Zigbee

Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection. Hence, Zigbee is a low-power, low data rate, and close proximity wireless ad hoc network.

Franklin F. Kuo

Franklin Kuo was a professor at the University of Hawaii and is the author of several books on computer communications. He was also the vice president at China Mtone Wireless Corporation in Beijing, China, and is a major contributor to ALOHANET, along

Entertainment Services and Technology Association

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Holdover in synchronization applications

Two independent clocks, once synchronized, will walk away from one another without limit. To have them display the same time it would be necessary to re-synchronize them at regular intervals. The period between synchronizations is referred to as holdover

Projexity

Projexity is a Canadian company that offers online audience engagement tools to groups, organizations and municipalities. Projexity's tools have predominantly been used by organizations with strong social impact mandates like the David Suzuki Foundation

Dixon Lanier Merritt

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Jeu de mail

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Terror Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station

The Terror Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station is the principal power plant for Kodiak Island, Alaska. The Hydroelectricity station consists of three Pelton runner vertical shaft turbine units rated 11 megawatts each at 1200 feet head. Two units were

Aaron Mosher

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All-dielectric self-supporting cable

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France Bleu Pays de Savoie

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