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Toward a Typological Theory of Information System Project Team Management Styles

Drawing from research in information systems (IS) and project management, the contingency perspective research stream and from empirical observations, the present paper investigates the effect of the fit between information system project team management (ISPTM) styles and four IS project risk profiles, i.e. challenging, diplomatic, technical and easy (cookie cutter), on IS project performance. Following recommended survey development approaches, distribution practices and general conduct of survey research, questionnaire data was obtained from182 IS project managers in Canada and the United States. The results show that IS project managers adapt their ISPTM to the context specificities and that, for each IS project risk profile, there are significant differences between ISPTM styles deployed in successful and less successful IS projects.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) YANG DIINTERAKSIKAN DENGAN MEDIA SOSIAL PADA MATA PELAJARAN PRODUKTIF TKJ KELAS X SMKN 1 PUNGGING, MOJOKERTO

Penyampaian materi pada kegiatan pembelajaran Kelas X TKJ dilaksanakan dengan metode ceramah oleh guru seperti yang dilakukan di SMKN 1 Pungging Mojokerto. Ceramah tersebut berdasarkan materi yang ada pada modul teks. Pembelajaran ini berjalan monoton meskipun telah memanfaatkan media presentasi. Hal ini berpengaruh pada motivasi belajar siswa rendah yang berakibat pada rendahnya pemahaman siswa. Media pembelajaran berbasis CMS yang memanfaatkan interaksi dengan Facebook dan Twitter merupakan alternatifnya, karena saat ini sebagian besar siswa mengakses Facebook dan Twitter secara intensif. Agar pembelajaran efektif dan efisien, tidak terkesan monoton, dan siswa termotivasi untuk belajar, maka diperlukan media pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan oleh siswa di dalam maupun di luar kelas. Model pengembanga media pembelajaran yang digunakan adalah model ADDIE, sedangkan pengembangan perangkat lunak CMS Joomla menggunakan model Incremental. Perolehan skor persentase dari empat tahap uji coba yaitu, 89,9% untuk uji validitas ahli media; 96% untuk uji validitas ahli materi; 92,3% untuk uji kelompok kecil; 89,5% untuk uji lapangan. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran berbasis CMS Joomla dinyatakan valid dan layak untuk diterapkan sebagai alternatif penyampaian pembelajaran siswa.
USE OF CLASS C FLY ASHES FOR THE STABILIZATION OF AN EXPANSIVE SOIL. DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE

A discussion of an earlier paper with the aforementioned title by E. Cokca, published in this journal (Volume 127, Number 7, July 2001), is presented. The discusser states that the author has presented an interesting paper that enriches the literature and furthers knowledge on fly ash, especially as it concerns this product outside the U.S. Based on his experience in this field, the discusser offers some comments on: fly ash; the origin of coal; lime, cement, and fly ash; swelling potential; and x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, as they relate to the author's work. Closure from the author is included.
New Insight into Breast Cancer Cells Involving Drug Combinations for Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors

The breast cancer therapies available are insufficient, especially since first-line treatments, such as paclitaxel, result in drug resistance and their toxicity often limits their concentration. Strategies like drug repurposing are beneficial, and novel treatments can emerge by repurposing drugs that interfere with the dopamine and serotonin receptors, and thus influence tumor growth. In this study, the MTT assay was used to test the efficacy of such repurposed drugs commonly used for neurodegenerative disorders that act on the dopamine and serotonin receptors to reduce the MCF-7 cell’s viability, either by their single use or in combination with the reference drug paclitaxel. Furthermore, the expression of vimentin and E-cadherin was assayed by immunofluorescence. The dopamine receptor-altering drugs benztropine and thioridazine resulted in the strongest reduction of cell viability when combined with paclitaxel, which may be connected to the alteration of E-cadherin rather than vimentin expression. More studies are needed to understand the mechanism of action of the combinations tested and the efficacious role of dopamine and serotonin.
Parasitic Resistance Analysis in a Novel High Step-Up Interleaved Converter for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

In order to downsize the storage unit of Hybrid Electric Vehicles, a novel high step-up interleaved boost converter has been proposed. This converter is suitable for automotive applications due to its expected high voltage gain. However, the actual voltage conversion ratio may be significantly reduced by the parasitic resistance effect of the circuit because the input current tends to be large at a high step-up operation and therefore the voltage drop at the parasitic resistance may not be ignorable. This paper analyzes the effect of the parasitic resistance on the voltage gain and evaluates the result experimentally. Consequently, it is found that parasitic resistance affects the voltage gain largely as the ratio of the number of turns in the integrated magnetic component of the proposed converter increases and particularly when the duty cycle is larger than 0.5.
Integrating ISO 14001 into a Quality Management System

