Trust level evaluation for communication paths in MANETs by using Attribute Certificates

Previous studies have reported differences between men and women in the adoption of preventive behaviors against infectious diseases. This study aims to examine gender differences on a set of psychosocial factors shown to influence preventive behaviors against infectious diseases such as COVID-19. We conducted a web survey (N = 1.004) a few weeks after the end of the peak of the first wave of infections in Chile. The survey assessed participants’ perception of risk and worry about the COVID-19 pandemic, confidence in the government’s competence and integrity in dealing with the crisis, attribution of responsibility to various stakeholders, and adoption of preventive behaviors such as hygiene, distancing, and information-seeking. Our results confirm significant gender-based differences for both the psychosocial factors and the adoption of preventive behaviors. We conclude that women show a higher level of worry and fear of the pandemic and are keener to adopt preventive hygiene and social distancing behaviors. Similarly, participants report a low level of trust in government authorities, with women reporting the lowest trust level. The implications of these findings for the design of future risk communication strategies are discussed.

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Clock Synchronization Over Communication Paths With Queue-Induced Delay Asymmetries

IEEE Communications Letters ◽

10.1109/lcomm.2014.2341604 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 1551-1554 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Zdenek Chaloupka ◽

Nayef Alsindi ◽

James Aweya

Keyword(s):

Clock Synchronization ◽

Communication Paths

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Growth and structural discrimination of cortical neurons on randomly oriented and vertically aligned dense carbon nanotube networks

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology ◽

10.3762/bjnano.5.169 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 1575-1579 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Christoph Nick ◽

Sandeep Yadav ◽

Ravi Joshi ◽

Christiane Thielemann ◽

Jörg J Schneider

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Cortical Neurons ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Aligned Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Vertically Aligned ◽

The Individual ◽

Carbon Nanotube Networks ◽

Communication Paths

The growth of cortical neurons on three dimensional structures of spatially defined (structured) randomly oriented, as well as on vertically aligned, carbon nanotubes (CNT) is studied. Cortical neurons are attracted towards both types of CNT nano-architectures. For both, neurons form clusters in close vicinity to the CNT structures whereupon the randomly oriented CNTs are more closely colonised than the CNT pillars. Neurons develop communication paths via neurites on both nanoarchitectures. These neuron cells attach preferentially on the CNT sidewalls of the vertically aligned CNT architecture instead than onto the tips of the individual CNT pillars.

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How education standards gain hegemonic power and become international: The case of higher education and the Bologna Process

European Educational Research Journal ◽

10.1177/1474904118790303 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 158-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Katja Brøgger

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Block Structure ◽

Bologna Process ◽

National Context ◽

Education Standards ◽

Policy Documents ◽

Soft Governance ◽

The Bologna Process ◽

Communication Paths

Through an ethnographic exploration of policy documents, this paper aims to expose how outcome-oriented education standards gained international hegemonic status in the Bologna Process. Taking inspiration in the concept of hegemony and by connecting the invisible power of hegemony to soft governance, the paper shows how the outcome-based modular curriculum gained hegemonic power by means of the infrastructure of the reform. Centring on the movement from political agendas within the Bologna Process to the implementation in a national context using Denmark as a case, the paper tracks the transformation from an input- and content-driven curriculum to an outcome- and objectives-driven curriculum and the transition from a semestrial timeframe structure to a modular block structure. The paper shows how consent and legitimisation is manufactured through the infrastructure of the Bologna Process consisting of communication paths, standardisation and follow-up mechanisms such as benchmarking through graphs and frameworks for reporting.

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Toward a Model of Brand Creation for International Large-Scale Sporting Events: The Impact of Leadership, Context, and Nature of the Event

Journal of Sport Management ◽

10.1123/jsm.22.5.526 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 526-549 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Milena M. Parent ◽

Benoit Séguin

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Sporting Events ◽

Related Factors ◽

Initial Event ◽

Leadership Group ◽

Leadership Context ◽

The Impact ◽

Communication Paths ◽

Brand Creation

The purpose of this study was to develop a model of brand creation for one-off large-scale sporting events. A case study of the 2005 Montreal FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) World Championships highlighted the importance of the leadership group (which must include individuals with political/networking, business/management, and sport/event skills), the context, and the nature of the event for creating the event’s brand. The importance of each aspect is suggested to vary depending on the situation. For example, the lack of an initial event brand will result in the leadership group having the greatest impact on the event’s brand creation process. Findings also highlighted differing communication paths for internal and external stakeholders. Thus, this study contributes to the literature by focusing on brand creation and its related factors instead of the management and outcomes of a brand.

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