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- Internet advertising: New media, new models?.
- Creator
- Karson, Eric James., Florida Atlantic University, Korgaonkar, Pradeep
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Much of what we currently know about consumers' reaction to persuasive attempts (advertisements) comes from studying mass media communications which are largely one-way and image-centered. Internet-based advertising is neither given the focus on information and the ability to narrowly target such appeals (sites), as in direct marketing advertising. Given the emergence of Internet promotions, this is a substantial gap in our knowledge. This research seeks to both extend the boundaries of...
Show moreMuch of what we currently know about consumers' reaction to persuasive attempts (advertisements) comes from studying mass media communications which are largely one-way and image-centered. Internet-based advertising is neither given the focus on information and the ability to narrowly target such appeals (sites), as in direct marketing advertising. Given the emergence of Internet promotions, this is a substantial gap in our knowledge. This research seeks to both extend the boundaries of current direct marketing research (with its predominant focus on who will reply) and the domain of existing persuasion theories and models, attempting to gain a greater understanding of why consumers respond as they do to Internet advertising. By adapting the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) to the Internet, this research attempts to determine if executional cues play a role in enhancing persuasiveness and the moderating effects of involvement. Additionally, this research draws on the substantial work on attitude towards the ad (A$\sb{\rm ad}$), including attempts to greater understand the antecedents of these attitudes and proposed distinctions between executional and content aspects of Internet ads, to see if this rich framework is useful in predicating outcomes for Internet advertising. This research has significant implications for practitioners as it looks beyond atheoretical testing-based insights of what people respond to, drawing on established theory to provide insights into why consumers respond as they do to Internet based advertising. Testing the adaptability of current persuasion theory to this emerging medium will do much to begin building a solid understanding of how Internet advertising works. Using an interactive computer-based simulation in a 2 (involvement) x 2 (argument strength) x 2 (peripheral cue: present or absent) between subject factorial design with 224 subjects the adaptability of existing persuasion research to the Internet was tested. Findings demonstrate the adaptability of the ELM to Internet advertising, as well as the important antecedent effects of attitudes towards Internet advertising on persuasion. However, the decomposition of A$\sb{\rm ad}$ proved less useful in this new domain. All told, much of what we currently know about persuasion is likely to prove useful in developing promotional campaigns for the Internet.
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- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12549
- Subject Headings
- Internet advertising, Internet marketing, World Wide Web
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- OPTIMIZING ECC IMPLEMENTATIONS ON EMBEDDED DEVICES.
- Creator
- Owens, Daniel, Azarderakhsh, Reza, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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As the cryptographic community turns its focus toward post-quantum cryptography, the demand for classical cryptographic schemes such as Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) remains high. ECC is mature, well studied, and used in a wide range of applications such as securing visits to web pages through a web browser, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things (IoT). In this work we present an optimized implementation of the Edwards Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) operations Key Generation and...
Show moreAs the cryptographic community turns its focus toward post-quantum cryptography, the demand for classical cryptographic schemes such as Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) remains high. ECC is mature, well studied, and used in a wide range of applications such as securing visits to web pages through a web browser, Bitcoin, and the Internet of Things (IoT). In this work we present an optimized implementation of the Edwards Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) operations Key Generation and Sign using the Ed25519 parameter on the ARM Cortex-M4, and we discuss the optimization of field and group arithmetic to produce high throughput cryptographic primitives. In addition, we discuss several techniques for optimizing scalar multiplication, and present timing and memory consumption for each, as well as comparisons to other works. Our fastest implementation performs an Ed25519 Key Generation operation in 250,785 cycles and signing in 435,426 cycles utilizing 6.1 kB of additional Read Only Memory (ROM) space.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014027
- Subject Headings
- Cryptography, Embedded Internet devices
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- Document (PDF)
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- FEATURE REPRESENTATION LEARNING FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
- Creator
- Gharibshah, Zhabiz, Zhu, Xingquan, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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Online advertising [100], as a multi-billion dollar business, provides a common marketing experience when people access online services using electronic devices, such as desktop computers, tablets, smartphones, and so on. Using the Internet as a means of advertising, different stakeholders take actions in the background to provide and deliver advertisements to users through numerous platforms, such as search engines, news sites, and social networks, where dedicated spots of areas are used to...
