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Durham Research Online (DRO) is the University’s Open Access repository for publications. The primary purpose of DRO is to provide open access to publications authored by staff and students affiliated with Durham University.

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Efficient distributed admission control for anycast flows (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jia, W., Tu, W., & Lin, L. (2003, October). Efficient distributed admission control for anycast flows. Presented at 2003 International Conference on Computer Networks and Mobile Computing, 2003. ICCNMC 2003., Shanghai, China

Anycasting has become an important research topic recently especially for replicated servers where availability and fault-tolerance are critical for quality of service. With anycasting, applications can request the "nearest" server for provision of d... Read More about Efficient distributed admission control for anycast flows.

On shells of revolution with random profiles (2025)
Journal Article
Giani, S., Hakula, H., & Khuat, D. (2025). On shells of revolution with random profiles. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 444, Article 118081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2025.118081

Thin structures and shells in particular are well-known to be highly sensitive to manufacturing imperfections such as perturbations on the profile of a shell of revolution. The main result of this study is that one cannot expect to apply standard mod... Read More about On shells of revolution with random profiles.

Ecological citizen science in schools: a case study of impact on pupils’ connection to nature and knowledge of UK mammals (2025)
Journal Article
Mason, S. S., Hill, R. A., Whittingham, M. J., Coghill, L., & Stephens, P. A. (online). Ecological citizen science in schools: a case study of impact on pupils’ connection to nature and knowledge of UK mammals. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2025.2515617

Being connected to nature can have many benefits for children, including improved well-being, and more positive attitudes towards the environment. Ecological recording, as part of a citizen science project, may offer new opportunities for children to... Read More about Ecological citizen science in schools: a case study of impact on pupils’ connection to nature and knowledge of UK mammals.