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MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF STRESS-STRAIN CONDITION OF BALL MILL’S PIN UNDER THE FORCE OF GRAVITY AND ROTATION
Authors: Бондаренко Юлия , Bondarenko Yuliya , Ханин Сергей , Hanin Sergey , Бестужева Ольга , Bestuzheva Olga
Published: April 2019

The article discusses the pin of a ball mill under the action of constant loads of the body with grinding material, the simultaneous action of gravity and rotation due to the moment of external forces. During the operation of a ball mill, a dangerous section of the bottoms is the place where the cylindrical part of the trunnion becomes conical. The stress-strain condition of the ball mill’ pin is estimated on the basis of a mathematical model that includes a complete system of equilibrium equations, defining ratios of elastoplastic deformation. It takes into account the effects of cyclic loading of the material, with the corresponding initial and boundary conditions. The dynamic load that occurs during rotation is taken into account, according to the D'Alembert's principle, which means inertia forces are added to all acting external forces. The bend equation of pin's axle is obtained; it considers the action of inertia forces. The dependences of the deflection, deflection curvature and stress on the longitudinal coordinate under the action of gravity and rotation on the pin’s axle are obtained. The value of the shear stress from the action of torque is determined. The general expression of equivalent stress is examined. It includes the complex stress-strain condition of the ball mill’s pin, which experiences tensile stress from bending loads and shear stress of torque.
IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE WATER AND GAS UNIT FUNCTIONING
Authors: Петько Виктор , Pet'ko Viktor , Никитина Инна , Nikitina Inna
Published: April 2019

The article presents new technical solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of the water-gas unit of gas water heater. Based on the analysis of various units widely used for domestic water heating, the main disadvantage of water and gas unit is revealed. It is the mechanical connection of the membrane with the gas supply valve, which is carried out through the gland between the gas and water chambers of each unit. This design feature leads to frequent failure of gas water heater due to the fragility of the gland. It is accompanied by material losses and the risk of gas leak. The paper proposes a new design scheme of the water-gas unit, in which the mechanical connection between the membrane and the valve is replaced by a connection realized with the magnetic field of two disk magnets. The magnets are oriented with respect to each other by the same poles and are located on both sides of the non-magnetic partition, separating chambers of the water and gas unit. In the proposed water-gas unit, water and gas leaks are excluded, since it does not contain gland seals. A lack of friction in the transmission of force from the membrane to the gas supply valve increases the accuracy of the valve. The stability of the water supply limitation threshold is also increased. The method for calculating the main geometric and power parameters of water-gas unit of the developed structure is proposed. It involves the use of experimentally removed dependence of the force of magnets repulsion on the distance between their poles.
E2-Induced Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Triggers Pyroptosis and Inhibits Autophagy in HCC Cells
Authors: Wei Qing , Zhu Rui , Zhu Junying , Zhao Rongping , Li Min
Published: April 2019

Emerging evidence suggests that 17β-estradiol (E2) and estrogen receptor (ER) signaling are protective against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In our previous study, we showed that E2 suppressed the carcinogenesis and progression of HCC by targeting NLRP3 inflammasome activation,
whereas the molecular mechanism by which the NLRP3 inflammasome initiated cancer cell death was not elucidated. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of NLRP3 inflammasome activation on cell death pathways and autophagy of HCC cells. First, we observed an increasing mortality in
E2-treated HCC cells, and then apoptotic and pyroptotic cell death were both detected. The mortality of HCC cells was largely reversed by the caspase 1 antagonist, YVAD-cmk, suggesting that E2-induced cell death was associated with caspase 1-dependent pyroptosis. Second, the key role of the
NLRP3 inflammasome in autophagy of HCC cells was assessed by E2-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, and we demonstrated that autophagy was inhibited by the NLRP3 inflammasome via the E2/ERβ/AMPK/mTOR pathway. Last, the interaction of pyroptosis and autophagy was confirmed by
flow cytometry methods. We observed that E2-induced pyroptosis was dramatically increased by 3-methyladenine (3-MA) treatment, which was abolished by YVAD-cmk treatment, suggesting that caspase 1-dependent pyroptosis was negatively regulated by autophagy. In conclusion, E2-induced activation
of the NLRP3 inflammasome may serve as a suppressor in HCC progression, as it triggers pyroptotic cell death and inhibits protective autophagy.
Anticancer Effects of Gleditsia sinensis Extract in Rats Transplanted With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
Authors: Cai Yue , Zhang Chizhi , Zhan Lei , Cheng Liangbin , Lu Dingbo , Wang Xiaodong , Xu Hanlin , Wang Shuxue , Wu Deng , Ruan Lianguo
Published: April 2019

