Journal articles: 'Platforms of opportunity'

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Sedory Holzer, Susan E., and Phillip Kokemueller. "Internet Platforms for Lifelong Learning: A Continuum of Opportunity." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 40, no. 6 (December 2007): 1275–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2007.07.007.

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Bi, Gongbing, Qinghua Xiang, Botao Geng, and Qiong Xia. "Decision strategies in reward-based crowdfunding: the role of crowdfunding platforms." Journal of Modelling in Management 14, no. 3 (August 2, 2019): 569–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jm2-10-2018-0179.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the crowdfunding platforms on reward-based crowdfunding projects. This study offers guidance for the creator on how to choose among platforms and how to make optimal product and pricing decisions. Design/methodology/approach Usually, crowdfunding platforms are able to help creators to lower unit costs and charge platform fees in return. In this paper, the reduction of the unit cost and the platform fee are selected for determining the competitive strength (CS) of a platform. Then, the CS affecting the creators and the backers of the projects is analyzed. Findings In the basic model, when the product quality level is exogenous, the optimal price increases in the product quality level and decreases in the difficulty level of the project, while the corresponding expected profit is a unimodal function of the product quality level and the difficulty level. In the endogenous case, the optimal price is exactly twice the unit cost. With the influence of platforms, platforms with higher CS tend to help the creator to lower the prices and to achieve higher profitability. Moreover, platforms with higher CS usually help the creator to offer higher quality products and to charge higher prices. Research limitations/implications The opportunity cost is zero in this paper. In reality, backers arrive at the project in different order. Usually, earlier backers bare more opportunity cost and risk. Originality/value To the best of authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first one to offer suggestions for creators on how to choose among crowdfunding platforms. The study provides theoretical guidance on product and pricing decisions on an analytical side.

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Sokolov, A. V., and O. E. Komarov. "Digital Feedback Platforms." Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies 36 (2021): 26–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2021.36.26.

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In present day realities there is a growing need to build a dialogue between the government and civil society, to increase the degree of citizen participation in administrative and state activities. The best opportunity for building such effective interaction is the Internet. Digital feedback platforms can play a significant role in this interaction. They demonstrate interests of the society, make it possible to identify and promptly solve the existing problems, as well as facilitate the involvement of citizens in the preparation and decision-making process. The authors conducted an expert survey to identify the features of digital feedback platform functioning. As part of the study, the factors that stimulate the authorities to establish digital platforms have been identified. The authors also identified the degree of involvement of citizens in digital platforms in Russian regions. The study helped to identify the barriers of digital platforms development and theirs widespread use. The authors formulated recommendations for further elaboration and promotion of digital platforms.

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Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Rasmi Avula, Lan Mai Tran, Vani Sethi, Alok Kumar, Dinesh Baswal, Nemat Hajeebhoy, Alok Ranjan, and Purnima Menon. "Missed opportunities for delivering nutrition interventions in first 1000 days of life in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey, 2006 and 2016." BMJ Global Health 6, no. 2 (February 2021): e003717. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003717.

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ObjectivesExisting health and community nutrition systems have the potential to deliver many nutrition interventions. However, the coverage of nutrition interventions across the delivery platforms of these systems has not been uniform. We (1) examined the opportunity gaps between delivery platforms and corresponding nutrition interventions through the continuum of care in India between 2006 and 2016 and and (2) assessed inequalities in these opportunity gaps.MethodsWe used two rounds of the National Family Health Survey data from 2005 to 2006 and 2015–2016 (n=36 850 and 190 898 mother–child dyads, respectively). We examine the opportunity gaps over time for seven nutrition interventions and their associated delivery platforms at national and state levels. We assessed equality and changes in equality between 2006 and 2016 for opportunity gaps by education, residence, socioeconomic status (SES), public and private platforms.ResultsCoverage of nutrition interventions was consistently lower than the reach of their associated delivery platforms; opportunity gaps ranging from 9 to 32 percentage points (pp) during the pregnancy, 17 pp during delivery and 9–26 pp during childhood in 2006. Between 2006 and 2016, coverage improved for most indicators, but coverage increases for nutrition interventions was lower than for associated delivery platforms. The opportunity gaps were larger among women with higher education (22–57 pp in 2016), higher SES status and living in urban areas (23–57 pp), despite higher coverage of most interventions and the delivery platforms among these groups. Opportunity gaps vary tremendously by state with the highest gaps observed in Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar islands, and Punjab for different indicators.ConclusionsIndia’s progress in coverage of health and nutrition interventions in the last decade is promising, but both opportunity and equality gaps remained. It is critical to close these gaps by addressing policy and programmatic delivery systems bottlenecks to achieve universal coverage for both health and nutrition within the delivery system.

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Fombrun, Charles J., Naomi A. Gardberg, and Michael L. Barnett. "Opportunity Platforms and Safety Nets: Corporate Citizenship and Reputational Risk." Business and Society Review 105, no. 1 (January 2000): 85–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0045-3609.00066.

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Hajaj, Chen, and David Sarne. "Selective opportunity disclosure at the service of strategic information platforms." Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 31, no. 5 (January 7, 2017): 1133–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10458-016-9357-1.

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Sula, Gerda. "OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY AS AN OPTION FOR AN ALBANIAN UNIVERSITY WITH NO ONLINE PLATFORM: CAN IT BE USED TO IMPROVE LEARNING?" CBU International Conference Proceedings 4 (September 26, 2016): 782–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/cbup.v4.849.

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Online platforms are a worthy opportunity for extended learning, peer collaboration, and joint efforts outside the university classroom. However, in order to offer such a pedagogical tool, the online environment needs to be designed for teachers and students alike. The University of Tirana does not offer such platforms and hence, this study explores whether other open source platforms could be used to fulfill the aims and objectives of the subjects offered at this university. The results of this research, comparing two groups of students’ performance of the Curriculum Design class, one with no online platform access, and the other with platform access, showed that students’ understanding was heightened significantly in the group with online access. In this paper, the benefits of such opportunities in developing countries with no technological platform are discussed. Furthermore, recommendations for the researcher or teacher are shared regarding the planning and management of resources, such as time, discussion, and conclusions for others interested in embarking on the same path.

