Recent studies have demonstrated that near-data processing (NDP) is an effective technique for improving performance and energy efficiency of data-intensive workloads. However, leveraging NDP in realistic systems with multiple memory modules introduces a new challenge. In today’s systems, where no computation occurs in memory modules, the physical address space is interleaved at a fine granular...

Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were applied to soils for controlling phosphorus (P) loss. The subsequent slow-release of immobilized P in LDHs-soil system is crucial its bioavailability crops. Saturated column experiments conducted investigate the influence carbonate and flow interruption (FI) on release retention phosphate results compared those obtained under bicarbonate or continuous...

This paper presents new advances in speech technology carried out by the Speech Technology Group (GTH) at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) to develop enhanced interfaces at home. These interfaces provide a better interaction for people with disabilities. The speech recognizer includes a speaker identification feature (that makes an acoustic adaptation possible for improving recogniti...

Food security is a condition where 'all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life' (1). However, according to the FAO, in 2015 there are still about 800 million undernourished people across the planet, of whom over 95 % live in underdeveloped countrie...

where xij(p) is the optimum allocation of good i to agent j under the price vector p and wij is the j’s endowment of good i. Last lecture, we showed that f(p) has the following two properties: • Homogeneity (H): f(αp) = f(p), ∀α > 0 • Walras Law (W): p f(p) = 0 In this lecture, we introduce a dynamic process for updating the price vector which converges to the equilibrium price for all excess d...

BACKGROUND The identification of an objective evaluation of frailty capable of predicting adverse outcomes in Alzheimer's disease is increasingly discussed. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the Frailty Index (FI) predicts hospitalization, institutionalization, and mortality in Alzheimer's disease patients. METHODS A prospective multicenter cohort study (follow-up = 2 years...

We hypothesized that protein source in the nutritionally adequate AIN-93G diets fed during gestation, lactation, and weaning influences food intake (FI) regulation in male offspring of Wistar rats. Pregnant rats were fed the recommended casein-based (C) or soy protein-based (S) diet during gestation (experiment 1) or during gestation and lactation (experiment 2). Pups (n = 12 per group) weaned ...

Aims This study assessed the effect of access design on angle, radius, and location of primary canal curvature in mesial roots of Type IV mandibular molars at different phases of root canal preparation. Methodology Twenty-four teeth were selected radiographically and via μCT and accessed with contracted (CEC; n = 12) or traditional endodontic cavity (TEC; n = 12) designs. Angle, radius, and loc...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the 24-h habitual-position intraocular pressure (IOP) patterns of optic disc phenotypes (ODPs) in untreated normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and the relationships between nocturnal IOP elevation and various clinical factors. DESIGN Prospective, cross-sectional, observational study. METHODS Eighty-two NTG patients with focal ischemic (FI) ODP and 82 age- and disease se...