We address issues with the performance of IEEE 802.11, when used in the adhoc mode, in the presence of hidden terminals. We present results illustrating the strong dependence of channel capture behavior on the SNR observed on contending hidden connections. Experimental work has illustrated that in a hidden terminal scenario, the connection having the strongest SNR is able to capture the channel...

In human society, which is organized by social hierarchies, resources are usually allocated unequally and based on social status. In this study, we analyze how being endowed with different social statuses in a math competition affects the perception of fairness during asset allocation in a subsequent Ultimatum Game (UG). Behavioral data showed that when participants were in high status, they we...

Locality-awareness is considered as a promising approach to increase the efficiency of content distribution by peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, e.g., BitTorrent. It is intended to reduce the inter-domain traffic which is costly for Internet service providers (ISPs) and to simultaneously increase the performance from the viewpoint of the P2P users, i.e., to shorten download times. This win-win situa...

Agri-food production must increase while food waste needs to be reduced for improving the position of farmers. To do so it is necessary sustainably manage agri-food supply chains beginning with crop planning decisions. Although centralized approach has usually been adopted this purpose, can lead unfair solutions due inequitable distribution profits among farmers causing their unwillingness coll...

Thoughts, strategies, beliefs, and philosophies are continually evolving changing. In this era of change growth, leaders have the greatest impact on success long-term viability all organizations institutions, as well formation maintenance organizational culture (Robbins & Judge, 2012). Furthermore, same holds true for educational institutions. Therefore, study is interested in identifying e...

Nowadays, there are lots of demands by Internet applications (e.g. IP based multimedia applications). For higher data rate, there exist two technologies: the third generation (3G) cellular mobile networks and the wireless local area networks (WLAN) technology have big distinctions, which can meet different users’ demands of accessing the Internet. For the 3G cellular networks technology, one of...