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UMSL Bulletin 2023-2024
The 2023-2024 Bulletin and Course Catalog for the University of Missouri St. Louis.https://irl.umsl.edu/bulletin/1088/thumbnail.jp
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Production networks in the cultural and creative sector: case studies from the publishing industry
The CICERONE project investigates cultural and creative industries through case study research, with a focus on production networks. This report, part of WP2, examines the publishing industry within this framework. It aims to understand the industry’s hidden aspects, address statistical issues in measurement, and explore the industry’s transformation and integration of cultural and economic values. The report provides an overview of the production network, explores statistical challenges, and presents qualitative analyses of two case studies. It concludes by highlighting the potential of the Global Production Network (GPN) approach for analyzing, researching, policymaking, and intervening in the European publishing network.
The CICERONE project’s case study research delves into the publishing industry, investigating its production networks and examining key aspects often unseen by the public. The report addresses statistical challenges in measuring the industry and sheds light on its ongoing transformations and integration of cultural and economic values. It presents an overview of the production network, explores statistical issues, and provides qualitative analyses of two case studies. The report emphasizes the potential of the GPN approach for analyzing and intervening in the European publishing network, ultimately contributing to research, policymaking, and understanding within the industry
Model Reporting for Certifiable AI: A Proposal from Merging EU Regulation into AI Development
Despite large progress in Explainable and Safe AI, practitioners suffer from
a lack of regulation and standards for AI safety. In this work we merge recent
regulation efforts by the European Union and first proposals for AI guidelines
with recent trends in research: data and model cards. We propose the use of
standardized cards to document AI applications throughout the development
process. Our main contribution is the introduction of use-case and operation
cards, along with updates for data and model cards to cope with regulatory
requirements. We reference both recent research as well as the source of the
regulation in our cards and provide references to additional support material
and toolboxes whenever possible. The goal is to design cards that help
practitioners develop safe AI systems throughout the development process, while
enabling efficient third-party auditing of AI applications, being easy to
understand, and building trust in the system. Our work incorporates insights
from interviews with certification experts as well as developers and
individuals working with the developed AI applications.Comment: 54 pages, 1 figure, to be submitte
Теоретико-методичні основи проєктування, адміністрування та використання хмаро орієнтованого середовища навчання майбутніх учителів інформатики (дисертація)
У дисертації подано теоретичне обґрунтування та нове розв’язання проблеми використання хмаро орієнтованого середовища навчання в процесі підготовки здобувачів другого та третього ступенів вищої освіти за спеціальністю «014.09 Середня освіта (Інформатика)». Досліджено зарубіжний і вітчизняний досвід застосування хмарних технологій у навчанні майбутніх учителів інформатики. У дисертації виконано моделювання хмаро орієнтованого середовища навчання майбутніх учителів інформатики, у результаті якого обґрунтовано концептуальну, дидактичну, сервісну моделі та модель адміністрування середовища. Визначено послідовність етапів розгортання складників хмаро орієнтованого середовища навчання учителів інформатики. Обґрунтовано необхідність розгортання в ЗВО хмарних платформ, що реалізують модель «інфраструктура як сервіс». Визначено структуру та особливості реалізації методики використання ХОСН для розвитку фахової компетентності майбутніх учителів інформатики, що здобувають освіту на першому та другому ступенях. Обґрунтовано використання на першому ступені вищої освіти складників хмаро орієнтованого середовища як засобів організації освітньої діяльності майбутніх учителів інформатики. Розроблено зміст і методику курсів базового освітньо-професійного рівня та вибіркового курсу «Основи хмарних технологій» як вибіркового складника освітніх програм. Наведено аналіз результатів педагогічного експерименту. Отримано дані, що свідчать про готовність здобувачів до застосування складників хмаро орієнтованого середовища та вивчення основ хмарних технологій. Підтверджено гіпотезу про ефективність методики використання хмаро орієнтованого середовища для розвитку складників фахової компетентності здобувачів
2023-2024 Boise State University Undergraduate Catalog
This catalog is primarily for and directed at students. However, it serves many audiences, such as high school counselors, academic advisors, and the public. In this catalog you will find an overview of Boise State University and information on admission, registration, grades, tuition and fees, financial aid, housing, student services, and other important policies and procedures. However, most of this catalog is devoted to describing the various programs and courses offered at Boise State
The nexus between e-marketing, e-service quality, e-satisfaction and e-loyalty: a cross-sectional study within the context of online SMEs in Ghana
The spread of the Internet, the proliferation of mobile devices, and the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic have given impetus to online shopping in Ghana and the subregion. This situation
has also created opportunities for SMEs to take advantage of online marketing technologies.
