Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This document analyzes issues involved in the transition of "unmanaged networks" from IPv4 to IPv6. Unmanaged networks typically correspond to home networks or small office networks. A companion paper analyzes out t...

It has been gathering great deal of attention to provide personalized services in the home or in the small office. As a necessary technology for it, person recognition by pressure sensors on a chair is described. It exploits the hipprints of users. Such a method makes it possible to automatically login to a computer when the user sits. The recognition rate reached to 99.6% for 5 people and 98.4...

Purpose – Proposes providing an insight about factors affecting business-to-business ecommerce adoption and implementation in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), highlighting similarities and differences between Danish and Australian SMEs. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a wide literature review, focused on proposing a theoretical model of technological, environment...

This is a Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report on private health-care funding in western Europe. Over the last 20 years the level of private spending on health care has risen in many western European countries, leading to concern about its impact. Evidence shows that private sources of health care funding are often regressive and present financial barriers to access. They contribute l...

This paper presents a survey on computer and the internet usage in both governmental and private universities. Questionnaires were sent to the university administrators in the levels of department head, office head, associate dean and dean of 24 governmental universities and of 15 private universities. 46.7% of these questionnaires have been returned. The results of the survey show that both go...

Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa, Environmental Resource Management Department (ERMD), Westlake Conservation Office, City of Cape Town, Ou Kaapse Weg, Tokai 7966, Cape Town, South Africa, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, SE 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden, Stellenbosch Institute for A...

An Internet-based Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN) uses the open, distributed infrastructure of the Internet to transmit data between corporate sites. The configuration (network design) for a specific customer network typically requires the selection of network access lines and backbone sections that are provisioned by different organizations in a supply chain. Moreover, when configuring such a...

Thailand has a universal multi-payer system with two main types of health insurance: National Health Security Office or public health insurance and private insurance. National health insurance is designed for people who are not eligible to be members of any employment-based health insurance program. Although private health insurance is also available, all Thai citizens are required to be enroll...

The Legislature required the Controller to contract with actuaries for California's first valuation of unfunded state retiree health liabilities. reported that the state's estimated unfunded liabilities total $48 billion. This report answers key questions concerning the valuation and identifies actions the Legislature could take to address the state's liabilities. Analyst's Office (LAO) is a no...

INTRODUCTION The current sociopolitical climate and context of the Affordable Care Act have led some to question the future role of family planning clinics in reproductive health care. We explored where women plan to get their future contraception, pelvic exam/pap smears, and sexually transmitted infection testing, with a focus on the role of family planning clinics. METHODS Data were drawn f...