Efficiency comparison of message brokers by Sebastian Dyjach, Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik

“…In the scenario examining message delivery delays, RabbitMQ turned out to be the best tool, while in the case of examining the stability of message processing in real-time, the best results were achieved with Apache Kafka. …”
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Not Yet a Duck by Tim Daugherty, Dana Paliliunas, David Zimmerman, Natalie Curry, Tanya Whipple, Leslie Echols, Paul Deal, Saylor Strength

“…As those programs proliferated in the past decade, host institutions tended to “unbundle” academic affairs and student affairs (often neglecting the latter in the design and delivery of online programs).  And so, while online programs opened the door for students facing barriers, the programs might not be conveying the full set of social, personal, and professional benefits of a college education.  …”
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Atrial Fibrillation as a Rare Complication of the Use of Nifedipine as a Tocolytic Agent: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nikolina P. Docheva, Emily D. Slutsky, Roger Sandelin, James W. Van Hook

“…Calcium channel blockers are commonly used tocolytic agents on Labor and Delivery units worldwide as part of the management of preterm labor. …”
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Updates on Molecular Targets and Potential Interventions by Huanyu Mao, Yan Chen

“…New pharmaceuticals targeting oxidative stress, inflammation, or noise-induced neuropathy are emerging, highlighted by the nanoparticle-based drug delivery system. Given the complexity of the pathogenesis behind NIHL, deeper and more comprehensive studies still need to be fulfilled.…”
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A Job Well Done: Clients Satisfied With Extension's Service by Tyann M. Haile, Glenn D. Israel

“…The information from the survey is used as part of the FCES' ongoing effort to improve program quality and information delivery. This document is AEC 374, one of a series of the Agricultural Education and Communication Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Vector-borne Rickettsia Pathogens by Yuexun Tian, Phillip E. Kaufman, Cynthia C. Lord

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Preeclampsia, Natural History, Genes, and miRNAs Associated with the Syndrome by Laura Parada-Niño, Luisa Fernanda Castillo-León, Adrien Morel

“…PE is described as a placental pathology because, after delivery, most women recover normal arterial pressure. …”
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The Anatomy of Teleneurosurgery in China by Xiaohong Gao

“…The advances of information communication technologies (ICTs) and the advent of internet have revolutionised the means in the delivery of healthcare via telemedicine to remote and underserved populations, which to a certain extent has been very well exploited in China, especially where 70% peasants residing in the rural areas. …”
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An Analytical Approach to Opportunistic Transmission under Rayleigh Fading Channels by Yousaf Bin Zikria, Sung Won Kim, Heejung Yu, Seung Yeob Nam

“…The results show that an opportunistic transmission approach is better than traditional multihop transmissions in terms of successful data delivery with fewer transmissions. Consequently, it can provide an energy efficient transmission mechanism for cognitive radio sensor networks.…”
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Medicalisation of Birth in Transylvania in the Second Half of the 19th Century. A Subject to be Investigated by Luminiţa Dumănescu, Ioan Bolovan

“…A research tool like a historical population database could help the scholars to address the issue of birth medicalisation, starting from the main research question: can we discuss the medicalisation of birth given that more than half of the women assisted in the delivery of just one child?…”
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Intravenous to Oral Stepdown Antibiotic Therapy: Another Cost-Effective Strategy in an Era of Shrinking Health Care Dollars by Thomas J Louie

“…The rapid transition from intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy in hospitalized patients is being catalyzed by the need to gain further efficiencies in health care delivery without Compromising patient cure. The successful transition to oral therapy reduces complication from intravenous access devices. reduces cost of therapy and facilitates early discharge. both older and newer antimicrobials can be used as stepdown therapy. …”
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Trends in Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections following Health Care Restructuring in Alberta between 1999 and 2005 by Mao-Cheng Lee, Lynora Saxinger, Sarah E Forgie, Geoffrey Taylor

“…OBJECTIVE: A previous study at the University of Alberta Hospital/Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, revealed an increase in hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (BSI) rates associated with an increase in patient acuity during a period of public health care delivery restructuring between 1993 and 1996. The present study assessed trends in BSIs since the end of the restructuring.…”
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Customer Participation in Professional Services Operations And Its Impacts On Flexibility and Costs by Juliana Barreto, Ricardo Silveira Martins

“…Through a multi-case study with four professional services organizations, using data collection through semi-structured interviews and documentary research, we identified four main sources of variability, namely: customer arrival, the diagnosis of needs, production and implementation and the delivery value analysis. We concluded that the professional services firms prioritize customer participation and this implies to accommodate variability in flexible service operations to meet the most different types of customers without an alignment to the strategic plan for business growth.…”
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Visual campaign for the 40th Anniversary of the Cienfuegos` Faculty of Medical Sciences by Fernando de la Mora Martín

“…In September of the 1982-1983 academic year, with the delivery of the first construction module of the Medicine School in Cienfuegos, the 1st Contingent of the Carlos Juan Finlay Medical Sciences Detachment began. …”
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Estimating Benefits of Residential Outdoor Water Conservation: A Step-by-Step Guide by Tatiana Borisova, Laura A. Warner, Weizhe Weng, Jennison Searcy, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Michael Dukes

“…It provides guidance for reporting benefits, including lowered utility bills for homeowners, reduced water-delivery costs for utilities, and increased water supply. …”
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Anagyrus pseudococci Girault (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) by Theresa Chormanski, Ronald D. Cave

“…The wasps may be commercially reared and distributed inside mummies, and they will emerge within 1-5 days after delivery. Application involves placing a bottle containing the mummies in a dry spot of the crop and allowing the adults to emerge. …”
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Adaptive Deployment Scheme for Mobile Relays in Substitution Networks by Karen Miranda, Enrico Natalizio, Tahiry Razafindralambo

“…Specifically, our goal is to deploy or redeploy the mobile relays so that application-level requirements, such as data delivery or latency, are met. Our proposal for a mobile relay achieves these goals by using an adaptive approach to self-adjust their position based on local information. …”
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ASIC3: A Lactic Acid Sensor for Cardiac Pain by D.C. Immke, E.W. McCleskey

“…All these conditions cause ischemia � insufficient oxygen delivery for local metabolic demand — and this releases lactic acid as cells switch to anaerobic metabolism. …”
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Gravid Uterus in an Umbilical Hernia by Lawrence C. E. Mbuagbaw, Frederick L. I. Morfaw

“…Surgical management offers an opportunity for hernia repair and can ensure a safe delivery for the mother and child.…”
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2003 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: Workers' Compensation [State] by Leo C. Polopolus, Michael T. Olexa, Fritz Roka, Carol Fountain

“… The purpose of workers' compensation is to assure quick and efficient delivery of disability and medical benefits to an injured worker and to facilitate a worker's return to gainful re-employment at a reasonable cost to the employer. …”
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