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Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society.

by Manuel Castells , Anthony Giddens , Alain Touraine , Anthony Smith , Benjamin Barber , Peter Hall , Roger-Pol Droit , Sophie Watson , Frank Webster , Krishan Kumar , David Lyon , Craig Calhoun , Jeffrey Henderson , Ramon Ramos , Jose E Rodrigues-Ibanez , Jose F Tezanos , Mary Kaldor , Stephen Jones , Christopher Freeman - The British Journal of Sociology , 2000
"... ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world, in v ..."
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together in the multimedia system, computer-operated by the digitalized set-top box that opens up hundreds of channels of interactive communication, reaching from the global from the local. While there is oligopolistic concentration of multimedia groups, there is, at the same time, market segmentation

Measuring and tracking quality factors in Free and Open Source Software projects

by Fabian Fagerholm, Fabian Fagerholm , 2007
"... Free and Open Source Software (foss) has gained increased interest in the computer software industry, but assessing its quality remains a challenge. Foss development is frequently carried out by globally distributed development teams, and all stages of development are publicly visible. Several produ ..."
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Free and Open Source Software (foss) has gained increased interest in the computer software industry, but assessing its quality remains a challenge. Foss development is frequently carried out by globally distributed development teams, and all stages of development are publicly visible. Several

dissertation-edited-creative-industries

by Hui Hsin , Chiu
"... ABSTRACT Innovation is an inevitable important way through to deal with competitiveness in the creative economy. In terms of creative industries, there it is impossible to develop a successful environment for creative industries without going through an innovation process. BesidesIn addition, many ..."
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, and innovation performance in creative industries in East Asia. Measuring innovation performance Nowadays, the fast development of technology and the trend of globalization has caused innovation research to changeing focus from focusing on the supply side to the demand side from supply to the demand side

Towards Secure Electronic Workflows Examples of Applied PKI Supervisor:

by Sebastian Fritsch, Dipl Ing, Vangelis Karatsiolis Erklärung , 2006
"... Hiermit versichere ich, die vorliegende Diplomarbeit selbstständig und unter ausschliesslicher Verwendung der angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel angefertigt zu haben. Diese Arbeit hat in gleicher oder ähnlicher Form noch keiner Prüfungsbehörde vorgelegen. Darmstadt, 14. Februar 2006 ..."
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Hiermit versichere ich, die vorliegende Diplomarbeit selbstständig und unter ausschliesslicher Verwendung der angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel angefertigt zu haben. Diese Arbeit hat in gleicher oder ähnlicher Form noch keiner Prüfungsbehörde vorgelegen. Darmstadt, 14. Februar 2006

Acknowledgements

by Alejandro Houspanossian, Facultad De Ciencias Exactas , 2006
"... First, I would like to thank to Dimka Karastoyanova and Mariano Cilia for all the fruitful discussions, their guidance and support through the course of this project. Thanks also to Prof. Alejandro Buchmann who sponsored my stay at Technische Universität Darmstadt during the spring of 2004. The spec ..."
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First, I would like to thank to Dimka Karastoyanova and Mariano Cilia for all the fruitful discussions, their guidance and support through the course of this project. Thanks also to Prof. Alejandro Buchmann who sponsored my stay at Technische Universität Darmstadt during the spring of 2004

SIMULATION, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR MIGRATORY BIRD TRACKING

by Bird Tracking, William P. Bennett, William P., Development, Deployment Of, Mobile Wireless Sensor, William P. Bennett, William P. Bennett, Adviser Mehmet, C. Vuran , 2012
"... This thesis presents CraneTracker, a multi-modal sensing and communication system for monitoring migratory species at the continental level. By exploiting the robust and extensive cellular infrastructure across the continent, traditional mobile wireless sensor networks can be extended to enable reli ..."
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reliable, low-cost monitoring of migratory species. The developed multi-tier architecture yields ecologists with unconventional behavior in-formation not furnished by alternative tracking systems at such a large scale and for a low-cost. The simulation, development and implementation of the Crane

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by Helena Susana, Afonso Alves, Helena Susana, Afonso Alves , 2011
"... Corporate Governance determinants of voluntary disclosure and its effects on information asymmetry: an analysis for Iberian Peninsula listed companies. ..."
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Corporate Governance determinants of voluntary disclosure and its effects on information asymmetry: an analysis for Iberian Peninsula listed companies.

including © notice, is given to the source. Banking System Stability: A Cross-Atlantic Perspective

by Stefan Straetmans, Casper De Vries, Stefan Straetmans, Casper De Vries , 2005
"... Paper prepared for the NBER project on “Risks of Financial Institutions”. We benefited from suggestions and criticism by many participants in the NBER project on “Risks of financial institutions”, in particular by the organizers Mark Carey (also involving Dean Amel and Allen Berger) and Rene Stulz, ..."
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Paper prepared for the NBER project on “Risks of Financial Institutions”. We benefited from suggestions and criticism by many participants in the NBER project on “Risks of financial institutions”, in particular by the organizers Mark Carey (also involving Dean Amel and Allen Berger) and Rene Stulz

Technological Intensity of Sectors, Size of the Firms and Competencies of Network Evidence from French Industrial Firms

by Munier Francis , 2006
"... Abstract The aim of this article is to stress the importance of competencies to build network in the innovation process. Innovation is not only R&D but is often supporting by networks and relations that differ according to the size of the firm and the sector. We propose an empirical analysis, b ..."
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factors. We now propose to present our empirical analysis on the relational competencies in French industry. An Empirical Analysis on Relational Competencies of the French Industrial Companies Presentation of the Database The database results from an investigation carried out by the SESSI during the year

IEEE POWER ENGINEERING SOCIETY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND POWER GENERATION COMMITTEE 2005 PANEL SESSION HARNESSING THE UNTAPPED ENERGY POTENTIAL OF THE OCEANS: TIDAL, WAVE, CURRENTS AND OTEC Track 2: Securing New Sources of Energy

by Peter Meisen , Tom Hammons , Tom Hammons
"... On behalf of the Energy Development and Power Generation Committee, welcome to this Panel Session on Harnessing the Untapped Energy Potential of the Oceans: Tidal, Wave, Currents and OTEC. Renewable energy sources from the oceans include offshore wind, wave energy, tidal energy, OTEC and underwater ..."
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On behalf of the Energy Development and Power Generation Committee, welcome to this Panel Session on Harnessing the Untapped Energy Potential of the Oceans: Tidal, Wave, Currents and OTEC. Renewable energy sources from the oceans include offshore wind, wave energy, tidal energy, OTEC
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