Today's transactional memory systems implement the two-phase-locking (2PL) algorithm which aborts transactions every time a conflict happens. 2PL is a simple algorithm that pr...
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) involves a multidimensional series of tasks requiring a synthesis between visual information and the kinematics and dynamics of the surgical tools...
Jacob Rosen, Jeffrey D. Brown, Lily Chang, Marco B...
This paper presents measured probability density functions (pdfs) for the end-to-end latency of two-way remote method invocations from a CORBA client to a replicated CORBA server ...
Wenbing Zhao, Louise E. Moser, P. M. Melliar-Smith
In this paper we report an ethnographic study of workarounds--informal temporary practices for handling exceptions to normal workflow--in a hospital environment. Workarounds are a...
Marina Kobayashi, Susan R. Fussell, Yan Xiao, F. J...
— With the advent of CMOS cameras, it is now possible to make compact, cheap and low-power image sensors capable of on-board image processing. These embedded vision sensors provi...