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis have been historically used in Chinese medicine and are considered one of the fundamental therapeutic herbs. Its anticancer effects are currently being explored. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and
still requires the development of new drugs with higher efficiency. By using a rat HCC model implanted with cancerous Walker-256 cells, the therapeutic effects of G. sinensis extract (GSE) were assessed, as well as its regulatory effects on miRNAs. GSE significantly restored liver morphology
and dramatically induced cell apoptosis in HCC rats. In addition, miR-21/181b/183 was upregulated in the HCC liver, and the elevation of these miRNAs could be alleviated by both GSE and sorafenib. PTEN/TIMP3/PDCD4 downregulation was consistent with the targets of miR-21/181b/183 in the HCC
liver, and the alteration of these target genes was restored by both GSE and sorafenib. TIMP3 effects on MMP-2/9 expression were also determined. Our present findings indicate the potential of GSE in HCC treatment, and expand the understanding of miRNA-related mechanisms in the anticancer
effects of GSE.
Different Types of ROS1 Fusion Partners Yield Comparable Efficacy to Crizotinib
Authors: He Yueming , Sheng Wang , Hu Weiguo , Lin Jing , Liu Junjun , Yu Bing , Mao Xinru , Zhang Lu , Huang Jin , Wang Guangsuo
Published: April 2019

ROS1 rearrangements define a distinct molecular subset of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which can be treated effectively with crizotinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting ROS1/MET/ALK rearrangements. Diverse efficacy was observed in ROS1-rearranged
NSCLC patients. Because of its rareness, very limited studies have investigated the correlation between different fusion partners and response to crizotinib. In this study, we retrospectively screened 6,235 advanced NSCLC patients (stage IIIB to IV) from five hospitals and identified 106 patients
with ROS1 rearrangements based on either plasma or tumor tissue testing using capture-based targeted sequencing. The most frequently occurring fusion partners included cluster of differentiation 74 (CD74), ezrin (EZR), syndecan 4 (SDC4), and tropomyosin 3 (TPM3), occurring in 49.1%,
17%, 14.2%, and 4.7% of patients, respectively. Among them, 38 patients were treated with crizotinib. Seventeen patients were treatment naive, and the remaining were previously treated with pemetrexed-based chemotherapy. Collectively, there was no significant difference among patients with
various types of ROS1 fusion partners in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Patients who were treated with crizotinib as first-line therapy showed comparable PFS (p = 0.26) to patients who were previously treated with pemetrexed-based chemotherapy.
For treatment-naive patients, patients with low baseline ROS1 allelic fraction (AF) had a statistically significant longer OS than those with high ROS1 AF (184 vs. 110 days, p = 0.048). Collectively, our study demonstrates that ROS1+ patients
with various fusion partners show comparable efficacy to crizotinib.
Consumer motives for purchasing counterfeit luxury products: behind the status signaling behavior using brand prominence
Authors: Purwanto Pur , Margiati Lulus , Kuswandi K. , Prasetyo Budi
Published: April 2019

The present study sought to describe the relationship of customer motives with counterfeit products and brand prominence and purchasing behavior in three groups/classes of consumers (patrician, parvenus and poseur) in the context of luxury brand fashion. Data were obtained from a sample consisting of 400 consumers considered eligible. There were three findings; first, for the poseur class, consumer motives for purchasing products had an effect on counterfeit products and conspicuous brand prominence, as well as purchasing behavior. Second, for the parvenus class, consumer motives for purchasing products had no significant effect on counterfeit products, but it had a significant effect on brand prominence and purchasing behavior. Third, for the patrician class, consumer motives for purchasing products had no significant effect on counterfeit products and conspicuous brand prominence, and counterfeit products and brand prominence had no significant effect on purchasing behavior.
SORTING SUBCONTRACTORS’ ACTIVITIES IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH A NOVEL ADDITIVE-VETO SORTING APPROACH
Authors: Palha Rachel Perez , Almeida Adiel Teixeira De , Morais Danielle Costa , Hipel Keith W.
Published: April 2019

Selection processes in civil engineering infrastructure projects might require more time and effort than the decisionmakers involved in these projects are normally prepared to devote to running them. A novel approach is proposed to sort these activities into classes that represent their impact on the project, namely additive-veto sorting model, which should be considered before any bidding procedure. Therefore, problems regarding the client’s satisfaction caused by subcontractors can be avoided, and the decision-makers involved in the selection problem can devote to each class an effort compatible with the impact that activity might have on the project. The novelty of this method is that it was built to reflect the quasi-compensatory rationality of decision-makers in the construction industry; it provides them with insights on subcontractors’ activities, and it is grounded on and inspired by a real case study. The new parameters proposed within this model introduce the idea of vetoing an activity being assigned to a class when this activity is incompatible with the decision-maker’s preferences. By using this novel method, the authors succeeded in finding results that avoided a complete compensation amongst the factors considered, taking into account ranges that would be of significant importance in the decision process.
A new species of Clinodiplosis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) causing galls on Banisteriopsis membranifolia (Malpighiaceae), an endemic plant in Brazil
Authors: Maia Valéria Cid , de Oliveira Lazaro Araújo
Published: April 2019

