A Reputation-Based Trust Model for Peer-to-Peer eCommerce Communities Li Xiong College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology lxiong@cc.gatech.edu Ling Liu College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology lingliu@cc.gatech.edu Abstract Peer-to-Peer eCommerce communities are commonly perceived as an environment offering both opportunities and threats. One way to minimize threats in such an open community is to use community-based reputations to help evaluating the trustworthiness and
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The History of Blood Pressure Finding out someone’s blood pressure is very important. Johannes Müller once said‚ “The discovery of blood pressure was more important than the discovery of blood.” Someone’s blood pressure could be high‚ and no one would know. The reason being is that a person with high blood pressure‚ also known as hypertension‚ will usually have no symptoms. High or low blood pressure cannot be detected without being measured. High blood pressure could cause heart attacks‚ strokes
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systolic blood pressure? Systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted against artery walls created when the heart contracts to push oxygenated blood throughout the body. As blood pressure is represented by 2 numbers‚ systolic blood pressure is the upper number. A normal systolic blood pressure is 120 or below although it largely depends on the physical properties and capabilities of the individual. Q 2) what do you understand by the term diastolic blood pressure? Diastolic blood pressure indicates
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energy store. Pressure ulcers develop when a large amount of pressure is applied to an area of skin over a short period of time. Or‚ they can occur when less force is applied but over a longer period of time. The extra pressure disrupts the flow of blood through the skin. Without a blood supply‚ the affected area of skin becomes starved of oxygen and nutrients. It begins to break down‚ leading to the formation of an ulcer. These are the most common areas which are at risk of pressure ulcers they
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CIDH Assessment 2: “Choose a site‚ space or installation in Sydney and analyze it through key ideas in the two themes (modernity and post modernity) that are the focus of this subject. Build your argument around what you see as the connection between the site‚ the two themes and the present moment in which we live”. Considering the ways in which people are living and based on the combination of traditional and modern values it is possible to evaluate multiculturalism in Australian society.
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Main air pollutants and their sources Carbon Monoxide- motor cars‚ cigarettes‚ bush‚ forest and farm fires‚ slow combustion stoves Oxides of nitrogen (NO+NO2)- combustion (vehicles and power stations) Particulates (soot)- combustion (transport and industry)‚ many industrial processes (mining)‚ bush fires‚ farms and forest burn-offs‚ backyard incineration; abets in dust from insulation and pre-1986 fibrous cement board in old buildings and from their demolition Airborne lead- lead smelters (Broken
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Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Therapy on Wounds Heather Downey ECPI University Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Therapy on Wounds Negative Pressure Therapy (NPT) is a non-invasive treatment using negative pressure to treat open wounds with the assistance of foam or gauze as the wound filler (Lee‚ 2011‚ p. 114). NPT also goes by the name Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)‚ Topical Negative Pressure (TNP)‚ and Vacuum Assisted Closer (VAC). According to Thompson (2008)‚ NPT can be
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bright ideas. Looking at the great breakthroughs we had since civilisation began‚we see that from to time there has been individuals and groups who challenged established beliefs and overcame limitations that had kept back the race. Known history records breakthroughs with bright ideas and based in this‚we can safely say that even in mankind a early breakthroughs had probably been brought about by bright ideas. This trend continues today as man progresses onwards. The first bright idea man ever
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Loss of Cabin Pressure [pic] Executive Summary At 1814 CST‚ on 2 April 2007‚ an Israel Aircraft Industries 1124‚ Westwind cargo jet departed with two on board from Darwin Airport‚ NT headed for Alice Springs‚ NT. At approximately 34‚000 ft into the climb the crew heard a series of loud bangs followed by a loss of cabin pressure. The crew donned their oxygen masked and conducted emergency descent to 10‚000 ft. They immediately returned to Darwin. An inspection was conducted and revealed
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The Idea Of America President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said‚ “We are all bound together by hope of a common future rather than by reverence for a common past that helped us to build upon this continent a unity.” We are unified by our futures and not our pasts. To be an American means to have a ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ and to be equal to anyone no matter the race‚ religion or where you’re from. However‚ another way to be American is to believe in the idea‚ some people believe America is based off
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