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Techniques for cold-starting context-aware mobile recommender systems for tourism
(2014)Novel research works in recommender systems have illustrated the benefits of exploiting contextual information, such as the time and location of a suggested place of interest, in order to better predict the user ratings ... -
Adopting an agile approach for the development of mobile applications
(Foundation of Computer Science, 2014)With the increasing popularity and demand for mobile applications, there has been a significant increase in the number of mobile application development projects. Highly volatile requirements of mobile applications require ... -
Segmenting visitors of cultural events: The case of Christmas market
(Elsevier, 2014)Market segmentation in tourism makes use of sets of powerful analytical tools for the sake of planning and managing demand-oriented policies. This paper contributes to this strand of literature by segmenting tourists ... -
A Cookbook for Temporal Conceptual Data Modelling with Description Logics
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2014)We design temporal description logics (TDLs) suitable for reasoning about temporal conceptual data models and investigate their computational complexity. Our formalisms are based on DL-Lite logics with three types of concept ... -
Exploring the determinants of cruise passengers’ expenditure while at ports of call in Uruguay
(IP Publishing, 2014)Passengers disembarking from cruise ships at ports of call have significant economic effects on the host destination. This paper studies the determinants of cruise passengers' spending while visiting two ports in Uruguay. ... -
Mapping of Biomass Fluxes: A Method for Optimizing Biogas-Refinery of Livestock Effluents
(MDPI, 2014)This paper presents the topic of the management of livestock effluents and, therefore, nutrients (particularly N) in the framework of the biogas supply chain. The bio-refinery will be analyzed as a unique system, from ... -
Different pioneer plant species select specific rhizosphere bacterial communities in a high mountain environment
(SpringerOpen, 2014)The rhizobacterial communities of 29 pioneer plants belonging to 12 species were investigated in an alpine ecosystem to assess if plants from different species could select for specific rhizobacterial communities. Rhizospheres ... -
Dissimilar arc welding of advanced high-strength car-body steel sheets
(2014)A widespread usage of new advanced TWIP steel grade for the fabrication of car-body parts is conditional on the deployment of appropriate welding methods, especially if dissimilar welding must be performed with other ... -
Climatic effects on milk production traits and somatic cell score in lactating Holstein-Friesian cows in different housing systems
(American Dairy Science Association, 2014)The objective of this study was to compare the effect of the temperature-humidity index (THI) on milk production traits and somatic cell score (SCS) of dairy cows raised in 4 different housing systems: (1) warm loose housing ... -
Shyness and Psychological Adjustment During Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Parenting Style
(Bentham open, 2014)Although shyness constitutes a risk factor for maladjustment, parenting style may influence these developmental trajectories during childhood. Little is known about the role of parental style in the relationship between ...
