16 research outputs found
A Process Framework for Managing Quality of Service in Private Cloud
No full textAs information systems leaders tap into the global market of cloud computing-based services, they struggle to maintain consistent application performance due to lack of a process framework for managing quality of service (QoS) in the cloud. Guided by the disruptive innovation theory, the purpose of this case study was to identify a process framework for meeting the QoS requirements of private cloud service users. Private cloud implementation was explored by selecting an organization in California through purposeful sampling. Information was gathered by interviewing 23 information technology (IT) professionals, a mix of frontline engineers, managers, and leaders involved in the implementation of private cloud. Another source of data was documents such as standard operating procedures, policies, and guidelines related to private cloud implementation. Interview transcripts and documents were coded and sequentially analyzed. Three prominent themes emerged from the analysis of data: (a) end user expectations, (b) application architecture, and (c) trending analysis. The findings of this study may help IT leaders in effectively managing QoS in cloud infrastructure and deliver reliable application performance that may help in increasing customer population and profitability of organizations. This study may contribute to positive social change as information systems managers and workers can learn and apply the process framework for delivering stable and reliable cloud-hosted computer applications
Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers Communication and Devices, (ICCCD, 2000)
No full textUma Balaji is a contributing author, Computer aided design of e-plane diplexer.
Book description:
Papers presented at the International Conference on Computers Communication and Devices, (ICCCD, 2000), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Dec 2000.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/engineering-books/1035/thumbnail.jp
Maskara: A mental health awareness documentary for today’s youth
No full textAbstract onlyMental Health is a sensitive topic in our generation. It is often confused with the term Mental Illness. This portfolio development project aims to produce an experimental documentary, where we incorporate animation and expository documentary, which conveys the situations of a person with Mental Illness and the things that a person can do in order to help the affected.
The animation was created using the graphic software of Adobe Photoshop, Premier, and After Effects.
The project gained positive reviews from selected CPU college students whom the movie was shown to. The researchers concluded that this thesis project has successfully raised the awareness of Mental Health and it’s importance in our society. It also gained a positive feedback from the ethical review committee, they also suggested some things that can help improve the study.Includes bibliographical referencesBachelor of Science in Digital Media and Interactive Art
WITHDRAWN: Jejunal diverticular perforation primary repair
No full textThis article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy
UNSC-Terror-List 37
No full textRes. 1267/1989/2253 List
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QDi.126 Name: 1: YUNOS 2: UMPARA 3: MOKLIS 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 7 Jul. 1966 POB: Lanao del Sur, Philippines Good quality a.k.a.: a) Muklis
Yunos b) Mukhlis Yunos (previously listed as) c) Saifullah Mukhlis Yunos d) Saifulla Moklis Yunos Low quality
a.k.a.: Hadji Onos Nationality: Philippines Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Philippines
Listed on: 9 Sep. 2003 (amended on 9 Sep. 2005, 23 Feb. 2009, 3 Jun. 2009, 16 May 2011) Other information:
Sentenced to life without parole in the Philippines on 23 Jan. 2009 for his involvement in the bombings of 30 Dec.
2000 in Manila, the Philippines. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 25
May 2010.
QDi.147 Name: 1: MOHAMED 2: AMIN 3: MOSTAFA 4: na
Name (original script): محمد أمين مصطفى
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 11 Oct. 1975 POB: Kirkuk, Iraq Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na
Nationality: Iraq Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Via della Martinella 132, Parma, Italy
(Domicile) Listed on: 12 Nov. 2003 (amended on 9 Sep. 2005, 7 Jun. 2007, 16 May 2011, 25 Oct. 2016) Other
information: Under administrative control measure in Italy scheduled to expire on 15 Jan. 2012. Review pursuant to
Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010.
QDi.129 Name: 1: DJAMEL 2: MOUSTFA 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): جمال مصطفى
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 28 Sep. 1973 POB: Tiaret, Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Kalad Belkasam
born 31 Dec. 1979 b) Mostafa Djamel born 31 Dec. 1979 in Maskara, Algeria c) Mostefa Djamel born 26 Sep. 1973
in Mahdia, Algeria d) Mustafa Djamel born 31 Dec. 1979 in Mascara, Algeria e) Balkasam Kalad born 26 Aug.
