Closing Comments: Observations

Depth Exam: Observations and Comments

Scheduling malleable tasks with interdependent processing rates: Comments and observations

In this short paper we examine the problem of scheduling malleable tasks on parallel processors. One of the main aims of the paper is to present a simple complexity interpretation for a number of results for cases with convex and concave processing speed functions. The contribution of this paper is a new unified view of results described in several recent papers. We briefly discuss the implicat...

Waves propagated during vertebrate development: observations and comments.

The status and possible roles of propagated waves occurring during vertebrate embryogenesis are discussed. Some preliminary data for waves observed in time-lapse films of early chick (Gallus domesticus) and Medaka (Oryzias latipes, a teleost) are given. The general similarities between these phenomena and wave propagation during cellular slime mold aggregation are pointed out and it is suggeste...

Operational Testing of Software-Intensive Systems: Observations and Comments

Three operational test events from separate ACAT 1D acquisition programs are the foundation for this study. The generalized effect of the software systems on individual test results is examined. The test results support discussions related to several current test and evaluation (T&E) initiatives such as early integrated testing, cost reduction by sharing high-demand testing assets, and mission-...

Some Observations of Critical Closing Pressures in the Peripheral Circulation of Anaesthetized Patients.

Critical closing pressures have been measured in the hand vessels of anaesthetized patients undergoing elective surgery by a method as close as possible to that used in previous studies on conscious subjects. The critical closing pressure has been found to vary considerably during anaesthesia. In general, the variations are parallel to those of the systolic blood pressure. No correlation has be...