scholarly journals The readiness of IoT enabled Smart Buildings in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2053 (1) ◽  
pp. 012001
Author(s):  
Mee San Kiu ◽  
Ying Jie Chin ◽  
Fah Choy Chia ◽  
Phui Fung Wong
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
The Body ◽  
Smart Buildings ◽  
Smart Building ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly impacted the way of conduct business and influenced current daily lifestyles. Observing this phenomenon, researchers and industry practitioners are increasingly paying attention to the research and development of smart buildings. This research aimed to focus on the readiness of smart buildings in Malaysia and research objectives were set to determine the readiness, potential benefits of implementing smart buildings and the challenges faced in the current state towards adopting smart buildings in Malaysia. Based on the 140 questionnaire survey responses from various construction professionals, descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis test were conducted. This study has contributed to the body of knowledge on understanding on current readiness of Malaysia in the implementation of Smart Building and brought up the main challenges faced towards the adoption of Smart Building. In conclusion, Malaysia has not fully ready to take advantage of the benefits the smart revolution will bring, including greener, safer and more efficient energy use.

Enterprise Metadata for Reliable Web Applications

2011 ◽  
pp. 34-82
Author(s):  
R.Todd Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Web

This chapter examines the critical task of governing the Web application environment with enterprise metadata methodologies. As organizations move to higher levels of maturity, the ability to manage and understand the entire environment is one of the most critical aspects of the architecture. Metadata can be defined as information pertaining to the Web application environment that the organization defines as critical to the business. Successful metadata management requires a comprehensive strategy and framework which will be presented through historical, current-state, and future perspectives The author expects that by understanding the role of metadata within the Web application environment, researchers will continue to expand the body of knowledge around asset management and overall architecture governance.

Governance and the Open Source Repository

2011 ◽  
pp. 480-493
Author(s):  
R. Todd Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Critical Task ◽  
Critical Aspects

This chapter examines the critical task of governing the open source environment with an open source repository. As organizations move to higher levels of maturity, the ability to manage and understand the open source environment is one of the most critical aspects of the architecture. Metadata can be defined as information pertaining to the open source environment that the organization defines as critical to the business. Successful open source governance requires a comprehensive strategy and framework which will be presented through historical, current-state, and future perspectives. The author expects that by understanding the role of open source metadata and the repository within, researchers will continue to expand the body of knowledge around asset management and overall architecture governance.

scholarly journals Using a One Health approach to assess the impact of parasitic disease in livestock: how does it add value?

Parasitology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONATHAN RUSHTON ◽  
MIEGHAN BRUCE
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
One Health ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Impact

SUMMARYHuman population increases, with greater food demands, have resulted in a rapid evolution of livestock food systems, leading to changes in land and water use. The scale of global livestock systems mean that changes in animal health status, particularly in parasite levels, have impacts that go beyond farm and sector levels. To quantify the true impact of parasites in livestock, frameworks that look at both resources and services valued in markets and those that have no true market value are required. Mitigating the effects of parasitic disease in livestock will not only increase productivity, but also improve animal welfare and human health, whilst reducing the environmental burden of livestock production systems. To measure these potential benefits, a One Health approach is needed. This paper discusses the types of methods and the data collection tools needed for a more holistic perspective and provides a framework with its application to coccidiosis in poultry. To build a body of knowledge that allows the ranking of parasite diseases in a wider animal health setting, such One Health frameworks need to be applied more frequently and with rigour. The outcome will improve the allocation of resources to critical constraints on parasite management.

scholarly journals Lean Production Development in SMEs: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jukka Majava ◽  
Tiina Ojanperä
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Development Project ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Production Development ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Core Competence ◽  
A Current

AbstractThe competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is vital for the European economy. Also, manufacturing is often the core competence of SMEs. Adopting lean philosophy is a viable and popular approach for developing production and enabling continuous improvement. Despite the increased interest in empirical lean research, the body of knowledge about lean manufacturing development in SMEs is currently insufficient. This paper describes a study of a lean development project in a Finnish-based manufacturing SME. A current state analysis and development proposals are presented. The project applies a framework that other SMEs can utilize in identifying their problem areas and creating development proposals for their production activities. The results of the study contribute to the existing body of knowledge in lean manufacturing. In addition, managers in SMEs can utilize the study results as a reference when designing production development projects.

scholarly journals The Menopause Taboo at Work: Examining Women’s Embodied Experiences of Menopause in the UK Police Service

2020 ◽  
pp. 095001702097157
Author(s):  
Carol Atkinson ◽  
Fiona Carmichael ◽  
Jo Duberley
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Contextual Influences ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Ideal Worker Norm ◽  
Ideal Worker ◽  
Discursive Approach

This article contributes to the growing body of knowledge about gendered ageing at work through an examination of the embodied experiences of women undergoing menopause transition in the UK police service. Drawing on 1197 survey responses, providing both quantitative and qualitative data gathered across three police forces in 2017–18, the findings highlight the importance of a material-discursive approach that considers contextual influences on women’s bodily experiences. The article evidences gendered ageism and the penalty suffered by women whose ageing bodies fail to comply with an ideal worker norm. It makes an important contribution both to theorising embodiment, drawing in age as well as gender discourses, and to promoting a material-discursive approach that recognises the materiality of the body while also offering the potential for agency, reflection and resistance.

