Resource Exchange

NIREX Internet Resource EXchange

This paper describes NIREX, a dynamic, distributed system that provides the framework for building an open system of services for users over the Internet. NIREX is built on Jini technology. In Jini, a service is any executable code that adheres to the service protocols defined by the Jini specifications. The NIREX architecture is described along with two example applications: one, involving a g...

Revenue Management in Resource Exchange

Resource Theory of Social Exchange

People tend to describe their interpersonal encounters in terms of emotions and attitudes. After a party, we may remark: “It was an interesting evening,” “I felt very much at home,” “It was a drag,” or “I felt left out.” These statements do not describe what happened at the party; rather, they refer to the effect the party had on us. Expressions of mood, important in themselves, encourage us to...

BBGRE: brain and body genetic resource exchange

Studies of copy number variation (genomic imbalance) are providing insight into both complex and Mendelian genetic disorders. Array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH), a tool for detecting copy number variants at a resolution previously unattainable in clinical diagnostics, is increasingly used as a first-line test at clinical genetics laboratories. Many copy number variants are of u...

Matching Mechanisms For Real-Time Computational Resource Exchange Markets

In this paper we describe matching mechanisms for a real-time computational resource exchange market, Chital, that incentivizes participating clients to perform computation for their peers in exchange for overall improved performance. The system is designed to discourage dishonest behavior via a credit system, while simultaneously minimizing the use of dedicated computing servers and the number...