Roll in/out and Usage of Large Capacity Core Memory in a Time-sharing System

In this paper the analysis of roll in/out operation and the usage of large capacity core memory (LCM) in a time-sharing system (TSS) are described. A TSS model based on a few assumptions is proposed, and the relation between roll in/out and system performance is analyzed. The system is classified into two types, i.e. swapping limited and CPU limited, according to whether the maximum system performance is restricted by capability of swapping devices or central processing units, and using LCM in TSS is very effective for the swapping limited case because of decrease of system overhead due to roll in/out operation and increase of system performance. The usage of LCM is divided into two main classes, i.e. as roll-out area and roll-in area, and a system model with LCM is analyzed and discussed in each class. One of the typical cases of using LCM as roll-in area is the implementation of conversational language in interpretive mode, then, the condition on which the interpreter program using LCM is operated in swapping limited state in spite of decrease of swapping overhead and increase of CPU time is obtained, and a numerical example is showed. Finally, an optimum algorithm for the use of LCM, which betters system performance in man-computer communication, is suggested

Protective Effects of Bacterial Immunostimulants, OK-432 and LC 9018 on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Tumor-Bearing Mice

Survival rates among sarcoma-180 bearing mice against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection were fewer than those among normal mice. However, the mortality of tumorbearing mice against the infection was reduced in case of administration of bacterial immunostimulants such as OK-432 and LC 9018

Quantitative study of near equilibrium in dissociative mechanism of nickel in silicon

The dissociative mechanism of nickel in silicon has been studied experimentally, assuming the near equilibrium represented by CiCV / Cs = Ci eq C eq / Cs eq , where subscripts i, V, and s represent interstitial nickel atoms, vacancies, and substitutional nickel atoms, respectively, superscript eq represents the thermal equilibrium, and CA is the concentration of component A. However, the assumption of the near equilibrium has not yet been verified experimentally, because it is difficult to measure CV in silicon. In the present work, the simultaneous diffusion equations of the dissociative mechanism of nickel in silicon are solved numerically by double-precision FORTRAN without assuming the near equilibrium under the condition of in-diffusion of nickel into a silicon specimen, and the establishment of the near equilibrium is verified. It is also clarified that the near equilibrium is a transitional process which continues until the thermal equilibrium is reached. After the near equilibrium is reached, the very small difference of two nearly equal terms is an important factor in solving the diffusion equations. In other words, high accuracy is necessary to solve the diffusion equations. Concerning this, it is verified that the accuracy of double-precision FORTRAN is sufficiently high to solve the diffusion equations in the present work

IMECE2006-15704 THERMO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF A MICROMIRROR FOR LASER-TO-FIBER ACTIVE ALIGNMENT USING BIMORPHS WITH BREAKABLE TETHERS

ABSTRACT We will present a novel micromirror design in which tethered bimorph strips are used for mirror active alignment including beam steering and position fixing. A micromirror is attached to bimorphs that are pre-stressed at room temperature. A series of tethers link the bimorphs to the substrate to restrain their deformation. Breaking a tether by Joule heating allows the deformation of the bimorph to increase, changing the mirror position and orientation for precision alignment. With a large number of tethers, an optimum alignment can be achieved after breaking a selected group of tethers. We also report the experimental results of devices fabricated

Human cord blood-MNC transplantation improves PH

Objectives : To investigate the effects of human umbilical cord blood-derived mononuclear cell (hUCB-MNC) transplantation on pulmonary hypertension (PH) induced by monocrotaline (MCT) in immunodeficient mice and their distribution. Methods :MCT was administered to BALB/c Slc-nu/nu mice, and PH was induced in mice 4 weeks later. Fresh hUCB-MNCs harvested from a human donor after her delivery were injected intravenously into those PH mice. The medial thickness of pulmonary arterioles, ratio of right ventricular to septum plus left ventricular weight (RV/S+LV), and ratio of acceleration time to ejection time of pulmonary blood flow waveform (AT/ET) were determined 4 weeks after hUCB-MNC transplantation. To reveal the incorporation into the lung, CMTMR-labeled hUCB-MNCs were observed in the lung by fluorescent microscopy. DiR-labeled hUCB-MNCs were detected in the lung and other organs by bioluminescence images. Results : Medial thickness, RV/S+ LV and AT/ET were significantly improved 4 weeks after hUCB-MNC transplantation compared with those in mice without hUCB-MNC transplantation. CMTMR-positive hUCB-MNCs were observed in the lung 3 hours after transplantation. Bioluminescence signals were detected more strongly in the lung than in other organs for 24 hours after transplantation. Conclusions : The results indicate that hUCB-MNCs are incorporated into the lung early after hUCB-MNC transplantation and improve MCT-induced PH