Special issue: Scheduling and optimisation of production systems
International Journal of Advanced Operations Management 1(4) 2009 Papers from the 7th International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MOSIM’08) held in Paris, 31 March – 2 April 2008. Learning-based approach for multiprocessor scheduling under timing constraints and N-Queens problems Vehicle routing problem with time windows and fuzzy demands: an approach based on the possibility theory [...]
People who get less than 6 hours sleep per night have an increased risk of dying prematurely
People who get less than 6 hours sleep per night had an increased risk of dying prematurely in a recent study. Those who slept for less than that amount of time were 12% more likely to die early, though researchers also found a link between sleeping more than 9 hours and premature death. The study [...]
Website for parents
I’m taking a step away from health care for a moment to offer something that might be of interest to parents. One of my former soccer players, Dr. Alexis Lauricella, sends the following note. But first this question: How can someone who in my mind is 14 be a Ph.D? Of course, as was always [...]
Sooner or Later Restoring Sanity to Your End of Life Care
Damiano de Sano Iocovozzi, author of Sooner or Later, has a new video this week with an advance care planning message for those past a medical cure, or a remission and who need to take control of the rest of their lives.
Are Plavix and PPI Medicines Safe Together? The Surrogate Marker Strikes Again!
When the medical press seizes a story, it can become an obsession. Any physician who is reading any journal is aware of the reported interaction between clopidrogel (Plavix) and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs, including Prilosec and her cousins. PPI medicines are not exotic elixirs known only to medical professionals. They are known to any [...]
