One fundamental aspect of any IP communications infrastructure is its addressing plan. With its new address architecture and allocation policies, the introduction of IPv6 into a network means that network designers and operators need to reconsider their existing approaches to network addressing. Lack of guidelines on handling this aspect of network design could slow down the deployment and inte...

license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Abstract This document gives example call flows of race conditions in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Race conditions are inherently confusing and difficult to thwart; this document shows the best practi...

license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Abstract This document gives example call flows of race conditions in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Race conditions are inherently confusing and difficult to thwart; this document shows the best practi...

Smptomatic uterine fibroids are estimated to occur in 25-50% of women of reproductive age, causing severe menstrual cramps, menorrhagia (which can result in anemia), reduced fertility, and/or symptoms of pressure, such as urinary frequency, a feeling of heaviness or bloating, or pain due to nerve compression. There are several treatment options for symptomatic fibroids, including myomectomy, hy...

57 A Conceptual Descriptive-Comparative Study of Models and Standards of Processes in SE, SwE, and IT Disciplines Using the Theory of Systems Manuel Mora, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, México Ovsei Gelman, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico Rory O’Connor, Dublin City University, Ireland Francisco Alvarez, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico Jorge Macías-Lúeva...

This article provides an overview of neonatal intensive care unit treatment costs for hospitals that participated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Year 2000 (NIC/Q 2000) quality improvement collaborative and discusses how economic information can be used in quality improvement efforts. Detailed information on neonatal intensive care unit treatment costs is presen...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency, predisposing factors and maternal and foetal outcome of uterine rupture. METHODS This descriptive case series was conduced at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro from January 2008 to December 2008. All cases of ruptured uterus, who were either admitted with this complication or who develo...

Benefactors ($2000 and above) Carnegie Corporation Fund Harvard University, Deparunent of History of Art and Architecture Institute of Fine Arts, New York University The Metropolitan Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art P~inceto.n U~iversity, Department of Art and Archaeology Rice UmversJty, Department of Art History Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Solow Art and Archi...

Electricity generated from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power, offers enormous potential for meeting future energy demands. But access to solar and wind energy is intermittent, whereas electricity must be reliably available for 24 hours a day: Even second-to-second fluctuations can cause major disruptions that cost tens of billions of dollars annually. Electrical energy storage dev...