Event monitoring in a small and business enterprise

This paper presents an overview of the role and responsibilities of the system administrator, focusing on the need to monitor its technological infrastructure. The informatics infrastructure monitoring is, nowadays without a doubt, one of the main key points in business support. Large enterprises are no longer the only ones to feel the need to use these monitoring tools, but small and medium-sized enterprises, which also have IT environments of an increasing complexity, feel such a need. This results directly from the operation of how the business is supported on IT platforms as support for people and processes. When a system, which is vital to the organization, fails either at the hardware or software level, compromises the operating capacity and consequently the business continuity. Having this always in mind, it is extremely important to adopt monitoring systems that proactively or reactively, reduce the overall time of breaks caused by failures. A monitoring system is the way to ensure confidence in all components and the operational readiness of IT infrastructure.

Approaches for the vaccination and treatment of Neospora caninum infections in mice and ruminant models.

Neospora caninum is a leading cause of abortion in cattle, and is thus an important veterinary health problem of high economic significance. Vaccination has been considered a viable strategy to prevent bovine neosporosis. Different approaches have been investigated, and to date the most promising results have been achieved with live-attenuated vaccines. Subunit vaccines have also been studied, and most of them represented components that are functionally involved in (i) the physical interaction between the parasite and its host cell during invasion or (ii) tachyzoite-to-bradyzoite stage conversion. Drugs have been considered as an option to limit the effects of vertical transmission of N. caninum. Promising results with a small panel of compounds in small laboratory animal models indicate the potential value of a chemotherapeutical approach for the prevention of neosporosis in ruminants. For both, vaccines and drugs, the key for success in preventing vertical transmission lies in the application of bioactive compounds that limit parasite proliferation and dissemination, without endangering the developing fetus not only during an exogenous acute infection but also during recrudescence of a chronic infection. In this review, the current status of vaccine and drug development is presented and novel strategies against neosporosis are discussed.

Comparisons between analogue and numerical models of thrust wedge development

Analogue and finite element numerical models with frictional and viscous properties are used to model thrust wedge development. Comparison between model types yields valuable information about analogue model evolution, scaling laws and the relative strengths and limitations of the techniques. Both model types show a marked contrast in structural style between ‘frictional-viscous domains’ underlain by a thin viscous layer and purely ‘frictional domains’. Closely spaced thrusts form a narrow and highly asymmetric fold-and-thrust belt in the frictional domain, characterized by in-sequence propagation of forward thrusts. In contrast, the frictional-viscous domain shows a wide and low taper wedge and a thrust belt with a more symmetrical vergence, with both forward and back thrusts. The frictional-viscous domain numerical models show that the viscous layer initially simple shears as deformation propagates along it, while localized deformation resulting in the formation of a pop-up structure occurs in the overlying frictional layers. In both domains, thrust shear zones in the numerical model are generally steeper than the equivalent faults in the analogue model, because the finite element code uses a non-associated plasticity flow law. Nevertheless, the qualitative agreement between analogue and numerical models is encouraging. It shows that the continuum approximation used in numerical models can be used to model frictional materials, such as sand, provided caution is taken to properly scale the experiments, and some of the limitations are taken into account.

M-AARE - Coupling atmospheric, hydrological, hydrodynamic and damage models in the Aare river basin, Switzerland

The triggering mechanism and the temporal evolution of large flood events, especially of worst-case scenarios, are not yet fully understood. Consequently, the cumulative losses of extreme floods are unknown. To study the link between weather conditions, discharges and flood losses it is necessary to couple atmospheric, hydrological, hydrodynamic and damage models. The objective of the M-AARE project is to test the potentials and opportunities of a model chain that relates atmospheric conditions to flood losses or risks. The M-AARE model chain is a set of coupled models consisting of four main components: the precipitation module, the hydrology module, the hydrodynamic module, and the damage module. The models are coupled in a cascading framework with harmonized time-steps. First exploratory applications show that the one way coupling of the WRF-PREVAH-BASEMENT models has been achieved and provides promising new insights for a better understanding of key aspects in flood risk analysis.

Scio Township and Lima Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Res. of E.H. Keyes, Sec. 34, Lima Tp. Mich.; Res. of Mrs. N.O. Goodale, Delhi Village, Mich.; Res. and Fouring Mills of Henry Osborn, Sec. 12, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of Jacob Jedele, Sec.29, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of James Osborn, Sec. 12, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of B.W. Waite, Sec. 16, Scio Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Sharon Tp., Ypsilanti, York and Ann Arbor (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of W.D. Morton, Sec. 16, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of John H. Schlicht, Sec. 36, Sharon Tp. Mich.; Res. of Geo. D. Wiard, Sec. 12, Ypsilanti Tp. Mich.; Res. of Emerson Annabil, Sec. 18, Sharon Tp., Mich.; Res. of John J. Robison, Sec. 22, Sharon Tp. Mich.; A.D. Seyler, Dealer in boots & shoes of every description, no. 6 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Saline Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of Orange Risdon, Sec. 1, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of Andrew Bush, Sec. 3, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of Dudley Miller, Sec. 24, Saline Tp. Mich.; Saline Exchange, A. Harmon Prop, Saline, Mich.; Res. of Abram Davenport, Sec. 36, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of Milton Reynolds, Sec. 22, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of George Neissle, Sec. 12, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of Robert Hammond, Sec. 25, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of M. Himerdinger, Sec. 8, Saline Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

York Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of Geo. F. Richards, Sec. 16, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of Selden Orr, Sec. 16, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of John Coe, Sec. 3, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of E. Pearson, Sec. 11, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of Geo. Coe, Sec. 8, York Tp. Mich.; Milan House, Lyman Burnham, Proprietor, Milan, York Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Saline & York Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of Henry A. Hammond, Sec. 26, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of Lewis Andrews, architect & builder, Saline, Mich.; Res. of E.C. Robinson, Saline Tp. Mich.; Res. of J.U. Fuller, Sec. 26 York Tp. Mich.; Res. of Daniel Aylsworth, Sec. 26, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of Wm. Dexter, Sec 26, York Tp. Mich.; Res. of Thos. H. Fuller, Sec. 24, York Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Augusta Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of Addison Osborn, Sec. 32, Augusta Tp. Mich.; Res. of Hiram McCarty, Sec. 9, Augusta Tp. Mich.; Res. & saw mill of Geo. Moffit, Sec. 28, Augusta Tp. Mich.; Res. of Mrs. W.M. McGraw, Stony Creek P.O., Augusta Tp. Mich.; Res. of J.B. Olcott, Sec. 7, Augusta Tp. Mich.; Res. of Peter Dansingburg, Sec. 18, Augusta Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Lyndon, Saline and Ann Arbor (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Woodside Res. of N.B. Cole, Ann Arbor, Mich. for sale; Res. of John K. Yocum, Sec. 30, Lyndon Tp. Mich; Corner Main & Liberty Sts., Ann Arbor, Mich.; C. Parsons, dealer in dry goods, boots & shoes, hats, caps &c., Saline Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Scio Township and Ann Arbor Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of J.T. Sullivan Esq., Sec. 27, Scio Tp., Mich.; Res. of Wm. C. Foster, Sec. 26, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of L.C. Risdon, Dealer in Hardware, No. 81 South Main St., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Res. of Dr. D.B. Kellogg, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Res. of David Mowerson, Sec. 14, Ann Arbor Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874

Potential industrial carcinogens and mutagens /

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Reactor safety conference, jointly sponsored by American Nuclear Society, Atomic Industrial Forum [and] United States Atomic Energy Commission, New York City, October 31, 1957.

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