Show moreOnline advertising [100], as a multi-billion dollar business, provides a common marketing experience when people access online services using electronic devices, such as desktop computers, tablets, smartphones, and so on. Using the Internet as a means of advertising, different stakeholders take actions in the background to provide and deliver advertisements to users through numerous platforms, such as search engines, news sites, and social networks, where dedicated spots of areas are used to display advertisements (ads) along with search results, posts, or page content. Online advertising is mainly based on dynamically selecting ads through a real-time bidding (or auction) mechanism. Predicting user responses like clicking ads in e-commerce platforms and internet-based advertising systems, as the first measurable user response, is an essential step for many digital advertising and recommendation systems to capture the user’s propensity to follow up actions, such as purchasing a product or subscribing to a service. To maximize revenue and user satisfaction, online advertising platforms must predict the expected user behavior of each displayed advertisement and maximize the user’s expectations of clicking [28]. Based on this observed feedback, these systems are tailored to user preferences to decide the order in that ads or any promoted content should be served to them. This objective provides an incentive to develop new research by using ideas derived from different domains like machine learning and data mining combined with models for information retrieval and mathematical optimization. They introduce different machine learning and data mining methods that employ deep learning-based predictive models to learn the representation of input features with the aim of user response prediction. Feature representation learning is known as a fundamental task on how to input information is going to be represented in machine learning models. A good feature representation learning method that seeks to learn low-dimensional embedding vectors is a key factor for the success of many downstream analytics tasks, such as click-through prediction and conversion prediction in recommendation systems and online advertising platforms.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014269
- Subject Headings
- Internet advertising, Deep learning (Machine learning), Internet marketing
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- SoftBoard: A Web-based application sharing system for distance learning.
- Creator
- Adusumilli, Krishna K., Florida Atlantic University, Chung Hsu, Sam
- Abstract/Description
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The thesis describes the development of SoftBoard, a Web-based application sharing system. The main goal is to create a convenient tool for conducting virtual office hours for distance education over the Internet. It has been reported in the recent research papers that the current Internet is still not suitable for supporting collaborative tools such as audio/video conferencing and some advanced application sharing features as proclaimed by developers. However the Internet can be used to a...
Show moreThe thesis describes the development of SoftBoard, a Web-based application sharing system. The main goal is to create a convenient tool for conducting virtual office hours for distance education over the Internet. It has been reported in the recent research papers that the current Internet is still not suitable for supporting collaborative tools such as audio/video conferencing and some advanced application sharing features as proclaimed by developers. However the Internet can be used to a lesser degree to fulfill needs of smaller application sharing systems which are not very network bandwidth intensive. SoftBoard is designed to be used over today's Internet, and can be easily invoked from a standard Web browser. It is developed in Java and is implemented using Java's Remote Method Invocation (RMI) for networking. A light pen can be used with SoftBoard to provide a convenient way for creating non-textual contents free hand. The thesis is part of the ongoing research work at Florida Atlantic University's Center for Innovative Distance Education Technologies (CIDET). Research work has been done to validate the present Internet for its capabilities to hold a true distance education program using various available collaborative tools.
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- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15705
- Subject Headings
- Internet in education, Distance education
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- SOCIAL MEDIA MOBILIZING YOUTH ACTIVISM.
- Creator
- Barron, Laura, Robé, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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The shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 paved the way for activism controlled by youth led by key students banding together following the incident. Student activists from the school emerged particularly via social media and organized large-scale efforts in order to create discourse surrounding gun control through their March For Our Lives movement. Studying the overlap between youth activism, the response to trauma, the systems at play within social media, and the role of...
