Recall load in STM

Reducing contention in STM

Recall termination in free recall.

Although much is known about the dynamics of memory search in the free recall task, relatively little is known about the factors related to recall termination. Reanalyzing individual trial data from 14 prior studies (1,079 participants in 28,015 trials) and defining termination as occurring when a final response is followed by a long nonresponse interval, we observed that termination probabilit...

Development of State-and-Transition Models (STM): Integrating Ecosystem Function, Structure and Energy to STM

The main objective of an ecosystem sustainable management is to preserve itscapacity to respond and adapt to current disturbances and/or future changes, and maintain theprovision of environmental goods and services. Two very important properties linked to thisobjective are the ecosystem resilience and resistance to disturbance factors. The objective ofthis paper is to recommend conceptual modif...

Randomization in STM Contention Management

The obstruction-free Dynamic Software Transactional Memory (DSTM) system of Herlihy et al. allows only one writing transaction at a time to access an object. Should a second require an object currently in use, a contention manager must determine which may proceed and which must wait or abort. In this case study, we consider the impact of randomization when applied to our “Karma” contention mana...

STM Commentary v02

C R E D IT : A . F O ST E R INTRODUCTION Age is the greatest risk factor for most major chronic diseases in the industrialized world and to an increasing degree in the developing world. After adolescent development, functionality declines progressively with age (1), and mortality rates increase exponentially, doubling roughly every 7 to 8 years after puberty. This exponentiality manifests as a ...