This paper describes a user simulator based on analysis of VoiceXML description. A user simulator is a method to evaluate a spoken dialog system without the use of human evaluators. The new feature of our simulator is that it uses a VoiceXML description that describes the dialog system’s behavior. By using the VoiceXML description, the proposed simulator can be used for any dialog system that w...

The Problem: The extent of previous work on processor in memory systems using merged DRAM-logic process technology [1, 2, 3, 4] indicates that the technology has great promise. Most of the results to date, however, have been architectural studies with simulation results or proposed architectures. Relatively few designs make it to final silicon due to the prohibitively high Non-Recurring Enginee...

We previously demonstrated that simulation-based education (SBE) improved temporary hemodialysis catheter (THDC) insertion skills by nephrology fellows. SBE, featuring deliberate practice and rigorous achievement standards, was a powerful method to enhance THDC insertion skills in nephrology fellows. However, experts have called for further research to evaluate skill transfer from the simulated...

BACKGROUND Patients starting dialysis often have substantial residual kidney function. Incremental hemodialysis provides a hemodialysis prescription that supplements patients' residual kidney function while maintaining total (residual + dialysis) urea clearance (standard Kt/Vurea) targets. We describe our experience with incremental hemodialysis in patients using NxStage System One for home hem...

This paper describes a multiprocessor operating system simulator that was developed by the authors in the Fall semester of 1987. The sinmlator was built in response to the need to provide students with an en_t in which to build and test operatLug system concepts as part of the coursework of a third-year undergraduate operating systems course. Written in C++ [I], the simn]ator uses the co-routin...