The objective of this study is to share cost analysis methodology and to obtain cost estimates for posterior restorations in public sector dental clinics. Two urban and 2 rural dental clinics in Selangor state were selected. Only cases of 1 posterior restoration per visit by dental officers were included over 6 months. One capsulated amalgam type, 1 capsulated tooth-colored, and 1 non-capsulate...

SUMMARY In this paper we study traffic engineering in Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. We consider off-line computation of disjoint working and restoration paths where path rerouting is used as the restoration scheme. We first compute maximum number of paths for each demand such that paths satisfy diversity requirements. Using the generated path set we study four different approac...

Based on the concept of Modern Control theory, an optimal robust power system controller for power restoration problem using Disturbance Accommodation theory has been adopted in this paper. This proposed methodology is applied to a Two-Area Two-Unit thermal Reheat Interconnected Power System (TATURIPS) taking into account of Super Conducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) device and Gas Turbine...

In this piece of work, we compare the effectiveness of distributed restoration path computation methods that use head-end precomputation and do not use backup path sharing. Our aim is to provide statistics on primary and secondary path lengths of simple disjoint path computation methods in real-world network topologies. Moreover, we propose a path computation method which can be used when paths...

In this paper, a method for enhancing current QoS routing methods by means of QoS protection is presented. In an MPLS network, the segments (links) to be protected are predefined and an LSP request involves, apart from establishing a working path, creating a specific type of backup path (local, reverse or global). Different QoS parameters, such as network load balancing, resource optimization a...

The restoration of strength and stiffness of damaged reinforced concrete beams with deficient reinforcements, through retrofitting, was experimentally and numerically studied. Retrofitting is carried out by wrapping glass fiber strips using cement-based composite binders. Six beams of size 1500mm (length) x100mm (width) x 150mm (depth) have been tested in four-point bending. Three beams are use...