Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTowards a Scalable File System on Computer Clusters Using DeclusteringVu Anh Nguyen, Samuel Pierre, Dougoukolo KonaréThis study addresses the scalability issues involving file systems as critical components of computer clusters, especially for commercial applications. Given that wide striping is an effective means of achieving scalability as it warrants good load balancing and allows node cooperation, we choose to implement a new data distribution scheme in order to achieve the scalability of computer clusters. We suggest … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,516 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of Electricity Product by Increasing Water Volume During FreezingA. Arab, B. Alinaghi, M. R. RezaieElectricity production process by the use of water expansion during freezing. By use of a closed volume such as piston and cylinder. The volume increase of ice could be transformed linearly and cause piston displacement, by the use of cold resource and heat resources. This process is possible where boarding temperature difference is high and water temperatures reach below 0°C … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2005 · 6,914 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Note on “Surface Roughness Prediction Model in Machining of Carbon Steel by PVD Coated Cutting Tools”Godfrey C. OnwuboluAn article published in this journal by Sahin and Motorcu[1] developed a surface roughness model based on the response surface method, multiplicative-logarithmically linearized approach for determination of the cutting parameters in turning of AISI 1040 carbon steel. Their published results for the surface roughness show that it appears Sahin and Motorcu[1] have obtained wrong constants (C, m, n, p), thereby … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,248 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVegetation Dynamics in the Tafileh Woodlands of Southern JordanSaleh Al-Qura'nWoodland vegetation in the Tafileh highlands of southern Jordan was investigated and quantitatively surveyed to determine the patterns of vegetation dynamics associated with altitude and topography. Three tree species (Juniperus phoenicea L. (evergreen needle-leaved woodland resistant to cold), Pistacia atlantica Desf. and Quercus aegilps L. (cold-deciduos broad-leaved woodland) and five shrubs (Colutea istria Miller, Gomphocarpus sinaicus R. Br., Thymelaea hirsute … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 6,929 accessesView PDFCite