Today Web-related software development seems to be faced with a crisis not unlike the one that occurred a generation ago when in the 70s computer hardware experienced an order of magnitude increase in computational power. While this made possible the implementation of a new class of applications larger both in size and complexity, the methods for software development available at that time were...

What problem did the paper address? Who is the intended audience? The big picture problem is how can we improve program performance given the large latency between the processor and memory. The audience is compiler researchers and writers because they are focusing on an existing compilation technique called tiling, which was developed to avoid memory access latency . The paper addresses the pro...

Farmers have an increased risk for developing skin cancers and thus comprise an important audience for messages that address sun protection practices. This project examines sun protection behaviors of farmers from southeastern Georgia and uses those measured behaviors to conduct a cluster analysis. Farmers (N = 480) were clustered into three groups using six variables that measured their freque...

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We address the estimation of the interest and comprehension level of an audience in poster sessions. Compared to lecture presentations, the audience’s behaviors such as gazing and backchannels are more observable in poster presentations. These multi-modal behaviors are presumably related with their interest and comprehension level. We also assume that the interest and comprehension level can be...

This review covers the basic aspects of small interfering RNA delivery by lipid nano-particles (LNPs) and elaborates on the current status of clinical trials for these systems. We briefly describe the roles of all LNP components and possible strategies for their improvement. We also focus on the current clinical trials using LNP-formulated RNA and the possible outcomes for therapy in the near f...

Opening Remarks Summarized by Rik Farrow ([email protected]) Program Co-chair Amin Vahdat opened the conference, telling the audience that this year’s attendance was high, close to but not greater than the record for OSDI. Vahdat explained the review process: 25 out of 215 papers were accepted, producing 1079 written reviews. Authors were sent reviewers’ comments so that they could address any con...

In accordance with the theme of iPres2008, this panel session will consider how ‘joined up’ (or otherwise) various national digital preservation initiatives are, and whether there is scope to increase levels of co-ordination and collaboration across international boundaries. The panel members will give overviews of some of the activities being undertaken in their respective countries, prefacing...