Information Technology Paradigm Research Articles

The tension between English-medium instruction and Vietnamese-medium instruction in higher education

Abstract In Vietnam, English-medium instruction (EMI) has been implemented in parallel with Vietnamese-medium instruction (VMI) in higher education, partly to help remedy its shortcomings. However, only economically advantaged students can access EMI, which suggests EMI graduates may accrue discrepant advantages compared to VMI graduates. Research has, nonetheless, not explored the effects on these stakeholders. Hence, to partially address the gap, this study explores EMI in information technology (IT). Using the theoretical concepts of parity, distribution, and self-amplifying loop, this study draws on eight in-depth semi-structured interviews with EMI and VMI graduates. Thematic analysis of the data reveals disparities in advantages ensuing from EMI and VMI including English skills and Anglo-American acculturation, access to English-speaking jobs at different rates, and divergent professional opportunities. These disparities are accounted for by the disciplinary paradigm of IT and the unevenly distributed resources between EMI and VMI and are then enlarged by self-amplifying loops. In this process, EMI in IT constitutes a double accelerator and therefore enables EMI graduates to gain the foregoing advantages by a larger margin and VMI graduates to do so but at a slower rate. The study recommends addressing this widening gap through the formation and implementation of VMI- and EMI-related policies at all levels.

Dynamic Load Balancing for Improved Resource Allocation in Cloud Environments

Cloud computing has emerged as a revolutionary paradigm in information technology, offering scalable and on-demand access to computing resources. Efficient resource allocation is a crucial aspect in ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness of cloud environments. Load balancing algorithms play a vital role in distributing workloads across available resources, preventing resource overutilization and underutilization. This research focuses on optimizing resource allocation in cloud computing through the application of advanced load balancing algorithms. The primary objective is to enhance resource utilization, minimize response time, and improve overall system performance. Traditional load balancing techniques often fall short in addressing the dynamic and heterogeneous nature of cloud environments. Therefore, this study investigates novel algorithms that leverage real-time resource monitoring, predictive analytics, and adaptive decision-making to intelligently allocate workloads. The research involves the design, implementation, and evaluation of multiple load balancing algorithms. Comparative analysis is conducted to assess the efficiency of the proposed algorithms against existing methods. Performance metrics such as response time, throughput, resource utilization, and scalability are used to gauge the effectiveness of the algorithms under various workload scenarios. this research explores the impact of load balancing strategies on energy consumption and environmental sustainability. Energy-efficient load balancing algorithms are developed to align resource allocation with energy consumption patterns, contributing to the overall green computing initiative.

POST-DISCIPLINE COMMUNICATION ON THE STRAIGHT WAY

The development of communication studies is currently driven by the information technology paradigm, making the discipline of communication a very sexy study, leaving other disciplines behind. Old communication studies traditions such as media effects, framing studies, agenda- setting, as well as various media impact studies, public relations, broadcasting, journalism and the like are grouped as traditional communication studies. Meanwhile, the development of the world of communication driven by social media and internet-based technology has made the world of communication very sexy and has attracted the attention of various disciplines by starting to connect disciplines outside of communication with communication disciplines, so that communication is referred to as post-communication. discipline. This study examines thinking by classifying the development of thinking in traditional communication disciplines and post- discipline communication. Collecting data using interviews and conducting library research. The conclusion of this study is that the communication discipline in today's world is distinguished between traditional and post-discipline disciplines. In developed countries, these two disciplines become an equally important conversation, while in new developing countries, communication of traditional disciplines becomes dominant. In Indonesia, communication stakeholders must maintain these two communication disciplines, this is what is meant by straight way communication.

