MMAC: A Mobility-Adaptive‚ Collision-Free MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Muneeb Ali‚ Tashfeen Suleman‚ and Zartash Afzal Uzmi Computer Science Department‚ LUMS {muneeb‚tashfeens‚zartash}@lums.edu.pk Abstract Mobility in wireless sensor networks poses unique challenges to the medium access control (MAC) protocol design. Previous MAC protocols for sensor networks assume static sensor nodes and focus on energyefficiency. In this paper‚ we present a mobilityadaptive‚ collision-free medium
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Empire State Building The Empire State Building Outline THESIS STATEMENT: The Empire State Building did not cause much trouble for New York; instead‚ its construction had many positive effects. Reasons for the Building I. Raskob wanted to make money by renting offices to tenants. A. He wanted to construct a building that offered him the largest number of offices at the lowest price. B. He didn’t care for innovation and style ‚ but he wanted a building that sticks with his budget
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Earthquake Resistant Building Construction - 1 A short Research Paper on Affordable Solution for Earthquake Resistant Building Construction in Haiti by Dawang Sherpa Submitted to Southern Alberta Institute of Technology-SAIT Calgary‚ Alberta February 24‚ 2010 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Some Concepts on Earthquake Resistant Construction 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 Adobe Buildings with Earthquake Resistant Components 3.2 Rice Straw/Wheat Straw Buildings 3.3 Bamboo & Wooden Houses 3.4
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Introduction Building service is one of the important parts for a building because it will make a building to function well. Building service is responsible for the design‚ installation‚ and operation and monitoring of the mechanical‚ electrical and public health systems required for the safe‚ comfortable and environmentally friendly operation of modern buildings. Modern technology of building service can make a building to become more safety or more comfortable. While building developers are increasingly
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industrial buildings. During the last twenty years‚ this building type has increasingly been protected as a symbol of the historic value attached to the physical remains of the industrialization process. The best way to secure their continuing role in the urban fabric for the future was through adaptive reuse. Conservationists prescribe design guidelines for the conversion schemes of all protected buildings in formal terms‚ requiring that the ‘aesthetic integrity’ of the protected building is maintained
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Building a Secure Organization John Mallery BKD‚ LLP Chapter 1 It seems logical that any business‚ whether a commercial enterprise or a not-for-profit business‚ would understand that building a secure organization is important to longterm success. When a business implements and maintains a strong security posture‚ it can take advantage of numerous benefits. An organization that can demonstrate an infrastructure protected by robust security mechanisms can potentially see a reduction in
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Urbanism & Building Sciences Delft University of Technology AR3A160 Lecture Series Research Method Dr.T.L.P. Avermaete Ir.H.J‚Engel E.G.M.Kock Position Paper The role of the atrium in buildings Qian LAN 4185684 10-04-2013 The role of the atrium in buildings Introduction The studio “Strategic Architectural Design Development” focuses on the contemporary social‚ political‚ economic and ecological problem of Manhattan‚ New York City. We try to design a new UN Environmental
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The Construction of the Scottish Parliament Building: Poor Planning of Costs Introduction This essay discusses poor cost planning when the new Scottish Parliament Building was built. It was poorly planned beginning with the design of it to when it was handed over. I chose to discuss this building located in Edinburgh EH99 1SP which is adjacent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is found at the Royal Mile‚ at the bottom of it to be be precise. Because it wasn’t planned well‚ the costs reached
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I performed my security lighting survey on the Westport Building of John Jay College‚ located at 500 W 56th St‚ New York‚ NY 10019. During my observation‚ I discovered that all the perimeters of the building are lighted. According to a maintenance employee at Westport‚ the lights are checked several times daily prior to darkness and maintenance workers must sign off that they have completed that task for the day. Extra lighting is available at every entrance and exit. Extra lighting is also available
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Earthquake Resistant Buildings A Research Paper in Writing in the Discipline Emilio Aguinaldo College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course in Writing in the Discipline Submitted by: Manicdao‚ Marlone S. Introduction Earthquakes are major geological phenomena. Man has been terrified this phenomena for ages‚ as little has been known about the causes of earthquakes‚ but it leaves behind a trail of destruction. There are hundreds of small earthquakes around the
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