-This paper explores what insights can be drawn from critical theory to enrich and strengthen Sen’s capability approach in relation to technology and human development. The two theories share some important commonalities: both are concerned with the pursuit of “a good life; both are normative theories rooted in ethics and meant to make a difference, and both are interested in democracy. The pap...

Introduction This document estimates the possible capabilities of the NSA in breaking certain types of cipher by exhaustive key search. It is a theoretical document, and only covers technical ability: in many cases the NSA will use alternative methods to break target cipher systems. The aim of this document is to give some estimates for the security of certain key lengths for some symmetrical (...

Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This specification defines mecha...

The literature suggests that maturity assessment tools could be successful if based on process capabilities which are the outcomes of critical success factors and barriers to a process. This paper investigate the configuration management process capabilities finalized on the basis of semi-structured interviews with configuration management professionals and analysis of two highly significant st...

Dogs have been successfully used for many years by military and law enforcement agencies to detect varied substances. However, the science underlying their olfactory detection capabilities has been slow to accumulate and even slower to impact operational training and deployment protocols. Since 1989, the Institute for Biological Detection systems (IBDS) at Auburn University has worked to amelio...

Social network analysis is an established field with a wealth of theory, method, and tools for handling network or relational data. Recent advances have expanded this repertoire to include larger scale more dynamic networks under conditions of uncertainty. This moves the field closer to the needs of the defense department and intelligence agencies. However, the needs are not completely met. Thi...

the aim of this research is to understand and assess the application of organizational learning capabilities in the status quo and review desirable situations in the context of the agricultural faculty environment. data were collected from 329 faculty members in 19 public agricultural faculties using a survey questionnaire. results indicate that organizational learning capabilities are below av...