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Finding a needle in Haystack: Facebook’s photo storage ppt

Finding a needle in Haystack: Facebook’s photo storage ppt

... IO Haystress Haystress Haystress Haystress Haystress Haystress Haystress Latency (in ms) Throughput (in images /s) [ Only Reads ] [ A # Only Reads ] [ B # Only Reads ] [ C # Only Multi-Writes ] ... with a Store machine via HTTP (as the Cache would) and assesses the maximum read and write throughput a Store machine can maintain Haystress issues random reads over a large set of dummy images ... complicated algorithms, abstractions like B-trees may not have high impact on Haystack s intentionally lean interface and semantics Similarly, Sinfonia s [1] mini-transactions and PNUTS s [5] database...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 17:20

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a course in universal algebra - s. burris and h.p. sankappanavar

a course in universal algebra - s. burris and h.p. sankappanavar

... we also say L2 contains a copy of L1 as a sublattice Exercises §2 If (X, T ) is a topological space, show that the closed subsets, as well as the open subsets, form a lattice using ⊆ as the partial ... assume a familiarity with the most basic notions of set theory Actually, we use classes as well as sets A class of sets is frequently called a family of sets The notations, Ai , i ∈ I, and (Ai )i∈I ... general and fundamental notions of universal algebra— these include the results that apply to all types of algebras, such as the homomorphism and isomorphism theorems Free algebras are discussed in...

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A discussion proposal on people''''s adaptability to floods in the Mekong river delta

A discussion proposal on people''''s adaptability to floods in the Mekong river delta

... Also, floods kill the insets and rats population Otherwise, flood brings natural fishes, brings plankton which is food for fishes in cases and pools In some questionnaire survey and interviews ... upstream and deposit alluvium to the fields of the Delta Flooding water eliminates a great part of the salinity in the soil in the coastal areas and flushes toxicity released from acid sulfate soil Also, ... large-and-medium-scale hydraulic works such as pumping stations, irrigation and drainage canal systems, crop protection dikes and dams have been built in the Mekong Delta Almost these water works were investigated...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 12:15

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An analysis of the inaugural address by g w bush in the u s president election 2004 from a perspective of discoure analysis

An analysis of the inaugural address by g w bush in the u s president election 2004 from a perspective of discoure analysis

... euphemism can be explained as follows In the first place, the loss of the U .S (in the attack and the wars) is quite massive and devastating, both in terms of casualties and finance Thus, any direct ... This controversy has sharply divided the people and political parties As a result, keeping a vague tone of the war and the losses turns out as a strategic tactic as inaugural speech is not a place ... efforts to capture Osama bin Laden (the prime suspect behind the attacks) and many of his top aides were in vain In March 2003, the U S- led coalition attacked Iraq reasoning that Iraq was storing...

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08

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Tài liệu Mothers’ Investments in Child Health in the U.S. and U.K.: A Comparative Lens on the Immigrant ''Paradox'' docx

Tài liệu Mothers’ Investments in Child Health in the U.S. and U.K.: A Comparative Lens on the Immigrant ''Paradox'' docx

... present and discuss the parameter estimates, changes in relationships across nonlinear models are best assessed through comparing changes in predicted values; in a nonlinear model changes in the coefficients ... migration among foreign-born mothers Does Access to Social Support Play an Explanatory Role? As a final step in the analysis we examine whether differences in social support access, both within and ... across nativity groups In contrast, it is not surprising that instrumental support and social integration not play a stronger explanatory role, given that these measures are only weakly associated...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Proteomic analysis of dopamine and a-synuclein interplay in a cellular model of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis docx

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Proteomic analysis of dopamine and a-synuclein interplay in a cellular model of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis docx

... membrane was incubated with mouse anti -a- synuclein (BD Transduction Laboratories, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA), mouse antiHSP70 (Zymed Laboratories, San Francisco, CA, USA) or mouse anti-b-actin (GeneTex, ... neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y was stably transfected with the plasmid containing human a- synuclein cDNA (a- syn) As a control, we used 4910 β-Actin α-Synuclein Fig Relative expression of a- synuclein ... proteins was able to correctly cluster them in the two classes described above (data not shown) Statistically-significant (P < 0.05) functional association with GO classifications was obtained...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 01:20

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Tài liệu The Decline in the U.S. Personal Saving Rate: Is It Real and Is It a Puzzle? pptx

Tài liệu The Decline in the U.S. Personal Saving Rate: Is It Real and Is It a Puzzle? pptx

