Prepare for Downtime Now

Prepare now for more stringent joint replacement documentation requirements.

Mission Availability for Bounded-Cumulative-Downtime System

In this research, a mathematics model is proposed to describe the mission availability for bounded-cumulative-downtime system. In the proposed model, the cumulative downtime and cumulative uptime are considered as constraints simultaneously. The mission availability can be defined as the probability that all repairs do not exceed the bounded cumulative downtime constraint of such system before ...

On Sensor Network Reconfiguration for Downtime-Free System Migration

Many state-of-the-art wireless sensor networks have been equipped with reprogramming modules, e.g., those for software/firmware updates. System migration tasks such as software reprogramming, however, will interrupt normal sensing and data processing operations of a sensor node. Although such tasks are occasionally invoked, the long time of such tasks may disable the network from detecting crit...

Clinical preceptors: tips for effective teaching with minimal downtime.

Editor’s Note: Harold C. Seim, MD, MPH, has been the predoctoral director in the Department of Family Practice and Community Health at the University of Minnesota for 12 years. O. Guy Johnson, MD, is a clinical professor in the department and has precepted students in his clinic continuously for the past 30 years. In this month’s column, Drs Seim and Johnson present practical, time-saving tips ...

Runners prepare for Holy Half

As two of the top three Saint Mary’s administrators prepare to step down from their positions this spring — marking a new era at the College — students and faculty have the opportunity to meet two candidates vying for the position of vice president and dean of faculty at open forums this week. Saint Mary’s religious studies p ro fesso r Joe In c a n d e la and Dean of the Faculty a t Colgate Un...