Tandem computers are employed extensively in heavy volume, OnLine Transaction Processing environments. Tandem systems can be found in 24 of the top 25 US banks; 32 of the top 50 European banks; 250 brokerage and security firms; 60 major insurance companies; and in 40of the world s busiest stock and commodities exchanges. Tandem computers run 75% of all automated teller machine transactions, 66%...

One of the central questions in cell biology is what mechanisms govern the proliferation and differentiation of cells. Understanding the factors that control a stem cell's decision to divide and/or differentiate is a formidable task which would have great implications across biology and medicine. In addition to holding the key to the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, comprehending these factor...

Figure 1. Wright Giemsa-stained thin prep peripheral blood smears (original magnification, ϫ1000) demonstrating appliqué (B) and headphone (C) morphologies, which are characteristic of Plasmodium falciparum, and extracellular ring forms (D), which are characteristic of Babesia microti. Diagnosis: Babesiosis due to Babesia microti infection from a tick bite. Peripheral blood smear from the state...

Neat biodiesels are not preferred for use in the compression ignition (CI) engines due to their high viscosities and related operational difficulties. This study investigated fuel properties combustion characteristics when 2-butoxyethanol additive was mixed separately with waste cooking oil biodiesel (W100) rapeseed (R100). Compared neat biodiesels, (at 40 °C) of W100 R100 were reduced by 12.5%...