Self-diagnostics and prognostics in multi-agent processing systems is explored in the context of selfsoothing concepts in Neuropsychology. The use of emotional memory and autonomic nervous state recall can be used to provide contextual cognition for system-level diagnostic and prognostics in large-scale systems. The use of an Artificial Cognitive Neural Framework with intelligent information so...

The terms 'placebo' and 'placebo effects' cause confusion among patients, practitioners and scientists. This confusion results in both the adoption of practices that have no evidence of specificity yet considerable risk (such as surgery for low back pain) or the elimination of clinical practices proven to facilitate healing because they are not 'better than placebo' (such as acupuncture for low...

Several self-healing protocols utilizing virtual paths have been proposed in the relevant literature. Those which work in a mesh topology function according to three main rerouting strategies (though specific flooding administrations differ): local rerouting, source-destination rerouting, and local-destination rerouting. Most performance studies of self-healing protocols have considered restora...

Survival of any living organism critically depends on its ability to repair and regenerate damaged tissues and/or organs during its lifetime following injury, disease, or aging. Various animal models from invertebrates to vertebrates have been used to investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of wound healing and tissue regeneration. It is hoped that such studies will form the framework...

This work-in-progress paper surveys error detection techniques for transient, timing, permanent and logical errors in system-on-chip (SoC) design and discusses their applicability in the design of monitors for our Autonomic SoC architecture framework. These monitors will be needed to deliver necessary signals to achieve fault-tolerance, self-healing and self-calibration in our Autonomic SoC arc...

Self-healing cementitious materials can extend the service life of structures, improve safety during repair activities and reduce costs with minimal human intervention. Recent advances in self-healing research have shown promise for capsule-based intrinsic healing systems. However, limited information is available regarding vascular-based mechanisms. The aim this work to compare different comme...

Literature demonstrating the importance of social relationships for cancer survivorship is accumulating. Building on that literature, the term “Healing Ties” refers to the scientific and popular factors supporting the idea that relationships and community are essential for healing. However, difficulties arise in assessing the effect of social support for survivorship. The current paper reviews ...

RESTRICTIONS on the quasi-static extension, or healing, of Griffith cracks are developed in the framework of irreversible thermodynamics. It is emphasized that thermodynamics requires that (G 2r)I > 0, where i is crack speed, G the Irwin energy release rate, and 2y the work of reversible separation of the surfaces to be fractured. Implications for ‘lattice trapping’ models of cracks and for the...