Aiming at large-scale job scheduling, allocating resource dynamically in order to reduce cost is a significant problem in cloud. In this paper, we study the resource allocation at the application level, instead of studying to map the physical resources to virtual resources for better resource utilization in cloud computing environment. We propose a multi-dimensional resource allocation scheme f...

We examine PlanetLab resource utilization data from the perspective of the designer of a resource discovery system. We are particularly interested in variability of, and correlations among, resource utilization attributes, both among nodes and over time. We find that, for some resources, the quantity available at a fixed time differs significantly across nodes, suggesting a potential benefit to...

This paper discusses the application of the resource mobilization theory (RMT) to clarify the activities of certain key socio-political groups and movements in Egypt up till 2011. It contends that the political movements in the country have utilized information and communication technologies (ICTs) and social networks sites (SNSs) as a tool for mobilizing people and coordinating anti-regime act...

Energy efficiency is becoming a very important concern for Cloud Computing environments. These are normally composed of large and power consuming data centers to provide the required elasticity and scalability to their customers. In this context, many efforts have been developed to balance the loads at host level. However, determining how to maximize the resources utilization at Virtual Machine...

BACKGROUND Successful "critical pathway" design and implementation are dependent on appropriate patient stratification according to those factors that are primary determinants of resource utilization. OBJECTIVES To test the validity of our previously reported critical pathway design and to determine whether tracheotomy and microvascular reconstruction (MR) are primary determinants of resource...

Resource utilization by earthworms affects soil C and N dynamics and further colonization of invasive earthworms. By applying 13C-labeled Tabebuia heterophylla leaves and 15N-labeled Andropogon glomeratus grass, we investigated resource utilization by three earthworm species (invasive endogeic Pontoscolex corethrurus, native anecic Estherella sp., and native endogeic Onychochaeta borincana) and...

BACKGROUND This study aims to evaluate the dialectical relationship between equity and efficiency of health resource allocation and health service utilization in China. METHODS We analyzed the inequity of health resource allocation and health service utilization based on concentration index (CI) and Gini coefficient. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the inefficiency of res...

BACKGROUND In parallel with the obesity epidemic, liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is increasing dramatically in North America. Although survival outcomes are similar to other etiologies, liver transplantation in the NASH population has been associated with significantly increased resource utilization. We sought to compare outcomes between live donor liver transplan...

The problems of multiprocessor partitioning and program allocation are interdependent and critical to the performance of multiprocessor systems Minimizing resource partitions for parallel programs on partitionable multiprocessors facilitates greater processor utilization and throughput The pro cessing resource requirements of parallel programs vary during program execution and are allocation de...

Cloud computing is a service based, on-demand, pay per use model consisting of an interconnected and virtualizes resources delivered over internet. In cloud computing, usually there are number of jobs that need to be executed with the available resources to achieve optimal performance, least possible total time for completion, shortest response time, and efficient utilization of resources etc. ...