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Service-oriented models for audiovisual content storage
No full textWhat are the important topics to understand if involved with storage services to hold digital audiovisual content? This report takes a look at how content is created and moves into and out of storage; the storage service value networks and architectures found now and expected in the future; what sort of data transfer is expected to and from an audiovisual archive; what transfer protocols to use; and a summary of security and interface issues
FLAME D7.4: Data Management Action plan v2
No full textFLAME is operating a complex multi-stakeholder system with data, including personal data, being collected or generated in many components and needing to be shared to understand the system as a whole. This document explores the issues around managing these datasets including the legal and ethical operating framework, the various different stakeholder types and the contractual arrangements between them, licensing of data, data repositories and the expected data sets. Finally, a data management template is provided for project trials to promote both good data management and the opening of datasets
D2.3.1 Third report on Grid-infrastructure state-of-the-art and SIMDAT infrastructure roadmap
No full textGRAVITATE - D2.2 Workflow Guidelines
No full textIn this document we describe the challenges introduced to the project by the geographically distributed nature of the project partners and our approach to ensuring an efficient development methodology based on “agile” principles. We propose the use of DevOps to support incremental software releases and ongoing requirements updates, and show, using examples from the GRAVITATE platform development, how this is being implemente
FLAME D7.1: Data Management Action Plan
No full textFLAME is building a complex multi-stakeholder system with data, including personal data, being collected or generated in many components and needing to be shared to understand the system as a whole. This document explores the issues around managing these datasets including the legal and ethical operating framework, the various different stakeholder types and the contractual arrangements between them, licensing of data, data repositories and the expected data sets. Finally, a data management template is provided for project trials to promote both good data management and the opening of dataset
D.2.3.3 Report on SIMDAT integration Grid infrastructure, evaluation and validation & D.2.3.4 Report on finalised production ready SIMDAT integration Grid infrastructure
No full textComputer simulation of conformational change in biological molecules
No full textA new method for modifying the course of a molecular dynamics computer simulation is presented. Digitally Filtered Molecular Dynamics (DFMD) applies the well-established theory of digital filters to molecular dynamics simulations, enabling atomic motion to be enhanced or suppressed in a selective manner solely on the basis of frequency. The basic theory of digital filters and its application to molecular dynamics simulations is presented, together with the application of DFMD to the simple systems of single molecules of water and butane. The extension of the basic theory to the condensed phase is then described followed by its application to liquid phase butane and the Syrian hamster prion protein. The high degree of selectivity and control offered by DFMD, and its ability to enhance the rate of conformational change in butane and in the prion protein, is demonstrated.The DFMD method is then modified and extended to become Reversible Digitally Filtered Molecular Dynamics (RDFMD). The RDFMD method improves the degree of control possible over that of DFMD. DFMD is applied to gas-phase pentane, alanine dipeptide, solvated alanine dipeptide and the pentapeptide YPGDV. In all four systems, RDFMD was able to enhance the rate of conformational change via reasonable transition paths.Finally, the new method of the Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) is described and applied to the analysis of conformational transitions. The HHT is shown to provide clear indications of the changes in energy and frequency during conformational transitions.<br/
<i>I just want to help</i>: SMEs engaging with cybersecurity technology
Full text linkThe cybersecurity landscape is particularly challenging for SMEs. On the one hand, they must comply with regulation or face legal sanction. But on the other, they may not have the resource or expertise to ensure regulatory compliance, especially since this is not their core business. At the same time, it is also well-attested in the literature that individuals (human actors in the ecosystem) are often targeted for cyber attacks. So, SMEs must also consider their employees but also their clients as potential risks regarding cybersecurity. Finally, it is also known that SMEs working together as part of a single supply chain are reluctant to share cybersecurity status and information. Given all of these challenges, assuming SMEs recognise their responsibility for security, they may be overwhelmed in trying to meet all the associated requirements. There are tools to help support them, of course, assuming they are motivated to engage with such tooling. This paper looks at the following aspects of this overall situation. In a set of four studies, we assess private citizen understanding of cybersecurity and who they believe to be responsible. On that basis, we then consider their attitude to sharing data with service providers. Moving to SMEs, we provide a general overview of their response to the cybersecurity landscape. Finally, we ask four SMEs across different sectors how they respond to cybersecurity tooling. As well as providing an increased understanding of private citizen and SME attitudes to cybersecurity, we conclude that SMEs need not be overwhelmed by their responsibilities. On the contrary, they can take the opportunity to innovate based on their experience with cybersecurity tools
Tell me what that means to you: Small-story narratives in technology adoption
No full textTechnology adoption is often predicted based on little information such as the Perceived ease-of-use and the Perceived usefulness of the technology. Related constructs such as Attitude to use, Behavioral intention to use and External variables cannot be easily operationalised and so are often ignored. However, technology characteristics themselves fail to represent other factors such as potential adopter attitudes and how they react to the opportunities offered by the technology to meet their needs. In a series of three studies, qualitative methods were used to identify, validate and then exploit narrative themes. Based on the short narratives of potential adopters discussing their experiences with a set of cybersecurity tools, we are developing a small-story narrative framework to capture how they respond to the technology contextualised directly within their professional environment. Akin to concepts from adoption frameworks in healthcare intervention studies, we conclude that adopter’s personal response to a technology and how they make sense of it in their environment becomes evident in the narratives they create.</p
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