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Self-* overload control for distributed web systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Unexpected increases in demand and most of all flash crowds are considered the bane of every web application as they may cause intolerable delays or even service unavailability.
Bartolini, Novella   +2 more
core   +1 more source

What Is the Ideal Time to Provide Corrective Feedback? An Approximate Replication of Li, Zhu, and Ellis (2016)

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This replication study examines feedback timing in vocational language learners and verifies the hypothesis that the advantage of immediate over delayed feedback found in the original study (Li, Zhu, & Ellis, 2016) is due to practice opportunities in immediate feedback.
Shaofeng Li, Jie Li, Jiancheng Qian
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the Incident Management Process Based on a Use Case Approach

open access: yesОткрытое образование (Москва), 2021
The purpose of the study is to improve the incident management process. The article considers the process approach to incident management in case of technical failures and its main stages: detection, response, investigation, elimination, resolution.
A. A. Mikryukov, A. V. Kuular
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing risk management into the grid [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are explicit statements about all expectations and obligations in the business partnership between customers and providers.
Birkenheuer, G.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Non‐Migrant Women and Their Livelihoods in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

open access: yesClimate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This graphical abstract illustrates the Sundarbans social–ecological system and its influence on women's livelihood strategies, particularly migration and non‐migration decisions. It highlights the interaction between ecological (ecosystem services) and social (institutional interventions, governance) subsystems, shaping livelihood capitals (natural ...
Marta Martínez‐Fabiani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis and Diagnosis of SLA Violations in a Production SaaS Cloud

open access: yesIEEE Transactions on Reliability, 2017
A software-as-a-service (SaaS) needs to provide its intended service as per its stated service-level agreements (SLAs). While SLA violations in a SaaS platform have been reported, not much work has been done to empirically characterize failures of SaaS.
Catello Di Martino   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) as a Functional Keystone Species Shaping Woodland Flora in the UK

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Ash trees have distinct ecological attributes—their canopy allows a high level of light to penetrate and their foliage decomposes rapidly. Here we used woodland survey data to explore if the prevalence of ash trees has an impact on associated plant communities at a fine spatial scale.
Melanie Roach, Ben Raymond
wiley   +1 more source

Probabilistic Model Checking for Energy Analysis in Software Product Lines

open access: yes, 2013
In a software product line (SPL), a collection of software products is defined by their commonalities in terms of features rather than explicitly specifying all products one-by-one.
Baier C.   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Management and Service-aware Networking Architectures (MANA) for Future Internet Position Paper: System Functions, Capabilities and Requirements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Future Internet (FI) research and development threads have recently been gaining momentum all over the world and as such the international race to create a new generation Internet is in full swing: GENI, Asia Future Internet, Future Internet Forum Korea,
Abramowicz, H.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Investigating the Relation Between Second Language Proficiency and Study Success Using a Causal Inference Approach

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 132-175, March 2026.
Abstract Prior research suggests that second language (L2) proficiency is key in students’ study progress, but this research has mainly been carried out at universities. It is thus unclear how this relation varies across different educational levels. Moreover, previous studies are often not informative about the causality of this relation, making it ...
Sybren Spit, Sible Andringa, Oisín Ryan
wiley   +1 more source

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