Paul Wicks, a co-author of the paper, said social network-run studies may be most useful for testing efficacy of so-called off-label or off-patent compounds that patients are using but are unlikely to ever attract pharmaceutical company interest.

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The idea that Google's approach violates the tenets of network neutrality had old networking hands such as David Isenberg, author of the seminal paper "Rise of The Stupid Network, " puzzled.

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In June, Ofcom - the UK's independent telecommunications regulator - published a paper designed to promote discussion on network traffic management.

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Make a list of everyone with whom you worked or knew at your previous company so you see your company network laid out on paper.

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As they report in a recently completed paper, they, too, constructed an electronic network of linked Supreme Court opinions, this time using the majority opinions gathered from about 30, 000 cases issued between the late 18th century and today.

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At Sigfox we started with a blank piece of paper and designed what we believe to be the optimal network operator for IoT applications.

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This paper from Lawrence Livermore describes what can be seen just by looking at network flow data.

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This is reassuringly similar to the current film-based way of doing things, and appeals particularly to companies, such as Kodak, that already have a vast retail network in place and are trying to shore up sales of film and paper.

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Many hoped for a return to the golden age of the Haldane model of Whitehall whereby advice was on paper, ministers read it with respect, and collective decisions were collectively processed through a network of cabinet committees.

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