Processor scheduling and allocation for 3D torus multicomputersystems

Multicomputer systems achieve high performance by utilizing a number of computing nodes. Recently, by achieving significant reductions in communication delay, the three-dimensional (3D) torus has emerged as a new candidate interconnection topology for message-passing multicomputer systems. In this paper, we propose an efficient processor allocation scheme-scan search scheme-for the 3D torus based on a first-fit approach. The scan search scheme minimizes the average allocation time for an incoming task by effectively manipulating the 3D information on a torus as 2D information using a data structure called the CST (Coverage Status Table). Comprehensive computer simulation reveals that the allocation time of the scan search scheme is always smaller than that of the earlier scheme based on a best-fit approach. The difference gets larger as the input load increases, and it is as much a factor of 3 for high load. To investigate the performance of the proposed scheme in different scheduling environments, we also consider a non-FCFS scheduling policy along with the typical FCFS policy. The allocation time complexity of the scan search scheme is O(LW²H²). This is significantly smaller than that of the existing scheme which is O(L⁴W⁴H⁴). Here, L, W, and H represent the length, width, and height of 3D torus, respectively     

基于NI软件和硬件的监测系统

正新加坡政府于2007年投入3.5亿新加坡元用于将城市改造为全球清洁能源枢纽,其重点是开发太阳能。为了实现这个目标,新加坡政府和经济发展局下属的清洁能源研究与实验计划(CERT)制定了多项措施。为此,我们开设了含有五种不同光伏面板的太阳能科技中心,功率总计达14.2 kW。中心用于展示不同的并网光伏系统,并作为研究热带气候条件下不同光伏模块长时间运行的悭能和特性的测试实验中心。     

Synthesis and characterization of photocrosslinkable poly(organophosphazene)-bearing cinnamyloxide side groups

Two different poly(organophosphazene)s-bearing single-substituents (two cinnamyloxide side groups per repeating unit) and phenoxide-co-substituents (one phenoxide and one cinnamyloxide group per repeating unit) were prepared to study their photochemical reaction behavior. Structural formulas confirmed by the NMRs (¹H, ³¹P) and IR were ? [NP(OCH₂CH = CH ? C₆H₅)₂]_n ? ( I ) and ? [NP(OCH₂CH = CH ? C₆H₅)_0.8 (O ? C₆H₅)_1.2]_n ? ( II ). Molecular characterization yielded $ \overline {M_w {\rm s}} $ of the order of 10³ kg/mol for both the polymers. The onset temperature of decomposition found by TGA was about 250°C. DSC measurements gave T_gs as 1°C for I and 3°C for II . Their photolytic crosslinking behaviors were monitored by UV spectroscopy. The single-substituents polymer I showed a faster rate of photo reaction than the polymer II . The potential use for practical photosensitive application is considered to be greater for the polymer I .     

Process Simulation Using Randomized Markov Chain and Truncated Marginal Distribution

Generating pseudo random objects is one of the key issues in computer simulation of complex systems. Most earlier simulation systems include procedures for the generation of independent and identically distributed random variables or some classical random processes, such as white noise. In this paper we propose a new approach to the generation of wide ranges of processes that are characterized by marginal distribution and autocorrelation function that are significant in many cases. The proposed algorithm is based on the use of truncated distribution that gives more simplicity and efficiency in comparison with the previous one. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified using computer simulation of various real examples.     

Influences of Ta, Nb, or Mo additions in Zr-based bulk metallic glasses on microstructure and thermal properties

The master-alloy ingots for casting bulk metallic glasses are routinely prepared by arc melting a mixture of pure elements. This paper addresses the difficulty in achieving complete and homogeneous melting of refractory component additions in Zr-based BMGs using the above procedure, and its influences on the microstructure and thermal behavior of alloys.     

Effect of Porcine Whole Blood Protein Hydrolysate on Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber Expression and Mitochondrial Biogenesis via the AMPK/SIRT1 Pathway

Skeletal muscle is a heterogeneous tissue composed of a variety of functionally different fiber types. Slow-twitch type I muscle fibers are rich with mitochondria, and mitochondrial biogenesis promotes a shift towards more slow fibers. Leucine, a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA), regulates slow-twitch muscle fiber expression and mitochondrial function. The BCAA content is increased in porcine whole-blood protein hydrolysates (PWBPH) but the effect of PWBPH on muscle fiber type conversion is unknown. Supplementation with PWBPH (250 and 500 mg/kg for 5 weeks) increased time to exhaustion in the forced swimming test and the mass of the quadriceps femoris muscle but decreased the levels of blood markers of exercise-induced fatigue. PWBPH also promoted fast-twitch to slow-twitch muscle fiber conversion, elevated the levels of mitochondrial biogenesis markers (SIRT1, p-AMPK, PGC-1α, NRF1 and TFAM) and increased succinate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase activities in ICR mice. Similarly, PWBPH induced markers of slow-twitch muscle fibers and mitochondrial biogenesis in C2C12 myotubes. Moreover, AMPK and SIRT1 inhibition blocked the PWBPH-induced muscle fiber type conversion in C2C12 myotubes. These results indicate that PWBPH enhances exercise performance by promoting slow-twitch muscle fiber expression and mitochondrial function via the AMPK/SIRT1 signaling pathway.     

Object-Oriented Approach in Design for Lift Installation of Offshore Structures

Abstract: A consistent representation of offshore structures and barges that is appropriate for computer processing is essential for the development of an efficient design system for offshore heavy lift installation. This paper outlines the representation of conceptual and physical entities in the preliminary design for lift installation through an object-oriented approach. The spatial and topologic abstractions of physical entities are illustrated. These abstractions, together with the locational dependency concept for an assembly, form the backbone for geometric reasoning in the top-down approach for lift installation design. An object-oriented prototype system for lift evaluation, C-LIFT, using the knowledge-based development tool kit ART_*Enterprise is described. A liftability study involving the installation of offshore modules and the associated lift sequence is then presented to illustrate the advantages of this approach.     

Stiffening of laterally loaded coupled shear walls on elastic foundations

An investigation is made of the relative effectiveness of using either a top or bottom connecting beam to stiffen a pair of laterally loaded coupled shear walls supported on independent elastic foundations. By basing the analysis on the continuous medium approach, a closed solution to the problem is achieved. A numerical example for a typical structure illustrates the influence of the stiffening beams on the forces and deformations in the structure for two different soil conditions.     

The resistance of an infinite slab with a disc electrode as a mixed boundary value problem

We consider the resistance of an infinite slab of material with a disc contact source on one side and with current collected over the entire back plane. By imposing the boundary condition of a constant potential over the source region, the problem becomes one of mixed boundary conditions, requiring the solution of a pair of dual integral equations. These equations are solved in terms of a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind.Calculations of the resistance are performed for values of slab thicknesses ranging from 0·05 to 4 times the disc contact radius, and the solutions obtained agree closely with Foxhall and Lewis' electrolytic tank measurements. The results are used to establish the range of validity of two approximate methods previously proposed for correction factor calculations in spreading resistance measurements on semiconductor device structures.