Is mutual recognition a viable general path for cooperation?

Non-Viable Path Branch Prediction

For modern superscalar processors which implement deeper and wider pipelines, accurate branch prediction is crucial for feeding sufficient number of correct instructions into the superscalar’s highly-parallelized execution core. In this paper, we show that what the branch predictor is learning has significant implications for its ability to make effective use of branch correlation and its abili...

A general framework for cooperation under uncertainty

In this paper, we introduce a general framework for situations with decision making under uncertainty and cooperation possibilities. This framework is based upon a two stage stochastic programming approach. We show that under relatively mild assumptions the cooperative games associated with these situations are totally balanced and, hence, have non-empty cores. Finally, we consider several exam...

Is neuroprotection a viable therapy for glaucoma?

Treatment of glaucoma continues to be directed at lowering intraocular pressure to decrease the likelihood of disease progression. In the future intraocular pressure reduction might be augmented by other therapeutic approaches. Interest has been increasing in preventing progression of glaucomatous optic neuropathy using approaches based on the premise that glaucoma is a neurodegenerative diseas...

A New Fast - Path Me hanism for Mutual Ex lusion

Predation versus Cooperation in Mutual Fund Families

In this paper we investigate how mutual funds react to the distress of another fund in the same fund family. We test three alternative hypotheses: (1) funds help the distressed fund, (2) funds front-run the distressed fund improving their relative performance in the fund family and, (3) the family coordinates and benefits from front-running the distressed fund. Our results suggest that fund man...