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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"Physical infrastructure"”.
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A web-based virtual laboratory for monitoring physical infrastructure
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Detection and prevention of intrusions in power system cyber-physical infrastructure
… that affected 225,000 residents. Mitigating physical damage from cyber attackers for SCADA can be very challenging because attackers can penetrate internal SCADA communication networks and use syntactically correct network messages to deliver compromised measurements or commands that can …
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Developing a digital competence framework for UAE law enforcement agencies to enhance cyber security of Critical Physical Infrastructure (CPI)
Critical Physical Infrastructures (CPI) are assets and systems that are vital to the health, safety, security, and economic or social well-being of people, and have become increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks that have the potential to cause severe debilitating and destructive impact on a …
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Challenges Facing Children with Visual Impairment in Accessing Inclusive Primary Education: A Case of Uhuru Mchanganyiko Primary School, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
… education. The study was to identify if the physical infrastructure at UhuruMchanganyiko Primary School, Ilala Municipality, Dar es Salaam region are friendly visually impairedstudents. Furthermore, the study investigated the social-economic and cultural profile (labeling, perception, and …
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Distributed state verification in the smart grid using physical attestation
… to make incorrect control decisions. Cyber-physical systems have a unique advantage in the detection of falsified states because processes typically have observable effects on a shared physical infrastructure. This physical infrastructure acts as a high-integrity message channel that …
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The seen, the unseen, and the aesthetics of infrastructure
… components of contemporary global, societal infrastructures. This relationship plays itself out in plain sight, and yet can be silent. I imaginatively liken laboring bodies to the inner workings of the built environment; bodies, like pipes, are put to use in an underground that is equally …
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Physical-socio-economic systems integration for community resilience-informed decision-making and policy selection
… the analyst to develop a model of interacting physical infrastructure systems with socio-economic systems to measure outcomes that result from specific decisions (policies) made. There is limited research in this area currently because of the complexity associated with combining physics-based …
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A Trusted Autonomic Architecture to Safeguard Cyber-Physical Control Leaf Nodes and Protect Process Integrity
Cyber-physical systems are networked through IT infrastructure and susceptible to malware. Threats targeting process control are much more safety-critical than traditional computing systems since they jeopardize the integrity of physical infrastructure. Existing defence mechanisms address security …
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Survivability modeling for cyber-physical systems subject to data corruption
<p>"Cyber-physical critical infrastructures are created when traditional physical infrastructure is supplemented with advanced monitoring, control, computing, and communication capability. More intelligent decision support and improved efficacy, dependability, and security are expected. …
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Interaction between existing social networks and information and communication technology (ICT) tools : evidence from rural Andes
… communities and, to some extent, disparities in physical infrastructure are contributing factors that explain the unevenness. But social actors – named as ‘activators of information’ – become the key triggers of the disseminating process for fresh and valuable ICT-mediated information throughout …
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Network flow optimization for distributed clouds
… can be viewed as composed of three layers: physical infrastructure consisting of servers, switches, and links, control platforms that manage the underlying resources, and applications that run on the infrastructure. This dissertation shows that network flow optimization can improve …
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Community based workstyle
… A major 1990 household survey indicates these physical infrastructure changes slowed the rate of increase of associated stress-ors. However, critical review of GVRD regional town centre policy sees initial outcomes as 'Edge City' clones, rather than the intended integrated communities. This …
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Foreign direct investment and governance: an empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
… human capital, macroeconomic stability and physical infrastructure, governance plays a great role in attracting foreign direct investment into the sub-region.
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Essays on telecommunications demand and regulatory policies
… African to analyze how the availability of physical infrastructure influences the adoption of mobile phones and usage of mobile services. The availability of physical service infrastructure is approximated by data on night-time light intensity in the areas in which survey respondents reside. …
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A national study of state tax appropriations for capital needs in public higher education
… action to build up public higher education's physical infrastructure occurred, as did in the Baby Boom era (1965-73). While headcount enrollment increased by 2.5 million or 22.8%, no significant federal investments and only limited state investments in public higher education's physical …
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Transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade: percepção de docentes acerca das contribuições da psicopedagogia
… of proper training. We also note the lack of physical infrastructure and the lack of specific teaching mateias to work with students. Therefore, the inclusion of these students in school is lacking, so that the success and the evolution of the school is committed to teaching disabilities and …
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Towards co-operative relations between district and local municipalities
… areas, the acute imbalances in personal wealth, physical infrastructure and the provision of services were most patent. Provinces decided which of the local government models best suited their province. Consequently, it was possible for the institutions of local government to differ from province …
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A atuação dos núcleos de apoio às pessoas com necessidades educacionais especiais no IFRN
… by participants as coordinators: lack of physical infrastructure, human and material resources and financial matters, among others, as barriers to implementation and performance of NAPNEs. Keywords: TEC NEP Program, Professional Education, Inclusion, People with disabilities.
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Innovating the funding models for transport megaprojects in Kenya
Investment in physical infrastructure - roads, bridges, power plants, hospitals, schools, airports, sea ports, water ports, railways etc. - is a fundamental ingredient in the growth and economic development of a country. Compared to countries like Singapore, South Korea and China, countries in …
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Business valuation of location-specific infrastructure projects in data-poor regions
… the financial values (business values) of physical infrastructure projects is presented from the public point of view. The business valuation model in this thesis adopts three concepts of financial modeling, Monte Carlo simulation (probability-generated cash flow), Capital Asset Pricing …
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