We consider how Fibre Channel switches can be cascaded to form a Fibre Channel fabric. We begin with an analytical model of topology performance that provides a theoretical upper bound on fabric per$ormance and a method for the practical evaluation of fabric topologies. We then consider the prevention of buffer-cycle deadlock in Fibre Channel networks. We show that though some topologies implic...

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP) entities, which are used to interconnect Fibre Channel (FC) fabrics with IP networks.

This cross-sectional study is aimed at identifying the level of understanding of the health benefits of dietary fibre in the prevention of disease, as well as the association between that understanding and fibre consumption in the Croatian population. We believe that nutritional knowledge is important for the consumption of healthy food which includes also a positive reflection on food habits a...

Ninety-four volunteers participated in a three-day weighed dietary survey and had their blood pressures measured once. They were classified according to their fibre intake. Subjects with a high-fibre intake were found to have lower mean blood pressures than those with a low-fibre intake. Forty-two of the volunteers further participated in a group of experiments. Those eating a high-fibre diet d...

Aim of this work was to investigate the tensile, flexural and dielectric properties of composites made by reinforcing Sansevieria cylindrica as a new natural fibre into a rubber based polyester matrix. The fibres extracted by retting and manual processes were used to fabricate the composites. These composites were tested for the properties which mentioned above and compared with those of establ...

Phenotypic plasticity of organ size allows some animals to manage fluctuations of resource quality or availability. Here, we examined the phenotypic plasticity of the gastrointestinal tract of king quail (Coturnix chinensis) in a diet-fibre manipulation study. Quail were offered either a control low-fibre (high-quality) food (8.5% neutral-detergent fibre; NDF), or one of two experimental diets ...

1. Water-holding capacity (WHC) of dietary fibre is usually considered as the amount of water held but the manner in which water is held by the fibre matrix may be more relevant in understanding the role of fibre in nutrition. 2. A method used to determine WHC under physiological conditions has been adapted to determine how strongly water is held by fibre. Solutions of compounds, such as polyet...

The complexity of the Fibre Channel protocol poses a challenge to design its implementation “right-the-firsttime”. In this work we have investigated the formal specification and mechanical verification of the Fibre Channel Protocol to address issues of correctness. We present abstract models of the FC-2 layer protocols in SpecCharts and the automated verification of a portion of the fibre chann...

Six dry dog foods and six dry cat foods with different carbohydrate sources were investigated in digestion trials. Food and faecal samples were analysed for CF, TDF and starch. In dogs, also neutral detergent fibre (aNDFom) and acid detergent fibre (ADFom) were analysed. N-free extract (NfE) was calculated for CF, and similarly for all other fibre analyses. Linear regressions were calculated be...

BACKGROUND Cotton is the dominant source of natural textile fibre and a significant oil crop. Cotton fibres, produced by certain species in the genus Gossypium, are seed trichomes derived from individual cells of the epidermal layer of the seed coat. Cotton fibre development is delineated into four distinct and overlapping developmental stages: fibre initiation, elongation, secondary wall biosy...