Grid computing was introduced with the provision of delivering high performance computing through connecting distributed heterogeneous resources over the Internet. However, due to the varied nature of Grid applications and lack of suitable resource provisioning tools and mechanisms, a major part of Grid resources remains unutilized. Therefore, provisioning mechanisms must understand how the res...

Growing human populations llave Icd to the expansion of tlie Wildland-Urban Interface ( \WI) across the southeastern United States. The juxtaposition of build~ngs; infrastructure, and forests in the WUI creates challenges for natural resource managers. The presence of flammable vegetation, high rates of ht~man-caused ignitions and high building densities combine to increase risks of catastropll...

In China, the term “small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)” refers to “different forms of enterprises under different ownerships that are established within the territory of the People’s Republic of China that meet the social needs and create more job opportunities, and comply with the industrial policies of the State”. 1 This definition is rather more complex than that in other countries, w...

The experiences of past hosts to mega sporting events like the Olympics, or FIFA World Cup games show that there are numerous ways in which countries can be both empowered disempowered through their pursuit soft power. Through a selective literature review, this paper uses relevant power six who have hosted either Olympic Games from 2008. cases include China (Beijing 2008 Olympics), South Afric...

Small area estimation is a powerful modeling technique in which ancillary data can be utilized to “borrow” additional information, effectively increasing sample sizes small spatial, temporal, or categorical domains. Though more commonly applied biophysical variables within the study of forest inventory analyses, also implemented context understanding social values, behaviors, and trends among t...

Management of downed woody fuels and snags (standing dead trees) is receiving increasing attention because of their ecosystem values and effects on potential fire behavior. Research has correlated the abundance of many wildlife species with snags and downed woody material but very little information exists of the abundance and arrangement of these forest structures, particularly in unmanaged fo...

Urban forests are important components of societal interactions with nature. We focused on urban forest patches, a distinct and underexplored subset the that spans land uses ownerships, requires silvicultural practices to address their unique biophysical characteristics management regimes. Our goal was elucidate multi-scalar patch governance arrangements as they translated on-the-ground in four...

Abstract Ecological research is critical for informing management of at‐risk species, example, by identifying what drives occupancy species across landscapes. However, restricting to public land and omitting private land, as commonly occurs in ecological research, can bias inferences because important drivers population community patterns may vary with ownership. We conducted a landscape‐scale ...

We consider a hybrid model at the intersection of standard two-sided matching market as proposed by Gale and Shapley (1962) housing Scarf (1974). Two sets agents have to be matched in pairs common set objects. Agents one type preferences that depend on not only object they are but also agent other this object. The crucial difference lies fact side is interpreted an has no intrinsic over it. int...