Utilizing Information Technology Systems Across Disciplines: Advancements in the Application of Computer Science (Premier Reference Source)

364 Pages·2009·6.77 MB·English

by  Evon Abu-taieh

Utilizing Information
Technology Systems
Across Disciplines:
Advancements in the Application
of Computer Science
Evon M. O. Abu-Taieh
Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Jordan
Asim A. El-Sheikh
The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Jeihan Abu-Tayeh
The World Bank, USA
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Utilizing information technology systems across disciplines : advancements in the application of computer science / Evon Abu-Taieh,
Asim A. El-Sheikh, and Jeihan Abu-Tayeh, editors.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: "This book provides all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as
implications of information technology"--Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-60566-616-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-60566-
617-4 (ebook : alk. paper) 1. Information technology. 2. Information resources management. 3. Management information systems. I.
Abu-Taieh, Evon, 1966- II. El-Sheikh, Asim A, 1956- III. Abu-Tayeh, Jeihan, 1980- T58.5.U88 2009 004--dc22
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Editorial Advisory Board
Walter Cazzola, University of Milano, Italy
David Gamez, University of Essex, UK
Gerrit K. Janssens, Hasselt University - Campus Diepenbeek, Belgium
Terry T. Kidd, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA
Alexander Kolker, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, USA
Mohamed Marzouk, Cairo University, Egypt
Istvan Molnar, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA
Roberto Revetria, University of Genoa, Italy
Sabah Mohammed Abutayeh, Housing Bank, Jordan
Jari Salo, University of Oulu, Finland
Hessam S. Sarjoughian, Arizona State University, USA
Petros Theodorou, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
Andreas Tolk, Old Dominion University, USA
Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................xiv
Acknowledgment ...............................................................................................................................xix
Chapter I
Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Heuristics and Clustering Algorithm for Combinatorial
Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem ..............................................................................................1
K. Ganesh, Manufacturing ISU, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Mumbai, India
R. Dhanlakshmi, D-Link India Ltd, Bangalore, India
A. Thangavelu, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
P. Parthiban, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
Chapter II
An Enhanced Text-Classification-Based Arabic Information Retrieval System ................................. 37
Sameh Ghwanmeh, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ghassan Kanaan, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Riyad Al-Shalabi, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Ahmad Ababneh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter III
Landmark-Based Shape Context for Recognition of Handwritten Digits ............................................45
Shyamanta M. Hazarika, Tezpur University, India
Chapter IV
Enhanced Information Retrieval Evaluation between Pseudo Relevance Feedback
and Query Similarity Relevant Documents Methodology Applied on Arabic Text .............................56
Sameh Ghwanmeh, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ghassan Kanaan, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Riyad Al-Shalabi, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter V
New Technique to Detect CNP Fraudulent Transactions ......................................................................67
Adnan M. Al-Khatib, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ezz Hattab, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter VI
Key Topics in the Ethics and Economics of Cyber Security ................................................................78
Sattar J. Aboud, Middle East University for Graduate Studies, Jordan-Amman
Chapter VII
Using Maturity Model to Govern Information Technology ..................................................................90
Asim El-Sheikh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Husam A. Abu Khadra, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter VIII
The Critical Success Factors of Web-Based Supply Chain Collaboration Adoption:
An Empirical Study .............................................................................................................................110
Saad Ghaleb Yaseen, Al-Zaytoonh University of Jordan, Jordan
Khaled Saleh Al Omoush, Al-Zaytoonh University of Jordan, Jordan
Chapter IX
Web Engineering in Small Jordanian Web Development Firms: An XP Based Process Model.........130
Haroon Altarawneh, Albalqa’ Applied University, Jordan
Asim El-Sheikh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter X
A Proposed Theoretical Framework for Assessing Quality of E-Commerce Systems .......................142
Sattam Alamro, Albalqa’ Applied University, Jordan
Asim El-Sheikh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter XI
Information Technology and Aviation Industry: Marriage of Convenience .......................................153
Evon M. O. Abu-Taieh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter XII
Dynamic Channel Allocation Scheme in Cellular Communication Networks ...................................165
Hussein Al-Bahadili, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Arafat Abu Mallouh, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Chapter XIII
Discovering Knowledge Channels in Learning Organization: Case Study of Jordan ........................190
Maha T. El-Mahied, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Firas Alkhaldi, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Evon M. O. Abu-Taieh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter XIV
Performance Optimization of DWT-Based Image Watermarking Using Genetic Algorithms ...........210
Ali Al-Haj, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
Aymen Abu-Errub, The Arab Academy for Financial and Banking Sciences, Jordan
Chapter XV
Internet Banking System in South Asian Countries: Preliminary Findings ........................................222
Farrukh Amin, Institute of Business Management, Pakistan
Chapter XVI
Computer Simulation of Particle Packing in Bituminous Concrete ...................................................243
Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan, Iowa State University, USA
Naga Shashidhar, Corning Inc., USA
Chapter XVII
Information Technology as a Service ..................................................................................................261
Robin G. Qiu, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Chapter XVIII
The Impact of Sociocultural Factors in Multicultural Communication Environments:
A Case Example from an Australian University’s Provision of Distance Education in the
Global Classroom. ...............................................................................................................................279
Angela T. Ragusa, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Chapter XIX
Adaptive Computation Paradigm in Knowledge Representation:
Traditional and Emerging Applications ..............................................................................................301
Marina L. Gavrilova, University of Calgary, Canada
Compilation of References ...............................................................................................................315
About the Contributors ....................................................................................................................334
