The approach to speed up a Lisp interpreter by implementing it in firmware seems promising. A microcoded Lisp interpreter shows good performance for very simple benchmarks, while it often fails to provide good performance for larger benchmarks and applications unless speedup techniques are devised for it. This was the case for the TAO/EL6 system. This paper describes various techniques devised ...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to identify how many patients suitable for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) would have a contraindication for the transaortic (TAo) approach due to ascending aortic calcification. BACKGROUND TAo is an emerging approach for implantation of the Sapien valve through the ascending aorta. A "porcelain aorta" is often considered a contraindication for the ...

To determine serum cytokine profiles in Graves' disease (GD) patients with or without active and inactive thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), we recruited 65 subjects: 10 GD only (without TAO), 25 GD + active TAO, 20 GD + TAO, and 10 healthy controls. Liquid chip assay was used to measure serum Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokines including IFN-γ (interferon-gamma), TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-alpha), ...

Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a segmental inflammatory occlusive disorder that affects the arm and leg arteries of young smokers. The immune system seems to play a critical role in the aetiology of TAO; however, knowledge of the aspects involved in the progression of vascular tissue inflammation and, consequently, the evolution of this disease is still limited. This study was carried out ...

Dewey’s Pragmatism philosophy and moral education thoughts are the representatives of values in western modern society, Confucius is founder China’s excellent traditional education. Both them have made outstanding contributions to research. Comparing ideas Dewey Confucius, we can discover similarities differences between two. This article mainly elaborates on purpose, content, methods education...

A retention behavior model for self-rectifying TaO/HfO x - and TaO/AlO x -based resistive random-access memory (RRAM) is proposed. Trapping-type RRAM can have a high resistance state (HRS) and a low resistance state (LRS); the degradation in a LRS is usually more severe than that in a HRS, because the LRS during the SET process is limited by the internal resistor layer. However, if TaO/AlO x el...