A. V. Nikonorov, A. Kolsanov, M. Petrov, Yuriy V. Yuzifovich, Evgeny Prilepin, Sergey Chaplygin, Pavel Zelter, K. Bychenkov
{"title":"Vessel Segmentation for Noisy CT Data with Quality Measure Based on Single-Point Contrast-to-Noise Ratio","authors":"A. V. Nikonorov, A. Kolsanov, M. Petrov, Yuriy V. Yuzifovich, Evgeny Prilepin, Sergey Chaplygin, Pavel Zelter, K. Bychenkov","doi":"10.1007/978-3-319-30222-5_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30222-5_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115956855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On Exploring Consumers' Technology Foresight Capabilities - An Analysis of 4, 000 Mobile Service Ideas","authors":"P. Alahuhta, P. Abrahamsson, Antti Nummiaho","doi":"10.5220/0001910001690176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0001910001690176","url":null,"abstract":"Lead user driven innovation and open innovation paradigms seek to involve consumers and common people to innovative product development projects. In order to help developers choose ideas that meet the end users' needs, we undertook a massive collaborative research effort and collected 40000 ideas from 2150 common people about future mobile services that they would like to use. We inspired each people to produce tens of mobile service ideas. In this paper we carry out an analysis for 4000 ideas from the idea database. We had a particular interest in whether peoples' ideas can be used in foreseeing the technology development needs. The results show that end users produce ideas that are conservative more than novel. Therefore, we claim that consumers' technology foresight horizon is limited by the existing technological base. The second finding, linked to the previous one, is that the great majority of the ideas that consumers expressed could be realised utilizing existing technologies. The implication of this finding is that the idea database should be an interesting source of ideas for service developers. The third finding of the study, related to the methodology, is that a vast number of ideas can be collected fairly easily but analyzing them cost effectively is a challenge.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131899366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of information asymmetry and embeddedness on organizational learning","authors":"Liefa Liao, Kanliang Wang","doi":"10.2991/ICEBI.2010.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/ICEBI.2010.16","url":null,"abstract":"Using simulation research method, this research considers how information asymmetry and embeddedness influence organizational learning performance. The results indicate that, low embeddedness facilitate exploration learning while high embeddedness facilitate exploitation learning in information symmetry network. On the contrary, information asymmetry inhibit exploration learning, further more, the inhibit effect is stronger in embeddedness network than in random network. We discuss the implications and future research direction in the end.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134610958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mobile Marketing Communications to the Youth - An Analysis of the MXit Platform","authors":"C. D. Plessis","doi":"10.5220/0002886200050013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0002886200050013","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the various ways in which mobile marketing communications are available to the youth on a very popular South African mobile social network site known as MXit. The popularity of cellular phones has resulted in mobile-based brand advertising and promotions that specifically target the youth. The mobile medium is used by marketers as an additional channel to current marketing communications strategies. Because the mass market in South Africa does not use expensive cellular handsets, the format of mobile marketing communications is kept simple. MXit offers its subscribers effortless and accessible technology as well as appealing content, which is why it has become a prominent advertising platform. This is illustrated by examining two mobile marketing communication campaigns (one completed and one continuous) using MXit as an additional marketing communications channel to existing traditional marketing communications channels.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126442562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Online Word-of-Mouse - Sales of New Products at Amazon.Com","authors":"G. Cui, Xiaoning Guo","doi":"10.5220/0002178101430150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0002178101430150","url":null,"abstract":"Online word-of-mouth (WOM) has become a major information source for consumers planning to purchase new products. This study examines the effect of online consumer reviews on the sales of new products. Using the data collected from Amazon.com over a period of nine months, we find that while the effect of valence of online reviews is greater than that of volume, negative consumer reviews affect new product sales more than positive reviews, but not in a negative way. Volume and valence of online reviews have greater impact on experience products than on search products. Moreover, the volume of consumer reviews has a greater effect on new product sales in the later stage of product life cycle (PLC). Thus, online WOM gains momentum over time and significantly affects the sales of new products beyond the initial period. Marketers need to pay greater attention to online WOM and promote consumer reviews when launching","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125878177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antecedences and Consequences of e-Service Quality Across Industry Sectors","authors":"Dauw-Song Zhu, C. Lin, Y. Su","doi":"10.29847/JNUU.200912.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29847/JNUU.200912.0014","url":null,"abstract":"A few studies are available on the different sectors basis on the determinants of success in online retailing. Zeithaml et al., 2002 are first to raise the concept of E-Service Quality. This study tries to identify which e-service dimensions serve as determinants of e-service quality. Therefore we focused on analyzing impacts on overall e-service performance of various e-service quality dimensions in internet retailing. We collect data from 19 Journal articles and analyze the impact of e-service quality dimensions of online retailers along several sectors which are travel services, book retailing, financial services and health care. We found that while many dimensions of online service performance were similar in their impact across all sectors, several dimensions in particular exhibited sector-by-sector performance differences.