experimen...

We propose the group knockoff filter, a method for false discovery rate control in a linear regression setting where the features are grouped, and we would like to select a set of relevant groups which have a nonzero effect on the response. By considering the set of true and false discoveries at the group level, this method gains power relative to sparse regression methods. We also apply our me...

Throughout this congress we have heard many moving testimonies. On Thursday the stories highlighted the presence of Jesus among the peoples of Asia, especially among the poor and marginalised. On Friday stories witnessed to Jesus amidst the great religions of Asia. Today testimonies have focused upon the cultures of Asia. In day-to-day life we do not neatly separate these three aspects. As the ...

The marriage of computer and telecommunications technologies has created a new electronic networking environment on which business and services are delivered. Today, anyone who has a connection to the Internet is able to access easily an abundance of information that is made available online. No doubt, the technological advancement will eventually transform the way many organizations operate an...

Load profiles generated by smart meters represent a privacy concern when analyzed by Non-Invasive Load Monitoring algorithms. Past research in preserving privacy and countering these algorithms has negated the benefits provided by smart meters. This research seeks to protect consumer privacy while maintaining the benefits of smart meters. The method proposed achieves this through the addition o...