While there is some dispute over the definition of federal systems of government and which of the world's countries should be considered as federations, the essential feature of this type of government is the combination of a central or general government with regional ones ruling directly over shared territory and citizens. Sovereignty is shared with each level of government having a degree of...

International data grids are now being built that support joint management of shared collections. An emerging strategy is to build multiple independent data grids, each managed by the local institution. The data grids are then federated to enable controlled sharing of files. We examine the management issues associated with maintaining federations of production data grids, including management o...

Marketing potential, as a scientific and practical category, is used to determine market opportunities for the development of an organization or product. Its universal nature allows us explore problems improving efficiency marketing management in various fields activity, including sports. The social significance sports can significantly influence readiness specialists adapt strategies tools the...