IEEE

Effect of Variable Backoff Algorithms on Age of Information in Slotted ALOHA Networks

Abstract: In this article, we analyze the effect of implementing variable backoff algorithms on the average peak age of information (PAoI) and the average age of information (AoI) in slotted ALOHA ...
The Irish Times

Pepper cuts variable mortgage rates for 10,000 Irish customers

Credit servicing firm Pepper Advantage Ireland has announced a variable rate mortgage cut for its 10,000 customers. The company said the latest rate adjustments, ranging from 0.15 of a percentage ...
Frontiers

Trends of domestic violence against women in China: an age-period-cohort analysis

Objective: Domestic violence (DV) against women is a worldwide public health problem. This study explored the dynamics of DV in China from 1990 to 2010. Methods: Based on nationally representative ...
Channel 3000

PACKERS ON THE BUBBLE | A year after being a surprise cut, linebacker Kristian Welch hopes for different outcome this time around

GREEN BAY — When Kristian Welch left Lambeau Field on Saturday evening, the only thing the veteran linebacker was sure of was that he wasn’t sure of anything when it came to his football future. After ...
The Diplomat

The Variables of OPCON: The History of the ‘Control Rod’ Logic

General Douglas MacArthur, commanding general for the unified U.N. forces Aiding the Republic of Korea to repel the North Korean Communists, and a staff officer (right) inspecting a North Korean tank ...