In multimedia and graphics applications, data samples of nonprimitive type require significant amount of buffer memory. This paper addresses the problem of minimizing the buffer memory requirement for such applications in embedded software synthesis from graphical dataflow programs based on the synchronous dataflow (SDF) model with the given execution order of nodes. We propose a memory minimiz...

The relevance and effectiveness of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel is being reviewed in 2015. The Code, which is a set of ethical norms and principles adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2010, urges members states to train and retain the health personnel they need, thereby limiting demand for internat...

This paper discusses the implementation and performance of an array of gas-phase chemistry solvers for the state-of-the-science GEOS-Chem global chemical transport model. The implementation is based on the Kinetic PreProcessor (KPP). Two perl parsers automatically generate the needed interfaces between GEOS-Chem and KPP, and allow access to the chemical simulation code without any additional pr...

Optimizing energy usage in buildings requires global models that integrate multiple factors contributing to energy, such as lighting, “Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning” (HVAC), security, etc. Model transformation methods can then use these global models to generate application-focused code, such as diagnostics or control code. In this paper we focus on using model transformation techn...

This paper investigates the application of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes to Flash memories. Multiple cell reads with distinct word-line voltages provide limited-precision soft information for the LDPC decoder. The values of the word-line voltages (also called reference voltages) are optimized by maximizing the mutual information (MI) between the input and output of the multiple-read cha...

The performance of Reed-Solomon codes over two classes of binary channels with memory, the queue-based channel (QBC) and the Gilbert-Elliott channel (GEC) is analyzed under the assumption of bounded distance decoding. In particular, we examine two interleaving strategies encountered when dealing with non-binary codes over a binary channel; namely, symbol interleaving and bit interleaving. An an...

In this paper we describe how to bridge vocabulary gap between health seekers and providers using novel scheme. To code medical records by jointly using local mining and global mining. Local mining uses individual medical records to drive a conclusion about individual health map into the authenticated terminology. Global mining combines medical records of similar types and analysis it to drive ...

Many countermeasures exist to protect the stack and heap from code injection attacks, however very few countermeasures exist that will specifically protect global and static variables from attack. In this paper we suggest a way of protecting global and static variables from these type of attacks, with negligible performance and memory overheads. CR Subject Classification : K6.5, D3.4, D4.2