[Review of] Arjun Appadurai, Modernity at Large, Cultural Dimensions of Globalization [PDF]
, 1996 Modernity at Large is a collection of essays (most of which are reprinted from other sources, e.g., Public Culture) that link the themes of modernity and globalization to contemporary everyday social practice, and to group individual identity ...
Schau, Hope J.
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Uncertainty Modeling and Stability Assessment of Minimum Spanning Trees in Network Design
MathematicsThe Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) problem in networks focuses on finding efficient routes, with applications in transportation, logistics, telecommunications, and more. However, catastrophes can make these networks uncertain, requiring robust computational
Ahmad Hosseini
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Information and communication technologies for the poor: [PDF]
This brief is based on Information and Communication Technologies for Development and Poverty Reduction: The Potential of Telecommunications, ed. Maximo Torero and Joachim von Braun (Johns Hopkins University Press and IFPRI, 2006) "The variety of views ...
Torero, Maximo, von Braun, Joachim
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Slant total electron content for Sirio-Mortelliccio ray path
Annals of Geophysics, 2006 The Total Electron Content (TEC) is used to indicate the ionisation of the ionosphere. TEC is a quantity that concern for predicting space weather effects on telecommunications, improving the accuracy of satellite navigation, fly control vehicles and ...
P. Spalla, R. G. Ezquer, M. A. Cabrera
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Internet Governance : exploring the development link [PDF]
, 2005 This paper seeks to explore the issues of Internet governance from a development perspective. The WSIS process and the report of the UN Working group on Internet Governance provide an initial framework within which to develop the issues. These issues not
Williams, Howard
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Effect of Location Accuracy and Shadowing on the Probability of Non-Interfering Concurrent Transmissions in Cognitive Ad Hoc Networks [PDF]
, 2013 Cognitive radio ad hoc systems can coexist with a primary network in a scanning-free region, which can be dimensioned by location awareness. This coexistence of networks improves system throughput and increases the efficiency of radio spectrum ...
Alfonso, Vitalio +4 more
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Rational Regulatory Policy for the Digital Economy: Theory and EU Policy Options [PDF]
Telecommunications is a key element of the ICT sector which has been shaped by strong innovation dynamics since the 1990s. Market dynamics in selected OECD telecommunications markets are analyzed.
Paul J.J. Welfens
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TDRSS telecommunications system, PN code analysis [PDF]
The pseudo noise (PN) codes required to support the TDRSS telecommunications services are analyzed and the impact of alternate coding techniques on the user transponder equipment, the TDRSS equipment, and all factors that contribute to the acquisition ...
Dixon, R., Gold, R., Kaiser, F.
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A report on SHARP (Spacecraft Health Automated Reasoning Prototype) and the Voyager Neptune encounter [PDF]
The development and application of the Spacecraft Health Automated Reasoning Prototype (SHARP) for the operations of the telecommunications systems and link analysis functions in Voyager mission operations are presented.
Atkinson, D. J. +4 more
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