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GRID
2008
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Which network measurement tool is right for you? a multidimensional comparison study
Network performance measurement and prediction is one of the most prominent and indispensable components in distributed computing environments. The selection of the most advantage...
Esma Yildirim, Ibrahim H. Suslu, Tevfik Kosar
COR
2010
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15 years 5 months ago
Flexible solutions in disjunctive scheduling: General formulation and study of the flow-shop case
We consider the context of decision support for schedule modification after the computation off-line of a predictive optimal (or near optimal) schedule. The purpose of this work i...
Mohamed Ali Aloulou, Christian Artigues
HAPTICS
2010
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
What Is It Like to Be a Rat? Sensory Augmentation Study
The present study examined the human ability to learn a new sensory modality, specifically "whisking". An experimental apparatus containing artificial whiskers, force sen...
Avraham Saig, Amos Arieli, Ehud Ahissar
CHI
2011
ACM
14 years 11 months ago
Initial results from a study of the effects of meditation on multitasking performance
This paper reports initial results from a study exploring whether training in meditation or relaxation can improve office workers’ ability to multitask on a computer more effect...
David M. Levy, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Alfred W. Kaszni...
CHI
2004
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
A diary study of task switching and interruptions
We report on a diary study of the activities of information workers aimed at characterizing how people interleave multiple tasks amidst interruptions. The week-long study revealed...
Mary Czerwinski, Eric Horvitz, Susan Wilhite