Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Business strategies and the adoption of ERP

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between business strategies and the adoption of enterprise resource planning (ERP) in Taiwan's communications industry. This sector has experienced astounding growth in production over the past three years.Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected from 100 organizations through face‐to‐face interviews. A discriminant analysis is used to test the hypotheses pertaining to the ERP adoption decision.Findings – The results show that a number of identified variables among the key internal and external descriptors of the firm's business strategies are the chief factors that determine whether ERP is adopted or not. Another variable, organization size, is also important, indicating that companies of different size approach the adoption of ERP differently. These variables correctly classify 78 percent of the decisions made with respect to the adoption of ERP.Originality/value – This is the first empirical research study that examines the rela.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing handbook : regulations and quality

CONTRIBUTORS. PREFACE. SECTION 1 GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (GMP) AND OTHER FDA GUIDELINES. 1.1 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Related FDA Guidelines ( James R. Harris ). 1.2 Enforcement of Current Good Manufacturing Practices ( Kenneth J. Nolan ). 1.3 Scale-Up and Postapproal Changes (SUPAC) Regulations ( Puneet Sharma, Srinivas Ganta, and Sanjay Garg ). 1.4 GMP-Compliant Propagation of Human Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ( Eva Rohde, Katharina Schallmoser, Christina Bartmann, Andreas Reinisch, and Dirk Strunk ). SECTION 2 INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS OF GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES. 2.1 National GMP Regulations and Codes and international GMP Guides and Guildelines: Correspondences and Differences ( Marko Narhi and Katrina Nordstrom ). SECTION 3 QUALITY. 3.1 Analytical and Computational Methods and Examples for Designing and Controlling total Quality Management Pharmaceutical Manufacturing systems ( Paul G. Ranky, Gregory N. Ranky, Richard G. Ranky, and Ashley John ). 3.2 Role of Quality Systems and Audits in Phatmaceutical Manufacturing Environment ( Evan B. Siegel and James M. Barquest ). 3.3 Creating and Managing a Quality Management system ( Edward R. Arling, Michelle E. Dowling, and Paul A. Frankel ). 3.4 Quality process improement ( Jyh-hone Wang ). SECTION 4 PROCESS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY (PAT). 4.1 Case for Process Analytical Technology: Regulatory and Industrial Perspectives ( Robert P. Cogdill ). 4.2 Process Analytical Technology ( Michel Ulmschneider, Yves Roggo ). 4.3 Chemical imaging and Chemometrics: Useful Tools for Process Analytical Technology ( Yves Roggo and Michel Ulmschneider ). SECTION 5 PERSONNEL. 5.1 Personnel Training in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ( David A. Gallup, Katherine V. Domenick, and Marge Gillis ). SECTION 6 CONTAMINATION AND CONTAMINATION CONTROL. 6.1 Origin of Contamination ( Denise Bohrer ). 6.2 Quantitation of Markers for Gram-Negatie and Gram-Positive Endotoxins in Work Enironment and as Contaminants in Pharmaceutical Products Using Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry ( Alvin Fox ). 6.3 Microbiology of Nonsterile Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ( Ranga Velagaleti ). SECTION 7 DRUG STABILITY. 7.1 Stability and Shelf Life of Pharmaceutical Products ( Ranga Velagaleti ). 7.2 Drug Stability ( Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, Harry Rodriguez, and L. Antonio Estevez ). 7.3 Effect of Packaging on Stability of Drugs and Drug Products ( Emmanvel O. Akala ). 7.4 Pharmaceutical Product Stability ( Andrew A. Webster ). 7.5 Alternative Accelerated Methods for Studying Drug Stability: Variable-Parameter Kinetics ( Giuseppe Alibrandi ). SECTION 8 VALIDATION. 8.1 Analytical Method Validation: Principles and Practices ( Chung Chow Chan ). 8.2 Method Validation and Quality Assurance ( Isabel Taverniers, Erik Van Bockstaele, and Marc De Loose ). 8.3 Validation of Laboratory Instruments ( Herman Lam ). 8.4 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Validation Principles ( E. B. Souto T. Vasconcelos D. C. Ferreira, and B. Sarmento ). Index.
Long-Term Performance of Geotextile Separators, Bucoda Test Site--Phase III

