Scientific Research is one of the core pillars on which Higher Education Institutions are built and operate; its effective governance is a mission-critical task and an ever-important competitive factor for Universities today. The aim of this paper is to share the experience of Italian Universities in managing Research processes, through a supporting software system developed by CINECA, the lead...

Wireless communications are vulnerable to signal jamming attacks that can block mission-critical messages from being received. Spread spectrum techniques mitigate these attacks by spreading normal narrowband signals over a much wider band of frequencies and forcing jammers who do not know the spreading pattern to expend much more effort to launch the attack. In broadcast systems, however, jamme...

in order to investigate the effect of cycocel on different growth aspects of two olive cultivars (mary and mission), a greenhouse experiment was conducted taking into account three factors of: cycocel at three levels (0, 500 and 1000 mg l-1), drought stress of three levels (irrigated at 5, 10 and 15 days intervals) and two olive cultivars (mary and mission) in a factorial experiment based on ra...

Using current methods, it is virtually impossible to determine the impact of a cyber attack on the attainment of mission objectives. Do we know which mission elements are affected? Can we continue to operate and fulfill the mission? Should we wait for recovery? Can we salvage part of the mission? Since it is currently so difficult for humans to comprehend the mission impact of a cyber incident,...

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To meet its objective of reducing operations costs without incurring a corresponding increase in risk, NASA is seeking new methods to automate mission operations. This paper examines the state of the art in automating ground operations for space missions. A summary of available technologies and methods for automating mission operations is provided. Responses from interviews with several space m...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the records system of a Turkish public university, using the example of Hacettepe University in order to develop records management programs in Turkish universities. Design/methodology/approach – A survey method is used in this research; data are gathered through literature reviews, legal analysis, questionnaires, and interviews. Analyzing the in...

This study examines the influence of different types of structural assurance on consumer purchasing intentions in business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic commerce. Prior research findings regarding how different types of structural assurance impact consumer purchasing intentions has been limited. Based on the institution-based trust theory, perceived trust theory and the psychological contract th...

The task of infusing new technology into mission critical systems is often filled with many pitfalls and roadblocks. System stakeholders are often wary of new technologies and do not want to change the way things are done. This paper describes the technical and human processes required to make the TransVERSE project to re-engineer a critical HST planning system a success.