This paper describes the design of a 1024-core processor chip in 16nm FinFet technology. The chip (“EpiphanyV”) contains an array of 1024 64-bit RISC processors, 64MB of on-chip SRAM, three 136-bit wide mesh Networks-On-Chip, and 1024 programmable IO pins. The chip has taped out and is being manufactured by TSMC. This research was developed with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projec...

Nonverbal cues are potentially important determinants of social impressions in industrial buyer-seller interactions. Yet there is a lack of empirical research concerning the effects of nonverbal cues in industrial selling contexts. This study reports the results of an experiment designed to assess the impact of salespersons' use of five nonverbal cues (eye gaze, speech hesitations, gestures, cl...

A wrist splint is often used as a conservative treatment for minor musculoskeletal injuries. However, a splint worn by a member of the surgical team must be removed at the time of surgery in order to adhere to strict aseptic principles, and this may lead to an exacerbation of discomfort during the operation. We report a simple and cost-effective splintage system that can be applied easily under...

Digital non-linear story-telling is an ideal approach to share entrepreneurial knowledge in large distributed communities and networks. Story-telling combines semantic knowledge and episodic knowledge by explicit problem solving strategies. In order to facilitate entrepreneurial knowledge sharing authoring environments based on multimedia repositories as well as advanced story players are neede...

The chronicity of end-stage renal disease and the uncertainties surrounding course its treatment necessitate ongoing psychosocial assessment these patients. This study explored physical experiences haemodialysis A qualitative was conducted in one medical unit a teaching hospital Accra, Ghana. sample 10 female male patients, undergoing haemodialysis, were recruited. Interviews audio taped. Data ...

BACKGROUND Mental health problems are common in primary care and most are managed solely by the GP. Patients strive to understand their mental health problems, and facilitating patients' understanding may be important in their care, yet little is known about this process in GP consultations. AIM To explore how patients' understanding of common mental health problems is developed in GP consult...

Communication skills are inevitably used during the clinical consultation in medicine. Unlike trainees in general practice, trainees in specialist and general medicine are not formally trained in communications skills. We used methods for training communication skills developed in general practice and videoed consultations with simulated patients, adapted for neurology, and found these to be va...

BACKGROUND The general practitioner (GP) can play an important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle, which is especially relevant in people with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases due to hypertension. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and content of lifestyle counseling about weight loss, nutrition, physical activity, and smoking by GPs in hypertension-re...

background due to the fundamental role of gripping in most upper limb activities, grip strength promotion is a chief goal in the treatment of patients with upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. kinesio taping is a novel and effective therapeutic technique believed to facilitate muscle contraction through stimulating mechanoreceptors and increasing the sensory feedback around the taped region. o...