This paper describes my effort to verify the speedup results of the Phoenix 2 framework. This framework is an implementation of MapReduce, which is a programming model for distributed computing without having the programmer to write parallel code. Reproducing the speedup results fails partly, due to performance issues in the Phoenix 2 implementation. In addition the achieved speedups for Phoeni...

The VITEK 2 (bioMérieux, Marcy L'Etoile, France) and the Phoenix systems (BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, Md.) are automated instruments for rapid organism identification and susceptibility testing. We evaluated the workflow, the time to result, and the performance of identification and susceptibility testing of both instruments. A total of 307 fresh clinical isolates were tested: 141 Enterobact...

At the time of its publication, Nima Yushij’s “Qoqnus” (The Phoenix) emerged as a radical departure from the norms and conventions of classical Persian poetry. Nima employed phoenix symbolism in this poem to present his zeal for a literary renaissance. Likewise, George Darley (1795-1846), the Irish Romantic poet who found himself lonely and isolated at the mitigating time borders of Romanticism...

The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning [2] resources. The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was formed through the merging of The Mother's Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, with the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The clinic was primarily based within the Phoenix Memorial Hospital campus b...

Enzyme Immunoassay Reproducibility in Patients with Confirmed Disease and Controls Soofia Khan, MD; Rebecca Sunenshine, MD; Michael A. Saubolle, PhD; Kelly Barbian, MT; Megan Eguchi, MPH; Ahmed Mohammed, BVSc, MSc, PhD; Orion Mccotter, MPH; Ken Komatsu, MPH; Benjamin Park, MD; Michael V Lancaster, PhD; Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ; University of Arizona College of Medicine...

Society & Natural Resources An International Journal Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713667234 Water Managers' Perceptions of the Science-Policy Interface in Phoenix, Arizona: Implications for an Emerging Boundary Organization Dave D. White a; Elizabeth A. Corley b; Margaret S. White c a School...

The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning [2] resources. The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was formed through the merging of The Mother's Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, with the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The clinic was primarily based within the Phoenix Memorial Hospital campus b...

The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning [2] resources. The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was formed through the merging of The Mother's Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, with the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The clinic was primarily based within the Phoenix Memorial Hospital campus b...

The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning [2] resources. The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was formed through the merging of The Mother's Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, with the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The clinic was primarily based within the Phoenix Memorial Hospital campus b...

The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning [2] resources. The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was formed through the merging of The Mother's Health Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, with the national Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The clinic was primarily based within the Phoenix Memorial Hospital campus b...