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 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...

the main purpose of this research is to develop an islamic social education curriculum model for secondary schools. reaching to this purpose we used the normative method and deduction. investigating the ratio of practicable usage of normative methodology concepts with current subject orientation curriculum, appeared the necessity of change in current value based orientations in social education...

With the continually increasing complexity of e-learning environments, there is a need for integrating concepts of cognitive load theory (CLT) with concepts of human–computer interaction (HCI). Basic concepts of both fieldswere reviewed and contrasted. A literature reviewwas conductedwithin the literature database ‘‘The Guide to Computing Literature,” searching for ‘‘cognitive load theory” and ...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain whether the parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) uremic patients could be suppressed by repeated subcutaneous injections of calcitriol (CLT). DESIGN Nonrandomized prospective study with weekly evaluation. SETTING Hospital CAPD clinic. PATIENTS Seven uremic CAPD patients with signs of severe hyperparathyroidism. IN...

We study the behavior of innnite systems of coupled harmonic oscillators as the time t ! 1, and generalize the Central Limit Theorem (CLT) to show that their reduced Wigner distributions become Gaussian under quite general conditions. This shows that generalized coherent states tend to be produced naturally. A suucient condition for this to happen is shown to be that the spectral function is an...