Reducing response time is a primary focus of computer systems research. One key factor that influences a job’s response time in a multi-server system is dispatching: when a job arrives to the system, it must be sent immediately to one of the servers. This thesis focuses on a new dispatching policy: redundancy. Unlike traditional dispatching policies, which send only a single copy of each job, t...

Background: Telemedicine has been used in different fields of medicine in the past 20 years. The main advantages of this technology include saving costs, improving quality of care, and increasing access to specialists. This study aimed to review telemedicine applications in treating burn patients.   Methods: In this systematized review study, related papers were searched using various d...

background: it is estimated that major depression disorders constitute 8.2% of years lived with disability (ylds) globally. the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rtms) and electroconvulsive therapy (ect) are two relative common interventions to treat major depressive disorders, especially for treatment resistant depression. in this study the cost- effectiveness and cost-utility of r...

Our ancestors without fear, worry and anxiety are not our ancestors, as organisms without defense systems were extinct. Therefore, while behavior such as fear and anxiety are useful to prevent harm, the exaggerated form, that is, anxiety disorders, has more costs than benefits. Likewise, while a panic attack is a normal and useful response in the face of life-threatening danger, a panic disorde...

background: telemedicine has been used in different fields of medicine in the past 20 years. the main advantages of this technology include saving costs, improving quality of care, and increasing access to specialists. this study aimed to review telemedicine applications in treating burn patients.   methods: in this systematized review study, related papers were searched using various databases...

Manufacturers of rolled materials are always striving to reduce the costs associated with production—be they time, material, or waste. This is especially true with the manufacture of nextgeneration particle-reinforced materials, such as those used in high-value automotive components. Process variables such as temperahire, roller speed, and plate dimensions, among others, all affect strength, du...

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL ENGINEERING? Functional engineering is the process of building a mathematically rigorous representation of the expected functional behavior of the proposed software. The problem of defining, measuring, and testing detailed functionality has previously been tackled by hardware engineers, and chip testing engineers in particular. These engineers needed to be able to quickly con...

biosolids must be stabilized in order to reduce odors, which have been noted as a major concernwith respect to alkaline stabilization. stabilization is designed to address potential putrefaction processes,odiferous releases and vector attraction concerns. also, most alkaline processes are open systems in whichtemperature and mixing are more difficult to control, and factors such as increased pr...