Finding a balance between functional and non-functional requirements and resources in embedded systems has always been a challenge. What brings this challenge into a sharper focus is that embedded devices are increasingly deployed in many networked applications, some of which will form the backbone of the critical information infrastructures on which we all depend. The Security-Enhanced Embedde...

Until recently, computer security was an obscure discipline that seemed to have little relevance to everyday life. With the rapid growth of the Internet, e-commerce, and the widespread use of computers, computer security touches almost all aspects of daily life and all parts of society. Even those who do not use computers have information about them stored on computers. This paper reviews some ...

security has been the most important issue in relations between turkey and the european :union:. turkish leaders have always tried to link their own security concerns with those of the :union:, trying to portray their country as net security provider to the eu. the european :union: in its new security strategy has tried to expand its security zone outside the eu, defining issues such as terrori...

This paper provides analysis of a 3-year longitudinal ethnographic study following the gradual adaptation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in a community health centre in Canada. Adopting a sociotechnical perspective, I follow the EMR and the work practices as they undergo continuous modifications and I identify changes that are brought about by the EMR. Findings from this research show es...

Data deduplication is one of the fascinating features of any cloud computing storage service which is generally realized as Cross User Data Deduplication (CUDD). Although it provides optimization which is challenging to achieve due to security concerns. A User always concerns about privacy and confidentiality of the data from honest but curious insiders. Encryption introduces new challenge like...

As one of the fundamental human rights that belong to every being, freedom movement is prescribed at international, EU and national level. Every person has right move freely must not be unlawfully deprived freedom. The rule restricting it exception. Nevertheless, there occasionally do exist justified reasons for certain rights, including movement. Asylum seekers (ASs), much like all other perso...

It has previously been shown that a soft mattress lessens the degree of head flattening that occurs in preterm infants in the early weeks of life. A follow up study of 31 infants of < 32 weeks' gestation found head flattening had resolved by 3-4 years of age, regardless of the type of mattress used in the neonatal period, and the children had heads similar in shape to full term controls.