Companies that have a successful quality management system in place have found it beneficial to expand that system to accommodate the environmental ISO 14001 requirements. Integrating ISO 14001 Into A Quality Management System examines both quality and environmental management and explains how any organization can integrate these requirements into one cohesive system.Authors Marilyn R. Block and I. Robert Marash review the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards and delineate which requirements have a direct or partial overlap and which requirements are unique. Actual procedures from an ISO 9002 registered company illustrate how these requirements can be addressed. The advantages and disadvantages of obtaining registration for an integrated system and what you can expect from the audit process are discussed as well.Elements of QS-9000 and the upcoming ISO 9001 revision are also presented and compared to applicable ISO 14001 requirements. An actual quality manual created by an ISO 9002 registered company is presented in an appendix. A revision of the same quality manual which integrates ISO 14001 requirements is also included.This preeminent guide's step-by-step sequence makes it easy for you to integrate environmental requirements into your current quality management system.
An evaluation of 50km/h speed limits in South East Queensland

A 50 km/h default speed limit was introduced in built-up areas in South East Queensland in March 1999 with the primary aim of reducing the incidence and severity of casualty crashes. An evaluation of this initiative by Queensland Transport (QT), using a control chart style of statistical analysis, revealed significant reductions in the number of both serious and fatal crashes, translating into substantial social cost savings on projected outcomes. This report details the results of this analysis, performed using Poisson log-linear regression, and compares the outcomes of the two evaluations. The MUARC evaluation found that the implementation was associated with statistically significant average yearly reductions of 88 per cent, 23 per cent and 22 per cent for fatal crashes, all casualty crashes and all reported crashes, respectively. These results showed that QT internal evaluation underestimated the impact of the 50 km/h implementation. This study also affirmed that the assumptions underlying the control chart method used by QT did not meet the theoretical properties of the crash data and formal statistical evaluation of program effects was better undertaken using Poisson regression techniques. (a) Report documentation page gives report date as October 2002 but report was released in July 2007
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHWAY RUNOFF WATER QUALITY

The objective of this manual is to gather and to synthesize the results of past documentation and research on highway stormwater runoff into a single-volume user's manual on water quality impact assessment and mitigation. The manual will be useful to highway designers and environmental professionals by presenting the available and appropriate impact prediction and mitigation tools for use during highway project planning and development activities. The development of this document had three components: a literature search on existing research results and operational findings on highway stormwater runoff that identifies existing water quality impact assessment and mitigation techniques; interviews with highway practitioners concerning the use of research results including maintenance of mitigation measures; and synthesis of the accumulated information into this single-volume, practical guidance manual. This manual is intended to be a self-contained desk reference for highway practitioners. An extensive bibliography is included, and the mathematical nomenclature is unified among the sections. The manual has five major sections summarizing existing methods and knowledge: Introduction; Coordination with Environmental Agencies and the Public; Highway Runoff Water Quality; Water Quality Impact Assessment; and Best Management Practices.
An ergonomic evalution of equipment to support patient movement and transfer in the ambulance service

It is commonly accepted that ambulance staff undertake a large amount of lifting and handling in their daily work. Their primary role is to provide pre-hospital care and to transport sick and injured people to hospital. The emergency nature of the job means that ambulance workers have to assist people who are incapable of moving themselves in awkward and potentially hazardous environments. While safer lifting policies have been introduced ambulance workers still lift weights which other healthcare workers can avoid. However since the introduction of manual handling regulations and more recently CEN standards, ambulance services and manufacturers have been trying to find new ways of moving and transferring patients. Ambulance services have purchased new equipment to reduce musculoskeletal risks but there is little scientific evidence to support their purchasing choices. This thesis presents two case studies describing ergonomic equipment evaluations of stretcher loading systems and mobility equipment to provide a scientific basis to support purchasing decisions. Case study one is a comparative analysis of stretcher loading equipment used in UK ambulance services. The study was carried out in two phases. Phase 1 was a field study which used observation and interview methods to identify issues affecting equipment use in a range of environments. Phase 2 was a simulation study which used task simulation to assess the postures adopted during loading and unloading activities with each system. Both phases identified the tail lift as the preferred system to reduce manual handling and improve patient and operator safety. Case study two is a comparative evaluation of mobility equipment. User trials were carried out to evaluate 12 transport chairs and 4 stretchers for Accident and Emergency and Patient Transport Service staff to identify preferred equipment for each team. 16 staff assessed the equipment by conducting task simulations and completing questionnaires for each product. Postures adopted during the tasks were assessed using Rapid Entire Body Assessment. The mechanised stair climber chair was the preferred chair for both teams. The stretcher analysis was inconclusive. This thesis has used two case studies to establish a protocol for field and lab based evaluations of movement and transfer equipment in the future for the ambulance vehicle. A more comprehensive procurement process is recommended to include detailed ergonomic evaluation, ensuring that the end user is fully represented. The thesis concludes that automation is way forward to reduce manual handling risks posed to ambulance workers. The output from case study 1 (tail lift) has been included in the national specification for future Emergency Ambulances in the UK.
Closed-loop control and identification of resistive shell magnetohydrodynamics for the reversed-field pinch

