We propose a concurrent programming model called threading-by-appointment (TAP). Unlike traditional threads, TAP threads can only communicate with system components or other threads by appointment. For example, a TAP thread cannot simply try to access some shared resource. Instead, a TAP thread must make an appointment with the shared resource in advance. Only at the time of the appointment, th...

We propose a protocol based on coherent states and linear optics operations for solving the appointmentscheduling problem. Our main protocol leaks strictly less information about each party’s input than the optimal classical protocol, even when considering experimental errors. Along with the ability to generate constant-amplitude coherent states over two modes, this protocol requires the abilit...

objective: an immediate complete denture is fabricated before the extraction of all teeth. it has several advantages such as preservation of esthetics, muscular tone, normal speech and reduction of post-operative pain. this report describes a method of using patient’s current fixed partial denture (fpd) for single-appointment construction of interim immediate denture.   case: we used patient’s ...

The development of performance measures in outpatient services is trailing in the wake of an emphasis on inpatient measures. Research was undertaken at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) to determine key areas for the development of performance measures in eye outpatient services from the perspective of three stakeholder groups: clinicians, managers and patients. The study identif...

The system presented in this paper shows an alternative solution for the communication problem in virtual teams. Although it does not address the full bandwidth of tasks of an groupware system it demonstrate a semantic solution for the appointment making process in virtual teams, overcoming the drawbacks of complex groupware systems since it is relying on existing applications the user has conf...

E-Appointment Scheduling (EAS) has been developed to handle appointment for UMP students, lecturers in Faculty of Computer Systems & Software Engineering (FCSSE) and Student Medical Center. The schedules are based on the timetable and university activities. Constraints Logic Programming (CLP) has been implemented to solve the scheduling problems by giving recommendation to the users in part of ...

BACKGROUND As healthcare services become progressively more stretched, there is increasing discussion of ways in which technological adjuncts may be used to deliver more cost-efficient services. Before widespread implementation, however, the use of these adjuncts requires proper scrutiny of their effects on psychological practice. AIMS This research examined the effectiveness of SMS reminders...

In this paper optimal outpatient appointment scheduling is studied. A local search procedure is derived that converges to the optimal schedule with a weighted average of expected waiting times of patients, idle time of the doctor and tardiness (lateness) as objective. No-shows are allowed to happen. For certain combinations of parameters the well-known Bailey-Welch rule is found to be the optim...

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, and pursuant to clause 5(a)(4)(A) of rule X, the Chair announces that the Speaker named the following Members of the House to be available to serve on investigation subcommittees of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for the 107th Congress: Mr. GEKAS of Pennsylvania; Mr. CHABOT of Ohio; Mr. LATOURETTE of Ohio; Mr. SHADEGG of Arizona; Mr. W...