We considerN single server infinite buffer queues with service rate β. Customers arrive at rate Nα, choose L queues uniformly, and join the shortest. We study the processes t ∈ R+ 7→ R t = (R t (k))k∈N for large N , where R t (k) is the fraction of queues of length at least k at time t. Laws of large numbers (LLNs) are known, see Vvedenskaya et al. [15], Mitzenmacher [12] and Graham [5]. We con...

BACKGROUND ABO-incompatible live transplantation (ILT) is not occasionally performed due to a relative high risk of graft failure. Knowledge of both graft and patient survival rate after ILT is essential for donor selection and therapeutic strategy. We systematically reviewed studies containing outcomes after ILT compared to that after ABO-compatible liver transplantation (CLT). METHODOLOGY/P...

beta thalassemia (beta thal) in DBA/2J mice is a consequence of the spontaneous and complete deletion of the beta major globin gene. Homozygous beta thal mice have clinical and biological features similar to those observed in human beta thal intermedia. Erythrocytes in human beta thal are characterized by a relative cell dehydration and reduced K+ content. The role of this erythrocyte dehydrati...

We considerN single server infinite buffer queues with service rate β. Customers arrive at rateNα, choose L queues uniformly, and join the shortest. We study the processes t ∈ R+ 7→ R t = (R t (k))k∈N for large N , where R t (k) is the fraction of queues of length at least k at time t. Laws of large numbers (LLNs) are known, see Vvedenskaya et al. [15], Mitzenmacher [12] and Graham [5]. We cons...

Communicative language teaching (CLT) is promoted in teacher education programmes around the world, although the appropriateness of this methodology in contexts outside the English-speaking West has been questioned, often from a theoretical perspective. In fact, very little empirical research has been conducted into the practical knowledge of CLT of non-native speaker teachers of English, and t...

BACKGROUND There is a need for new knowledge regarding determinants of a successful implementation of new methods in health care. The role of a receptive context for change to support effective diffusion has been underlined, and could be studied by assessing the organizational climate. The aim of this study was to assess the association between organizational climate when a computer-based lifes...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Candida species are the most opportunistic fungi affecting the nails and resulting in onychomycosis. In this study, we identified and evaluated in-vitro susceptibility of the recovered isolates against fluconazole (FLC), voriconazole (VRC), and clotrimazole (CLT) using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M27-A3 document. MATERIALS AND METHODS From pat...

CONTEXT TSH receptor (TSHR) blocking antibodies (Abs) inhibit TSH-induced thyroid growth and function in some adults with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT), but their role in the pediatric age range is unknown. OBJECTIVES Our objectives were: 1) to determine the prevalence of TSHR blocking Abs in children and adolescents with CLT and 2) assess their functional significance both in vivo an...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients according to different pathologic grades of lymphocytic thyroiditis (LT). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 144 PTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with radioactive iodine remnant ablation therapy. Pathologic grades of LT were separated at two points, chronic lymphoc...

Although Communicative Language Teaching is accepted by many applied linguists and teachers as the most effective approach among those in general use, there are still a number of misconceptions about what it involves. This article sets out four of the main misconceptions and discusses why they have arisen and why they can be seen as misconceptions. In doing this, the article attempts to define ...