The importance of employing high-availability techniques increases as more software (including a bigger-footprint OS like Linux) is being put into devices, Bunell explained, especially since 60 percent of faults are software faults.

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Among its many virtues, according to the survey, the state boasts a high percentage of residents with health insurance, high per-capita public health funding and ready availability of primary care physicians.

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Other factors contributing to the high increase in the number of Caesarean births included the size of the hospital, the availability of a neo-natal intensive care unit and the number of midwives on duty.

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