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Fostering Women's Empowerment in Europe: Case Studies of Innovation in AI, Blockchain, and the Metaverse
No full textThis chapter explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and metaverse technologies within the European context, highlighting the pioneering role of women driving innovation in these fields. Through inspiring case studies, it showcases European companies where women are leveraging these cutting-edge technologies to create positive change across diverse industries.
The chapter delves into the remarkable contributions of European women in AI research and applications, blockchain implementation, and metaverse development. It underscores the significance of gender diversity in these domains and advocates for empowering women to lead the way in shaping a more inclusive and pioneering technological future.
AI is revolutionizing industries in Europe, from healthcare to finance, by increasing efficiency, improving decision-making, and fueling groundbreaking research. Blockchain disrupts traditional sectors, promoting transparency and trust through decentralized solutions in finance, supply chain management, and digital identity. The metaverse, an immersive virtual environment, redefines human interaction and collaboration, with European innovators exploring its potential in entertainment, education, and virtual commerce.
The chapter explores how AI, blockchain, and the metaverse contribute to women’s empowerment in Europe, creating new opportunities, breaking barriers, and promoting inclusivity. It highlights initiatives enabling access to education, bridging the gender pay gap, encouraging entrepreneurship, enhancing workplace diversity, improving healthcare access, combating gender-based violence, enabling work-life balance, and supporting women in STEM fields.
Overall, this chapter underscores Europe’s commitment to responsible development of emerging technologies while preserving values of diversity and inclusion, setting the stage for a transformative digital future driven by the remarkable contributions of women in AI, blockchain, and the metaverse.No Full Tex
Transforming Workplace Wellness in the Next-Generation Hospitality Industry by Leveraging Transformational Digital Technologies and Tools
No full textTechnology has revolutionized the modern workplace, enabling remote work, streamlined communication, and collaboration. However, this disruption in the hospitality industry has also led to challenges in employees’ professional and personal lives. To manage this, organizations are embracing technological innovations to enhance employee wellness programs. This chapter explores how cutting-edge technologies like AI-powered chatbots, virtual assistants, wearable devices, gamification, virtual/augmented reality, and digital peer support networks are transforming employee assistance and well-being initiatives. It provides insights into technology-driven wellness solutions implemented by leading hospitality companies such as Marriott, Hyatt, Accor, and Royal Caribbean. The chapter highlights how these interventions have empowered employees through real-time support, stress management, meditation, ergonomics, fitness tracking, and fostering a positive work culture. By leveraging technology to prioritize employee well-being, the hospitality sector can drive higher productivity, exceptional guest experiences, and create a future-ready workforce. The chapter offers guidance, best practices, recommendations, and cautions for integrating transformative technologies into robust employee wellness programs within the hospitality domain. The chapter speaks about VR-guided mediation sessions and other stress-relieving activities, AR for ergonomics and safety, and digital platforms for peer support networks, which are all being used by the next-generation hospitality industry to create a positive work culture and enhanced employee satisfaction for higher productivity and exceptional guest experience. As hotel operators emphasize the fitness facilities for guests, so have they understood and focused on offering pathways for their employees’ wellness. Some examples are TakeCare staff wellness programmes by Marriott International, Hyatt’s Colleague Wellbeing Council, Lifeworks Total Wellbeing app by Accor, and Royal Caribbean’s Wellness Works programme.No Full Tex
Technology and Luxury Hospitality: AI, Blockchain and the Metaverse
No full textThe integration of pioneering information and communication technologies has transformed the hospitality sector. This groundbreaking book delves into the transformative power of cutting-edge technologies in the world of high-end travel and accommodation. As the digital revolution continues to reshape our lives, this book offers an exclusive look at how the hospitality industry is adapting and evolving to cater to the sophisticated tastes of the modern, tech-savvy traveller.
In this eye-opening exploration, readers will be taken on a journey through the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the metaverse as they intersect with the world of luxury hospitality. From AI-driven concierge services and smart hotel rooms that cater to guests' every whim to the democratization of luxury experiences through blockchain-based loyalty programmes and the rise of virtual reality travel, this book reveals the extraordinary possibilities that lie ahead for the discerning traveller.
With insights from international experts, this edited collection provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of the current and future trends shaping the industry and will be valuable to scholars and postgraduate researchers across the hospitality sector, innovation, and luxury management
Application of Agricultural Drones and IoT to Understand Food Supply Chain During Post COVID‐19
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Sensor based solar tracker system using electronic circuits for moisture detection and auto-irrigation
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