Combining social network analysis (SNA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) techniques is a recent and relevant trend in the literature. However, although other works have integrated these techniques, none have done so in ...

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become much more relevant in recent years, mainly because they can be used in a wide diversity of applications. Real-time locating systems (RTLSs) are one of the most promising applications ...

Service platforms have moved into the center of interest in both academic research and the IT industry due to their economic and technical impact. These multitenant platforms provide own or third party software as metered, ...

This study proposes an investigation to prove that when companies organize in networks and use social innovation in a productive system gets economic and social gain. The object of study is a case study of Milk Producers ...

The growth of computer networks caused by the evolution of hardware devices and software solutions has made media such as email, chat room, IP telephony, and others essential for allowing a greater exchange of information ...

This paper explores the role of social networks in determining labor market participation and salaried employment of Bolivian women and men. We define social networks as the share of neighbors that have jobs, and find ...

Neural networks are dynamic systems consisting of highly interconnected and parallel nonlinear processing elements that are shown to be extremely effective in computation. This paper presents an architecture of recurrent ...

This paper presents the influence of the complex networks topology on the spread of Tuberculosis with the use of the Individual-Based Model (IBM). Five complex network models were used with the IBM, namely, random, small ...

The Internet allows us to communicate, access online education, commerce, etc. Its relevance has become even more apparent in recent times as we have seen the need to rely more on online communication and services. In order ...