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Ostoj, Izabela. "Digital technological platforms – an opportunity or a threat to quality work?" Nierówności społeczne a wzrost gospodarczy 63, no. 3 (2020): 246–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.15584/nsawg.2020.3.12.

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Digital technological platforms that facilitate the provision of many services are a relatively new development in the economy, especially in the labour market. As they are becoming increasingly prevalent, the characteristics of this business model are gradually revealed. The model creates many novel ways to make goods available and generate income, but it also translates into a new quality of work. In the discussion of the labour market segment operating based on technological platforms, the world literature tends to employ the concepts of the gig economy and cybertariat, which are unequivocally negative in their connotations. The paper discusses the relationship between technological innovations and work. It aims to determine the characteristics of work carried out through digital technological platforms in the cross-section of the major dimensions of quality work. The paper presents the verification of the research hypothesis assuming that the business model adopted by digital technological platforms threatens the standards of quality work. The analysis uses the methodology designed by the author and employs the criteria developed by the European Anti-Poverty Network, constituting the quintessence of the contemporary approach to the issue in the European Union. Its main conclusion is that the gig economy segment is highly heterogeneous, which makes it difficult to assess and discuss the problems arising in this segment and their solutions. In consequence, it requires a clarification through adequate classifications and identification of problem groups. However, the research results reveal that a significant part of the gig economy generates very low quality work.

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Handegard, Nils Olav, Olav Rune Godoe, and Patrick Lehodey. "Acoustic data from platforms of opportunity as fuel for ecosystem models." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123, no. 5 (May 2008): 3212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2933393.

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C. Cant, Michael. "Using social media to market a promotional event to SMEs: opportunity or wasted effort?" Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 4 (December 14, 2016): 76–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(4).2016.09.

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Much has been said about the advantages of using social media in the marketing of brands and products of companies. Marketing, as we knew it in the past millennia, has changed dramatically and is evolving at a faster pace than ever. Traditional media, such as print and broadcast, are becoming more obsolete and largely replaced by social media platforms. These platforms are growing and expanding in leaps and bounds and have become potent instruments of marketing. It is up to organizations to use these platforms to market their brands, services and business, as it can have a profound effect on the success and growth. This is even truer in the case of entrepreneurs who are generally younger and more technology savvy and who use social media for all means and purposes. The purpose of this research study was, therefore, to investigate the use of social media among institutions that focus on specific events such as a business plan competition and to establish to what extent the use of these social media tools were used or effectively used to communicate the event to SMEs. A web-based self-administered questionnaire was distributed among the respondents of a business plan competition. A total of 992 useable responses were received. The findings mainly revealed that institutions that use social media in their marketing drive either do not plan properly for the use of it, or is careless in their approach to these tools. The results pointed to a large number of respondents (55%) who were not even aware that social media tools were used in the promotion of the competition. Keywords: social media, SME, special event marketing, marketing, usage, promotional mix elements, South Africa. JEL Classification: M13

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Möhlmann, Mareike, and Timm Teubner. "Navigating by the Stars: Current Challenges for Ensuring Trust in the Sharing Economy." NIM Marketing Intelligence Review 12, no. 2 (November 1, 2020): 22–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nimmir-2020-0013.

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AbstractToday, virtually all e-commerce and sharing-economy platforms rely on star ratings or similar systems to build trust between anonymous buyers and sellers. However, star ratings can be quite tricky as a navigation aid. Platforms and users face several challenges in making sure that reputation systems remain credible. Skewed ratings and low rating variance, however, make it difficult for users to differentiate good from bad products and services. To tackle the issue of retaliation, most platforms use so-called simultaneous review schemes, only publishing ratings once both parties have committed. Furthermore, platforms may offer individuals the opportunity to leave text reviews as a complement to numeric ratings. A growing number of platforms also use complex technical systems and algorithms to automatically identify, mark or delete fake news. To maintain legitimacy, platform operators need to design reputation systems with minimal negative side effects and make crucial decisions about the level of control they seek to enact.

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Hamid, Sitti Maryam. "ONLINE DIGITAL PLATFORMS DURING COVID-19 IN EFL CLASSES: VISUAL IMPAIRMENT STUDENT’ PERCEPTION." ETERNAL (English, Teaching, Learning, and Research Journal) 6, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 328. http://dx.doi.org/10.24252/eternal.v62.2020.a10.

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ABSTRACT. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the government decided to implement work and learning from home. Teachers are expected to teach online. It also applied to teaching and learning English. Thus, Google Classroom, WhatsApp, and Zoom are commonly used as online learning platforms by EFL teachers and students during pandemic. The online digital platforms are also used as the main tool to provide teaching materials not only for the sighted student but also for Visual Impairment student (VIs). The present study is aimed at investigating how Visual Impairment student (VIs) perceive utilizing Digital Platforms in online learning, the barriers VIs faced in utilizing Digital Platforms, and the kinds of Digital Platforms that appropriate for Visual Impairment student (VIs). The study involved one Visual Impairment student (low vision) in one of the private universities of Makassar, South Sulawesi. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. It analyzed using descriptive qualitative research. The results of the study showed that Visual impairment has a positive response towards Google Classroom, WhatsApp, and Zoom in understanding the content, improving the ability to use various digital platforms in learning, presenting more interesting teaching materials, selecting of Digital Platforms by English Language skill, and hindering of utilizing Digital Platform. Even though slow-speed internet connectivity, take longer, and vague learning instruction was considered to be barriers in using Digital Platforms. Besides, Zoom is a digital platform that appropriates for VIs; Zoom is a video conferencing learning platform that offers VIs an opportunity to respond in real-time and there is a recording system that records the learning process from start to finish.

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Huang, Fengyi. "Short Video: The Opportunity of Documentary Transformation." Scientific and Social Research 3, no. 2 (July 13, 2021): 44–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.36922/ssr.v3i2.1099.

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The era of omni media is arriving, due to the rise in popularity of short video platforms such as Tik Tok and Kwai. When audiences’ interests are constantly changing, documentary production is bringing in a new possibility for reform. This article uses the documentary “At thirty, a man should be independent” as an example to discuss transition thinking and effective development methods in the new media culture, with the aim of contributing to the transformation of promotion channels and innovation of new era documentaries.

