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Cloud computing research: a review of research themes, frameworks, methods and future research directions
No full textThis paper presents a meta-analysis of cloud computing research in information systems with the aim of taking stock of literature and their associated research frameworks, research methodology, geographical distribution, level of analysis as well as trends of these studies over the period of 7 years. A total of 285 articles from 67 peer review journals from year 2009 to 2015 were used in the analysis. The findings indicate that extant cloud computing literature tends to skew towards the technological dimension to the detriment of other under researched dimensions such as business, conceptualization and application domain. Whilst there has been a constant increase in cloud computing studies over the last seven years, a significant number of these studies have not been underpinned by theoretical frameworks and models. Also, majority of cloud computing studies utilized experiment and simulation as methods of enquiry as compared to the qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies. This study contributes to cloud computing research by providing holistic insights into trends on themes, methodology, research framework, geographical focus and future research directions
An overview of cloud computing adoption across industries in a developing country
No full textThe purpose of the study is to investigate the nature of cloud computing adoption across different industries of Ghanaian organizations with the view of providing adoption trends and patterns for policy direction, practice and future research. A quantitative research approach consisting a survey of 305 Ghanaian organizations was adopted. The findings indicated the following. Firstly, the level of cloud computing adoption is low in Ghana. Secondly, information technology services, financial institutions, educational and telecommunication firms are the front runners in cloud computing adoption in Ghana. Thirdly, Ghanaian organizations tend to adopt software-as-a-service (SaaS) type of cloud service than infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Also, Ghanaian organizations tend to adopt private cloud deployment than hybrid, public and community. Lastly, cloud computing adoption is largely dominated by medium sized organizations. This study makes the following contribution to research and practice. First, it provides insight into cloud computing adoption trends and patterns across different industries in Ghana which arguable was non-existent. Second, this study has laid the foundation and provided direction for future research on cloud computing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Finally, this study contributes to practice by pointing out potential investment sectors for cloud computing business. It is therefore envisaged that these constructive and valuable findings contribute to the development of the cloud industry in Ghana as it is in its infancy
Preliminary insight into cloud computing adoption in a developing country
No full textPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of cloud computing adoption (CCA) in a developing country context through the lens of the technology, organisation and environment (TOE) framework.Design/methodology/approach – The study was carried out using the quantitative research methodology based on a survey of 305 organisations from different industries in Ghana. Based on the TOE framework, a conceptual model consisting of ten hypotheses were proposed and tested through a confirmatory factor analysis and logistic regression analysis.Findings – The findings indicate that relative advantage, security concern, top management support, technology readiness, competitive pressure and trading partners’ pressure were the TOE factors found to be significant in CCA in a developing country context. Conversely, firm size, scope, compatibility and regulatory support were found to be insignificant.Originality/value – This study provides insights into CCA across different industries in a developing country environment. The study is arguably the first kind of empirical research into CCA in a developing country context, specifically in Ghana. The findings from this study provide a foundation for other studies as well as constructive insights for the development of cloud computing, due to its infancy in the developing world
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A Quantitative Study of the Paratexts in Erasmus-Froben Imprints
No full textWe study the paratexts in Erasmus’ imprints with Johann then Hieronymus Froben of Basel between 1514 and 1536. From Valentina Sebastiani’s bibliography of Johann Froben we observe that Erasmus was a more abundant paratexter than other authors who published with Johann Froben. We supplement that work with a bibliography of Erasmus’ imprints with Hieronymus Froben. We note trends across the Erasmus-Froben corpus, including: a remarkable number of imprints, equally balanced between new editions and re-editions, abundant dedications without correlation to format, indexes in folio volumes especially, a growing attention to errata lists over time. These patterns shed light on one author-printer partnership but also on more general trends in learned publishing in the early 16th century.HistoryAccepted Manuscrip
L’esperienza Erasmus e la comunicazione interculturale
No full textThe article describes the Italian author’s personal experiences during his Erasmus exchange at a German university under both, intercultural and linguistic aspects. Reporting on various undergone communication situations and communicative events the author provides pertinent examples of cultural differences between the Italian speaking community and the German speaking one, highlighting important German and Italian cultural values and their role in the intercultural communication
Erasmus Studycentre
No full textUniversity Library and Studycentre for the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.Interiors, Buildings and CitiesArchitectur
Industriële Biotechnologie Duurzaam Getoetst. Een onderzoek naar de bijdrage aan duurzame ontwikkeling
No full textDit rapport van 8 november 2004 is in opdracht van het ministerie van VROM geschreven door onderzoekers van het Erasmus Centre for Sustainability and Management van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, het Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen van de Universiteit Leiden (CML) en de Environmental Biotechnology Group van de Technische Universiteit Delft. De onderzoekers hebben de duurzaamheid van de industriële of witte biotechnologie in Nederland onderzocht.OT
Blanchard and Jeffries
No full textPage from "The Juvenile Tourist; or, Excursions into the west of England" by John Evans, describing Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard and John Jeffries' ascent from Dover to Calais. At the bottom of the page and the top of the verso is an excerpt from the poem "The Loves of the Plants" from The Botanic Garden (1789) by Erasmus Darwin [grandfather of Charles]. Handwritten over the top paragraph on the page: "Juvenile Tourist By John Evans of Islington."For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/62
Author Correction
No full textThe original version of this Article contained an error in Table 4, in which the coefficients of the LASSO regression model of treatment response corresponded to a version that was performed without non-coding genes. The new version of the table, which was generated during revision of the manuscript, contains the coefficients that were obtained after including potential non-coding driver genes in the model. Genomic features that became statistically significant after re-running the model were also added, which included: ‘nr of 10 kb–1Mb deletions’, ‘SBS41’, ‘Non-coding - LINC00672’, ‘Gain 7p12.3 - (PKD1L1)’, ‘Loss 4q22.1 - (CCSER1)’, and ‘Loss 18q23 - (NFATC1*)’. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. The original version of this Article also contained an error in the author affiliations. The affiliations of Job van Riet with Cancer Computational Biology Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Urology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands were inadvertently omitted. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. The original version of this Article contained an error in the Methods, section “Whole-genome sequencing; identification of somatic changes”, which incorrectly read ‘GATK BQSR and Haplotype Caller v3.4.46 were used to call somatic mutations.’ The correct version is ‘GATK BQSR and Haplotype Caller v3.4.46 and Strelka v1.0.14 were used to call somatic mutations’. This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.</p
Erasmus University Library: Study-center Coolsingel
No full textDe ontwerpopgave: De studio vroeg om het ontwerpen van een universiteitbibliotheek voor Erasmus Universiteit op de Coolsingel in Rotterdam.Urban Culture and New OpennessInterior Graduation StudioArchitectur
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