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Renewing Felsenstein’s phylogenetic Bootstrap in the era of big data
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
Felsenstein’s application of the bootstrap method to evolutionary trees is one of the most cited scientific papers of all
time. The bootstrap method, which is based on resampling and replications, is used extensively to ...
A comprehensive survey on Fog Computing: State-of-the-art and research challenges
(IEEE, 2018)
Cloud computing with its three key facets (i.e.,
Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Softwareas-
a-Service) and its inherent advantages (e.g., elasticity and
scalability) still faces several challenges. ...
Mobile video comparison to help Deaf people make informed choices: a South African case study with provincial data
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2018)
Deaf people use sign language to communicate and use mobile video calling to communicate with one another. Mobile video utilises much more bandwidth than text and voice communication modes, resulting in higher expenditure ...
Government facilitated access to ICTs: adoption, use and impact on the well-being of indigent South Africans
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2018)
This paper presents preliminary results of an assessment of the impact of a government facilitated ICT access programme on the well-being of poor citizens. It examines South African government efforts in the application ...
Battery and data drain of over-the-top applications on low-end smartphones
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2018)
Low-end smartphones with sub $50 price tags provide affordable device ownership to low-income populations. However, their limited capacity, when combined with the need for multimodal connectivity, raises usage concerns in ...
Internet-of-Things in motion: A UAV coalition model for remote sensing in smart cities
(MDPI AG, 2018)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones are increasingly used in cities to provide
service tasks that are too dangerous, expensive or difficult for human beings. Drones are also used
in cases where a task can be performed ...
Investigation of a dual-band dual radio indoor mesh testbed
(2018)
Scalability of community wireless mesh networks in terms of mesh nodes and mobile end-users along with their anticipated usage profile remains unexplored territory. However, conducting such experiments on a live community ...