Show moreThe shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 paved the way for activism controlled by youth led by key students banding together following the incident. Student activists from the school emerged particularly via social media and organized large-scale efforts in order to create discourse surrounding gun control through their March For Our Lives movement. Studying the overlap between youth activism, the response to trauma, the systems at play within social media, and the role of commercialization, this paper dives into the complexities of activist based discourse as it evolves and the forces at play within youth activism in general. Looking at these existing efforts aids in exposing both the pros and cons of activism mediated by social media and the role that larger systems play in an activist’s mission.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013794
- Subject Headings
- Internet and activism, Social media, Student movements
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Technologies of language and money: A study of stock manipulation and Internet communication.
- Creator
- Beresford, Annette D., Florida Atlantic University, Miller, Hugh T., College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
- Abstract/Description
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Internet technologies provide a criminal opportunity for stock manipulation and fraud that costs investors millions of dollars every day. In order to reduce this loss and craft policies and procedures to deter future losses, securities regulators have been seeking to understand the process of Internet securities fraud, including the actions of investors and fraudsters that contribute to that process. The purpose of this study is to determine the properties of the Internet communication...
Show moreInternet technologies provide a criminal opportunity for stock manipulation and fraud that costs investors millions of dollars every day. In order to reduce this loss and craft policies and procedures to deter future losses, securities regulators have been seeking to understand the process of Internet securities fraud, including the actions of investors and fraudsters that contribute to that process. The purpose of this study is to determine the properties of the Internet communication environment associated with fraudulent stock schemes in order to contribute to these efforts of securities regulators. In addition, an aim of this study is to introduce Foucault's concept of power/knowledge as a means for theory development in the fields of finance, criminology and public administration that specifically addresses manipulation and fraud in the stock market.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12012
- Subject Headings
- Foucault, Michel, Internet fraud, Securities fraud
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The interlaced pixel delta codec: For transmission of video on low bit rate communication lines.
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- Celi, Joseph, Jr., Florida Atlantic University, Furht, Borko, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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The Interlaced Pixel Delta (IPD) Video Codec is a real time video compression and decompression engine. It is specifically designed to be used for video phone or video conferencing applications that are to be run under very low bandwidth networking conditions. The example network used throughout this dissertation is the Internet where users are typically connected at transmission speeds of 33.3 K bits per second or less. In order to accomplish this goal, the IPD codec must achieve very high...
Show moreThe Interlaced Pixel Delta (IPD) Video Codec is a real time video compression and decompression engine. It is specifically designed to be used for video phone or video conferencing applications that are to be run under very low bandwidth networking conditions. The example network used throughout this dissertation is the Internet where users are typically connected at transmission speeds of 33.3 K bits per second or less. In order to accomplish this goal, the IPD codec must achieve very high compression ratios. This feat is further complicated by the fact that the IPD codec is to be fully realized using a software approach in order to be considered a viable solution for the average Internet user. The demonstrated test results show that the IPD codec is capable of achieving these ambitious goals. The IPD compressor operates in a pipelined manner. Each stage in the IPD compression pipeline has its own complexities and challenges, which are individually addressed in detail. The ultimate goal of the IPD compressor is to maintain a constant compression ratio that is sufficiently high enough to allow bi-directional video communication to take place across low bandwidth transmission lines. These compression ratios must be achieved using a software compressor and decompressor. Strict CPU utilization requirements must be met by the IPD codec in order for it to be able to operate in real time. The IPD compressor defines a unique video interlacing scheme to sample the pixels that comprise the incoming video frames. The properties of the interlacing schemes aid the video compressor in its quest for high compression ratios. Later in the decompression stage, the IPD decompressor uses the properties of the interlacing schemes to reverse the sampling process to bring back the original picture quality. The IPD compressor also employs a custom variation of the error diffusion algorithm in its color reduction phase. A pixel delta algorithm is used to build a new frame from a previous frame. The pixel delta algorithm defines a unique bitmask representation of pixel locations that are flagged for refresh. These pixel locations will be used to build a subsequent frame. The bitmask representation of pixel locations is further compressed using a variation of the Huffman compression algorithm. An IPD delta frame is built by the IPD compressor. The IPD delta frame contains a header, the compressed bitmask of pixel locations flagged for change and the actual compressed pixel intensity values used used to build a new frame from a previous frame. The IPD decompressor also operates in a pipelined manner. The IPD decompressor also has strict requirements with respect to CPU utilization. The IPD decompressor applies several image processing algorithms to the video output stream in order to enhance the visual quality of the reconstructed output video frames. Custom test programs are used to derive and validate the algorithms presented in this dissertation. A working prototype of the complete IPD codec is also presented to aid in the visual analysis of the final video picture quality.
