In pig, very little information is available on the non classical class I (Ib) genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) i.e. SLA-6, -7 and -8. Our aim was to focus on the transcription pattern of the SLA-7 gene. RT-PCR experiments were carried out with SLA-7 specific primers targeting either the full coding sequence (CDS) from exon 1 to the 3 prime untranslated region (3UTR) or a par...

As the Internet is undergoing substantial changes, there are many demands for the quality of the communication. Differentiated Services was standardized to meet such requirements. Currently, it is assumed that Diffserv is used under static Service Level Agreement (SLA). Under static SLA, the agreement between the service provider and the service subscribers are made as a result of negotiation b...

Modelling and Simulation is increasingly becoming popular in the design process of dynamic network systems. In network management, simulation analysis helps to validate the network models as well as enhance network service operations. In this paper we present simulation as an important process in understanding and analysing SLA management and monitoring. In general, simulation studies are not c...

An increasing number of organisations decide to promote their core competence only. So, they outsource the required IT Services to an IT service provider and negotiate a Service Level Agreement (SLA) which is the contract between the provider and the organisation (customer). One of the major problems of SLA negotiation is the knowledge gap between provider and customer. The knowledge gap is the...

To assess the utility of laser altimetry for studies in dynamical oceanography, we present a comparison of the Shuttle Laser Altimeter (SLA)-01 and the TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) radar altimeter on global and regional scales. We compare all 1.1 million SLA-01 range measurements over the oceans to the CSRMSS95 gridded mean sea surface model and find the overall root mean square (RMS) difference to be ...

Novel computing paradigms like Grid and Cloud computing demand guarantees on non-functional requirements such as application execution time or price. Such requirements are usually negotiated following a specific Quality of Service (QoS) model and are expressed using Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Currently available QoS models assume either that service provider and consumer have matching SLA...

Various adjuvants in combination with different antigens have been utilized as a vaccine candidate against leishmaniasis. However, the search for ideal adjuvants is still pursued due to the inefficiencies of current compounds. In the present study, the effect of imiquimod, as an adjuvant, is studied with soluble Leishmania antigens (SLA) in BALB/c mice. Four groups of mice were immunized with S...

In today’s enterprise service oriented software architectures, database systems are a crucial component for the quality of service (QoS) management between customers and service providers. The database workload consists of requests stemming from many different service classes, each of which has a dedicated service level agreement (SLA). We present an adaptive QoS management that is based on an ...

A Service Level Agreement (SLA) defines the contract between a cloud provider and a cloud customer, detailing the resources being provided, the price the user will pay, and the quality of service (QoS) guarantees that the cloud provider ensures for the customer. If the QoS guarantees are not upheld, typically the cloud provider is assessed some penalties, such as payment credit for the customer...

How have the ideas raised by Firth and Wagner (1997) influenced the construction of second language acquisition (SLA) theories? In this article, we take the position that prior to and since 1997, there was and has been a notable increase in SLA research and theory that prioritizes sociocultural and contextual factors in addition to acknowledging individual agency and multifaceted identities. Th...