... (personal saving + business saving) ϵ private saving, i.e., that total private saving should at least cover total gross investment, or (1) private gross investment – business saving ≤ personal saving ... major revisions as income data are progressively revised Besides these general limitations of the standard BEA and NIPA saving rate measures, a number of statistical and measurement issues have ... savings was largely an artifact of measurement problems Parker (2000, p 322) stresses that NIPA accounts a very ambiguous job at separating household savings from business savings This may justify...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Emerging pathways in genetic Parkinson’s disease: Autosomal-recessive genes in Parkinson’s disease – a common pathway? docx

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Emerging pathways in genetic Parkinson’s disease: Autosomal-recessive genes in Parkinson’s disease – a common pathway? docx

... Mitochondria in the aetiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson s disease Lancet Neurol 7, 97–109 Hayashi S, Wakabayashi K, Ishikawa A, Nagai H, Saito M, Maruyama M, Takahashi T, Ozawa T, Tsuji S & Takahashi ... Proposed cross-talk of pathways Extracellular and intracellular cues activate universal cellsignalling cascades including MAPK and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathways that can target ... Autosomal recessive genes in Parkinson s disease contains a putative catalytic serine–threonine kinase domain and shares homology with calmodulin-dependant protein kinase In addition, preliminary evidence...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 14:20

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Tài liệu Company ''''A'''', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-''''48, in the Mexican war doc

Tài liệu Company ''''A'''', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-''''48, in the Mexican war doc

... States, he was assigned to temporary duty at West Point awaiting the long delayed passage of an act authorizing the enlistment of a company of U S Engineer soldiers That act was passed soon after ... engineer company was principally engaged in assisting engineer officers in making surveys of the fortifications and surrounding ground, in dismantling our own batteries, magazines, &c.; and aiding ... fire The naval captain insisted that the embrasures should be cleared at once, and the firing resumed I protested against his clearing the embrasures and told him that, but for the appearance of...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 08:20

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Tài liệu A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems in the U.S. potx

Tài liệu A Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production Systems in the U.S. potx

... producers usually begin as operators of conventional dairies that go through what can be a challenging and costly transition process Many changes in such areas as animal husbandry, land and crop management, ... Management Survey (ARMS) of U .S milk producers The ARMS data include detailed farm financial information, such as farm income and expenses, and farm assets and debt, as well as farm and operator characteristics ... coefficients decreased with successive size categories indicating economies of size associated with these costs Costs declined as size increased as fixed amounts capital and labor were spread over...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 05:20

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MASTERS OF WATERCOLOUR PAINTING WITH INTRODUCTION BY H. M. CUNDALL, I.S.O., F.S.A.EDITED BY GEOFFREY HOLME LONDON: THE STUDIO, LTD., 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C.2 1922-1923.CONTENTSPAGE Introduction by H. M. Cundall, I.S.O., F.S.A. ILLUSTRATIONS IN COL docx

MASTERS OF WATERCOLOUR PAINTING WITH INTRODUCTION BY H. M. CUNDALL, I.S.O., F.S.A.EDITED BY GEOFFREY HOLME LONDON: THE STUDIO, LTD., 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C.2 1922-1923.CONTENTSPAGE Introduction by H. M. Cundall, I.S.O., F.S.A. ILLUSTRATIONS IN COL docx

... water Egyptian artists three thousand years B.C used this method, and various mediums, such as wax and mastic, were added as a fixative It was what is now known as tempera painting The Greeks ... to raise landscape painting in water colours to a branch of fine art.” He travelled abroad and studied principally in Italy and Switzerland The lake of Nemi, situated in the Campagna, some sixteen ... Colours, where pictures of this class were displayed in gorgeous frames, bearing out in effect against the mass of glittering gold as powerfully as pictures in oil.” Girtin had a partiality for 5painting...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 13:20

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A Season in Purgatory: Villanova and Life in College Football''''s Lower Class docx

A Season in Purgatory: Villanova and Life in College Football''''s Lower Class docx

... had a spanking new stadium that was filled every Saturday, was sharing in the mother lode of bcs dollars as a football-playing member of the Big East, and was fresh off its first-ever bowl appearance ... Talley s main triumvirate of advisors was assistant head coach and offensive line coach Mark Ferrante, the longest-tenured assistant on the current staff at nineteen years and the unspoken heir apparent ... University of Nebraska Press and my agent, Uwe Stender, at TriadaUS Thanks for believing in me, guys Your enthusiasm was a major reason that I made it to the finish line Gratitude is also due Ann Baker,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 20:20

