Our research explores how interruptive notifications support task management in a desktop environment. We conducted two user studies with a community of open source software users and developers to explore their experience with interruptive notifications. We found that certain kinds of notifications support multitasking, task prioritization, task management, as well as influence task disruption...

Virtualization and high performance computing have been discussed from a performance perspective in recent publications. We present and discuss a flexible and efficient approach to the management of virtual clusters. A virtual machine management tool is extended to function as a fabric for cluster deployment and management. We show how features such as saving the state of a running cluster can ...

Operations Control Centres (OCCs) are critical structures used by airlines to oversee the execution of all planned flights, managing punctuality, regularity and customer support. In this study, we investigated decision-making during flight disruptions inside an OCC from naturalistic perspective. We conducted a mini-ethnography case study in major South American airline, focussing on how functio...

INTRODUCTION Fracture dislocations of the elbow appear extremely complex. Identification of the basic injury patterns can facilitate management. CASE PRESENTATION A 38-year-old male motor-vehicle driver who fell on his right elbow after an accident was suffering from posterior dislocation of the elbow, without coronoid fracture, and with fracture of the radial head and olecranon, and medial c...

Chronic oedema is a long-term condition as its title suggests. It causes disruption to patients’ lives and can be costly to treat if managed inappropriately. Leg ulcers in patients with chronic oedema occur more frequently than acknowledged by many healthcare professionals. This client group requires a specifi c management plan if the oedema is to be controlled and the ulceration healed. LEG UL...

Chronic oedema is a long-term condition as its title suggests. It causes disruption to patients’ lives and can be costly to treat if managed inappropriately. Leg ulcers in patients with chronic oedema occur more frequently than acknowledged by many healthcare professionals. This client group requires a specifi c management plan if the oedema is to be controlled and the ulceration healed. LEG UL...

indigenous knowledge of each land is the manner of understanding and attitude of people towards world that shows the outcome of ancestors' experiences for years on optimal utilization of resources around human beings. emphasis on technology transition and disregard for indigenous knowledge cause not only destroys the relationship between humans and the environment, but also causes disrupti...

The main objective of an ecosystem sustainable management is to preserve itscapacity to respond and adapt to current disturbances and/or future changes, and maintain theprovision of environmental goods and services. Two very important properties linked to thisobjective are the ecosystem resilience and resistance to disturbance factors. The objective ofthis paper is to recommend conceptual modif...