22 research outputs found
L'impact de l’utilisation des plateformes numériques sur la participation citoyenne dans le cadre de la smart city : Proposition d’un modèle conceptuel
No full textIn 2024, Morocco launched its ‘Maroc Digital 2030’ strategy aimed at transforming the country into a digital leader in Africa. This strategy aims to improve the accessibility and efficiency of public services by digitising them. This includes creating a unified digital portal to centralise access to government services, simplifying administrative procedures and improving the user experience. The rapid development of digital technologies has profoundly changed the behaviour of all stakeholders involved in urban management. E-participation is vital to foster economic and social development. The aim of this research is to explain the factors influencing online citizen participation and to propose a conceptual model integrating these variables. More specifically, this work examines the impact of expected effort in using the technology, perceived usefulness, attachment to the territory and perceived trust on the intention to use participatory platforms. In addition, the research introduces gender and sex as moderating variables to analyse how the relationships between these factors vary according to individual characteristics. Understanding the factors that influence the uptake of e-participation is essential for the strategy, planning, design and dissemination of e-participation initiatives that will ultimately motivate citizens to use them. This article also explores the technological and individual factors that influence citizens’ decision to participate online. Based on the UTAUT (United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) theoretical model. The research methodology of this article is based on an in-depth analysis of the literature review, we identified the relevant variables and formulated the hypotheses to be tested within the framework of the conceptual model. The expected results aim to enrich the literature on e-participation in order to implement a participatory approach adapted to the specific expectations of citizens.
Keywords: E-participation, Trust, Smart city, UTAUT.
JEL Classification: M30, M37, L86.
Paper type: Theoretical Research.Le Maroc a lancé en 2024 sa stratégie "Maroc Digital 2030" visant à transformer le pays en un leader numérique en Afrique. Cette stratégie vise à améliorer l’accessibilité et l’efficacité des services publics en les numérisant. Cela inclut la création d’un portail numérique unifié pour centraliser l’accès aux services gouvernementaux, la simplification des procédures administratives et l’amélioration de l’expérience utilisateur. En effet, l’évolution rapide des technologies numériques a profondément modifié le comportement de toutes les parties prenantes impliquées dans la gestion urbaine. L’e-participation est vitale pour favoriser le développement économique et social. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’expliquer les facteurs influençant la participation citoyenne en ligne et de proposer un modèle conceptuel intégrant ces variables. Plus précisément, ce travail examine l’impact de l’effort attendu dans l’usage de la technologie, de l’utilité perçue, de l’attachement au territoire et de la confiance perçue sur l’intention de l’usage des plateformes participatives. En outre, la recherche introduit le genre et le sexe comme variables modératrices pour analyser comment les relations entre ces facteurs varient en fonction des caractéristiques individuelles. Comprendre les facteurs qui influencent l’adoption de l’e-participation est essentiel pour la stratégie, la planification, la conception et la diffusion des initiatives de l’e-participation qui finiront par motiver les citoyens à les utiliser. Cet article explore aussi les facteurs technologiques et individuels qui influencent la décision des citoyens à la participation en ligne. En s’appuyant sur le modèle théorique UTAUT (United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology). La méthodologie de recherche de cet article repose sur une analyse approfondie de la revue de la littérature, nous avons identifié les variables pertinentes et formulé les hypothèses à tester dans le cadre du modèle conceptuel. Les résultats escomptés visent à enrichir la littérature sur l’e- participation pour mettre en œuvre une approche participative adaptée avec les attentes spécifiques des citoyens.
Mots clés : Participation en ligne, Confiance, Smart city, UTAUT.
Classification JEL : M30, M37, L86.
Type de l’article : Article théorique
L'impact de l’utilisation des plateformes numériques sur la participation citoyenne dans le cadre de la smart city : Proposition d’un modèle conceptuel
No full textIn 2024, Morocco launched its ‘Maroc Digital 2030’ strategy aimed at transforming the country into a digital leader in Africa. This strategy aims to improve the accessibility and efficiency of public services by digitising them. This includes creating a unified digital portal to centralise access to government services, simplifying administrative procedures and improving the user experience. The rapid development of digital technologies has profoundly changed the behaviour of all stakeholders involved in urban management. E-participation is vital to foster economic and social development. The aim of this research is to explain the factors influencing online citizen participation and to propose a conceptual model integrating these variables. More specifically, this work examines the impact of expected effort in using the technology, perceived usefulness, attachment to the territory and perceived trust on the intention to use participatory platforms. In addition, the research introduces gender and sex as moderating variables to analyse how the relationships between these factors vary according to individual characteristics. Understanding the factors that influence the uptake of e-participation is essential for the strategy, planning, design and dissemination of e-participation initiatives that will ultimately motivate citizens to use them. This article also explores the technological and individual factors that influence citizens’ decision to participate online. Based on the UTAUT (United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) theoretical model. The research methodology of this article is based on an in-depth analysis of the literature review, we identified the relevant variables and formulated the hypotheses to be tested within the framework of the conceptual model. The expected results aim to enrich the literature on e-participation in order to implement a participatory approach adapted to the specific expectations of citizens.
