Abstract This paper studies and applies queueing systems to Call Centers regarding the possibility of customer abandonment from the system before being served due to their impatience in waiting for a service.Call Centers are service organizations that predominantly serve customers via phone calls.One of the main concerns in managing them is to prov
Purpose: To investigate the feasibility and optimal port placements of robot-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (RANU) via the retroperitoneal approach in the lateral decubitus and supine positions using the da Vinci Xi (DVXi) and da Vinci SP (DVSP) systems.Materials and Methods: We performed lateral decubitus extraperitoneal RANU on the RANG
The application of 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in conjunction with chemometric methods was applied for the discrimination and authentication of Maltese extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs).A total of 65 extra virgin olive oil samples, consisting of 30 Maltese and 35 foreign samples, were collected and analysed over four harvest seasons b
Anti-vaccine controversial debates have been occurring for more than a century.As the debate has moved onto social media, the issue has further developed.For anti-vaccine campaigners the use of Twitter and Facebook means giving them voice and massively amplifying their message.Yet, precisely because social media advertisements and news works on the