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Bridgelall, Raj, James B. Rafert, and Denver D. Tolliver. "Performance of Hyperspectral Imaging with Drone Swarms." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2672, no. 45 (May 30, 2018): 36–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118775876.

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The ongoing proliferation and diversification of remote sensing platforms offer greater flexibility to select from a range of hyperspectral imagers as payloads. The emergence of low-cost unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and their launch flexibility present an opportunity to maximize spectral resolution while scaling both daily spatial coverage and spatial resolution simultaneously by operating synchronized swarms. This article presents a model to compare the performance of hyperspectral-imaging platforms in their spatial coverage and spatial resolution envelope. The authors develop a data acquisition framework and use the model to compare the achievable performance among existing airborne and spaceborne hyperspectral imaging vehicles and drone swarms. The results show that, subject to cost and operational limitations, a platform implemented with drone swarms has the potential to provide greater spatial resolution for the same daily ground coverage compared with existing airborne platforms.

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Grilo, António L., Marília Mateus, Maria R. Aires-Barros, and Ana M. Azevedo. "Monoclonal Antibodies Production Platforms: An Opportunity Study of a Non-Protein-A Chromatographic Platform Based on Process Economics." Biotechnology Journal 12, no. 12 (October 6, 2017): 1700260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201700260.

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Kuleshova, Viktoriia V., Larysa V. Kutsak, Svitlana Y. Liulchak, Tetiana V. Tsoi, and Iryna V. Ivanenko. "Implementation of Modern Distance Learning Platforms in the Educational Process of HEI and their Effectiveness." International Journal of Higher Education 9, no. 7 (August 7, 2020): 217. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n7p217.

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The growing role of distance learning platforms at higher educational institutions in developing countries, and the inadequate study of their effectiveness have necessitated the elimination of this imbalance. An additional problem in studying the issue of platforms’ effectiveness is the limitation of studies, which is based on qualitative methods of assessing the effectiveness. The quantitative assessment of the effectiveness and level of satisfaction with the implementation of distance learning platforms at higher educational institutions has been conducted in this academic paper. The assessment has been conducted using the System Usability Scale (SUS) to assess the Usability of the Moodle remote platform in Ukraine and the User Satisfaction Questionnaire (USQ) to assess students’ satisfaction. The article proves the connection between the Usability of the distance learning platform and the level of satisfaction with its use. This provides an opportunity to improve the problem areas of the Usability platform in order to increase the efficiency of its use. The following effects of application have been revealed, namely: increase of internal motivation, involvement in the learning process, level of satisfaction from courses and training programs (curricula), recognition of homework’s importance, increased interest in subjects, and students’ self-efficacy. Effective communication and quick response, an automatic control system are factors that contribute to the introduction of modern distance learning platforms in the educational process of HEI. The important elements of the effectiveness of distance learning platforms in the educational process of HEI are interactivity, simplicity, convenience, the speed of student-teacher interaction, platform flexibility, and quality control.

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You, Ge, Hao Guo, Abd Alwahed Dagestani, and Shuai Deng. "Evolutionary Game Analysis of Three Players on Behavioural Strategy of P2P Lending Participants: A Sustainable Operations Perspective." Complexity 2021 (August 17, 2021): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7795016.

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In China, most of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms do not possess operational sustainability due to excessive defaults. To address this problem, the conflict of interests among P2P lending participants is discussed using a stakeholder approach. An evolutionary game model (EGM) of three players is developed to analyse the interactions among regulatory authorities, P2P lending platforms, and borrowers. Then, the asymptotic of the equilibrium and evolutionary stability strategies of the EGM are analysed. Results indicate that either the P2P lending platforms or borrowers will choose “noncompliant operation” or “default” strategies from a short-term perspective, and the strict supervision of the P2P lending platform in the short term is necessary for the sustainable operation of the platform. When supervision is intensified in the early stage and regulatory pressure becomes a normal state, P2P lending platforms and borrowers will actively select “compliant operation” and “repayment” strategies even if there is a lack of regulation in the future. Meanwhile, the behavioural strategies of P2P lending participants can be changed to conform to the sustainability of P2P lending by reducing the costs of strict supervision and increasing the damage caused by general supervision, reward and punishment coefficient for P2P lending platforms, repayment incentives of borrowers, and defaulting opportunity costs. Finally, suggestions for regulating the behaviours of P2P lending participants and promoting sustainability of P2P lending industry are discussed.

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R, Sindhuja, and Begam Benazi K. "Role of social media in creating avenues for startups." Journal of Management and Science 9, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 106–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26524/jms.2019.12.

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Social media platforms are an indispensable part of entrepreneurship practices. They offer entrepreneurs a platform for business growth and brand development. However, little is known about the effect of social media use on identifying entrepreneurial opportunities. Utilizing social cognition theory, this research focuses on how certain factors—prior knowledge, alertness, and social media—may impact two aspects of opportunity: the discovery and the creation of entrepreneurial opportunity. This study focuses on the investigation of the moderating role of social media use on entrepreneurial opportunities. The findings have important practical and academic implications for how social media impacts entrepreneurship and can be used to increase the ability of entrepreneurs to find new opportunities.

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Nikoleli, Georgia-Paraskevi, Christina G. Siontorou, Marianna-Thalia Nikolelis, Spyridoula Bratakou, and Dimitrios K. Bendos. "Recent Lipid Membrane-Based Biosensing Platforms." Applied Sciences 9, no. 9 (April 27, 2019): 1745. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9091745.

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The investigation of lipid films for the construction of biosensors has recently given the opportunity to manufacture devices to selectively detect a wide range of food toxicants, environmental pollutants, and compounds of clinical interest. Biosensor miniaturization using nanotechnological tools has provided novel routes to immobilize various “receptors” within the lipid film. This chapter reviews and exploits platforms in biosensors based on lipid membrane technology that are used in food, environmental, and clinical chemistry to detect various toxicants. Examples of applications are described with an emphasis on novel systems, new sensing techniques, and nanotechnology-based transduction schemes. The compounds that can be monitored are insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, metals, toxins, antibiotics, microorganisms, hormones, dioxins, etc.

