We tested the magnitude of the face identity aftereffect following adaptation to different modes of adaptors in four experiments. The perceptual midpoint between two morphed famous faces was measured pre- and post-adaptation. Significant aftereffects were observed for visual (faces) and nonvisual adaptors (voices and names) but not nonspecific semantic information (e.g., occupations). Aftereffe...

As mobile devices become more powerful, interprocess communication becomes increasingly more important. Unfortunately, this larger freedom of mobility gives rise to unknown environments. In these environments, processes that want to communicate with each other will be unable to do so because of protocol conflicts. Although conflicting protocols can be remedied by using adaptors, the number of p...

Current methods for identifying transcription start sites (TSSs) of specific genes in bacteria usually require adaptors or radioactive labeling. These approaches can be technically demanding and environmentally unfriendly. Here we present a method for identifying TSS called ARF-TSS, which is based on cDNA generation, circularization, PCR amplification, and DNA sequencing to determine the 5'-end...

Abstract. Composition of heterogeneous software components is required in many domains to build complex systems. However, such compositions raise mismatches between components. Software adaptation aims at generating adaptors to correct mismatches between components to be composed. In this paper, we propose a formal approach based on Petri nets which relies on mapping rules to generate automatic...

This paper presents a series of experiments for evaluating the communication performance of Myrinet network adaptors. In particular, this paper studies the impact that arises from the interactions between the Myrinet network adaptors and host computer systems on communications performance. We report and analyze the communication performances of GM, the low-level messaging API for Myrinet, and o...

Abstract Piezoelectric transformers are mainly commercialized for a LCD back light inverter module. With regard to laptop computers, the required output power for a piezoelectric transformer is around 5 W at present, and higher power will be needed for wider displays in the near future. In addition, modules such as AC-DC adaptors or fluorescent lamps may require a higher output power of more th...