Describing the Impact of Document Content Variance on Access Control Efficiency and A Proposed Solution for Improving Efficiency: Fine-grained, Redactive Access Control Models

Access control is a fundamental safeguard for protecting corporate information contained in computer files (herein documents). In the de facto industry standard implementation, the most granular access control specification available is to define the entry on the entire document object. Given the proliferation of data privacy regulations mandating varying degrees of information security controls and practices, one must consider to what extent inefficiency arises due to the withholding from a collaborative workflow relevant information entwined with discrete sensitive information of which not all members of the workflow are authorized to access. Contemporary research in the field proposes a digital metamorphosis of the analogue document redaction paradigm. This research explores the aforementioned inefficiency phenomenon as well as purported utility of redaction through examination of survey data from faculty and staff at a public University.Master of Science in Information Scienc

10 steps to a digital practice in the cloud : new levels of CPA firm workflow efficiency

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Securely sharing dynamic medical information in e-health

This thesis has introduced an infrastructure to share dynamic medical data between mixed health care providers in a secure way, which could benefit the health care system as a whole. The study results of the universally data sharing into a varied patient information system prototypes

Student Evaluation of Teaching: can it raise attainment in secondary schools? A cluster randomised controlled trial.

The effectiveness of teaching is cited as one of the most significant actors on students’ learning (Centra, 1993; Creemers, 1994; Marsh, Nagengast, Fletcher, & Televantou, 2011), yet the measurement of it is an imperfect and problematic activity, not least due to the lack of consensus over a definition of effective teaching and, consequently, no consistently-used measurement instrument(s) designed for the purpose (Chingos & Peterson, 2011; Goldhaber & Anthony, 2004; Kane, McCaffrey, Miller, & Staiger, 2013). This thesis describes a study designed to validate an instrument intended to capture secondary school students’ evaluation of teaching (SET) ratings in 36 UK schools during the 2012-13 academic year, and a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the impact on student progress of a peer-coached consultative feedback intervention for teachers. The thesis concludes that the SecondarySEEQ instrument is valid and reliable for the purpose of capturing AS and A Level students’ perceptions of the quality of teaching they receive from their teachers, a finding which adds weight to the case for SETs as a useful component of a diagnostic feedback system for teachers. I also conclude that the peer-coached intervention had a no detectable effect on student outcomes

Paths to a Culture of Tolerance and Peace

We are living today in a multicultural world, surrounded by people from different backgrounds, cultures and religions. Establishing tolerance and peace has become crucial. Without these qualities, social stability and communal harmony are threatened; and acceptance of each other remains elusive. Spreading a culture of tolerance and peace is necessary to address contemporary issues of world peace, this includes reflection on the importance of refusing violence and adopting a more peaceful means for resolving disagreements and conflicts. This book, written by the world’s foremost thinkers in this area, aims to increase feelings of openness and respect toward others, solidarity and sharing based on a sense of security in one's own identity and a capacity to recognize the many dimensions of being human in different cultural and social contexts. Topics discussed in the book include: Promoting Tolerance and Peace Teaching Tolerance and Peace Human Values Intercultural / Interreligious dialogue Human Fraternity documen

A Case Study: The Servant Called to Lead as Head of School of a PK-12 Private Faith-Based School in North Central Florida

The purpose of this single, holistic, instrumental case study was to understand the servant leadership characteristics of a PK–12 leader from a private, faith-based school in North Central Florida, influencing employee job satisfaction. For this study, servant leaders were defined as those who serve with a focus on the followers, whereby followers are the primary concern and the organizational matters are peripheral. Servant leadership theory guided this study and began with the writings of Greenleaf, who desired leaders to serve their followers first and then lead. The central research question guiding this study asked, What is the qualitative influence of servant leadership on stakeholders? The study took place at Chapel Academy (pseudonym). In this PK–12 private, faith-based school, a criterion-based sampling was selected from Chapel Academy stakeholders for both interviews and a focus group. Data collection included interviews, a focus group, and documentation analysis. All data were member-checked, analyzed, and coded for themes. Research revealed five key central themes of 1) Sensitive Servant, 2) Future-Focused, 3) Followers First, 4) Thorough Thinker, and 5) Christ-Centered. Results align with current research affirming servant leadership\u27s influence on school climate

