Real-Time Systems: Reflections on higher education in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia

Real-time systems (An ICT definition)\ud In real-time multiprocessing there is the extra requirement that the system complete its response to any input within a certain critical time. This poses additional problems, particularly in situations where the system is heavily loaded and is subject to many\ud simultaneous demands. Real-time systems are always dedicated. Most systems are not real-time

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This presentation outlines a number of key concepts and analyses that may helpus understand the challenges facing institutional management in higher education today. It assesses (a) the nature of the unprecedented change in theenvironment in which higher education is situated(b) the special characteristics of universities as organisations(c) the different organisational traditions different systems developed from(d) a number of models of university decision-makingand (e) the contemporary increase in thepower and authirity of institutional management

American Media Portrayals of the Uighur Minority Pre and Post 9/11

The Muslim Uighur ethnic minority in China has long been repressed by the Chinese Central Government in a way not dissimilar from the Tibetan ethnic minority. While policy decisions, assimilation projects, and systematic restriction of freedoms support this claim, Americans with interest in the area have a more complex relationship with opinion on Uighurs. Americans have a history of supporting restive groups within Communist systems, but post 9/11 there has been a backlash against those groups that also can be identified as Muslim fundamentalists. Through observing American newspaper sources it is expected that a shift will be seen in the tone of articles related to Uighurs post 9/11

Growth of Sr1-xCaxRuO3 thin films by metalorganic aerosol deposition

We report the growth of thin films of Sr1-xCaxRuO3 on SrTiO3 and MgO substrates by metalorganic aerosol deposition. The structure and microstructure is characterized by X-ray diffraction and room-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), respectively. STM indicates in-plane epitaxy and a small surface roughness for films on SrTiO3. The high-quality of the films is supported by large residual resistivity ratios up to 29.Comment: 4 Pages, 2 Figures, submitted to Proceedings of ICM 2009 (Karlsruhe

Brief Note What You Need to Know About SARS

Author Institution: Department of Infectious Diseases and Department of Research Administration, Summa Health System ; Akron City Health Departmen