Wireless body area network revisited

Rapid growth of wireless body area networks (WBANs) technology allowed the fast and secured acquisition as well as exchange of vast amount of data information in diversified fields. WBANs intend to simplify and improve the speed, accuracy, and reliability of communica-tions from sensors (interior motors) placed on and/or close to the human body, reducing the healthcare cost remarkably. However, the secu-rity of sensitive data transfer using WBANs and subsequent protection from adversaries attack is a major issue. Depending on the types of applications, small and high sensitive sensors having several nodes obtained from invasive/non-invasive micro- and nano- technology can be installed on the human body to capture useful information. Lately, the use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and integrated circuits in wireless communications (WCs) became widespread because of their low-power operation, intelligence, accuracy, and miniaturi-zation. IEEE 802.15.6 and 802.15.4j standards have already been set to specifically regulate the medical networks and WBANs. In this view, present communication provides an all-inclusive overview of the past development, recent progress, challenges and future trends of security technology related to WBANs

Peeling Back the Onion of Cyber Espionage after Tallinn 2.0

Tallinn 2.0 represents an important advancement in the understanding of international law’s application to cyber operations below the threshold of force. Its provisions on cyber espionage will be instrumental to states in grappling with complex legal problems in the area of digital spying. The law of cyber espionage as outlined by Tallinn 2.0, however, is substantially based on rules that have evolved outside of the digital context, and there exist serious ambiguities and limitations in its framework. This Article will explore gaps in the legal structure and consider future options available to states in light of this underlying mismatch

Interrupting the Conspiracy of Silence: Historical Trauma and the Experiences of Hmong American Women

The Hmong have endured a history of oppressive and traumatic experiences. The Secret War was particularly significant as it resulted in genocide, dislocation, and oppression for the Hmong. In addition, the Hmong experience and their involvement as U.S. allies remained largely a secret for several decades. Current research suggests that Hmong Americans experience a high prevalence of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse as well as other health disparities. The purpose of this project was to explore how a history of massive group trauma and secrecy maintained about the Hmong may contribute to the current conditions of Hmong Americans. This qualitative project applied the conceptual frameworks of intergenerational transmission of historical trauma (Trauma and the Continuity of Self: A Multidimensional, Multidisciplinary Integrative Framework) and the conspiracy of silence to explore the experiences of Hmong American women. In addition, this project explored the impact of a psychosocio-educational intervention based on the Cultural Context Model. Specifically, this study posed the following research questions: 1. What, if any, are the experiences of Hmong women in relation to intergenerational historical trauma? 2. What, if any, are Hmong women’s experiences of the conspiracy of silence in relation to Hmong historical trauma? 3. What, if at all, is the impact of a psychosocio-educational intervention on historical trauma for Hmong women? Nine Hmong American women were recruited for this project and completed initial interviews, a psychosocio-educational intervention, and post-intervention interviews. This project revealed that participants described experiences congruent with the construct of historical trauma and the conspiracy of silence. In addition, findings indicate that following a psychosocio-educational intervention, participants experienced consciousness-raising of societal and historical factors; experienced catharsis, unresolved grief, appreciation, and empowerment; and demonstrated further integration of their identity structures. This project offers insight into Hmong historical trauma and suggests interrupting the conspiracy of silence as a catalyst for healing and liberation for Hmong Americans. Further discussion of findings, implications, limitations, and future directions are considered

Wireless Network Intrinsic Secrecy

Wireless secrecy is essential for communication confidentiality, health privacy, public safety, information superiority, and economic advantage in the modern information society. Contemporary security systems are based on cryptographic primitives and can be complemented by techniques that exploit the intrinsic properties of a wireless environment. This paper develops a foundation for design and analysis of wireless networks with secrecy provided by intrinsic properties such as node spatial distribution, wireless propagation medium, and aggregate network interference. We further propose strategies that mitigate eavesdropping capabilities, and we quantify their benefits in terms of network secrecy metrics. This research provides insights into the essence of wireless network intrinsic secrecy and offers a new perspective on the role of network interference in communication confidentiality.Marie Curie International Fellowship (Grant 2010-272923)Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (Project CONCERTO Grant 288502)Copernicus FellowshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant CCF-1116501)United States. Office of Naval Research (Grant N00014-11-1-0397)Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologie

