cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Role of Ethics in Corporate Governance in Building and Construction Industry
Creators: name: Petrovic-Lazarevic, Sonja
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This role of ethics in corporate governance in the Building and Construction Industry (BCI) has recently attracted considerable attention and consequently research on international and national level. The aim of the paper is firstly to point to the role of ethics in corporate governance in both large and small organisations in the BCI in Australia. Secondly, the paper suggests in what direction governance should further develop in order that the Australian BCI can remain globally competitive.
Gonzalo Sanz, Luís María, Entre libertad y determinismo. Genes, cerebro y ambiente en la condición humana, col. «Ciencia y fe», Ediciones Cristiandad, Madrid, 2007
Creators: name: Sepúlveda, A.
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
One new limonoid with cytotoxicity against glioma cell lines from Cipadessa baccifera
Creators: name: Kun, Zhao
name: Lin, Li
name: Xiang, Zheng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer

description: Glioma is a common malignant tumor with a high incidence rate but a low cure rate. In this paper, one previously undescribed limonoid (1), along with two known cipadesin-type limonoids 2 and 3, were isolated from Cipadessa baccifera. Their structures were established based on a comprehensive analysis of NMR and MS spectra. Compound 1 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against U251 and BT-325 cells with IC50 values of 7.32 ± 0.21 and 13.25 ± 0.35 μM, suggesting that 1 might be a promising leading compound for the treatment of glioma.
Grün, Anselm, La Biblia. Textos de la Sagrada Escritura: Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento, col. «Biblioteca Manual Desclée» 62, Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, 2008
Creators: name: Amado, Raul
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Benchmarking business processes in software production: a case study
Creators: name: Seen, Megan
name: Beaumont, Nicholas
name: Mingins, Christine
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Organisations constantly seek improvement of organisational practices or market positions by implementing improvement programs and quality initiatives such as ISO certification. An improvement project is any project that aims to make a business process more efficient, flexible, reliable or responsive; or raise the quality of working life. We note that few organisations make the effort to evaluate the effectiveness of such improvement programmes, explore why this might be so, and describe some of the benefits of undertaking evaluation activities. We present a methodology for selecting Key Process Indicators most appropriate to selected business processes and assessing an improvement program, and describe the methodology's implementation in a small Australian software company. We stress that measurement of performance before and after ostensible improvements is needed for objective assessment of change processes.
Price Reaction to UK Dividend Reductions: Interim vs Final - A Note
Creators: name: Balachandran, Balasingham
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Short-term price reactions to dividend reductions of UK firms that did not reduce their dividends in the previous three-year period are studied. Price reactions to interim and final dividend reductions are found to be significantly negative and stronger for interim dividend reductions. Although the market reacted negatively around final dividend reduction announcements it bounced back to its prior level within one month of announcements. The magnitude of price reactions to dividend reductions is found to be statistically related to the size of the dividend reduction, the post-announcement effect from day 2 to day 20, the gearing ratio and dummy variable interim versus final dividend reduction.
Additional file 5: of Cow-to-mouse fecal transplantations suggest intestinal microbiome as one cause of mastitis
Creators: name: Ma, Chen
name: Sun, Zheng
name: Zeng, Benhua
name: Huang, Shi
name: Zhao, Jie
name: Zhang, Yong
name: Su, Xiaoquan
name: Xu, Jian
name: Wei, Hong
name: Zhang, Heping
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Figure S1. Representative photomicrographs of hematoxylin-eosin stained mammary gland tissue (200 X magnification) of (a) healthy mice and (b) mastitis-active mice. (c~e) Pathological changes in mammary gland surface of the three mice which were transplanted with healthy cow feces and administered with mastitis cow feces on their breast surface. No inflammation was present in the mammary glands of these three mice throughput the duration of experiment. (PDF 2369 kb)
Workforce diversity in Australia: challenges and strategies for diversity management
Creators: name: De Cieri, Helen
name: Olekalns, Mara
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The overall aim of this paper is to consider the implications of various forms of workforce diversity for management in Australian workplaces. An overview of several dimensions of diversity relevant to the Australian workforce is provided, and the legislative context for diversity management is outlined. In this paper, we argue that an understanding of current issues and trends relevant to diversity management is an important step in the process of developing diversity management strategies that will provide numerous benefits to individuals and organisations.
