Breaking the mould

XORP: Breaking the Mould in Router Software

Network researchers face a significant problem when deploying software in routers. Router platforms are generally not open systems. In this paper we discuss the problems this poses, and present an eXtensible Open Router Platform (XORP) which has the key goals are extensibility, performance and robustness. XORP is both a research tool and a stable deployment platform, thus easing the transition ...

Breaking the Mould? An introduction to doing disability research

Over the last two decades disability activists have established the social model of disability as a comprehensive critique of mainstream academic theories and policy approaches. The disillusionment of disabled people and their organisations has also extended to research on disability. In a trenchant attack, Oliver (1992) condemns it as a 'rip-off that has done little, if anything, to confront t...

Analyzing the Failure of Master Mould in Casting of Copper Anode Moulds and Suggesting a more Suitable Metal Mould

Master moulds are used to cast copper anode moulds. These iron moulds are made of grey or nodular cast irons. According to desirable properties of ductile irons, it was expected that ductile cast iron ...

Mould, damp and the lungs

Mould Arthroplasty of the Knee

Many forms of knee arthroplasty have been described but all are based on one of two principles. The first requires the interposition of material between the bony surfaces after removal of synovial membrane and articular cartilage ; in the second the knee joint is resected and replaced by a metal hinge (Walldius 1957, Shiers 1960). Material interposed between the bony surfaces has included chrom...