In this paper, we propose a new framework for supporting di erentiated services over the Internet. The proposed approach is di erent from the current IETF proposal for Di serv, while still maintaining the goals of Di serv. Our architectural framework allows distribution of complexity from the internal routers to the edge routers as well as the Autonomous System routers. We support three classes...

Dependent types, studied for many years in Logic, have recently been gaining attention in Functional Programming Languages for expressing rich properties as types. A simple example is a type 〈list A n〉, for lists of length n holding objects of type A. A more complex example is 〈trm G T 〉, for terms in some object language which have object-language type T in context G. Dependently typed program...

The purpose of the present study was to identify any significant relationship between critical thinking ability, L2 vocabulary knowledge, and L2 vocabulary learning strategies of Iranian EFL learners. To this aim, the productive vocabulary levels test was administered to measure the learner’s L2 vocabulary knowledge and observe homogeneity in terms of vocabulary knowledge. At the second stage, ...

The combined effects of counseling and the Transcendental Meditation program were compared with the effect of the Transcendental Meditation program alone and counseling alone on three groups of young adults over an eight-week period. Changes in locus of control, present-orientation, and self-support were measured using the Adult NowickiStrickland Internal/External Locus of Control Scale and the...

The purpose of this study was to test the longand short-term effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on spontaneous skin resistance responses and habituation of evoked skin resistance responses. Measurements of spontaneous skin resistance responses and evoked skin resistance response habituation were taken on 24 experimental subjects just before and again one week after they were ins...

This article explores the importance of the relationship between a teacher of meditation and his or her student. Mindfulness meditation is receiving a lot of attention in the psychotherapy literature currently. It is generally viewed as a technique that is taught in groups and then practiced individually by clients or participants. What does not appear to be generally understood is that the tea...