Willi, Regina, Les pensées de bonheur de Dieu pour son peuple selon Jr 29. Un témoignage de l'espérance au temps d'exil. Étude critique, littéraire et théologique, Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano, 2005
Creators: name: Hipólito, Isaías
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Age at Marriage and Total Fertility in Nepal
Creators: name: Maitra, Pushkar
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In societies where child bearing prior to marriage is not socially acceptable, postponement of marriage contributes significantly towards a reduction in the level of fertility by shortening the total reproductive span of women. This in turn reduces the number of children a woman is likely to have and has a negative impact on the population growth rate of a country. This paper examines the effect of socioeconomic characteristics on the age at marriage and on total fertility rates in Nepal using a household level data set. The estimation results show that an increase in the age at marriage significantly reduces total fertility of women. An increase in the number of children that have died has a statistically significant effect on total fertility (the child replacement effect). The estimation results also emphasize the role of female education in reducing total fertility and increasing the age at marriage. Moreover there is a threshold level of education that must be attained before education starts affecting these two variables.
Delsol, Chantal, Qu’est-ce que l’homme? Cours familier d’anthropologie, col. «La nuit surveillée», Les Éditions du Cerf, Paris, 2008
Creators: name: Coutinho, Jorge
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Management by Public-Private Partnerships: the Australian Experience
Creators: name: Teicher, Julian
name: Alam, Quamrul
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Governments in Australia are increasingly relying on private sector service providers to increase efficiency in public services delivery and entering into various business partnerships with those providers. This paper examines the effectiveness of public-private partnership models used in delivering public services and suggests that partnership initiatives have increased efficiency at the micro management level but have not been able to establish trust among the partners as public servants determine the performance criteria and the means of control and accountability. Community participation in policy formulation and in building trust among the clients and the providers has not been given due emphasis as an important factor for developing a sustainable partnership model. The concept of public value has not been used as a useful way of setting out public service goals. This tentative conclusion rests on an examination of two cases where partnerships have affected operating and management practices.
How important is intra-industry trade in Australia's rapid trade growth?
Creators: name: Menon, Jayant
name: Dixon, Peter B.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Empirical work on intra-industry trade (IIT) is almost 30 years old. Initial research sought to identify if IIT was a significant share of total trade (TT). The Grubel-Lloyd (GL) index was widely used for this purpose, since it provides a relatively reliable measure of the importance of IIT at any point in time. Interest has since shifted to the changing importance of IIT over time, particularly with the emergence of regional trading blocks. Previous researchers have used movements in the GL index to infer the importance of IIT over time. This is not only vague, but can be misleading. In this paper, we show how to measure the contributions of net trade (NT) and IIT to the growth in TT. To understand changes in IIT over time, we also derive the contributions of imports and exports to the growth in TT, NT and IIT. All our formulas are illustrated with data for 205 Australian manufacturing industries defined at the 3- and 4-digit level of the SITC for the periods 1981 to 1986 and 1986 to 1991. The results show that while almost all the growth in TT was driven by NT between 1981 and 1986, IIT contributes almost half the sharp growth in TT between 1986 and 1991. The dominant contribution of NT between 1981 and 1986 was mainly a result of import growth, while the increase in the contribution of IIT between 1986 and 1991 was almost solely due to export growth.
High resolution land cover. Multiple use cases, different data sets, comparable results. REGREEN Policy Brief 2/12
Creators: name: Knopp, Julius
name: Banzhaf, Ellen
Publisher: name: REGREEN - Fostering nature‐based solutions for smart, green and healthy urban transitions in Europe and China.
Year: 2024

description: This is REGREEN Policy Brief no. 2/12 on the topic of high resolution land cover- multiple use cases, different data sets, comparable results.
