Mediation is a process, in which both parties agree to resolve their dispute by negotiating over alternative solutions presented by a mediator. In order to construct such solutions, mediation brings more information and knowledge, and, if possible, resources to the negotiation table. The contribution of this paper is the automated mediation machinery which does that. It presents an argumentatio...

In this paper we give an overview on the application of aggregation operators in data privacy. Applications include data protection methods, as microaggregation, as well as measures to evaluate in what extent data is perturbated information loss measures and satisfy privacy requirements disclosure risk measures. URL http://www.springerlink.com/content/c543r3105nll5721/ [8] Source URL: https://w...

This paper analyses Late Cenozoic uplift in the Bolivian Andes, using the morphology of well preserved regional paleosurfaces in the Eastern Cordillera that define three axially draining braided river catchments that formed between ∼12 and ∼9 Ma. Rock uplift since the formation of the paleodrainage systems, which has been quantified using four different methods, is 1705±695 m, with a mean erosi...

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One of the main goals of the agent community is to provide a trustworthy technology that allows humans to delegate some specific tasks to software agents. Frequently, laws and social norms regulate these tasks. As a consequence agents need mechanisms for reasoning about these norms similarly to the user that has delegated the task to them. Specifically, agents should be able to balance these no...

This document describes a format for an LDAP Uniform Resource Locator (URL). An LDAP URL describes an LDAP search operation that is used to retrieve information from an LDAP directory, or, in the context of an LDAPv3 referral or reference, an LDAP URL describes a service where an LDAP operation may be progressed. Table of

URL shortening services enable us to shorten or simplify URLs. Ad-based display advertisements users who access short URLs and reward creators. However, ad-based have specific security risks that without ads do not, such as displaying malicious users. In this study, we reveal previously unknown of these caused by users' behaviors. We conducted a comprehensive measurement services. First, access...

Thousands of organisations store important and confidential information related to them, their customers, and their business partners in databases all across the world. The stored data ranges from less sensitive (e.g. first name, last name, date of birth) to more sensitive data (e.g. password, pin code, and credit card information). Losing data, disclosing confidential information or even chang...