As worldwide demand of hydrocarbon is growing fast, the oil and gas companies have been forced to explore reservoirs with more hostile conditions, such as high-pressure, high-temperature conditions. Improved technology, material selection and testing procedures are required to overcome the common problems in these conditions. One of the main phases of well construction is cementing job. Appropr...

We describe High-level Library Mapping (HLLM), a technique that permits reuse of complex RT-level databook components (speciically ALUs). HLLM can be used to couple existing databook libraries, module generators and custom-designed components with the output of architectural or behavioral synthesis. In this paper, we deene the problem of high-level library mapping, present some algorithmic form...

This paper presents techniques to integrate the use of variable latency units in a high-level synthesis design methodology. Components used as building blocks (e.g., functional units) in conventional high-level synthesis techniques are assumed to have fixed latency values. Variable latency units exhibit the property that the number of cycles taken to compute their outputs varies depending on th...

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) is a threat to global TB control, as suboptimal and poorly tolerated treatment options have resulted in largely unfavourable outcomes for these patients. The last of six cohort studies conducted in Bangladesh which assessed a new shorter regimen using currently available TB drugs showed promising results and offered the possibility of a more acceptabl...