Consistent overhead byte stuffing

Consistent Distributed Commit: A Constant Overhead Solution

Stuffing Mind into Computer

The task of somehow putting mind into a computer is one that has been pursued by artiicial intelligence researchers for decades, and though we are getting closer, we have not caught it yet. Mind is an incredibly complex and poorly understood thing, but we should not let this stop us from continuing to strive toward the goal of intelligent computers. Two issues that are essential to this endeavo...

Consistent and Durable Data Structures for Non-Volatile Byte-Addressable Memory

The predicted shift to non-volatile, byte-addressable memory (e.g., Phase Change Memory and Memristor), the growth of “big data”, and the subsequent emergence of frameworks such as memcached and NoSQL systems require us to rethink the design of data stores. To derive the maximum performance from these new memory technologies, this paper proposes the use of singlelevel data stores. For these sys...

Asphyxiation as a Consequence of “Body Stuffing”

The intentional intracorporeal concealment of illicit substances presents clinical, legal, and ethical challenges. “Body packing” is a phenomenon in which drug couriers conceal illicit substances in the alimentary tract for transportation across international borders or other points of possible inspection [1]. In contrast, “body stuffing” is a phenomenon in which substance dealers or abusers, f...

PACS images can be treated byte by byte

Our PACS project at the University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium radically follows from an overall IT perspective. The emphasis on image flow throughout the entire hospital supersedes operations within the image-generating departments. Image management outside the radiology department is not an afterthought, but rather an integral part in, and even a driving factor for, decisions that the departm...