The skewed-associative cache achieves low miss rates with limited associativity by using inter-bank dispersion, the ability to disperse blocks over many sets in one bank if they map to the same set in another bank. This paper formally defines the degree of inter-bank dispersion and argues that high inter-bank dispersion conflicts with common micro-architectural designs in which the skewed-assoc...

When developing a system in Model-driven Engineering (MDE), developers change the same diagram in parallel. These changes generate different versions that may conflict. Conflicts can be syntactic, related to the structure of the diagram, or semantic, related to the meaning of the diagram. The detection of semantic conflicts in diagrams should take into consideration both the syntax and semantic...

Data from a long-term longitudinal study were used to investigate the relationship between grandiose narcissism in adolescence (ages 15-18) and psychological health in late adulthood (age 70s). Participants were born in 1920s in the San Francisco Bay Area and were assessed in adolescence and four times in adulthood (age 30s, 40s, 50s and 70s). Narcissism was assessed with the observer-based Cal...

In open multi-agent systems, norms are being used to regulate the behavior of the autonomous, heterogeneous and independently designed agents. Norms describe the behavior that can be performed, that must be performed, and that cannot be performed in the system. One of the main challenges on developing normative systems is that norms may conflict with each other. Two norms are in conflict when t...

This article reviews the evidence about adolescent health in the Arab world, against the background of social, economic, and political change in the region, and with a particular focus on gender. For the literature review, searches were conducted for relevant articles, and data were drawn from national population- and school-based surveys and from the Global Burden of Disease project. In some p...

Background: During the growth process, young adults are often exposed to and involved in a number of risky behaviors which can have permanent social and health-related consequences. Moreover in clinical practice with adolescents, they frequently miss to comply with a therapeutic program. In this regard, designing proper interventions for adolescent behaviors is necessary. Psychodrama is a kind ...