UNLABELLED Economic considerations suggest that it is desirable to keep operating rooms fully used when staffed, but the optimum utilization of an operating room (OR) is not known. We created a simulation of an OR to define optimum utilization. We set operational goals of having cases start within 15 min of the scheduled time and of having the cases end no more than 15 min past the scheduled en...

Currently employed intrusion detection sensor configurations rarely change. This represents a broad, static attack detection domain. Changes within a dynamic environment, due either to policy changes, or changes within the system’s condition, can make certain attacks more important than others. Static scopes will either result in flooding administrators with relatively less important attack rep...

Continuous access to energy for commercial and industrial sites across the United States to cover their needs is essential for them to keep producing goods and providing services. Nonetheless, the price of electricity provided by utilities is variable throughout the day. In addition, Commercial and Industrial customers have to pay demand charges that are proportional to the maximum power drawn ...

Nitrogen balance was studied in growing male SPF-rats fed on diets in which each essential amino acid was varied from zero to about 120% of optimum requirement. From the balance results, optimum and maintenance requirements were estimated as well as the efficiency of utilization of amino acids for growth and growth + maintenance. N balance increased with increasing dietary level of the deficien...

In current situations, quantitative and qualitative reduction of water resources has become global crisis. This subject has created many problems in Iran’s agriculture sector. In this research, effective factors on participation rate of farmers in Hashtgerd regarding optimum Utilization of irrigation networks are studied. The statistical population included all 1500 farmers in Hashtgerd city. A...

The increasing deployment of portable computers and mobile devices leads to an increasing demand for wireless connections. Infrared presents several advantages over radio for indoor wireless connectivity but infrared link quality is affected by ambient infrared noise and by low power transmission levels due to eye safety limitations. The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) has developed the widely...