This research was Phase III of field investigations carried out over 12 years at a test section in southwest Washington State in an effort to quantify the contribution of geotextile separators to the long-term performance of pavement sections. Five different geotextile separators, as well as a control (soil-only) section, were installed in a test section covering two lanes with different base course thicknesses on a low volume but heavily loaded rural highway west of Bucoda, Washington. Phase I evaluated the performance of the separators during construction. Phase II and III were conducted to evaluate the performance of the separators 5 and 12 years after construction, respectively. Field and laboratory tests were conducted on the subgrade, granular base materials, and the geotextiles as part of the effort to correlate the performance of the pavement section to the presence of the geotextile separators. Falling weight deflectometer (FWD) testing was also performed at the site as part of the effort to quantify the performance of the pavement section. The laboratory tests indicated that the geotextiles successfully performed their separation function over the 12-year period. However, the soil-only sections had a minimal amount of intermixing at the base course/subgrade interface, indicating that the separation benefits of geotextiles may not be realized under relatively thick pavement sections. The FWD tests showed that the most significant increase in the subgrade moduli occurred in the first few months following construction. However, the soil-only sections exhibited behavior similar to the sections with geotextiles during the FWD testing, suggesting that for the relatively thick pavement sections, incorporation of geotextiles may not have provided a significant contribution to the overall performance of the section over the 12-year period. Some of the FWD results did suggest that geotextiles might contribute to an increase in the base course modulus over time.
INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION PROCEDURES AND REMUNERATION ON JOB SATISFACTION OF DEPUTY PRINCIPALS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TANA RIVER COUNTY, KENYA

Tana River being an Arid and Semi-Arid region has its own unique issues on the work force. The deputy principals work in this unique environment compared to their counterparts working in urban and other geographical regions.The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of promotion procedures and remuneration on deputy principals job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Tana River County. Herzbergs two factor theory guided this study. The target population consisted of 33 deputy principals and 3 TSC Sub-County Directors. Descriptive survey design and mixed research method approach was adopted in this research to gather both qualitative and quantitative data. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect data. Stratified random sampling was used in selecting the 3 deputy principals for the pilot study and the 30 deputies were selected purposively for the main study. The 3 TSC Sub- County Director were included in the study. Reliability was ascertained by use of Cronbach alpha coefficient.The quantitative data obtained were subjected to descriptive statistics analysis. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 22) was used to generate Frequency and percentages. Tables and graphs were used in data presentation Qualitative data were analyzed thematically.The study findings revealed that half of the deputy principals were satisfied with promotion policies with reference to fairness in promotion, promotion policies, current career guidelines and chances for future promotion however they were dissatisfied with the pay package.The recommendation made included improvement of the pay package for deputy principals. The research findings are significant to policy makers such as the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and Ministry of Education (MOE) in formulation of policies in regard to promotion and remuneration of deputy principals.
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transfer in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: single-blind, multicentre, randomized controlled trial

Objective Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intracoronary autologous bone morrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) transplantation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods In this randomized, single-blind, controlled trial, patients with STEMI (aged 39-76 years) were enrolled at 6 centers in Beijing (the People's Liberation Army Navy General Hospital, Beijing Armed Police General Hospital, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing Huaxin Hospital, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital West Hospital). All patients underwent optimum medical treatment and percutaneous coronary intervention, and were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to BM-MSCs group or control group. The primary endpoint was the change of myocardial viability at the 6th month's follow-up and left-ventricular (LV) function at the 12th month's follow-up.The secondary endpoints were the incidence of cardiovascular event, total mortality and adverse event during the 12 months' follow-up. The myocardial viability assessed by single- photon emission tomography (SPECT). The left ventricular ejection fraction was used to assess LV function. All patients underwent dynamic ECG and laboratory evaluations. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrails.gov, number NCT04421274.Results Between March 2008, and July 2010, 43 patients who had underwent optimum medical treatment and successful percutaneous coronary intervention were randomly assigned to BM-MSCs group (n=21)or control group (n=22) and followed up for 12 months. At the 6th month's follow-up, there was no significant improvement in myocardial activity in the BM-MSCs group before and after transplantation. Meanwhile, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the change of myocardial perfusion defect index (p=0.90) and myocardial metabolic defect index (p=0.37). The LV ejection fraction increased from baseline to 12 months in the BM-MSCs group and control group ( mean baseline-adjusted BM-MSCs treatment differences in LV ejection fraction 4.8% (SD 9.0) and mean baseline-adjusted control group treatment differences in LV ejection fraction 5.8% (SD 6.04) ). However, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the change of the LV ejection fraction (p=0.23). We noticed that during the 12 months' follow-up, except for one death and one coronary microvascular embolism in the BM-MSCs group, no other events occurred and Alanine transaminase (ALT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in BM-MSCs group were significantly lower than that in control group.Conclusions The present study may have many methodological limitations, and within those limitations, we did not identify that intracoronary transfer of autologous BM-MSCs could largely promote the recovery of LV function and myocardial viability after acute myocardial infarction.
Bodies of Work

