Yuval-Davis discusses three interconnected questions relating to identity. She first examines whether and in what ways the notion of identity should be theorized, on the one hand, and empirically researched, on the other, focusing on the opposing views of Stuart Hall and Robin Williams. She then examines the contested question of what is identity, positioning it in relation to notions of belong...

This study analyzes the change of MMORPG in terms of conversion of narrative mode and discusses user identity according to the narrative mode, focused on and . These two games represent the conversion of narrative mode from Romance which has ideal story for it’s main plot, to Irony, which has no background story. This change leads players to have performative persona ...

Digital game-based learning attracts increasingly attention due to its positive influences on learning. Different games promote different aspects of learning. This paper attempts to propose a performance-based learning (PeBL) approach to create stage contexts in game-based learning environments. A My-Pet-and-Our-Stage system is developed according to this PeBL approach, and contains My-Pet and ...

We present a new two-party identity-based key agreement that is more efficient than previously proposed schemes. It is inspired on a new identity-based key pair derivation algorithm first proposed by Sakai and Kasahara. We show how this key agreement can be used in either escrowed or escrowless mode. We also describe conditions under which users of different Key Generation Centres can agree on ...

This paper describes some experiments on multimedial user interfaces within the domain of information systems. The factors tested are the input mode (spoken and written) and system quality (cooperativity, language restrictions) and the influence of the consciousness about the interlocutor's identity. The results show that there are some significant differences on the word Ievel (type, token) an...

Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a flexible, high performance rapid transit mode that combines facilities, equipment, service and intelligent transportation system (ITS) elements into a permanently integrated system with a quality image and unique identity. Vehicles are an extremely important component of BRT systems, because they not only contribute significantly to BRT’s image and identity, but als...

A recurring problem in project management involves the allocation of scarce resources to the individual jobs comprising the project. In many situations such as audit-staff scheduling, timetabling, and course scheduling, the resources correspond to individuals (skilled labour). This naturally leads to an assignment-type project scheduling problem, i.e. a project has to be performed by assigning ...

Polarization modulation infrared reflectance absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and infrared reflectance absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) have been used to characterize the formation of a self-assembled monolayer of N-(3-dihydroxyborylphenyl)-11-mercaptoundecanamide) (abbreviated PBA) on a gold surface and the subsequent binding of various sugars to the PBA adlayer through the phenylboronic acid...