A novel control system design for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) resistive-wall mode (RWM) stabilization is developed from the viewpoint of process control. The engineering approach assumed consists of system identification, selection of feedback interconnections, and subsequently, associated feedback gain tuning. A design for general output tracking is devised, implemented and experimentally verified to be capable of sustaining MHD modes in the reversed-field pinch (RFP) machine EXTRAP-T2R. In principle, by active feedback. the plasma column boundary is forced to 'user-specified' helicities of prescribed amplitudes and phases. Experimental success is mainly attributed to careful identification of local magnetic field diffusion time-constants, and individual actuator channel peripheral dynamics. Addition of functionality and key features of this new MHD feedback system software might provide a versatile tool for experimental plasma dynamics and innovative MHD stability research.
Psychiatric sequelae in women who experience life-threatening complications during pregnancy in a low-and-middle income country (LMIC)

Purpose: Researchers compared psychiatric sequelae in women with life threatening complications during pregnancy (LT), and uncomplicated pregnancies (UP) in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) over a 6-month follow-up period.Method: The study design was a mixed method and quantitative data was collected in a parallel convergent manner at two university hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa. Women from two groups, namely those with uncomplicated pregnancies and those with life threatening complications were followed up over a six-month period postnatally. Results: Eighty-nine women participated in the study of whom 46 experienced a life-threatening pregnancy complication. At six-week follow-up, 65.5% (n=19) of women in the LT-group and 29.2% (n=7) of the UP-group experienced symptoms of depression (p=0.08). In the LT-group, 30.4% (n=14) had anxiety symptoms compared to 7% (n=3) of UP-group (p=0.011). Compared to the UP-group, more women in the LT-group experienced somatic symptoms (28.3%, n=13, p=0.003) and sleep disturbances (28.3%, n=13, p=0.0009). More women in the LT-group reported memory disturbance 15.2% (n=7, p=0.034) compared to women in the UP-group. Psychotic symptoms were not prominent in either group.Conclusions: Women who experienced life-threatening complications at birth experienced significant distress including depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, sleep disturbances and memory deficits compared to women with uncomplicated pregnancies and deliveries. Maternal services for women with complicated deliveries should include a comprehensive package of obstetric, paediatric and psychiatric care that involves a multi-professional team.
The Evolutionary Rate Variation Among Genes of MVA and MEP Pathways in Plant Terpenoid Biosynthesis

Background: Terpenoids are one of the most important compounds in plants, play an significant biological defense and developmental roles in numerous plant species, and widely used for industrial chemicals. Many previous studies have completed the identification of terpenoid biosynthetic pathway and related genes. However, few studies have focused on the molecular evolution analysis of terpenoid pathway genes in plants. In this study, we researched the evolutionary rate variation pattern of 16 terpenoid pathway genes in 12 species with a broad taxonomic span. Results: We retrieved 14 genes in MVA and MEP pathways and 2 extra genes from 12 species, respectively. The evolutionary parameters dN values and dN/ dS ratios are varied significantly among genes, and the dN/ dS ratios of most genes are varied substantially among lineages. The MVA and MEP pathways genes have different evolutionary rate variation pattern, although no significant difference in dN/ dS ratios between two pathways genes. For MVA pathway, the downstream genes exhibits the greater dN/ dS ratio than upstream genes. For MEP pathway, the three midstream genes evolves more rapidly than other genes, and most of MEP pathway genes were detected the signature of positive selection under random sites models. Moreover, the dN/ dS ratios of MVA and MEP pathways genes are negatively correlated with pathway position and PPI, and coding sequence length, respectively. Conclusions: Taken together, the results indicated that the evolutionary rate variation of MVA pathway genes is mainly attributed to differential selective constraint rather than the positive selection. However, the differential selective constraint relaxation and positive selection collectively shaped the evolutionary rate heterogeneity of MEP pathway genes.
Role of Sex Hormones and Their Receptors on Gastric Nrf2 and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Function in an Experimental Hyperglycemia Model

