We introduce the concept of Many Systems Concurrency Control (MSCC). We describe how MSCC can provide a scalable solution for shared state access in multiprocessor architectures. When contention for shared state increases we can afford additional resources to maintain overall performance. To achieve scalability we introduce the concept of no-wait synchronization. No-wait synchronization describ...

CIWMB programs and oversight responsibilities were retained and reorganized effective Jan. 1, 2010, and merged with the beverage container recycling program previously managed by the California Department of Conservation. The new entity is known as the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and is part of the California Natural Resources Agency. This document was originally...

Newspapers are considered to be the first draft of history, while at the same time, are part of a country’s cultural heritage. By converting newspaper archives to digital resources we achieve digital preservation in terms of preventing paper deterioration as well as providing full utilization of the archives by all interested parties. In this paper, we present a series of applications pertainin...

The process of documenting and describing the world’s languages is undergoing radical transformation with the rapid uptake of new digital technologies for capture, storage, annotation and dissemination. However, uncritical adoption of new tools and technologies is leading to resources that are difficult to reuse and which are less portable than the conventional printed resources they replace. W...

The features of R{j}ecnik.com dictionary, as one of the first on-line English-Serbo-Croatian dictionaries are presented. The dictionary has been on-line for the past five years and has been frequently visited by the Internet users. We evaluate and discuss the system based on the analysis of the collected data about site visits during this five-year period. The dictionary structure is inspired b...

Sequencing of RNA (RNA-Seq) was invented approximately 1 decade ago and has since revolutionized biological research. This update provides a brief historic perspective on the development of RNA-Seq and then focuses on the application of RNA-Seq in qualitative and quantitative analyses of transcriptomes. Particular emphasis is given to aspects of data analysis. Since the wet-lab and data analysi...

Our Bodies, Ourselves, a succession to a pamphlet of resources pulled from co-ops of women in and around Boston, Massachusetts, was published in New York in 1973 by Simon and Schuster. Retitled from the original Women and Their Bodies, Our Bodies, Ourselves was an effort by a group of educated, middle class women to reinforce women's ownership of their bodies. There have been eight editions of ...

A combination of student interest, a grant for computers, and a suggestion from a colleague led me to convert the printed lab manual for my neurophysiology course into an online version. The web-based version incorporates videos of procedures, color photos, diagrams, links to articles, and other supplementary materials. This paper discusses designing for the web, retaining compatibility with pr...