In this paper, some recursive equations of reliability for linear consecutivek -out-ofn : F systems with spares d are introduced. The system of consecutive failures with sparse d is a generalized extension of consecutive-k systems, which was proposed by Zhao et al. (2007) in which the reliability formulas of these systems were presented by using finite Markov Chain imbedding approach. To facili...

Introduction Preventing child abuse and neglect spares children physical and psychological pain and improves their long-term health outcomes. Dubowitz (2002) noted that prevention “is intuitively and morally preferable to intervening after the fact.” Therefore, the potential for harm to adults from child maltreatment calls us to action. Early intervention may be more effective in preventing abu...

A Time of Flight monitoring system has been developed for BES3. The light source is a 442-443 nm laser diode, which is stable and provides a pulse width as narrow as 50 ps and a peak power as large as 2.6 W. Two optical-fiber bundles with a total of 512 optical fibers, including spares, are used to distribute the light pulses to the Time of Flight counters. The design, operation, and performanc...

Introduction One critical area of the Molonglo system is the beamformer. The resistive array is custom made and some spares are unavailable for the computer that collects the data. It would be difficult to recover from a failure in either of these components. The use of this beamformer also results in data (beams) that cannot be processed by standard methods in imaging packages such as AIPS++ o...

Low back stability: from formal description to issues for performance and rehabilitation. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev. Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 26-31, 2001. The concept of stability, together with notions of design and the application of stabilization exercise, is briefly synthesized. The objective is to challenge muscle systems to achieve sufficient functional stability but in a way that spares the spine...

AIM Previously, we showed that radioimmunotherapy (RIT) for cryptococcal infections using radioactively labeled antibodies recognizing the cryptococcal capsule reduced fungal burden and prolonged survival of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans. Here, we investigate the effects of RIT on bystander mammalian cells. MATERIALS & METHODS Heat-killed C. neoformans bound to anticapsular antib...

The supracostal extraperitoneal and extrapleural approach provides wide exposure during renal and adrenal operations without damaging the neurovascular bundles and spares the partial resection of rib. We performed renal and adrenal operations on 33 patients by this approach. The procedures were accomplished smoothly obtaining a broad surgical field without costal resection. Complications were r...

The treatment of mitral valve disease remains dynamic; surgeons and patients must now choose between many different surgical options when addressing mitral regurgitation and mitral stenosis. Notably, advances in imaging and surgical instrumentation allow surgeons to perform less invasive mitral valve surgery that spares the sternum. With favorable long-term data now emerging, we compare the ben...