This work investigates the potential of direction-correlations to improve branch prediction. There are two types of direction-correlation: affectors and affectees. This work considers for the first time their implications at a basic level. These correlations are determined based on dataflow graph information and are used to select the subset of global branch history bits used for prediction. If...

word of mouth (wom) is becoming increasingly recognized as an important form of promotion and an important source of information influencing consumer’s attitudes and purchase behavior, particularly within professional services environments, where credence qualities play a critical role in consumers’ choices. wom is especially important in tourism industry, whose intangible products are diff...

Over the past several years my colleagues and I have been exploring ways of achieving moth mating disruption exceeding 95% efficacy even under high densities with limited insecticide inputs. The foundation for this work has been a series of studies examining the mechanisms underlying pheromone-based mating disruption in moth pests of pome fruit, stone fruit, walnuts, and citrus. Collectively, t...