The performance of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) interpreter running on a very long instruction word (VLIW) processor can be improved by means of pipelining. While one bytecode is in its execute stage, the next bytecode is in its decode stage, and the next bytecode is in its fetch stage. The paper describes how we implemented threading and pipelining by rewriting the source code of the interpret...

We present endpoints, a library that provides consistent client implementation, server implementation and documentation from a user-defined communication protocol description. The library provides type safe remote invocations, and is modular and extensible. This paper shows how its usage looks like, highlights the Scala features that its implementation relies on, and compares it to other simila...

Many studies have shown that being bilingual presents an advantage in executive control. However, it appears that knowing two (or more) languages is not enough to improve executive control. According to the adaptive control hypothesis (Green and Abutalebi, 2013), the interactional context in which bilinguals behave is a key factor that modulates cognitive advantage in executive control. Transla...

Abstract This study tested the effects of consecutive and simultaneous interpreting modes in a simulated police interview, addressing four research questions: (1) Does mode lead to more accurate than mode? (2) Do language combinations moderate performance similarly qualified interpreters? (3) experience legal settings increase accuracy SI? (4) Which do interpreters perceive require mental effor...

This study investigates the attitudes of trainee interpreters towards their training programmes at Yemeni universities. 61 in Taiz province participated study. A 16-item questionnaire was designed to explore programmes. The findings this show that are not satisfied with current results also programme does adequately enhance interpreting competence would-be interpreters. is mainly concerned enha...

OBJECTIVE To investigate heart disease risk knowledge among Spanish speakers with diabetes. DESIGN Single sample cross-sectional design. SETTING A Spanish-language diabetes health fair in an inner-city community center in Connecticut. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-four Spanish-speaking adults participated. They were predominantly from Puerto Rico, had less than high school education, and were econo...