In this paper we present an alternative to deal with the traces scalability problem, from the point of view of performance analysis tools. Nowadays, it is not surprising to have applications running in real production systems for hours and using thousands of processes. This keeps on increasing everyday, bringing us closer to the Petascale. It is clear that, blind tracing in such scenarios produ...

This paper describes the in situ synthesis of oligonucleotide arrays on glass surfaces by using soft lithography. In this method, based on the standard phosphoramidite chemistry protocol, the coupling was achieved by the glass slide being printed with a set of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microstamps, on which was spread nucleoside monomer and tetrazole mixed solution. The elastic characteristic...

Positive serum tests for infectious mononucleosis (IM) unaccompanied by the clinical syndrome or blood changes characteristic of the disease were detected in 39/177 (22%) mentally subnormal patients investigated with three different commercially available IM slide tests. Slide positively was still detectable six months later in 27/35 (77%) positive reactors. Positive IM slide tests were signifi...

The recovery of bacteria and fungi from blood cultures was compared in conventional tryptic soy broth (TSB) bottles and in TSB bottles with an agarcoated slide attachment. A total of 2,662 sets of blood cultures, including 413 that were positive (15.5%), were evaluated. Significantly more gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria were recovered in the slide culture bottles than in conventional b...

Metal mines mined using the sublevel caving method often exhibit various environmental problems on ground surface. This can affect safety of production process in mining area. A numerical model Universal Distinct Element Code has been established to investigate deformation failure giving rise this underground mining. The calculations are combined with in-situ monitoring data collected over a pe...

Digital whole slide imaging (WSI) provides a complement to traditional histopathology assessments of glass tissue slides for toxicologic pathology. WSI allows users to view images of entire slide content, or selected fields at increasing magnifications, and to compare multiple slide images simultaneously. The technology incorporates robust image databases with metadata and search & retrieval ca...