British Columbia Institute of Technology

About: British Columbia Institute of Technology is a education organization based out in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Smart grid & Belief revision. The organization has 458 authors who have published 785 publications receiving 16140 citations.

Resilient SDN, CDN and ICN Technology and Solutions

Abstract: Disaster-based resilience issues can severely interrupt communication in networks, making their functions unavailable. Such interruptions may include hardware-/software- related failures or malicious attacks. Especially, the latter is becoming more and more visible with higher intensity and more massive scale. In order to prevent it, new technology concepts and new mitigation strategies are needed. In this chapter, we present the most common cyber-attacks that affect networks based on the concepts of the software defined network (SDN), the content delivery network (CDN) and the information-centric network (ICN). We then indicate solutions to these problems. Finally, we discuss the future opportunities of how the communication networks can be updated to decrease the topological vulnerability to attacks.

Wireless Sensor Networks Fundamentals: A Review

Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks, basically applied to gather information about the environments, consist of various elements interconnection. They are mainly deployed in the areas hard to reach, so they are routinely powered by the batteries. Due to the complexity of WSNs and the impact they have on the 21st century proceeding technology, they have received lots of attention during past decades, hence it is mandatory to study their fundamentals before any forthcoming research. This paper reviews the alphabets of WSNs in a straight scenario, categorizing them in terms of application, routing and connectivity schemes, besides, practical design challenges and energy supply ways have been classified.

Perception of autonomy among people who use wheeled mobility assistive devices: Dependence on the type of wheeled assistive technology

Abstract: We evaluated perceived autonomy among users of different types of wheeled mobility assistive devices (WMADs) across five environments and identified the effect on user autonomy due to specific devi...

SciSpends: an exploratory survey investigating nonreimbursed expenses in biological sciences

Abstract: Socio-economic barriers to participation in science are harmful to the enterprise. One barrier is the phenomenon of scientists paying for expenses related to the conduct of research that are not re...

Wilber’s Integral Theory and Dossey’s Theory of Integral Nursing An Examination of Two Integral Approaches in Nursing Scholarship

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine Dossey's theory of integral nursing in relation to its major theoretical source, Wilber's integral theory. Although several nursing scholars have written about integral theory in relation to nursing scholarship and practice, Dossey's theory of integral nursing may be influencing how nurses take up integral theory in a significant way due to an extensive outreach in the holistic nursing community. Despite this wide circulation, the theory of integral nursing has yet to be reviewed in the nursing literature. This article (a) compares Dossey's theory of integral nursing with Wilber's integral theory and (b) contrasts Dossey's integral approach with another integral approach used by other scholars of integral theory.