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Me, us and it: Insiders views of the complex technical, organisational and personal elements in using virtual worlds in education Open
The adoption and pedagogical use of technologies such as virtual worlds to support teaching and learning, and research in higher education involves a complex interplay of technical, organisational and personal factors. In this paper, eight…
New applications, new global audiences: educators repurposing and reusing 3D virtual and immersive learning resources Open
There continues to be strong interest among established, experienced academic users of 3D virtual environments for their sustained educational use. Consistent with global trends, they plan to further develop and optimise existing applicati…
Investigating the Moderating Effect of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) Games on the Correlation Between Flow and Game Addiction: A Meta-Analysis Open
The flow theory of addiction suggests that the psychological flow state and addiction are positively correlated. However, based on 23 empirical studies involving 6,772 subjects, our meta-analysis shows that this relationship is significant…
Digital Petroleum: Perspectives of Industry Big Data Integration and Automation - Managing Non-renewable and Renewable Energy Sources Open
In oil and gas industries, operational digital solutions are challenging because of spatially extended large-size installations and the criticality of implementation solutions in business contexts, where rising global demand for energy nee…
Big Data Guided Resources Businesses – Leveraging Location Analytics and Managing Geospatial-temporal Knowledge Open
Location data rapidly grow with fast-changing logistics and business rules. Due to fast-growing business ventures and their diverse operations locally and globally, location-based information systems are in demand in resource industries. D…
Relevance Judgment Convergence Degree – A Measure of Inconsistency among Assessors for Information Retrieval Open
Relevance judgment of human assessors is inherently subjective and dynamic when evaluation datasets are created for Information Retrieval (IR) systems. However, a small group of experts’ relevance judgment results are usually taken as grou…
Relevance Judgment Convergence Degree -- A Measure of Inconsistency among Assessors for Information Retrieval Open
Relevance judgment of human assessors is inherently subjective and dynamic when evaluation datasets are created for Information Retrieval (IR) systems. However, a small group of experts' relevance judgment results are usually taken as grou…
Evolutionary neighborhood discovery algorithm for agricultural routing planning in multiple fields Open
In recent years, operations research in agriculture has improved the harvested yield, reduced the cost and time required for field operations, and maintained economic and environmental sustainability. The heuristics method, named Evolution…
Big Data guided Digital Petroleum Ecosystems for Visual Analytics and Knowledge Management Open
The North West Shelf (NWS) interpreted as a Total Petroleum System (TPS), is Super Westralian Basin with active onshore and offshore basins through which shelf, slope and deep-oceanic geological events are construed. In addition to their d…
Data geo-Science Approach for Modelling Unconventional Petroleum Ecosystems and their Visual Analytics Open
Storage, integration and interoperability are critical challenges in the unconventional exploration data management. With a quest to explore unconventional hydrocarbons, in particular, shale gas from fracturedshales, we aim at investigatin…
Big Data Guided Unconventional Digital Reservoir Energy Ecosystem and its Knowledge Management Open
Background: In shale basins, petroleum systems are complex; they hold data sources in Big Data scales. The motivation of research lies with the facts of exploring effective inherent connectivity between unconventional petroleum systems. Th…
Information System Artefact Development for Evaluating New Business Opportunities Open
The data heterogeneity and multidimensionality, including the exponential growth of upstream businesses, complicate the construct-design and model development, precluding data integration process. Besides, an uncertainty arises with the ef…
New IS Vision in Industry Scenarios Open
Business researchers have recently realized the need for innovative information systems and their congruence in industry anatomies. Managing businesses in periodic dimensions are becoming complex. Handling different types of data, rapid ch…
Managing Embedded Digital Ecosystems in Pandemic Big Data Contexts Open
The embeddedness of ecosystems interpreted as the connectivity between data sources has been the research focus of ecosystem service providers. Heterogeneity of data sources, linked with embedded systems, is challenging in the ecosystem in…
Modelling Governance Indicators and Managing e-Business Information Systems Open
Information Systems are in growing demand in various business and government organizations. Despite increased competition, business growth and technology innovation, at times, we overlook the governance, transparency, integrity and busines…
Enterprise gamification systems and employment legislation: a systematic literature review Open
A recent innovation in employee motivation systems is the introduction of ‘gamification’, which refers to the use of game design mechanics and principles to influence behaviour to enhance staff motivation and engagement. Enterprise gamific…
A classification of deception in operations and supply chain management: A case study of deception in Australian souvenir markets Open
Sustainability concepts inform business considerations of production and procurement \nin order to satisfy consumer demands for ethical products. Drawing on the Deception \nImpact Model, the aim is to understand the severity of deception, …
Decision making for Farmers: A Case Study of Agricultural Routing Planning Open
Agricultural business is shifting to a stronger integration of information technology and data analysis to optimise the management and operations of small- and large-scale farms. In particular, computer support for decision-making is criti…
Information System Guided Supply Chains and their Visual Analytics in Integrated Project Management Open
From a digital ecosystem perspective, sustainability is a manifestation of a composite entity with multiple data attribute dimensions. The data relationships may emerge between geographically distributed supply chain management ecosystems …
Evolutionary Estimation of Distribution Algorithm for Agricultural Routing Planning in Field Logistics Open
Agricultural Routing Planning (ARP), a problem in field logistics, has the objective to minimize the headland distance used by machines when performing agricultural tasks. This study gathers for its datasets the data for several fields obt…
On Managing Contextual Knowledge of Digital Document Ecosystems, characterized by Alphanumeric Textual Data Open
The multidisciplinary textual-data are often disorganized and misinterpreted in many documents, which can obscure the information retrieval and its interpretation in company networks and even the World Wide Web. Managing textual informatio…
We have to integrate to engage in change: exploring sustainable project management Open
Recognising that sustainability in project management is a nascent field. For the need to \nbuild integrated models to support the development of an accepted school of thought, \nthis paper uses the Deception Impact Model to explore the im…
On Logistics Management for Prosumer Business Information System Development and Implementation Open
Managing prosumer businesses is challenging with different types of renewable and non-renewable energy resources. The development and implementation of energy systems pose additional challenges when prosumers pursue sustainable production …
Evaluation of Domain-specific Rule Generation Framework based on Usability Criteria Open
The challenges faced by domain experts, commitments made to domain-specific rule (DSR) languages and process design are described. We investigate the business application developments and existing challenges of evaluation strategies of DSR…
The North West Shelf (NWS), a Digital Petroleum Ecosystem (PDE) in a Big Data Scale Open
The North West Shelf (NWS) and its associated petroleum systems have varied geographies, geomorphologies and complex geological environments. In spite of the ongoing exploration activities in many sedimentary basins, the appraisal and fiel…
Neue Generation, neue Medien und eine neue Bildung? Open
Neue Generation, neue Medien und eine neue Bildung? Theo Bastiaens & Claudia Schrader Abstract This chapter focuses on the question of what influence societal changes have on learners, their learning behavior and the curriculum. Fact is th…
An Integrated Information Retrieval Framework for Managing the Digital Web Ecosystem Open
The information explosion constrains the Digital Web Ecosystem exploration and makes challenging in \nretrieving relevant information and knowledge using Web search tools. The existing tools are not well \nintegrated, and search results ar…