. In distributed object systems, one has the possibility to make method invocations on objects located on other host. During such an invocation, data is sent to another host and back. However, the system tries to hide this and simulate a standcard method invocation as close as possible. Some systems [Voyager] try to offer other invocation semantics, e.g. asynchronous method invocation. We try to go a step further and offer the actual invocation as first class abstractions. The programmer can build his own abstractions by either implementing his own or by combining existing abstractions. With this system, he can build arbitrary invocations semantics, e.g. synchronous method invocation with transactional semantics, which also logs all method invocations. 1 Overview Today's highly interconnected systems put more and more emphasis on the exploitation of the advantages inherent to a network, i.e. increased fault tolerance, better availability, and easier scalability. However, n...

formation. The deletion of ymdB affects the expression of more than 800 genes; the levels of theD-dependent motility regulon and several sporulation genes are in-creased, and the levels of the SinR-repressed biofilm genes are decreased, confirming the role of YmdB in regulating late adaptive responses of B

and efficient adaptive FEM for elliptic PDE with linear rate of convergence without any preliminary mesh adaptation nor explicit knowledge of constants. Any prescribed error tolerance is thus achieved in a finite number of steps. A number of numerical experiments in 2d and 3d yield quasi-optimal meshes along

. In this paper we advocate our position for late component adaptation. We propose binary component adaptation (BCA) as a mechanism to modify existing components (such as Java classfiles) to the specific needs of a programmer. Binary component adaptation allows components to be adapted and evolved

early and late fusion approaches, and the new hybrid symbolic/statistical approach. We also describe a diverse collection of state-of-the-art multimodal systems that process users' spoken and gestural input. These applications range from map-based and virtual reality systems for engaging

In packet audio applications, packets are buffered at a receiving site and their playout delayed in order to compensate for variable network delays. In this paper, we consider the problem of adaptively adjusting the playout delay in order to keep this delay as small as possible, while at the same

110 showed better adaptation to both early and late transplanting conditions at Bhubaneswar, indicating that the genotype is suitable for transplanting condition and not for direct-sown condition. Six other genotypes showed specific adaptation to single environment only, of which Chilika ranked first

Abstract—The early phase of preconditioning (PC) lasts 2 to 3 hours and protects against myocardial infarction, but not against stunning. In contrast, the late phase of PC lasts for 3 to 4 days and protects against both myocardial stunning and infarction, making this phenomenon more clinically

. The study of human evolution is the study of the development of human behavioral systems; and the human behavioral system is composed of two necessarily related subsystems: the biological and the cultural. Culture is de-fined in Leslie White's terms as man's extra-somatic means of adaptation

* We thank the late David Bradford for initiating a conversation that motivated this project. Our admiration for David’s brilliance as an economist was only exceeded by our admiration for him as a human being. We are grateful for especially valuable criticisms from Maximillian Auffhammer, David