Modern real-time applications are very dynamic and cannot cope with using worst-case workload. Therefore scheduling algorithms able to deal with overload situations are required. In this context the Value-Based Scheduling theory has become useful to add flexibility to such systems. This paper presents a comparative study among different real-time schedulers during overload, including traditiona...

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are the most widely used drugs for treatment of osteoporosis but prolonged use BPs might increase risk atypical femur fracture (AFF). There only a few studies that address bone material quality in patients on long-term BP with or without AFFs. We analyzed 52 trans-iliac biopsies from therapy (n = 26) and AFF. At microscopic level, degree mineralization (DMB) was assessed w...

An antilock braking system (ABS) can ensure that the wheels are not locked during process which is an important to safety of braking. Regenerative also a crucial for hybrid vehicles and helps improve cruising range car. As such, coordinated control ABS research direction. This paper researches regenerative in vehicle based on composite structure motor (CSM-HEV). Firstly, two new modes engine-mo...

The standard model of online prediction deals with serial processing of inputs by a single processor. However, in large-scale online prediction problems, where inputs arrive at a high rate, an increasingly common necessity is to distribute the computation across several processors. A non-trivial challenge is to design distributed algorithms for online prediction, which maintain good regret guar...

The measurement of glycosaminoglycans (GAG) in urine is very important because GAG is an essential constituent of urinary diseases. Since previously reported methods of determination of GAG are quite complicated, dangerous or not stable, we developed a very simple and rapid method to estimate the content of GAG in urine using a microplate and microplate reader. An aliquot of diluted urine is mi...

SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL Digital convergence has finally become a fact of life. It has been discussed since the 1980s as a vision for the development of ICT. We now see a variety of convergence services offered to ordinary people, such as mobile banking, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), and the iPhone, to name only a few. Its concept also lies behind the evolution of network infrastructure...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate HLA-DM alleles as markers for disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Two distinct cohorts of patients with RA were oligotyped for HLA-DB1 and HLA-DM genes using PCR amplified genomic DNA with sequence specific oligonucleotide probes. Cohort 1 comprised 199 unselected patients with RA (mean (SD) age 45.5 (13.5) years; disease duration 11.9(8.8) years), who...