This technical report is a preliminary investigation into the use of Support Vector Machines (SVMs) as a method of branch prediction. We present a new dynamic branch predictor based on SVMs. The SVM predictor, at the cost of a much larger hardware budget, can return a greater accuracy than current state-of-the-art predictors by exploiting its ability to learn linearly inseparable boolean functi...

This paper examines the effects of limitations on the excludability of employerprovided health insurance from taxable income on the pricing policies of insurance companies. Concentrating on the demand side, standard analysis (e.g., Congressional Budget Office, 1994) would suggest that individuals previously purchasing above the limitation would reduce their level of coverage, while those below ...

In this paper, a bi-objective multi-product (r,Q) inventory model in which the inventory level is reviewed continuously is proposed. The aim of this work is to find the optimal value for both order quantity and reorder point through minimizing the total cost and maximizing the service level of the proposed model simultaneously. It is assumed that shortage could occur and unsatisfied demand coul...

We built a simple tree growth model for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) that describes the biomass and stem radial growth of one tree in a stand. Growth is controlled by an external height growth function that accounts for site quality. Crown recession is represented by an empirical function that accounts for the limitation to crown development caused by mechanical contacts with neighbo...

Introduction: A major building block of analogue integrated circuits is the operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), which for many applications is the most power consuming block. Recently, the folded cascode (FC) amplifier has gained preference over the telescopic owing to the low voltage nature of present and future CMOS technologies, despite the higher power budget. In addition, the PMO...

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A major limitation for wireless video communication on portable devices is the limited energy budget. For this reason, efficient usage of the scarce energy becomes a critical design constraint, in addition to meeting the Quality of Service constraints related to the video quality. In this chapter the authors focus on minimizing the energy cost of the two main energy consumers in the handheld wi...

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Both HAPS and satellite as stand alone systems represent a flexible infrastructure to provide telecommunication capabilities for a broad set of services. Nevertheless, each of the two technologies can greatly help the other to reduce the impact of some intrinsic limitation in performance. For example, the use of HAPS as intermediate point of access can greatly reduce physical layer requirements...

Under the limitation of investment budget, a utility company is required to maximize the utilization of their existing assets during their life cycle satisfying both engineering and financial requirements. However, utility does not have knowledge about the status of each asset in the portfolio neither in terms of technical nor financial values. This paper presents a knowledge based model for th...