A new method to evaluate the coordination of freight transport and economy for sustainable development

New-age business and information technology paradigms that maintain present and future goals to meet their fundamental requirements while protecting nature and the variety of natural processes of ecosystems lead to sustainable development. To understand sustainable development, one must first understand that there are limits to how far society can continue to develop in its current form. With the development of information technology, the informatization and digitization of freight transportation have been realized, and it has become possible to explore new paradigms of sustainable development. However, a major improvement in freight transportation technology is needed to link environmental development with sustainable business development. In this context, on the basis of the analysis of the freight coordination evaluation index system and the availability of information data, this paper built an improved gray correlation analysis model and a coordination evaluation model. It also discussed the content of the structural adjustment of freight transport based on an empirical study of the coordination between China's freight transport and economic development. The research shows that after the adjustment of the freight structure, the economic coordination of China's freight structure has realized a V-shaped process of first decreasing and then improving. The future structural adjustment of freight transport should be focused on the eastern and central regions of China, with special attention to improving the coordination of freight transport in the central region.

MOST SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOURSE

This article is devoted to the linguopragmatic analysis of the discourse of modern social networks. The article examines the current state of the language of the information technology paradigm and the place of the Internet discourse in it. The most significant trends in the written form of speech in the environment of Internet communication within social networks are given.
 ted to the linguopragmatic analysis of the discourse of modern social networks. The article examines the current state of the language of the information technology paradigm and the place of the Internet discourse in it. The most significant trends in the written form of speech in the environment of Internet communication within social networks are given.

Janus VXY monolayers with tunable large Berry curvature

Abstract The Rashba effect and valley polarization provide a novel paradigm in quantum information technology. However, practical materials are scarce. Here, we found a new class of Janus monolayers VXY (X = Cl, Br, I; Y = Se, Te) with excellent valley polarization effect. In particular, Janus VBrSe shows Zeeman type spin splitting of 14 meV, large Berry curvature of 182.73 bohr2, and, at the same time, a large Rashba parameter of 176.89 meV·Å. We use the k·p theory to analyze the relationship between the lattice constant and the curvature of the Berry. The Berry curvature can be adjusted by changing the lattice parameter, which will greatly improve the transverse velocities of carriers and promote the efficiency of the valley Hall device. By applying biaxial strain onto VBrSe, we can see that there is a correlation between Berry curvature and lattice constant, which further validates the above theory. All these results provide tantalizing opportunities for efficient spintronics and valleytronics.

Implementation of a Process Approach to the Quality of Expert Legal Assistance in the face of Digitalization

Digital transformation of legal profession and advocacy involves finding, selecting, and developing approaches that ensure the translation of data about objects, connections, and processes of the real (analog) world related to the relevant subject area into a virtual (digital) format. Therefore, it is very important that the description of the properties of objects, connections and processes subject to digitalization should be machine-readable, and the «pre-digital» (analog) image of such should fit into the paradigm of information technology (Information Technology, IT) for the subsequent transformation of this image into digital form.The digital transformation of legal profession and advocacy is not an end in itself. The key issue is the quality of expert legal assistance. The issue of the quality of expert legal assistance must be addressed on a systematic basis, taking into account such quality management functions as quality planning, quality assurance, quality control, and quality improvement. The development of the topic of quality (proper quality) of expert legal assistance involves the formation of a certain theoretical model on an appropriate methodological basis, followed by its implementation in the regulatory (regulatory) framework of the ecosystem of advocacy and implementation in corporate practice. The author offers one of these models. The model is based on the so-called process approach. The paper describes the essence of the process approach, the process model of the quality of the expert legal assistance itself and gives a general description of its elements. The process model allows you to look at the provision of expert legal assistance through the prism of the process approach used in IT: it makes it possible to plan the provision, provide and analyze the results of the rendered expert legal assistance in the paradigm of this approach. The author notes the high analytical potential of the process model of the quality of qualified legal aid and its practical usefulness.