Additional file 1: of Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation ameliorates Sjögren’s syndrome via suppressing IL-12 production by dendritic cells
Creators: name: Shi, Bingyu
name: Qi, Jingjing
name: Yao, Genhong
name: Feng, Ruihai
name: Zhang, Zhuoya
name: Wang, Dandan
name: Chen, Chen
name: Tang, Xiaojun
name: Lu, Liwei
name: Chen, Wanjun
name: Sun, Lingyun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Table S1. Clinical features of SS patients treated with MSCT. Table S2. Primer sequences for real-time PCR. Figure S1. IL-12 levels did not correlate with SSA or SSB antibodies. Figure S2. A: No inflammatory infiltrates into lacrimal glands in any of the three groups. B-D: MSCT had modest influence on plasma cells (PC), Th1 and Th2 cells. Figure S3. No significant differences were found in percentages or numbers of Th2, Treg and plasma cells in the anti-IL-12 treatment group. Figure S4. IL-12 significantly reduced saliva flow rates and induced lymphocytic infiltrates into submandibular glands in NOD mice, while had modest influence on PC, Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg and Tfh cell subsets in the spleen. (DOCX 1767 kb)
Learning to Estimate Package Delivery Time in Mixed Imbalanced Delivery and Pickup Logistics Services
Creators: name: Yi, Jinhui
name: Yan, Huan
name: Wang, Haotian
name: Yuan, Jian
name: Li, Yong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Accurately estimating package delivery time is essential to the logistics industry, which enables reasonable work allocation and on-time service guarantee. This becomes even more necessary in mixed logistics scenarios where couriers handle a high volume of delivery and a smaller number of pickup simultaneously. However, most of the related works treat the pickup and delivery patterns on couriers' decision behavior equally, neglecting that the pickup has a greater impact on couriers' decision-making compared to the delivery due to its tighter time constraints. In such context, we have three main challenges: 1) multiple spatiotemporal factors are intricately interconnected, significantly affecting couriers' delivery behavior; 2) pickups have stricter time requirements but are limited in number, making it challenging to model their effects on couriers' delivery process; 3) couriers' spatial mobility patterns are critical determinants of their delivery behavior, but have been insufficiently explored. To deal with these, we propose TransPDT, a Transformer-based multi-task package delivery time prediction model. We first employ the Transformer encoder architecture to capture the spatio-temporal dependencies of couriers' historical travel routes and pending package sets. Then we design the pattern memory to learn the patterns of pickup in the imbalanced dataset via attention mechanism. We also set the route prediction as an auxiliary task of delivery time prediction, and incorporate the prior courier spatial movement regularities in prediction. Extensive experiments on real industry-scale datasets demonstrate the superiority of our method. A system based on TransPDT is deployed internally in JD Logistics to track more than 2000 couriers handling hundreds of thousands of packages per day in Beijing.
description: Accepted by ACM SIGSPATIAL 2024
title: Examining a Neural Measure of Attentional Bias to Emotional Faces in Social Anxiety and Depression
Creators: name: Hager, Nathan M.
name: Judah, Matt R.
name: Milam, Alicia L.
name: Hamrick, Hannah C.
name: Glenn, Catherine R.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University Libraries
Year: 2022

description: Cognitive theories suggest that attentional biases may contribute to both social anxiety and depression, such that attention may be biased to focus on or away from certain information (e.g., rejecting or sad images; Clark & McManus, 2002; Lemoult & Gotlib, 2019). Although research is mixed, recent studies using a neural measure called the N2pc (an event-related potential) has indicated attentional biases in social anxiety. However, little N2pc research has examined depression or co-occurring depression and social anxiety.

The current study used electroencephalography to measure the N2pc during a dot-probe task in which images of faces with emotional or neutral expressions competed for attention. Undergraduates (N = 102) completed the task and self-report measures of social anxiety and depression. Hierarchical linear regressions examined the hypotheses that social anxiety would be associated with attentional biases toward both angry and disgust faces and that depression would be associated with biases away from happy faces and toward sad faces.

Social anxiety was associated with a more negative N2pc for (i.e. greater bias toward) happy faces (β = -.32, p < .01) when holding depression constant. Depression was only marginally associated with bias toward sad faces (β = -.20, p = .09), given average social anxiety, and the interaction of depression and social anxiety marginally predicted less bias toward sad faces (β = .21, p = .08).