Background: Gastroparesis, a condition of abnormal gastric emptying, is most commonly observed in diabetic women. To date, the role of ovarian hormones and/or gastric hormone receptors on regulating nitrergic-mediated gastric motility remains inconclusive. Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether sex hormones/their receptors can attenuate altered Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase (nNOS) expression and nitrergic relaxation in gastric neuromuscular tissues exposed to in-vitro hyperglycemia (HG). Methods: Gastric neuromuscular sections from adult female C57BL/6J mice were incubated in normoglycemic (NG, 5mM) or hyperglycemic (30 mM or 50 mM) conditions in the presence or absence of selective estrogen receptor (ER) agonists (ERα /PPT or ERβ: DPN); or non-selective sex hormone receptor antagonists (ER/ICI 182,780, or progesterone receptor (PR)/ RU486) for 48 hours. mRNA, protein expression and nitrergic relaxation of circular gastric neuromuscular strips were assessed. Results: Our findings in HG, compared to NG, demonstrate a significant reduction in ER, Nrf2, and nNOS expression in gastric specimens. In addition, in-vitro treatment with sex hormones and/or their agonists significantly (*p<0.05) restored Nrf2/nNOSα expression and total nitrite production. Conversely, ER, but not PR, antagonist significantly reduced Nrf2/nNOSα expression and nitrergic relaxation. Conclusions: Our data suggest that ER’s can regulate nitrergic function by improving Nrf2/nNOS expression in experimental hyperglycemia.
Basic Testing and Strength Design of Corrugated Board and Containers

Packaging serves a lot of purposes, and would be hard to do without. Packaging protects the goods during transport, saves costs, informs about the product, and extends its durability. A transport package is required to be strong and lightweight in order to be cost effective. Furthermore, it should be recycled because of environmental and economical concerns. Corrugated board has all of these features. This thesis is compiled of seven papers that theoretically and experimentally treat the structural properties and behaviour of corrugated board and containers during buckling and collapse. The aim was to create a practical tool for strength analysis of boxes that can be used by corrugated board box designers. This tool is based on finite element analysis. The first studies concerned testing and analysis of corrugated board in three-pointbending and evaluation of the bending stiffness and the transverse shear stiffness. The transverse shear stiffness was also measured using a block shear test. It was shown that evaluated bending stiffness agrees with theoretically predicted values. However, evaluation of transverse shear stiffness showed significantly lower values than the predicted values. The predicted values were based on material testing of constituent liners and fluting prior to corrugation. Earlier studies have shown that the fluting sustains considerable damage at its troughs and crests in the corrugation process and this is probably a major contributing factor to the discrepancy. Furthermore, the block shear method seems to constrain the deformation of the board and consistently produces higher values of the transverse shear stiffness than the three-point-bending test. It is recommended to use the latter method. Further experimental studies involved the construction of rigs for testing corrugated board panels under compression and cylinders under combined stresses. The panel test rig, furnishing simply supported boundary conditions on all edges, was used to study the buckling behaviour of corrugated board. Post-buckling analysis of an orthotropic plate with initial imperfection predicted failure loads that exceed the experimental values by only 6-7 % using the Tsai-Wu failure criterion. It was confirmed, by testing the cylinders that failure of biaxially loaded corrugated board is not significantly affected by local buckling and that the Tsai-Wu failure criterion is appropriate to use. A method for prediction of the top-to-bottom compression strength of corrugated board containers using finite element analysis was developed and verified by a large number of box compression tests. Up to triple-wall corrugated board is accommodated in the finite element model. The described FE-method for predicting the top-to-bottom compressive strength of corrugated containers has been used as the basic component in the subsequent development of a user-friendly computer-based tool for strength design of containers. (Less)
Improving Linear Type Traits to Improve Production Sustainability and Longevity in Purebred Sahiwal Cattle

In order to determine various traits which need to be improved for improving the productive life span and longevity, purebred Sahiwal cows available at bull mother experimental farm and cattle breeding farm located at Veterinary College, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India were used. For present investigation, 17 linear type traits were measured, scaled and scored as per the guidelines of International Committee for Animal Recording (2001). The average score point (ASP) under 1-9 point scale score system along with respective observed group for different linear type traits were stature (6.88; taller), chest width (5.30; intermediate), body depth (4.11; intermediate), rump angle (4.27; intermediate), rump width (5.09; intermediate), rear leg set-side view (4.55; intermediate), rear leg set-rear view (5.95; intermediate), foot angle (5.66; intermediate), udder depth (5.71; intermediate), rear udder height (4.90; intermediate), udder balance (5.27; intermediate), udder cleft (3.75; intermediate), fore udder attachment (5.55; intermediate), teat length (3.54; intermediate), fore teat placement (5.33; intermediate), rear teat placement (6.37; intermediate) and teat thickness (2.76; narrow). For most of the traits, ASP which lies near midpoint (i.e. near five) is known to be ideal for dairy type cattle. Moreover, some traits also showed the presence of undesirable ASP. Hence, the traits such as body depth, rump angle, foot angle, udder depth, rear udder height, udder cleft, fore udder attachment, teat length, and teat thickness needs to be improved for improving the production sustainability and herd life of Sahiwal cattle. Thus, present investigation gives explicit clue to incorporate these conformation traits in selection program of this valuable germplasm commonly found in Southern part of Asia (India, Pakistan, Srilanka, etc.).