Buffering architectures and policies for their efficient management constitute one of the core ingredients of a network architecture. In this work we introduce a new specification language, BASEL, that allows to express virtual buffering architectures and management policies representing a variety of economic models. BASEL does not require the user to implement policies in a high-level language...

Fatal high-speed head-on collisions often occur in limited spaces on two-lane roads without median strips. While the installation of such strips is permitted under the Road Construction Ordinance, their provision to date has been limited due to the high associated costs. Wire rope guardrail systems, which can be seen as an alternative to median strips, involve the use of thin posts, have a buff...

Buffer aided relaying has recently attracted a lot of attention due to the improvement in the system throughput. However, a side effect usually deemed is that buffering at relay nodes results in the increase in packet delays. In this paper, we study the effect of buffering relays on the end-to-end delay of users’ data, from the time they arrive at source until delivery to the destination. We us...

Combined processes are a hybridization of the activated sludge and attached growth systems, including packed beds, suspended carrier materials, and rotating biological contactors. In general, having an fixed film component has a buffering effect in the event of a process disturbance. Process disturbances may include extreme hydraulic overloading, discharge of toxic compounds into the system, or...

A smart self-powered cargo delivery system that is composed of creatine phosphate kinase (CPK) microspheres, kinesins and microtubules is demonstrated. The CPK microsphere not only acts as an ATP generation and buffering system, but also as a carrier for cargo transport, thus realizing the easy loading and self-powered delivery of cargos at the same time.

We propose a novel optical switching system equipped with shared wavelength converters with electrical buffers. Simulation results show that the proposed system significantly reduces the blocking probability below 10−6 with low buffering delay. We present benefits of the proposed switching system compared with the conventional dedicated wavelength converter scheme in terms of blocking probabili...

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As VLSI technology moves to the nanoscale regime, ultra-fast slew buffering techniques considering buffer cost minimization are highly desirable. The existing technique proposed in [S. Hu, C. Alpert, J. Hu, S. Karandikar, Z. Li, W. Shi, C.-N. Sze, Fast algorithms for slew constrained minimum cost buffering, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 26 (11) (2...

Aim of the study is to evaluate the correlation between dental caries and salivary flow, pH and buffering capacity in young adult South Indian population. According to DMFT scores eighty subjects between 20 to 30 years of age were divided into four groups. Saliva samples collected were estimated for salivary flow, pH and buffering capacity and the data was statistically analysed. The pH, flow r...