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CE
2007
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Reusable, lifelike virtual humans for mentoring and role-playing
Lifelike, interactive digital characters, serving as mentors and role-playing actors, have been shown to significantly improve learner motivation and retention. However, the cost...
Edward M. Sims
IJSNET
2008
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Reliable and energy-efficient routing protocol in dense wireless sensor networks
Delivering sensed data to the sink reliably in sensor networks calls for a scalable, energy-efficient, and error-resilient routing solution. In this paper, a reliable energy-effic...
Min Chen, Taekyoung Kwon, Shiwen Mao, Yong Yuan, V...
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CN
2007
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Secure multicast in dynamic environments
A secure multicast framework should only allow authorized members of a group to decrypt received messages; usually, one ‘‘group key’’ is shared by all approved members. Ho...
Chun-Ying Huang, Yun-Peng Chiu, Kuan-Ta Chen, Chin...
COMCOM
2007
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Guaranteeing the network lifetime in wireless sensor networks: A MAC layer approach
Energy is the most crucial but scarce resource in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). A wealth of MAC protocols are proposed only to prolong the network lifetime for energy-efficienc...
Yongsub Nam, Taekyoung Kwon, Hojin Lee, Hakyung Ju...
JUCS
2008
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Composition and Run-time Adaptation of Mismatching Behavioural Interfaces
Abstract: Reuse of software entities such as components or Web services raise composition issues since, most of the time, they present mismatches in their interfaces. These mismatc...
Javier Cámara, Gwen Salaün, Carlos Can...