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- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12573
- Subject Headings
- Internet videoconferencing, Video telephone, Image transmission
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Multimedia broadcasting over the Internet: part 1.
- Creator
- Furht, Borko, Westwater, Raymond, Ice, Jeffrey
- Date Issued
- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/336406
- Subject Headings
- Multimedia systems., Internet., Broadcasting --Technological innovations., Webcasting., Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Network Telescope Approach for Inferring and Characterizing IoT Exploitations.
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- Neshenko, Nataliia, Bou-Harb, Elias, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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While the seamless interconnection of IoT devices with the physical realm is envisioned to bring a plethora of critical improvements on many aspects and in diverse domains, it will undoubtedly pave the way for attackers that will target and exploit such devices, threatening the integrity of their data and the reliability of critical infrastructure. The aim of this thesis is to generate cyber threat intelligence related to Internet-scale inference and evaluation of malicious activities...
Show moreWhile the seamless interconnection of IoT devices with the physical realm is envisioned to bring a plethora of critical improvements on many aspects and in diverse domains, it will undoubtedly pave the way for attackers that will target and exploit such devices, threatening the integrity of their data and the reliability of critical infrastructure. The aim of this thesis is to generate cyber threat intelligence related to Internet-scale inference and evaluation of malicious activities generated by compromised IoT devices to facilitate prompt detection, mitigation and prevention of IoT exploitation. In this context, we initially provide a unique taxonomy, which sheds the light on IoT vulnerabilities from five di↵erent perspectives. Subsequently, we address the task of inference and characterization of IoT maliciousness by leveraging active and passive measurements. To support large-scale empirical data analytics in the context of IoT, we made available corresponding raw data through an authenticated platform.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013089
- Subject Headings
- Internet of things., Internet of things--Security measures., Cyber intelligence (Computer security)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Enhancing the effectiveness of online video advertising through interactivity.
- Creator
- Robinson, Arnold, Korgaonkar, Pradeep, Florida Atlantic University, College of Business, Department of Marketing
- Abstract/Description
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This research examines how incorporating interactivity into online video advertisements effects the following key marketing dependent variables: a) Involvement with the Advertisement, b) Ad Recall, c) Attitude towards the website, d) Attitude towards the Advertisement, e) Attitude towards the Brand, and f) Purchase Intention. Deriving from past Interactivity research, three important facets of interactivity are identified; User Control, Two-way Communication and Synchronicity. In order to...
