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A Basic Compiler Algorithms for Parallel Programs, J. Lee (University of Illinois, 1304 West Springfield Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 8, 1­12 (1999). Escape Analysis for Java, J. D. Choi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 10, 1­19 (1999). A Study of Locking Objects with Bimodal Fields, T. Onodera (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) and K. Kawachiya, ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 10, 223­237 (1999). Space-Efficient and Time-Efficient Memory Layout for Multiple Inheritance, J. Gil (Technion­Israel Institute of Technology, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel) and P. F. Sweeney, ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 10, 256­275 (1999). Practical Experience with an Application Extractor for Java, F. Tip (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 10, 292­305 (1999). Implementing Jalapeño in Java, B. Alpern (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 10, 314­324 (1999). Subject-Oriented Design: Towards Improved Alignment of Requirements, Design and Code, S. Clarke (Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland) et al., ACM SIGPLAN Notices 34, No. 10, 325­339 (1999). Garbage Collection for a Client-Server Persistent Object Store, L. Amsaleg (National Center of Scientific Research, Campus University Beaulieu, F-35042 Rennes, France) et al., ACM Transactions on Computer Systems 17, No. 3, 153­201 (1999). ACE: A Language for Parallel Programming with Customizable Protocols, M. Raghavachari (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and A. Rogers, ACM Transactions on Computer Systems 17, No. 3, 202­248 (1999). Identifying Loops in Almost Linear Time, G. Ramalingam (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems 21, No. 2, 175­188 (1999). Techniques for the Translation of MATLAB Programs into FORTRAN-90, L. Derose (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and D. Padua, ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems 21, No. 2, 286­323 (1999). An EELS Study of Segregation-Induced Grain-Boundary Embrittlement of Copper, J. Bruley (IBM Corporation, Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533) et al., Acta Materialia 47, No. 15-1, 4009­4017 (1999). Self-Assembled Nanocomposite Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes with Improved Efficiency and Luminance, V. Bliznyuk (University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064) et al., Advanced Materials 11, No. 15, 1257+ (1999). Low-Voltage, High-Mobility Pentacene Transistors with Solution-Processed High-Dielectric Constant Insulators, C. D. Dimitrakopoulos (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Advanced Materials 11, No. 16, 1372­1375 (1999). Nanoscopically Engineered Polyimides, J. L. Hedrick (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Advances in Polymer Science 147, 61­111 (1999). Dendritic and Hyperbranched Macromolecules: Precisely Controlled Macromolecular Architectures, C. J. Hawker (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), Advances in Polymer Science 147, 113­160 (1999). Macroporous Thermosets by Chemically Induced Phase Separation, J. Kiefer (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland) et al., Advances in Polymer Science 147, 161­247 (1999). A Laboratory Demonstration of the Three-Dimensional Nature of In-Line Holography, A. V. Baez (Vivamos Mejor USA, 58 Greenbrae Boardwalk, Greenbrae, CA 94904) and G. Castro, American Journal of Physics 67, No. 10, 876­879 (1999). An Artificial Nose Based on a Micromechanical Cantilever Array, H. P. Lang (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Analytica Chimica Acta 393, No. 1­3, 59­65 (1999). Scanning SQUID Microscopy, J. R. Kirtley (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and J. P. Wikswo, Annual Review of Materials Science 29, 117­148 (1999). Cutting Rectangles Avoiding Rectangular Defects, U. Twisselmann (IBM Germany, Vangerowstrasse 18, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany), Applied Mathematics Letters 12, No. 6, 135­138 (1999). Spatial Pattern of Microchannel Formation in Fused Silica Irradiated by Nanosecond Ultraviolet Pulses, E. M. Wright (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721) et al., Applied Optics 38, No. 27, 5785­5788 (1999). Content-Addressable Data Storage By Use of Volume Holograms, G. W. Burr (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Optics 38, No. 32, 6779­6784 (1999). Quantum Interference in SiO2: A Conduction Band Mass