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In this paper we have developed a two echelon supply chain production inventory model for deteriorating products having stock dependent demand under inflationary environment. This model is developed for finite time horizon. The shortages are allowed and partially backlogged. To make this study close to reality the production rate is assumed to be a function of demand rate. A numerical example a...

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the values of a noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement during cuff inflation (inflationary NIBP) and deflationary NIBP measurements and to verify whether inflationary NIBP is equivalent to conventional deflationary NIBP and is acceptable for clinical use in the emergency room (ER). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 2981 NIBP data points wer...

This paper presents a rule-based database language which extends stratified DATALOG by adding a controlled form of inflationary fixpoint, immersed in a context of classical stratified negation with least fixpoint. The proposed language, called Semi-Inflationary DATALOG (DATALOG for short), smoothly combines the declarative purity of stratified negation with the procedural style of the inflation...