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Legorburu, Irati, Kate R. Johnson, and Sandy A. Kerr. "Multi-use maritime platforms - North Sea oil and offshore wind: Opportunity and risk." Ocean & Coastal Management 160 (June 2018): 75–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.03.044.

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Moura, André E., Neftalí Sillero, and Ana Rodrigues. "Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) habitat preferences using data from two platforms of opportunity." Acta Oecologica 38 (January 2012): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2011.08.006.

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Shi, Weihang. "QoE Guarantee Scheme Based on Cooperative Cognitive Cloud and Opportunistic Weight Particle Swarm." Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2015 (2015): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/398709.

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It is well known that the Internet application of cloud services may be affected by the inefficiency of cloud computing and inaccurate evaluation of quality of experience (QoE) seriously. In our paper, based on construction algorithms of cooperative cognitive cloud platform and optimization algorithm of opportunities weight particle swarm clustering, the QoE guarantee mechanism was proposed. The mechanism, through the sending users of requests and the cognitive neighbor users’ cooperation, combined the cooperation of subcloud platforms and constructed the optimal cloud platform with the different service. At the same time, the particle swarm optimization algorithm could be enhanced dynamically according to all kinds of opportunity request weight, which could optimize the cooperative cognitive cloud platform. Finally, the QoE guarantee scheme was proposed with the opportunity weight particle swarm optimization algorithm and collaborative cognitive cloud platform. The experimental results show that the proposed mechanism compared is superior to the QoE guarantee scheme based on cooperative cloud and QoE guarantee scheme based on particle swarm optimization, compared with optimization fitness and high cloud computing service execution efficiency and high throughput performance advantages.

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Rotta, Maurício José Ribeiro, Denilson Sell, Roberto Carlos dos Santos Pacheco, and Tan Yigitcanlar. "Digital Commons and Citizen Coproduction in Smart Cities: Assessment of Brazilian Municipal E-Government Platforms." Energies 12, no. 14 (July 22, 2019): 2813. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12142813.

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Good governance practices through electronic government (eGov) platforms can be suitable instruments for strengthening the outcomes of smart city policies. While eGov is the application of information and communication technologies to public services, good governance defines how well public authorities manage public and social resources. Contemporary public management views, such as ‘new public service’, include citizen participation as a critical factor to sustainable government in smart cities. Public services, in the age of digital technology, need to not only be delivered through eGov platforms, but also need to be coproduced with the engagement of social players, e.g., citizens. In this sense, eGov platforms act as digital commons, and conceived as digital spaces, where citizens and public agents interact and collaborate. In this paper, we presented the Municipal eGov Platform Assessment Model (MEPA), which is a model specifically developed to evaluate eGov platforms regarding their potential to promote commons in smart cities. The study applied MEPA to 903 municipal websites across Brazil. The results revealed that the majority of investigated Brazilian eGov platforms have only a low level of digital commons maturity. This finding discloses less citizenship coproduction, and fewer opportunities for city smartness. As the MEPA model offers public authorities an instrument to depict weaknesses and strengths of municipal eGov platforms, its adoption provides an opportunity for authorities to plan and manage their platforms to act as promoters of digital commons and citizen coproduction.

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Anyushin, Alexander V., Aleksandar Kondinski, and Tatjana N. Parac-Vogt. "Hybrid polyoxometalates as post-functionalization platforms: from fundamentals to emerging applications." Chemical Society Reviews 49, no. 2 (2020): 382–432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8cs00854j.

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The post-functionalizable hybrid-polyoxometalate platforms offer an opportunity to covalently link redox responsive POM cores with virtually any organic molecule or metal cation, generating a wide range of materials with tailored properties.

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Alharbey, Mohammed, and Stefan Van Hemmen. "Investor Intention in Equity Crowdfunding. Does Trust Matter?" Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 2 (January 27, 2021): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14020053.

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Equity crowdfunding (ECF) is becoming a convenient alternative instrument for investing in entrepreneurs’ projects in many countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the investor’s intentions toward ECF platforms in Saudi Arabia, where they have not been introduced until very recently. This context offers a unique opportunity to test the role of investors’ perceived trust in the context of ECF. The proposed framework builds on two critical layers: (1) trust in the platform (intermediary) and (2) trust in the fundraiser. Structured equation modelling was applied to examine the factors that affect investors’ trust and intentions. The framework was analysed using survey data from 216 users of Manafa, one of the largest ECF platforms in Saudi Arabia. Our findings showed that both fundraiser and platform trust have a significant effect on the investor’s intentions. In particular, trust in the platform substantially impacts the fundraiser’s trust, showing the importance of the fundraiser’s reliance on trusted institutions. On the other hand, to build investors’ trust, fundraisers must deliver high-quality information for their projects.

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O’Hara, Jeffrey K., and Sarah A. Low. "Online Sales: A Direct Marketing Opportunity for Rural Farms?" Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 52, no. 2 (January 16, 2020): 222–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aae.2019.44.

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AbstractOnline marketplaces could help direct-to-consumer (DTC) farms compete for customers making grocery purchases on the internet by reducing the search and transportation costs of in-person DTC transactions. While in-person DTC marketplaces have been conducive for metropolitan farms historically, we explore whether rural DTC farms, with distance-based challenges accessing customers, are more likely to have online platforms. We find that rural farms distant from metropolitan counties that are new to DTC marketing are 7% more likely to have online marketplaces than more experienced rural farms, while new metropolitan farms are less likely to have them.

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Parinsi, Mario Tulenan, and Keith Francis Ratumbuisang. "Indonesian Mobile Learning Information System Using Social Media Platforms." International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications 8, no. 2 (April 2017): 44–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijmcmc.2017040104.

