The noadeterministic divide partitions a vector into two nonempty slices by allowing the point of division to be chosen nondeterministically. Support for high-level divide-and-conquer programming provided by the nondeterministic divide is investigated. A diva algorithm is a recursive divide-andconquer sequential algorithm on one or more vectors of the same range, whose division point for a new ...

There are three major objectives of this DiVA transition effort: 1) Conduct diver visibility experiments in a range of optical water types to obtain a database for testing and refining the DiVA model; 2) Develop a Monte Carlo model that will be used to perform computer experiments of the DiVA for any combination of water optical properties, environmental conditions, and various types of underwa...

BACKGROUND Primary care physicians (PCPs) play a key role regarding vaccination in France. The aims of the present study were to define the scoring rules and to assess the measurement properties of the 'Determinants of Intentions to Vaccinate' (DIVA©) questionnaire that aims to assess PCPs' attitudes and beliefs toward vaccination. METHODS The DIVA questionnaire was derived from a literature ...

PURPOSE This study describes the use of an innovative dynamic implant valve approach (DIVA) for dental implant placement and sinus augmentation procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS The DIVA implant system was tested in vitro for leakage and mechanical fatigue. A closed sinus elevation procedure with a gel-type bone substitute was performed using the DIVA implant in a swine model (n = 6). Implant...

DIVergence Awareness (DIVA) is a technological framework for management of divergence occurrence in knowledge communities, which is a precursor to the creation of new knowledge in these communities. The DIVA workspace system is aware of the members’ profiles (skills, interests, etc) and their evolution; and as a result, it can deliver custom-made contributions to the members in an attempt to ma...

The DIVA network model is introduced based on the novel computational principle of divergent autoencoding. DIVA produces excellent fits to classic data sets from Shepard, Hovland & Jenkins (1961) and Medin & Schafffer (1978). DIVA is also resistant to catastrophic interference. Such results have not previously been demonstrated by a model that is not committed to both localist coding of exempla...

Since software systems need to be continuously available under varying conditions, their ability to evolve at runtime is increasingly seen as one key issue. Modern programming frameworks already provide support for dynamic adaptations. However the high-variability of features in Dynamically Adaptive Systems (DAS) introduces an explosion of possible runtime system con gurations (often called mod...

Diva is a member of the Bcl2 family but its function in apoptosis remains largely unclear because of its specific expression found within limited adult tissues. Previous overexpression studies done on various cell lines yielded conflicting conclusions pertaining to its apoptotic function. Here, we discovered the expression of endogenous Diva in PC12 neuronal-like cell line and rat bone marrow m...