Making Operation-based CRDTs Operation-based

Conflict-free Replicated Datatypes can simplify the design of predictable eventual consistency. They can be classified into state-based or operation-based. Operation-based approaches have the potential for allowing compact designs in both the sent message and the object state size, but cur- rent approaches are still far from this objective. Here we explore the design space for operation-based solutions, and we leverage the interaction with the middleware by offering a technique that delivers very compact solutions, while only broadcasting operation names and arguments.(undefined)(undefined

High-repetition-rate subpicosecond source of fiber-amplified vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser pulses

We report a 6GHz fundamental repetition-rate source of 545fs pulses with 1.5W average power at 1042.6nm, based on ytterbium-doped fiber amplification of a Stark mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser

High repetition-rate sub-picosecond source of fibre-amplified vertical-external cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser pulses

In this work we used a V-cavity VECSEL with InGaAs quantum-well-based gain and semiconductor saturable absorber mirror structures as described in S. Hoogland et al.(2005): an overall cavity length of 25 mm conferred a fundamental pulse repetition frequency of 5.9908 GHz, and the VECSEL emitted 1-ps pulses in a stable passively mode-locked train with 40 mW average power. Pulses from the VECSEL were then launched through a free space optical isolator into 2 m of Yb-doped fiber with an octagonal core and outer cladding diameters of 20 µm and 125 µm respectively (Liekki Yb 1200-20/125DC). The fiber was cladding-pumped by a 5-W fibre-coupled diode at 915 nm

An international standardized magnetic resonance imaging protocol for diagnosis and follow-up of patients with multiple sclerosis

Standardized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols are important for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) convened an international panel of MRI experts to review and update the current guidelines. The objective was to update the standardized MRI protocol and clinical guidelines for diagnosis and follow-up of MS and develop strategies for advocacy, dissemination, and implementation. Conference attendees included neurologists, radiologists, technologists, and imaging scientists with expertise in MS. Representatives from the CMSC, Magnetic Resonance Imaging in MS (MAGNIMS), North American Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis Cooperative, US Department of Veteran Affairs, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, MRI manufacturers, and commercial image analysis companies were present. Before the meeting, CMSC members were surveyed about standardized MRI protocols, gadolinium use, need for diffusion-weighted imaging, and the central vein sign. The panel worked to make the CMSC and MAGNIMS MRI protocols similar so that the updated guidelines could ultimately be accepted by international consensus. Advocacy efforts will promote the importance of standardized MS MRI protocols. Dissemination will include publications, meeting abstracts, educational programming, webinars, “meet the expert” teleconferences, and examination cards. Implementation will require comprehensive and coordinated efforts to make the protocol easy to access and use. The ultimate vision, and goal, is for the guidelines to be universally useful, usable, and used as the standard of care for patients with MS