Scalable Management of Heterogeneous Cloud Resources Based on Evolution Strategies Algorithm

The emergence and rapid development of Cloud computing have intensively changed the Information Technology paradigm. Cloud computing found its wide application in science and engineering. Cloud-based systems provide new solutions for scientific experiments and access to data distributed across data centers. Optimization of Cloud resource management is becoming a significant area of research. This research focuses on scheduling tasks and processing scientific data in a heterogeneous Cloud environment where most jobs require a large number of resources and computing power. Our approach proposes a strategy for optimizing task scheduling across different virtual machines and data centers based on the metaheuristic Evolution Strategies algorithm. The Evolution Strategies algorithm was tested, which has not been used in this domain. As an essential property of the system, scalability has played an important role in selecting the algorithm. We created a model and added a Longest Job First broker policy. Compared to the standard Genetic Algorithm, our approach has shown improvements in measured metrics. After testing under different loads, the proposed strategy gave promising results and achieved a better makespan, larger average resource utilization, better throughput, less average execution time, a smaller degree of imbalance, and scalability.

Network Simulation Software Architecture of Blockchain: A Model-Led Viewpoint

It was proposed that Blockchain networks would serve some of Contemporary societies’ most important functions. If used in such capacity, blockchain network failures include catastrophes stretching beyond citizens, organizations and nations. As such, the highest levels of analytic and scientific validation for blockchain network protocols must be performed prior to widespread implementation subject to key protection, trust and efficiency. Though, the size of blockchain open-access systems in their imagined scale preclude the likelihood of exact reprocessing and replication in a laboratory setting when conducting analytical evaluations. Instead, it is important to consider abstract operating models – simulators – of proposed technologies. Such simulators must be verified by the scientific community, be highly transparent and reusable to ensure that concept concepts are applied and comparable easily and reliably as instruments for the research industry. We say it will help resolve this need by developing paradigms in information technology, including model-driven creation and product lineages. We define our efforts to build an efficiency and efficient derived domain meta-model and object-focused architecture for the advanced blockchain network modules.

Adjusting to the digital: Societal outcomes and consequences

Innovation in digital technologies is central to contemporary debates about the need for policy and regulatory adjustment in response to the consequences of the centrality of these technologies in contemporary societies. Christopher Freeman's research in relation to changes in techno-economic paradigm and, specifically, in relation to the information and communication technology (ICT) paradigm, cautioned that assessments of these changes needed to go beyond market dynamics to examine social, cultural and political issues. In this paper several predominant themes in his work are foregrounded – the ambiguity of changes within the ICT paradigm; the role of guiding principles in influencing expectations about societal outcomes; and the importance of political factors in shaping the consequences of technological innovation. These three themes are then deployed in a discussion of recent innovations – two technical (5G mobile networks and artificial intelligence-as-a-service) and one institutional (proposals for changes in the international taxation regime in response to claims that the existing regime is inappropriate in the face of global online service provision). In each instance, the aim is to illustrate how following Freeman by giving attention to the themes operates as an important guide to analysis of adjustments to novel deployments of digital technology. The conclusion emphasizes the value of Freeman's contributions to shaping research agendas that acknowledge the need to humanize technology, to consider alternatives to taken-for-granted principles and practices, and to take into account the role of political power in tandem with concentrated economic power.

Two-dimensional intrinsic ferrovalley GdI2 with large valley polarization

Manipulation of the valley degree of freedom provides a novel paradigm in quantum information technology. In this work, through first principles calculations, we demonstrate that monolayer $\mathrm{Gd}{\mathrm{I}}_{2}$ is a promising candidate material for valleytronic applications. Monolayer $\mathrm{Gd}{\mathrm{I}}_{2}$ can be easily exfoliated from bulk, and it is spontaneously valley polarized with a giant splitting of 149 meV due to its intrinsic ferromagnetism and large spin orbital coupling. The anomalous valley Hall effect could be realized in monolayer $\mathrm{Gd}{\mathrm{I}}_{2}$ by an appropriate external electric field. Furthermore, the valley polarization feature is stable against the biaxial in-plane strain. Our findings provide an extraordinary and potential material platform for experimental studies and practical applications in the emergent field of valleytronics.

