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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… 
2014
2014
Competence and motivation in volunteer translators: the example of the translation commons
Review
2012
Review
2012
Upcycling by Crowdsourcing: Leveraging Pro-Environmental Behavior as Corporate Strategy
This report provides a critique of Company X’s strategy of reliance on volunteer organizations and makes recommendations to… 
2010
2010
Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway: Awareness, impact on quality of life & economy
Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership Carlson Chair for Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Explore Minnesota… 
Review
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
Field-testing costing guidelines for home-based care: the case of Uganda.
There is a growing acknowledgment of the importance of the continuum of care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS… 
2001
2001
VOLUNTEER NONPROFITS' PROVISION OF COLLECTIVE GOODS AS A PUBLIC CHOICE DECISION
In this paper we hypothesize that voluntary nonprofits' provision is a collective choice. We present a model in which the members… 
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…