A Path Computation Element (PCE) may be required to perform dependent path computations. Dependent path computations are requests that need to be synchronized in order to meet specific objectives. An example of a dependent request would be a PCE computing a set of services that are required to be diverse (disjointed) from each other. When a PCE computes sets of dependent path computation reques...

Multiscale design for dealing with 2-scale material and product system is implemented by employing the probabilistic analytical target cascading (PATC) and polynomial chaos expansion (PCE) approaches in this paper. PATC allows design autonomy at each scale subsystem by formulating the multiscale design problem as a hierarchical structure. PCE ensures uncertainties to be propagated within and ac...

In this work we propose Pixel Content Encoders (PCE), a lightweight image inpainting model, capable of generating novel content for large missing regions in images. Unlike previously presented convolutional neural network based models, our PCE model has an order of magnitude fewer trainable parameters. Moreover, by incorporating dilated convolutions we are able to preserve fine grained spatial ...

Status of This Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This document presents a set of requirements for a Path Computation Element (PCE) discovery mechanism that would allow a Path Computation Client (PCC) to discover dynamically and automatically a set of PCEs along wi...

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chlorinated liquid that is commonly used for metal degreasing, household and industrial dry cleaning, and in paints and glues. Tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene (PCE), is an excellent solvent for organic materials. PCE is volatile, highly stable, non-flammable and widely used in dry cleaning. A new method has been developed for measuring TCE and P...

Human exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) via vapor intrusion (VI) is an emerging public health concern with notable detrimental impacts on public health. Phytoforensics, plant sampling to semi-quantitatively delineate subsurface contamination, provides a potential non-invasive screening approach to detect VI potential, and plant sampling is effective and also time- and cost-efficient...

AIMS To compare the performance of a new generation dual amplified enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with a molecular method for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis, using a range of urogenital samples, and to assess the reliability of testing self collected vaginal specimens compared with clinician collected vaginal specimens. METHODS Two population groups were tested. For the first population gro...

We review work on the effectiveness of different forms of cognitive enhancement, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological. We consider caffeine, methylphenidate, and modafinil for pharmacological cognitive enhancement (PCE) and computer training, physical exercise, and sleep for non-pharmacological cognitive enhancement (NPCE). We find that all of the techniques described can produce signif...

OBJECTIVE Because of emerging evidence that early-life exposure to the solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) has long-lasting neurological consequences, we examined the risk of unintentional head injuries following prenatal and childhood exposure to PCE-contaminated drinking water. METHODS Participants provided information on head injuries and other relevant characteristics in a self-administered...

Reengineering a large code base can be a monumental task, and the situation becomes even worse if the code is concomitantly being modiied. For the past two years, we have been using the Marvel process centered environment (PCE) for all of our software development and are currently using it to develop the Oz PCE (Marvel's successor). Towards this eeort, we are reengineering Oz's code base to iso...