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Application of Big Data in Power System Reform

January 13, 2026

Application of Big Data in Power System Reform

Abstract: Power grid operation and maintenance decision-making reform is an important part of power system reform. With the construction of massive historical quasi real-time data management platform, the reform of power system is also advancing. However, in the face of massive data explosion, the business level and business logic become disorganized and redundant. Based on the actual situation of Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau, the sg-erp data center is composed of structured data center, massive data center, unstructured data center and power grid GIS data center. With the unprecedented growth of business application data, the data center can improve business logic and promote power system reform. The experimental results show that big data technology has a broad application prospect in the reform of power industry.

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Smart Grid Blockchains

Power Management For Data Centers Challenges And Opportunities

Digital Agonistes

January 12, 2026

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Today at the usual hour we explore how Best Practice Case Studies on the use of cell phones in K-12 schools “might” evolve into a de-facto standard for all school districts. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.

Case studies evolve into general consensus standards through a multi-stage, evidence-driven process:

Discovery & Proof-of-Concept (individual success)
A few organizations implement an innovative approach and achieve dramatically better results.
Validation & Replication (early adopters)
Other organizations study the cases, replicate the approach, and publish similar positive outcomes → credibility grows.
Widespread Discussion & Refinement (community phase)
Conferences, journals, consultants, and industry groups analyze, critique, and refine the practice. Variations emerge and the strongest elements survive.
Pattern Recognition & Codification (framework stage)
Thought leaders and associations identify common success factors, create frameworks, guidelines, and maturity models.
Institutionalization (consensus stage)
Major standards bodies (ISO, NIST, ITIL, COBIT, etc.), regulators, or dominant industry players formalize the practice into official standards, certifications, or audit requirements.
Taken-for-Granted Status
The former “innovative case study” becomes the default expectation — “this is how things are done.”

Timeframe: typically 5–15 years, depending on industry pace and evidence strength.

Readings:

IEEE: How to use effectively smartphone in the classroom

IEEE: Possibilities and Challenges in Mobile Learning for K-12 Teachers: A Pilot Retrospective Survey Study

IEEE: Acceptable Use of Technology in Schools: Risks, Policies, and Promises

IEEE: A Review of the Repercussions of Mobile Phones and the Internet on Education

Broadband Access for Hospitals & Students

January 12, 2026

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D5, WK24

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FCC WAIVES RURAL HEALTH CARE AND E-RATE PROGRAM GIFT RULES TO PROMOTE CONNECTIVITY FOR HOSPITALS AND STUDENTS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2020—The Federal Communications Commission today announced important changes to the Rural Health Care (RHC) and E-Rate programs that will make it easier for broadband providers to support telehealth and remote learning efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has waived the gift rules until September 30, 2020 to enable service providers to offer, and RHC and ERate program participants to solicit and accept, improved connections or additional equipment for telemedicine or remote learning during the coronavirus outbreak.

Federal Communications Commission Headquarters | Washington, D.C.

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Low Power FM (LPFM) Broadcast Radio Stations

National Broadband Plan

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Case Studies: Bell-to-Bell Ban

January 12, 2026

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Electromagnetic Signal Attenuation in Construction Materials

January 12, 2026

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D5

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Improvement of Campus Wireless

January 12, 2026

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Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology

Coverage Improvement of IEEE 802.11n Based Campus Wide Wireless LANs

Aashi Srivastava – Rambabu Vatti – Viplavi – Jitesh Patil – Omkar Nikte

Abstract: Wi-Fi is the most commonly used technology for internet access. Many commercial organizations and educational complexes have been using IEEE 802.11n based wireless Local Area Networks in their campuses to provide seamless internet access to their stake holders. However, these networks suffer severe network coverage problems due to which, some of the network users in the campus will not be in the coverage of the network and some will go out of coverage when they are moving from one building to another in the campus, which causes the loss of some of the important and critical information. These no Wi-Fi coverage areas are known as Dead Zones. In this paper, the authors have made an attempt to identify dead zones in the campus by measuring Wi-Fi signal strength using Netspot tool. The Wi-Fi signal strength is represented with heat map to identify the weak signal areas and dead zones. Solutions to improve the coverage have been presented.

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Installation Practices for ICT Cabling

January 12, 2026

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BICSI G1-2023, Outside Plant Construction | Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM), 6th Edition

North Dakota State University

Information and communications technology (ICT) is a fast-moving economic space in which a mix of consensus and open-source standards form the broad contours of leading practice. ICT standards tend to follow international developments — more so than, say, fire safety standards which are more familiar to education facility leadership. All school districts, colleges, universities and university-affiliated health care systems have significant product, system, firmware and labor resources allocated toward ICT. Risk management departments are attentive to cybersecurity issues. All school districts, colleges, universities and university-affiliated health care systems have significant product, system, firmware and labor resources allocated toward ICT.

The Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) is a professional association supporting the advancement of the ICT community. This community is roughly divided between experts who deal with “outside-plant” systems and “building premise” systems on either side of the ICT demarcation point. BICSI standards cover the wired and wireless spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety & security, project management and audio & video technologies. Its work is divided among several committees:

BICSI Technical Information & Methods Subcommittee

BICSI International Standards Program

As of this date one title has been released for public consultation:

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Practices for Information Communication Technology Systems (Page 52)

The change is largely administrative. Comments are due December 10th

You may send comments directly to Jeff (with copy to psa@ansi.org). This commenting opportunity will be referred to the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee which meets 4 times monthly in American and European time zones and will meet today; typically on Tuesdays. CLICK HERE for login information.

Issue: [18-191]

Category: Telecommunications, Electrical, #SmartCampus

Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey, Michael Hiler

Representative ICT Design Guidelines:

University of Tennessee Knoxville: Telecommunications Design and Installation Standards

Dennison University: Telecommunication Standards & Design Guidelines

University of Florida Information Technology: Telecommunications Standards

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering

Geoffrey Hinton & John Hopfield

January 11, 2026

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The so-called “Godfather of AI” who won the Nobel Prize is Geoffrey Hinton. He was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside John Hopfield for their foundational discoveries and inventions that enabled machine learning with artificial neural networks.

Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, is widely recognized for his pioneering work on neural networks, particularly the development of the Boltzmann machine and contributions to the backpropagation algorithm, which have been critical to modern AI systems like ChatGPT.

The work of each, starting in the 1980s, laid the groundwork for the AI revolution, earning them the title “Godfathers of AI.”

John J. Hopfield delivered his Nobel Prize lecture “Physics is a point of view” on 8 December 2024 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Ellen Moons, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics.

“Wade in the Water”

January 11, 2026

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Alabama

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The Aeolians

Gospel of John 1:29–34 (King James Version)

Here is the passage from the Gospel of John 1:29–34 in the King James Version (KJV), which recounts John the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus, alluding to His baptism through the sign of the descending Spirit:

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

Unlike the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke), which narrate the baptism directly, John’s Gospel focuses on the Baptist’s witness to it.