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As a developing country, Indonesia continues to improve its quality as a state, in which the attempt to optimize all of its potential both in terms of economic, political, social, cultural, technological, educational, health, etc. This modern era, all aspects of life are depending on technology. This makes the technology becomes one of necessary in people's life. The utilization of technology has been used by all people in all aspects of life. Specifically, this paper tries to offer an innovation that has never been designed before, namely a platform of M-Learning in form of social media related to the development of technology for learning. Nowadays, internet users and smartphone ownership in Indonesia increased dramatically, then writers took initiative to design an innovation related to this case. Social media technologies provide the opportunity for teachers to engage students in online classes, thereby supporting the development of skills and learners to achieve competency. In addition to students, the opportunity is also open to outside the community to get information that can add knowledge. This case study provides a platform for M-Learning based learning that facilitate student learning also helps society size to obtain information more easily. The design of this platform using models UML (Unified Modeling Language) to design a visual model of this platform.

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Kirkham, Jamie J., Naomi C. Penfold, Fiona Murphy, Isabelle Boutron, John P. Ioannidis, Jessica Polka, and David Moher. "Systematic examination of preprint platforms for use in the medical and biomedical sciences setting." BMJ Open 10, no. 12 (December 2020): e041849. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041849.

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ObjectivesThe objective of this review is to identify all preprint platforms with biomedical and medical scope and to compare and contrast the key characteristics and policies of these platforms.Study design and settingPreprint platforms that were launched up to 25 June 2019 and have a biomedical and medical scope according to MEDLINE’s journal selection criteria were identified using existing lists, web-based searches and the expertise of both academic and non-academic publication scientists. A data extraction form was developed, pilot tested and used to collect data from each preprint platform’s webpage(s).ResultsA total of 44 preprint platforms were identified as having biomedical and medical scope, 17 (39%) were hosted by the Open Science Framework preprint infrastructure, 6 (14%) were provided by F1000 Research (the Open Research Central infrastructure) and 21 (48%) were other independent preprint platforms. Preprint platforms were either owned by non-profit academic groups, scientific societies or funding organisations (n=28; 64%), owned/partly owned by for-profit publishers or companies (n=14; 32%) or owned by individuals/small communities (n=2; 5%). Twenty-four (55%) preprint platforms accepted content from all scientific fields although some of these had restrictions relating to funding source, geographical region or an affiliated journal’s remit. Thirty-three (75%) preprint platforms provided details about article screening (basic checks) and 14 (32%) of these actively involved researchers with context expertise in the screening process. Almost all preprint platforms allow submission to any peer-reviewed journal following publication, have a preservation plan for read access and most have a policy regarding reasons for retraction and the sustainability of the service.ConclusionA large number of preprint platforms exist for use in biomedical and medical sciences, all of which offer researchers an opportunity to rapidly disseminate their research findings onto an open-access public server, subject to scope and eligibility.

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Troisi, Orlando, Carlo Alessandro Sirianni, Antonella Monda, and Mara Grimaldi. "ICTS and engagement platforms in resource integration: threat or opportunity for value co-creation?" ESPERIENZE D'IMPRESA, no. 1 (November 2018): 99–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ei2017-001005.

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Borde, J., P. von Ballmoos, and R. Soumagne. "Small-sat platforms and formation flying: An opportunity for the gamma ray telescope MAX." Experimental Astronomy 20, no. 1-3 (September 19, 2006): 465–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10686-006-9069-7.

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Mignani, Serge, Xiangyang Shi, Andrii Karpus, Giovanni Lentini, and Jean-Pierre Majoral. "Functionalized Dendrimer Platforms as a New Forefront Arsenal Targeting SARS-CoV-2: An Opportunity." Pharmaceutics 13, no. 9 (September 18, 2021): 1513. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13091513.

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The novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) has caused a pandemic. There are currently several marketed vaccines and many in clinical trials targeting SARS-CoV-2. Another strategy is to repurpose approved drugs to decrease the burden of the COVID-19 (official name for the coronavirus disease) pandemic. as the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approved antiviral drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs to arrest the cytokine storm, inducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Another view to solve these unprecedented challenges is to analyze the diverse nanotechnological approaches which are able to improve the COVID-19 pandemic. In this original minireview, as promising candidates we analyze the opportunity to develop biocompatible dendrimers as drugs themselves or as nanocarriers against COVID-19 disease. From the standpoint of COVID-19, we suggest developing dendrimers as shields against COVID-19 infection based on their capacity to be incorporated in several environments outside the patients and as important means to stop transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

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Evans, Yolanda, Jeffrey Hutchinson, and Nusheen Ameenuddin. "Opportunity, Challenge, or Both? Managing Adolescent Socioemotional and Mental Health During Web-Based Learning." JMIR Mental Health 8, no. 9 (September 15, 2021): e26484. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26484.

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The transition to web-based learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to consider the benefits of and the risks associated with web-based technology for education, media use, and access to resources. Prior to the pandemic, children and adolescents had in-person access to peers; social relationships; educators; health care providers; and, in some cases, mental health resources and medical care in schools and community settings. Due to the introduction of universal masking and physical distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, methods for accessing these resources have shifted dramatically, as people now rely on web-based platforms to access such resources. This viewpoint will explore equity in access to technology for web-based learning, mental health (with a focus on students of color), and the challenge of cultivating meaningful relationships on web-based platforms. Challenges and possible solutions will be offered.

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Cunningham, Stuart, David Craig, and Junyi Lv. "China’s livestreaming industry: platforms, politics, and precarity." International Journal of Cultural Studies 22, no. 6 (March 20, 2019): 719–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367877919834942.

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This article examines conditions placing China’s livestreamers as central focal points in the increasing tensions between the cultural politics and economic ambitions of digital China. Framed by concerns around ‘platformization’, this research uses a creator-centric critical media industries studies perspective. Chinese livestreamers enjoy a greater degree of opportunity than their Western counterparts, including competing gameplay platforms that vie for premier gameplayers who can dictate their own terms. Decades-old cultural policies fostered underlying conditions that advantage female streamers engaging in gendered performativity to appeal to lonely rich men. Livestreamers ride marketing imperatives directing consumers to cross-integrated e-commerce platforms that fuel China’s emerging consumption culture. But livestreamers engage in ‘edge ball’ violations of Chinese norms that make them subject to an ever-increasing level of state regulatory restraint, signaling the return of ideology designed to mold online expression and behavior.

