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Peacebuilding in Lebanon Using a “Serious” Game Intervention
Get PDFA cultural acceptance of violence within a society permeates attainable conflict resolution strategies. Violence in Lebanon is rampant due to the neighboring war in Syria, divided alliances, recent assassinations and a state of unresolved transitional peace after decades of civil war. Domestic violence, therefore, does not garner significant attention yet plays a substantial part in creating culturally accepted violence. Because of the current crises, it is incumbent upon non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide services that promote peaceful resolutions in domestic violence situations.Violence against women leaves an entire segment of the population vulnerable when examined through the prism of the Human Security paradigm. The microcosm of security of the individual is often confined to the narrative, although collectively, violence of individuals and community has commanded a more nuanced analysis. The responsibility of states to define intimate partner violence as a human rights abuse and human security issue, as defined by the 1979 Convention to Eliminate Discrimination against Women and the 1993 United Nations Declaration to Eliminate Violence against Women is required in order for this type of violence to gain peaceful resolution. The specific aims of this research are to provide an educational tool for non-governmental organizations to mitigate the effects of violence against women through peace promotion and education in lieu of state intervention. Theprevalence of gender based violence in Lebanon has been reported to be up to 35% (Usta, et al, 2007) although actual statistics are unknown due to issues of underreporting. A macro-analysis of cultural norms created through the lens of peace psychology is analyzed as a possible indicator of cultural acceptance of intimate partner violence in Lebanon. To mitigate the effects of this cultural norm on the individual, the author developed a tool for practical therapeutic use in assisting women who are victims of gender based violence through a serious game intervention which may be used as an educational tool by NGOs to promote peaceful family relations. The implementation of human security measures for women in the Middle East will require a grass-roots effort based on therapeutic support for gender based violence victims. Positive results will have wider peace building implications
Optimized Cooperative Localization Technique Based on Linear Intersection over Wireless Sensor Networks
No full textLocalization is one of the significant techniques in wireless sensor networks. The localization approaches are different in several applications. Localization offers geographical information for managing the topology. In this paper, we propose optimized cooperative localization technique based on trilateration, multilateration and linear intersection. The approach reduces the error rates, communication cost and energy consumption for maintaining the high accuracy. Furthermore, the approach is implemented for controlling air craft system to avoid the landing and takeoff delays. To demonstrate the strength of the approach, we used network simulator ns-2 to validate the estimation errors, computational latency, energy consumption and error tolerance. Based on the simulation results, we conclude that the presented approach outperforms other existing cooperative scheduling approaches in terms of accuracy, mobility, consumed power
The Scribe
No full textThis is the February 2014 edition of the Scribe, Issue 3. The front page features articles on the Black Panther Movement and Nelson Mandela. Additional articles include health awareness and entertainment news
The Scribe
No full textThis is the May 2014 edition of the Scribe, Issue 6. The front page features an article on Document: Dreams, a publication showcasing the work of graphic design students, as well as coverage of UB’s International Festival Week. Additional articles include the Alternative Spring Break trip to Los Angeles, CA, and interviews with Student Government Association Vice President Simon Arias, martial arts major Chris Van Mieghem, senior fashion major Akrikuh Mack, and graphic design senior Eddie Mensah
The Scribe
No full textThis is the December 2014 editon of the Scribe, Issue 5. The front page includes a notice that the Scribe Essay contest ends on January 30, 2015 and an article on hair trends. Additional articles include entertainment news and comics
Leveraging Discrete Fourier Transform to Reduce Power Consumption in Underwater Wireless Sensor Network Communications
Get PDFWireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become an important means of gathering environmental and physical information from a wide range of areas. WSNs could be used in underground, aboveground and underwater applications. In this work, we propose a new solution for underwater Wireless Sensor Networks to overcome the problem caused by the ionized nature of seawater. This work presents a methodology to improve the lifetime of WSNs. The wireless sensors have three main functions: sensing, processing and transmitting. The first two consume very less power compared to the third. Thus, we need to guarantee the successful transmission of signal with nominal and efficient use of power to improve the lifetime of the sensors. Improving the lifetime of these sensors will improve the experience of the end user, as the information-gathering lifetime of the sensors increases. Our validated results showed reduction in the power consumption, thus improving the lifetime and the signal loss rate
High-Security, Clone-proof RFID with Secure Distance Bounding
No full textWireless near-field (NFC) and short-range RFID “security” devices are ubiquitous, commonly found in vehicle security (keyless-entry, remote-start), access control (employee key cards), travel cards, point-of-sale (PoS) transactions via NFC-enabled mobile phone or credit card, among others. Whenever assets of high-value are at stake, adversaries will stop at nothing to gain access to those assets, so it should be assumed that security systems will be subjected to many forms of attack. There have already been several highly publicized successful breaches of keyless entry systems, including relay and key-cloning attacks.
This poster describes a a highly-secure, distance-bounding, clone-proof RFID mechanism for protecting high-value assets. The system employs a unique combination of technologies to make it highly-resistant to relay attacks, probing, modeling, cloning and snooping
A Novel Reconfigurable Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) Micropump for Micro Drug Delivery System
No full textMicropumps are important bio-MEMS (bio-Microelectromechanical Systems) devices used to drive microfluid to flow along microchannels. They are widely used for Micro Total Analysis System (μTAS), Lab-on-a-chip, micro drug delivery systems and many other applications. A typical micropump has only one inlet and one outlet. In this poster, a reconfigurable multi-input multi-output (MIMO) micropump for micro drug delivery application is reported. The proposed micropump has six inlets and six outlets. The micro-valve in each inlet and outlet can be controlled individually. As a result, microfluid can be pumped in from any (or multiple) inlets(s), and pumped out to any (or multiple) outlet(s). Piozoelectric actuation is used in the micropump design. The proposed MIMO micropump can be used for multi-drug delivery system and other applications
Critical System Event Prediction in Virtualized Cloud Computing Systems
No full textYuanyao Liu's poster on critical system event prediction in
virtualized cloud computing systems
The Effect of Rater Consensus on Performance Rating Accuracy
No full textThis study examined the accuracy of performance ratings provided by participant raters with and without a consensus requirement. Participants in three conditions, discussion with consensus, discussion without consensus, and a no discussion control condition, evaluated the performance of three ratees working on a problem solving exercise. It was hypothesized that ratings provided by participants in the consensus condition would yield greater accuracy than participants’ ratings in the other conditions. Findings in support of this hypothesis offer justification for use of multiple raters reaching consensus in organizational performance appraisal situations