– Networked computing resources can be harnessed to provide medium and large–scale computational services. Most systems to harness such resources rely on allocation heuristics and policies to perform the mapping of tasks onto hosts. Such heuristics are typically statically designed and typically only the parameters that govern the heuristic can be adapted over time. This paper describes a novel...

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– Existing networked workstations are becoming increasingly effective as non–dedicated computing clusters. Effective scheduling in such clusters requires knowledge of the availability of the workstations. A successful method for predicting workstation idle periods with statistical distributions is presented. The Weibull probability density function is shown to be useful in modeling workstation ...

New tremorgenic mycotoxins named janthitrem A, B, and C (molecular weights 601, 585, and 569, respectively) were produced by more than half of 21 Penicillium janthinellum isolates obtained from ryegrass pastures involved in ryegrass staggers outbreaks in sheep.

Macrophages are located around hair follicles in normal skin and typically peak density during the mid-telogen stage of cycle. Hair chemotactically attract macrophages T cells range to regulate follicle stem (HFSCs) quiescence, proliferation, differentiation physiologic injured states. The expression fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 has been identified as a key regulator macrophage cell migration fu...