The role of academic libraries in research data service (RDS) provision

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 783-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly H. Yu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Research Data ◽  
The Body ◽  
Data Service ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State

Purpose Propelled by fast-evolving computational technology and cloud-based data storage, the increasing ease in research data collection is outstripping the capacity in research data service (RDS) in academic institutions. To illustrate the challenges and opportunities in providing RDS, the author provides a systematic review of the RDS offered in academic institutions and libraries by combining existing literature and survey data collected from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). In addition, the RDS websites of 2013 ARL survey-participating institutions are also examined. The aim of the paper is to provide an environmental scan of the current state of RDS provision in academic institutions, to add to the body of knowledge of RDS development, and to inform and enable academic libraries to make strategic RDS plans. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyzes the strategies used and levels of RDS provided by reviewing recent literature, exploiting existing survey data from ARL and ACRL, and examining RDS websites of the 2013 ARL survey-participating institutions, in areas that reflect the life cycle of RDS provision including research data management planning, metadata consultation and tool provision, data archiving, institutional repository provision and data sharing and access. Findings The overall offerings of the library-led research data services in ARL research-intensive institutions have shown signs of increasing. Increased engagement and expanded scope and level of services are two noticeable trends in academic library RDS provision. Academic libraries are taking advantage of open access repositories by advising researchers to use the available resources alongside their local repositories for data safe-keeping and sharing. Discussions on RDS policy and infrastructure development are inadequate or largely non-existent. Originality/value Through systematically reviewing current literature, drawing on the results of available surveys on RDS offerings by academic libraries conducted between 2009 and 2014 and examining and further reviewing the websites of these 2013 ARL survey-participating institutions, the author presents the current state of academic library activities in RDS provision, and provides a critical evaluation of the scope and level of services currently being offered in academic libraries, and the opportunities in RDS development, to add to the body of knowledge of RDS provision by academic institutions.

scholarly journals Game Science: Foundations and Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willy C. Kriz ◽  
J. Tuomas Harviainen ◽  
Timothy C. Clapper
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
The Body ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Gaming Simulation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Social Systems Design

Background. Game studies offer cross-disciplinary perspectives, but the body of knowledge is not yet in the form of a cohesive game science paradigm. Klabbers (2018a) argues that a comprehensive and coherent view on game science is needed that connects three levels of inquiry: the philosophy of science level, the science level, and the application level. Aim. This single-theme symposium issue On the Architecture of Game Science is especially devoted to the reflection and discussion on the foundations and principles of gaming and simulation. Method. Raising a debate among scholars and professionals, addressing the questions and frame-of-reference presented in the introductory article of Klabbers (2018a) and completed by his rebuttal. Results. The contributions range from the linkages between game science and complex social systems design through gaming simulation, to gamification science, and game studies, focusing on the ludosphere and the growing field of digital games. Conclusion. The articles present an overview of the current state of the art, craft, and science of gaming simulation, gamification and game studies. They present a stimulating and challenging debate, and a good basis for advancing the principles and foundations of game science.

scholarly journals Workforce Crisis and Opportunity

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 54-76
Author(s):  
Frank Eckles ◽  
Cindy Carraway-Wilson ◽  
Debbie Zwicky ◽  
Madeleine Rybicki ◽  
Carol Stuart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Body ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Systemic Problems

Child and youth care (CYC) practice significantly contributes to the well-being of children, youth, families, communities, and businesses in the United States. Research conducted over the past 15 years has documented systemic problems that limit the availability of a well-prepared, competent workforce to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding field of CYC. Recent practitioner-led efforts have focused on field building by defining the field of practice, describing the body of knowledge and skills, establishing professionally sanctioned ethics and practice standards, and implementing a national professional credentialing system. This article describes the current state of the field and proposes a vision of a national effort to unify professional development across the field, highlighting current trends, milestones, challenges, and priorities. The current evolution of the CYC profession holds great promise in creating a unified approach to workforce development that can significantly impact the emergence of a competent workforce.

Exploring the relationship between audit and technology. A bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Lamboglia ◽  
Domenica Lavorato ◽  
Eusebio Scornavacca ◽  
Stefano Za
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Structure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Continuous Auditing ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
Number Of Citations

Purpose The purpose of this study is to map the conceptual structure of the body of knowledge linking digital technologies and auditing, with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of this research stream. Design/methodology/approach This research develops a bibliometric analysis of 256 articles following two steps. The analysis of descriptive performance indicators identifies the main traits of the community of scholars debating audit and technology in terms of publications, productive countries and authors, as well as the publication’s impact of the target journals concerning specific fields, number of citations per country and most cited articles in the data set. To analyse the conceptual structure of the data set, the study performs a co-word analysis adopting social network analysis tools. Findings The results highlight a growing academic interest in the research topic, especially in the past few years. The bibliometric analysis reveals three main topics concerning the use and application of technology in the audit profession: the adoption of continuous auditing and continuous monitoring in the auditing profession; the use of software tools in the audit profession; the connections between information systems and audit. Originality/value This paper contributes to the field by providing an examination of the current state of the art of research on the use and application of technology in the audit profession as well as identifying the current gaps in the literature and, most importantly, propose a research agenda for the field.

scholarly journals A novel framework of e-participation for smart cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yusuf ◽  
Nurwahyu Alamsyah ◽  
Muh. Syarif ◽  
Arif Muntasa ◽  
Hakam Muzakki
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
The City

The smart city is an exciting concept for improving the quality of the city. However, a smart city needs participation from citizens and all related stakeholders to use the technologies effectively in order to achieve the goal and solve the problems. Even though the city already has high-tech infrastructures, participation still required to provide ideas, inputs, and roles within the development of smart city concepts. This research aims to describe and analyze the current state of the e-Participation frameworks and propose a novel framework for smart cities. The analysis will go through a systematic literature review. Hopefully, this study makes contributions by providing a novel framework of e-Participation for smart cities. This research has implications for theory and practice. For theory, the novel framework can be added to the body of knowledge of e-participation, e-government, and smart cities fields. For practice, the framework will be useful for practitioners, policymakers, people and other stakeholders related to the smart city governance to increase citizen participation through technology-based services.

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