Inferring Types to Eliminate Ownership Checks in an Intentional JavaScript Compiler

Concurrent programs are notoriously difficult to develop due to the non-deterministic nature of thread scheduling. It is desirable to have a programming language to make such development easier. Tscript comprises such a system. Tscript is an extension of JavaScript that provides multithreading support along with intent specification. These intents allow a programmer to specify how parts of the program interact in a multithreaded context. However, enforcing intents requires run-time memory checks which can be inefficient. This thesis implements an optimization in the Tscript compiler that seeks to improve this inefficiency through static analysis. Our approach utilizes both type inference and dataflow analysis to eliminate unnecessary run-time checks

Concept Tests for a New Wire Flying Vehicle Designed to Achieve High Horizontal Resolution Profiling in Deep Water

Efficiently profiling the water column to achieve both high vertical and horizontal resolution from a moving vessel in deep water is difficult. Current solutions, such as CTD tow-yos, moving vessel profilers, and undulating tow bodies, are limited by ship speed or water depth. As a consequence, it is difficult to obtain oceanographic sections with sufficient resolution to identify many relevant scales over the deeper sections of the water column. This paper presents a new concept for a profiling vehicle that slides up and down a towed wire in a controlled manner using the lift created by wing foils. The wings provide a novel low-power method of propulsion along the cable by using the free stream velocity of the wire moving through the water in similar fashion to a sailboat sailing up wind. Scale model tests show a wide range of achievable profiling glide slopes for tow cable angles between vertical and 45°, and effective isolation of cable strum vibration from the towed vehicle body. The concept is not depth limited and will offer two-dimensional resolution that meets or exceeds current undulating tow bodies over the full water column. Additionally, this system could be used simultaneously with many other deep towed instrument packages to produce complementary datasets

Prospectus, September 9, 2004

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Prospectus, September 23, 2004

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Prospectus, October 20, 1982

JUDGES FOR CONTEST NAMED; News Digest; StuGo plans trip to Purdue; PCF president speaks out on letters; \u27Draft registration is law,\u27 says student; Lack of control to blame; We asked Parkland students what their TV viewing habits were and whether school or jobs made a difference in what they watched.; Soaps watched in groups; C-U Happenings...; TV lab instructor named; 74 bands to gather in CU; Gadgetry comes into the home via TV; Brat fest set; TV Find; Midterm grades out soon; The Prospectus...at work; SNL writer responsible for TV teens; Classified; Too much Rush, too little Rory; Old favorites may face serious challenges: The race is on for number one network spot; News In Music; Fact, fantasy, fun scheduled for fall; NCAA faces court battle in TV contract suit; Fast Freddy Contest; Fast Freddy\u27s picks; Sports Shortshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1982/1007/thumbnail.jp

Summary Report: National Evaluation of Learn and Serve America

In 1993, the Nalional and Community Service Trust Act (PL. 103-82) established the Learn and Serve America School and Community-Based Programs to support school and Community-Based efforts to involve school-aged youth in community service. The Learn and Serve program is administered by the Corporation for National Service and funded through grants to states and national organizations, and through them to individual school districts, schools, and community organizations. In 1994-95, the first year of the program, the Corporation awarded approximately $30 million in grants supporting over 2,000 local efforts involving over 750,000 school-aged youth

Prospectus, February 2, 1983

SEVERNS RECALLS TERM AS MAYOR; News Digest; Nine run for StuGo offices; Candidates present views; Family offers thanks; \u27Nonsense\u27 was nonsense; Club news; MSLC held; Education award offered; Illinois colleges get grants; PC radio plays provide a trip down memory land; C-U happenings; PCU prepares for concerts; \u27Seer of Seers\u27 ready for annual appearance; Oops; Student responsible for campus posters; Kabuki performance brings ancient art form to PC; Children urged to write; Classified; \u27Gandhi\u27 is brilliant, an event to experience; Bad script overrides excellent cast, acting; Missing Persons: don\u27t miss this; Skylines; Sport shorts; IM basketball results; IM basketball schedule; Five qualify for NJCAAhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1983/1028/thumbnail.jp

Responding to AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Burma: Dilemmas of Policy and Practice

Beyrer and colleagues discuss infectious disease threats in Burma and suggest policy options for responding to them

Comparison of breast cancer survival in two populations: Ardabil, Iran and British Columbia, Canada

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patterns in survival can provide information about the burden and severity of cancer, help uncover gaps in systemic policy and program delivery, and support the planning of enhanced cancer control systems. The aim of this paper is to describe the one-year survival rates for breast cancer in two populations using population-based cancer registries: Ardabil, Iran, and British Columbia (BC), Canada.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>All newly diagnosed cases of female breast cancer were identified in the Ardabil cancer registry from 2003 to 2005 and the BC cancer registry for 2003. The International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICDO) was used for coding cancer morphology and topography. Survival time was determined from cancer diagnosis to death. Age-specific one-year survival rates, relative survival rates and weighted standard errors were calculated using life-tables for each country.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Breast cancer patients in BC had greater one-year survival rates than patients in Ardabil overall and for each age group under 60.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>These findings support the need for breast cancer screening programs (including regular clinical breast examinations and mammography), public education and awareness regarding early detection of breast cancer, and education of health care providers.</p