This book examines the semiotic effects of protocols and algorithms at work in popular social media systems, bridging philosophical conversations in human-computer interaction (HCI) and information systems (IS) design with contemporary work in critical media, technology and software studies. Where most research into social media is sociological in scope, Neal Thomas shows how the underlying mat…
This book is intended for researchers and postgraduates who are interested in the consensus reaching process in group decision-making problems. It puts forward new optimization-based decision support approaches to help decision-makers find roadmaps to consensus with minimum adjustments. Simulation experiments and comparison analysis are subsequently conducted to assess the validity of the propo…
This book focuses on service economy development, particularly on how an industrial economy evolves into a service economy. The book is organized in three sections: The first theoretically answers the general question "what is the service economy?” The second explains the mechanism of the service economy’s formation and development, revealing the evolution trends and attempts to answer the …
Economic development increasingly depends to a large extent on innovation. Innovation is generally covered by intellectual property (IP) rights and usually requires extensive funding. This book focuses on IP and debt financing as a tool to meet this demand. This book clarifies the situation of the use of IP as collateral in practice through a survey conducted in Japan on IP and debt financing. …
In 1804 when W. B. Stevenson (fl. 1803–25) arrived on the small island of Mocha, just off the coast of South America, he stepped onto a continent on the brink of mass revolution. Over the next twenty years, he had an extraordinary range of experiences: as a traveller, a Spanish government official, a prisoner, and as secretary to an ex-Royal Navy admiral turned revolutionary. In this three-vo…
"In Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Michel-Rolph Trouillot writes that by examining the process of history we can “discover the differential exercise of power that makes some narratives possible and silences others.” Alternative Historiographies of the Digital Humanities examines the process of history in the narrative of the digital humanities and deconstructs its …
"What does it mean to be media literate in today’s world? How are we transformed by the many media infrastructures around us? We are immersed in a world mediated by information and communication technologies (ICTs). From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistants to software like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, our lives have become a complex, interconnected netw…
The processes of migration and health are inextricably linked in complex ways, with migration impacting on the mental and physical health of individuals and communities. Health itself can be a motivation for moving or a reason for staying, and migration can have implications on the health of those who move, those who are left behind, and the communities that receive migrants. This volume bri…
Prosiding Konferensi Ilmiah Internasional "Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk Industri "(IITI'16) yang diadakan antara 16 dan 21 Mei 2016, di Rostov, Sochi, Rusia. Penelitian Terbaru dalam Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk industri. Menyatukan pengalaman maju internasional di bidang pengembangan dan penerapan teknik modern dalam otomasi, informasi, dan kecerdasan buatan dalam ilmu dasar dan terapa…
Prosiding Konferensi Ilmiah Internasional "Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk Industri "(IITI'16) yang diadakan antara 16 dan 21 Mei 2016, di Rostov, Sochi, Rusia. Penelitian Terbaru dalam Teknologi Informasi Cerdas untuk industri. Menyatukan pengalaman maju internasional di bidang pengembangan dan penerapan teknik modern dalam otomasi, informasi, dan kecerdasan buatan dalam ilmu dasar dan terapa…