A survey on approaches to gridification

The Grid shows itself as a globally distributed computing environment, in which hardware and software resources are virtualized to transparently provide applications with vast capabilities. Just like the electrical power grid, the Grid aims at offering a powerful yet easy‐to‐use computing infrastructure to which applications can be easily ‘plugged’ and efficiently executed. Unfortunately, it is still very difficult to Grid‐enable applications, since current tools force users to take into account many details when adapting applications to run on the Grid. In this paper, we survey some of the recent efforts in providing tools for easy gridification of applications and propose several taxonomies to identify approaches followed in the materialization of such tools. We conclude this paper by describing common features among the proposed approaches, and by pointing out open issues and future directions in the research and development of gridification methods. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

广义de Bruijn多计算机互连网络

（ｄ，ｍ）ｄｅ Ｂｒｕｉｊｎ多计算机系统互连网络限制网络的规模必须为ｄ＾ｍ。本文把（ｄ，ｍ）ｄｅ Ｂｒｕｉｊｎ网络推广到了任意顶点情形，提出了广义ｄｅ Ｂｒｕｉｊｎ网络，研究了广义ｄｅ Ｂｒｕｉｊｎ网络的自路由性质，设计了路由算法，研究了广义ｄｅ Ｂｒｕｉｊｎ网络顶点度的性质和容错特性。     

云计算背景下软件企业创新的趋势

云计算是一种基于互联网的计算方式,通过这种方式,共享的软硬件资源和信息可以按需提供给计算机和其他设备,该技术是一种近些年来发展的新兴科技,同时在一定的程度之上遍布于软件企业的各个领域之中,引导着当前软件企业发展的方向.基于此,本文探讨了云计算背景之下软件企业创新的趋势.     

数据中心网络TCP Incast仿真分析

为分析云计算数据中心网络中的TCP Incast问题的产生原因并探讨缓解该问题的有效途径,采用基于NS2仿真实验的方法,通过改变TCP协议类型、交换机缓冲区大小、服务请求单元大小及重传超时RTO值等影响因素,分析传输吞吐率性能的变化。分析结果表明,通过改变这些影响因素有助于缓解TCP Incast问题,但同时也存在各种缺点和局限性。     

数据中心计算环境应用承载能力评价

随着新型计算服务模式在数据中心的普及,针对如何有效评价其承载能力的问题,提出一种新的应用承载能力评价体系和评价模型,具体分析了网络、计算资源对服务环境的影响度,并给出了实例分析。实例分析结果表明,新的评价体系和评价模型可以有效评估计算服务模式对各类信息服务系统部署运行的应用承载能力,进而提升信息服务保障整体效益。     

栅元有效共振积分的CUDA算法设计与实现

核反应堆中需要实时精确地计算堆芯和增殖材料的有效共振积分或群截面来实现反应堆的安全控制。整个计算过程因为涉及大量的积分运算和庞大的核素截面数据,采用常规的计算方法,计算时耗相当大。基于统一计算设备架构(CUDA)平台,利用图形处理器(GPU)的计算能力,对整个计算过程进行并行化分解,多线程同时运算,大幅度提升计算速度,降低时耗。实验结果表明,在GPU上并行计算所得结果与原始数据没有明显差异,且加速效果显著。     

Categorizing health-related cues to action: using Yelp reviews of restaurants in Hawaii

Yelp, a social media site, undeniably has an influence on consumers' food choice in spite of its ability to reflect consumers' real voice being criticized. Since unhealthy food choices contribute to health problems, such as obesity and malnourishment, we attempted to examine these problems by better understanding consumers through health-related cues to action—a construct from the Health Belief Model (HBM)— on Yelp Honolulu's restaurant reviews. Our research revealed 13 main categories: Ingredient, Type of food, Taste, Lifestyle, Cooking, Option, Price, Portion, Well-being, Nutrition, Hygiene, Emotional attachment and indulgence, and Feeling. We argue that these categories may ultimately lead consumers to make healthier food choices. In search of the most appealing way to communicate with the target group, underlying concepts that derived from these categories can be tested. Marketers in food industry (or public health policy-makers) can craft their strategies for healthy food brands/products (or healthy eating scheme) based on the concept test research. Moreover, Yelp can apply these insights in the development of their algorithm and filter system in order to help consumers find healthy food if they wish to do so. Restaurants can also improve their strategy, menu, and communication execution to meet the growing demands of health conscious consumers.