This work presents a prototype implementation of a smartphone as secure eID reader using NFC technology. The presented approach aims to reach a security level close to standalone smart card readers. This security level will be allowed by the means of a trusted execution environment (TEE) which allows strong isolation and separation for critical applications and provides trusted, not interceptab...

In a Free Flight Environment, managing separation between aircraft is delegated to the pilot by Air Traffic Management. The future adoption of a Free Flight Environment is necessary, as Air Traffic Controllers will be unable to handle the workload from the forecasted doubling of air traffic within two decades. The responsibility of pilots will expand to include a new set of cognitive demands as...

Large-lot exurban landscapes could incorporate ecological design in order to contribute ecosystem services. In our study, we use a survey of 126 Southeast Michigan homeowners to examine respondents’ stated preferences for residential yard images, and compare those with reported current use and management of their actual yards. We found that stated preferences are not necessarily related to actu...

Ecological interface design (EID) is a theoretical framework for designing human-computer interfaces for complex sociotechnical systems. Its primary aim is to support knowledge workers in adapting to change and novelty. This literature review shows that in situations requiring problem solving, EID improves performance when compared with current design approaches in industry. EID has been applie...

1. Correlated errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 Temporal correlation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Spatial correlation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Base Class Library (BCL)-An object oriented framework of reusable classes accessible from any .NET language Binary file-A file containing information that is in machine-readable form that can only be interpreted by a program that understands in advance exactly how it is formatted. Binary object – A binary large object (BLOB) is a format of binary data stored in a relational database. Business v...

1. Study design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Scope of inference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Sampling units.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Building design is a complex process because of the number of elements and issues involved and the number of relationships that exist among them. Adding sustainability issues to the list increases the complexity of design by an order of magnitude. There is a need for computer assistance to manage the increased complexity of design and to provide intelligent collaboration in formulating acceptab...

Sacrifice of animals at Eid-ul-Azha is a religious obligation which is performed with great religious fervour throughout the Islamic world each year. Some of the scholars argue that instead of sacrificing the animals, equal intended value in cash, among the poor may be distributed. This paper attempted to analyze this argument and found that distribution of alms in lieu of sacrifice has negligi...