The Fifth Annual IEEE Open Architectures and Network Programming Conference presented 15 papers from 56 submissions. Whilst programmable and active networks are traditionally presented in this conference, this year’s conference also hosted papers on emerging topics such as overlay and peer-to-peer networks. The conference was held in the Hilton Manhattan, in the heart of the city. Approximately...

We propose a collaborative training platform where students collectively contribute to the co-construction of the required knowledge to produce their individual semester project. Peers feedback is implemented in order to complete trainers’ supervision with peer-training. This collaborative platform is implemented as a social network, where collaborative interactions are organized 1) to engage a...

content discovery is one of the fundamental issues that determines the architecture and performance of content distribution networks based on peer-to-peer (p2p) networks. to administrate the costs and discoveries, peers of a p2p network communicate with each other by one or more overlay layers. the condition of node’s relations in overlay networks, have a great impact in efficiency of networks....

abstract background: advancements in neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) science and technology have increased the survival rate of preterm infants. despite these advances, they are still facing with neurobehavioral problems. noise level in nicu is a potential source of stress for preterm infants. it should be decreased to the standard level as much as possible. the purpose of this study was to...

In this study, the researcher used the many-facet Rasch measurement model (MFRM) to detect two pervasive rater errors among peer-assessors rating EFL essays. The researcher also compared the ratings of peer-assessors to those of teacher assessors to gain a clearer understanding of the ratings of peer-assessors. To that end, the researcher used a fully crossed design in which all peer-assessors ...

The advance in financial technology has altered the payment system, which originally can only be done face-to-face, now by remote transactions and a short amount of time, one is through Peer-to-Peer Lending (P2PL). This study aims to determine legal protection for lenders against standard clauses peer-to-peer lending service agreements risk mitigation providers services. research normative that...

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are distributed systems in which nodes of equal roles and capabilities exchange information and services directly with one another. In recent years, they have become a popular way to share large amounts of data. Such architectures, however, complicate the process of knowledge discovery and data mining since algorithms must deal with distributed (and often) dynamic so...

This paper studies voting in corporate director elections. We construct a comprehensive data set of 2,058,788 mutual fund votes over a two-year period. We find systematic heterogeneity in voting: some funds are consistently more management-friendly than others. We also establish the presence of peer effects: a fund is more likely to oppose management when other funds are more likely to oppose i...

Research examined the relative importance of peer groups for young adolescents as compared with diverse adult socialization agents--family, school, and community. The factors involved were teenagers' activities, preferences, feelings, and thoughts as to how they spend their leisure time, their preferences for help providers, and their sense of attachment to their community. These comparisons we...