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Current Event: IST 755 Strategic Management of Information Resources Syracuse University Suhas Rajaram Prof. Raed M. Sharif [BIGGEST HEALTHCARE BREACH: ANTHEM]   The Issue & its Importance: In a statement released on 6th February, 2015, Anthem Inc, the largest for profit managed healthcare company in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association released a statement that they were target of very sophisticated external cyber-attack. Apparently attackers gained unauthorized access to Anthem’s

designers of automotive systems to duplicate and manage similar levels of complexity, design tools that automate the Vol. 95, No. 4, April 2007 | Proceedings of the IEEE 729 0018-9219/$25.00 Ó 2007 IEEE Authorized licensed use limited to: University of Michigan Library. Downloaded on January 15, 2009 at 22:22 from IEEE Xplore. Restrictions apply. Gao et al.: Modeling and Simulation of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles low-level details of the design process need to be developed [3], [4].

SER Performance Improvement in OFDM System over Generalized K-Fading Channel Keerti Tiwari, Bindu Bharti and Davinder S. Saini Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, Solan (H.P.)-173234, India krt.tiwari@gmail.com, bindu.bharti457@gmail.com, davinder.saini@juit.ac.in Abstract— In this paper, performance metric of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is analyzed over a composite fading channel i.e. generalized

Major Events that Effected the Growth of the Economy In years after the conclusion of World War II the worlds economy had to build itself up and get itself back on its feet. Through destruction and financial stress the world as a hole would eventually build itself back up and thrive through hard work and a steady sense of nationalism to be the very best.      The second World War wiped out Europe’s economic base as well as their self confidence in their ability to defend themselves effectively

introduction of performance management systems but only few countries have successfully implemented the same and got positive results Performance management initiatives were put in place to tackle issues and concerns that organisations have on performance (Sharif, 2002). Majority of countries are seeking to develop a culture in the public sector that is more performance oriented , one that gives much focus to efficiency, effectiveness, quality Customer care, an increased focus on results as well as more

Our team decided to take the opportunity afforded to us by our Technical Writing course to research something meaningful to the student body that could potentially impact the future of Virginia Tech. Our instructor, Mr. Andrew Kulak, M.A., approved our proposal to investigate student commuter parking on campus to determine if there were any troubling issues that could affect future innovation projects for the campus community as a whole. Currently, our findings indicate that there are indeed issues

and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, Canada 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran 3 Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman Abstract Nanotechnology has had revolutionary effects in various fields of industry such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, and biomaterials. However, upstream oil industry has been noticeably slow in adopting the emerging technologies. This is most likely due to

Introduction Whether it be the 4th of July, a day at Disneyland, or Chinese New Year, fireworks can be used to appeal to people of all ages, genders, and races. These low explosive pyrotechnic devices are primarily used for aesthetic or entertainment purposes. Fireworks come in various forms, including sparklers, firecrackers, basic fireworks, and ariel or display fireworks. Those who watch firework displays find that those can be broken into smaller categories by four primary effects. These effects

For the exclusive use of M. Hossain rP os t HKU948 SAY GOO op yo KITCHEN BEST: ETHICS WHEN DOING CROSSBOUNDARY BUSINESS IN SOUTHERN CHINA I believe you need to set big goals that challenge people to get big results. - Henry Chan, chief executive, Kitchen Best tC Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd was a home electrical appliances company based in Hong Kong with its own manufacturing plant in Guangdong province. The company was founded by Hong Kong businessman Chan Dong-hwa. In 2008, Chan handed

Politics: US, Realism, & Terrorism To what extent has the United States’ structural realism (Neorealist) approach to terrorism jeopardized its status as a democratic nation? Shehryar Malik   Abstract   Introduction Post September 11, 2001, the world politics has shifted dramatically. Primarily, the target of the world powers has been to eliminate the terrorist threat to the stability and the infrastructure of the world. United State of America (US) has been at the forefront of the fight