Network security problems have been well known and addressed in the application, transport, or network layers. However, the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) security has not been adequately addressed yet. To secure Local or Metropolitan Area Networks, the IEEE 802.1AE Media Access Control (MAC) Security Task Group has proposed the IEEE P802.1AE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: MAC Se...

Appearance model is one of the most important components for online visual tracking. An effective appearance model needs to strike the right balance between being adaptive, to account for appearance change, and being conservative, to re-track the object after it loses tracking (e.g., due to occlusion). Most conventional appearance models focus on one aspect out of the two, and hence are not abl...

We investigated the effects of appearance of emotionally neutral faces and the context in which the faces are encountered on incidental face memory. To approximate real-life situations as closely as possible, faces were embedded in a newspaper article, with a headline that specified an action performed by the person pictured. We found that facial appearance affected memory so that faces perceiv...

Note: The background and methods related to this project and a comparison of all Australian jurisdictions, along with a short summary for the Federal Government, are contained in the following journal article: Newman L, F Baum & E Harris (2006), ‘Federal, State and Territory government responses to health inequities and the social determinants of health in Australia’, Health Promotion Journal o...

Because contemporary scientific research is conducted by groups of scientists, understanding scientific progress requires understanding this division of cognitive labor. We present a novel agent‐based model of scientific research in which scientists divide their labor to explore an unknown epistemic landscape. Scientists aim to find the most epistemically significant research approaches. We con...

The kinetic theory of electric discharge in thunderclouds generated by runaway breakdown (RB) and extensive atmospheric shower (EAS) is developed. A giant growth of relativistic and thermal electrons, gamma and radio emission is predicted. The theory is compared with the recent results of EAS-radio experiments at Tien Shan mountains and with observations of lightning initiation process and narr...

Palaeoethnobotany (or the shorter term, archaeobotany) is the study of the "direct interrelationships between humans and plants for whatever purpose as manifested in the archaeological record."50 No matter what the time period or geographical area, plants played an important role in human culture. As primary data about the natural environment, landuse practices, diet, architecture, and trade in...

"Spoilt Baby into Angry Young Man". Her theme is that the way children are brought up today is so sloppy and spineless that the result is the Angry Young Man. To prove her thesis she has assembled a series of statements, carefully indexed, made by angry adults. This attitude towards the young is a stage we all go through as we get older; let us be thankful that like the young, we also grow out ...

Lateral luxation of the patella has been described in horses and ponies. Medial luxation has been reported only twice. Upward fixation of the patella is not true luxation. This report concerns two cases of lateral luxation of the patella related to hypoplasia of the lateral ridge of the trochlea of the femur. Disciplines Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | ...