D’un lecteur à l’autre : emprunts et circulation de manuscrits à Rouen à la fin du Moyen Âge by Monique Peyrafort-Huin

“…The sources for the circulation of books in Rouen during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries are particularly rich, and for some of them are still waiting to be exploited, especially in terms of the transmission of texts.From a fragment of a “loan register” from Saint-Ouen (1372-1378) and the records of deliberations conserved for the chapter of Notre-Dame of Rouen (1367-1493), it is proposed here, for these two libraries, to analyse principally loans, but also other forms of book circulation (sales, exchanges…, excluding bequests and donations): what were the terms of manuscript loan? …”
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Improved anticipatory scheduling algorithm based on workload characteristic and service time evaluation by Jin-zhong CHEN, Nian-min YAO, Shao-bin CAI, Mei-ling SUN

“…Anticipatory scheduling (AS) of Linux I/O schedule layer assigns fixed anticipation period length to each process.It will introduce extra delay if I/O request does not arrive in time.The improved anticipatory scheduling (WPCAS) algorithm is proposed which is based on workload characteristic and service time.WPCAS includes process classifier(PC) module and request service time evaluation (STE) module.PC module assigns different anticipation period lengths in terms of workload characteristic.STE module decides whether to anticipate the coming request according to service time.Experimental results show that WPCAS algorithm is superior to 95%-Heuristic and AS in terms of throughput,average waiting time of anticipation success and deceptive idleness.…”
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New Approach for Finding Basic Performance Measures of Single Server Queue by Siew Khew Koh, Ah Hin Pooi, Yi Fei Tan

“…Solving the equations, we obtain approximate results for the stationary probabilities which can be used to obtain the stationary queue length distribution and waiting time distribution of a customer who arrives when the queue is in the stationary state.…”
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Configuration of health pathway networks for patients with chronic diseases by Laaziz El Hassan

“…These diseases are of particular concern because the care function (waiting for a patient) is complex and does not have the same utility. …”
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mRNA vaccine politics: responsible governance coordination for vaccine innovation in times of urgency by Katerina Sideri

“…I argue that the dominant vision of global scalability by pharmaceutical companies which are ‘too big to fail’ limits the transformative potential of the hub and I propose ways in which responsible governance coordination can address some of the failings of the system.…”
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Predictors of client satisfaction with family planning services in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Worku Chekol Tassew, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke

“…Thus, this meta-analysis aimed to determine the predictors of client satisfaction with family planning services in Ethiopia.MethodsFrom January 20 to March 10, 2024, a thorough search of the literature was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. …”
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Does an emergency access button increase the patients’ satisfaction and feeling of safety with the out-of-hours health services? A randomised controlled trial in Denmark by Morten Bondo Christensen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Bo Christensen, L Huibers, Jonas Fynboe Ebert

“…Second half with all participants included in intervention group.Intervention Providing randomised callers (intervention group n=146 355) with the option to bypass the telephone waiting line through an emergency access button (EAB), while the rest got the normal service (control group n=71 155). …”
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Management of Anticoagulation for Portal Vein Thrombosis in Individuals with Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review by Geneviève Huard, Marc Bilodeau

“…The clinical significance of PVT is not obvious except in some situations such as when patients are on the waiting list for liver transplantation. The only known therapy is anticoagulation which has been shown to permit the disappearance of thrombosis and to prevent further extension. …”
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Hierarchical data grid resource allocation based on quotient space theory by Chun-zhong XIA, Shun-lin SONG

“…In order to solve the problems of falling into local optimum value and converging too slowly when allocating resources in hierarchical data grid using traditional algorithms,the granular computing was introduced and a quotient space theory based hierarchical data grid resource allocation (QSHDGRA) algorithm was proposed.Firstly,the charac-teristics of hierarchical data grid were analyzed.Secondly,a reconciling model of minimum average waiting time and maximum network and node resource utilization was defined,and then the QSHDGRA algorithm was designed.The al-gorithm can allocate resources from coarse granularities to fine ones,so it can guarantee the QoS of different businesses and make global optimal resource allocation.Simulation results show that QSHDGRA can improve overall system throughput with faster convergence speed and linear scalability.…”
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Current Trends in Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices by Jens Garbade, Hartmuth B. Bittner, Markus J. Barten, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

“…The shortage of appropriate donor organs and the expanding pool of patients waiting for heart transplantation have led to growing interest in alternative strategies, particularly in mechanical circulatory support. …”
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TEACHERS’ AGE IN RUSSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? by Victoria F. Pugach

“…There is given the median age of teachers on certain positions, a teacher career ladder is proposed with estimated waiting periods for the next job position. The paper concludes that professional stability of middle-aged teachers is low, leading to polarization and thinning of the middle layer in teacher age structure, and this is the main problem.…”
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American Sand Wasp (suggested common name), Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Bembicinae) by Marirose P. Kuhlman, Adam G. Dale

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Generalized Diffusion Equation Associated with a Power-Law Correlated Continuous Time Random Walk by Long Shi

“…In this work, a generalization of continuous time random walk is considered, where the waiting times among the subsequent jumps are power-law correlated with kernel function M(t)=tρ(ρ>-1). …”
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Global Optimization for Bus Line Timetable Setting Problem by Qun Chen

“…This paper defines bus timetables setting problem during each time period divided in terms of passenger flow intensity; it is supposed that passengers evenly arrive and bus runs are set evenly; the problem is to determine bus runs assignment in each time period to minimize the total waiting time of passengers on platforms if the number of the total runs is known. …”
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Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Masked by Tako-Tsubo Syndrome: A Case Report by Y. Daralammori, M. El Garhy, M. R. Gayed, A. Farah, B. Lauer, M. A. Secknus

“…The prognosis under medical treatment of heart failure symptoms and watchful waiting is favourable. Previous studies showed that LVOT obstruction might be part of the pathophysiological mechanism of TCM. …”
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A Wild Bunch: Older “Funny Girls” and the Small Screen by Franziska Röber

“…Not only have they increasingly featured older female leads at their centre, but comedy offers an arena for (older) women to be unruly and behave in ways that contradict stereotypes of ageing and femininity without being punished for doing so. …”
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The Inevitability of Absurdity, or Collective Trance in Boogie-woogie Rhythm: Tom Stoppard’s Play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead on the Stage of the Old Theatre of Vilnius by Natalia Maliutina

“…The action is organized in the form of separate numbers-scenes, often almost unrelated to each other: dialogues of characters referring to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, to Samuel Beckett’s absurdist drama Waiting for Godot, vocal and dance scenes, musical fragments, acrobatic tricks, performative methods of playing with requisites. …”
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A Batch Arrival Single Server Queue with Server Providing General Service in Two Fluctuating Modes and Reneging during Vacation and Breakdowns by Monita Baruah, Kailash C. Madan, Tillal Eldabi

“…As soon as repair process of the server is complete, the server immediately starts providing service in mode 1. Also customers waiting for service may renege (leave the queue) when there is breakdown or when server takes vacation. …”
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A Flexible Logistics Distribution Hub Model considering Cost Weighted Time by Wenxue Ran, Zhe Zhang, Sen Liu

“…Due to the diverse and large quantities of orders in the background of electronic commerce, how to improve the flexibility of distribution hub and reduce the waiting time of customers becomes one of the most challenging questions for logistics companies. …”
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South Africa: the arduous task of facing our religious past by E. Oliver

“…Evading confrontation with the past or constantly postponing it while waiting for the current crises to subside is no longer an option. …”
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