Libraries are well-known as work places and thus have a common way of everyday use. Unfortunately, there is a gap between the physical and digital contents of a library and its media. By expanding the physical, tangible media with digital information, many new possibilities for interaction would open up for users. With the help of a prototype, we want to show how it is possible to shrink this g...

This proposal develops the concept of combining a handwritten signature, digital signature, and a smart card into an overall Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The purpose of this proposed solution is to fulfill the cultural gap between traditional digital signatures and current smart card digital certificate/signature. It is achieved through the integration of culturally relevant built-in featur...

BACKGROUND Short-gap digital nerve injuries are a common surgical problem, but the optimal treatment modality is unknown. A multicenter database was queried and analyzed to determine the outcomes of nerve gap reconstructions between 5 and 15 mm with processed nerve allograft. METHODS The current RANGER registry is designed to continuously monitor and compile injury, repair, safety, and outcom...

The digital divide phenomenon manifests both within and between developed and less-developed countries. The purpose of this study is to provide a theoretical foundation for digital divide research and, subsequently, to identify patterns of internet adoption and use based on individual behaviors of long-established media systems and variables traditionally employed to predict the digital divide....

The objective of this research was to establish if Zimbabwe has the potential and Information Communication Technology (ICT) capacity implement e-voting methods in country's often discredited electoral process. study adopted qualitative secondary data collected from relevant reports, questionnaires randomly distributed general populace as well interviews with Electoral Commission (ZEC) Postal T...

The digital economy has promoted the income growth of rural residents in China, but it also widened gap within areas. excessive will lead to uneven distribution social resources and decline efficiency, thus threatening sustainable development economy. This study utilizes ‘Circumstances-Efforts’ analytical framework, skill-biased technology change theory, data from China Family Panel Studies (CF...

The term digital divide had been used in the literature to conceptualize the gap in using and utilizing information and communication technologies. Digital divide can be identified on different levels such as individuals, groups, societies, organizations and countries. On the other hand, the concept of e-Inclusion is coined to define activities needed to bridge digital divide. One of the most c...