Clinodiplosisquartelensis sp. nov. (holotype male in MNRJ: Brazil, Minas Gerais State), a new gall midge species causing leaf galls on Banisteriopsismembranifolia (A. Juss.) B. Gates (Malpighiaceae), an endemic liana in Brazil, is described based on larva, pupa, adult male and female and its gall is characterized. Galls were collected in Quartel de São João, state of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Larvae were removed from the galls and pupae and adults were obtained by rearing. Pupation takes place in the gall. The most important morphological characters were illustrated. The new species is compared with other Neotropical species of Clinodiplosis and belongs to the group with simple tarsal claws, curved beyond tarsus midlength. Clinodiplosisquartelensis sp. nov. shares the male cercus secondarily lobed, the 12th female flagellomere with setulose apical process, the deeply bilobed male hypoproct with convergent lobes, pupa lacking dorsal spines on abdominal segments, and larva with four pairs of setose terminal papillae with C.bellum from that might be distinguished by size of palpus, wing venation, level of sclerotization of eighth abdominal segment in the adults, as well as, by the pupal cephalic dorsal plate and larval spatula.
Celebrate World Health Day: Nursing and Global Health
Authors: Dressel Anne , Mkandawire-Valhmu Lucy
Published: April 2019

In our increasingly connected world, global health impacts us all. Infectious diseases travel; climate change exacerbates health issues at home and abroad; and we can learn from other places how to provide better health care—at lower cost—with improved health outcomes. As nurse educators and administrators of nursing education, we can play a key role in learning and teaching about global health. Celebrating World Health Day reminds us that we each need to do our part to improve the health of communities, locally to globally, and this article offers concrete suggestions of how we can do so.

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Operationalizing the Concept of Critical Thinking for Student Learning Outcome Development
Authors: Cooke Lori , Stroup Carrie , Harrington Christine
Published: April 2019

Background:

Creating a curriculum that can effectively develop critical thinking skills is an elusive outcome for undergraduate nursing programs. Despite the best efforts of faculty, employers continue to note an inability of new graduates to apply critical thinking concepts that improve patient outcomes. The lack of an operational definition of critical thinking appears to be a key contributor to this issue.

Method:

A concept analysis was developed to identify a definition of critical thinking that allows for clear, measurable learning outcomes.

Results:

Despite extensive discussion within the literature, a consistent definition of critical thinking is lacking; instead, a rather extensive list exists of the attributes and antecedents consistently found in individuals who think critically.

Conclusion:

Curricular student learning outcomes framed around operational attributes can promote the development of critical thinking skills and improve patient outcomes.

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Science Education Funding in Europe and the Inspiration for Chain Reaction
Authors: Booth Josephine , Byrne Eleanor E.
Published: April 2019

This chapter aims to introduce the policy perspective of the relevant European funding stream, tracing the evolution of the science with and for society call from the first Framework Programme through to Horizon 2020. It also introduces the Pupil Research Initiative (PRI) and how the Chain Reaction project built upon PRI's legacy, using its successes to inform a project that was relevant across Europe. The chapter highlights the key aspects of the chain reaction project, for example the Pupil Research Briefs (PRBs) and Express Yourself Conferences, and how these were adapted, and in the case of the PRBs, expanded upon to be more relevant to different partner contexts and the needs of their education systems and curricula.
Chain Reaction
Authors: Bevins Stuart
Published: April 2019

This chapter describes aspects of the successes and obstacles in the delivery of chain reaction in school science classrooms in England. It offers an overview of recent education reform in England and moves on to discuss the implementation of the program and provides anecdotal evidence from teachers to support emerging themes from the delivery experience. Issues of “time” restraints and over-burdened “curricular” as barriers to the deployment of inquiry approaches are highlighted by identifying positive outcomes and offering implications for science education across Europe.
Inquiry and Chain Reaction in Slovakia
Authors: Raganova Janka , Holec Stanislav , Hruska Martin , Pfefferova Miriam Spodniakova
Published: April 2019

