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Exokernel: An Operating System Architecture for Application-Level Resource Management

by Dawson R. Engler, M. Frans Kaashoek, James O’toole , 1995
"... We describe an operating system architecture that securely multiplexes machine resources while permitting an unprecedented degree of application-specific customization of traditional operating system abstractions. By abstracting physical hardware resources, traditional operating systems have signifi ..."
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We describe an operating system architecture that securely multiplexes machine resources while permitting an unprecedented degree of application-specific customization of traditional operating system abstractions. By abstracting physical hardware resources, traditional operating systems have

Maté: A Tiny Virtual Machine for Sensor Networks

by Philip Levis, David Culler , 2002
"... Composed of tens of thousands of tiny devices with very limited resources ("motes"), sensor networks are subject to novel systems problems and constraints. The large number of motes in a sensor network means that there will often be some failing nodes; networks must be easy to repopu-late. ..."
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-late. Often there is no feasible method to recharge motes, so energy is a precious resource. Once deployed, a network must be reprogrammable although physically unreachable, and this reprogramming can be a significant energy cost. We present Maté, a tiny communication-centric virtual machine designed

Globus: A Metacomputing Infrastructure Toolkit

by Ian Foster, Carl Kesselman - International Journal of Supercomputer Applications , 1996
"... Emerging high-performance applications require the ability to exploit diverse, geographically distributed resources. These applications use high-speed networks to integrate supercomputers, large databases, archival storage devices, advanced visualization devices, and/or scientific instruments to for ..."
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Emerging high-performance applications require the ability to exploit diverse, geographically distributed resources. These applications use high-speed networks to integrate supercomputers, large databases, archival storage devices, advanced visualization devices, and/or scientific instruments

Mediators in the architecture of future information systems

by Gio Wiederhold - IEEE COMPUTER , 1992
"... The installation of high-speed networks using optical fiber and high bandwidth messsage forwarding gateways is changing the physical capabilities of information systems. These capabilities must be complemented with corresponding software systems advances to obtain a real benefit. Without smart softw ..."
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The installation of high-speed networks using optical fiber and high bandwidth messsage forwarding gateways is changing the physical capabilities of information systems. These capabilities must be complemented with corresponding software systems advances to obtain a real benefit. Without smart

PHYSICAL RESOURCES TO NEED IN SMALL BUSINESS

by Iacob Mihaela Ioana, Aleea Neptun, Bl. Y, Sc D Ap
"... This paper examines the ranges of physical resources which may be required to operate a business, plant and equipment, furniture, office machines and computers, stock, delivery vehicles, etc., and the way these are purchased from suppliers and financed, the timing of their acquisition, and the contr ..."
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This paper examines the ranges of physical resources which may be required to operate a business, plant and equipment, furniture, office machines and computers, stock, delivery vehicles, etc., and the way these are purchased from suppliers and financed, the timing of their acquisition

What good are positive emotions

by Barbara L. Fredrickson - Review of General Psychology , 1998
"... This article opens by noting that positive emotions do not fit existing models of emotions. Consequently, a new model is advanced to describe the form and function of a subset of positive emotions, including joy, interest, contentment, and love. This new model posits that these positive emotions ser ..."
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serve to broaden an individual's momentary thought-action repertoire, which in turn has the effect of building that individual's physical, intellectual, and social resources. Empirical evidence to support this broaden-and-build model of positive emotions is reviewed, and implications

HUMAN AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

by Ken G. Smith, Christopher J. Collins, Kevin D. Clark , 2001
"... * We thank Ed Locke for comments on an earlier draft of this document. BUILDING AND EXPLOITING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL, ..."
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* We thank Ed Locke for comments on an earlier draft of this document. BUILDING AND EXPLOITING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL,

The eucalyptus open-source cloud-computing system

by Daniel Nurmi, Rich Wolski, Chris Grzegorczyk, Graziano Obertelli, Sunil Soman, Lamia Youseff, Dmitrii Zagorodnov - In Proceedings of Cloud Computing and Its Applications [Online
"... Cloud computing systems fundamentally provide access to large pools of data and computational resources through a variety of interfaces similar in spirit to existing grid and HPC resource management and programming systems. These types of systems offer a new programming target for scalable applicati ..."
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. In this work, we present EUCALYPTUS – an opensource software framework for cloud computing that implements what is commonly referred to as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS); systems that give users the ability to run and control entire virtual machine instances deployed across a variety physical resources. We

Evolving 3D morphology and behavior by competition

by Karl Sims - Proceedings of Artificial Life IV , 1994
"... This paper describes a system for the evolution and co-evolution of virtual creatures that compete in physically simulated three-dimensional worlds. Pairs of individuals enter one-on-one contests in which they contend to gain control of a common resource. The winners receive higher relative fitness ..."
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This paper describes a system for the evolution and co-evolution of virtual creatures that compete in physically simulated three-dimensional worlds. Pairs of individuals enter one-on-one contests in which they contend to gain control of a common resource. The winners receive higher relative fitness

Spacetime Constraints

by Andrew Witkin, Michael Klass - Computer Graphics , 1988
"... Spacetime constraints are a new method for creating character animation. The animator specifies what the character has to do, for instance, "jump from here to there, clearing a hurdle in between;" how the motion should be performed, for instance "don't waste energy," or &quo ..."
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," or "come down hard enough to splatter whatever you land on;" the character's physical structure---the geometry, mass, connectivity, etc. of the parts; and the physical resources available to the character to accomplish the motion, for instance the character 's muscles, a floor to push
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