TB STIGMA – MEASUREMENT GUIDANCE

TB is the most deadly infectious disease in the world, and stigma continues to play a significant role in worsening the epidemic. Stigma and discrimination not only stop people from seeking care but also make it more difficult for those on treatment to continue, both of which make the disease more difficult to treat in the long-term and mean those infected are more likely to transmit the disease to those around them. TB Stigma – Measurement Guidance is a manual to help generate enough information about stigma issues to design and monitor and evaluate efforts to reduce TB stigma. It can help in planning TB stigma baseline measurements and monitoring trends to capture the outcomes of TB stigma reduction efforts. This manual is designed for health workers, professional or management staff, people who advocate for those with TB, and all who need to understand and respond to TB stigma

The Literature of Bio-Political Panic: European Imperialism, Nervous Conditions and Masculinities from 1900 to 9/11

This thesis examines selected literary representations of personal and political panic in the period 1899-2005, with a particular focus on the way in which literary languages are able to mediate issues around embodied experience. The main emphasis of this thesis is to demonstrate how nervous conditions, informing embodied phenomenological experience and existentialist insights, can be politically subversive in their un-learning of interpellated knowledge. In its opening section, this work studies a novel published in 1899 that depicts contemporary fears about nervous degeneration and offers an interrogation of the ideology of masculinity corresponding to the expansionist era of European imperialism. The trauma of First World War shell-shock and the nervous anxiety of colonial ‘white’ masculinist performance feature in the second and third sections respectively. These study literary texts that juxtapose masculinity crisis with the politics of identity and the articulation of the related problematic of agency. The final section studies a novel that depicts neo-Darwinism and genetic determinism in an age of political terrorism and counter-terrorism post-9/11 and before the 2003 Iraq War. It investigates the novel’s suggestion that bio-political reifications may be resisted by the exercise of emotional empathy and existentialist ambivalence. The thesis as a whole explores how masculinity and existentialist crisis can produce emotional and epistemic interruptions in ideologies that inform normative bodily and social behaviour. In order to offer deeper analyses of nervous conditions and cultural cognition, this work attempts to incorporate various tenets and experimental findings of modern neuroscience with ideas and theories from philosophy of mind. Through a study of selected literary texts, the thesis is offered as a small contribution to the understanding of the nature of human agency, empathy and identity in the changing political world of the last and the current century

Clinicians\u27 voices on suicide prevention for veterans

This was an exploratory study using a mixed methods design. The purpose of the study was to examine suicide prevention programs from the perspective of clinical practitioners who work or have worked with veterans in therapeutic settings. The data was collected anonymously through Survey Monkey. The study focused on practitioner observations and insights regarding increased risk factors and effective ways to meet the needs of veterans who are at risk for suicide. A total of 40 clinical respondents who work or have worked with veterans in therapeutic settings participated in this qualitative study. Participants were recruited through social media sites of Facebook and LinkedIn, and also through the researcher\u27s personal and professional contacts via email, and snowball sampling methods. Each participant was asked several demographic questions and six open-ended questions related to their observations, experiences and insights concerning veteran suicide and requested to give their recommendations for best practice programs to address this epidemic. This study presents a rich narrative of clinical practitioners from several disciplines that worked in various capacities and clinical settings. From the qualitative data several exploratory themes emerged, which showed correlation trends among these themes. The study also provided practitioners a venue to discuss their experiences and have their voices heard about their unique clinical experiences of working with veterans with suicidal ideation. Clinical participants offered valuable insights for improving suicide prevention programs. They were: improved mental health care, increased use of peer support programs, and the need for more resources and funding available to veterans and their families