We describe Mendosus, a SAN-based fault-injection test-bed that supports the emulation of LAN-based systems. Our goal is to provide a test-bed for service designers to systematically assess the impact of end-to-end design decisions on the availability and reliability of network services in the presence of realistic fault scenarios. As such, our current implementation is just a first step toward...

This paper develops a classification of mobile interactions based on contextual information relevant to the mobile device user in journeys. Context-aware systems can be used to reduce the stress involved, support users in their activities and increase utility of travel time. But context is often portrayed as real, stable and structured, which can limit the value of applications as they lack dyn...

The preconceptual design of an S-band photo-injector system for a Next Linear Collider (NLC) Engineering Test Facility (ETF) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) has been completed. A photocathode gun will deliver a range of bunch charges up to 4 nC at around 190 MeV. The projected performance is 2.5 π mm-mrad rms normalized transverse emittance at 1 nC and 6.7 π mm-mrad at 3.6 nC bu...

Introduction: Epinephrine-containing lidocaine is the most used anestheic drug in dentistry. The aim of this study was to investigate the hemodynamic changes following local infiltration of 2%lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine in subjects undergoing orthognatic surgery under general anesthesia. Methods: Twenty five patients without any systemic disease participated. After general anesthesia, t...

AIM To investigate the effects of differential sites for cold saline injection on transpulmonary thermodilution parameter values. METHODS This was a prospective study. Twelve patients were recruited for the following examinations: control condition (injection site at proximal injection end of the Swan-Ganz catheter), proximal end condition (injection site at sheath of the Swan-Ganz catheter),...