This paper presents a solution to the rst-come, rst-enabled`-exclusion problem of ?]. Unlike the solution in ?], this solution does not use powerful read-modify-write synchronization primitives, and requires only bounded shared memory. Use of the concurrent timestamp system of ?] is key in solving the problem within bounded shared memory.

Many traditional solution approaches to relationally specified decision-theoretic planning problems (e.g., those stated in the probabilistic planning domain description language, or PPDDL) ground the specification with respect to a specific instantiation of domain objects and apply a solution approach directly to the resulting ground Markov decision process (MDP). Unfortunately, the space and t...

We summarize the preliminary results concerning the hydration structure of trivalent rare-earth ions and the charge localization process in DNA fibers obtained during this fiscal year using a first principles molecular dynamics approach. In the first case, we demonstrated that the free energy surface obtained using the metadynamics based on the Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics for the hydratio...

to evaluate the effects of on-farm seed priming treatments and sowing dates on rate and percentage of seedling emergence, biological yield and some physiological indices of corn hybrid (sc. 260) an experiment was conducted in hamedan, iran in 2010. a split plot in a randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted. main plots include three sowing dates (early, on-time and ...

This research examines the pattern of Web information seeking in four groups of nurses with different combinations of domain expertise and Web expertise. Protocols were gathered as the nurses carried out information-seeking tasks in the domain of osteoporosis. Domain and Web novices searched breadth-first and did little or no evaluation of the results. Domain expert/Web novices also searched br...