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    On Weighted Low-Rank Approximation

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    Our main interest is the low-rank approximation of a matrix in R^m.n under a weighted Frobenius norm. This norm associates a weight to each of the (m x n) matrix entries. We conjecture that the number of approximations is at most min(m, n). We also investigate how the approximations depend on the weight-values.Comment: 13 page

    Deconstructing the myths: housing development versus school costs

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    William Ray of the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority analyzes the connection between housing development and accelerating public school spending in the Granite State.Housing - Prices - New Hampshire ; Economic conditions - New Hampshire ; Education - New Hampshire

    Towards a scalability model for wireless mesh networks

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    Zenzeleni mesh network is a wireless ad-hoc mesh network that provides voice services using public analogue telephones to the Mankosi community in the Eastern Cape Province. We would like to improve on the network infrastructure by upgrading the mesh routers and introducing low-end smartphones onto the network; and offer both data and voice over Internet protocol services. However, before deploying resources, it is imperative to identify the maximum number of mesh nodes, clients and simultaneous voice over internet protocol calls that can be supported by the mesh network while maintaining acceptable quality of service levels. Absence of such data might lead to financial risk and time depletion when setting up an optimal network. Bolstering the claim are investigations that report drop in quality levels as network density and hop count escalate. As current investigations mostly yield capacity models to predict per-node throughput with increasing hop count, we propose experiments to devise a scalability model to quantify scalability of mesh networks in this paper. We recommend experimental implementations at simulation level in Network Simulator-3 moving on to testbeds built using WiBed, and then finally take results to the field.Telkom, Cisco, Aria Technologies, THRIP, CONFINEDepartment of HE and Training approved lis

    Una propuesta de clase con GeoGebra: el dominio, rango y la transformación de funciones construyendo animaciones

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    Este documento presenta algunos resultados obtenidos en estudiantes para profesor de educación básica con énfasis en matemáticas, en el curso de Didáctica de la Geometría, guiados por el estudio de movimientos rígidos como translaciones y reflexiones, y transformaciones de compresión en representaciones gráficas de un sistema de coordenadas cartesiano en un plano real, haciendo énfasis en el estudio de los comportamientos del dominio y rango de las funciones. La propuesta se desarrolla dentro de la aplicación de una actividad cuyo propósito es hacer uso del software de geometría dinámica “GeoGebra” y sus herramientas, para construir animaciones visualmente atractivas, donde se hiciera evidente el manejo de las transformaciones mencionadas, pretendiendo una reflexión sobre su comportamiento

    El dominio, rango y la transformación de funciones construyendo animaciones en GeoGebra

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    La comunicación expone los resultados del trabajo de investigación “Construcción del concepto de fracción con estudiantes de Licenciatura en Educación Básica”. Caso: una universidad en Bucaramanga, realizado con la integración de los métodos cuantitativo y cualitativo. En una primera etapa se indagan e identifican los diferentes significados de fracción que tienen los estudiantes, a través de una prueba diagnóstica, apoyados en dos lineamientos teóricos: la didáctica de las matemáticas y la formación de maestros; posteriormente, se diseñan e implementan tres unidades didácticas utilizando las herramientas juego Partimundo, bloques lógicos de Dienes y regletas de Cuisenaire para construir los significados de fracción: parte-todo, razón y operador, lo que permite una observación directa del docente-investigador con el grupo objeto. Finalmente se aplica una prueba final que se contrasta con la prueba diagnóstica y el análisis de las observaciones realizadas en la implementación de la estrategia. El impacto de esta investigación genera en la Educación Superior la transformación de procesos de enseñanza a través de experiencias de aprendizaje significativas en los docentes en formación

    Clustered Multi-layer Multi-protocol Wireless Mesh Networks

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    Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) have emerged as an alternative option to the wired networks in areas where wired deployment is unfeasible and/or costly. They have been widely adopted in community networks as these networks are mostly built within “not for profit” projects and do not require enterprise class investment which can lead to inefficient network architectures and routing protocol designs. B.A.T.M.A.N-ADV has been designed as a simple routing protocol that adheres to lightweight equipment requirements of wireless mesh deployment in the rural areas of the developing countries. However, it is built around a flat WMN topology which is challenged with scalability, security and implementation issues; which can limit WMN growth and services expansion. This paper proposes and evaluates the performance of a new multi-layer, multi-protocol WMN architecture that addresses B.A.T.M.A.N-ADV scalability issues by borrowing from wired networks their clustering model and building around the B.A.T.M.A.N Experimental (BMX6) protocol to introduce layer2 tunnelling through a cloud of layer3 routers.Telkom, Cisco, Aria Technologies, THRIPDepartment of HE and Training approved lis
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