L1 caches are critical to the performance of modern computer systems. Their design involves a delicate balance between fast lookups, high hit rates, low access energy, and simplicity of implementation. Unfortunately, constraints imposed by virtual memory make it difficult to satisfy all these attributes today. Specifically, the modern staple of supporting virtualindexing and physical-tagging (V...

We experimentally investigated the effects of different pre-treatments of the sediment, and the effect of daily addition of fresh phytoplankton, on the growth and survival of 1-year-old (1+) individuals of the deposit feeder Monoporeia affinis (Amphipoda). We used three different types of sieved sediment: pre-frozen muddy clay, non-pre-frozen muddy clay, and fine sand. The muddy clay contained ...

Recent studies have focused on the role of behavior in biological invasions. Individuals may differ consistently in time for several behavioral traits (personality) which covary (behavioral syndrome) resulting in different behavioral types, some of them favoring invasion. Social hymenopterans have a strong potential to be invaders and their success depends primarily on the foundresses' ability ...

Estuarine Batagur are among the most critically endangered chelonian species. We assess the taxonomic status of the recently discovered Cambodian relic population of Batagur by phylogenetic analyses of three mitochondrial (2096 bp) and three nuclear DNA fragments (1909 bp) using sequences from all other Batagur species and selected allied geoemydids. Furthermore, we calculated haplotype network...

Since several years the virtualization of infrastructures became one of the major research challenges. These new virtual machines consume less energy while delivering new services: live migration, consolidation and isolation between tenants. However, many attacks hinder the global adoption of Cloud computing. VESPA Self-protection has recently raised growing interest as possible element of answ...

Ixodes affinis, which is similar morphologically to Ixodes scapularis, is widely distributed in North Carolina. Collections have documented this species in 32 of 41 coastal plain counties, but no piedmont or mountain counties. This coastal plain distribution is similar to its distribution in Georgia and South Carolina, where it is considered an enzootic vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stri...

VESPA (Vehicular Event Sharing with a mobile P2P Architecture) is a system designed for vehicles to share information in inter-vehicle ad-hoc networks. The originality of VESPA is to support any type of event (e.g., available parking spaces, accidents, emergency brakings, obstacles in the road, information relative to the coordination of vehicles in emergency situations, etc.) in the network. I...

Stimulus contrast fluctuations were controlled while the properties of a novel ERP known as the VESPA (Visual Evoked Spread Spectrum Analysis) were examined using data from 8 healthy human subjects. Substantial differences were seen between the morphologies of VESPAs obtained using low contrast stimuli when compared with those obtained using high contrast and full contrast range stimuli. Topogr...

OBJECTIVES To describe wasp and bee species that sting humans, analyse risk factors and clinical features. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted on patients presenting to Base Hospital Deniyaya with suspected bee and wasp stings from 2011 to 2013. Data were gathered using a questionnaire and specimens of offending insects collected for identification. When the insect specime...