Gardens integrates a programming language and system to support parallel computation over a network of workstations. Our goal is to develop extensions to Gardens allowing it to efficiently support clusters of SMP machines under a uniform programming model. Such support requires the implementation of high-performance shared memory message passing primitives as well as changes to the existing mod...

unshaded sites in southern USA when exposed to high summer temperatures (Van Santen and Sleper, 1996). The design of agroforestry systems requires a thorough understandNeither orchardgrass nor tall fescue had significant ing of biological interactions that might complement or constrain yield reduction in pots exposed to 50% shade, and orproduction. The objective of this study was to examine eff...

Computer animation has a history as long as computer graphics. It’s old enough to have interesting divisions, blind alleys, and new trends. It’s young enough for the new entrants to have the opportunity to meet most of the people who started the field.This paper reviews the historical development of computer animation noting the trends and suggesting the future.

Eighteenth-century gardens have traditionally been viewed as spaces designed for leisure, and as representations of political status, power and taste. In contrast, this paper will explore the concept that gardens in this period could be seen as dynamic spaces where scientific experiment and medical practice could occur. Two examples have been explored in the pilot study which has led to this pa...

southern winter when the trees were dormant. Perhaps the most astonishing thing about Wollemia nobilis is that, after allozyme, AFLP, and SSP analysis of in excess of 800 loci, not a single polymorphism has been found within or between populations. This extraordinarily low genetic variability appears to be characteristic of Araucariaceae: the other three species in the family have exceptionally...

In agroecosystems, local and landscape features, as well as natural enemy abundance and richness, are significant predictors of predation services that may result in biological control of pests. Despite the increasing importance of urban gardening for provisioning of food to urban populations, most urban gardeners suffer from high pest problems, and have little knowledge about how to manage the...