In this article, we present a set of analytical tools aimed at clarifying some simulation results of social actors behaviors in social organizations. These tools are used within a meta-model of social organizations structure, which is the result of a formalization of the Sociology of Organized Action theory. Following this formalization, the structure of a social organization is depicted by som...

Quantile assessments are commonly encountered in the elicitation of probability distributions in decision analysis, forecasting, and risk analysis. Scoring rules have been developed to provide ex ante incentives for careful and truthful assessments and ex post evaluation measures in the context of probability assessment. We show that these scoring rules designed for probability assessment provi...

To provide software platforms that are highly adjustable to users’ needs, recent literature proposes generativity, that is, platforms that may be supplemented in order to provide functionality that the designers of the platform did not have in mind. The research stream on generative platforms features a similar phenomenon as the research stream on shadow IT (SIT), because SIT also investigates ...

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gaining importance as anti-infective agents. Here we describe the updated Collection of Antimicrobial Peptide (CAMP) database, available online at http://www.camp.bicnirrh.res.in/. The 3D structures of peptides are known to influence antimicrobial activity. Although there exists databases of AMPs, information on structures of AMPs is limited in these databases....

Electric distribution networks have a simple protection system including fuses, re-closers, and overcurrent relays. One of the negative effects of DG installation in distribution network is miscoordination of protection devices and conflict between DG operation as islanding mode and protection purposes. This paper for overcoming to this difficulty proposes an efficient algorithm based on dividi...

The objective of this study is to explore the criteria of effective information technology governance processes employed in universities and their impact on the diffusion of appropriate technology to the base level users. From this analysis, we hope to develop a set of best practice guidelines for IT governance and related processes in respect of universities. This will realize significant bene...

Using data from a large, U.S. federal job training program, we investigate whether enrolment incentives that exogenously vary the ‘shadow prices’ for serving different demographic subgroups of clients influence case workers’ intake decisions. We show that case workers enroll more clients from subgroups whose shadow prices increase but select at the margin weaker-performing members from those su...

Shadow IT is relatively new and emerging phenomenon which is bringing number of concerns and risks to the organizational security. Past literature has mostly explored the “negative” effects of the Shadow IT phenomenon, including, for example, the security aspect where Shadow systems are said to undermine the official systems and endanger organizational data flows. But, they are also said to inc...

We present, compare and contrast new directions in long term digital preservation as covered by the four large European Community funded research projects that started in 2011. The new projects widen the domain of digital preservation from the traditional purview of memory institutions preserving documents to include scenarios such as health-care, data with direct commercial value, and webbased...

The Integrated Technical Reference Model (ITRM) provides guidelines and design principles for development of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). This paper describes an approach to implement a localization application for WSN using the I-TRM. It also provides a comparison between a typically organized WSN, the I-TRM and the Moteworks software platform.