The present work is focused on the development and implementation of a low energy consuming medium access protocol, based on the characteristics of the S-MAC (Sensor Medium Access Control) [7] protocol, with a test scenario of a homogeneous network that uses heterogeneous information. Several other protocols are being implemented under similar conditions but this has been proven to be far from ...

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The identification of disruptive technologies and the evaluation of their impact on the own business is a major challenge for technology intelligence. Technology scanning is the technology intelligence sub-discipline for finding weak signals (early warning signals) to technology trends, and as we conjecture also for finding signals on technology-driven impeding changes in evaluation contexts in...

This paper considers the use of scenarios to treat uncertain attribute evaluations in the outranking methods. The scenario-based approach allows the decision maker to think deterministically about the problem by attaching causal links to a small number of potential outcomes, instead of using probability distributions. The scenario approach can be expressed as a simplified version of the compreh...

In this paper, a multi-agent system for metalearning in the data mining domain is presented. The system provides a user with intelligent features, such as recommendation of suitable data mining techniques for a new dataset, parameter tuning of such techniques, and building up a metaknowledge base. The architecture of the system, together with different user scenarios, and the way they are handl...

In many organisations (e.g. IDEO, Nissan, Chaparral Steel) the ability to be innovative and first to the market is their key to success and even survival. Finding and retaining creative minds is difficult, as innovators often become entrepreneurs of their own companies. Current recruitment techniques include the use of psychometric instruments (such as the KAI inventory and Myer-Briggs), role-p...

Hugh Courtney is a lecturer at the University of Maryland’s R.H. Smith School of Business, a senior fellow at the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at The Wharton School, and a management consultant ([email protected]). He is the author of 20/20 Foresight: Crafting Strategy in an Uncertain World, Harvard Business School Press, 2001. S cenario planning would seem to be the perfect...

This study aims to show that application of Time-Driven Activity Based Costing (TDABC) to the management of cost of Information Technology (IT) Services operations and how it can be used to achieve significant cost reduction. To achieve this; a case study organization was used and the scope of activities was limited to Technical Services department Operations units. Interviews were conducted wi...

In the final chapter, Nicholson uses the scenario planning method to explore several possible futures for digital reference services. Using two dimensions – funding sources and automation four different scenarios are developed. Common needs across all four scenarios drive a discussion of both current and future research needs, and are used to position all components from this digital reference ...

background studies show that a large proportion of healthcare offered may be inappropriate or unnecessary. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) is a new and expensive diagnostic technology which has been increasingly used all over the world. moreover, this trend has been more rapidly increasing in iran. low back pain is a common disorder all over the world and mri technique is one of the several wa...