We introduce a model for communication costs in parallel processing environments, called the hyperbolic model, which generalizes two-parameter dedicated-link models in an analytically simple way. The communication system is modeled as a directed communication graph in which terminal nodes represent the application processes and internal nodes, called communication blocks (CBs), re ect the layer...

In this paper, we propose a framework of Internet marketplaces on the basis of mobile agent. It not only simulates real commercial activities by consumers, agents and merchants, but also provides an environment for parallel processing. The latter is particularly important as more shops (sites) can be searched in real time to provide consumers with better choices. The conducted experiments show ...

The aim of this study was to examine the role of knowledge management (KM) in the ERP life cycle with a main focus on the implementation phase. A literature review on ERP and KM was conducted as the basis for a case study of the SAP implementation in one company within Aker Kvaerner, a global contractor of engineering services. The study indicates that the use of KM can make ERP implementations...

In the near future the number of equipment connected to the Internet will greatly increase, so that further development of applications meant to verify their operations will be required. Monitoring represents an important factor in improving the quality of the services provided in cloud computing, given the fact that it allows scaling resource utilization in an adaptive manner. This paper aims ...

We present a sample implementation of a run-time sched-uler, split between hardware and software, controlling a real-time robotics application. The hardware part of the run-time scheduler, implemented as a Finite State Machine (FSM), schedules the tasks for the application and can be readily extended to include additional tasks in hardware or in software. The software part executes tasks based ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this paper is to describe the research aims, concepts and methods of the research Consortium Integrated Approach of Overweight (CIAO). CIAO is a concerted action of five Academic Collaborative Centres, local collaborations between academic institutions, regional public health services, local authorities and other relevant sectors in the Netherlands. Prior research revealed...

Low-Area/Power Parallel FIR Digital Filter Implementations http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/units/isplab/ISPLab.nsf/54ef3e94e5fe816e85256d6e0063d208/4b175436b2941a0e852576d30060d2 9d/$FILE/Low-area%20power%20parallel%20FIR%20digital%20filter%20implementations_VLSISP_Sept_97.pdf hardware than traditional block FIR filter implementations. Parallel processing is a powerful ... Area-efficient parallel FIR...

BACKGROUND While there is a growing interest in the field of research translation, there are few published examples of public health interventions that have been effectively scaled up and implemented in the community. This paper provides a case study of the community-wide implementation of the Melbourne Infant, Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT), an obesity prevention program for pa...

The aim of this study was to gain insight into how robots can be practically implemented into current education and therapy interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This qualitative study included focus groups and co-creation sessions. 73 Participants (professionals and adults with ASD) took part in 13 focus groups to elicit requirements for robot assisted interventions. ...

SETTING In 2011, Ethiopia introduced a strategy of symptomatic tuberculosis (TB) screening for patients attending out-patient services to increase identification of presumptive TB. OBJECTIVE To assess implementation and factors affecting symptomatic TB screening at out-patient departments in health centres in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. DESIGN Using a cross-sectional study design, 86 rando...