This paper introduces the T-compound, an agent interaction pattern we propose as reusable architecture in the design of multi-agent systems. We explain why this model and its underlying concept of overhearing are relevant and specific to agents. Then, we describe two strategies of implementation, together with their qualities and weaknesses. We then identify the T-compound in various agent-base...

This paper presents T&D-Bench Teaching and Design Workbench, a software infrastructure for modeling and simulation of state-of-the-art processors. It combines features that simplify and accelerate the processor design process without restricting the designer possibilities, thus representing a good tradeoff for educational and research purposes that is not found in other environments. In T&D-Ben...

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is the discipline concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems. Typically, HCI researchers do not primarily study existing technologies, styles of interaction, or interface solutions. On the contrary, one of the core activities in contemporary HCI is to design new technologies—prototypes—that act as vehicles through ...

Ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) is one key component in high-performance networking applications. An asymmetric TCAM cell consists of a binary content addressable memory (BCAM) bit and a mask bit. In this paper, we analyze comparison faults of the asymmetric TCAM cell based on BCAM comparison faults. Then march-like test algorithms T are proposed to cover the comparison faults of the ...

By simultaneously considering evolution processes for parametric spline curves and implicitly defined curves, we formulate the framework of dual evolution. This allows us to combine the advantages of both representations. On the one hand, the implicit representation is used to guide the topology of the parametric curve and to formulate additional constraints, such as range constraints. On the o...

Vocabulary appears to be the heart of language especially by children. The purpose of this study was to examine whether storytelling can affect children's vocabulary learning in English. Thirty one Iranian preschool students from two different preschools with the same language system and the same level of English proficiency participated in this study. All of the students were six years old and...

ion in Design By Contract Yoonsik Cheon a,∗, Gary T. Leavens b, Murali Sitaraman c, and Stephen Edwards d aDept. of Computer Science, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, U.S.A. bDept. of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, U.S.A. cDept. of Computer Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, U.S.A. dDept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA...

Vaccines are arguably the most powerful medical intervention in the fight against infectious diseases. The enormity of the global human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic makes the development of an AIDS vaccine a scientific and humanitarian priority. Research on vaccines that induce T-cell immunity has dominated much of the recent development...

Vaccination is generally considered to be the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases. All vaccinations work by presenting a foreign antigen to the immune system in order to evoke an immune response. The active agent of a vaccine may be intact but inactivated ('attenuated') forms of the causative pathogens (bacteria or viruses), or purified components of the pathogen that have b...

This paper presents DTV transmitter design based on the SW/HW hybrid architecture. Parts of the DTV transmission algorithm with less computational complexity are processed by the SW module in PC whereas computationally intensive parts are processed by the HW module in FPGA. The two parts are interconnected by the high speed serial link. To provide the multichannel DTV signal, we design an archi...