We are witnessing the increasing need for pervasive Internet access from public places, such as airports and hotels. However, the inherent untrusted nature of public places makes deployment of public area wireless networks challenging. We have proposed the Home-based Authentication Protocol (HAP) that provides a framework by which to establish trust between a nomadic client and a service provid...

Objective To determine the relation between extent of restrictions on smoking at home, at school, and in public places and smoking uptake and smoking prevalence among school students. Design Cross sectional survey with merged records of extent of restrictions on smoking in public places. Setting United States. Participants 17 287 high school students. Main outcome measures Five point scale of s...

In the emerging network society, the continuous homogenisation of the city leads to an anesthetization of the public realm due to the expulsion of every possible element of friction and conflict that we assume to be essential in the concept of vital urbanity and public domain. Interactions and exchange are instead suppressed in the “new public spaces”: places oriented towards consumption and wh...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between extent of restrictions on smoking at home, at school, and in public places and smoking uptake and smoking prevalence among school students. DESIGN Cross sectional survey with merged records of extent of restrictions on smoking in public places. SETTING United States. PARTICIPANTS 17 287 high school students. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Five point sc...

background: toxocariasis is considered as an important neglected tropical disease. although, the prevalence of toxocara eggs in soil has previously been reported in different parts of iran, the extent of this condition is not precisely known in kermanshah city, west of iran. m aterials and methods: a total of 126 soil samples were collected from different zones of kermanshah public places durin...

Shiraz, with its historical background, known as the capital of the Persian culture, once experienced a boom of international culture-led events using outdoor spaces as event venues. However, its outdoor vibrancy has withered gradually, and the use of public places as venues declined. Despite the existing dilemmas, a new wave of public place reclamation has created a strong trend towards using ...