Abstract: The rapid growth in the scale of distributed databases has led to a deeper impact of the multi-join query optimization problem on data query efficiency. The increase in the number of ...

Needle-knife techniques and EUS-RV may be optimal strategies for difficult biliary cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Objectives Older adults can have difficulties understanding and recalling information prior to hospitalisation for elective treatment. Limited research exists regarding how older adults perceive the ...

Abstract: The increasing demands of data computation and storage for cloud-based services motivate the development and deployment of large-scale data centers (DCs). The energy demand of these devices ...

Applying Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) architecture could better protect orbital data centers. Credit: Christopher Bowns via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 2.0 Low Earth orbit is undergoing ...