Social Influence Modeling on Smartphone Usage Masaji Katagiri1‚2 and Minoru Etoh1‚3 1 R&D Center‚ NTT DOCOMO‚ Inc. Yokosuka‚ Kanagawa‚ 239-8536 Japan katagirim@nttdocomo.co.jp‚ etoh@ieee.org Graduate School of Information Science and Technologies‚ Osaka University Suita‚ Osaka‚ 565-0871 Japan 3 Cybermedia Center‚ Osaka University Toyonaka‚ Osaka‚ 560-0043 Japan 2 Abstract. This paper presents a probabilistic influence model for smartphone usage; it applies a latent group model to social influence
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1. INTRODUCTION : There is no doubt‚ that with the invention of the telephone‚ telecommunication has become one of the essential innovations of human being since the 19th century‚ and at the present time‚ companies which support worldwide dialogue as premier leaders are the celluler phone manufacturers. I vividly remember the first time a mobile phone‚ the legendary Nokia 8110‚ had been welcomed in our family through my father. Although it was Motorola Incorporation that launched the first
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PEST Analysis • Political factors: As Poland became member of the European Union it became more attractive for foreign investors‚ especially it became easier to invest for members of the EU community. Poland is a democratic state with market economics. Being member of the EU‚ Poland receives grants from it. Political situation is stable. No revolutions‚ wars‚ strikes or terroristic attacks happen in Poland‚ that fact makes it additionally attractive for the investors. Entrance to the EU zone
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I T A DV I S O RY S E RV I C E S The Indian ICT industry Enabling Global Competitiveness and Driving Innovation with Equitable Growth A DV I S O RY Foreword from CII The Indian ICT Industry has witnessed excellent growth in the past two decades. Capitalizing on its advantages of talent pool‚ lower cost of operation and the innovative remote delivery model‚ India has established itself as a global leader in the ICT sector. Today‚ India is clearly acknowledged as the global services hub.
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The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of an absolute monarchy founded upon the tenets of Islam. The King of Saudi Arabia is both head of state and the head of government‚ but decisions are‚ to a large extent‚ made on the basis of consultation among the senior princes of the royal family and the religious establishment. The Qur’an is declared to be the constitution of the country‚ which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari’a). Government is dominated by the vast royal
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Analyze the impact of global factors on UK business organization . Global Factor Global Factors can be defined as the environmental factors that affect the organization at global level. These factors can also be known as PESTEL (macro-environment). Organization’s future is linked to an increasingly global environment. Analyzing how global factors impact on UK business organization Political factors and legal factors Government policy affects the whole economy as well as business organization
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Why Pest Control Services Are a True Necessity Bug control frames an indispensable piece of mindful housekeeping. It is basically required for living securely in homes for quite a while. Householders are regularly confronted with repeating irritation control issues regardless of their earnest attempts in keeping the house clean and free of mess. It is not strange for property holders to continue endeavoring endeavors to dispense with the issue of bugs all alone. Tragically‚ the main means accessible
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PEST Analysis for Thorntons ——Expanding Business in China & India WANG Keyun‚ REN Yuchen‚ ZHOU Yihui‚ LIN Xi‚ SHI Zhengjun‚ YANG Liuyi Nottingham University Business School University of Nottingham Ningbo China 2012/11/1 Table of contents ...................................................................................................... 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................. 2 1. Company Overview and
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Galaxy S2 LTE‚ Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE‚ Samsung Infuse‚ Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE‚ HTC Rezound‚ HTC Vivid TEMS™ POCKET – A COMPLETE MEASUREMENT SMARTPHONE SYSTEM IN YOUR HAND REAL-TIME RAT AND BAND LOCK AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVICES! LTE READY! Troubleshoot today’s heterogeneous networks CONTROL FUNCTIONS REAL-TIME ANALYSIS Solve issues on the spot Test like an engineer TEMS Pocket supports all major cellular technolo gies: GSM‚ WCDMA‚ HSPA‚ CDMA‚ EV-DO‚ LTE and Wi-Fi
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Executive Summary The objective of this report is to provide comprehensive research and analysis on the political‚ economic‚ social and technological environment in Hong Kong. The research and analysis is then used to evaluate the market for potential in pet grooming service. “Hong Kong is such a cramped place that it is surprising to learn that we have hundreds of thousands of dogs sharing our city with us”‚ according to South China Morning Post (2006‚ p.14). Nonetheless‚ due to the desire for
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