On the Flow-level Dynamics of a Packet-switched Network

The packet is the fundamental unit of transportation in modern communication networks such as the Internet. Physical layer scheduling decisions are made at the level of packets, and packet-level models with exogenous arrival processes have long been employed to study network performance, as well as design scheduling policies that more efficiently utilize network resources. On the other hand, a user of the network is more concerned with end-to-end bandwidth, which is allocated through congestion control policies such as TCP. Utility-based flow-level models have played an important role in understanding congestion control protocols. In summary, these two classes of models have provided separate insights for flow-level and packet-level dynamics of a network

Predicting \u27Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder\u27 using large scale child data set

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder found in children affecting about 9.5% of American children aged 13 years or more. Every year, the number of children diagnosed with ADHD is increasing. There is no single test that can diagnose ADHD. In fact, a health practitioner has to analyze the behavior of the child to determine if the child has ADHD. He has to gather information about the child, and his/her behavior and environment. Because of all these problems in diagnosis, I propose to use Machine Learning techniques to predict ADHD by using large scale child data set. Machine learning offers a principled approach for developing sophisticated, automatic, and objective algorithms for analysis of disease. Lot of new approaches have immerged which allows to develop understanding and provides opportunity to do advanced analysis. Use of classification model in detection has made significant impacts in the detection and diagnosis of diseases. I propose to use binary classification techniques for detection and diagnosis of ADHD

Innovation strategies in central Europe: a corporate perspective

This paper seeks to outline the innovations strategies that various corporations have pursued in Central Europe over the last few decades. It will examine from a corporate perspective the scope and definition of innovation, highlighting how this has changed in today's eclectic ever changing environment. Drawing upon cases studies, this paper will highlight best practice in formulating innovation strategies within Central Europe. In conclusion, it will be argued that in spite of living in an environment where the pressure for companies to constantly reinvent some part of themselves is increasing, companies could greatly benefit from taking time to pause and consider how they can capitalise on the key lessons and best practice considerations that have arisen

Body, Habit, Custom and Labour

Theories in the modern age in philosophy, as well as in the discourse of the social sciences, are pervaded with the presuppositions of the dualisms of mind and world, theory and practice, private and public. These theoretical dualisms make it impossible to have an account of the interconnected nature of the experience of individuals and societies. The philosophical theoretical vocabulary to take account of the relations between these dualisms has been effaced with the legacy of Cartesian dualism. I argue that through a conceptual analysis of the body, as has been posited by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and the related concepts of habit, custom and labour, we can reclaim some concepts that allow a mediation of these dualisms. In this article, I make a conceptual analysis of the epistemic, metaphysical and social–political interrelations between these concepts and argue for the relational role they play in our philosophical theoretical discourse

Dynamics of proteins and DNA in a Paul trap

Paul traps are increasingly being used in a wide variety of applications in biology including study of protein dynamics and DNA sequencing. In this paper, statistical properties of a macromolecule chain in a Paul trap are theoretically analyzed using a simple model of charged particles connected by rigid rods. It is found that the mean displacement of chain varies linearly with the chain length, showing properties of enhanced diffusion, compared to the normal diffusion relation which exists for the case of a macromolecule chain in a force-free region. The dependence of the mean displacement on the chain length and trap parameters is also found to be very different for the case of pure dc operation and pure ac operation of the Paul trap

Transnational family relations in migration contexts: British variations on European themes

Used by permission of the Publishers from ‘Transnational family relations in migration contexts: British variations on European themes’, forthcoming in The Ashgate Research Companion to Migration Law, Theory and Policy edited by Satvinder S. Juss (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013). Copyright © 2013. http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754671886Note that version uploaded in the proof copy.Note that version uploaded in the proof copy.Note that version uploaded in the proof copy.Note that version uploaded in the proof copy.Note that version uploaded in the proof copy

Stakeholders Management in the Indian Construction Industry: Insights into the Approach at Larsen & Toubro’s Construction Division

This case study is comprised of an interview with Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna, former Deputy Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T), India. Dr. Ramakrishna oversaw the construction of major infrastructure projects and the ensuing expansion of L&T into overseas markets through the formation of international joint ventures. He stressed that the success of these undertakings was largely due to the acknowledgement that one company is simply a microcosm of the global market and without inter-personal collaboration, cooperation, integration of development, mutual understanding, and employment of others’ skills ‒ all in concert with the natural environment ‒ a company’s success will inevitably be compromised and fall short of its goals and objectives