However, there is a dearth of studies on the link between e-marketing and e-loyalty in terms
of online shopping, thereby creating a policy gap on the prospects for business success for
online SMEs in Ghana. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to examine the relationship
between the main independent variable, e-marketing and the main dependent variable, e-loyalty, as well as the mediating roles of e-service quality and e-satisfaction in the link between
e-marketing and e-loyalty. The study adopted a positivist stance with a quantitative method.
The study was cross-sectional in nature with the adoption of a descriptive correlational design.
A Structural Equation Modelling approach was employed to examine the nature of the
associations between the independent, mediating and dependent variables. A sensitivity
analysis was also conducted to control for the potential confounding effects of the
demographic factors. A sample size of 1,293 residents in Accra, Ghana, who had previously
shopped online, responded to structured questionnaire in an online survey via Google Docs.
The IBM SPSS Amos 24 software was used to analyse the data collected. Positive
associations were found between the key constructs in the study: e-marketing, e-service
quality, e-satisfaction and e-Loyalty. The findings from the study gave further backing to the
diffusion innovation theory, resource-based view theory, and technology acceptance model.
In addition, e-service quality and e-satisfaction individually and jointly mediated the
relationship between e-marketing and e-loyalty. However, these mediations were partial,
instead of an originally anticipated full mediation. In terms of value and contribution, this is the
first study in a developing economy context to undertake a holistic examination of the key
marketing performance variables within an online shopping context. The study uniquely tested
the mediation roles of both e-service quality and e-satisfaction in the link between e-marketing
and e-loyalty. The findings of the study are novel in the e-marketing literature as they
unearthed the key antecedents of e-loyalty for online SMEs in a developing economy context.
The study suggested areas for further related studies and also highlighted the limitations
Micromobility: Progress, benefits, challenges, policy and regulations, energy sources and storage, and its role in achieving sustainable development goals
Micromobility is dominant in urban areas, enhancing the transportation sustainability and assisting in fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This work provides an overall assessment of micromobility: its role under SDGs, policy options, micromobility regulations, emerging technologies, utilisation determinants, energy source, and energy storage. The analysis shows that micromobility could play a major role in achieving the SDGs, specifically SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) by lowering toxic gas emissions and reducing projected traffic accidents. Also, the effect on SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) by reducing the transportation footprint, on SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by increasing transposition accessibility, reducing traffic congestion and improving the air quality, and equally on SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by reducing transportation footprint and increase the sources efficiency. Moreover, micromobility affects SDG 13 (Climate Action) by reducing the greenhouse gases. Furthermore, the analysis shows a clear gap in literature and publications on micromobility, especially in energy management and energy storage area. This review shows that new technology of renewable energy and energy storage could play a significant role in achieving the sustainability of micromobility therefore achieving the SDGs
The disconnect between researcher ambitions and reality in achieving impact in the Earth & Environmental Sciences – author survey [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]
Background: There is an increasing desire for research to provide solutions to the grand challenges facing our global society, such as those expressed in the UN SDGs (“real-world impact”). Herein, we undertook an author survey to understand how this desire influenced the choice of research topic, choice of journal, and preferred type of impact. Methods: We conducted a survey of authors who had published in >100 of our Earth & Environmental Science journals. The survey was sent to just under 60,000 authors and we received 2,695 responses (4% response rate). Results: Respondents indicated that the majority of their research (74%) is currently concerned with addressing urgent global needs, whilst 90% of respondents indicated that their work either currently contributed to meeting real-world problems or that it would be a priority for them in the future; however, the impetus for this research focus seems to be altruistic researcher desire, rather than incentives or support from publishers, funders, or their institutions. Indeed, when contextualised within existing reward and incentive structures, respondents indicated that citations or downloads were more important to them than contributing to tackling real-world problems. Conclusions: At present, it seems that the laudable and necessary ambition of researchers in the Earth & Environmental Sciences to contribute to the tackling of real-world problems, such as those included in the UN SDGs, is seemingly being lost amidst the realities of being a researcher, owing to the prioritisation of other forms of impact, such as citations and downloads
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