abstract: this paper investigates the factors accelerating smes' adoption of e-commerce. initially we proposed a model that included three categories of factors including external environmental factors, internal environmental factors and technology specifications. in addition, we proposed ecommerce adoption stages in two levels of early adoption and institutionalization. based on surveying...

The use of corpora represents a widespread methodology in interpersonal perception and impression formation studies. Nonetheless, the development corpus using traditional approach involves procedure that is both time- cost-intensive might lead to methodological flaws (e.g., high invasiveness). This turn lower internal external validities Drawing on technological advances artificial intelligence...

this paper proposes a low voltage (±0.55v supply voltage) low power (44.65µw) high common mode rejection ratio (cmrr) differential amplifier (d.a.) with rail to rail input common mode range (icmr), constant transconductance (gm) and enhanced frequency performance. its high performance is obtained using a simple negative averaging method so that it cancels out the common mode input signals at th...

This paper presents a pulse response-based builtin self test technique and implementation for the testing of analog integrated circuits in mixed-signal systems. This BIST technique employs two narrow width pulses as input stimuli, and monitors two voltage samples on pulse response waveform for fault detection through allowable tolerances. The BIST system implementation realizes a programmable d...

The challenge of designing robust electronic circuitry often results in a design with a multitude of discrete protection components with associated cost, design time, and space additions. This article discusses fault protected switch architecture, along with the performance benefits and other advantages it offers vs. traditional discrete protection solutions. A new novel switch architecture and...

We describe an In-Cell Projected Capacitive Touch Panel in a display using IGZO TFT technology. The prototype demonstrates high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and pen input operation. The possibility of enlarging the display size beyond current limits makes this a highly promising approach for In-Cell Capacitive touch panels. key words: in-cell touch panel, pen input, high SNR, projected capacitance

In external beam radiotherapy, one of the most common and reliable methods for patient geometrical setup and/or predicting the tumor location is use of external markers. In this study, the main challenging issue is increasing the accuracy of patient setup by investigating external markers location. Since the location of each external marker may yield different patient setup accuracy, it is impo...

The sense of agency is the experience of controlling both one's body and the external environment. Although the sense of agency has been studied extensively, there is a paucity of studies in applied "real-life" situations. One applied domain that seems highly relevant is human-computer-interaction (HCI), as an increasing number of our everyday agentive interactions involve technology. Indeed, H...

One or Many Knowledge Production Functions? Mapping Innovative Activity Using Microdata This paper discusses the determinants of three alternative measures of innovative output by looking at firm’s own formal R&D activities and at the acquisition of external technology (TA) in its embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are also discussed by distinguishing between ...