Show moreThis research examines how incorporating interactivity into online video advertisements effects the following key marketing dependent variables: a) Involvement with the Advertisement, b) Ad Recall, c) Attitude towards the website, d) Attitude towards the Advertisement, e) Attitude towards the Brand, and f) Purchase Intention. Deriving from past Interactivity research, three important facets of interactivity are identified; User Control, Two-way Communication and Synchronicity. In order to test an Internet based 2 (User Control: high or low) X 2 (two-way communication: high or low) X 2 (synchronicity: high or low) between subjects experimental design, 8 different online video platforms were created. The online video experiment was administered to approximately 400 students in a large South-Eastern school. Overall the findings regarding interactivity in online video advertising found no significant effect of synchronicity on the dependent variables. There was however a significant interaction effect of user control and two-way communication on the dependent variables. These interaction effects were examined further with a cell means multiple comparison analysis. User control and two-way communication were found to have a significant interaction effect on ad recall, purchase intention and attitude towards the brand. User control had a significant effect on involvement and two-way communication had a significant effect on attitude towards the website. There was no effect of UC or TWC on attitude towards the ad.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004156, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004156
- Subject Headings
- Internet advertising, Internet videos, Marketing -- Graphic methods, Marketing -- Management, Online social networks, Social media
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Marketing music in a digital age.
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- Amedeo, James Rocco., College of Business, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Music
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The physical sale of music and the effectiveness of traditional media are expected to continue to decline, challenging marketers to develop new methods to create awareness about music. Although music sales are declining, interest in music is healthy, and strongest amongst the American young adult market - between the ages 18-34. This marketing plan uses traditional and innovative techniques to capture the attention of the target market, which is more culturally diverse and technologically...
Show moreThe physical sale of music and the effectiveness of traditional media are expected to continue to decline, challenging marketers to develop new methods to create awareness about music. Although music sales are declining, interest in music is healthy, and strongest amongst the American young adult market - between the ages 18-34. This marketing plan uses traditional and innovative techniques to capture the attention of the target market, which is more culturally diverse and technologically advanced than any previous demographic.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/192980
- Subject Headings
- Music and the Internet, Music trade, Marketing, Internet marketing, Popular music, History and criticism
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Mobility management in voice over IP networks.
- Creator
- Sugunan, Shiby., Florida Atlantic University, Ilyas, Mohammad, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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Wireless Internet access has recently gained significant attention as wireless/mobile communications and networking become widespread. Voice over IP service is likely to play a key role in the convergence of IP based Internet and mobile cellular networks. The mobility management performance for Mobile IP and Session Initiation Protocol is the focus of this thesis. After illustrating the operation of the protocols, the discrete event simulator, Network Simulator 2 (ns2), is used to compare the...
Show moreWireless Internet access has recently gained significant attention as wireless/mobile communications and networking become widespread. Voice over IP service is likely to play a key role in the convergence of IP based Internet and mobile cellular networks. The mobility management performance for Mobile IP and Session Initiation Protocol is the focus of this thesis. After illustrating the operation of the protocols, the discrete event simulator, Network Simulator 2 (ns2), is used to compare the performance of the two protocols. The comparison of the protocols is done by comparing average end-to-end delay and the ratio of the number of packets received to the number of packets originally sent (Packet Delivery Fraction). The impact of mobility is analyzed by studying the performance of the protocols, for various mobility scenarios. The effect of an increase in the number of nodes and increase in velocity of the mobile node on the performance of the Mobile IP and SIP is compared. The performance of the Mobile IP and SIP is compared by measuring the performance metrics of the two protocols for similar simulations. The results obtained as a result of the simulations leads us to some interesting conclusions.
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- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13113
- Subject Headings
- Internet telephony, Wireless Internet, Mobile computing, TCP/IP (Computer network protocol)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Fostering self-directed learning in adolescents through e-learning.
- Creator
- Wanger, Lauren, Reyes-Guerra, Daniel, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-08
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164703
- Subject Headings
- High school students, Independent study, Internet in education
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Tracing feminisms in Brazil: an analysis of gender and race in academic discourses and online activism.
- Creator
- Bozzetto, Renata Rodrigues, Njambi, Wairimũ N., Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-12
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361909
- Subject Headings
- Feminism--Brazil, Women's studies, Internet and activism, Content anaylysis
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Delivering document management systems through the ASP approach.
