With discount computer stores selling disk drives for a dollar per gigabyte (GB), how can enterprise storage systems be more than 100 times more expensive? What are the advantages of enterprise storage arrays? What role can low cost storage play in the information life cycle? Initiatives from companies such as Oracle are promoting lower cost storage alternatives in departmental and enterprise e...

The effects of Nb and Pd on the electrochemical properties of a Ti-Ni hydrogen-storage electrode are studied. The results show that adding Pd or Nd to the alloy can slow down the rate of decay of the exchange current during charge-discharge cycling and is also useful in increasing the discharge capacity and cycle life of Ti-Ni electrodes. CC 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. Kqword.c: Alloy; Hydrogen ...

Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare benign disease, associated with overgrowth of fat in the perivesical and perirectal area. It is of unknown etiology. We describe a 45-year-old male with pelvic lipomatosis causing bladder storage dysfunction symptoms and pelvic pain that affected his quality of life. Surgical excision of the pelvic mass with bladder preservation was performed. After surgery, the pat...

We examine the case of items with a limited shelf-life where storing an item (before consumption) may carry a cost to a buyer (or distributor). For example, eggs, milk, or Groupon coupons have a fixed expiry date, and seasonal goods can suffer a decrease in value. We show how this setting contrasts with recent results by Berbeglia et al [4] for items with infinite shelf-life. We prove tight bou...

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) is a subtropical evergreen tree whose fruit is consumed both fresh and processed. Loquat fruit is a good source of minerals and carotenoids, while the kernel is rich in protein and carbohydrates. It has been considered a non-climacteric fruit, but there is evidence that some cultivars have a ripening pattern similar to that of climacteric fruits. The fruit ha...

Article history: Received: 14.01.2014. Received in revised form: 01.03.2014. Accepted: 12.03.2014. Optoelectronic coupler, characterized by long life and high reliability, is one typical kind of optoelectronic devices. Accelerated degradation testing is mostly utilized to assess optoelectronic coupler storage life. However, in engineering, integrated optoelectronic coupler may be nagged with th...

colour is one of the most important quality factors that can influence and determine the shelf life of canned chicken kebab. colour change is considered as unsuitable distasteful to consumers, indicating the end of a product's shelf life. in this study quality aspects of samples were examined over one month intervals after being prepared and while being stored under accelerated (44 °c) con...