By the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh emerged as a major manufacturing center in the United States. Its rise as a leading producer of steel, glass, and coal was fueled by machine technology and mass immigration, developments that fundamentally changed the industrial workplace. Because Pittsburgh’s major industries were almost exclusively male and renowned for their physical demands, the male working body came to symbolize multiple often contradictory narratives about strength and vulnerability, mastery and exploitation. In Bodies of Work , Edward Slavishak explores how Pittsburgh and the working body were symbolically linked in civic celebrations, the research of social scientists, the criticisms of labor reformers, advertisements, and workers’ self-representations. Combining labor and cultural history with visual culture studies, he chronicles a heated contest to define Pittsburgh’s essential character at the turn of the twentieth century, and he describes how that contest was conducted largely through the production of competing images. Slavishak focuses on the workers whose bodies came to epitomize Pittsburgh, the men engaged in the arduous physical labor demanded by the city’s metals, glass, and coal industries. At the same time, he emphasizes how conceptions of Pittsburgh as quintessentially male limited representations of women in the industrial workplace. The threat of injury or violence loomed large for industrial workers at the turn of the twentieth century, and it recurs throughout Bodies of Work : in the marketing of artificial limbs, statistical assessments of the physical toll of industrial capitalism, clashes between labor and management, the introduction of workplace safety procedures, and the development of a statewide workmen’s compensation system.
Area of Operation for a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag in the Far-Field

In Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications, it is beneficial to know where in a three-dimensional space an RFID tag will operate with respect to the interrogating transmitter. It becomes a very complex problem containing numerous variables including transmitted power, antenna gains, orientation, etc. One well-known equation used to approximate the power that a tag can receive from an interrogating transmitter is the Friis Equation. However, the commonly used form of the Friis Equation contains assumptions that limit the validity to a single point, orientation, and polarization in space, which is usually the most favorable. These simplifications eliminate the reflection coefficients and polarization terms, and the gains lose their angular dependences. This dissertation will provide a mathematical model that describes the operation of a tag in the far-field from a more realistic perspective in a three-dimensional space. The complete form of the Friis equation will be used as the basic formulation to model the amount of power a tag can receive for any orientation at a given point in space. The dissertation will also include mathematical analyses of how the location of the data base station affects the performance of the system by applying the physics embodied in the complete Friis equation to the return transmission link from the tag to the data base station. The complete mathematical expression will be used to evaluate the performance of an RFID tag by depicting the three-dimensional area of operation. The functioning volume will be solved using the developed scaling factor method and will give an accurate portrayal of where a tag can be successfully read as a specified percentage of reads when all orientations and polarizations are examined.
Assessing the long-term face memory of highly superior and typical-ability short-term face recognisers

Outstanding long-term unfamiliar face recognition ability is the hallmark of the exceptionally skilled ‘super-recognisers’. Indeed, international police super-recogniser units rely on members identifying unfamiliar suspects from CCTV after substantial delays. Yet, virtually all research has employed brief retention intervals to evaluate super-recognisers’ capabilities. To address this gap in the literature, in Experiment 1, participants (n = 597), including 84 super-recognisers, viewed 10 60s target-actor videos and identified targets from 10 target-present line-ups after random delays of 1, 7, 14, 28, or 56 days. In Experiment 2, participants (n = 1421), including 206 super-recognisers, viewed 20 30s target-actor videos and identified targets from 10 target-present and 10 target-absent line-ups after delays of virtually none, 1, 7, and 28 days. Correct target-present identifications, and with smaller effect sizes, correct target-absent line-up rejections were predicted by short-term face memory and matching test scores, and decision confidence. Delay also predicted correct target-present identifications but not correct rejections. With higher confidence, most super-recognisers (82.5%) individually exceeded overall control mean hit rate accuracy. However, only a minority of comparisons were significant (28.5%). The important applied implication was the demonstration that not all super-recognisers can sustain their skills over longer retention intervals. Therefore, recruitment to super-recogniser research groups, or roles in policing or security require longer-term face memory tests. Important theoretically was the finding that super-recogniser’s estimated forgetting curve was shallower than that of controls, implying that their enhanced mnemonic system for faces allows representations in memory to be more reliably sustained for far longer.
Lifestyle redesign : implementing the well elderly program

In this age of modern era, the use of internet must be maximized. Yeah, internet will help us very much not only for important thing but also for daily activities. Many people now, from any level can use internet. The sources of internet connection can also be enjoyed in many places. As one of the benefits is to get the on-line lifestyle redesign implementing the well elderly program book, as the world window, as many people suggest.
Dynamic response analysis of the thor-lx dummy lower extremity