Index ...................................................................................................................................................340
Detailed Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................xiv
Acknowledgment ...............................................................................................................................xix
Chapter I
Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Heuristics and Clustering Algorithm for Combinatorial
Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem ..............................................................................................1
K. Ganesh, Manufacturing ISU, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Mumbai, India
R. Dhanlakshmi, D-Link India Ltd, Bangalore, India
A. Thangavelu, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
P. Parthiban, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
Chapter I, Hybrid Arti.cial Intelligence Heuristics and Clustering Algorithm for Combinatorial Asym-
metric Traveling Salesman Problem, develops a set of meta-heuristics genetic algorithms (GA), simu-
lated annealing (SA) and hybrid GA-SA to solve a variant of combinatorial optimization problem called
asymmetric traveling salesman problem. The set of met heuristics is compared with clustering based
heuristic and the results are encouraging.
Chapter II
An Enhanced Text-Classification-Based Arabic Information Retrieval System ................................. 37
Sameh Ghwanmeh, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ghassan Kanaan, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Riyad Al-Shalabi, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Ahmad Ababneh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter II, An Enhanced Text-Classification-Based Arabic Information Retrieval System, presents
enhanced, effective and simple approach to text classification. The approach uses an algorithm to auto-
matically classifying documents. The effects of the Arabic text classification on Information Retrieval
have been investigated.
Chapter III
Landmark-Based Shape Context for Recognition of Handwritten Digits ............................................45
Shyamanta M. Hazarika, Tezpur University, India
Chapter III, Landmark-Based Shape Context for Recognition of Handwritten Digits, introduces a new
handwriting methodology based on landmark shapes. The primary contribution is a robust and simple
algorithm for finding correspondence between handwritten digits using a variant of shapes. In this
chapter, an approach to recognizing handwritten digits based on shape similarity computed through
landmark-based shape context is presented. Shape context based object recognition being an iterative
process; the reduction in the number of sample points provides a basis for faster recognition.
Chapter IV
Enhanced Information Retrieval Evaluation between Pseudo Relevance Feedback
and Query Similarity Relevant Documents Methodology Applied on Arabic Text .............................56
Sameh Ghwanmeh, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ghassan Kanaan, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Riyad Al-Shalabi, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter IV, Enhanced Information Retrieval Evaluation between Pseudo Relevance Feedback and Query
Similarity Relevant Documents Methodology Applied on Arabic Text, introduces an enhanced informa-
tion retrieval evaluation between pseudo relevance feedback and query similarity relevant documents
methodology applied on Arabic text. The new method uses global feedback information for query
expansion in contrast to local feedback information.
Chapter V
New Technique to Detect CNP Fraudulent Transactions ......................................................................67
Adnan M. Al-Khatib, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ezz Hattab, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter V, New Technique to Detect CNP Fraudulent Transactions, presents comprehensive frameworks
that mines and detect fraudulent transactions of Card-Not-Present (CNP) in the e-payment systems with
a high degree of accuracy. The motivation for a comprehensive framework is that money in the e-com-
merce network is really bits and bytes. Which in turn, make digital crime within banking and financial
systems happen very fast and may cost billions of dollars each year-undetected and unreported.
Chapter VI
Key Topics in the Ethics and Economics of Cyber Security ................................................................78
Sattar J. Aboud, Middle East University for Graduate Studies, Jordan-Amman
Chapter VI, Key Topics in the Ethics and Economics of Cyber Security, studies key topics in a nascent
literature on a cyber security. The chapters first concentrate on how inducements influence the major
topics in information security. Three significant topics pertinent for a cyber security concerns are: an
exterior security, the internet consequence and information sharing which make effect in the information
security. The budding literature has started to study the relationships between vulnerability revelation,
patching, manufactured goods prices and profits.
Chapter VII
Using Maturity Model to Govern Information Technology ..................................................................90
Asim El-Sheikh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Husam A. Abu Khadra, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter VII, Using Maturity Model to Govern Information Technology , introduces the COBiTs’ maturity
model as a mean of studying the information technology (IT) governance and its affect on the perceived
security threats. It argues that IT governance using the maturity model offers a probable influence on the
level of security breaches frequency; such evidence would be extracted through a complex quantitative
and qualitative approach, offers a better understanding of intricate relationships between different fac-
tors. Moreover, the authors aimed at understanding the influence of using the maturity model will not
only inform the researchers of a better design for IT governance and defining implementation pitfalls,
but also assist in the understanding of IT governance practices trend in the Jordanian environment.
Chapter VIII
The Critical Success Factors of Web-Based Supply Chain Collaboration Adoption:
An Empirical Study .............................................................................................................................110
Saad Ghaleb Yaseen, Al-Zaytoonh University of Jordan, Jordan
Khaled Saleh Al Omoush, Al-Zaytoonh University of Jordan, Jordan
Chapter VIII, The Critical Success Factors of Web-Based Supply Chain Collaboration Adoption: An
Empirical Study, identify the critical success factors (CSFs) and outcomes of Web-based supply chain
collaboration (SCC). The study is conducted on seven manufacturing firms in Jordan that use Web
systems to collaborate with supply chain members. The results showed that top management support,
IT infrastructure, training and education, business processes reengineering, trust among partners, open
information sharing, and performance measurement are critical factors for Web-based SCC implementa-
tion success. In addition, this study revealed that Web-based SCC implementation is positively related
to supply chain relationship quality, performance effectiveness, and performance efficiency.
Chapter IX
Web Engineering in Small Jordanian Web Development Firms: An XP Based Process Model.........130
Haroon Altarawneh, Albalqa’ Applied University, Jordan
Asim El-Sheikh, The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, Jordan
Chapter IX, Web Engineering in Small Jordanian Web Development Firms: An XP Based Process Model,
proposes a theoretical model for small Web project development and its special features in the con-
text small Web firms, which are capable of being ‘tailor able’ to the particular stage of organizational
development of small Web firms.