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Collazos, César A., Habib Fardoun, Deema AlSekait, Carla Santos Pereira, and Fernando Moreira. "Designing Online Platforms Supporting Emotions and Awareness." Electronics 10, no. 3 (January 22, 2021): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030251.

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Due to the global pandemic (COVID-19) currently facing humanity, a new environment that promotes teaching–learning is now emerging. This environment that challenges traditional teaching practices created an opportunity for the technology industry to capitalize on by developing creative e-learning platforms that empowers the teaching–learning process, during this ‘emergency’ situation. E-learning scenario is an important element to be considered, as it offers a host of benefits, such as reducing costs, allowing for education on-demand, etc., to its adopters. However, the application of this could bring some challenges, as some of the existing online platforms are not conducive to support clear communication among academic staff. This paper describes a report identifying the main problems faced by teachers and students from different countries in Latin America, when using e-learning platforms in a lockdown scenario, reporting the importance to include aspects related with emotions and awareness.

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OLES, Iulian. "It`s time for offshore wind and offshore HVDC at the Black Sea." EMERG - Energy. Environment. Efficiency. Resources. Globalization 6, no. 3 (2020): 41–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.37410/emerg.2020.3.04.

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In this paper, we emphasize the opportunity to capitalize Romania’s offshore wind potential by creating fixed and floating offshore platforms and by using HVDC- type solutions for the transport of produced electricity.

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Rodprayoon, Nachayapat, Chompu Nuangjamnon, and Stanislaw Paul MAJ. "Distance Learning – A Potential Opportunity for Thailand." Modern Applied Science 11, no. 11 (October 21, 2017): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v11n11p20.

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Distance learning is a global phenomenon with a wide range of available courses; however concerns exist regarding both course quality and educational standards. Within Australia the further and higher education sectors are highly regulated by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency and the Australian Skills Quality Authority respectively. All educational providers must meet the appropriate compliance requirements. The Open Universities Australia consortium is a group of eight Australian Universities. This consortium offers 44 undergraduate awards and 127 postgraduate awards; however they are predominantly in disciplines suitable for distance learning. The Engineering Institute of Technology offers a wide range of accredited distance learning courses but to people already in the workforce. Despite the widespread availability of eLearning tools such as mobile learning and well established instructional platforms within Thailand Online Distance Learning (ODL) is not well represented. In order to analyze potential barriers to this mode of learning a group of Thai university students attended a 1.5 hour lecture remotely and feedback was collected. The results clearly demonstrate that within this single cohort there was considerable interest in studying in a distance learning mode.

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Surarajah, Saravanamalar. "Significance of eLearning at Sunway University: A perspective from Art and Design Students." Journal of Education and Vocational Research 6, no. 3 (September 30, 2015): 16–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jevr.v6i3.196.

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Online learning platforms give a great opportunity for various types of learners with different learning abilities to learn at their own pace anytime, anywhere and at any cost. Some of the most common online platforms are Moodle, Blackboard and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Each platform has its own impact to the learners. It can be a positive or negative impact depending on the content of the subject matter, layout, design and user friendliness of the course site. However, online platforms can be significant for many learners but not for all. This paper studies the significance of using Blackboard (known as eLearn at Sunway University) in teaching and learning at Department of Art and Design, Sunway University. 79 students at this department had participated in the survey and given their feedback on using eLearn and about 74.7% of them are local students and the rest are international students. Teaching mathematics online can be different from history; teaching spiritual values can be different from science. However, all online teachings and learnings have something in common. There are some factors that make the online facilitators rise and fall at times. This paper also discovers learnersâ€™ expectation for a better eLearn experience.

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Al-Hashfi, Rizqi Umar, and Alyta Shabrina Zusryn. "EXPLORING ISLAMIC PEER-TO-PEER LENDING FOR THE UNBANKABLE." Airlangga International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance 2, no. 2 (July 18, 2020): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/aijief.v2i2.20648.

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Increasing internet penetration and technology-savvy generation in Indonesia can be an opportunity for high-tech businesses. Those are driven by the significant growth in the number of borrowers and lenders at the peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace that provides alternative funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The presence of shariacompliant P2P providers offers alternatives for both borrowers and financiers who concern about Islamic values. Our work aims to discuss the role of sharia P2P lending on improving people's welfare in Indonesia. By observing 26 P2P platform providers, we conclude that the sharia P2P providers are the potential to be developed. The applications of Islamic value technological advancements, which are the prohibition of interest, transparency, and a sophisticated credit scoring system, enable the unbanked population to access financial service, especially lending. However, the sharia platforms do not offer the redemption mechanism for financiers who take their money back early. Therefore, we also propose an integrated scheme for sharia P2P platforms.

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Linnemann, A. K., A. E. Platts, N. Doggett, A. Gluch, J. Bode, and S. A. Krawetz. "Genomewide identification of nuclear matrix attachment regions: an analysis of methods." Biochemical Society Transactions 35, no. 3 (May 22, 2007): 612–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bst0350612.

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High-throughput technologies now afford the opportunity to directly determine the distribution of MARs (matrix attachment regions) throughout a genome. The utility of cosmid and oligonucleotide platforms to identify human chromosome 16 MARs from preparations that employed LIS (lithium di-iodosalicylic acid) and NaCl extraction protocols was examined. The effectiveness of the platforms was then evaluated by Q-PCR (quantitative real-time PCR). Analysis revealed that caution must be exercised, since the representation of non-coding regions varies among platforms. Nevertheless, several interesting trends were revealed. We expect that these technologies will prove useful in systems approaches directed towards defining the role of MARs in various cell types and cellular processes.

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Casey, M. J., A. Meikle, G. A. Kerr, and D. R. Stevens. "Social media - a disruptive opportunity for science and extension in agriculture?" NZGA: Research and Practice Series 16 (January 1, 2016): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.33584/rps.16.2016.3248.

