This paper describes partition allocation for parallel jobs in the Blue Genet/L supercomputer. It describes the novel network architecture of the Blue Gene/L (BG/L) three-dimensional (3D) computational core and presents a preliminary analysis of its properties and advantages compared those of with more traditional systems. The scalability challenge is solved in BG/L by sacrificing granularity o...

We derive simple formulas bounding and approximating the throughput of an end-of-aisle miniload system with exponentially distributed pick times and either uniform or turnover-based storage. For typical configurations, the worst case relative error for the bounds is less than 4%. We use our bounds to show that , for all practical purposes, regardless of the configuration, the picker utilization...

Xen is becoming a de facto solution for virtualization with low performance overhead. Virtualization features include optimization in resources utilization, server consolidation, improved security and fault tolerance. Server consolidation is currently one of the main attractions of virtualization for enterprises. It enhances the scalability of a regular IT infrastructure, enabling the utilizati...

High price of chippers and small scale of forestry management area seemed to create a standstill situation of chip utilization system in Japan. By combining the benefits of small scale forestry and low price chippers, a simple and low-cost chip supply model could be established, creating new employments opportunities. The object of this study is to propose the benefits of a chip supply system i...

To resolve the problem that virtual machine deployment reservation scheme waste a lot of resources and single-objective deployment algorithm is not comprehensive, a virtual machine resource allocation algorithm based on virtual machines group multi-objective genetic algorithm is proposed. The algorithm is divided into group coding and resources coding. Resources coding integrated coding accordi...

Treatment duration is one of the most important factors that patients consider when deciding whether to undergo orthodontic treatment or not. This study aimed build and compare machine learning (ML) models for prediction length identify affecting using ML approach. Records 518 who had successfully finished were used in this study. Seventy percent patient data training models, thirty testing the...

Cloud computing is a distributed computing model which enables developers to automatically deploy their applications onto the cloud. There are many applications running on a cloud which requires parallel processing capabilities. Applications of such nature require an efficient scheduling algorithm to manage heavy traffic. The drawbacks of existing scheduling algorithms are low resource utilizat...

Live virtual machine (VM) migration is a technique for transferring an active VM from one physical host to another without disrupting the VM. In principle, live VM migration enables dynamic resource requirements to be matched with available physical resources, leading to better performance and reduced energy consumption. However, in practice, the resource consumption and latency of live VM migr...

Carriers are under increasing pressure to offset rising fuel charges with cost cutting or revenue generating schemes. One opportunity for cost reduction lies in asset management. This paper shows how a machine scheduling approach can be used to assign truck loads to delivery times and trucks. We present several models to find optimal assignments when delivery times are flexible. The models have...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of national implementation of age restriction on fluoroquinolone prescription in children and adolescents. METHODS Data collected from the database of Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in South Korea, a national health insurance system to analyze fluoroquinolone prescribing practice in children and adolescents younger than 18 years, between 200...