T In this paper, we propose an approach based on hardware-software partitioning to minimize logic area of a SOPC circuit "System on a Programmable Chip". This approach minimizes the SOPC area while satisfying a time constraint. To minimize this area, we propose an algorithm to determine the critical path with the largest number of hardware tasks in a given data flow graph. Once these hardware t...

Since the publication of Anscombe’s famous paper “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958), virtue ethics has become a matter of discussion among scholars. At least four charges have been raised against virtue ethics, one of which is the charge of promoting undue enthusiasm regarding the moral fitness of human beings. This article explores the limits of virtue ethics with regard to the frailty of human ...

Several protocols have been proposed to synchronize the logical processes (LP’s) of a parallel discrete event simulation (PDES). While most protocols have been known to perform well under certain conditions, the general observation has been that the performance of protocols is sensitive to the application being simulated, sometimes even to a particular instance of it. In this technical note, we...

Critical Path method (CPM) is widely used in project scheduling and controlling. In conventional project scheduling problem, the crisp numbers are used for the activity times. But in reality, in an imprecise and uncertain environment, it is an unrealistic assumption. To represent the uncertainty involved we have considered the interval-valued numbers to represent the activity times. In this pap...

In this paper Algorithm is presented to perform critical path method in a fuzzy environment. The trapezoidal fuzzy number given by decision makers or characterized by historical data are utilized to assess the activity time in a project network. The fuzzy shortest path problem thus obtained is compared with conventional method.