In this paper, we propose a new approach for data fusion in the context of schema-based Peer-To-Peer (P2P) systems. Schema-based systems manage and provide query capabilities for (semi-)structured information: queries have to be formulated in terms of schema. The dominating schema-based systems are relational databases or XML documents. Schema-based P2P are called Peer Data Management system (P...

Peer-to-peer systems exhibit, due to their decentralized structure, interesting anonymity properties and are therefore often used as a supporting service for anonymous applications. Unfortunately, there is currently no overall framework that captures the various peer-to-peer models and their specific features to guide the development of anonymous applications. This paper presents a generic and ...

TOPLUS is a lookup service for structured peer-to-peer networks that is based on the hierarchical grouping of peers according to network IP prefixes. In this paper we present MULTI+, an application-level multicast protocol for content distribution over a peer-to-peer (P2P) TOPLUS-based network. We use the characteristics of TOPLUS to design a protocol that allows for every peer to connect to an...

Background: The publication of articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals is a fairly complex and stepwise process that involves responding to referees’ comments. Little guidance is available in the biomedical literature on how to deal with such comments. Objective: The objective of this article is to provide guidance to notice writers on dealing with peer review comments in a way that maxim...

NASA has embarked on a long-term program to develop human-robot systems for sustained, affordable space exploration. To support this mission, we are working to improve human-robot interaction and performance on planetary surfaces. Rather than building robots that function as glorified tools, our focus is to enable humans and robots to work as partners and peers. In this paper, we describe our a...

OBJECTIVES Mobile JXTA (Juxtapose) gaining momentum and has attracted the interest of doctors and patients through P2P service that transmits messages. Audio and video can also be transmitted through JXTA. The use of mobile streaming mechanism with the support of mobile hospital management and healthcare system would enable better interaction between doctors, nurses, and the hospital. Experimen...

: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect mainstreaming among autistic learners on their educational experiences in primary schools Nyamache sub-county, Kisii County, Kenya. specifically guided address following objectives; assess Peer Interaction experience with autism, find out learner’s Self-management Antecedent Procedures autism and examine Peer-Mediated Interventions sub-cou...

Clouds have evolved as the next generation platform that facilitates creation of widearea on-demand renting of computing or storage services for hosting application services that experience highly variable workloads and requires high availability and performance. Inter-connecting Cloud computing system components (servers, VMs, application services) through peer-to-peer routing and information ...

Among structured Peer-to-Peer systems, Chord has a general popularity due to its salient features like simplicity, high scalability, small path length with respect to network size, and flexibility on node join and departure. However, Chord doesn’t take into account the topology of underlying physical network when a new node is being added to the system, thus resulting in high routing late...

Several structured peer-to-peer networks have been created to solve the scalability problem of previous peer-to-peer systems such as Gnutella and Napster. These peer-to-peer networks which support distributed hash table functionality construct a sort of structured overlay network, which can cause a topology mismatch between the overlay and the underlying physical network. To solve this mismatch...