Multimodal systems use a single meaning representation language for all information and choose the effective way to present this for a specific user at a point in task performance through the available media. In contrast, many multi-media systems retrieve information stored in media specific representations which constrain the presentation options. This paper investigates the trade-off of stora...

This paper describes the design of a scaleable interactive continuous media server that is realized using a distributed memory parallel computer architectures. We present a scheme for data layout, admission control and communication scheduling that provides inherent Quality of Service support for the delivery of continuous media streams from the storage devices to the external communication int...

Continuous media applications require a guaranteed transfer rate of data which conventional storage servers are not designed to provide The aim of this paper is to provide a general framework for the de sign of storage servers that deal with both continuous and non continuous media data We present several algorithms for the concurrent transfer of continuous media data for multiple requests with...

INTRODUCTION Green tea extract (GTE) has been reported to have remarkable anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticarcinogenic effects and to prolong allograft survivals. The purpose of the present study is to investigate in vitro the efficacy of GTE as a storage medium for avulsed teeth. We estimated the possibility for storage medium by maintaining the viability of human periodontal ligament ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the viability of periodontal ligament cells of avulsed teeth in three different storage media. Forty-five mature premolars extracted for orthodontic therapeutic purposes were randomly and equally divided into three groups according to the storage medium: milk (control), rice water and egg white. After placing extracted teeth for 30 min in storage media, the...

The performance of streaming media servers has been limited due to the dual requirements of high throughput and low memory use. Although disk throughput has been enjoying a 40% annual increase, slower improvements in disk access times necessitate the use of large DRAM buffers to improve the overall streaming throughput. MEMS-based storage is an exciting new technology that promises to bridge th...

Copyright protection is a necessity for on-line media distribution e-services. Watermarking technology enables copyright protection for e-services but delays the packaging process and delivery. Instant delivery is a primary requirement for on-line businesses. The imperceptibility and robustness of watermarking has been studied extensively, but its impact on the performance of e-services, such a...

The home of the future will have an all-digital network for all media, backed by multi-terabyte storage. Users will be able keep an entire lifetime of personal media, and vast collections of media that may be of interest for future viewing, reading, or listening. MyLifeBits is a personal store for a digital life, designed to support efficient organization, search, browsing, annotation, and view...