web hosting service, web server cluster, web traffic characteristics, load balancing, scalability, performance analysis. FLEX is a new scalable "locality aware" solution for achieving both load balancing and efficient memory usage on a cluster of machines hosting several web sites [C99]. FLEX allocates the sites to different machines in the cluster based on their traffic characteristics. Here, ...

CONTEXT Certified athletic trainers can choose different types of external compression (none, Flex-i-Wrap, and elastic wrap) when applying an ice bag to the body. However, which type facilitates the greatest magnitude of tissue cooling is unclear. OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of 2 common types of external compression on the magnitude of surface and intramuscular cooling during an ice-bag ...

FLEX is a new scalable \locality aware" solution for achieving both load balancing and e cient memory usage on a cluster of machines hosting several web sites [1, 2]. FLEX allocates the sites to di erent machines in the cluster based on their tra c characteristics. Here, we propose a set of new methods and algorithms (Simple+, Advanced, and Advanced+) to improve the allocation of the web sites ...

We measured the contact areas and contact stresses at the post-cam mechanism of a posterior-stabilised total knee arthroplasty when a posterior force of 500 N was applied to the Kirschner Performance, Scorpio Superflex, NexGen LPS Flex Fixed, and NexGen LPS Flex Mobile knee systems. Measurements were made at 90 degrees, 120 degrees, and 150 degrees of flexion both in neutral rotation and 10 deg...

CADAL has been open to the public for more than two years. We have received a lot of positive feedbacks to improve the usability of CADAL portal. In this paper, we present our works in improving the usability of book search, reading and reporting services in CADAL portal. First, we present a quick book search application whose effective hybrid ranking mechanism combines content similarities wit...

We study the two-band degenerate Hubbard model using the fluctuation exchange approximation (FLEX) and compare the results with quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations. Both the self-consistent and the non-self-consistent versions of the FLEX scheme are investigated. We find that, unlike in the one-band case, in the multiband case, good agreement with the quantum Monte Carlo results is obtained ...

Demand-driven spectrum allocation can drastically improve performance for WiFi access points struggling under increasing user demands. While their frequency agility makes cognitive radios ideal for this challenge, performing adaptive spectrum allocation is a complex and difficult process. In this work, we propose FLEX, an efficient spectrum allocation architecture that efficiently adapts to dyn...