- Creator
- Furht, Borko, Sheen, Jim, Aganovic, Zijad
- Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/335574
- Subject Headings
- Application software., Software architecture., Internet programming., Database management.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- User Behavior Modeling in Online Display Advertising.
- Creator
- Van Nice, Kara, Zhu, Xingquan, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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Online display advertising intends to find the best match between advertise- ment (ad) campaigns and online users, conditioned by user specific contexts such as geographic locations, and hobbies etc. During this matching process, user behavior plays a crucial role in determining whether and when the user, who has been served the ad, will result in a conversion event. Advertisers seek to understand how users behave if they are continuously served impressions from the same campaign, as well as...
Show moreOnline display advertising intends to find the best match between advertise- ment (ad) campaigns and online users, conditioned by user specific contexts such as geographic locations, and hobbies etc. During this matching process, user behavior plays a crucial role in determining whether and when the user, who has been served the ad, will result in a conversion event. Advertisers seek to understand how users behave if they are continuously served impressions from the same campaign, as well as any noticeable patterns between campaign categorization and user behavior. This thesis carries out data analytics to investigate correlation between user behavior and campaign conversion rates (CVR), including click-through conversion rates and view- through conversion rates. We investigate campaign categorization based on both IAB categories, and campaign dfficulty level defined by effective CPA (eCPA). We carry out large scale analytics over billions of impressions from over 1000 campaigns, observing consistent patterns and significant findings.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013018
- Subject Headings
- Consumer behavior, Advertising campaigns--Data processing, Internet advertising
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Machine Learning Methods to Understand Textual Data.
- Creator
- Sohangir, Sahar, Wang, Dingding, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The amount of textual data that produce every minute on the internet is extremely high. Processing of this tremendous volume of mostly unstructured data is not a straightforward function. But the enormous amount of useful information that lay down on them motivate scientists to investigate efficient and effective techniques and algorithms to discover meaningful patterns. Social network applications provide opportunities for people around the world to be in contact and share their valuable...
Show moreThe amount of textual data that produce every minute on the internet is extremely high. Processing of this tremendous volume of mostly unstructured data is not a straightforward function. But the enormous amount of useful information that lay down on them motivate scientists to investigate efficient and effective techniques and algorithms to discover meaningful patterns. Social network applications provide opportunities for people around the world to be in contact and share their valuable knowledge, such as chat, comments, and discussion boards. People usually do not care about spelling and accurate grammatical construction of a sentence in everyday life conversations. Therefore, extracting information from such datasets are more complicated. Text mining can be a solution to this problem. Text mining is a knowledge discovery process used to extract patterns from natural language. Application of text mining techniques on social networking websites can reveal a significant amount of information. Text mining in conjunction with social networks can be used for finding a general opinion about any special subject, human thinking patterns, and group identification. In this study, we investigate machine learning methods in textual data in six chapters.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013107
- Subject Headings
- Machine learning, Internet--Data processing, Text Mining
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Design of a signaling gateway to interoperate H.323 and SIP protocols.
- Creator
- Akbarian, Hamid., Florida Atlantic University, Hsu, Sam
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis proposes a design for a signaling gateway to address the issues of interoperability between H.323 and SIP. The two IP Telephony standards currently compete for the dominance of IP telephony protocols. We investigate and study these two protocols in terms of interoperability. The question central to this thesis is the issue of interoperability between H.323 and SIP. A signaling gateway model is proposed and designed to address and solve this issue. The proposed model includes Call...