Technology Acceptance Model for Pervasive Computing: Mobile Business Intelligence Applications in Egypt

The Pervasive Computing is a new paradigm in information technology. Over the past two decades, many of Pervasive Computing and Internet of Things applications were developed to facilitate our life. The current study will mainly focus on pervasive computing applications at work settings and empirically validate the proposed model. The Mobile Business Intelligence application was chosen as an initial stage technology of pervasive computing. The study developed a proposed model which included the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model along with the Trust and Perceived Convenience variables to investigate behavioral intention to use pervasive computing applications. Using Questionnaire survey, data was collected from 277 employees in some companies in Egypt. The correlation, regression and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were used for analysis. The results showed that effort expectancy explained 17.9% of the variations in Perceived Convenience, 28.9% of the variations in Performance Expectancy were justified by Perceived Convenience. The results also indicated that Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, Perceived Convenience and Trust explained 46.7% of the variations in behavioral intention to use pervasive computing applications.

Cloud Services and Cloud Perspectives: A Review

Cloud computing is a popular paradigm in information technology and computing as it offers numerous advantages in terms of economical saving and minimal management effort to many organizations agencies. Although elasticity and flexibility brings tremendous benefits, it still raises many information security challenges that have created a barrier against adopting this agile Cloud computing. This paper provides a review study on the cloud computing as well identifying 25-key factors to fulfil better practice in cloud computing and way of making the environment of the cloud computing more qualified to many organizations agencies.

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE PARADIGM "INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES AS A GLOBAL TREND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPPING SAFETY OF AN INNOVATIVE SOCIETY"

The evolution of computer-integrated technologies as a global trend in developing the safety to navigation of the innovative society is presented. Computer integrated technologies contributed to the development of computer intelligence determined by the paradigm of information technology, which contributed to the formation of computer integrated navigation systems. It is revealed that a global phenomenon that is communicative in its scope organized according to the principle of an integration system, giving rise to the phenomenon of a control system. The emergence of a new global solution to navigation safety was facilitated by the emergence of a new form of a navigation system is a computer integrated navigation system. It is concluded that the new navigation system, which is led by integration today, is the key to safe navigation driven by computer-integrated technologies. Computer-integrated technologies are the source of reliability, security, and manageability in the age of innovation.

Teoria Crítica, Ideologia e Cultura moderna: o conceito de “indústria cultural” sob o paradigma da tecnologia da informação

Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre a obra Dialética do Esclarecimento (1947), de Theodor W. Adorno e Max Horkheimer, ao partir de uma abordagem acerca das relações sociais intermediadas por tecnologias e meios de comunicação de massa no final dos anos de 1940. A reflexão empreendida coloca em foco as mudanças sociais que tiveram início antes mesmo deste período e ganharam maior expressividade nas décadas finais do século 20 com a chamada “revolução da tecnologia da informação”. Considerando se a centralidade dos pressupostos teórico sociais e a emergência do conceito de “indústria cultural”, desenvolve se uma reconstrução da crítica da ideologia em a Dialética do Esclarecimento, dando visibilidade às potencialidades e limitações desta produção a partir do “paradigma da tecnologia da informação” do sociólogo espanhol Manuel Castells.

The Role and Trend of Information and Communications Technology Towards a Pervasive Healthcare System

Technological innovations have played a significant role in the modern healthcare system. However, with increasing rate of human population relative to the available medical personnel and facilities, a sudden outbreak of epidemic diseases and its resultant spread into a pandemic may pose a risk to the wellbeing of human populace. Thus, state-of-the-art innovations in communication engineering and technology is able to provide a support mechanism to healthcare domain. This paper analyzed pillars and paradigms in information and communications technology (ICT) deployable in the healthcare domain and estimates a compliance index based on the subset in which the ICT pillars and paradigms are decomposed. The analysis revealed that technological advances in the areas of robotics and internet of things (IoT) paradigm presented a potential support mechanism for healthcare domain. Finally, the paper concluded with insight into the implementation of these technologies and other supporting pillars and paradigms towards a pervasive healthcare system, enlisted recommendations, and future directions.

