Value prediction is a technique that breaks true data dependences by predicting the outcome of an instruction, and executes speculatively its data-dependent instructions based on the predicted outcome. In this paper, we address several implementation issues for value prediction which are important on wide-issue superscalar architectures, and present a value prediction scheme based on the trace ...

HELPDESK is a software solution that enables a customer service organization to expand its first-tier problem-resolution capabilities without adding additional personnel or requiring additional training. It is an integrated approach to customer support, encompassing a diagnostic expert system, a hypertext reference facility, and a trouble-ticketing database system. The effectiveness of the syst...

In an effort to boost meeting productivity and success, managers may employ trained group facilitators. They may also implement group Introduction Face-to-face meetings serve as a venue to bring together organizational eaders for decision making, issue tracking, policy setting, and a variety of activities aimed at adding reliability and flexibility in response to the ever-changing business envi...

Advancing the design of thin-film composite membrane surfaces is one of the most promising pathways to deal with treating varying water qualities and increase their long-term stability and permeability. Although plasma technologies have been explored for surface modification of bulk micro and ultrafiltration membrane materials, the modification of thin film composite membranes is yet to be syst...

BACKGROUND Trichoepithelioma is a rare benign skin lesion that originates from hair follicles. Trichoepitheliomas are mostly seen in the scalp, nose, forehead, and upper lip. METHODS We present a large family of Iranian origin with 15 individuals affected with multiple familial trichoepithelioma in four generations, and treated with three different methods. RESULTS Trichoepithelioma is his...