1973 in Algiers, Algeria f) Bekasam Kalad born 26 Aug. 1973 in Algiers, Algeria g) Belkasam Kalad born 26 Aug.
1973 in Algiers, Algeria h) Damel Mostafa born 31 Dec. 1979 in Algiers, Algeria i) Djamal Mostafa born 31 Dec.
1979 in Maskara, Algeria j) Djamal Mostafa born 10 Jun. 1982 k) Djamel Mostafa born 31 Dec. 1979 in Maskara,
Algeria l) Djamel Mostafa born 31 Dec. 1979 in Algiers, Algeria m) Fjamel Moustfa born 28 Sep. 1973 in Tiaret,
Algeria n) Djamel Mustafa born 31 Dec. 1979 o) Ali Barkani born 22 Aug. 1973 in Morocco p) Djamel Mustafa
born 31 Dec. 1979 in Mascara, Algeria Low quality a.k.a.: Mustafa Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National
identification no: a) Counterfeit Danish driving licence number 20645897 (made out to Ali Barkani, born on 22
Aug. 1973 in Morocco) b) Algeria Birth certificate , issued in Algeria (issued for Djamel Mostefa, born on 25 Sep.
1973 in Mehdia, Tiaret province, Algeria) Address: Algeria Listed on: 23 Sep. 2003 (amended on 7 Sep. 2007,
7 Apr. 2008, 25 Jan. 2010, 16 May 2011) Other information: Father's name is Djelalli Moustfa. Mother's name is
Kadeja Mansore. Deported from Germany to Algeria in Sep. 2007. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution
1822 (2008) was concluded on 19 Oct. 2009.
QDi.238 Name: 1: MUBARAK 2: MUSHAKHAS 3: SANAD 4: MUBARAK AL-BATHALI
Name (original script): مبارك مشخص سند مبارك البذالي
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1 Oct. 1961 POB: Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.: a) Mubarak Mishkhis Sanad Al-
Bathali b) Mubarak Mishkhis Sanad Al-Badhali c) Mubarak Al-Bathali d) Mubarak Mishkhas Sanad Al-Bathali e)
Mubarak Mishkhas Sanad Al-Bazali f) Mobarak Meshkhas Sanad Al-Bthaly Low quality a.k.a.: Abu Abdulrahman
Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: a) Kuwait number 101856740, issued on 12 May 2005 (and expired on 11 May
2007) b) Kuwait number 002955916 National identification no: 261122400761 Address: Al-Salibekhat area,
Kuwait (residence as at Mar. 2009) Listed on: 16 Jan. 2008 (amended on 1 Jul. 2008, 23 Jul. 2008, 25 Jan. 2010)
Other information: Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 14 Sep. 2009.
QDi.373 Name: 1: LAVDRIM 2: MUHAXHERI 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 3 Dec. 1989 b) Approximately 1987 POB: Kaqanik/Kacanik Good quality
a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Abdullah al Kosova b) Abu Abdallah al-Kosovi c) Abu Abdallah al-Kosovo
Nationality: na Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (location as at
Sep. 2015) Listed on: 29 Sep. 2015 Other information: Kosovar Albanian terrorist fighter in Syrian Arab Republic
and unit leader of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Wanted by INTERPOL.
