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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"evolution of communication"”.
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Structure and evolution of communication networks in organizations
We study three types of communication data--emails, phone calls, and meetings-in a modern IT firm. Using network descriptive statistics, we show how communication networks in an organization differ from random networks and other social networks. We also compare and contrast the three types of …
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The Integration of a Coal Mine Emergency Communication Network into Pre-Mine Planning and Development
Regulations, such as the MINER Act of 2006, require the installation of redundant and secondary communication systems to assure that contact can be established with coal miners who may become trapped underground as a result of an event such as a fire, explosion, or inundation. For half a century, …
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A learning-based scheme to optimise a cognitive handoff
The evolution of communication standards promotes the development and use of several spectrum-sharing strategies. From the noted results, machine-learning techniques have paved a direction for radio protocols to achieve better levels of performance. With their definition, efficient learning …
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The role of echolocation in communication in a high duty cycle echolocating bat, Rhinolophus clivosus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae): an experimental approach
Acoustic communication plays a pivotal role in species recognition across a number of taxa. Species must therefore maintain discrete acoustic signatures to facilitate communication and avoid misidentification. The Acoustic Communication Hypothesis (ACH) thus proposes that in multispecies …
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Modeling telecommunication systems : from standards to system architectures
The architecture of a technical system reflects significant design decisions about the system's organization and typically documents a description of key system elements (be they hardware or software), their composition, functioning, and interrelation. The process of creating a description of an …
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Digital strategies for market dominance: empirical evidence from the insurance industry
… and deliver services, leading to the development of personalized relationships with customers, increasing quality, improving lead time, and enabling more customization at a lower cost. These channel proliferation has increased the complexity of firms’ operations because it opens up new customer …
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Yakety sacs: laryngeal air sac usage in great apes
<p>Except for humans, extant great apes have evolutionarily conserved lateral ventricular air sacs extending from laryngeal saccules. Humans are the only species of Hominidae that lack this anatomical feature attached to the primary vocal apparatus. As we are the only species that produces spoken …
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A higher education case: millennial experience toward learning through a virtual world designed as an authentic learning environment
… educational initiatives encourage the use of authentic learning environments to realistically prepare students for jobs in a constantly changing world. Many students of the Millennial generation may be social media savvy. However, what can be said about learning conditions and student …
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Communication Middleware for Distributed Hard Real-Time Systems in Java
… greater reliance will be placed on the delivery of their services. A relevant subset of them is high-integrity or hard real-time systems, where failure can cause loss of life, environmental harm, or significant financial loss. Additionally, the evolution of communication networks and paradigms as …