The chapter presents how the Chain Reaction project was implemented in the context of science education in Slovakia. The educational reform highlighted inquiry as a leading approach in science education. But teachers were not prepared for implementation of such approaches. There was a lack of resources and a strong time pressure caused by a reduced number of science subjects lessons. Students' motivation to do and to study science was weak. Thus, the project team from Matej Bel University Banska Bystrica concentrated on two main issues: gaining teachers' engagement in non-traditional ways of science subjects teaching and motivating students to put their effort into inquiry-based science projects. The main problems connected with delivery of the Chain Reaction approaches in Slovak schools are discussed and the impact on secondary school students, science teachers, and teacher trainees is demonstrated. The developed pre- and in-service teacher training courses will serve as a tool of sustainability of the inquiry-based approaches in science education in Slovakia.
Experiences of IBSE and Chain Reaction
Authors: King David
Published: April 2019

This chapter considers the impact of professional development on IBSE in the Chain Reaction (CR) project, Ireland. The author offers reflections, based on his own experiences of CR, suffused with the theme of “evolution.” Evolution experienced includes that in thinking, practice, curriculum, and teacher engagement during the project and follow-on professional development endeavors. He speaks as a practicing teacher who, during the lifetime of his engagement with CR, took up a national leadership role in supporting Science Education change in Ireland. He offers that professional development that seeks to enhance social capital creates opportunities for teachers to develop their capacity as science curriculum developers. This has been a guiding precept for CR Ireland and broader professional development endeavors across Ireland in recent years. Evolutions in science education across Ireland have allowed for the integration of IBSE opportunities afforded by the introduction of national policy and the promotion of social capital at CPD to compliment policy intentions.
Reflections on Inquiry
Authors: Bevins Stuart , Lehane Louise , Booth Josephine
Published: April 2019

This chapter provides concluding comments and reflections on the Chain Reaction project as well as inquiry approaches in general. The authors also include three reflective stories based on their involvement in the program. These stories attempt to bring differing roles and aspects of the project to life while identifying successes and barriers within the project. They also discuss implications for the future of science education across Europe and summarize their outcomes from the Chain Reaction project.
The Impact of Globalization on External Debts
Authors: Barış Serap
Published: April 2019

In this chapter, the answer to this question has been researched theoretically and empirically. KOF Globalization Index has been used as the measure of globalization unlike the empirical literature that explores the relationship between globalization and external debt. In the study where panel data analysis method has been used, the findings show that there is a positive relationship between KOF Globalization Index and external debt in developing countries. When it is examined from the perspective of the sub-indexes of globalization, it is seen that the economic globalization index is positively related to external debt. Social and political globalization has no effect on external debts. Impact of the control variables used in the analysis on external debts is significant and negative. From this, it can be said that general globalization and economic globalization have increased the external debt of the nations.
Is There a Threshold Effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth?
Authors: Topuz Seher Gulsah , Sekmen Taner
Published: April 2019

In this chapter, the relationship between public debt and economic growth is examined for OECD countries. In order to determine this relationship, the data between 2002 and 2016 is analyzed using panel threshold regression methods. The findings of the study suggest that the relationship between public debt and economic growth is linear. The public debt threshold is estimated at 99.75% for OECD countries but it is statistically insignificant. While the public debt to GDP ratio is both below and above this threshold, the effect of public debt on economic growth is negative and statistically significant. There is no evidence of the existence of a non-linear relationship between public debt and economic growth. These findings are expected to guide policymakers in the implementation of fiscal policies.
The Local Government Economics in Globalization Process
Authors: Karagöz Berkan
Published: April 2019

The global economic and social actors are restructuring both private production and public production patterns. This change process is called globalization. The globalization process brings new opportunities with it. One of these opportunities is to increase the efficiency of the local government economics in public finance. The processes of globalization and localization are twin processes and are progressing simultaneously. With globalization, international capital wants to minimize the nation state and to communicate with local governments themselves. In this context, becoming a member of a local government gets ahead of being a nation-state citizen. In the globalization process, existing public goods productions are trying to simulate the market. Such efforts require the public economy to adapt to the market and such adaptation is characteristic of the local government economics itself. International capital, on the other hand, sees central government as a force to be overcome and wants to establish first-hand commercial relations with the local units.
IT Governance or IT Outsourcing
Authors: Dorsey Michael D. , Raisinghani Mahesh S.
Published: April 2019

IT governance or IT outsourcing both have their own unique benefits but the decision to choose one over other is not always so clear. This chapter examines the impact of globalization of software development and localization of service delivery in the offshore software development and outsourcing services sector. A case study is used to illustrate the key ideas that helped contribute to a successful IT project that was outsourced by a US organization to a transnational IT outsourcing services provider based in India. The two key points illustrated by the case study discussed in this chapter are what are the issues facing a North American company that deals with an IT service supplier thousands of miles and many time zones away and what are the lessons learned from a successful outsourcing relationship.
Systematic Model for Decision Support System
Authors: Kashyap Ramgopal
Published: April 2019

