1 Department of Computer Science University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA [email protected], [email protected] 2 Department of Computer Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston PO Box 10348, Louisiana, LA-71272 USA [email protected] 3 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM, Faculdad de Informática Campus de Montegancedo s/n, Boadilla del Monte, 28660 Madrid, Spain [email protected]...

One of the main challenges facing next generation Cloud platform services is the need to simultaneously achieve ease of programming, consistency, and high scalability. Big Data applications have so far focused on batch processing. The next step for Big Data is to move to the online world. This shift will raise the requirements for transactional guarantees. CumuloNimbo is a new EC-funded project...

A prospective, randomised and independently assessed trial of the Ring UPM total hip replacement showed that the quality of the early result was better if the femoral prosthesis was cemented than if it was not. More patients with cemented prostheses were painfree at four months (58% cemented:42% uncemented) and at one year (63% cemented:50% uncemented), but at two years pain relief was equal in...

(2) skilled interpretation. This level is discipline-oriented and may be carried out by a specialist or team of specialiate. The interpretation is still relatively simple, often comprlslng only visual analysis, but it may include machine enhancement of major contraste in spectral, spatial o r temporal aspects of the data. Skilled interpretation depends upm local expertise and specialized knowle...

This special issue of the Journal Industrial Engineering and Management is dedicated on most recent relevant research, theories practices in Operations presented at 14th International Conference XXIV Congreso de Ingeniería Organización - CIO 2020.The 2020 was held 9th 10th July Leganés Madrid organized by Universidad Politécnica (UPM) Carlos III (UC3M). conference promoted ADINGOR (Asociación p...