This paper reconceptualizes LBS as new media. By doing so, a synthetic framework based upon Marshall McLuhan’s laws of the media is developed. The media and messages of LBS are discussed through a preliminary tetradic analysis. The paper concludes by arguing that the way to cope with the paradoxes of technological innovations is a major challenge in the information age.

Giuseppe Fisicaro,1,* Michael Sicher,1 Maximilian Amsler,2 Santanu Saha,1 Luigi Genovese,3 and Stefan Goedecker1 1Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland 2Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA 3Laboratoire de simulation atomistique (L_Sim), SP2M, INAC, CEA-UJF, F-38054 Grenoble, France ...

The Knop–Sahi interpolation Macdonald polynomials are inhomogeneous and nonsymmetric generalisations of the well-known Macdonald polynomials. In this paper we apply the interpolation Macdonald polynomials to study a new type of basic hypergeometric series of type gln. Our main results include a new q-binomial theorem, new q-Gauss sum, and several transformation formulae for gln series.

In this paper, a new method is conducted for incorporating the forecasted load uncertainty into the Substation Expansion Planning (SEP) problem. This method is based on the fuzzy clustering, where the location and value of each forecasted load center is modeled by employing the probability density function according to the percentage of uncertainty. After discretization of these functions, the ...

In the CSCW literature, systems labeled as group awareness tools are generally designed to provide relatively instantaneous awareness among a group of individuals. Such a tool is provided to enhance the ability of the members of the group to communicate and coordinate with one another. This paper presents a variant of group awareness which this paper refers to as Project Awareness. This type of...

To compete in globalized business environments, manufacturing firms, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), need to be collaborative with respect to their total product life cycle. In this research, a focus on complex products is proposed and a new approach to structure collaboration in design and operational activities is suggested. A complete framework and guidelines for collaborativ...

Stephen Webb teaches social work at the University of Bradford. He is currently writing a book called Social Work in Risk Society: Social and Cultural Perspectives, for Palgrave Macmillan. In this book he analyses the development and practice of social work as part of the root condition of modern risk society. His other research interests include evidence-based briefings in children and family ...

Pascal Pochet,1,* Luigi Genovese,2,† Damien Caliste,1 Ian Rousseau,1 Stefan Goedecker,3 and Thierry Deutsch1 1Laboratoire de Simulation Atomistique (L_Sim), SP2M, INAC, CEA-UJF, 17 Av. des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France 2European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 6 rue Horowitz, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble, France 3Institut für Physik, Universität Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland Re...