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An Optimized Cluster-Based WSN Design for Latency-Critical Applications
(The 13th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2017 , Valencia, Spain, (June 2017)Markov-based analytical modeling has been used extensively to model the operation of the MAC protocol of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard under diverse assumptions. These models reveal the parameters that control the behavior ... -
Genracio'n de Generacio'n: Ladino Perspectives on Relations with Indigenous Groups in Guatemala
(Sage, 2009)This study is focused on Ladino (European-descent) perspectives of race-relations with indigenous groups (Mayan-descent) in Guatemala. In particular, 13 Ladino parents were interviewed regarding their perceptions on the ... -
Psychological Coping and Well-Being of Male Latino Undergraduates
(Sage, 2009-07-15)This study examined 100 male Latino undergraduates' cultural self-esteem, perceived educational barriers, cultural fit, coping responses (CRs), and subsequent well-being within higher education. The most commonly reported ... -
Prime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television
(2010)This book focuses onurban family soaps on television and analyses them as an important resource for anthropological insights into contemporary social issues and practices. It studies thepopular andeveryday while also ... -
كوني مختلفة : دليل مستلهم من تجارب حقيقية
(شركة الابداع الفكري للنشر و التوزيع, 2010) -
Effects of Air Pollution on the Human Respiratory System
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An ABC-SPSO Hybrid Algorithm for Continuous Function Optimization
(2011)In this paper we investigate the hybridization of two swarm intelligence algorithms; namely, the Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm (ABC) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The hybridization technique is a component-based ... -
Human Resource Information Systems: An Integrated Research Agenda, in Tanya Bondarouk
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Parallel Serpent under MorphoSys
(2011)The use of cryptographic algorithms within critical applications, such as banking and military, requires efficient hardware implementations. With the emergence of reconfigurable computing architectures, such modern and ... -
Where are the Edges of a Protected Area? Political Dispossession in Machu Picchu, Peru
(2011)This report draws on fieldwork done in Machu Picchu, Peru in order to critique the Wittemyer et al. (2008) study on population growth around protected areas. I disagree with the study's emphasis on reducing people's motives ... -
Interactive Strategic Solution for Future Global Challenges: Multistage Systems Planning Methodology and New 8 M's Model
(2011)Growth and development have always been powerful and motivating forces for people, business and nations. One can say the old saying “you are either growing or shrinking, there is no middle ground. “The country development ... -
Accelerating Iterative Solvers with Reconfigurable Hardware, in Handbook of Optimization Theory: Decision Analysis and Application
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The Role of Media in the Process of Socialization to American Politics Among International Students
(2011)Mass media have been considered a powerful agent of political socialization, affecting political attitudes and behaviors of voters and non-voters. This study employed a survey of international students in the US to investigate ... -
The Relevance of Philosophy as a Discipline in the Humanities
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Opposition-Based Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
(2011)The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is a relatively new algorithm for function optimization. The algorithm is inspired by the foraging behavior of honey bees. In this work, the performance of ABC is enhanced by ... -
Reflection on the Role of Music in Higher Education and the "Learned" Mind
(2011)Historical cultures and education systems as well as noted intellectuals have recognized the relationship between music study and the development of intellectual perspective, regardless of whether the music experience is ... -
Narrative Analysis of Sahar Khalifa's Novel, "Asl wa fasl"
(2011)تتناول هذه الدراسة تحليل تقنيات السرد في رواية : " أصل وفصل " للروائية سحر خليفة، التي اتبعت فيها " السرد الحکائي " لتسرد لنا صراع أسرة آل قحطان التي تقطن مدينة " نابلس " والتي يرجع جذور جدها الأول إلى الربع الخالي في ... -
Packaging Life: Cultures of the Everyday
(Sage Publications, 2011)
