Bricks project— Petabytes and beyond W. W. Wilcke R. B. Garner C. Fleiner R. F. Freitas R. A. Golding J. S. Glider D. R. Kenchammana-Hosekote J. L. Hafner K. M. Mohiuddin KK Rao R. A. Becker-Szendy T. M. Wong O. A. Zaki M. Hernandez K. R. Fernandez H. Huels H. Lenk K. Smolin M. Ries C. Goettert T. Picunko B. J. Rubin H. Kahn T. Loo This paper provides an overview of the Intelligent Bricks proje...

Although Red Brick performance depends primarily on the logical database design, the placement and allocation of data files in the disk subsystem is another significant performance factor. There are many choices in the configuration and design of the physical database layout. This article reviews best practices propagated by storage and database vendors and presents measurements that compare st...

an experimental study is conducted on three ½ scales, single-story, single-bay, frame specimens. the first specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with solid-brick infill. the second specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with hollow clay perforated-brick infill. the last specimen was a reinforced concrete frame without any infill. these three specimens were tested by pseudostatic method. di...

Diarrhoeal diseases are associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially in children less than five years of age many low- middle-income countries (LMICs). This cross-sectional convergence mixed-method study explored water, sanitation hygiene challenges as the important contributors to childhood diarrhoea rural Tanzania. The involved questionnaire survey (N=340), key informant interview...