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A distributed algorithm is described for solving a linear algebraic equation of the form $Ax = b$ assuming the equation has at least one solution. The equation is simultaneously solved by $m$ agents assuming each agent knows only a subset of the rows of the partitioned matrix $[\matrix{A & b}]$, the current estimates of the equation's solution generated by its neighbors, and nothing more. Each...
The landscape of scholarly communication is constantly shifting. Library workers and researchers are always challenged to find useful and reliable sources of information to enrich collections and access to them by future scholars. Here citation analysis is applied to reference citations in two highly reputed journals in the area of planning and development to determine how scholarly research is being...
Establishing an Open Access Policy (OAP) in an academic institution is unlike establishing other policies the institution might have developed. An OAP in an academic institution would require the active participation of all stakeholders; researcher/faculty, library, management (Administration) and even students. OAP development in Covenant University spanned a total of 13 months; covering, draft policy...
African educational systems in general and Nigerian in particular rely extensively on the traditional face-to-face pedagogical approach to information dissemination with its attendant drawbacks. These include (but are not limited to) limited reach; need for physical contact; and a high cost of acquisition of materials. The advent of the internet and telecommunication has offered a better and faster...
An experience developed by the authors in the design of educational tools, funded on multimedia support for using in teaching, will be presented. These tools have been used on the subject of Helicopters, http://ocw.upm.es/ingenieria-aeroespacial/helicopteros at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (E.U.I.T. Aeronáutica). Throughout more than ten years, these didactical and educational elements...
Open educational resources (OER) can significantly reduce the time required to prepare lectures. The prerequisites are that a desired resource can be found quickly and that its adequacy for the intended purpose can be estimated easily. Eventually, the resource should also be suitable for modification. In the first part we outline the requirements for the sourcing, storing, retrieval and exchange of...
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