Feedback-directed optimization (FDO) is a general term used to describe any technique that alters a program’s execution based on tendencies observed in its present or past runs. This paper reviews the current state of affairs in FDO and discusses the challenges inhibiting further acceptance of these techniques. It also argues that current trends in hardware and software technology have resulted...

342. Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, MS; Brian Johnston, BA; Stephen Porter; Connie Clabots; Ruth Amway, RN; Michael A. Kuskowski, PhD; James R. Johnson, MD; Infectious Diseases, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN; Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapoli...

In a recent paper, Robert Hanna argues that Kant’s incongruent counterparts example can be mobilized to show that some mental representations, which represent complex states of affairs as complex, do so entirely non-conceptually. I will argue that Hanna is right to see that Kant uses incongruent counterparts to show that there must be a non-conceptual component to cognition, but goes too far in...

Up-to-date corporate information research, i.e. the active tracking and management of knowledge relevant to one’s business, is a major task for knowledge-intensive companies. While the correct analysis of market situations and competitors are critical requirements for success, the failure to provide adequate knowledge about one’s business environment may incur large losses. In order to support ...

cases with bipolar disorder during euthymia vs. a control group in a majority of voxels (red), indicating a whole-brain effect. (B) Statistically significant clustered mean T1ρ differences were seen in the temporal lobes, cerebellum, and cingulate. 1840 Quantitative T1rho Mapping of Bipolar Disorder: Basal Differences in Euthymia Casey P. Johnson, Robin L. Follmer, Ipek Oguz, Lois A. Warren, Ga...