1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910141480403321

Titolo

Distributed systems [[electronic resource] ] : design and algorithms / / edited by Serge Haddad ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

ISBN

1-118-60136-X

1-299-19256-4

1-118-60146-7

1-118-60139-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

ISTE

Altri autori (Persone)

HaddadSerge

Disciplina

004.33

621.38

Soggetti

Electronic data processing - Distributed processing

Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks)

Computer algorithms

Embedded computer systems

Real-time data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Large scale peer-to-peer distributed systems -- pt. 2. Distributed, embedded and real-time systems -- pt. 3. Security in distributed systems.

Sommario/riassunto

In today's digital environment, distributed systems are increasingly present in a wide variety of environments, ranging from public software applications to critical systems.Distributed Systems introduces the underlying concepts, the associated design techniques and the related security issues.Distributed Systems: Design and Algorithms, is dedicated to engineers, students, and anyone familiar with algorithms and programming, who want to know more about distributed systems.These systems are characterized by: several components with one or more threads, possibly running on different



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797608603321

Autore

Ali Rubaba

Titolo

Highways to Success or Byways to Waste / / Ali, Rubaba

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015

ISBN

1-4648-0656-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 pages)

Collana

Africa Development Forum

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Roads - Economic aspects - Africa

Transportation, Automotive - Africa

Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A copublication of Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Road map to the report -- Welfare effects of road infrastructure -- Impact of transport cost on technology adoption -- Role of transport infrastructure in conflict-prone and fragile environments : evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Road improvements and deforestation in the Congo Basin countries -- Wrapping up : main messages, caveats, and the road forward -- Appendix A. Geospatial analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the development focus on transportation, methodologies for evaluating which road projects to fund are often dis-jointed and unreliable. This report hopes to improve upon the current approaches by establishing a new methodology for prioritization which can be applied to a diverse set of scenarios, regions, and projects. This book demonstrates how modern econometrics and geospatial techniques can be combined to analyze the latest available geo-referenced datasets at the smallest possible scale to answer some of the most important questions in development. Uniquely this report attempts to shed light on some of the most profound puzzles in determining the impacts of roads and where to locate these. Does road infrastructure unleash a virtuous growth cycle? Is it advisable to improve roads in conflict prone zones? What is the effect of improving market access on farming practices? And what are the impacts of roads on forests and biodiversity? It is envisioned that the approach used in this book can be



a reference guide to researchers from across the spectrum of international development, who are seeking new tools and insights into the many issues (technical and non-technical) of this important field.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780291303321

Autore

Baldez Lisa

Titolo

Why women protest : women's movements in Chile / / Lisa Baldez [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-12531-6

0-511-14770-8

0-511-75628-3

0-511-04517-4

0-511-30497-8

1-280-43391-4

0-511-17738-0

0-521-81150-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Disciplina

305.42/0983

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - Chile - History - 20th century

Protest movements - Chile

Women - Political activity

Gender identity - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 1 Why Women Protest; 2 Mothers of the Cold War, Daughters of the Revolution; PART ONE Women Against Allende; PART TWO Women Against Pinochet; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why do women protest? Under what conditions do women protest on the basis of their gender identity? Professor Baldez answers in terms of tipping, timing and framing. She relies on the concept of tipping to



identify the point at which diverse organizations converge to form a women's movement. She argues that two conditions trigger this mobilization among women: partisan realignment, understood as the emergence of a new set of issues around which political elites define themselves, and women's decision to frame realignment in terms of widely held norms about gender difference. To illustrate these claims, she compares two very different women's movements in Chile: the mobilization of women against President Salvador Allende (1970-3) and that against General Augusto Pinochet (1973-90). Despite differences between these two movements, both emerged amidst a context of partisan realignment and framed their concerns in terms of women's exclusion from the political arena.