Being exceptional is being weak: Tonal exceptions in San Miguel el Grande Mixtec

Is Yoga effective in well-being sensation?

Introduction: Yoga means unity of body and mind which has been as traditional medicine in the East for 3-5 thousands years and recently it is utilized as a complementary/alternative medicine in the West. Many surveys have been undertaken to evaluate the physiologic function and positive effects of yoga in physical, mental and social health. Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted ...

When being Weak is Brave: Privacy Issues in Recommender Systems

We explore the conflict between personalization and privacy that arises from the existence of weak ties. A weak tie is an unexpected connection that provides serendipitous recommendations. However, information about weak ties could be used in conjunction with other sources of data to uncover identities and reveal other personal information. In this article, we use a graph-theoretic model to stu...

When being Weak is Brave: Privacy in Recommender Systems

We explore the conflict between personalization and privacy that arises from the existence of weak ties. A weak tie is an unexpected connection that provides serendipitous recommendations. However, information about weak ties could be used in conjunction with other sources of data to uncover identities and reveal other personal information. In this article, we use a graph-theoretic model to stu...

Being Agile is not Enough

Agile Approaches arose in the world of software development. Frequent releases provide early feedback with respect to requirements, technology and business value. Focused and empowered teams deliver huge amounts of software with very high quality. Transferring these concepts to the world of embedded development, the greatest challenge are frequent releases due to the interdependency of requirem...

Leprosy: what is being "eliminated"?