For a wide variety of applications, both task and data parallelism must be exploited to achieve the best possible performance on a multicomputer. Recent research has underlined the importance of exploiting task and data parallelism in a single compiler framework, and such a compiler can map a single source program in many different ways onto a parallel machine. There are several complex tradeof...

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Histiocytes and dendritic cells belong to a group of immunoregulatory cells that are responsible for antigen processing and presentation to lymphocytes. Neoplasms of histiocytic and dendritic origin are very rare [1], making up less than 1% of tumours in lymph nodes. Thus, information regarding epidemiology, prognosis and treatment [2, 3] is scarce. Table 1 summatizes the neoplasms derived from...

Bullying is widespread in European schools, despite multiple intervention strategies having been proposed over the years. The present study investigates the effects of a novel virtual learning strategy (“FearNot!”) to tackle bullying in both UK and German samples. The approach is intended primarily for victims to increase their coping skills and further to heighten empathy and defence of victim...

BACKGROUND It is suspected that estrogen depletion resulting from treatment may contribute to cognitive compromise in patients with breast cancer. However, the evidence for estrogen effects on cognition is inconclusive, and the consequences of hormonal changes for cognitive function in patients with cancer rarely have been investigated. In this study, the authors investigated the effects of tre...

BackgroundDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common type of diabetic neuropathy. It accounts for significant morbidity, including lower extremity amputations. There are few studies on prevalence DPN among Palestinian refugees in Jordan. This study aimed to determine and its associated factors with diabetes Nuzha area Jordan, using Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI).Me...

1. Ecological and population processes are affected by large-scale climatic fluctuations, and top predators such as seabirds can provide an integrative view on the consequences of environmental variability on ecosystems. Here, we examine the dynamics of a southern fulmar population in Antarctica over a 39-year period and evaluate the impact of environmental variability on the life history trait...

A n important class of concurrent objec t s are those that are lock-free, tha t is, whose operat ions are not conta ined wi th in mutua l ly exclusive critical sect ions . A lock-free object can be accessed by m a n y threads at a t ime , yet clever u p d a t e protocols based on a t o m i c C o m p a r e A n d S w a p operat ions guarantee the object ' s consistency. In th is paper we take a p...