In this document, we describe an interface called MAI. This interface allows developers to manage memory affinity in NUMA architectures. The affinity unit in MAI is an array of the parallel application. A set of memory policies implemented in MAI can be applied to these arrays in a simple way. High-level functions implemented in MAI minimize developers work when managing memory affinity in NUMA...

— We study three sequences of polynomials defined as successive derivatives with respect to a differential operator associated with a grammar (one of these sequences was originally introduced by Ramanujan). Combinatorial interpretations for these polynomials are found in terms of rooted trees and graphs of mappings from [n] to [n]. Introduction Dans [Ra], [B], Ramanujan (et B. Berndt à sa suite...

The protease-activated family of G protein-coupled receptors includes PAR-1 and PAR-3, which are activated by thrombin, and PAR-2, which is activated by trypsin and tryptase. PAR-2 has recently been shown to be expressed in human endothelial cells. In the present studies, we have examined the expression of PAR-2 in other cells, particularly vascular smooth muscle, and tested whether the recepto...

Consider a N × n random matrix Yn = (Y n ij ) where the entries are given by Y n ij = σ(i/N,j/n) √ n X ij , the X n ij being centered i.i.d. and σ : [0, 1] 2 → (0,∞) being a continuous function called a variance profile. Consider now a deterministic N×n matrix Λn = ( Λij ) whose non diagonal elements are zero. Denote by Σn the non-centered matrix Yn+Λn. Then under the assumption that limn→∞ N n...

A permutation π is realized by the shift on N symbols if there is an infinite word on an N -letter alphabet whose successive left shifts by one position are lexicographically in the same relative order as π. The set of realized permutations is closed under consecutive pattern containment. Permutations that cannot be realized are called forbidden patterns. It was shown in [J.M. Amigó, S. Elizald...

In this report, we present a new method, namely isogeometric analysis, proposed by T. Hughes and his collaborators, whose objective is to combine Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools and Finite-Element (FE) solvers into a single software entity. This consists in replacing grids by parametric surfaces and volumes to define the integration elements used in a variational formulation. This approach al...

Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) is a G protein-coupled receptor that is cleaved by trypsin within the NH2-terminus, exposing a tethered ligand that binds and activates the receptor. We examined the secretory effects of trypsin, mediated through PAR-2, on well-differentiated nontransformed dog pancreatic duct epithelial cells (PDEC). Trypsin and activating peptide (AP or SLIGRL-NH2, corr...

Protease-activated receptors (PARs), newly identified members of G protein-coupled receptors, are widely distributed in the brain. Thrombin evokes multiple cellular responses in a large variety of cells by activating PAR-1, -3, and -4. In cultured rat astrocytes we investigated the signaling pathway of thrombin- and PAR-activating peptide (PAR-AP)-induced cell proliferation. Our results show th...

mandibular incisor extraction in carefully selected cases as an alternative option to four bicuspid extraction or non extraction treatment has been advocated. the purpose of this study was to determine the degree of improvement in occlusion in patients with bolton discrepancy treated by one lower incisor extraction using peer assessment rating index (par indexes).pre and post treatment dental c...

We present a static analysis technique for modeling and approximating the long-run resource usage of programs. The approach is based on a quantitative semantic framework where programs are represented as linear operators over dioids. We show how to extract the long-run cost of a program from the matrix representation of its semantics. An essential contribution is to provide abstraction techniqu...