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k-core percolation is a percolation model which gives a notion of network functionality and has many applications in network science. In analyzing the resilience of a network under random damage, an extension of this model ...

This paper sets out to critically challenge five inter-related assumptions prominent in the HRD literature. These relate to: the exploitation of labour in enhancing shareholder value; the view that employees are ...

Embedded system development is continuing to grow. Medical, automotive and Internet of Things are just some of the market segments. There is a tight coupling between hardware and software when developing an embedded system, ...

Fast resources discovery and high QoS guarantee are key determinants for efficient Mobile P2P (MP2P) video sharing. In this paper, we propose a Cross-Layer and one-Hop Neighbor-assisted Video Sharing solution (CNVS) ...

Background: Adolescent females have been highlighted as a particularly sedentary population and the possible negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle are being uncovered. However, much of the past sedentary research is ...

This article critically appraises the success of the Back To Education Allowance (BTEA) in removing barriers to participation in 3rd level education for welfare recipients in Ireland. The paper is based on empirical data ...

Some user needs in real life can only be accomplished by lever-aging the intelligence and labor of other people via crowdsourcing tasks. For example, one may want to confirm the validity of the description of a secondhand ...

The Ph.D project detailed in this thesis investigated the phenomena of crystallisation and polymorphism, focusing on 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide (piracetam) as the model compound. The three polymorphs of practical ...