Identifying situations in which power exists is an ability that agents can exploit when they must interact with one another. In particular, agents can take advantage of empowered situations to make other agents satisfy their goals. The aim of this paper is to identify situations in which power might exist through the roles agents play in a society as well as the powers that emerge from their ow...

A diverse range of educational and activist programs have been created to foster empathy in participants. For example, it is often a priority in conflict resolution programs to encourage empathy between stakeholders on different sides of conflicts. Similarly, many interventions designed to reduce prejudice function by eliciting feelings of empathy towards victimized groups. Games are particular...

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are composed of low powered and resource-constrained wireless sensor nodes that are not capable of performing high-complexity algorithms. Integrating these networks into the Internet of Things (IoT) facilitates their real-time optimization based on remote data visualization and analysis. This work describes the design and implementation of a scalable system archi...

I was 16 when I first started coughing. It was in the middle of school exams. After months of coughing non-stop, I had a chest x ray and it was confirmed. “You have TB,” my general practitioner said. These three words changed my life. I didn’t know anything about this disease. I was about to start university. Everything changed. From a young person filled with hope I became an anxious patient. ...

Since the beginning of recent global refugee crisis, researchers have been tackling many its associated aspects, investigating how we can help to alleviate this in particular, using ICTs capabilities. In our research, investigated use ICT solutions by refugees foster social inclusion process host community. To tackle topic, conducted thirteen interviews with Syrian Germany. Our findings reveal ...