Classifying Pathways for Smart City Development: Comparing Design, Governance and Implementation in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) as the new paradigm of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and rapid changes in technology and urban needs urge cities around the world towards formulating smart city policies. Nevertheless, policy makers, city planners, and practitioners appear to have quite different expectations from what smart cities can offer them. This has led to the emergence of different types of smart cities and pathways of development. This paper aims to answer the research question: When comparing a selection of smart city projects, can we classify pathways for their implementation? We do this by using a cross-case research design of four cities to explore commonalities and differences in development patterns. An input-output (IO) model of smart city development is used to retrieve which design variables are at play and lead to which output. The four cases pertain to the following smart city projects: Smart Dubai, Masdar City, Barcelona Smart City, and Amsterdam Smart City. Our analysis shows that Amsterdam is based on a business-driven approach that puts innovation at its core; for Masdar, technological optimism is the main essence of the pathway; social inclusion is the focus of Barcelona Smart City; and visionary ambitious leadership is the main driver for Smart Dubai. Based on these insights, a classification for smart city development pathways is established. The results of the present study are useful to academic researchers, smart city practitioners, and policy makers.

Developing a Conceptual Model for the Intention to Adopt CC Saas

Cloud Computing (CC) is an evolving information technology paradigm providing on-demand IT resources on a pay-as-you-go basis. A cloud computing service model called Software as a Service (SaaS) emerged to offers IT services, effectively utilise computing and power consumption while achieving performance, decreasing cost, and increasing revenue. However, the adoption rates of CC-SaaS among the organisations are inadequate, and its diffusion is not fully explored due to issues related to data security, privacy concerns and trust which affects the adoption of CC-SaaS. There is a lack of empirical studies investigating factors affecting the adoption of CC-SaaS from the organisational perspectives specifically in Iraq. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to identify the most influencing factors for the intention to adopt CC-SaaS in Iraqi organisations. In order to meet the primary aim, such factors are reviewed and selected from the literature on a high frequency of occurrence and developed the proposed model. The result of the factors is validated by expert and the values of assessment are statistically analysed using SPSS for t-test analysis. The proposed model can give a guide for the decision makers to plan the successful adoption of CC-SaaS in the organisation.

Back to the future. Is industry 4.0 a new tecno-organizational paradigm? Implications for Latin American countries

ABSTRACT The objective of this article is to establish a dialogue between the recent ‘Industry 4.0’ (I4.0) literature and evolutionary neo-Schumpeterean studies about techno-organizational paradigms. In that direction, we wonder whether I4.0 constitutes a new paradigm, as it is assumed by the first group of literature, or it represents – until the moment – an intensification of key features of the information and communication technology (ICT) paradigm, following the second group of studies. Some questions are raised about the implications of I4.0 for developing countries (DEC), afterwards. Specifically, we reflect on the possibilities of these countries to identify and take advantage of new windows of opportunity, opened by the development and diffusion of these technologies. In this regard, the review of recent Latin American experience raises strong concerns regarding I4.0 as a new source of intra- and international heterogeneity, linked to the severe difficulties these countries have in appropriating these technologies in the form of productivity gains and quasi-rents. It seems that this is partially derived from weak technological, organizational, and connectivity capabilities paths of accumulation between institutions and actors.

Transfer of Epitaxial SrTiO3 Nanothick Layers Using Water-Soluble Sacrificial Perovskite Oxides.

The integration of functional thin film materials with adaptable properties is essential for the development of new paradigms in information technology. Among them, complex oxides with perovskite structures have huge potential based on the particularly vast diversity of physical properties. Here, we demonstrate the possibility of transferring perovskite oxide materials like SrTiO3 onto a silicon substrate using an environmentally friendly process at the nanoscale by means of a water-soluble perovskite sacrificial layer, SrVO3. Based on in situ monitoring atomic force microscopy and photoemission studies, we reveal that the dissolution is initiated from a strontium-rich phase at the extreme surface of SrVO3. The nanothick SrTiO3-transferred layer onto silicon presents appropriate morphology and monocrystalline quality, providing a proof of concept for the integration and development of all-perovskite-oxide electronics or "oxitronics" onto any Si-based substrate.