PURPOSE: This is the second of a 3-part series presenting 2 effective applications-acuity and dosage-that describe how the business case for case management (CM) can be made. In Part I, dosage and acuity concepts were explained as client need-severity, CM intervention-intensity, and CM...

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ABSTRACTFILTER SCHEDULING FUNCTION MODEL IN INTERNET SERVER:RESOURCE CONFIGURATION, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ANDOPTIMAL SCHEDULINGbyMINGHUA XUAugust 2010Advisor: Dr. Cheng-Zhong XuMajor: Computer EngineeringDegree: Doctor of PhilosophyInternet traffic often exhibits a structure with rich...