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Giant lock

Known as: BKL, Big Kernel Lock 
In operating systems, a giant lock, also known as a big-lock or kernel-lock, is a lock that may be used in the kernel to provide concurrency control… 
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2019
2019
High-Frequency Output Characteristics of Giant Magnetostrictive Transducer
This paper presents a theoretical and experimental study on high-frequency (>5000 Hz) output characteristics of the giant… 
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2014
Highly Cited
2014
On the rotating and oscillating strings in (AdS3 × S3)ϰ
A bstractWe study rigidly rotating strings in the ϰ-deformed AdS3 × S3 background. We find out two classes of solutions… 
2014
2014
Finite-size giant magnons on η-deformed AdS5×S5
2014
2014
Giant Dipole Resonance as a Fingerprint of a Clustering Configurations in C-12 and O-16
It is studied how the α cluster degrees of freedom, such as α clustering configurations close to the α decay threshold in (12)C… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Rotational support of giant clumps in high-z disc galaxies
We address the internal support against total free-fall col lapse of the giant clumps that form by violent gravitational… 
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2011
Highly Cited
2011
Families of dynamically hot stellar systems over 10 orders of magnitude in mass
Dynamically hot stellar systems, whether star clusters or early-type galaxies, follow well-defined scaling relations over many… 
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Loop quantum cosmology of Bianchi I models
The 'improved dynamics' of loop quantum cosmology is extended to include anisotropies of the Bianchi I model. As in the isotropic… 
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
The effective temperature scale of giant stars (F0–K5) - II. Empirical calibration of versus colours and [Fe/H]
We present calibrations of the effective temperatures of giant stars versus [Fe/H] and colours , , , , , , , , , , and . These… 
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1981
Highly Cited
1981
OBSERVATION OF GIANT DIPOLE RESONANCES BUILT ON STATES OF HIGH ENERGY AND SPIN
Spectra of ..gamma.. rays in the 2--30-MeV range have been observed following /sup 40/Ar-induced reactions leading to the /sup… 
1966
1966
$sup 12$C($gamma$,N)$sup 11$C GIANT RESONANCE WITH GAMMA RAYS
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