Keywords: E-participation, Trust, Smart city, UTAUT.
JEL Classification: M30, M37, L86.
Paper type: Theoretical Research.Le Maroc a lancé en 2024 sa stratégie "Maroc Digital 2030" visant à transformer le pays en un leader numérique en Afrique. Cette stratégie vise à améliorer l’accessibilité et l’efficacité des services publics en les numérisant. Cela inclut la création d’un portail numérique unifié pour centraliser l’accès aux services gouvernementaux, la simplification des procédures administratives et l’amélioration de l’expérience utilisateur. En effet, l’évolution rapide des technologies numériques a profondément modifié le comportement de toutes les parties prenantes impliquées dans la gestion urbaine. L’e-participation est vitale pour favoriser le développement économique et social. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’expliquer les facteurs influençant la participation citoyenne en ligne et de proposer un modèle conceptuel intégrant ces variables. Plus précisément, ce travail examine l’impact de l’effort attendu dans l’usage de la technologie, de l’utilité perçue, de l’attachement au territoire et de la confiance perçue sur l’intention de l’usage des plateformes participatives. En outre, la recherche introduit le genre et le sexe comme variables modératrices pour analyser comment les relations entre ces facteurs varient en fonction des caractéristiques individuelles. Comprendre les facteurs qui influencent l’adoption de l’e-participation est essentiel pour la stratégie, la planification, la conception et la diffusion des initiatives de l’e-participation qui finiront par motiver les citoyens à les utiliser. Cet article explore aussi les facteurs technologiques et individuels qui influencent la décision des citoyens à la participation en ligne. En s’appuyant sur le modèle théorique UTAUT (United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology). La méthodologie de recherche de cet article repose sur une analyse approfondie de la revue de la littérature, nous avons identifié les variables pertinentes et formulé les hypothèses à tester dans le cadre du modèle conceptuel. Les résultats escomptés visent à enrichir la littérature sur l’e- participation pour mettre en œuvre une approche participative adaptée avec les attentes spécifiques des citoyens.
Mots clés : Participation en ligne, Confiance, Smart city, UTAUT.
Classification JEL : M30, M37, L86.
Type de l’article : Article théorique
L'impact de l’utilisation des plateformes numériques sur la participation citoyenne dans le cadre de la smart city : Proposition d’un modèle conceptuel
No full textIn 2024, Morocco launched its ‘Maroc Digital 2030’ strategy aimed at transforming the country into a digital leader in Africa. This strategy aims to improve the accessibility and efficiency of public services by digitising them. This includes creating a unified digital portal to centralise access to government services, simplifying administrative procedures and improving the user experience. The rapid development of digital technologies has profoundly changed the behaviour of all stakeholders involved in urban management. E-participation is vital to foster economic and social development. The aim of this research is to explain the factors influencing online citizen participation and to propose a conceptual model integrating these variables. More specifically, this work examines the impact of expected effort in using the technology, perceived usefulness, attachment to the territory and perceived trust on the intention to use participatory platforms. In addition, the research introduces gender and sex as moderating variables to analyse how the relationships between these factors vary according to individual characteristics. Understanding the factors that influence the uptake of e-participation is essential for the strategy, planning, design and dissemination of e-participation initiatives that will ultimately motivate citizens to use them. This article also explores the technological and individual factors that influence citizens’ decision to participate online. Based on the UTAUT (United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) theoretical model. The research methodology of this article is based on an in-depth analysis of the literature review, we identified the relevant variables and formulated the hypotheses to be tested within the framework of the conceptual model. The expected results aim to enrich the literature on e-participation in order to implement a participatory approach adapted to the specific expectations of citizens.
Keywords: E-participation, Trust, Smart city, UTAUT.
JEL Classification: M30, M37, L86.
Paper type: Theoretical Research.Le Maroc a lancé en 2024 sa stratégie "Maroc Digital 2030" visant à transformer le pays en un leader numérique en Afrique. Cette stratégie vise à améliorer l’accessibilité et l’efficacité des services publics en les numérisant. Cela inclut la création d’un portail numérique unifié pour centraliser l’accès aux services gouvernementaux, la simplification des procédures administratives et l’amélioration de l’expérience utilisateur. En effet, l’évolution rapide des technologies numériques a profondément modifié le comportement de toutes les parties prenantes impliquées dans la gestion urbaine. L’e-participation est vitale pour favoriser le développement économique et social. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’expliquer les facteurs influençant la participation citoyenne en ligne et de proposer un modèle conceptuel intégrant ces variables. Plus précisément, ce travail examine l’impact de l’effort attendu dans l’usage de la technologie, de l’utilité perçue, de l’attachement au territoire et de la confiance perçue sur l’intention de l’usage des plateformes participatives. En outre, la recherche introduit le genre et le sexe comme variables modératrices pour analyser comment les relations entre ces facteurs varient en fonction des caractéristiques individuelles. Comprendre les facteurs qui influencent l’adoption de l’e-participation est essentiel pour la stratégie, la planification, la conception et la diffusion des initiatives de l’e-participation qui finiront par motiver les citoyens à les utiliser. Cet article explore aussi les facteurs technologiques et individuels qui influencent la décision des citoyens à la participation en ligne. En s’appuyant sur le modèle théorique UTAUT (United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology). La méthodologie de recherche de cet article repose sur une analyse approfondie de la revue de la littérature, nous avons identifié les variables pertinentes et formulé les hypothèses à tester dans le cadre du modèle conceptuel. Les résultats escomptés visent à enrichir la littérature sur l’e- participation pour mettre en œuvre une approche participative adaptée avec les attentes spécifiques des citoyens.
