The N-System with independent Poisson arrivals and exponential server-dependent service times under first come first served and assign to longest idle server policy has explicit steady state distribution. We scale the arrival and the number of servers simultaneously, and obtain the fluid and central limit approximation for the steady state. This is the first step towards exploring the many serv...

The Unicode Standard [UNICODE], and ISO/IEC 10646 [ISO-10646] jointly define a coded character set (CCS), hereafter referred to as Unicode, which encompasses most of the world’s writing systems [WORKSHOP]. UTF-16, the object of this specification, is a way to encode Unicode characters that has the characteristics of encoding the vast majority of currently-defined characters in exactly two octet...

INTRODUCTION The pathogenesis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is not clear. Risk factors including environmental factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of few congenital anomalies. We aimed to assess the effect of season on the incidence of CDH and mortality rate in the southwest of Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this retrospective study, the records of 60 patients with CDH ...

Contamination of the operating theatre is a major cause of nosocomial infection. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of bacterial contamination of operating theatres in Al Imam Ali Hospital in Baghdad, and the source of contamination. From 1216 swabs collected from surfaces, equipment and antiseptic solutions from different operating theatres in 2001 and 2002, the rates of positive cultu...

For centuries, polemic over Ibnu Taimiyyah (661-728H) has generated cross-generational tension among supporters and opponents. Those believed Ibn to be ma'shum,surpassed Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, unilaterally ordained him as khatim al-mujtahidin. A claim which ignores Sunnis scholars’ epistemic criticism across the school of thought generations, including a critical assessment internal Hanbali its...