Saving energy and increasing network lifetime are significant challenges in the field of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Energy-aware routing protocols have been introduced for WSNs to overcome limitations of WSN including limited power resources and difficulties renewing or re…
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Matched cohort study designs appear often in medical research. These designs match nt exposed study subjects to nc unexposed subjects on one or more characteristics. The purpose of matching is to control measured and unmeasured confounding effects and to increase estimation prec…
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) are a form of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) in which vehicles on the road form the nodes of the network. VANETs provide several services to enhance the safety and comfort of drivers and passengers. These services can be obtained by the wirele…
Since the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s, scholars have attempted to understand the fast spread of this epidemic in parts of Africa. Several theoretical approaches to explaining the prevalence of HIV/AIDS have been advance since then. This dissertation uses a …
I introduce the concept of modular materials and give a brief overview of their history and widespread occurrence in many areas of chemistry. I then discuss some of the many applications in which modular materials may find a use and link them to the following chapters. Chapter 1…