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Don't leave it to chance.

Take It or Leave It ?

This research examines the consumer’s decision whether to make a purchase. I propose one psychological process underlying this decision, namely, a metacognitive process I call preference testing. Specifically, when deciding whether to purchase a particular option, people observe whether they have tested the option against alternative options for purchase. Seeing they have considered a competing...

Denial of Service? Leave it to Beaver

We present Beaver, a method and architecture to “build dams” to protect servers from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Beaver allows efficient filtering of DoS traffic using low-cost, high-performance, readily-available packet filtering mechanisms. Beaver improves on previous solutions by not requiring cryptographic processing of messages, allowing the use of efficient routing (avoiding overlays...

Don't leave home without it.

Time 25 minutes Introduction Here is a fun card game to help students practice the modal verbs of possibility 'may' and 'might' and the demonstrative pronouns 'this' and 'these'. Procedure Divide the students into groups of four. Give each group a set of picture cards. Ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face down in a pile on the desk. Tell the students that they are going to ...

Maternity leave: how to make it fairer for all

The Women’s Dermatologic Society’s mission is to provide mentorship, leadership, and educational support for those embarking on a career in dermatology. A majority of the dermatology residents in the United States are now female, but women who maintain an academic career and finally become Professors or Chairs of dermatology are very much in the minority. Obtaining a coveted position in a derma...