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"... I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution. ..."
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I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution.
Incorporation Risk Analysis as an Essential Decision Making Component of Subsea Cable Projects
"... Abstract: Effective system life cycle risk management is critical to the sustained success of an underwater telecommunication system. Three propositions are presented. First, effective system level risk management practices focused on Return on Investment (ROI) should be the over-arching project de ..."
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the project course and which address major risk considerations associated with the project. It is critical that these decisions are made with the knowledge of how they will impact each phase of the system life. The information exists today to create a whole life system model during the feasibility phase which
Cryptographic Voting Protocols A Prototype Design and Implementation for University Elections at TU Darmstadt
"... I would like to thank some people who were involved in the creation of this thesis: • Berry Schoenmakers of TU Eindhoven for introducing me to the topic of cryptographic voting protocols. • Evangelos Karatsiolis for his work in guiding me through the process of writing this thesis and his constant m ..."
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remaing errors shall be blamed on me. • Andrea Peter for her love and for cheering me up when I was down. • Last but not least my parents, Jacqueline Herrnkind and Hans Peter Klink – without their love and continuous support, this thesis would never have been written.
Scenario Generation and Reduction for Long-term and Short-term Power System Generation Planning under Uncertainties
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Sustainability Policy Analysis: What Is It? What Can It Do for Us? Part One: Sustainability as an Analytical Framework
"... Few concepts are as influential or pervasive in contemporary political discourse as that of sustainability. The concept gained currency with the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987, Our Common Future. Its political relevance was established at the Rio Earth Summit ..."
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-organization. Part Two includes a brief critique of analytical tools that are used routinely in the environmental field. The final section considers the issue of why it matters to develop a field of sustainability policy analysis. Part One: Sustainability as an Analytical Framework There is no shortage
Clinical Forum Early Identification of and Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Who Are at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
"... ABSTRACT: Providing intensive early intervention is critical to maximizing outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and evidence suggests that the earlier intervention can begin, the better the outcome. The first purpose of this article is to review the earliest indicators of ASD ..."
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and should form the basis for clinical decision making. • There is empirical support demonstrating the effectiveness of a range of approaches for enhancing the communication skills of children with ASD along a continuum from behavioral to developmental • Intervention research is not yet available to predict
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"... Abstract: Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are two recently-developed technologies that uniquely function without xed infrastructure support, and sense at scales, resolutions, and durations previously not possible. While both offer great potential in many applicati ..."
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in these networks, and (3) the extremely limited computational and energy resources available. Until now, the burden of handling these issues was put on the software application developer. This dissertation presents three novel programming models and middleware systems that address these challenges: Limone, Agilla
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, 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
De-indirection for Flash-based Solid State Drives
, 2013
"... ii iv vTo my parents vi vii Acknowledgements I would first and foremost extend my whole-hearted gratitude to my advisors, An-drea Arpaci-Dusseau and Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau. Andrea and Remzi are the reason that I had the opportunity for this exceptional Ph.D. journey. To this day, I still re-member the ..."
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-member the moment when they took me as their student and the joy and hope in my heart. Andrea and Remzi have showed me what systems research is like and how much fun and challenging it can be. Before this journey with them, I had always liked and believed in the beauty of mathematics and theory. My initial interest
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