Insulin use among inpatients is high and associated with severe and regular medication errors. An initial baseline audit showed a wide variation in the prescription of intravenous insulin within the trust. These included variation in the choice of fluid prescribed, electrolyte levels not consistently checked, handwritten illegible prescriptions, and varying parameters set for adjustment of the ...

We describe three disk scheduling algorithms that can be used in a multimedia server for sustaining a number of heterogeneous variable-rate data streams. A data stream is supported by repeatedly fetching a block of data from the storage device and storing it in a corresponding buffer. For each of the disk scheduling algorithms we give necessary and sufficient conditions for avoiding underand ov...

Although the term precision irrigation is now quite widely used, often to mean drip irrigation, there is no commonly accepted definition or conceptualisation of the term, and no cohesive framework to guide research, development or adoption. This paper is reporting on a review of precision irrigation funded by NPSI. This review is considering the role of current irrigation application technologi...

This paper discusses the application of measurement-based admission control methods for efficient resource utilization in the premium variable bit rate service of the AQUILA QoS IP network. The design of the architecture for measuring aggregate mean bit rate to support admission control is presented together with the results of testbed experiments with the prototype implementation. Additionally...

This research presents a new variable rate drip irrigation (VRDI) emitter design that can monitor individual water drops. Conventional systems cannot the flow per emitter. Application uniformity for conventional emitters be decreased by clogged emitters, irregular orifices, and decreases in pressure. A VRDI overcome challenges field increasing application each plant reducing losses. Flow is aff...