In this demo the adaptive resource management framework for multi-core platforms, developed in the ACTORS project will be demonstrated. The demonstration consists of two parts. In the first part a live demonstration will be performed. The hardware used consists of a quad-core x86 laptop connected to an AXIS network camera generating an MPEG-4 SP stream. The main application is an MPEG-4 decoder im

Abstract in Spanish El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionar acerca de las diferentes estrategias de desarrollo que, desde la década de 1990, se vienen construyendo en territorios rurales del norte de Argentina. Para ello, presentamos desde una perspectiva comparativa tres casos de estudio localizados en el noroeste y nordeste del país: la Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy), el departamento de San Ca

This article/interview was published in the Egyptian newspaper "al-Shari' al-Thaqafi" and deals with the situation of Arabic Literature in Translation in Sweden. The interview was took place in Lund in March 2003 following a workshop on Arab Women Novelists & short story writers arranged by Henry Diab in cooperation with the Iraqi poet Jalil Hayder.

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Popular Abstract in Swedish Dagens samhälle är väldigt beroende av fordon av olika slag. Aldrig förr har människor rest till olika delar av världen, så mycket som idag. Den enorma mängden resors och transporter som sker varje dag är en tung belastning för vår natur. Bilar och lastbilar, som ökar i antal varje dag, släpper ut giftiga avgaser på vägarna och flygplan förbrukar enorma mängder fossilt Urban traffic involves frequent acceleration and deceleration. During deceleration, the energy previously used to accelerate the vehicle is mainly wasted on heat generated by the friction brakes. If this energy that is wasted in traditional internal combustion engines (ICE) could be saved, the fuel economy would improve. Today there are several solutions to meet the demand for better fuel economy

In most genres of fiction representations of a profession, discipline or calling must broadly resonate with the conceptions of that role held by audiences. But very few represenations of PR practice to be found in novels written by UK-based writers draw a picture of PR activity that sits comfortably with the ”idealised” models offered by organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Public Re

This publication presents a model that describes the lifetime of a tool when used for cutting work in strain-hardened material. The model is known as the Shortcut-Wear-Model (SWM) and can be com-pared with the established model based on Colding equation. The extent of this work has been limited to the turning of the nickel-based alloy 718 with fibre reinforced ceramic cutting tools. This model has