Most of existing mobile services were designed based on the client/server architecture. Those mobile services neither paid much attention to mobile users’ interactions with their environments nor considered the cooperation efforts between the mobile users in a dynamic peer group. In this paper, the notion of ambient e-services is defined to identify a new scope of mobile e-services. The notable...

The business trends to trade more complex goods and services in inter-connected e-marketplaces and use mobile communication channels drive the requirements for the next generation of e-marketplaces including more advanced trading, mobile access and user support capabilities. This paper presents an attempt, called InterMarket, to address the above requirements by proposing an intelligent mobile ...

Distributing junctional components around the cell periphery is key for epithelial tissue morphogenesis and homeostasis. We discovered that positioning of dynamic microtubules controls the asymmetric accumulation of E-cadherin. Microtubules are oriented preferentially along the dorso-ventral axis in Drosophila melanogaster embryonic epidermal cells, and thus more frequently contact E-cadherin a...

The registered screen resolution of e-learning study moments in MedicalEducation.nl was used in this research to investigate the readiness of students and medical professionals to study e-learning on a mobile device. Between January 2008 and September 2012 the use of e-learning on a mobile device by students has quintupled to 2.29 %, while medical professionals lag behind in this development. I...

We applied the formal specification language VDM++ in the development of firmware of the “Mobile FeliCa” IC chip. As an outcome, we have achieved successful results and confirmed its effectiveness. The objectives of applying a formal method were as follows: (1) Description of rigorous specifications; (2) Development and application of a scheme and processes for specification development, firmwa...

We present three studies in mobile learning. First, we polled 333 Japanese university students regarding their use of mobile devices. One hundred percent reported owning a mobile phone. Ninety-nine percent send e-mail on their mobile phones, exchanging some 200 e-mail messages each week. Sixty-six percent e-mail peers about classes; 44% e-mail for studying. In contrast, only 43% e-mail on PCs, ...

The possibility of making the Internet accessible via mobile telephone has generated an important opportunity for electronic commerce. Nevertheless, the performances of mobile devices and intrinsic characteristics of wireless environments impose a set of constraints for mobile commerce development. The authors have developed alternative mechanisms based on standard technologies in order to impr...