Show moreThis thesis proposes a design for a signaling gateway to address the issues of interoperability between H.323 and SIP. The two IP Telephony standards currently compete for the dominance of IP telephony protocols. We investigate and study these two protocols in terms of interoperability. The question central to this thesis is the issue of interoperability between H.323 and SIP. A signaling gateway model is proposed and designed to address and solve this issue. The proposed model includes Call Initialization, Call Setup and Control, Capability Exchange and Call Termination, which are the four fundamental features supported by H.323 and SIP for establishing calls. Furthermore, we design the four internal components, which are common to the four main functions mentioned above. These four components are type checking, decomposition, conversion and reformatting. In addition, we illustrate in six different cases the functionality of the proposed signaling gateway for establishing calls between H.323 and SIP. These six cases also demonstrate the conversion capability of the proposed signaling gateway during a call between H.323 and SIP endpoints.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12784
- Subject Headings
- Internet telephony, Computer network protocols, Packet switching (Data transmission)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Computer self-efficacy, academic self-concept and other factors as predictors of satisfaction and future participation of adult learners in Web-based distance education.
- Creator
- Lim, Christina Kyounghee., Florida Atlantic University, Guglielmino, Lucy M.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to develop a predictive model for satisfaction of adult learners enrolled in a Web-based distance education course and intent to participate in other Web-based distance education courses. Implicit in this purpose was an examination of the relationships between and among the personal and experiential variables which are potential predictors. Personal variables examined include: age, gender, computer self-efficacy, academic self-concept, and academic status (e.g.,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to develop a predictive model for satisfaction of adult learners enrolled in a Web-based distance education course and intent to participate in other Web-based distance education courses. Implicit in this purpose was an examination of the relationships between and among the personal and experiential variables which are potential predictors. Personal variables examined include: age, gender, computer self-efficacy, academic self-concept, and academic status (e.g., undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education student). Experiential variables examined include: years of computer use, frequency of computer use per week, computer training, Internet experience in a class, and participation in a workshop for a Web-based distance education course. The subjects (n = 235) of this study were adult learners who were currently taking a Web-based distance education course from five universities. The instrument used in this study consisted of four sections: Background Information, Attitude Toward Computers (Computer Self-Efficacy Scale), Reaction to Web-based Distance Education Courses, and Academic Self-Concept Scale. Predictive models for satisfaction (p < .001) and future participation (p = .003) of adult learners in Web-based distance education were developed based on the results of multiple regression analyses. Further analyses were performed to investigate relationships between and among predictor variables and criterion variables. Computer self-efficacy was the only predictor variable which was statistically significant in both predictive models. This study also demonstrated a positive relationship between adult learners' satisfaction with their Web-based distance education courses and their intent to participate in additional Web-based distance education courses.
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- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12635
- Subject Headings
- Distance education, Internet in education, Adult education, Computer literacy
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Analysis of primary educational websites.
- Creator
- Lyke, Liane H., Florida Atlantic University, Kumar, David D.
- Abstract/Description
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The growth of primary educational websites on the Internet is astonishing. Although it is generally believed that websites for primary students and primary teachers are appropriate and useful, the fact remains that these websites are not regulated for their developmental appropriateness or their literacy content appropriateness. Using criteria based upon nationally recognized standards, this study examines the difference between educational literacy websites designed for primary students and...
Show moreThe growth of primary educational websites on the Internet is astonishing. Although it is generally believed that websites for primary students and primary teachers are appropriate and useful, the fact remains that these websites are not regulated for their developmental appropriateness or their literacy content appropriateness. Using criteria based upon nationally recognized standards, this study examines the difference between educational literacy websites designed for primary students and those designed for primary teachers for developmental appropriateness and literacy content appropriateness. Also, this study examines data from primary student and primary teacher literacy websites for the degrees of compliance for developmental appropriateness and literacy content appropriateness, according to nationally recognized standards. Overall, this study finds significant differences between primary student websites and primary teacher websites analyzed are developmentally appropriate compared to 55% of the websites that are literacy content appropriate in compliance with nationally recognized standards. The findings generated in this study raise issues for educators, researchers, and policy makers. This study points to the fact that there is an immense need to evaluate the developmental appropriateness and the literacy content appropriateness of primary literacy websites
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11961
- Subject Headings
- Web sites for children, Internet in education, Computers and children
- Format
- Document (PDF)
