Abstract- A smart home is an application of computing to the home environment and it is monitored by ambient intelligence to provide services and facilitate remote home control. This paper presents an overview of previous research on smart home as well as the related technologies. A brief discussion about smart homes and their interrelationships is presented here. It describes combined information about sensors‚ communication protocols‚ multimedia devices‚ and systems‚ which are widely used in smart home
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Long Term Causes of the Bacon Rebellion Since Virginia’s establishment as a colony‚ the newly freed men suffered exploitation from the upper echelons of society. Indentured servants and later settlers came to the new world seeking financial independence and a better life. After years of indentured servitude the newly-freed men would find themselves stuck in the very situation they sought to free themselves from. This lack of financial independence and social mobility created a general feeling of
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Street Smarts over Book Smarts Gerald Graff is a Professor of English and Education in the University of Illinois at Chicago. In Graff’s essay‚ “Hidden Intellectualism”‚ Graff compares street smarts to book smarts. Graff debates the common belief that having book smarts gives one an intellectual advantage over other forms of intellectualism. Gerald Graff supports this belief by telling a personal story‚ explaining where the education systems fails‚ and stating that people stereotype intellect with
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Content 1. Abstract……………………………………………………….. 1 2. Introduction…………………………………….…………….. 2 3. Design & Analysis…..……………………………………….. 3 4. Result ………………………………………………………… 10 5. Conclusion…………………………………………………..... 10 Smart Dust Shilpa Nagod Page 1 of 10 SMART DUST 1.Abstract ’Smart’ dust’ is a minute grain of silicon that spontaneously assembles‚ orients and senses its local environment‚ a first step toward fan development of rebels the size of sand grains that could be used in medicine‚ bioterrorism
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several reasons why you might set goals. Discuss the importance of setting realistic goals and describe your most important long-term goal for university. Goals are imperative for individuals to succeed. They can be used in all aspects of life‚ including university study. There are various reasons why setting realistic goals are important. Firstly‚ they provide you with the ability to monitor short and long term progress against a desired outcome. Short term goals or milestones are important to
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ACTG 351 HW #2 (Long-term Assets) 1. At January 1‚ the balances in Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation were $1‚021‚500 and $189‚900‚ respectively. At December 31 after adjusting entries‚ the balances were $1‚125‚900 and $452‚700‚ respectively. During the year‚ $148‚500 of equipment was acquired and equipment with a book value of $25‚200 was sold. What was Depreciation Expense for the year? Equipment 1‚021‚500 148‚500 1‚125‚900 Plug A Accumulated Depreciation 189‚900 Plug B Dep Exp 452‚700 Plug
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SMART MATERIALS 1. Introduction The primary characteristic of a ‘‘smart material’’ is that it has the ability to respond to external stimuli in a technically useful and technically controlled way. The words ‘‘technically useful’’ and ‘‘technically controlled’’ are emphasized since all materials respond to external stimuli of some sort or other (as a simple example‚ all materials respond to temperature by changing their volume)‚ however‚ to be considered a ‘‘smart material’’ the response must
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China and Japan‚ 2 countries with large historical backgrounds were highly impacted by numerous events such as imperialism in Europe‚ civil wars and WWII. As a result‚ profound and long-term effects have been introduced to the lives of entire populations‚ which can be still perceived today. Nowadays many people see Asians as xenophobic‚ fearing the outside world or simply just involved on their own affairs which have led to a deep nationalistic feeling. Indeed‚ this was the reaction to many humiliations
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Financing Long-Term Care in Nursing Facilities Long-term care in nursing facilities is very expensive and is paid for by both public and private payer sources. Long-term care is defined as services needed by a person when their ability to care for themselves has been diminished by an illness‚ aging process‚ or a disability. Most persons living in the U.S. at sometime or another will require some sort of long-term care whether it is given in a facility or at home. It is estimated that there
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LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE We strongly urge you to consider long term care insurance with our increasing life span and the increasing costs of care for long term illness. There are many types of long term care insurance with a wide range of costs depending on your age when you procure the policy and the type of coverage you desire. We were fortunate to obtain a group plan long term care insurance policy offered through our employer when we were in our late forties. Parents of employees could apply
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