Reappraisal, R. Ludeke (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 73, No. 9, 1221­1223 (1998). Magnetoresistance Due to Domain Walls in an Epitaxial Microfabricated Fe Wire, U. Rudiger (New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003) et al., Applied Physics Letters 73, No. 9, 1298­1300 (1998). Ion-Beam Patterning of Magnetic Films Using Stencil Masks, B. D. Terris (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 3, 403­405 (1999). Relations Between Interaction Force and Frequency Shift in Large-Amplitude Dynamic Force Microscopy, U. Durig (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland), Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 3, 433­435 (1999). Selective Area Metalorganic Molecular-Beam Epitaxy of GaN and the Growth of Luminescent Microcolumns on Si/SiO2, S. Guha (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 4, 463­465 (1999). Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Thermally Stable to Above 300°C, S. S. P. Parkin (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 4, 543­545 (1999). Influence of Strain on the Magnetic Properties of Epitaxial (100) Chromium Dioxide (CrO2) Films, X. W. Li (Brown University, Providence, RI 02912) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 5, 713­715 (1999). Characterization of the Silicon-on-Insulator Film in Bonded Wafers by High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction, G. M. Cohen (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 6, 787­789 (1999). Enhanced Magnetoresistance in Sintered Granular Manganite/Insulator Systems, D. K. Petrov (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 7, 995­997 (1999). Scratching Resistance of Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings in the Subnanometer Regime, A. Wienss (IBM Corporation, D-55131 Mainz, Germany) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 8, 1077­1079 (1999). Thermoelectromechanical Refrigeration Based on Transient Thermoelectric Effects, A. Miner (University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 8, 1176­1178 (1999). Defects in Thermal Oxide Studied by Photoluminescence Spectroscopy, H. Nishikawa (Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami Osawa, Tokyo 1920397, Japan) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 9, 1219­1221 (1999). Parallel Nanodevice Fabrication Using a Combination of Shadow Mask and Scanning Probe Methods, R. Luthi (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 9, 1314­1316 (1999). Determination of the Energy-Dependent Conduction Band Mass in SiO2, R. Ludeke (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 10, 1407­1409 (1999). Thermal Stability of Longitudinal Magnetic Recording Media, A. Moser (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 11, 1604­1606 (1999). The Effect of Stress on the Dielectric Properties of Barium-Strontium-Titanate Thin Films, T. M. Shaw (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 14, 2129­2131 (1999). Electron Energy Dependence of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Degradation, D. J. DiMaria (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 16, 2427­2428 (1999). Conductance Spikes in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor, K. Liu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 16, 2494­2496 (1999). Silicon Dopant Imaging by Dissipation Force Microscopy, T. D. Stowe (Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 18, 2785­2787 (1999). Selective Area and Lateral Overgrowth of Chromium Dioxide (CrO2) Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition, A. Gupta (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 19, 2996­2998 (1999). Conduction and Mechanical Properties of Atomic Scale Gold Contacts, S. P. Jarvis (Joint Research Center for Atomic Technology, Higashi 1-1-4, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050046, Japan) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 20, 3132­3134 (1999). Nuclear Magnetic-Resonance Quantum Computing Using Liquid Crystal Solvents, C. S. Yannoni (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 22, 3563­3565 (1999). Fundamental Limits to Magnetic-Field Sensitivity of Flux-Gate Magnetic-Field Sensors, R. H. Koch (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 24, 3862­3864 (1999). Nanocomposite CoPt-C Films for Extremely High-Density Recording, M. Yu (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588) et al., Applied Physics Letters 75, No. 25, 3992­3994 (1999). The Use of Ionic Salt Dyes as Amorphous, Thermally Stable Emitting Layers in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, K. Chondroudis (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and D. B. Mitzi, Applied Physics Letters 76, No. 1, 58­60 (2000). Applications of Reflectance Microspectroscopy in the Electronics Industry (Reprinted from Practical Guide to Infrared Microspectroscopy, pp. 111­136, 1995), C. A. Chess (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Applied Spectroscopy Reviews 34, No. 4, 249­274 (1999). Tunneling Spectroscopy of High-Tc Superconductors, L. Alff (University of Cologne, Zulpicher Strasse 77, D-50937 Cologne, Germany) et al., Applied Superconductivity 6, No. 10-1, 783­787 (1998). Learning to Ask Relevant Questions, J. Straach (University of Texas, Richardson, TX 75083) and K. Truemper, Artificial Intelligence 111, No. 1­2, 301­327 (1999). Price and Niche Wars in a Free-Market Economy of Software Agents, J. O. Kephart (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Artificial Life 4, No. 1, 1­23 (1998). The Interacting Galaxies NGC-5394/NGC-5395: A Post-Ocular Galaxy and Its Ring/Spiral Companion, M. Kaufman (Ohio State University, 174 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210) et al., Astronomical Journal 118, No. 4, 1577­1608 (1999). Curvature and Acoustic Instabilities in Rotating Fluid Disks, L. E. Montenegro (City University of New York, New York, NY 10031) et al., Astrophysical Journal 520, No. 2, 592­606 (1999). Reflection of Bulge Light from a 2-Kiloparsec Segment of Dust Lane in the Galaxy NGC-2841, D. L. Block (University of Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, ZA-2050 Witwatersrand, South Africa) et al., Astrophysical Journal 522, No. 1, L25­L27 (1999). A New Method for Determining the Dust Temperature Distribution in Star-Forming Regions, D. Li (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853) et al., Astrophysical Journal 522, No. 2, 897­903 (1999). A Prediction of Brown Dwarfs in Ultracold Molecular Gas, B. G. Elmegreen (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Astrophysical Journal 522, No. 2, 915­920 (1999). Formation and Loss of Hierarchical Structure in Two-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Wave Driven Turbulence in Interstellar Clouds, B. G. Elmegreen (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Astrophysical Journal 527, No. 1, 266­284 (1999). Global Model-Based Monthly Mean Rainfall Climatology, T. N. Krishnamurti (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306) et al., Atmosfera 12, No. 4, 199­203 (1999). B Designing Menus for the Chinese Population: Horizontal or Vertical, J. M. Dong (IBM Corporation, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758) and G. Salvendy, Behavior & Information Technology 18, No. 6, 467­471 (1999). Distributed Object Platforms in Telecommunications: A Comparison Between DCOM and CORBA, D. X. Adamopoulos (University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH, Surrey, England) et al., British Telecommunications Engineering 18, 43­49 (1999). SNA and TCP/IP–The Urge To Merge. Want To Integrate TCP/IP Networks with Legacy SNA Applications and Databases? It's Easier Said Than Done, A. Edlund (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY 10504) and E. Harrison, Business Communications Review 29, No. 9, 46+ (1999). Tools for Designing Data Networks, A. Edlund (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY 10504), Business Communications Review 29, No. 12, 38­41 (1999). C Diversify, J. Vlissides (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), C++ Report 11, No. 10, 24 (1999). Visitor in Frameworks, J. Vlissides (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), C++ Report 11, No. 10, 40+ (1999). The Influence of UV-B Radiation on the Superoxide Dismutase of Maize, Potato, Sorghum, and Wheat Leaves, I. Santos (Department of Botany, Rua Campo Alegre 823, P-4150 Oporto, Portugal) et al., Canadian Journal of Botany 77, No. 1, 70­76 (1999). Beyond ERP: Right Idea, Wrong Name, J. E. Apple (IBM Corporation, 2 Riverway, Houston, TX 77056), Chemical Engineering 106, No. 12, 8 (1999). Lithographic Imaging Techniques for the Formation of Nanoscopic Features, G. M. Wallraff (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and W. D. Hinsberg, Chemical Reviews 99, No. 7, 1801­1821 (1999). Cross-Linkable Polymers Based on Dialkylfluorenes, G. Klarner (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Chemistry of Materials 11, No. 7, 1800­1805 (1999). Electroluminescence from an Organic­Inorganic Perovskite Incorporating a Quaterthiophene Dye Within Lead Halide Perovskite Layers, K. Chondroudis (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and