Designing Hybrid Gifts

War Gifts

"We beg to call special attention to tlie following communique :? "The Indian Council of the St, John's Ambulance Association have noticed in th<i press that the proceeds of various entertainments, race meetings, etc., have been given to what is called " The Red Cross SocietyThe Council desire to point out that the Indian Branch of the St. John's Ambulance Association is the only Ambulance Soci...

Nuptial gifts

Figure 1. Nuptial gifts of insects. An array of nuptial gifts provided by male insects. Top left: during mating, a female dance fly (Diptera: Empididae) feeds upon a dead insect provided by her mate (Photo: Rob Knell). Top right: a male scorpionfly (Mecoptera: Panorpodidae) secretes a white salivary mass that will be consumed by a female during mating (Photo: Arp Kruithof). Bottom left: after m...

Experiential Gifts Foster Stronger Social Relationships than Material Gifts

Interpersonal relationships are essential to well-being, and gifts are often given to cultivate these relationships. To inform gift givers of what to give and to gain insight into the connecting function of gifts, this research investigates what type of gift is better at strengthening relationships according to gift recipients—material gifts (objects for recipients to keep) or experiential gift...

Mobile Devices: Designing Hybrid Body-Spaces

Designing Applications in a Hybrid Cloud

Designing applications for hybrid cloud has many features, including dynamic virtualization management and route switching. This makes it impossible to evaluate the query and hence the optimal distribution of data. In this paper, we formulate the main challenges of designing and simulation, offer installation for processing.