Mots clés : Participation en ligne, Confiance, Smart city, UTAUT.
Classification JEL : M30, M37, L86.
Type de l’article : Article théorique
Machine learning-based prediction of toxic metals concentration in an acid mine drainage environment, northern Tunisia
No full textIn northern Tunisia, Sidi Driss sulfide ore valorization had produced a large waste amount. The long tailings exposure period and in situ minerals interactions produced an acid mine drainage (AMD) which contributed to a strong increase in the mobility and migration of huge heavy metal (HM) quantities to the surrounding soils. In this work, the soil mineral proportions, grain sizes, physicochemical properties, SO42− and S contents, and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms such as the Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were used to predict the soil HM quantities transferred from Sidi-Driss mine drainage to surrounding soils. The results showed that the HM concentrations had significantly increased with the increase of decomposition and oxidation of galena, marcasite, pyrite, and sphalerite-marcasite and Fe-oxide-hydroxides quantities and the sulfate dissolution (marked with SO42− ions increase) that produced the decreased soil pH. Compared to SVM, and ANN models outputs, the RF model that revealed higher R2val, RPD, RPIQ, and lower error indices had satisfactorily predicted the soil HM accumulation coming from the AMD environment. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
SRC_Num_TDOA: Multiple speech sources’ number and their TDOA Estimation from a stereo recorded mixture
No full textAbstractWe consider the problem of sources counting and Time Delays of Arrival (TDOAs) estimation from a two-channel reverberant mixture in the underdetermined case. Most existing estimating TDOA implementations are based on a prior knowledge about the number of involved sources in the mixture. Whereas, we develop a new function that only takes the observed mixtures as input. In this paper, we describe the basic of the proposed function, its development and its evaluation on real recorded mixtures with reference to widely used methods. Through simulations and real environment experiments, we indicate that our method outperforms other state-of-the-art TDOA methods in terms of accuracy, while being significantly more efficient in terms of computational complexity
Reducing the prevalence of compassion fatigue in emergency department nurses through resilience training
No full textCompassion fatigue is exhaustion that limits the ability of caring relationships. Emergency department nurses deal with high stress situations that involve physical and emotional challenges that may result in compassion fatigue. Due to the challenges of the demands faced by emergency department nurses, compassion fatigue is a vast issue, which impacts the quality of care provided. Compassion fatigue affects patient satisfaction and staff turnover, ultimately leading to the nursing shortage. Therefore, it is a problem worth investigating and working to resolve.
Methodology: Resilience techniques such as self-care strategies (i.e, sleep, adequate hydration and nutrition) as well as guided meditation and self-affirmation were discussed in a one-hour resilience training to help emergency department nurses in a level two trauma hospital develop resiliency techniques to overcome compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue was scored on a Professional Quality of Life tool developed by Hudnall Stamm (2009) before and after the training to assess the effectiveness of the training on emergency department nurses.
Results: A Mann Whitney U statistical analysis showed statistically significant results for the subsets of burnout, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress (p = .000). The mean scores for each subset of the Professional Quality of Life tool have also improved post-intervention.
Conclusion: The results of this project correlate with evidence in the literature, stating that resiliency training works to improve compassion fatigue by improving compassion satisfaction and decreasing burnout and secondary traumatic stress. The resilience training for this project used strategies that include self-care, mentoring, and exercise, which gave nurses different techniques to improve resiliency such as guided meditation and tips on improving their health and lifestyle. It was concluded that resilience training has a positive effect on reducing the prevalence of compassion fatigue in emergency department nurses.DNPIncludes bibliographical reference
The shallow bond: the profit motive figuring into Virginia Woolf’s feminist message
No full textWoolf’s vocabulary of feminist emancipation was the vector of her migration towards the genre of the novel. For all the vindictiveness it bears against gender inequality, exploring feminism as potential (i.e., as future-oriented) was not untouched by the writer’s inward-turned contradictions despite her choice of the variety of the narrative to intercept the strain of reminiscence (therefore the sentimentalism) of her poetry. “After being ill and suffering every form and variety of nightmare” (Letters IV, 231), Virginia Woolf “by the light of reason, tr[ies] to put into prose” (ibid) her idea of female empowerment to “keep entirely off” (ibid) the danger of patriarchy. Proving the efficiency of her feminist message as an author was within Woolf’s battle against a stretched life of introversion with a view to explore the broader opportunity presented by prose. However, a conspicuous part of her mental instability was Woolf’s unclear relation to the profit motif behind the project of female authorship which acquired a significance that always threatened to frustrate her very feminist concept
