Knowledge Management (KM) is gaining attention and acceptance by organizations in search for competitive advantage. KM facilitates opportunistic application of fragmented knowledge through system integration. Being a new discipline, KM has been associated with innovation, competitiveness, and business performance. General interest pertaining to KM and its link to innovation exists, however, the...

This study examined the influence of different levels of distance running on percent body fat and serum lipids in untrained male University students (n = 40) with a mean age of 24.1 years. Subjects were assigned randomly to four groups (n = 10) in each group): Group 1 (control), Group 2 (1.6 km joggers), Group 3 (3.2 km joggers) and Group 4 (4.8 km joggers). Subjects in the exercise groups jogg...

AIS (Automatic Identification System) data provides valuable input parameters in ship traffic simulation models for risk analysis and the prevention of shipping accidents. This paper reports on the detailed analysis of AIS data for modeling purposes. This analysis is focused on restricted waterways to support inland waterway simulations, comparing the differences between a narrow waterway in th...

A number of recent studies have contributed to Knowledge Management (KM) and E-learning integration. They are mainly based on organizational learning analysis. In this paper, KM is discussed from the viewpoint of adaptation in e-learning systems. The main components of adaptive e-learning system are discussed with respect to the KM processes. We analyze users and developers of adaptive e-learni...

looking at the history of adaptation from literary sources in various kinds of worldwide dramatic arts such as cinema, television and theatre shows that adaptation can well fill the existing text-gaps in theatre and other forms of dramatic arts. in persian literature, although the literary texts aredescriptive, there are many works possess high dramatic potentials and may be used to enrich the ...

Knowledge of an animal's home range is a crucial component in making informed management decisions. However, many home range studies are limited by study area size, and therefore may underestimate the size of the home range. In many cases, individuals have been shown to travel outside of the study area and utilize a larger area than estimated by the study design. In this study, data collected b...

despite the development of appropriate academic and experiential background knowledge management and its manifestation as a competitive advantage, many organizations have failed in its effective utilization. among the reasons for this failure are some deficiencies in terms of methodology in inappropriate recognition and translation of km dimensions and lack of systematic approach in establishme...