TSS （Tourism Support System） as a New Competitive Tourism Marketing Instrument

The recent trend in tourism marketing is focus on customer relationship management. Tourism industry today is one of the highest revenue generating industry and strategic approach for sustainable development of this industry hosts benefits not only for the tourism related stakeholders but also the community and economy on the whole. Oman is one of the most preferred destinations for the tourists especially after the declaration of Muscat, Arab tourism Capital for 2012. Thus to materialize this honor and position, the scientific study and analysis of tourist behavior will help to predict the future trend of tourism and will give direction for effort investment. This work presents a novel strategy to identify, analyze and highlights the main tourist behavioral factors that could increase tourists＇ loyalty to a specific destination or agency. The analytical TSS （tourism support system） will also classify customers into two categories--first category will be classified as ＂LT （loyal tourists）＂ and second category as ＂NLT （non-loyal tourists）＂. Dataset is collected from a tourism business organization. Twenty-four attributes and 545 instances were collected and were analyzed by algorithms like logistics, forest of random trees, naive Bayes, J48 and Id3. The explanatory variables were defined, and some transformations were done to identify the response variable. Entropy was used and adapted in order to find the response variable from the explanatory variables. The results obtained from this work confirm that the generated rules can be used for future prediction and tourism business can be improved and efforts can be directed in right place for the right consumer resulting in high return on investment.     

国内外智慧城市建设人才开发的经验借鉴

分析了国外智慧城市人才开发的经验,研究了国内先发城市智慧城市建设人才开发的实践,并总结了值得我国智慧城市建设人才开发的借鉴要点。以期望对于开发与构建智慧城市建设人才队伍,保障智慧城市建设具有一定的价值。     

现代物联网体系架构中核心技术标准及其发展应用研究

物联网是当前信息技术领域中的研究热点,作为一个新型产业,合理而高效的标准化研究与制定是保证该产业健康快速发展的关键。国际上有关物联网标准化研究及其协议制定的组织很多,这些标准组织从不同角度对物联网所涉及的各个技术领域进行研究,我国现在对于物联网标准化的研究还处于发展阶段。文章对物联网体系架构进行分析,并对其关键技术进行研究,从国际和国内两个方面对当前物联网标准研究组织及其研究进展进行了详细介绍,以期为物联网的应用和发展提供一个比较全面的参考和借鉴。     

Building Trust and Cooperation through Technology Adaptation in Virtual Teams: Empirical Field Evidence

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This article reports findings of a study of how leaders of virtual information systems development teams improve team trust and cooperation by managing adaptation of information and communications tools. Results indicate how Theory X (command and control) and Theory Y (facilitate and support) styles of leadership enable and hinder effective outcomes.     

Managing Global Software Engineering: A Comparative Analysis of Offshore Outsourcing and the Internal Offshoring of Software Development

In this article, the authors compare offshore outsourcing and the internal offshoring of software development. Empirical evidence is presented from a case study conducted in five companies. Based on a detailed literature review, a framework was developed that guided the authors' analysis of the differences in the challenges faced by companies and the patterns of evolution in the practice of software development in each business model.     

Upgrading the Computer

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Until recently, hardware was upgraded simply by ordering a larger, faster, more expensive computer. Now, upgrading a system is more complex but potentially more rewarding. The complexity results from the many alternative approaches available, the advent of distributed processing with its networking implications, the proliferation of microcomputers and office systems and the potential need to integrate them, and the options available for obtaining equipment. An understanding of an organization's needs and careful planning can make an equipment upgrade successful.     

溢流坝剖面设计软件开发

根据溢流坝剖面设计的基本理论和设计原则,以SL 319—2005《混凝土重力坝设计规范》为依据,以Visual Basic 6.0为开发平台,仿照软件工程的方法,设计开发出了一款可视化的溢流坝剖面设计软件。该软件界面清楚、操作方便,能够快速准确地完成溢流坝的剖面设计,并能在AutoCAD中绘出其剖面图,还可将计算结果输出到Excel表格中。工程实例表明,软件性能稳定、安全可靠,具有实用价值。     

高水头碟阀与球阀的实用评析

针对有关工程的初步设计,进行了水轮机进水阀的应用研究。通过调查和数学计算,进行了高水头蝶阀与球阀的技术经济比较,并进行了相关论证分析。结果表明,在满足水轮机进水阀运行功能的前提下,在一定的水头范围内(如:250 m ),水轮机进水阀采用高水头蝶阀最为经济,可以较大幅度地节约水轮机进水阀设备投资,从而提高设备的投资效益。     

石羊河流域水资源承载能力研究

基于石羊河流域经济社会发展和水资源利用状况,在分析水资源承载能力内涵的基础上,建 立了水资源承载能力计算方法,分析了石羊河流域的水资源承载状态,指出石羊河流域在当前和今后 一段时期仍将处于超载状态,需要继续加大水资源保护力度,促进实现经济社会可持续发展。     

城市河流水利风景资源开发研究

城市河流水利风景资源开发具有积极的现实意义,是当地城市旅游的重要组成部分之一。在对水利风景资源进行分类的基础上,构建了城市河流水利风景资源开发评价体系。以广东省肇庆市西江三峡为案例,进行了城市河流水利风景资源开发实证研究。