D. B. Mitzi, Chemistry of Materials 11, No. 11, 3028­3030 (1999). Low-Dielectric, Nanoporous Organosilicate Films Prepared Via Inorganic/Organic Polymer Hybrid Templates, C. V. Nguyen (Seoul National University, Seoul 151742, South Korea) et al., Chemistry of Materials 11, No. 11, 3080­3085 (1999). Exploiting the Benefits of Y2K Preparation, S. Robertson (IBM United Kingdom, Ltd., Perth, Scotland) and P. Powell, Communications of the ACM 42, No. 9, 42­48 (1999). Knowledge Discovery in Deep Blue, M. Campbell (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Communications of the ACM 42, No. 11, 65­67 (1999). Quantifying Knowledge Complexity, O. Goldreich (Weizmann Institute of Science, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel) and E. Petrank, Computational Complexity 8, No. 1, 50­98 (1999). Interactive Data Analysis: The Control Project, J. M. Hellerstein (University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720) et al., Computer 32, No. 8, 51+ (1999). Mining the Web's Link Structure, S. Chakrabarti (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853) et al., Computer 32, No. 8, 60+ (1999). About the Technical Council on Software Engineering, G. F. Hoffnagle (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and S. L. Pfleeger, Computer 32, No. 10, 37­38 (1999). Decentralized Group Key Management for Secure Multicast Communications, M. Peyravian (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) et al., Computer Communications 22, No. 13, 1183­1187 (1999). Fast Polyhedral Cell Sorting for Interactive Rendering of Unstructured Grids, J. Comba (Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305) et al., Computer Graphics Forum 18, C369+ (1999). Learning Cascade in the Immune System Dynamics: A Numerical Simulation, M. Bernaschi (CNR, Via Policlin 137, I-00161 Rome, Italy) et al., Computer Physics Communications 122, 122­125 (1999). A Hidden Markov-Model-Based Trainable Speech Synthesizer, R. E. Donovan (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and P. C. Woodland, Computer Speech and Language 13, No. 3, 223­241 (1999). Image Classification and Querying Using Composite Region Templates, J. R. Smith (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and C. S. Li, Computer Vision and Image Understanding 75, No. 1­2, 165­174 (1999). Ground from Figure Discrimination, A. Amir (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and M. Lindenbaum, Computer Vision and Image Understanding 76, No. 1, 7­18 (1999). Detecting Perceptually Salient Texture Regions in Images, T. F. Syedamahmood (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), Computer Vision and Image Understanding 76, No. 1, 93­108 (1999). A Geometrical Product Specification Language Based on a Classification of Symmetry Groups, V. Srinivasan (IBM Corporation, 522 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601), Computer-Aided Design 31, No. 11, 659­668 (1999). Expansion Method for the Throughput Analysis of Open Finite Manufacturing/Queueing Networks with N-Policy, A. Kavusturucu (Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115) and S. M. Gupta, Computers & Operations Research 26, No. 13, 1267­1292 (1999). The Stochastic Queue Center Problem, M. Jamil (IBM Corporation, Atrium Way, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054) et al., Computers & Operations Research 26, No. 14, 1423­1436 (1999). Generating User-Based Cryptographic Keys and Random Numbers, M. Peyravian (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) et al., Computers & Security 18, No. 7, 619­626 (1999). Text Indexation with Intex, M. Silberztein (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Computers and the Humanities 33, No. 3, 265­280 (1999). Electronic Materials: Editorial Overview, J. M. Tarascon (University Picardie, 33 Rue Saint Leu, F-80039 Amiens, France) and P. Chaudhari, Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science 4, No. 1, 3­4 (1999). D A Scalable Parallel Algorithm for Self-Organizing Maps with Applications to Sparse Data Mining Problems, R. D. Lawrence (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 3, No. 2, 171­195 (1999). Partitioning Nominal Attributes in Decision Trees, D. Coppersmith (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 3, No. 2, 197­217 (1999). Mindstorms Robotics and Visual C++: Conventional Tools for Unconventional Apps, D. Wendt (IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA 95114), Dr. Dobb's Journal 24, No. 8, 52+ (1999). Clinical-Trial Management and Remote Data Entry on the Internet, R. Scognamillo (Glaxo