Extending SSD Lifespan with Comprehensive Non-Volatile Memory-Based Write Buffers

Journal of Computer Science and Technology - New non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies are expected to replace main memory DRAM (dynamic random access memory) in the near future. NAND flash...     

一种低功耗Cache设计技术的研究

低功耗、高性能的cache系统设计是嵌入式DSP芯片设计的关键。本文在多媒体处理DSP芯片MD32的设计实践中，提出一种利用读／写缓冲器作为零级cache，减少对数据、指令cache的读／写次数，由于缓冲器读取功耗远远小于片上cache，从而减小cache相关功耗的方法。通过多种多媒体处理测试程序的验证，该技术可减少对指令cache或者数据cache20％～40％的读取次数，以较小芯片面积的增加换取了较大的功耗降低。     

The validity of psychophysiological detection of information with the Guilty Knowledge Test: A meta-analytic review.

The authors performed a meta-analysis based on 169 conditions, gathered from 80 laboratory studies, to estimate the validity of the Guilty Knowledge Test (GKT) with the electrodermal measure. The over-all average effect size was 1.55, but there were considerable variations among studies. In particular, mock-crime studies produced the highest average effect size (2.09). Three additional moderators, were identified: Motivational instructions, deceptive ("no") verbal responses, and the use of at least 5 questions were associated with enhanced validity. Finally, a set of 10 studies that best approximated applications of the GKT under optimal conditions produced an average effect size of 3.12. The authors discuss factors that might limit the generalizability of these results and recommend further research of the GKT in realistic setups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An accurate and practical buffer allocation model for the buffer cache based on marginal gains

A new dynamic buffer allocation strategy based on the notion of marginal gains is presented for the buffer cache that is used by the operating system to store frequently accessed disk blocks in main memory, and the performance of the proposed strategy is compared with those of previous allocation strategies. In the proposed strategy, marginal gain values are predicted by exploiting functions that approximate the expected number of buffer hits per unit time. Experimental results from both trace-driven simulation and an actual implementation in the FreeBSD operating system show that the proposed strategy accurately predicts the marginal gain values for various workloads resulting in significantly improved buffer hit ratios.     

Experience with Applying Formal Methods to Protocol Specification and System Architecture

In the last three years or so we at Enterprise Platforms Group at Intel Corporation have been applying formal methods to various problems that arose during the process of defining platform architectures for Intel's processor families. In this paper we give an overview of some of the problems we have worked on, the results we have obtained, and the lessons we have learned. The last topic is addressed mainly from the perspective of platform architects.     

Sexualities, technologies, and the teaching of writing: A critical overview

In this introduction to a special issue of Computers and Composition, the authors critically review current literature on computer-assisted writing pedagogies that grapple with issues of sexuality. Although this body of work is small, it points to provocative ways to develop our students’ critical and rhetorical sensibilities about the constructions of sexuality in our culture. Further, such work innovatively addresses the place of networked communication technologies in the interrogation of such constructions. The authors conclude with both an introduction of the work in this special issue that addresses the intersection of sexuality studies and computer-assisted writing studies and with a call for additional work in this field.     

机械制图虚拟实验室的研究与设计

论述了一个网络化，信息化实验系统开发的方法和思路。该系统以虚拟技术为支撑，以图学教育的宗旨为核心，综合利用了虚拟技术的各种开发工具和理论，具有虚拟现实系统常有的特点，沉浸感，交互性，构想。     

软件定义车联网中缓存辅助的NOMA功率分配方案研究

由于对丰富多媒体服务的需求日益增长,车联网需要提供海量的设备连接以满足高频谱效率和低延迟的需求。软件定义网络（SDN）、缓存和非正交多址接入（NOMA）被认为是有效解决这些关键挑战的潜在技术。针对软件定义车联网,提出了一种缓存辅助的NOMA功率分配方案。首先,针对车联网中车辆总是处于高速运动状态的特点,提出了一种新的簇头选择算法,到达的道路交通将借助SDN进行预测,实现自适应车辆分簇。其次,引入了缓存辅助的NOMA方案,每个车辆在文件缓存阶段使用NOMA原理缓存和请求文件。再次,针对双Nakagami-m衰落条件下的两个簇头车辆通信场景,提出了一种最优功率分配策略,将优化问题公式化为找到每辆车的最佳功率曲线,从而最大化地在每辆车上成功解码目标文件的概率。最后,数值仿真和理论分析表明,所提缓存辅助NOMA功率分配方案,性能明显优于传统的NOMA和缓存辅助的OMA。