QDi.272 Name: 1: MOHAMMED 2: YAHYA 3: MUJAHID 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 12 Mar. 1961 POB: Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan Good quality a.k.a.:
Mohammad Yahya Aziz Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Pakistan Passport no: na National identification no:
35404-1577309-9 Address: na Listed on: 29 Jun. 2009 Other information: Associated with Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
(QDe.118). In detention as at June 2009
High Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar Based on Multiple Reflectarray Apertures
No full textThis paper presents the design, manufacturing, testing, and validation of the MASKARA (Multiple Apertures for high-resolution SAR based on Ka-band Reflectarray) Breadboard Model (BBM), a large Ka-band reflectarray antenna developed for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications. The BBM features a dual-offset antenna configuration intended for a high-resolution, wide-swath SAR instrument. At the core of the system is a 1.5 m × 0.55 m reflectarray operating between 35.5–36.0 GHz in the Ka-band. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a reflectarray antenna designed to support two distinct modes of operation, exploiting the inherent advantages of reflectarrays—such as reduced cost and compact stowage—over traditional solutions. The antenna provides a high-resolution mode requiring a higher-gain beam in one polarization and a low-resolution mode covering a larger swath with broader beam coverage in the orthogonal polarization. The design process follows a holistic, multidisciplinary approach, integrating RF and thermomechanical considerations through iterative and concurrent design reviews. The BBM has been successfully manufactured and experimentally tested, and the measurement results show good agreement with simulations, confirming the validity of the proposed concept and demonstrating its potential for future high-performance SAR missions
Are bank loans still “special” (especially during a crisis)? Empirical evidence from a European country
No full textWe investigate bank loans’ specialness with a particular focus on the recent boom and bust cycle. We perform an empirical analysis using event study methodology on a sample of 253 large loan announcements for French borrowers between January 2000 and December 2009. We find a significant and negative reaction to bank loan announcements which is mostly driven by loan provided during the crisis period. We also document significant changes in bank behavior over the boom and bust cycle, with important contractual and organizational modifications reflecting a potential “wake-up call” of banks during the crisis.Bank loans, boom and bust, crisis, event study, Europe.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy beyond nominal settings: who needs individual programming of the atrioventricular and interventricular delay?
No full textCompared with the best of the currently available device nominal AV and VV delays, 23–45% of CRT patients can
yield additional acute haemodynamic effect by individual optimization of the delays. A new nominal VV delay of 40 ms
LV pre-activation is recommended. Male gender, ischaemic aetiology, and longer PR interval are associated with a
larger effect of individual optimization
Pagpapatiwakal at Pagbanyuhay, Pagpaslang at Paghulagpos: Dalawang Dula ng Paglalantad at Pakikitalad
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Taong 1974 nang matunghayan sa tanghalan ang pahayag ng mga bakla ukol sa kanilang buhay. Umalingawngaw sa mga manonood ang hinaing at pangarap na kipkip ng Hanggang Dito na Lamang at Maraming Salamat ni Orlando Nadres, lalo pa’t nakaliligalig ang mga salitang binitawan ng tauhang si Fidel:
"Ako ay ganito, kaya hanggang dito na lamang at maraming salamat. Kay Julie ko lamang inamin ang tunay kong pagkatao. Dahil hirap na hirap na ako. Wala akong makausap tungkol dito. Walang makakaunawa tungkol sa bagay na ito kundi ang katulad namin ni Julie….Kami-kami lang. Mga lihim na paguusap. Mga pabulong at panakaw na pagtatapatan. Talagang hindi ko ito ipagtatapat sa iyo pero…nangyari na…biglangbigla, natanggal ang aking maskara… alam kong iiwasan mo na ako. At ngayo’y magpapaalam ka na sa akin."
Matapos ng nasabing pagsasadula, marami-rami na rin ang sumuong sa ganitong tunguhin ng pagsusulat at pagtatanghal, lalo pa’t naging mapagkalinga ang kilusang mapagpalaya sa kasarian. Halos kinupkop ang mga kuwento, talinghaga, at pahayag na nagsisiwalat ng kabalintunaan at kasiphayuan dulot ng kasarian. Masasabi pa na lumaganap ang malawakang paglaladlad sa tanghalan sa huling bahagi ng dekada otsenta hanggang dekada nobenta. Kabilang na sa pagsusulong ng paglaya mula sa opresyon at marhinalisasyon ang mga dulang itinanghal, nalimbag, o nagwagi sa timpalak-pampanitikan—Kung Paano ko Pinatay si Diana Ross ni Rody Vera, Kumbersasyon ni Rene Villanueva, Freshman at Last Full Show ni Chris Martinez, Kuwan ni Jun Lana, Taguan sa Ulan ni Blaise Gacoscos, Macho Motel ni Sid Hildawa, Esprit de Corps ni Auraeus Solito, at ang Ang Mahabang Patlang ay Isang Malaking Katanungan ni Jose Jay B. Cruz