Decision makers require a versatile framework that responds and adjusts to the always changing business conditions. The personal information handling arrangement of an organization can offer the least help since it identified with exchanges. For this situation, the decision support system (DSS) joins human abilities with the abilities of PCs to give productive administration of information, announcing, investigation, displaying, and arranging issues. DSS provides a refinement between organized, semi-organized, and unstructured data. Specifically, a DSS lessens the amount of data to a ridiculous organized sum; because of this, choices are made to help the assembling procedure. The objective of these frameworks is to prevent issues inside the generation procedure. This chapter gives an outline of the state-of-the-art craftsmanship writing on DSS and portrays current methods of DSS-related applications inside assembling situations.
Natural Hazard
Authors: Kumar Amit , Singh Anil Kumar , Awasthi Nitesh , Singh Virendra
Published: April 2019

Tropical cyclones are also known as typhoons or hurricanes. Also, special emphasis is given on the various aspects associated with cyclogenesis, like the six essential parameters required for cyclogenesis as given by W. M. Grey, and Dvorak technique is discussed in this chapter. INSAT-3D is an indigenous advanced dedicated meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, which was launched on 26th July 2013. INSAT-3D was declared operational by IMD on 15th January 2014. INSAT-3D has four payloads, namely. IMAGER, SOUNDER, data relay transponder (DRT), and satellite aided search, aid and rescue (SAR). Three rainfall estimates are being generated from INSAT-3D, namely, hydro-estimator (HE), INSAT multispectral rainfall algorithm (IMSRA), and QPE (quantitative precipitation estimate). It has been found in this study that IMSRA performs better during initial stages of cyclogenesis (i.e., during T1.0, T1.5, and T2.0); during mature stages T2.5 to T3.0, HE performs better. During weakening stages IMSRA gives better results.
Intelligent Information System for Academic Institutions
Authors: Rath Mamata
Published: April 2019

Research and publication is considered an authenticated certificate of innovative work done by researchers in various fields. In research, new scientific results may be assessed, corrected, and further built up by the scientific neighborhood only if they are available in published form. Guidelines on accountable research and publication are currently set to encourage and promote high ethical standards in the conduct of research and in biomedical publications. They address various aspects of the research and publishing including duties of editors and authorship determination. The chapter presents research and publication system using big data analytics and research data management techniques with a background of information systems and need of information in research data management.
Strategies of Sustainable Bioeconomy in the Industry 4.0 Framework for Inclusive and Social Prosperity
Authors: İşcan Erhan
Published: April 2019

The last two decades have witnessed unpredictable transformations in knowledge-related areas. The main reason for this change is the fourth industrial revolution, a knowledge revolution affecting fields like the bioeconomy. The third industrial revolution, which induced the use of fossil-based energy sources, created a major global problem. Likewise, the third industrial revolution introduced the problem of the excess usage of food, animals, water, and other resources. Industry 4.0 offers an efficient solution to excessive tendencies. This chapter aims to analyze changes and offer strategies in the bioeconomy framework within Industry 4.0.
Entrepreneurial and Institutional Analysis of Biodiesel Companies in Mexico
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. , López Juan José Esparza , Zdunek-Wielgołaska Justyna Anna
Published: April 2019

The objective of the chapter is to analyze the role of the institutions in the biodiesel industry, in order to know if there is a relationship with the quality and maturity of the same with the ventures. Starting from a literary review, the framework of the current situation is identified, covering aspects related to formal institutions, laws, rules, regulatory bodies, and the theory that supports the relationship between institutions and entrepreneurship. The chapter concludes that the institutions in Mexico have increased their maturity and incentive to increase the number of producers and distributors of biodiesel, thus taking advantage of the growing market.
Ecological Centre of Warsaw as a Development Path
Authors: Gruszecka Krystyna
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this chapter is to present a new development path towards greening the city center of Warsaw in the context of the increasing density of building development in recent years. After the process of urban sprawl, there has been a tendency to concentrate buildings, especially in the city center. Currently, a new idea and the need to improve the climate in the city is being born. The aim is to convert dispersed green areas into a continuous network of corridors and green spaces, comprising the city center on both sides of the Vistula River. The future structure of green areas in the central part of Warsaw will be built as an element of bioeconomy. According to this new pattern of urban greenery, larger green enclaves will be connected by corridors created out of necessity along densely built-up streets. Such elements as green walls, green roofs with decorative greenery and food crops, pocket greenery, as well as urban farms (e.g., algae energy generation) will complement buildings, foster healthy environment, and create the opportunity to enjoy pastimes.
The Environmental and Technological Factors of Multitasking
Authors: Lin Lin , Lipsmeyer Bill
Published: April 2019

