Energy-efficient cloud and data-center applications utilize just enough resources (e.g., threads, cores) to provide the performance required at the current point in time. Unfortunately, building such applications is inherently difficult in the face of varying workloads and further complicated by the fact that existing programming and execution platforms are not energy aware. Consequently, progr...

In this article, we review di verse studies of the anteced ents, facial display, and social consequences of embarrass ment. These studies indicate that embarrassment serves an appeasement function, recon ciling social relations when they have gone awry. We then speculate about how embar rassment is elaborated into more complex social interac tions, such as teasing and flir tation. We conclude b...

Introduction There is a strong body of evidence demonstrating effectiveness of brief interventions by primary care professionals for risky drinkers but implementation levels remain low. Facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website constitutes an innovative approach to brief intervention, offering a time-saving alternative to face to face intervention, but it is not known whether it is as ...