Regarding THOR-50AM dummy lower extremities (hereafter referred to as "THOR" and "THOR-LX") developed as an assembly of lower extremities for next generation dummies in frontal impact test, a series of tests have been conducted as follows. HYGE sled tests with a toe-board simulating the impact upon intrusion into the vehicle compartment around the occupant feet, dummy dropping tests with two different postures; one is the upright posture with the knees set straight and another is the posture with the knees bent, in order to apply impact loads and to measure/evaluate the impact response characteristics. The main findings obtained through the above are as follows. 1. HYGE Sled Tests (1) In the same impact conditions, some differences are seen by the polarity and values of tibia moment between THOR-LX and Hybrid III-50 AM dummy lower extremities (hereafter referred to as "HyIII" and HyIII-LX"). (2) When the floor displacement rate and/or toe-board rotation angle are increased, the ankles of HyIII-LX are locked up by dorsiflexion which affects the values measured with the tibia load gauges, whereas such an effect is absent with THOR-LX. (3) The values measured with the tibia load gauges roughly correspond with the floor/toe-board motion for THOR-LX, but the values of HyIII-LX sometimes do not correspond with the toe-board motion. 2. Dummy Dropping Tests (1) Values of tibia axial force of THOR-LX are closer to those obtained with the volunteers (University of Heidelberg data), while those of HyIII-LX are greater. (2) Due to differences in tibia-knee and tibia-ankle fitting locations, the values of tibia moment of HyIII-LX with inclined tibia axis become greater than those of THOR-LX with practically vertical tibia axis. (3) Due to differences in structures of legs, ankles and feet, the pelvis acceleration peak timing with HyIII-LX is earlier than that of THOR-LX in each one ofthe dummy postures, and the interval from the pelvis acceleration peak timing to the tibia load peak timing is shorter with HyIII-LX.
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among Healthcare Workers in Selected Health Facilities in Abuja

Background : In recent years, deaths due to adverse drug reaction (ADR) have been on the increase. In order to reduce the untoward effects and to prevent deaths, reporting of ADR remains the cornerstone in improving patients safe use of drugs. Aim : This study aimed at assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of adverse drug reaction reporting amongst Medical Doctors, Pharmacists, and Nurses in selected health facilities within Abuja, Nigeria. Methods : A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken using questionnaire to assess knowledge attitude, and practice of reporting adverse drug reaction among the categories of healthcare workers included in the study. Results : The findings from the study showed that 99% of the study participants had knowledge about the standard definition of pharmacovigilance, majority of the study participants (58.7%) indicated that ADR reporting should be made mandatory, more than two third of the study participants (67%) had encountered cases of ADR in their practice, only a quarter of the participants (26%) had reported cases of adverse drug reaction. Conclusion: This study revealed that almost of the study participants were aware of ADR, they had sound knowledge and positive attitude towards ADR reporting but unfortunately the practice of reporting was low among healthcare professionals included for this study.
Structural breaks in Iron-Ore prices: The impact of the 1973 oil crisis

This paper investigates the time-series properties of the price of iron ore. The focus is on testing a unit-root null hypothesis against a trend-stationary alternative, with a structural break allowed under both hypotheses. We consider unit-root tests with or without structural breaks, applied on historical prices of five different qualities of Swedish and Brazilian iron ore. New and more accurate critical values for the exogenous-break tests are calculated, and several of the asymptotic tests are accompanied by their bootstrap counterparts due to the limited sample sizes. Using unit-root tests allowing for an exogenous structural break in 1973, the null hypothesis of a unit root is rejected for three of the five series. The sign and nature of the estimated breaks correspond to the state of the iron and steel industry during the first half of the 1970s. The bootstrap tests give results close to those from the asymptotic ones.
Test Verification of the Effect of Stress Gradient on Webs of Cees and Zee Sections

C- and Z-sections are two of the most common cold-formed steel shapes in use today. Accurate prediction of the bending performance of these sections is important for reliable and efficient cold-formed steel structures. Recent analytical work has highlighted discontinuities and inconsistencies in the AISI (1996) design provisions for stiffened elements under a stress gradient (i.e., the web of C- or Z-sections). New methods have been proposed for design, and an interim method has been adopted in the NAS (North American Specification 2001). However, existing tests on Cs and Zs do not provide a definitive evaluation of the design expressions, due primarily to incomplete restriction of the distortional buckling mode. Described in this paper are a series of flexural tests with details selected specifically to insure that local buckling is free to form, but distortional buckling and lateral-torsional buckling are restricted. The members selected for the tests provide systematic variation in the web slenderness (h/t) while varying other relevant non-dimensional parameters (i.e., h/b, b/t, d/t, d/b). Initial analysis of the completed testing indicates that overall test-to-predicted ratios for AISI (1996), S136 (1994), NAS (2001) and the Direct Strength Method (Schafer 2002) are all adequate, but systematic error is observed in AISI and S136 due to web/flange interaction.