...This chapter presents a close study of the transmission and classification of the well-known hadith, “Whoever imitates a people becomes one of them,” explaining how the semantic field of the Arabic key term, tashabbuh, became negatively charged in Islamic discourses on difference...

...This chapter turns to the servants of (tele)communication networks, particularly to their relation to the channel of information transmission. The central focus here is the transformation of the conditions of communication and the replacement of the classic server with technical media...

...This chapter presents an overview of network technology and market structure. The chapter introduces common elements of networks in electricity, gas transmission, and telephone services, as well as common elements of transportation “partial” regulation, in which the agency determines pricing caps...

... at different times from 1980 to 2002. However, these initiatives all involved separating local production of whatever was transported from transmission by the network carrier. The reform process had two goals: that product markets at points of origin would be deregulated, since divestiture would generate...

... transmission towers were damaged; and power companies replaced over 8,000 poles, 1,800 transformers, and 500 miles of wire. In Canada, the outage lasted thirty-three days; more than 1,300 steel towers were damaged; power companies replaced over 35,000 poles and 5,000 transformers. The Canadian response...

...This chapter aims to reveal the differences between conceptual transmission and technical transmission. Conceptual transmission is shown to be more concerned with Kabbalistic concepts that are passed along by the masters. Technical transmission, on the other hand, focuses more on methods than...

...This chapter examines the overall cost-effectiveness of methadone treatment for injection drug users (IDUS) as an HIV prevention measure. It begins by reviewing several studies that document the efficacy of methadone treatment. It then discusses two models: a basic model of HIV transmission without...

... point along the loop. Due to destruction of the grid, major transmission lines to the south failed, separating the North Country grid from Niagara Mohawk's grid downstate. The authorities in Potsdam were operating in emergency mode. The first major job that developed for the police in this situation...

...Three decades ago, federal policymakers—Republicans and Democrats—embarked on a general strategy of deregulation. In the electricity, gas delivery, and telecommunications industries, the strategy called for restructuring to separate production from transmission and distribution, followed...

...This chapter assesses the risk of HIV transmission in several infant feeding strategies. It presents a model of the trade-off between preventing maternal-infant HIV transmission and increasing non-HIV sources of mortality. The model evaluates month-by-month risks of fatal adverse events for infant...

...This chapter proposes a research design for estimating the protective effects of prophylactic vaccines. Following the structure of the HIV vaccine trial of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration cohort of injecting drug users (IDUS), the chapter simulates HIV transmission within this trial...

...This concluding chapter evaluates the epidemiologic evidence for time-varying HIV infectivity for HIV prevention programs. It begins by defining infectivity and outlining key concepts from simple models for transmission probabilities. Next, it reviews the application of transmission models...