Research on multitasking, that is, conducting two or more tasks simultaneously or switching quickly between two or more tasks, has focused mostly on a human's capacity to do so inside their brain. However, our daily life experience indicates that our ability to multitask is not only dependent on our brain capacity, but is also related to other factors such as our environments and available resources. Different individuals may have different abilities to multitask due to their expertise, situational awareness, or ability to plan ahead. This chapter discusses the environmental and technological factors of multitasking based on a prior study. The goal is to expand interdisciplinary dialogues and research methodologies to better understand this prevalent phenomenon in our society.
Human Performance Technology and the Effects on Web-Based Instruction Performance Efficiency
Authors: Güzeldereli Esra Ayça , Kose Utku , Tüfekci Aslıhan
Published: April 2019

Human performance technology (HPT) is a field of applied sciences involving the identification of the causes of actual performance problems of organizations, development and implementation of solutions to such problems and evaluation of the outcomes for every step of the performance improvement processes. In addition to its operability with organizations and corporations for varying purposes, HPT can also be employed as an educational tool designed to solve performance problems and improve performance. This study aims to assess how the HPT operates within the scope of web-based education. The study identifies the primary factors which have adverse effects on web-based instruction including non-interactivity, infrastructural and systematic incompetence, ineffective course materials, unproductive feedback systems and discusses some potential solutions which can be designed using the HPT processes and explores the effects these solutions may have on performance efficiency.
The Lessons of Human Resource in The Theory of Constraints
Authors: Galli Brian J.
Published: April 2019

This article describes how human resource management is a field encompassing the interactions between people working within an organization. This area incorporates the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees as well as attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns. In this article, the roles of human resource management and how they impact the overall business are discussed in three sections. The first section uses Eli Goldratt's The Goal as a template to discuss the functions of human resource. The second section discusses how technology impacts human resource management. Lastly, the third section discusses human resource management's ability to create continuous improvements and increase overall quality.
Using Modeling and Simulation Techniques to Improve the Accountability and the Performance of Human Resource Management
Authors: Valentina Florea Nicoleta , Daniela Manea Marinela
Published: April 2019

The analysis of human resources function and its contribution to obtain performance dates back to the 1920s. Now, the HR is an equal partner on the board of the companies, having a strategic role in obtaining performance, thus we try to show that compensating appropriately, the human capital it will be motivated to obtain performance. This paper examines the two different visions of different managers in which the human capital is perceived as a major cost for organization and the others which perceive it as an investment on long run. In this article, we analyse the impact could have the direct costs of human capital on individual and organizational performance using samples of some variables from European level, data between 2005-2016. Data used for the different years were analysed using simulation methods. Findings of this study show consistency with the theory in the filed, bringing a value in motivation and accountability of human capital and performance obtained through human capital.
Organizational Analysis Leads to Dissection of Recurrent Training Issues
Authors: Ross Melanie E. , Stefaniak Jill E.
Published: April 2019

After consistently missing the contract's monthly-required staffing personnel requests, the senior director and senior manager of recruiting decided the day-to-day operations, procedures, and recruiting processes should be standardized within the recruiting section. The staffing department at Variant Data Systems, Inc. decided to move forward with instructional and noninstructional interventions to address incomplete biography submissions between the recruiters and the technical writer. This case study demonstrates how a layered organizational performance analysis was conducted to dissect recurring performance problems. The case also examines how an internal performance improvement consultant was utilized on the project to identify the performance issue and develop the expectations of the position, a communication plan, the formal instructional unit and knowledge management database, and accountability metrics to ensure it met the needs of the recruiting section in the staffing department.
Investment Climate Factors with Reference to Firm Performance in Bangladesh
Authors: Ferdousi Farhana , Sangaiah Arun Kumar
Published: April 2019

A productive investment climate is key to the growth of any developing country. Given the limited literature and importance of economic zone in attracting FDI, this paper conducts a study on the Export Processing Zone to provide an insight into the investment climate factors and its association with firms' performance. A total of 30 firms were chosen from the garment industry, in particular from the EPZ of Bangladesh. Findings reveal that all six factors were considered as important indicators affecting investment climate of EPZ firms. Moreover, five factors were found to be significantly associated with the firm performance. An important implication of the findings is that government and garment associations can get an important insights into the factors that are critical to the investment climate and accordingly take necessary steps to arrange better utilities provide sound governance, improve credit facilities, ensure a favorable trade union together with other infrastructural facilities that require for creating better investment climate for both the EPZ and non-EPZ firms.
The Role of Benchmarking in Managerial Performance
Authors: Stanciu Alina , Ifrim Ana-Maria
Published: April 2019