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The use of social media is increasing and provides an opportunity compared to 'traditional' media. Advances in cloud computing and smartphones have increased the ability to utilise different forms of social interaction. Are farmers and rural businesses realising this opportunity? The engagement of the agricultural community in social media was investigated using an online survey of email recipients of the New Zealand Grassland Association and Beef + Lamb New Zealand to understand their use of computing hardware and social media use. Case studies of recent social media use by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, NZ Agriseeds Ltd and a Deer Industry research uptake project are documented. Responses of 209 survey respondents identified 82% of users with two or more devices, while 100% used email regularly and approximately 95% accessed websites on a daily or weekly basis. Regular Facebook use averaged approximately 50% in the agribusiness and research communities, though this was only 30% in the farming community. Other social media platform use, such as Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin, was lower. Regular mobile apps use was highest in the agribusiness (60%) while this was lower in farming and research communities (30%). The case studies highlighted the development of new social networks using Facebook and Twitter as the underlying opportunity for future engagement in agriculture, while websites, mobile apps and YouTube have the capacity to house resources for interrogative learning and support. Resources need to be allocated to ensure the power of these platforms can be harnessed for commerce and practice change. Keywords: social media, survey, agriculture, interrogative learning, extension, adoption, social networks

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Loizos, Maria, Shehan Chin, Mari Umpierre, and Mary Sano. "413 - Telehealth in Multiethnic Caregiver Support Group: Transition from Telephone to Video in the Age of COVID-19." International Psychogeriatrics 32, S1 (October 2020): 129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610220002665.

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Background:Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias are a population in need of support as they are vulnerable to emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion associated with caregiver burnout. While CDC guidelines state that social distancing is the greatest protective factor, it can already exacerbate feelings of isolation and stress. Technology offers the opportunity to maximize socialization and access to healthcare; however, research shows that digital platforms are most underutilized by older and lower socioeconomic patients.Objective:This report describes the transition of a weekly caregiver support group from telephone to video conferencing to improve connectedness during a period of social isolation.Method:In 2020, the caregiver support group met weekly over the phone. At each session, there were increased discussions of moving the telephone support group to a video platform. A focused discussion about technology platforms was held to gain an understanding of caregiver attitudes and thoughts regarding technology in which caregivers worried that a video platform would be intrusive and invasive. In June 2020, unreliable phone service resulted in the group transitioning to video.Results:The caregiver group consisted of 5 active members, 2 African American, 2 Asian, and 1 Caucasian. Initial problems included connectivity issues, needing to switch to multiple devices, and assistance with troubleshooting and utilizing the platform. However, caregivers reported feeling that the transition to video was the most natural next step and assisted with reducing feelings of isolation, anxiety, and fear they reported as a result of social distancing due to COVID-19. Caregivers reported feeling connected and because they knew each other so intimately, no longer felt video was intrusive.Conclusions:For older populations who are not familiar with technology, it is important to take steps before beginning a new platform service. This allows for a natural progression to unfamiliar technology. The video platform provided an opportunity for caregivers to be together while apart, which is important for mental health and decreasing caregiver burden.

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Cennamo, Carmelo. "Building the Value of Next-Generation Platforms: The Paradox of Diminishing Returns." Journal of Management 44, no. 8 (July 15, 2016): 3038–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206316658350.

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Next-generation technology provides users with new, advanced functionality that often renders the past technology obsolete, opening a window of opportunity for challengers. Major benefits can accrue to technology leaders, but for platform technologies that require complementary innovation from external complementors to create value for users, those benefits are limited by the difficulty of securing complements. The focus of this article is on the value users derive from the variety and quality of platform complements and its impact on leaders’ performance over time relative to followers. The article shows that next-generation platform leaders that build in-house complements and encourage broader participation by external complementors can enhance platform value to users at early market stages. Yet, later on, when the market has taken off, continuing to leverage these strategies will negatively affect the variety and quality of their complements, constraining their growth capacity and performance relative to followers. Leaders may thus lock themselves into suboptimal performance patterns and eventually fall behind their followers. The analysis provided herein offers new insights about what drives platform competition by highlighting the challenges platform leaders face, particularly in the growth stage of a platform’s market evolution, and the critical role played by complement quality in shaping platform competition over time.

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HOWE, ADELE, and SIMON PARSONS. "Special issue: perspectives on recent intelligent agents research as viewed through two conferences." Knowledge Engineering Review 13, no. 2 (July 1998): 129–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0269888998002094.

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In recent years, interest in intelligent agents has ballooned. With the WWW as a source of seemingly limitless opportunity and robotics platforms becoming cheaper and more easily maintained, the applications are myriad, challenging and within reach of even small groups.

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Summa, Gori, Freda, Castelli, and Petrarca. "Development of a Dynamic Oriented Rehabilitative Integrated System (DORIS) and Preliminary Tests." Sensors 19, no. 15 (August 2, 2019): 3402. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19153402.

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Moving platforms were introduced in the field of the study of posturography since the 1970s. Commercial platforms have some limits: a limited number of degrees of freedom, pre-configured protocols, and, usually, they are expensive. In order to overcome these limits, we developed a robotic platform: Dynamic Oriented Rehabilitative Integrated System (DORIS). We aimed at realizing a versatile solution that can be applied both for research purposes but also for personalizing the training of equilibrium and gait. We reached these goals by means of a Stewart platform that was realized with linear actuators and a supporting plate. Each actuator is provided by an ad hoc built monoaxial load cell. Position control allows a large range of movements and load cells measure the reactive force applied by the subject. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) guarantees the communication between the platform and other systems. We integrated DORIS with a motion analysis system, an electromyography (EMG) system, and a virtual reality environment (VR). This integration and the custom design of the platform offer the opportunity to manipulate the available information of the subject under analysis, which uses visual, vestibular, and plantar feet pressure inputs. The full access to the human movements and to the dynamic interaction is a further benefit for the identification of innovative solutions for research and physical rehabilitation purposes in a field that is widely investigated but still open.

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Zuniga, Carmela, Daniel Grossman, Sara Harrell, Kelly Blanchard, and Kate Grindlay. "Breaking down barriers to birth control access: An assessment of online platforms prescribing birth control in the USA." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 26, no. 6 (January 21, 2019): 322–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633x18824828.

