Power systems for data-processing and communication equipment used in mission-critical applications that require high system availability must be implemented with fault-tolerant architectures. Generally, these fault-tolerant power architectures require that the power supplies built into data-processing/communication equipment are capable of operating from two different ac power sources. In this...

I find evidence consistent with managers manipulating real activities to avoid reporting annual losses. Specifically, I find evidence suggesting price discounts to temporarily increase sales, overproduction to report lower cost of goods sold, and reduction of discretionary expenditures to improve reported margins. Cross-sectional analysis reveals that these activities are less prevalent in the ...

This study aimed to describe the structure of oral health services in primary care Brazil with centers participating second cycle ‘National Program for Improving Access and Quality Primary Care’ (PMAQ-AB), largest service evaluation program ever instituted country. cross-sectional evaluated 16,202 services, regarding 22 pieces dental equipment 25 supplies. The presence each piece equipment/dent...

The lack of the consumption materials in hospital units is a faced difficulty for health professionals. Some tools of the supplies' management are being incorporated with the purpose to minimize these lacks, between them the XYZ materials classification which is based on the operational importance of supplies. It allows fixing levels of attendance (LA) and levels' lacks (LL) to different suppli...