In this paper we present an eecient design for message passing over a reeective memory network. First, we consider the attributes of reeec-tive memory communication networks and the requirements to eeciently build message-passing functional-ity on these networks. We then introduce the Bill-Board Protocol, a lock-free protocol which provides low-latency send, receive, and multicast functionality...

1 This research is supported in part by an NSF Career Award MPI-9502294, NSF Grant CCR-9704512, an Ameritech Faculty Fellowship award, and grants from the Ohio Board of Regents. Abstract: In this paper, we present algorithms for efficiently implementing three collective communication operations on reflective memory network clusters: Broadcast, Barrier Synchronization and All-Reduce. These algor...

Two sets of opaque water-based acrylic coatings were prepared with IR-reflective pigments and conventional pigments. The objective of this work was to determine the efficiency of IR-reflective pigments in limiting the heat buildup of opaque coating formulations. Experiments performed on PVC substrates revealed that IR-reflective pigments significantly decreased the temperature increase above ro...

The discussion develops the view that public justification in Rawls's political liberalism, one of its roles, is actualist fully enfranchising actual reasonable citizens and fundamental liberalism's order justification. I anchor this reading role Rawls accords to general reflective equilibrium, examine light relationship between justification, pro tanto values, full wide culture salient reason ...

This paper develops and defends a coherentist account of reasons. I develop three core ideas for this defense: a distinction between basic reasons and noninferential justification, the plausibility of the neglected argument against first philosophy, and an emergent account of reasons. These three ideas form the backbone for a credible coherentist view of reasons. I work toward this account by f...

Computational reflection is gaining interest in practical applications: modern software frequently requires strong adaptability conditions to be met in order to fit a heterogenous and evolving computing environment. Most of these applications only need limited but flexible reflective capabilities rather than sophisticated reflective languages and reflective runtime systems. However, there is no...

Background: This paper offers an interpretation of John Rawls’s philosophy as applied to jurisprudence.
 Research purpose: The purpose is interpret the ideal original position a device non-positivist jurisprudence, which help us better understand theoretical bond between justice and law, well make case for non-positivism.
 Methods: Analytical conceptual analysis, reflective equilibriu...