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Volunteer computing

Known as: Public Resource Computing 
Volunteer computing is a type of distributed computing in which computer owners or users donate their computing resources (such as processing power… 
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2016
2016
Analyzing the performance of volunteer computing for data intensive applications
Data intensive applications involve the processing of large datasets obtained from simulations or from large-scale experiments… 
2014
2014
Solving the Double Transposition Challenge with a Divide-and-Conquer Approach
Abstract The double transposition cipher was considered to be one of the most secure types of manual ciphers. It was extensively… 
2013
2013
Volunteer Tourism: An Existential Perspective
Volunteer tourism has increased in popularity and prevalence and is no longer considered only a small section of alternative… 
2011
2011
ADULT VOLUNTEER RETENTION IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL GARDEN CLUB SETTING: A CASE STUDY
National Research Initiative of the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service 
2008
2008
Increasing GP Computing Power via Volunteer Computing
This paper describes how it is possible to increase GP Computing Power via Volunteer Computing (VC) using the BOINC framework… 
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2007
Review
2007
The use of angler diary surveys to evaluate long-term changes in muskellunge populations on Lake of the Woods, Ontario
Reported improvements in the muskellunge angling fishery on Lake of the Woods, Ontario over the last two decades have paralleled… 
2005
2005
Towards an understanding of the volunteer tourism experience
A new form of tourism, volunteer tourism, has been put forward as a solution to an apparent decreasing public understanding of… 
1997
1997
EFFECT OF SOME COMMON WEED SPECIES ON PINUS RADIATA GROWTH AT A DRY SOUTH ISLAND SITE
Reductions in radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don) growth caused by a range of common weed species were measured at a site where… 
1996
1996
A Coral Reef Symposium on Practical, Reliable, Low Cost Monitoring Methods for Assessing the Biota and Habitat Conditions of Coral Reefs, January 26-27, 1995, Annapolis, Maryland
Two visual methods are described to monitor coral reef fishes. The Roving Diver Technique (RDT) developed by REEF (Reef… 
1956
1956
Range Improvement in California by Seeding Annual Clovers, Fertilization and Grazing Management.
In 1940 the Agronomy Department of the University of California began intensive investigations in range improvement. The program…