Wellcome SpA, Vai A. Fleming 4, I-37100 Verona, Italy) et al., Drug Information Journal 33, No. 4, 1061­1065 (1999). E Evaluation of a Dilute Nitrogen Trifluoride Plasma Clean in a Dielectric PECVD Reactor, L. Pruette (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139) et al., Electrochemical and Solid State Letters 2, No. 11, 592­594 (1999). A Postscript Printer Controller Embedded with Lempel­Ziv Data Compression Function, A. Satoh (IBM Japan, Ltd., 1623-14 Shimotsuruma, Yamato, Kanagawa 242, Japan) et al., Electronics and Communications in Japan Part II 82, No. 8, 17­26 (1999). Detection From Noisy Images by Using the Fuzzy Technique, T. Kimura (IBM Japan, Ltd., Ayase, Kanagawa 252, Japan) et al., Electronics and Communications in Japan Part III 83, No. 1, 61­69 (2000). High-Performance 0.1-µm Gate-Length Ge/Si0.4Ge0.6 P-Channel MODFETs, R. Hammond (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Electronics Letters 35, No. 18, 1590­1591 (1999). Attacks on MacDES MAC Algorithm, D. Coppersmith (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and C. J. Mitchell, Electronics Letters 35, No. 19, 1626­1627 (1999). Undeniable Certificates, R. Gennaro (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., Electronics Letters 35, No. 20, 1723­1724 (1999). Charge Confinement Effect in Cuprate Superconductors: An Explanation for the Normal-State Resistivity and Pseudogap, C. C. Tsuei (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and T. Doderer, European Physical Journal B 10, No. 2, 257­262 (1999). Phonon-Phason Coupling in Icosahedral Quasi-Crystals, W. J. Zhu (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and C. L. Henley, Europhysics Letters 46, No. 6, 748­754 (1999). F The Interaction of Highly Vibrationally Excited Molecules with Surfaces: Vibrational Relaxation and Reaction of NO(v) at Cu(111) and O/Cu(111), H. Hou (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., Faraday Discussions, No. 113, 181­200 (1999). Indefinite Quadratic Forms and Eisenstein Series, J. L. Hafner (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and L. Walling, Forum Mathematicum 11, No. 3, 313­348 (1999). Interactive Simulation of Contaminant Evolution Through Porous Media, L. F. Rossi (University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854) and G. Sohos, Future Generations of Computer Systems 15, No. 4, 477­484 (1999). Visualizing Parallel Simulations That Execute in Network Computing Environments, C. D. Carothers (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180) et al., Future Generations of Computer Systems 15, No. 4, 513­529 (1999). I A Look at Human Interaction with Pervasive Computers, W. S. Ark (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and T. Selker, IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 504­507 (1999). Wireless Networked Digital Devices: A New Paradigm for Computing and Communication, T. G. Zimmerman (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 566­574 (1999). A Universal Information Appliance, K. F. Eustice (13768 Trost Trail, Savage, MN 55378) et al., IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 575­601 (1999). Information in Places, J. C. Spohrer (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120), IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 602­628 (1999). Intermediaries: An Approach to Manipulating Information Streams, R. Barrett (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and P. P. Maglio, IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 629­641 (1999). Multistream Input: An Experimental Study of Document Scrolling Methods, S. Zhai (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) and B. A. Smith, IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 642­651 (1999). At What Cost Pervasive? A Social Computing View of Mobile Computing Systems, D. C. Dryer (IBM Corporation, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120) et al., IBM Systems Journal 38, No. 4, 652­676 (1999). Reducing ATM CAC Overhead by Utilizing Aggregated Traffic Statistics, V. Srinivasan (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) et al., IEE Proceedings–Communications 146, No. 4, 209­212 (1999). QOS Routing in Networks with Inaccurate Information: Theory and Algorithms, R. A. Guerin (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104) and A. Orda, IEEE–ACM Transactions 7, No. 3, 350­364 (1999). Adaptive Packet Marking for Maintaining End-to-End Throughput in a Differentiated Services Internet, W. C. Feng (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109) et al., IEEE–ACM Transactions on Networking 