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Introduction In the USA, the requirement that individuals obtain a prescription for hormonal contraception is a significant barrier for women who lack the time, finances, insurance coverage or means of transportation to visit a provider. The emergence of telemedicine services has removed some of these barriers by providing women with the opportunity to conveniently obtain birth control prescriptions through their computer or smartphone. Methods In this article, we compare the prescribing processes and policies of online platforms that prescribe hormonal contraceptives to women in the USA, and use the recommendations of the 2016 US medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use to evaluate whether online prescribers are providing evidence-based care. Results As of February 2018, nine online platforms prescribed hormonal birth control to women across various states in the USA. These platforms varied in regard to their prescribing processes, range of methods offered, locations of operation, fees for services, and policies regarding age restrictions. Discussion An assessment of each platform’s online health questionnaire reveals that these telemedicine services are adequately screening for contraindications and safely providing birth control methods to patients, although efforts could be made to strengthen the rigour of online health questionnaires to ensure they adequately screen for all contraindications.

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Sironi, Mariano, Lucía Alzugaray, Agustina Saez, Florencia Ornela Vilches, Alejandro Fernández Ajó, and Paula Faiferman. "The use of underwater viewing deck of the semi-submersible whalewatching vessel Yellow Submarine at Península Valdés, Argentina as a platform of opportunity for scientifc research with the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis." Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 13, no. 1-2 (February 21, 2019): 2–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5597/00242.

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Whale-watching vessels can be used as platforms to collect scientific data on the natural history of cetaceans. Vessels with underwater viewing decks are exceptional and offer a unique view of the whales. We assessed the underwater viewing platform of the semi-submersible vessel Yellow Submarine that operates off Puerto Pirámides, Península Valdés, Argentina as a platform of opportunity for southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) research. The variables considered during observations included, among others, the age class and sex of the animals observed, behavioral patterns, opportunities for individual photo-identification, distance and duration of the underwater observations and how weather conditions affected data collection. The Yellow Submarine offers a unique platform to make underwater observations of southern right whales in this calving ground. The main limitations are the relatively short duration of the observations and reduced visibility in spring.

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Marinelli, Martina, Vincenzo Positano, Valentina Lorenzoni, Chiara Caselli, Maurizio Mangione, Paolo Marcheschi, Stefano Puzzuoli, Natalia Esposito, Giuseppe Andrea L’Abbate, and Danilo Neglia. "A modular informatics platform for effective support of collaborative and multicenter studies in cardiology." Health Informatics Journal 22, no. 4 (July 26, 2016): 1083–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458215609743.

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Collaborative and multicenter studies permit a large number of patients to be enrolled within a reasonable time and providing the opportunity to collect different data. Informatics platforms play an important role in management, storage, and exchange of data between the participants involved in the study. In this article, we describe a modular informatics platform designed and developed to support collaborative and multicenter studies in cardiology. In each developed module, data management is implemented following local defined protocols. The modular characteristic of the developed platform allows independent transfer of different kinds of data, such as biological samples, imaging raw data, and patients’ digital information. Moreover, it offers safe central storage of the data collected during the study. The developed platform was successfully tested during a European collaborative and multicenter study, focused on evaluating multimodal non-invasive imaging to diagnose and characterize ischemic heart disease.

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Vergne, JP. "Decentralized vs. Distributed Organization: Blockchain, Machine Learning and the Future of the Digital Platform." Organization Theory 1, no. 4 (October 2020): 263178772097705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2631787720977052.

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The terms decentralized organization and distributed organization are often used interchangeably, despite describing two distinct phenomena. I propose distinguishing decentralization, as the dispersion of organizational communications, from distribution, as the dispersion of organizational decision-making. Organizations can be distributed without being decentralized (and vice versa), and having multiple management layers directly affects only distribution – not decentralization. This proposed distinction has implications for understanding the growth of digital platforms (e.g. amazon.com ), which dominate the global economy in the 21st century. While prominent platforms typically use machine learning as their core technology to transform inputs (e.g. data) into outputs (e.g. matchmaking services), blockchain has emerged as an alternative technological blueprint. I argue that blockchain enables platforms that are both decentralized and distributed (e.g. Bitcoin), whereas machine learning fosters centralized communications and the concentration of decision-making (e.g. Facebook Inc.). This distinction has crucial implications for antitrust policy, which, I contend, should shift both its analysis and its target of action away from the corporate level and focus instead on the data level. Based on this essay’s framework, I make several predictions regarding the future of competition between centralized and decentralized platforms, the evolution of government regulation, and broader implications for managers in the digital economy and for the business schools charged with their education. I conclude with reflections on the opportunity to revive cybernetic thinking for preventing a dystopian future dominated by a handful of platform behemoths.

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Pritchard, Fiona. "A creative collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic: an intergenerational initiative." Nursing and Residential Care 23, no. 4 (April 2, 2021): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2021.23.4.6.

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Lockdown restrictions signalled an end to in-person interaction and collaboration. However, video conferencing platforms have allowed an opportunity to continue the creative engagement of care home residents. Fiona Pritchard elaborates the results of an intergenerational creative project launched during the pandemic.

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Suzor, Nicolas. "Digital Constitutionalism: Using the Rule of Law to Evaluate the Legitimacy of Governance by Platforms." Social Media + Society 4, no. 3 (July 2018): 205630511878781. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2056305118787812.

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Platforms govern users, and the way that platforms govern matters. In this article, I propose that the legitimacy of governance of users by platforms should be evaluated against the values of the rule of law. In particular, I suggest that we should care deeply about the extent to which private governance is consensual, transparent, equally applied and relatively stable, and fairly enforced. These are the core values of good governance, but are alien to the systems of contract law that currently underpin relationships between platforms and their users. Through an analysis of the contractual Terms of Service of 14 major social media platforms, I show how these values can be applied to evaluate governance, and how poorly platforms perform on these criteria. I argue that the values of the rule of law provide a language to name and work through contested concerns about the relationship between platforms and their users. This is an increasingly urgent task. Finding a way to apply these values to articulate a set of desirable restraints on the exercise of power in the digital age is the key challenge and opportunity of the project of digital constitutionalism.

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