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128159661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Intelligent Systems using Knowledge Hub and RFID Technology in Healthcare Waste Management in the UK and China","authors":"A. Atkins, Lizong Zhang, Hongnian Yu, Weiya Miao","doi":"10.5220/0002207500440049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0002207500440049","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes an intelligence system using a knowledge hub integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and digital imagery in the management of healthcare waste. This paper outlines the definition of healthcare waste both in the United Kingdom and China together with recent changes in the classification of this waste in the last few years with regard to clinical, laboratory testing and biological waste etc. Statistical information regarding the quantity of healthcare waste is outlined indicating predicted interpretation of future of waste production and the issues involved in traditional incineration and land fill operations. The paper describes a knowledge hub to provide monitoring, tracking and verification systems to assist government agents in providing audited records for anticipated legislation and public scrutiny. The system using rule-based intelligence systems linked to developed simulation software to provide logistical support via what- if scenarios.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132016664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eleonora-Ioulia Malama, Fotini Patsioura, M. Vlachopoulou, V. Manthou
{"title":"Towards a Framework for e-Learning Consumer Behaviour - An Analysis of Greek Students Perceptions","authors":"Eleonora-Ioulia Malama, Fotini Patsioura, M. Vlachopoulou, V. Manthou","doi":"10.5220/0002218802300237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0002218802300237","url":null,"abstract":"Successful e-learning applications are based upon integrated marketing strategy, which involves thorough market and target group analysis. Understanding target group specific needs and characteristics, analyzing environmental factors, determining strategic and tactical aims, as well as, planning the requiring marketing mix elements are considered important activities to develop a competency based and IT deliverable e-learning academic module.\u0000As a result, e-learning providers need to position themselves in the marketplace based upon their missions and abilities in order to respond to e- learning challenges in a strategic manner. Greek educational institutions reveal increased interest, but also hesitance in developing and administrating e-learning applications. This paper aims to provide Greek prospective e-learning providers with all the necessary information regarding prospective target market segments in order to specify perceptions about e-learning concept. Specifically, a primary research was conducted in order to examine and analyze samplesβ aspects, demands and needs towards the adoption of e-learning programs. Descriptive statistics as well as Multiple Correspondence Analysis are used to present comparative statistical data.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114592870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Researching Search - A Study into Search Engine Marketing Practices in Ireland","authors":"C. Barry, Debbie Charleton","doi":"10.5220/0001910703390346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0001910703390346","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers have identified the Web as the searchers first port of call for locating information. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies have been noted as a key area for firms to consider when developing, maintaining and managing their Websites. SEM falls into two categories ‘Search Engine Optimisation’ (SEO) and ‘Paid Search’. To examine how these SEM methods are reflected in practice, and the issues inherent in carrying out SEM effectively, a survey was conducted amongst small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland. The research reveals that Irish SMEs plan to spend more time and resources on SEM in the future. Most firms utilize an informal SEM strategy, where SEO is perceived to be the more effective technique in driving traffic to a company Website. Respondents cite the use of ‘keywords in title and description tags’ as the most used SEM technique; while ‘Pay for Placement’ was found to be the most widely used Paid Search technique. In concurrence with the literature, measuring SEM performance remains a significant challenge with many firms unsure if they measure it effectively. An encouraging finding from the study is that Irish SMEs adopt a positive ethical posture when undertaking SEM.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127085217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Customer Behavior Modeling under Several Decision-Making Processes by using EM Algorithm","authors":"T. Kurosawa, K. Nishimatsu, M. Iwashita, A. Inoue","doi":"10.5220/0002115703390346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5220/0002115703390346","url":null,"abstract":"This paper gives a model of customer choice behavior modeling based on a combination of decision-making processes by applying latent class model based on EM algorithm. This model can apply for the choice problems of multi services and multi brands under various decision-making processes. In addition to the model based on EM algorithm, we tried some conventional models and compared them. The model based on EM algorithm enables us to know what kinds of customers are classified into a certain class. Moreover, we could construct more accuracy model than conventional model and found the existence of two decision-making processes.","PeriodicalId":190970,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on e-Business","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124187707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}