7, No. 5, 685­697 (1999). The Network Vehicle: A Glimpse Into the Future of Mobile Multimedia, R. Lind (Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, P.O. Box 9005, Kokomo, IN 46904) et al., IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine 14, No. 9, 27­32 (1999). A Programmable Architecture for the Provision of Hybrid Services, C. Gbaguidi (EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Communications Magazine 37, No. 7, 110­116 (1999). Traffic Engineering Standards in IP Networks Using MPLS, A. Ghanwani (Nortel Networks USA, Billerica, MA 01821) et al., IEEE Communications Magazine 37, No. 12, 49­53 (1999). Task-Specific Visualization Design, L. A. Treinish (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 19, No. 5, 72­77 (1999). The Evolution of Workflow Standards, M. T. Schmidt (IBM United Kingdom, Ltd., Hursley Park, Winchester SO21 2JN, Hants, England), IEEE Concurrency 7, No. 3, 44­52 (1999). JavaCard: From Hype to Reality, M. Baentsch (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Concurrency 7, No. 4, 36­43 (1999). Improved Hot-Electron Reliability in High-Performance, Multilevel Metal CMOS Using Deuterated Barrier Nitride Processing, W. F. Clark (IBM Corporation, Essex Junction, VT 05452) et al., IEEE Electron Device Letters 20, No. 10, 501­503 (1999). P-Type SiGe Transistors with Low Gate Leakage Using SiN Gate Dielectric, W. 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Probabilistic Estimation-Based Data Mining for Discovering Insurance Risks, C. Apte (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Intelligent Systems & Their Applications 14, No. 6, 49­58 (1999). Neighbor Discovery and Stateless Autoconfiguration in IPV6, T. Narten (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709), IEEE Internet Computing 3, No. 4, 54+ (1999). Resonant Coupler Based Tunable Add-After-Drop Filter in Silicon-Oxynitride Technology for WDM Networks, B. J. Offrein (IBM Corporation, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland) et al., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 5, No. 5, 1400­1406 (1999). Implementation of a Self-Resetting CMOS 64-Bit Parallel Adder with Enhanced Testability, W. Hwang (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) et al., IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 34, No. 8, 1108­1117 (1999). 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Normal-State Resistivity of Underdoped YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films and La2­xSrxCuO4 Ultra-Thin Films Under Epitaxial Strain, L. Trappeniers (Katholieke Université Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium) et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics 117, No. 3­4, 681­685 (1999). Single Crystals of HgBa2Can­1CunOx and Chain Compounds A1­x CuO2 (A = Sr, Ca, Ba), High-Pressure Synthesis and Properties, J. Karpinski (ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland) et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics 117, No. 3­4, 735­739 (1999). Spin-Polarized Transport and Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Oxides, A. Gupta (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and J. Z. Sun, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 200, No. 1­3, 24­43 (1999). Quantum Computers and Quantum Coherence, D. P. DiVincenzo (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598) and D. Loss, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 200, No. 1­3, 202­218 (1999). 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Miscibility of Polyimide with Polymeric Primer and Its Influence on Adhesion of Polyimide to the Primed Copper Metal: Effect of Precursor Origin, J. Yu (Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja Dong, Pohang 790784, South Korea) et al., Journal of Polymer Science Part B 37, No. 19, 2806­2814 (1999). An Examination of the Effects of Requirements Changes on Software Maintenance Releases, G. E. Stark (IBM Corporation, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758) et al., Journal of Software Maintenance 11, No. 5, 293­309 (1999). A Layered Solution Crystal Growth Technique and the Crystal Structure of (C6H5C2H4NH3) (2)PBCl4, D. B. Mitzi (IBM Corporation, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598), Journal of Solid State Chemistry 145, No. 2, 694­704 (1999). Finding Circular Attributes in Attribute Grammars, M. Rodeh (Technion­Israel Institute of Technology, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel) and M. Sagiv, Journal of the ACM 46, No. 4, 556­575 (1999). 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