A new non-parameter method is proposed to compute the throughput capacity region of high data rate (HDR) wireless networks. We first transform the task of computing the throughput capacity region into a mathematical o...A new non-parameter method is proposed to compute the throughput capacity region of high data rate (HDR) wireless networks. We first transform the task of computing the throughput capacity region into a mathematical optimization problem without introducing any additional parameters. By using a greedy algorithm to solve the optimization problem, the non-parametric characterization of the throughput capacity region of HDR can be obtained. By using the new non-parameter method, the HDR throughput capacity region can be characterized by at most N(M2-M+1)N-1 linear constraints where N is the user number and M is the rate set size. The correctness of the new method is verified by several numerical examples.展开更多
In 2013 a new collaborative center was established in Wellington, New Zealand to focus on integrating resilience research with the region’s community disaster resilience strategy. An earlier study with parties to thi...In 2013 a new collaborative center was established in Wellington, New Zealand to focus on integrating resilience research with the region’s community disaster resilience strategy. An earlier study with parties to this center had indicated that researcher and practitioner groups were divided by attention to their own immediate knowledge and skills, but agreed there was a need to maximize community resilience benefits amongst a regional population. An action research workshop of researchers and practitioners used a visual logic model to focus on the pragmatic benefits of improving community resilience. The visual logic model was used to design research activities that would improve the regional community resilience strategy, which was still in an early implementation phase.Ten of 14 workshop participants were interviewed following the workshop. Statistical content analysis of interview data highlighted certain strengths of the action research process: visual monitoring and evaluation planning was a catalyst for complicated conversations between two very different groups of professionals; and researchers became more focused on practical issues as a result. Other findings suggested that in future collaborative researchgovernance would benefit from wider cycles of strategic intelligence, enhanced research contributions, and the use of different information formats for different purposes.Different formats for different purposes should also be considered when developing and implementing large-scale disaster risk reduction policies and strategies.展开更多
文摘A new non-parameter method is proposed to compute the throughput capacity region of high data rate (HDR) wireless networks. We first transform the task of computing the throughput capacity region into a mathematical optimization problem without introducing any additional parameters. By using a greedy algorithm to solve the optimization problem, the non-parametric characterization of the throughput capacity region of HDR can be obtained. By using the new non-parameter method, the HDR throughput capacity region can be characterized by at most N(M2-M+1)N-1 linear constraints where N is the user number and M is the rate set size. The correctness of the new method is verified by several numerical examples.
基金funded by the Earthquake Commission of New ZealandThe Institute of GNS ScienceMassey University
文摘In 2013 a new collaborative center was established in Wellington, New Zealand to focus on integrating resilience research with the region’s community disaster resilience strategy. An earlier study with parties to this center had indicated that researcher and practitioner groups were divided by attention to their own immediate knowledge and skills, but agreed there was a need to maximize community resilience benefits amongst a regional population. An action research workshop of researchers and practitioners used a visual logic model to focus on the pragmatic benefits of improving community resilience. The visual logic model was used to design research activities that would improve the regional community resilience strategy, which was still in an early implementation phase.Ten of 14 workshop participants were interviewed following the workshop. Statistical content analysis of interview data highlighted certain strengths of the action research process: visual monitoring and evaluation planning was a catalyst for complicated conversations between two very different groups of professionals; and researchers became more focused on practical issues as a result. Other findings suggested that in future collaborative researchgovernance would benefit from wider cycles of strategic intelligence, enhanced research contributions, and the use of different information formats for different purposes.Different formats for different purposes should also be considered when developing and implementing large-scale disaster risk reduction policies and strategies.
