We consider the problem of finding nearby application-peers (close friends) over the Internet. We focus on unicast-only solutions and introduce a new scheme -- Beaconing -- for finding peers that are near. Our scheme uses distance measurement points (called beacons) and can be implemented entirely

users identify each other based on interaction and experience. We believe that impersonation can be thwarted by users who possess exclusive shared knowledge, secret information shared only between a pair of OSN friends. We describe existing protocols that use shared secrets to exchange public keys

We consider the problem of finding nearby applicationpeers (close friends) over the Internet. We focus on unicastonly solutions and introduce a new scheme —Beaconing— for finding peers that are near. Our scheme uses distance measurement points (called beacons) and can be implemented entirely

This paper describes a methodology for simulating small groups of pedestrians in urban environments. We propose a system of distributed preference voting to guide pedestrian movement along a walkway. Our voting system finds compromise solutions that enable members of a group to walk side by side, negotiate obstacles in tandem, and pass through a constriction. 1.

in Grades 7 to 11 were studied over a 1-year period to estimate the influence of closest friends on sexual activity and binge drinking. Analyses suggested that peer influence was small but reliable when both selection effects and parallel events were taken into account. Peer influence varied as a function

spill over into close interpersonal relationships, prompting partners to react to one another in a number of supportive and unsupportive ways. This is particularly true in close friendships during college,where there are high levels of interdependency.Research suggests that close friends Corresponding

assuring a favorable self-other comparison Although the tendency to see the self as better than others is attenuated somewhat when the others being evaluated are close friends or relatives A second source of evidence pertaining to the illusory quality of positive self-perceptions comes from

-group targets with cross-race close friends versus same-race close friends or no friends. Furthermore, the effect of social network composition on empathy was mediated by perceived racial identity. These findings were limited to the in-group target. Although the out-group (White) target was rated as more weakly

Abstract This study examined two types of influence (reputational and personal) children perceive from different sources (i.e., close friends, well-liked peers, and popular peers). Participants included 455 third through fifth grade students. A quadratic assignment procedure was used wherein

This study investigates the utility of Fiske’s (1991, 1992) Relational Model Theory (RMT) for the study of interpersonal relationships. By testing predictions made by RMT for three different relationships (mother, close friend, acquaintance) it is shown that RMT is compatible with the current state