For measuring the behavior of business processes or the effect of business process improvements usually characteristics like effectiveness and efficiency are used. There are many definitions of these characteristics, which makes it difficult to understand precisely what happens. In this paper an approach is proposed for a basic measurement of business processes in terms of goal reaching and res...

Numerous species of the Asteraceae, the composites, are famous for their use in both traditional and conventional medicine. Reliable anatomical descriptions of these plants and of possible adulterations provide a basis for fast identification and cheap purity controls of respective medicinal drugs by means of light microscopy. Nevertheless, detailed comparative studies on root and rhizome anato...

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In this paper, we propose a new method of power allocation (PA) for cognitive radio networks. This method is based on the Shapley value of games. In this work we also take into account the average transmission power constraints for secondary users (SUs). An optimization problem associated with the power control policy is formulated on the basis of a given method. An algorithm is developed for t...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) occur in 290,000 US hospital patients annually, with an estimated cost of $290 million. Two different measurement systems are being used to track the US health care system's performance in lowering the rate of CAUTIs. Since 2010, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) metric has shown a 28.2% decrease in CAUTI, whereas the Cen...

BACKGROUND Prior to the selection of disinfectants for low, intermediate and high (sterilizing) levels, the decimal reduction time, D-value, for the most common and persistent bacteria identified at a health care facility should be determined. METHODS The D-value was determined by inoculating 100 mL of disinfecting solution with 1 mL of a bacterial suspension (10(4)-10(5) CFU/mL for vegetativ...

After interacting with local people of Kinnaur, nine wild vegetables viz. Allium wallichii, Crambe kotschyana, Diplezium esculentum , Eremurus himalaicus, Fagopyrum tataricum, Lepyrodiclis holosteoides, Rorippa nasturtiumaquaticum , Silene vulgaris, Urtica dioca were selected for proximate composition analysis, including mineral and vitamin content. Young green shoot tips and leaves of Crambe k...