Pocket Switched Networking: Challenges, Feasibility and Implementation Issues
AbstractThe Internet is built around the assumption of contemporaneous end-to-end connectivity. This is at odds with what typically happens in mobile networking, where mobile devices move between...
View ArticleHaggle: Seamless Networking for Mobile Applications
AbstractThis paper presents Haggle, an architecture for mobile devices that enables seamless network connectivity and application functionality in dynamic mobile environments. Current applications must...
View ArticleThe New Species Concept in Dermatophytes—a Polyphasic Approach
AbstractThe dermatophytes are among the most frequently observed organisms in biomedicine, yet there has never been stability in the taxonomy, identification and naming of the approximately 25...
View ArticleMobile Device Interaction with Force Sensing
AbstractWe propose a new type of input for mobile devices by sensing forces applied by users to device casings. Deformation of the devices is not necessary for such “force gestures” to be detectable....
View ArticleMechanistic Insights into Metabolic Disturbance during Type-2 Diabetes and...
AbstractIn many complex biological processes quantitative data is scarce, which makes it problematic to create accurate quantitative models of the system under study. In this work, we suggest that the...
View ArticleWhat Happened to Doha in Geneva? Re-engineering the WTO's Image While Missing...
AbstractThis article offers an account and analysis of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 7th Ministerial Conference – a meeting that, although ‘successfully’ concluded, failed to address a series of...
View ArticleBio-informatics analysis of a gene co-expression module in adipose tissue...
AbstractBackgroundObesity causes insulin resistance in target tissues - skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, liver and the brain. Insulin resistance predisposes to type-2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular...
View ArticleCivil Society Co-operation and ‘New Social Economies’ at the EU’s External...
ZusammenfassungOrganizations of the ’social economy’, such as cooperative style enterprises, mutual help societies and voluntary associations, have long played an important role in national and...
View Article.NET Gadgeteer: A Platform for Custom Devices
Abstract.NET Gadgeteer is a new platform conceived to make it easier to design and build custom electronic devices and systems for a range of ubiquitous and mobile computing scenarios. It consists of...
View ArticleEstimating global mortality from potentially foodborne diseases: an analysis...
AbstractBackgroundFoodborne diseases (FBD) comprise a large part of the global mortality burden, yet the true extent of their impact remains unknown. The present study utilizes multiple regression with...
View ArticleBeyond the BRICs: Alternative Strategies of Influence in the Global Politics...
AbstractThis introductory essay situates the subsequent special issue within a comparative framework that helps to unpack the new global politics of development. It argues that there is a set of...
View ArticleA multi-centre randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation aimed at...
AbstractBackgroundUp to 42% of all stroke patients do not get out of the house as much as they would like. This can impede a person’s quality of life. This study is testing the clinical effectiveness...
View ArticleMeeting Report: Fungal ITS Workshop (October 2012)
AbstractThis report summarizes a meeting held in Boulder, CO USA (19–20 October 2012) on fungal community analyses using ultra-high-throughput sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region...
View ArticleE-learning in medical education in resource constrained low- and...
AbstractBackgroundIn the face of severe faculty shortages in resource-constrained countries, medical schools look to e-learning for improved access to medical education. This paper summarizes the...
View ArticleDoes depression experienced by mothers leads to a decline in marital quality:...
AbstractPurposeMarital conflict and/or marital breakdown are known pathways to the onset of depression. Few studies however have examined the possibility that depression can lead to a decrease in...
View ArticleChina as a System Preserving Power in the WTO
AbstractSince the People’s Republic of China (PRC) embarked upon a program of reform beginning in 1978, China’s “rise” has generated considerable debate. Outside of the country, much of the debate has...
View ArticleA coherent approach for analysis of the Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip...
AbstractDNA methylation plays a fundamental role in the regulation of the genome, but the optimal strategy for analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation data remains to be determined. We developed a...
View ArticleBeyond the BRICs: Alternative Strategies of Influence in the Global Politics...
AbstractThis introductory essay situates the subsequent special issue within a comparative framework that helps to unpack the new global politics of development. It argues that there is a set of...
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