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Publication date: 1 February 1954

Bolt. Carmelo Caligiuri

E' molto importante che in questo V° Congresso degli Esperti scientifici del turismo una sezione del lavoro sia dedicata all'insegnamento turistico perchè non v'è problema di…

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E' molto importante che in questo V° Congresso degli Esperti scientifici del turismo una sezione del lavoro sia dedicata all'insegnamento turistico perchè non v'è problema di carattere scientifico o sociale che possa ignorare la scuola, in quanto la scuola è l'unico organo che esprime ininterrottamente la forza vitale dei popoli: eterno organismo vivente, la scuola salva e afferma la continuità spirituale dei paesi, assorbendo ed equilibrando in essa lo spirito delle forme ideologiche e delle tecniche nuove imposte dai rivolgimenti e mutamenti perenni della società.

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The Tourist Review, vol. 9 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0251-3102

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Publication date: 6 November 2020

Mahesh P. Wankhade and KC Jondhale

In the past few decades, the wireless sensor network (WSN) has become the more vital one with the involvement of the conventional WSNs and wireless multimedia sensor networks…

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In the past few decades, the wireless sensor network (WSN) has become the more vital one with the involvement of the conventional WSNs and wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSNs). The network that is composed of low-power, small-size, low-cost sensors is said to be WSN. Here, the communication information is handled using the multiple hop and offers only a simple sensing data, such as humidity, temperature and so on, whereas WMSNs are referred as the distributed sensing networks that are composed of video cameras, which contain the sector sense area. These WMSNs can send, receive and process the video information data, which is more intensive and complicated by wrapping with wireless transceiver. The WSNs and the WMSNs are varied in terms of their characteristic of turnablity and directivity.

Design/methodology/approach

The main intention of this paper is to maximize the lifetime of network with reduced energy consumption by using an advanced optimization algorithm. The optimal transmission radius is achieved by optimizing the system parameter to transmit the sensor information to the consequent sensor nodes, which are contained within the range. For this optimal selection, this paper proposes a new modified lion algorithm (LA), the so-called cub pool-linked lion algorithm (CLA). The next contribution is on the optimal selection of cluster head (CH) by the proposed algorithm. Finally, the performance of proposed model is validated and compared over the other traditional methods in terms of network energy, convergence rate and alive nodes.

Findings

The proposed model's cost function relies in the range of 74–78. From the result, it is clear that at sixth iteration, the proposed model’s performance attains less cost function, that is, 11.14, 9.78, 7.26, 4.49 and 4.13% better than Genetic Algorithm (GA), Dragonfly Algorithm (DA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Glowworm Swarm Optimization (GSO) and Firefly (FF), correspondingly. The performance of the proposed model at eighth iteration is 14.15, 7.96, 4.36, 7.73, 7.38 and 3.39% superior to GA, DA, PSO, GSO, FF and LA, correspondingly with less convergence rate.

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This paper presents a new optimization technique for increasing the network lifetime with reduced energy consumption. This is the first work that utilizes CLA for optimization problems.

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Data Technologies and Applications, vol. 55 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2514-9288

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Publication date: 22 January 2021

Anna Bedford, Kristina Vojvoda, Le Ma and Nelson Ma

This research letter outlines the “AFAANZ shark pitch 2020” research journey and reflects on the application of the pitch template to the authors’ research topic on innovation…

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Purpose

This research letter outlines the “AFAANZ shark pitch 2020” research journey and reflects on the application of the pitch template to the authors’ research topic on innovation, future profitability and stock returns.

Design/methodology/approach

This study begins by outlining how the research started, followed by the choice of authors’ replication study. This study then outlines the authors’ interactions with the corresponding author of the original study and the journal editor. The authors also detail their personal journey of using the pitch template.

Findings

The pitch template facilitated the identification of a replication study that has significant impact in informing Australian policy decisions. It allowed the authors to succinctly articulate and refine their research ideas.

Originality/value

This research letter highlights authors’ mistakes in using the pitch template and what they learned from interacting with the original authors and journal editor.

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Accounting Research Journal, vol. 34 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1030-9616

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Publication date: 25 January 2021

Le Ma, Henry Liu and Michael Sing

This study aims to address the gap by empirically exploring how residential construction-production progress, which includes project commencement, under-construction and project…

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Purpose

This study aims to address the gap by empirically exploring how residential construction-production progress, which includes project commencement, under-construction and project completion, responds dynamically to fluctuations in house prices.