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Chronicles of a Dallas Cowboys Fan: Growing Up With America''''s Team in the 1960''''s by John Eisenberg pptx

Chronicles of a Dallas Cowboys Fan: Growing Up With America''''s Team in the 1960''''s by John Eisenberg pptx

... discarded caps A lot more was left to a boy s imagination in those days I spent hours alone in my backyard playing out imaginary games, running around and falling and spewing a breathless play-by-play ... grassy spot every week The late morning was cast in a slanting light, the anticipation in the air almost palpable The crowd was casually dressed and mostly male, wearing cotton shirts and slacks ... was simpler then, in the days before Orwellian passing schemes and mass situational substitutions on every play, and the fan s experience was simpler, too Cable television and sports talk radio...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 17:20

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A naturalist in Brazil; the record of a year''''s observation of her flora, her fauna, and her people pptx

A naturalist in Brazil; the record of a year''''s observation of her flora, her fauna, and her people pptx

... sometimes Z — soft sharp qu = a soft s (Caxirra Casirra) s ~ written above a vowel indicates a nasal n Sao = Ssaonj', a and o constituting a diphthong ei = closed = The a, or French usually accent ... deserves its name, for here at most seasons a cool wind is blowing, and the sea is often rough The finest view I had of this cape was at night The steamer had made such a quick passage that she slowed ... floating above the water in a rosy vapour; but as one draws nearer the yellow hills seem to be sailing on an ultramarine sea; the islands begin to spread out and rearrange themselves, and to assume...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 19:20

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Infliximab therapy in pediatric Crohn’s disease: a review docx

Infliximab therapy in pediatric Crohn’s disease: a review docx

... Dovepress Parashette et al to frequent relapses and less than favorable maintenance of clinical remission Since CD may progress from intestinal inflammation to strictures and penetrating disease, including ... Franchis and coworkers showed that once patients achieved disease remission on mesalamine, less than 50% of patients were able to sustain disease remission after one year of maintenance therapy.9 ... gastroenteritis, abdominal abscess, arm cellulitis, histoplasmosis).53 Other studies also suggest the occurrence of Listeria m ­ onocytogenes meningitis, cutaneous Tinea, shingles, and submit your manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

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Báo cáo khoa học: Implication of calpain in neuronal apoptosis A possible regulation of Alzheimer’s disease doc

Báo cáo khoa học: Implication of calpain in neuronal apoptosis A possible regulation of Alzheimer’s disease doc

... suggested a possible cascade of events involving three protease systems: calpain-induced cathepsin release, cathepsin-mediated caspase activation and caspase-mediated calpastatin degradation leading ... Although calpains may enhance caspase activity, they can also function to block the activation of caspases For example, calpains can cleave caspase rendering it incapable of activating caspase and ... acting as a- secretases, such as (a) the a- secretase cleavage site is identical with a cleavage site of calpain in protein kinase C, (b) calpains are colocalized with APP in situ in different structures...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 10:21

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Ele ctricity Use d by Office Equipment and Netw ork Equipment in the U.S.: Detailed Report and A ppendices ppt

Ele ctricity Use d by Office Equipment and Netw ork Equipment in the U.S.: Detailed Report and A ppendices ppt

... such as external discs and tape drives are not included in CPUs mainframes at 10 kW We also assumed that CPUs of minicomputers and mainframes are always on but their associated peripherals are ... of Faxes We assumed that all faxes are always “on” when in use We also assumed that 10% of commercial/industrial faxes are not installed Notes on Residential Usage of Faxes We assumed that 20% ... on assumptions, there are significant uncertainties Notes on Displays and Terminals We assumed that the usage for displays and terminals is same as that for desktop computers Notes on Commercial...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 23:20

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báo cáo hóa học: " Selective COX-2 inhibition prevents progressive dopamine neuron degeneration in a rat model of Parkinson''''s disease" potx

báo cáo hóa học: " Selective COX-2 inhibition prevents progressive dopamine neuron degeneration in a rat model of Parkinson''''s disease" potx

... level of TNFalpha and bax mRNA in the striatum and induces apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons in hemiparkinsonian rats Brain Res 2004, 996:237-245 Adams FS, LaRosa FG, Kumar S, Edwards-Prasad J, Kentroti ... tracersdays measured6-OHDA lesion of dopamine terminal loss and inflammaA) Using A) Using micro-PET and selective radioactive tracers we measured in vivo the extent of dopamine terminal loss and ... software and cell density was calculated for striatal and midbrain volumes The striatum was outlined according to anatomical landmarks following the Paxinos atlas[31] To avoid bias in the outline...

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