Bridges 2001: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science – June 2001, Winfield, Kansas, USA.

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UNJ June 2001

What happens to patients with chronic illnesses who frequently fall “through the cracks” when seeking traditional medical interventions, yet who would clearly benefit from palliative care? Who carries out such conversations with these patients and their families? When do palliative care and quality of life issues surpass the curative medical model? The following discussion of advanced directive...

FORUM June 2001

With the implementation of veterans integrated service networks (VISNs) and the shift toward communitybased primary care, VA has made tremendous strides in improving access to veterans’ health care. We know, for example, that the number of veterans served by VA increased 30 percent from 1996 to 2000. In addition, more than 400 VA community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) currently provide care...

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Superword Processors 22 June 2001

This paper introduces the concept of a superword processor, a style of computer-architecture design in which a traditional processor datapath is replicated in SIMD fashion, transforming each machine instruction into a SIMD equivalent. Superword techniques are appealing because they require minimal changes to an existing design, offer backward compatibility with an existing ISA, and offer large ...