Benchmarking is one of the methods of widespread use in practice and in management theory, benefiting from continuous development. This article intends to identify and analyze the perspective of benchmarking in romanian smes from the perspective of quality, cost, effectiveness, and customer satisfaction. The results show that for many romanian organizations, benchmarking is still a little overlooked, on the one hand because of the lack of necessary financial resources, on the other hand, of a poor awareness of the importance of these investments in the medium and long term.
The HRA-Based Road Crash Data
Authors: Hojjati-Emami Khashayar , Dhillon Balbir S. , Jenab Kouroush
Published: April 2019

Human error has played a critical role in the events precipitating the road accidents. Such accidents can be predicted and prevented by risk assessment, in particular assessing the human contribution to risk. As part of the Human Reliability Assessment (HRA) process, it is usually necessary not only to define what human errors can occur, but how often they will occur. Lack of understanding of the failure distribution characteristics of drivers on roads at any given time is a factor impeding the development of human reliability assessment and prediction of road accidents in order to take best proactive measures. The authors developed the complete investigation methodology for crash data collection. Furthermore, they have experimentally tested the proposed predictive behavioral characteristics of drivers in light of their instantaneous error rate over the course of driving period to assist processing and analysis of data collection as part of risk assessment. The findings of this research can assist road safety authorities to collect the necessary data, to better understand the behavioral characteristics of drivers on roads, to make more accurate risk assessments and finally to come up with right preventive measures.
Blending Front-End Analysis
Authors: McGoldrick Beth
Published: April 2019

Performance problems come in all forms. The method presented in this chapter blends the models of three respected Performance improvement icons – Joe Harless, Thomas Gilbert, and Roger Chevalier. Their theoretical and practical approaches are applied to a case study. The three models – 13 Smart Questions (Front-end analysis), Behavior Engineering Model (BEM), and Updated BEM – when combined show ways practitioners can assess and improve performance. The practitioner will develop effective partnerships with clients, gain valuable perspectives on the issues, and their underlying causes. Finally the practitioner will be able to lead a department or an organization in fully analyzing problems and determining how best to solve them.
Solve the Problem…So It Stays Solved!
Authors: Monaco Joe , Schneider Edward W.
Published: April 2019

This case study explores how a performance management system was developed to address recurring health and safety issues in an organization. Performance improvement technologists were recruited to address the problem and ensure that it stayed solved. The authors describe the process that was used to develop a training program that eventually evolved to a full scale Performance Management (PM) System. Today, nearly three decades later, the PM System has endured with its original mission intact; it has influenced the international dialog on forklift operator safety; and it provides, through ongoing field research, insights into how a Performance Management system might endure past the first change in the management that championed it.
Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees' Turnover Intention in United Arab Emirates (UAE) Health Care Services
Authors: BaniMelhem Hussein , Abu Elanain Hossam M. , Hussain Matloub
Published: April 2019

The article aims to examine the relationship between the human resource practices and employees' turnover intention in United Arab Emirates health care sector. This quantitative study utilized a structure equation model (SEM) technique with Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) 18 software package to analyze data and to investigate the impact of human resources practices on employees' turnover intention in United Arab Emirates health care services. Results of the study showed that human resources (HRM) practices in health care sector (recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, compensation, and career development) have significant relationship with turnover intention. However, this research was limited to the Public Health Care Sector in UAE and it is recommended to include Private health care sector. Moreover, inclusion of health care workers from different emirates such as Dubai and Sharjah will be needed in future researches. Health care facilities management should have a closer look at the significant human resource practices as an initiative to restructure HRM practices, policies, procedures to increase staff satisfaction, reduce employees' turnover intention and retain its valuable health care professionals. This article is among the first and most exhaustive ones carried out in health care sector in UAE. It explores the relationship between the human resource management practices and the employees' turnover intentions.
Strategic Human Capital, Team Composition and Project Team Performance
Authors: Vicentini Francesca , Boccardelli Paolo
Published: April 2019

This chapter seeks to explore what characteristic of human capital at the individual level links to the performance in project-based organizations (PBOs). In particular, we are interested in the enriching of the individual flexibility construct, which has received minimal investigation from the strategic literature. Moreover, the challenges inherent to this topic are arguably more acute in PBOs, where temporary teams are strategically relevant to the success of the performance and individuals need to be more flexible in order to contribute to high levels of project performance. In particular, we support the idea that the flexibility of members enrolled within teams may influence positively the project performance.
Assessing Knowledge Management Performance in Organisations Based on the Criteria of Total Quality Management
Authors: Pun Kit Fai , Yiu Man Yin Rebecca
Published: April 2019

