Let X → Y → Z be a discrete memoryless degraded broadcast channel (DBC) with marginal transition probability matrices TY X and TZX . Denote q as the distribution of the channel input X . For any given q, and H(Y |X) ≤ s ≤ H(Y ), where H(Y |X) is the conditional entropy of Y given X and H(Y ) is the entropy of Y , define the function F ∗ TY X ,TZX (q, s) as the infimum of H(Z|U), the conditional...

We present the Distributed Batch Controller DBC a system built to support batch processing of large scienti c datasets The DBC implements a federation of autonomous workstation pools which may be widely distributed Individual batch jobs are executed using idle workstations in these pools Input data are staged to the pool before processing begins We describe the architecture and implementation o...

Despite the potential of Design-by-Contract (DbC) for increasing the reliability and robustness of software, it has to date experienced only limited use. One reason for this, is that each DbC solution targets a single language (or language run-time) and thus employs different syntax and implementations for specifying contracts for each. Given that modern applications increasingly employ multipl...

AIM The new budget system for Dutch hospitals makes use of patient groups that are highly homogeneous in terms of diagnosis and treatment combinations (diagnose behandeling combinaties (DBC)). These DBCs are the Dutch DRG variants. The DBC mainly concerns medical care; nursing care is almost regarded as a constant factor. In this study the DBC is linked to the nursing minimum data set for The N...

purpose : design and establishment of persian near reading card for clinical use and practice methods : at first, card dimension, word and character size and specifications were calculated. then, english near reading card, richmond product inc, was considered as a template. context and syntax contribute to reading accuracy and efficacy of the richmond card was considered for designed persian ca...

Transcriptional factor CarD is the only reported prokaryotic analog of eukaryotic high-mobility-group A (HMGA) proteins, in that it has contiguous acidic and AT hook DNA-binding segments and multifunctional roles in Myxococcus xanthus carotenogenesis and fruiting body formation. HMGA proteins are small, randomly structured, nonhistone, nuclear architectural factors that remodel DNA and chromati...