Search Results - "Barrett, C.L."

The distance-2 matching problem and its relationship to the MAC-Layer capacity of ad hoc wireless networks by Balakrishnan, H., Barrett, C.L., Kumar, V.S.A., Marathe, M.V., Thite, S.

“…We consider the problem of determining the maximum capacity of the media access (MAC) layer in wireless ad hoc networks. Due to spatial contention for the…”
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An audit of the use of platelet transfusions at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa by Sonnekus, P.H, Louw, V.J, Ackermann, A.M, Barrett, C.L, Joubert, G, Webb, M.J

“…Abstract An audit was performed at a tertiary hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to establish whether clinicians adhered to local platelet transfusion…”
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Patients' recall and perceptions regarding consent to blood transfusion at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa by Barrett, C.L, Joubert, D, Griffiths, V.P, Ebersohn, S, Joubert, G, Louw, V.J, Webb, M.J

“…Abstract We studied the recall and perceptions of transfused patients at a single centre. Fifty-three patients were included. In 11 (20.8%) cases, no written…”
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Postoperative internal iliac artery embolisation as salvage therapy for bleeding in an HIV-positive patient with giant cell tumour of bone by Van den Heever, T., Barrett, C.L., Webb, M.J., Spruyt, M.G.L., Louw, C.J.

“…Giant cell tumour of bone (GCTB) is a highly vascular tumour, sporadically complicated by massive bleeding during surgery. We report a rare case of GCTB in an…”
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Generation and analysis of large synthetic social contact networks by Barrett, C.L., Beckman, R.J., Khan, M., Kumar, V., Marathe, M.V., Stretz, P.E., Dutta, T., Lewis, B.

“…We describe ¿first principles¿ based methods for developing synthetic urban and national scale social contact networks. Unlike simple random graph techniques,…”
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Strong edge coloring for channel assignment in wireless radio networks by Barrett, C.L., Istrate, G., Kumar, V.S.A., Marathe, M.V., Thite, S., Thulasidasan, S.

“…We give efficient sequential and distributed approximation algorithms for strong edge coloring graphs modeling wireless networks. Strong edge coloring is…”
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Postoperative internal iliac artery embolisation as salvage therapy for bleeding in an HIV-positive patient with giant cell tumour of bone : case report by Spruyt, M.G.L., Van den Heever, T., Webb, M.J., Louw, C.J., Barrett, C.L.

“…Giant cell tumour of bone (GCTB) is a highly vascular tumour, sporadically complicated by massive bleeding during surgery. We report a rare case of GCTB in an…”
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Elements of a theory of simulation III: equivalence of SDS by Barrett, C.L., Mortveit, H.S., Reidys, C.M.

“…In the development of mathematical foundations for a theory of simulation, a certain class of discrete sequential dynamical systems (SDS) is of particular…”
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Elements of a theory of computer simulation I: Sequential CA over random graphs by Barrett, C.L., Reidys, C.M.

“…This paper is a first step in the development of mathematical foundations for a theory of simulation. We employ sequentially updated cellular automata (sCA)…”
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Elements of a theory of simulation II: sequential dynamical systems by Barrett, C.L., Mortveit, H.S., Reidys, C.M.

“…We study a class of discrete dynamical systems that is motivated by the generic structure of simulations. The systems consist of the following data: (a) a…”
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ETS IV: Sequential dynamical systems: fixed points, invertibility and equivalence by Barrett, C.L., Mortveit, H.S., Reidys, C.M.

“…Sequential dynamical systems (SDSs) are discrete dynamical systems that are obtained from the following data: (a) a finite (labeled) graph Y with vertex set…”
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A comparative experimental study of media access protocols for wireless radio networks by Barrett, C.L., Drozda, M., Marathe, M.V.

“…We conduct a comparative experimental analysis of three well known media access protocols: IEEE 802.11, CSMA, and MACA for wireless radio networks. Only static…”
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Analyzing the short-term fairness of IEEE 802.11 in wireless multi-hop radio networks by Barrett, C.L., Marathe, M.V., Engelhart, D.C., Sivasubramaniam, A.

“…We extensively analyze the short (and long) term fairness performance of wireless ad hoc networks. Recently the fairness of the MAC layer of such systems has…”
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A variationally-based variance reduction method for Monte Carlo neutron transport calculations by Barrett, C.L., Larsen, E.W.

“…A new variationally-based Monte Carlo variance reduction (VVR) method is developed to improve the estimation of characteristic parameters for neutron shielding…”
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Analyzing interaction between network protocols, topology and traffic in wireless radio networks by Barrett, C.L., Drozda, M., Marathe, A., Marathe, M.V.

“…We study the interaction between communication protocols, network topology and packet traffic in wireless static radio networks. A particular interest is to…”
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Policy informatics for co-evolving socio-technical networks by Marathe, M.V., Barrett, C.L., Eubank, S.

“…Summary form only given. We summarize our ongoing integrated program to represent and reason about very large co-evolving social, technological, information…”
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A spatial analysis of mobility models: application to wireless ad hoc network simulation by Engelhart, D.C., Sivasubramaniam, A., Barrett, C.L., Marathe, M.V., Smith, J.P., Morin, M.

“…We quantitatively analyze the differences between a realistic mobility model, TRANSIMS, and several synthetic mobility models. New synthetic models were…”
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Approximate connectivity graph generation in mobile ad hoc radio networks by Barrett, C.L., Marathe, M.V., Engelhart, D.C., Sivasubramaniam, A.

“…Simulation is a widely used technique in the design and evaluation of mobile ad-hoc networks. However time and space constraints can often limit the extent of…”
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An unusual case of fatal gastrointestinal Rhizopus oryzae infection in a diabetic patient by Pieters, M, Barrett, C.L., Goedhals, J, Badenhorst, L, Viljoen, W.C., Spruyt, M.G.L.

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An unusual case of fatal gastrointestinal Rhizopus oryzae infection in a diabetic patient : case report by Pieters, M., Barrett, C.L., Spruyt, M.G.L., Viljoen, W.C., Goedhals, J., Badenhorst, L.

“…Zygomycoses (mucormycoses) are rare, angiotropic infections caused by fungi in the class Zygomycetes of the order Mucorales. This paper reports a case of a…”
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