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Overhead due to the movement of user data in the end-system network I/O processing path at high speeds is significant, and has limited the use of Internet protocols in interconnection networks, and the Internet itself -especially where high bandwidth, low latency, and/or low overhead are required by the hosted application. This document examines this overhead, and addresses an architectural, IP...

A pilot study to evaluate the direct cost of treating 51 adults and 50 children with bronchial asthma was conducted. All aspects of the medical care provided over a 6-month period were considered. The mean treatment costs per month were US dollars 22.97 (adults) and US dollars 15.56 (children). The cost of maintenance therapy accounted for 55.5% and 73.4% of the total direct cost treatment for ...

Thanks to direct access to union databanks, this paper can answer two new questions in Industrial Relations: how long union membership lasts and what are the determinants of its duration. This also allows to conceptualize union membership as a much more dynamic phenomenon than in previous studies, where it was considered a static situation whose causes or e¤ects were to be investigated. Surviva...

I consider spherically symmetric scalar waves of two types: explosive waves in an infinite medium generated by a spherically symmetric source, and implosive waves in which the medium is contained inside a spherically symmetric source. The explosive waves travel outward, the implosive waves inward. Although there are exceptional cases, in general there are, at any time, shells in which the energ...

Internet banking is booming in Jordan and it is time for banks and customers to reap the benefits from such technology. Bank customers’ propensity to use internet banking is dependent on their attitudes towards such technology. This work validates an Arabic technology acceptance instrument through a rigorous process so that banks can better understand the factors that affect the customer’s inte...

In this paper we introduce the approach of direct interruptability inference from accelerometer and audio data and show that it provides highly accurate and robust predictions. Furthermore, we argue that scenarios are central for evaluating the performance of interruptability predicting devices and prove it on our setup. We also demonstrate that scenarios provide the foundation for avoiding mis...

Großschadenslagen erfordern das Zusammenwirken verschiedener Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben (BOS). Durch ein kollektives Verständnis der Strukturen, Ereignisse und Prozesse im Einsatz kann das Handeln koordiniert und Konflikte vermieden werden. Das Projekt LAGE erarbeitet einen Standard für den Austausch von Meldungen zur Gewährleistung organisatorischer, semantischer und t...