Knowledge management (KM) has been gaining momentum as the means toward organisational growth. Recent literature also gives much prominence to emerging performance measurement (PM) systems for assessing performance. This chapter comprehends the concepts of integrating KM with PM, and in short, KM performance measures in organisations. It reviews the issues that surround KM/PM initiatives, and discusses the assessment criteria that integrate the philosophy and the principles of total quality management (TQM) with KM performance measures. Five KM/PM enablers/criteria are identified, namely 1) senior management leadership, 2) management by processes, 3) people development, 4) continuous improvement, and 5) results orientation. These concepts are constituted the development of an integrated knowledge management (IKM) model for assessing organisational KM performance. Future research could evaluate the efficacy of the IKM model, validate the key KM/PM criteria, and develop an implementation framework to foster the KM/PM efforts in organisations in different sectors.
Measurement of Company Performance as Part of Its Strategic Management
Authors: Janošková Mária , Csikósová Adriana , Čulková Katarína
Published: April 2019

One assumption of success is definitely strategic thinking, knowledge of methods, practices and recommendations how to achieve success. Performance measurement and management presents subject of constant discussions of academics and practitioners looking for a solution to create management tool that supports continuous improvement of performance evaluation of business processes. It is characterized by two key insights into functioning of the company, i.e. financial view when owner expected appreciation of investments and increasing of company value and viewing business as a socio-economic system, mainly as a complex network of internal and external relations, which should also be managed with balance. The purpose of the chapter is to provide an overview of approaches to management and measurement of business performance according to the experts' views presented in the literature. Part of the chapter is also selected results of realized researches, orientated to the management and measurement of performance of Slovakian and foreign companies with emphasis to changes of used means.
Strategic Inertia vs. Strategic Change
Authors: Vernizzi Silvia , Zanoni Andrea Beretta , Russ Meir
Published: April 2019

Increasingly dynamic, complex and unpredictable economic circumstances require continuous and systematic re-evaluations of business strategies and plans and coherent and effective strategy implementation. Adopting the Resource Based View theoretical framework this chapter is aimed at shedding light on the role of human capital in the strategic change process. Specifically, by adopting the case study methodology the chapter points out the relevance and critical nature of human capital in the complex process that has driven Fiat's competitive and financial turnaround since 2008. Through the lens of Fiat's case, the article contributes both from an academic and a practitioner point of view, to shed light on the relevance of human capital in organizational attitude change, strategy formulation, choices implementation, and more in general, in Fiat's business model re-definition. The chapter ends with case questions.
Research Methodologies for Multitasking Studies
Authors: Lin Lin , Cranton Patricia , Lee Jennifer
Published: April 2019

The research on multitasking is scattered across disciplines, and the definitions of multitasking vary according to the discipline. As a result, the research is not coherent nor consistent in the approaches taken to understanding this phenomenon. In this chapter, the authors review studies on multitasking in different disciplines with a focus on the research methodologies used. The three main research paradigms (empirical-analytical, interpretive, and critical) are used as a framework to understand the nature of the research. The strengths and weaknesses of the research in each of the paradigms are examined, and suggestions are made for utilizing different research methodologies to bring clarity to the research in this field. Such an endeavour will help to build interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and help guide future research and theory building.
Media Literacy and Fake News
Authors: Simmons Tracy
Published: April 2019

“Fake news” isn't a new phenomenon, but it began trending in 2016 during a contentious presidential election. Particularly with the rise of social media, people saw the dangerous impact this movement had, and continues to have on society. People easily bought into false stories, shared them online and even acted on them. Because of this, the importance of fact checking and analysis has surged, and the responsibility falls on both news consumers and practitioners. Additionally, the term fake news has been used repeatedly to inaccurately label news that people do not agree with or do not like. By learning to identify the differences between truth, satire, falsity, dislike, error, and learning why fake news has gone viral, individuals can enhance their media literacy skills. This will in turn improve the media landscape because news consumers will be required to become proficient in knowing how to produce, interpret, and share news in an ethical and honest way.
Journalistic Professionalism and User Motivations for Snapchat Video
Authors: Lee Eun Jeong , Kaufhold Kelly
Published: April 2019

This article applied uses and gratifications to investigate motivations for posting Snapchat videos to identify whether journalistic norms inform Snapchat behavior. This study revealed that information sharing, entertainment, recognition, and self-expression motives were related to Snapchat video use; professional journalistic practices were not. Findings suggest that Snapchat video is used primarily for entertainment, rather than journalism among users. Given the robust increase by legacy news outlets in Snapchat Discover, the findings are timely and relevant.