Design/methodology/approach

A vector autoregressive model and an impulse response function are applied to simulate and analyse the circle of the stage-responsiveness of residential construction to residential property price dynamics in the state of Victoria, Australia. The quarterly numbers of dwelling units commenced, under-construction and completed are used as the proxy for the residential construction activities at three stages over the construction progress.

Findings

The analysis indicates that the dynamics are essentially transmitted throughout the construction process and can substantially impact the pace of production progress. The findings from this study provide an empirical base that should be useful in developing price-elasticity and production theories applicable to the context of residential property construction.

Research limitations/implications

The findings described above have been generated basically by examining the case of Victoria, Australia at a macro level. The generalisation of the research output needs to be verified further by future researchers using data collected from other regions/countries. Nevertheless, the reliability of the conclusions with particular practical implications can be substantially improved by future researchers by analysing more markets and production proxies at the activity level.

Practical implications

Based on new empirical findings, this research argues that building activity (i.e. under construction) played as a gateway between the construction and housing sectors, via which the inter-responsiveness of the housing supply in terms of construction activities and housing prices are transmitted.

Originality/value

This research firstly attempts to explore the inter-responsiveness between the real estate and construction sectors. A simulated circle of the stage-responsiveness of residential construction to residential property price dynamics is proposed, which can serve as a significant foundation for developing the theory of construction production.

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International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8270

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Publication date: 1 December 1998

Thomas M. Apke

Explores the issue of global licensing of technological advancement. Deals particularly with the legal side of things, minimizing risk in particular. Indicates that the fastest…

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Explores the issue of global licensing of technological advancement. Deals particularly with the legal side of things, minimizing risk in particular. Indicates that the fastest and best way of penetrating foreign markets is to use a local branch already established in the foreign market, or, alternatively, establish a subsidiary or joint venture. Focuses then on licensing and some of the problems that can arise from that – piracy, exploitation, competition and financial implications if things go wrong. Suggests ways to circumvent this through licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyright, technology transfer agreements, and/or national intellectual property laws. Defines a licensing agreement, covering the subject matter of the license, technical assistance provisions, specification of the scope of the license, royalty compensation, quality standards and warranties, infringement of licensed rights, and duration and termination of the agreement. Mentions, also, antitrust considerations and the tax aspects of licensing. Recommends this approach as it spells out terms and conditions clearly to all parties, thereby, hopefully, reducing misunderstanding and disputes.

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Managerial Law, vol. 40 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0558

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Publication date: 19 February 2018

Le Ma, Richard Reed and Xiaohua Jin

Due to the complicated nature of houses, the driving factors of the residential construction output can be investigated from different perspectives of interests. However, little…

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Due to the complicated nature of houses, the driving factors of the residential construction output can be investigated from different perspectives of interests. However, little research has provided an insight of the trend of the residential construction output from a cross-disciplinary perspective. The purpose of this paper is to identify the long-run equilibrium types of residential construction output, including external equilibrium, solo-market equilibrium and dual-market equilibrium.

Design/methodology/approach

A vector error correction model is applied into longitudinal data in the eight Australian states and territories to overview the regional variations of the residential construction output.

Findings

The empirical results show that the equilibrium of regional residential construction outputs in New South Wales and Victoria are determined by the external factors; the equilibrium in Western Australia is dominated by the construction market; and the equilibriums in the other five states and territories are influenced by both construction and house markets.

Research limitations/implications

The simplified approach may overlook the detailed explanation of the external factors, such as regional population, economy, policy and so forth. Given this limitation, future studies can introduce the correspondingly variables as per research interests.

Originality/value

Implementing the existing research into residential construction output and house supply, this research provides a simplified approach that demonstrates the linkage between construction and real estate sectors to identify the long-run equilibriums across regions. The underlying research sheds light in delivering inter-disciplinary research into the residential construction output.

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Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 25 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0969-9988

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Publication date: 5 March 2018

Le Ma and Richard Reed

As the “baby boomer” generation continues to enter their senior post-retirement years, the provision of affordable retirement housing has become increasingly important for the…

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As the “baby boomer” generation continues to enter their senior post-retirement years, the provision of affordable retirement housing has become increasingly important for the community, practitioners and policymakers. However, relatively little attention has to date been placed on identifying an effective market mechanism for the industry of the independent-living retirement villages to meet this increased and unprecedented demand. This study aims to develop an innovative and affordable retirement village development model which meets the needs of all stakeholders including seniors, retirement village residents, the retirement village industry and government.

Design/methodology/approach

The attributes of this study are as follows: structure of individual living units, retirement village characteristics, retirement village facilities and services and support mechanisms. The analysis was undertaken based on data relating to independent-living retirement villages in five Australian states. A hedonic pricing model was used where the price distributions relating to these four aspects were estimated.

