The Semantic Web of Things (SWoT) is a novel paradigm, blending the Semantic Web and the Internet of Things visions. Due to architectural and performance issues, it is currently impractical to use available reasoners for processing semantic-based information and perform resource discovery in pervasive computing scenarios. This paper presents a prototypical mobile reasoner for the SWoT, supporti...

Inspired by the competition of sport teams in a sport league, the League Championship Algorithm (LCA) has been introduced recently for optimizing nonlinear continuous functions. LCA tries to metaphorically model a league championship environment wherein a number of individuals, as artificial sport teams, play in pairs in an artificial league for several weeks (iterations) based on a league sche...

In this paper it is describe a SWOT analysis of an Electronic Heath Record (EHR) implemented in a Portuguese hospital. As the EHR is a core part of a hospital information system, it is extremely important to ensure that it offers the best functionalities and that users are satisfied. With this analysis it is intended to gather information about the system, in order to improve the EHR implemente...

As an emerging discipline, we propose a formal definition of OBIA, describe how OBIA came into existence, and as a road map to future research propose a fundamental objective. In order to provide potential strategies to meet this objective, we undertake a tentative SWOT Analysis to identify current Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats that OBIA faces, and discuss the results. * Corres...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the impact of the medical colleges that have been set up within the last two decades by production of the doctors and the effect on the health of the people. MATERIALS AND METHODS SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities and threats) analysis of medical education in Nepal has been done by reviewing medical manpower produced by the different institutions in the undergraduat...

In India Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been formally introduced in 1994. It relied on the institutional framework that has a strong supporting legislative, administrative and procedural set-up. Both central and state authorities together are sharing the responsibility of its development and management. A Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis taken up in this art...

To develop into big coastal economic province, Hebei Province requires the support of the coastal cities, one of the biggest coastal cities in Hebei Province, playing an important role. In this paper, the authors mainly use the SWOT method to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that Tangshan City mainly faces today. It is very essential to develop effective measures to brin...

Contact centres have become an important growth industry in many developing and emerging countries, and there are good opportunities for countries with sound IT infrastructure to attract outsourced business from Northern Hemisphere organisations through offshoring. Executives from major companies in the Western Cape, South Africa that offer outsourcing services to European and American countrie...

The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and evaluating the internal and external factors, affecting the Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences and propose some of related strategies to senior managers. We used a combined quantitative and qualitative methodology. Our study population consisted of personnel (18 individuals)...

In the literature of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), a large number of frameworks have been proposed by different authors and consultants. If an organisation or a maintenance manager has to make a strategic decision of implementing TPM, it may not be easy for them to identify a suitable framework from a plethora of frameworks that are available in literature. Hence, in this paper, an attemp...