Digital Maturity of Higher Education Institution: A meta model of the Analytical Network Process (ANP) and Decision EXpert (DEX)

Digital maturity of higher education institutions (HEI) becomes more and more important as the influence of ICT grows. In this paper, the methods Analytic Network Process (ANP) and Decision EXpert (DEX) are presented and demonstrated in the example of domains for digital maturity of HEIs. The ANP is a quantitative method, DEX is a qualitative method and digital maturity level (DML) is a two-component combination of results for the two methods’ application. Additionally, the ERA model of those methods combined to calculate two-component DML of HEIs is designed, and its process will be specified and evaluated in future researc

Front Lines of Thoracic Surgery

Front Lines of Thoracic Surgery collects up-to-date contributions on some of the most debated topics in today's clinical practice of cardiac, aortic, and general thoracic surgery,and anesthesia as viewed by authors personally involved in their evolution. The strong and genuine enthusiasm of the authors was clearly perceptible in all their contributions and I'm sure that will further stimulate the reader to understand their messages. Moreover, the strict adhesion of the authors' original observations and findings to the evidence base proves that facts are the best guarantee of scientific value. This is not a standard textbook where the whole discipline is organically presented, but authors' contributions are simply listed in their pertaining subclasses of Thoracic Surgery. I'm sure that this original and very promising editorial format which has and free availability at its core further increases this book's value and it will be of interest to healthcare professionals and scientists dedicated to this field