Findings

The results confirmed the structures of the independent living units and the retirement village characteristics were closely related to pricing, followed by services and supports with a lesser relationship, although the facilities were not significantly related to pricing.

Research limitations/implications

This research is not able to address the entire retirement village market in Australia because the available market data are limited.

Practical implications

This research uses an innovative supply-side approach to assess retirement village attributes and values, which provides stakeholders with up-to-date market information to assist in guiding the performance of the retirement village industry.

Social implications

The market evaluations imply that seniors are reluctant to pay for village attributes that are not regarded as highly sought-after. A cost-effective strategy of new retirement village developments and upgrades can be further induced, which in turn can enhance the market efficiency and affordability of the retirement villages.

Originality/value

This pricing model for retirement village units extends previous studies into retirement villages and presents stakeholders with an innovative and reliable market-oriented model.

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Facilities, vol. 36 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-2772

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Publication date: 27 February 2019

Le Ma, Richard Reed and Jian Liang

There has been declining home ownership and increased acceptance of long-term renting in many western countries including Australia; this has created a problem when examining…

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Purpose

There has been declining home ownership and increased acceptance of long-term renting in many western countries including Australia; this has created a problem when examining housing markets as there are dual demand and include both owner-occupiers and investors. The purpose of this paper is to examine the long-run relationship between house prices, housing supply and demand, and to estimate the effects of the two types of demand (i.e. owner-occupier and investor) on house prices.

Design/methodology/approach

The econometric techniques for cointegration with vector error correction models are used to specify the proposed models, where the housing markets in the Australian states and territories illustrate the models.

Findings

The results highlight the regional long-run equilibrium and associated patterns in house prices, the level of new housing supply, owner-occupier demand for housing and investor demand for housing. Different types of markets were identified.

Practical implications

The findings suggest that policies that depress the investment demand can effectively prevent the housing bubble from further building up in the Australian states. The empirical findings shed light in the strategy of maintaining levels of housing affordability in regions where owner-occupiers have been priced out of the housing market.

Originality/value

There has been declining home ownership and increased acceptance of long-term renting in many western countries including Australia; this has created a problem when examining housing markets as there are dual demand and include both owner-occupiers and investors. This research has given to the relationship between supply and dual demand, which includes owner-occupation and investment, for housing and the influence on house prices.

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Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 37 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1463-578X

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Publication date: 10 June 2021

Dan Wu, Le Ma and Hui Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to construct an indicator framework for evaluating open health data portals from the perspective of user experience (UX) to reduce users’ learning…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to construct an indicator framework for evaluating open health data portals from the perspective of user experience (UX) to reduce users’ learning costs, save their time and energy and strengthen the emotional connection with users, thereby encouraging them to actively use open health data.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses card sorting, Delphi and analytic hierarchy process to determine the weights of indicators for evaluating open health data portals. Then, this study uses a coding method to score, evaluate and compare the selection of more than 120 open health data portals supported by organizations in more than 100 countries or regions that are in the World's top confirmed cases of COVID-19 as released by the World Health Organization.

Findings

At present, open health data portals have shortcomings with regard to UX. Different types of open health data portals vary significantly in the dimensions of technical experience and functional experience, but the differences in the dimensions of aesthetic experience, emotional experience and content experience are not significant.

Originality/value

The constructed open health data portal evaluation indicator framework introduces users' actual application needs and proposes optimization suggestions for the portal to meet the needs of users to quickly obtain, reliable and accurate health data.

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The Electronic Library , vol. 39 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-0473

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Publication date: 1 April 2004

Elizabeth A. Hoffmann

Sexual harassment law addresses hostile environments by evaluating whether the workplace environment would be considered hostile by a “reasonable woman”. But who is a reasonable…

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Sexual harassment law addresses hostile environments by evaluating whether the workplace environment would be considered hostile by a “reasonable woman”. But who is a reasonable woman? Defendant‐employers may present one group of women employees as representative “reasonable” women and assert that any of these women’s co‐workers who have had different experiences with regard to sexual harassment are not “reasonable”. However, when male employees categorize various groups of female coworkers differently and, subsequently, treat them differently, the experiences of women from one of these groups would not be indicative of the experiences of women from an other group. This “selective sexual harassment” was present in the workplace I studied: while both groups of women were “reasonable”, they had very different experiences, only one of which might be confirmed by a court as the perspective of “reasonable” women. This article advocates for a version of the “reason ble victim” standard to facilitate a closer analysis of hostile environment sexual harassment suits.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 23 no. 3/4/5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0261-0159

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