@conference {Vasiliadis2007,
	title = {Performance Analysis of dual priority single-buffered blocking Multistage Interconnection Networks},
	booktitle = {3rd International Conference on Networking and Services, ICNS 2007},
	year = {2007},
	month = {6},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	abstract = {In this paper a novel architecture of dual priority single-buffered blocking Multistage Interconnection Networks (MINs) is presented. We analyzed their performance in the uniform traffic condition under various loads using simulations. We compared the dual priority architecture against a single priority MIN, by gathering metrics for the two most important network performance factors, namely packet throughput and the mean time a packet needs to traverse the network. We demonstrated the gain of the high priority packets against the low priority packets under different configuration schemas. In this paper we focus on studying the influence of the priority bit in the header field of transmitted packets on the performance of high and low priority traffic of a MIN. Performance prediction before actual network implementation and understanding the impact of parameter settings in a MIN setup are valuable assets for network designers for minimizing overall deployment costs and delivering efficient networks. Β{\textcopyright} 2007 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Computer architecture, Interconnection networks, International conferences, Low priority (LP), Metrics (CO), Multistage interconnection networks Multistage interconnection netowrk (MIN), Network architecture, Network designers, Network performances, Novel architecture, Packet throughput, Parameter estimation, Parameter settings, Performance analyses, Performance predictions, Schemas, Systems engineering, telecommunication, Telecommunication networks, Uniform traffic},
	doi = {10.1109/ICNS.2007.92},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-47049115567\&partnerID=40\&md5=148ac10a4b9facdaf1066911f87f5bb5},
	author = {D.C. Vasiliadis and G.E. Rizos and Costas Vassilakis}
}
@article {Souillard2005453,
	title = {A flexible framework for managing temporal clinical trial data},
	journal = {International Journal of Electronic Healthcare},
	volume = {1},
	number = {4},
	year = {2005},
	note = {cited By (since 1996) 2},
	pages = {453-463},
	abstract = {Clinical trials are processes that produce large volumes of complex data, with inherent temporal requirements, since the state of patients evolves during the trials, and the data acquisition phase itself needs to be monitored. Additionally, since the requirements for all clinical trials have a significant common portion, it is desirable to capture these common requirements in a generalised framework, which will be instantiated for each specific trial by supplementing the trial-specific requirements. In this paper, we present an integral approach to clinical trial management, using a temporal object-oriented methodology to capture and model the requirements, a temporal OODBMS for data storage and a generalised template application, through which trial-specific applications may be generated. Copyright Β{\textcopyright} 2005 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.},
	keywords = {data base, information processing, medical information system, medical research, patient information, Quality control, review, telecommunication},
	doi = {10.1504/IJEH.2005.006691},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-21244469415\&partnerID=40\&md5=10bcf05c2826591c7ee952d0b3eecb1b},
	author = {Michael Souillard and Souveyet, C. and Costas Vassilakis and Anya Sotiropoulou}
}
