Abstract Increasingly organizations are elastically scaling their stream processing applications into the infrastructure as a service clouds.However, state-of-the-art approaches for elastic stream processing do not consider the potential threats of exposing their data to third parties in cloud environments.We present the design and implementation o
The widespread use of smart devices attracts much attention Pieces on the research for a mobile payment protocol in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT).However, payment trust and user privacy still raise critical concerns to the application of mobile payments since existing authentication protocols for mobile payments either suffer from the
Snow cover is one of the crucial factors influencing the plant distribution in harsh Arctic regions.In tundra environments, wind redistribution of snow leads to a very heterogeneous spatial distribution which influences growth conditions for plants.Therefore, relationships between snow cover and vegetation should be analyzed spatially.In this Right
Purpose – This grant-funded research utilized conversational agents (CAs), specifically Alexa Flash Briefings, to deliver supplemental audio content across educational settings, expanding the online learning environment of Horsetail graduate students, residency teachers and mentors.The study aimed to determine the perceived usability of Flash Bri