Holding on to Who They Are: Pathways for Variations in Response to Toxic Workplace Behavior Among U.S. Intelligence Officers

The U.S. intelligence community is a critical mission industry responsible for protecting lives and safety in ways that impact the global security environment. Research on the deleterious impact of toxic workplace behavior on other critical mission fields, such as health care and the U.S. military, is robust. However, intelligence scholars publishing within the unclassified arena have been silent on the phenomenon, how personnel respond to it, and how it may impact the intelligence function. This lack of scholarship has afforded an opportunity to understand what constitutes toxic behavior in the intelligence environment and how it may affect U.S. national security objectives. This study presents a theoretical model of response to toxic workplace behavior among intelligence officers in the U.S. intelligence community that centers on a single goal: Holding Self. Using grounded theory methodology and situational analysis in two segments, the study examines how intelligence officers responded and the role that efforts to hold onto self-concepts played in those responses. The findings included three psychological dimensions, three action dimensions, and two inter-dimensions of response. The findings also included identification of the broader ecological situation conditioning response and how those choices operationalized into the business of being intelligence officers. The final model serves as a foundation for future empirical research on the topic. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, https://aura.antioch.edu/, and OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu/

Law in the present future : approaching the legal imaginary of smart cities with science (and) fiction

This doctoral research concerns smart cities, describing digital solutions and social issues related to their innovative technologies, adopted models, and major projects around the world. The many perspectives mentioned in it were identified by online tools used for the textual analysis of two databases that were built from relevant publications on the main subject by authors coming from media and academia. Expected legal elements emerged from the applied process, such as privacy, security, transparency, participation, accountability, and governance. A general review was produced on the information available about the public policies of Big Data in the two municipal cases of Rio de Janeiro and Montréal, and their regulation in the Brazilian and Canadian contexts. The combined approaches from science and literature were explored to reflect on the normative concerns represented by the global challenges and local risks brought by urban surveillance, climate change, and other neoliberal conditions. Cyberpunk Science Fiction reveals itself useful for engaging with the shared problems that need to be faced in the present time, all involving democracy. The results achieved reveal that this work was, in fact, about the complex network of practices and senses between (post)modern law and the imaginary of the future.Cette recherche doctorale centrée sur les villes intelligentes met en évidence les solutions numériques et les questionnements sociétaux qui ont trait aux technologies innovantes, ainsi qu’aux principaux modèles et projets développés autour d’elles à travers le monde. Des perspectives multiples en lien avec ces développements ont été identifiées à l’aide d’outils en ligne qui ont permis l’analyse textuelle de deux bases de données comprenant des publications scientifiques et des écrits médiatiques. De ce processus analytique ont émergé des éléments juridiques relatifs aux questions de vie privée, de sécurité, de transparence, de participation, d’imputabilité et de gouvernance. De plus, à partir de ces informations a été réalisée une revue des politiques publiques relatives aux mégadonnées dans les villes de Rio de Janeiro et de Montréal, ainsi que des réglementations nationales du Canada et du Brésil en lien avec ce sujet. Finalement, à travers l’exploration d’écrits scientifiques et fictionnels de la littérature, les principaux enjeux normatifs soulevés localement et mondialement par la surveillance urbaine, les changements climatiques et les politiques néolibérales ont pu être mis à jour. Le courant cyberpunk de la science-fiction s’est avéré particulièrement utile pour révéler les principaux problèmes politiques, en lien avec la préservation de la démocratie, auxquelles sont confrontées nos sociétés présentement. Les résultats de la recherche démontrent finalement la présence d’un réseau de pratiques et de significations entre le droit (post)moderne et les représentations imaginaires du futur