participation
RSS participationA Truthful Mechanism for Fair Load Balancing in Distributed Systems
White Paper It proves that this mechanism is truthful and satisfies the voluntary participation condition. This paper considers the problem of designing load balancing protocols in distributed systems where the participants (e.g.computers, users) are capable... [10 Jul 2008]
Algorithmic Mechanism Design for Load Balancing in Distributed Systems
White Paper It proves that using the optimal allocation algorithm the output function admits a truthful payment scheme satisfying voluntary participation. Computational Grids are large scale computing system composed of geographically distributed resources... [10 Jul 2008]
Patterns of Participation in Two Communities of Practice: Community of Engagement Vs. Community of Reference
White Paper This paper begins a characterization of participation patterns in on-line communities, examining records from two communities of practice that used a web-based collaborative environment for storing documents and discussions. [09 Jul 2008]
IBM Implements E-Learning and Wireless Technology to Facilitate Student Participation at SDA Bocco
White Paper The University set several quality goals, including, breaking traditional teaching practices by increasing the active participation of students in their studies through e-learning. The 'Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi' was established in 1902... [03 Jul 2008]
Shock: A Privacy-Preserving Knowledge Network
White Paper It reduces participation costs for such applications as expert-finding, allows highly targeted messaging, and enables novel kinds of ad hoc conversation and anonymous messaging. An important problem facing large, distributed organizations is the... [03 Jul 2008]
Perfect Execution
White Paper In the same way that TQM and SPC changed the meaning of acceptable product quality, Lean Manufacturing tools and the Theory of Constraints (ToC) are making operations excellence a necessary condition for marketplace participation. [03 Jul 2008]
e-Government: An Engine to Power e-Commerce Development
White Paper Through e-government activities, governments function as consumers and suppliers of e-commerce services, thus transforming their role from one of pure policy or regulatory oversight to one of participation. [03 Jul 2008]
E-Government, Fiscal Accountability, and Citizen Participation in Resource Allocation: Do the Best Practitioners Engage in Best Practices
White Paper In the midst of the general wave of enthusiasm for e-government reforms, pundits and professional associations have advocated, and state and local governments have experimented with, efforts to use the World Wide Web as a means for disseminating... [03 Jul 2008]
COPLINK: Developing Information Sharing and Criminal Intelligence Analysis Technologies for Law Enforcement
White Paper To leverage law enforcement domain expertise and the University's research and technical capabilities, the COPLINK project revolves around the participation of Tucson Police Department law enforcement personnel serving as active members of the... [03 Jul 2008]
The Challenge of Achieving High Work Participation Rates in Welfare Programs
White Paper This paper examines work participation under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; the reauthorization proposals on work Congress is considering; the implications of those proposals for state and local welfare offices; and... [03 Jul 2008]
The Earned Income Tax Credit and Labor Market Participation of Families on Welfare
White Paper Between 1990 and 1999, real spending on the earned income tax credit (EITC) increased to $31.9 billion from $9.6 billion (in 1999 dollars). It is by far the largest cash or near-cash antipoverty policy in the United States. [03 Jul 2008]
Child Labor, Education, and Children's Rights
White Paper This paper reviews the international legal framework relating to child labor and access to education and provides a statistical portrait of child labor and education participation. Various policy options are considered, including those which... [03 Jul 2008]
Using Administrative Earnings Records to Assess Wage Data Quality in the March Current Population Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation
White Paper The March Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) produce different aggregates and distributions of annual wages. An excess of high wages and shortage of low wages occurs in the March CPS. [03 Jul 2008]
Employment and Growth in an Aging Society: A Simulation Study for Austria
White Paper By disaggregating the population into six age cohorts and modelling sex specific participation rates for each cohort one is able to account for the future demographic trends. In the study presented in this paper, the authors use a long run... [03 Jul 2008]
The Creation of the Employment Dynamics Estimates
White Paper These integrated files are used to improve the Census Bureau's demographic surveys, like the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Community Survey. [03 Jul 2008]
