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- Cervero, A. G., et al.
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Green Wired Networks
- 2015
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Ingår i: Large-scale Distributed Systems and Energy Efficiency. - Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley-Blackwell. - 9781118981122 - 9781118864630 ; , s. 41-80
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This chapter first highlights the significant energy consumption of existing wired communication networks. It considers various means of operating such networks more efficiently. Then, the chapter examines the components that make up a wired communications network and their differing characteristics between the access and core, as well as patterns of traffic behavior. The chapter focuses on static (network planning) and dynamic (traffic-engineering) schemes that can be used to reduce the energy consumption of networks. It also pays attention to a number of challenges/open research questions that need to be resolved before the implementation of such schemes. These include issues with migration and resilience. The chapter then deals with economic-, regulatory-, and business-related methods. Finally, it focuses on the architecture of communication networks and the corresponding relationship with energy usage.
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- Manning, Peter, et al.
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Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of 'real-world' ecosystems
- 2019
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Ingår i: Mechanisms underlying the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function. - London : Elsevier. - 9780081029121 - 9780081029138 ; , s. 323-356
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research grew rapidly following concerns that biodiversity loss would negatively affect ecosystem functions and the ecosystem services they underpin. However, despite evidence that biodiversity strongly affects ecosystem functioning, the influence of BEF research upon policy and the management of 'real-world' ecosystems, i.e., semi-natural habitats and agroecosystems, has been limited. Here, we address this issue by classifying BEF research into three clusters based on the degree of human control over species composition and the spatial scale, in terms of grain, of the study, and discussing how the research of each cluster is best suited to inform particular fields of ecosystem management. Research in the first cluster, small-grain highly controlled studies, is best able to provide general insights into mechanisms and to inform the management of species-poor and highly managed systems such as croplands, plantations, and the restoration of heavily degraded ecosystems. Research from the second cluster, small-grain observational studies, and species removal and addition studies, may allow for direct predictions of the impacts of species loss in specific semi-natural ecosystems. Research in the third cluster, large-grain uncontrolled studies, may best inform landscape-scale management and national-scale policy. We discuss barriers to transfer within each cluster and suggest how new research and knowledge exchange mechanisms may overcome these challenges. To meet the potential for BEF research to address global challenges, we recommend transdisciplinary research that goes beyond these current clusters and considers the social-ecological context of the ecosystems in which BEF knowledge is generated. This requires recognizing the social and economic value of biodiversity for ecosystem services at scales, and in units, that matter to land managers and policy makers.
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- Niedderer, H., et al.
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Research about the Use of Information Technology in Science Education
- 2003
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Ingår i: Science Education in the Knowledge-Based Society. - : Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. - 1402014120 ; , s. 309-322
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we investigate some aspects of effectiveness in two different kinds of learning environments with use of information technology. The first part shows research results related to a web-based integrated science environment (WISE) and its effects on changing the role of the teacher, the curriculum, and the student. In the second part, three different approaches for scaffolding conceptual development in physics by using interactive computer models are analysed. Research results about different aspects of their effectiveness are presented. Both parts together show empirical results in relation to different promising approaches of using information technology in science education.
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- Andersson, Christer, 1975-, et al.
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Privacy & Anonymity in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- 2008
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Ingår i: Handbook of Research on Wireless Security. - : IGI Global. - 9781599048994
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Dahl, Izabela A., 1972, et al.
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Zur Einstimmung: Einleitende Worte zum Projekt
- 2014
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Ingår i: Der Norden in der neuen Mitte. Zur Gründung des Nordeuropa-Instituts; Kleine Schriften des Nordeuropa-Institutes, Nr 45. - Berlin : Nordeuropa-Institut; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. - 9783932406935 ; , s. 9-19
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Fischer-Hübner, Simone, et al.
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Privacy in Social Collective Intelligence Systems
- 2014. - 1
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Ingår i: Social Collective Intelligence. - Switzerland : Springer. - 9783319086804 ; , s. 105-124
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The impact of Social Collective Intelligent Systems (SCIS) on the individual right of privacy is discussed in this chapter under the light of the relevant privacy principles of the European Data Protection Legal Framework and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Privacy Guidelines. This chapter analyzes the impact and limits of profiling, provenance and reputation on the right of privacy and review the legal privacy protection for profiles. From the technical perspective, we discuss opportunities and challenges for designing privacy-preserving systems for SCIS concerning collectives and decentralized systems. Furthermore, we present a selection of privacy-enhancing technologies that are relevant for SCIS: anonymous credentials, transparency-enhancing tools and the PrimeLife Policy Language. Finally, we discuss how these technologies can help to enforce the main legal principles of the European Data Protection Legal Framework, and argue how provenance and reputation can be designed in a privacy preserving manner.
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- Ring, Irene, et al.
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Chapter 6: Options for governance and decision-making across scales and sectors
- 2018
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Ingår i: IPBES. - Bonn : Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services. - 9783947851089 ; , s. 661-802
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Within the generic scope of the Regional Assessments of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the key policy‑relevant questions of the Europe and Central Asia Assessment concern options and opportunities with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem services and their role for human well-being. The assessment examines the opportunities for sectoral policies and policy instruments; managing production, consumption and economic development; and ecological infrastructures and ecological technologies. It explores opportunities to promote food security, economic development and equality while avoiding land and aquatic degradation and conserving cultural landscapes.
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