In the last few decades, scope of governanceauthr solutions for environmental problems has increased substantially. The old trichotomy governance by government, markets, and communities been replaced a new interest in hybrid recognition that no single-governance mode possesses capabilities to address multiple facets, interdependencies, scales current problems. This paper takes stock on experien...

In [22] we showed that existing single-server computational private information retrieval (PIR) protocols for the purpose of preserving client access patterns leakage are orders of magnitude slower than trivially transferring the entire data sets to the inquiring clients. We thus raised the issue of designing efficient PIR mechanisms in practical set-

It is essential that the healthcare systems we develop are usable, meet user information needs and are safe. To ensure system usability, a variety of methods have emerged from the area of usability engineering and have been adapted to healthcare. The authors have been applying methods of usability engineering, working with hospitals and companies to develop more usable healthcare information sy...

The term biometrics is derived from the Greek bio (life) and metric (measure). Biometrics, as a means of identification, can be traced back to both ancient Egypt1 and China. Pioneering work on modern biometrics technologies dates back to the late 1960s, when researchers began looking at voice patterns, fingerprints, and hand geometry as a means for establishing unique individual identity. By th...

One of the most commonly used methods environmental flows assessment is approach based on Habitat Suitability Modeling (HSM) and habitat preferences curves (HPCs). Relationships between organisms physical parameters describing remain strongly nonlinear vary depending several factors. The common comparisons concern analyses natural regulated rivers, where degree river channel alterations undefin...

" Much is known about designing usable accessibility into software, but there remain substantial and long-standing fundamental gaps in our knowledge – including how to provide usable access to static text. " Brief abstract One of the ultimate goals of the many electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility standards is to enable full employment of people with disabilities. Yet, thes...