The social anxiety bias toward happy faces supports the fear of positive evaluation theory (Weeks et al., 2008). Individuals with social anxiety may rapidly attend to positive evaluation because it signals being pulled further into an anxious situation. The depression bias toward sad faces was marginal but provides some support for the cognitive perspective that attentional vigilance for depressive content influences negative thoughts and mood. This research informs interventions such as attentional bias modification and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Drewermann, Eugen, Los diez mandamientos. Entre el precepto y la sabiduría. Conversaciones con Richard Schneider, «Biblioteca Manual Desclée» 63, Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, 2008
Creators: name: Salgado, Luís
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Gender Differences in Perception of Promotion Requirements: A Social Role Theory Perspective
Creators: name: Wood, Glenice
name: Lindorff, Margaret
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Although increasing numbers of women are entering management positions in Australia, they are under-represented at senior management level. This study tests the proposition that this may have occurred as a consequence of males and females holding differing perceptions of the prerequisites for promotion. If such perceptions exist, they may lead to gender-based differences in promotion-seeking and achievement. Social role theory (Eagly, 1987) suggests that such gender differences in attitudes could occur because of the different socialisation experiences of males and females. Thus, although males and females may occupy the same occupational roles, social role theory predicts that they may have different beliefs due to their gender roles. Five hundred and seven middle managers (351 males and 156 females) participated in the study. Results indicated that males and females were significantly different on the importance they placed on the requirements for promotion. In particular, women placed more importance than men on interpersonal skills. This result supports the prediction of social role theory that gender roles will influence perceptions of organisational requirements. It was also congruent with social role theory's prediction that women will be more communal than will men in their perceptions.
A comparison of the use of third party logistics services by Australian firms between 1995 and 1999
Creators: name: Sohal, Amrik S.
name: Millen, Robert
name: Moss, Simon
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines the use of third party logistics services by Australian firms over the period 1995 to 1999. It is based on a questionnaire survey that was initially conducted in 1995 and repeated in late 1999. The questionnaire addressed the following issues: the extent to which the firms use the services of contract logistics companies;< the specific contract logistics services used; the benefits which have emerged for the user firms; the obstacles encountered in implementing contract logistics relationships; the impact of the use of contract logistics services on costs, customer satisfaction, and employees of the user firm; and, the future plans of current users of such services. The comparison shows some notable differences between the results from 1995 and those obtained in 1999. Of particular interest is the apparent centralisation of the decision making in regard to employing such services and the involvement of managers outside the logistics area. Also, more firms are utilising third party contract logistics companies for international purposes, and are signing longer contracts with thenproviders. The study identifies a number of concerns for providers that need to be addressed.
Managing academic support for international students: the appropriateness of a learning support unit in an Australian tertiary institution
Creators: name: Chung, Mona
name: Kelliher, Martin
name: Smith, Wendy
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The higher education environment in Australia has undergone a radical change since the 1980s with the phenomenal increase in the intake of international students, particularly from what are referred to as Confucian Heritage Cultures (CHC): China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. Students from these countries view the Australian higher education system very favourably. The present increase in the proportion of full-fee paying students at Australian universities is also a result of decreasing government funding to the Australian higher education sector, which has now risen to be one of the most important elements of the Australian economy. These push-pull factors have drawn more Australian tertiary institution providers into the market place, as they seek more international student enrolments for their domestic campuses and also establish campuses overseas. Potential higher education students are becoming more discerning in their choices and are choosing learning environments that offers them both relevant and stimulating educational experiences and good qualifications, along with a range of both IT and academic support services that cater to their individual learning needs. Increasing competition, both within Australia and internationally, calls for a focus on student satisfaction in order to sustain the existence of the providers. This paper addresses the issue of what international students seek in terms of academic support and demonstrates that present levels of cost efficient services by Australian higher education providers, generally characterized by IT and language support services, are inadequate and do not meet the specific needs of the students.
Applied general equilibrium modelling: achievement, failure and potential
Creators: name: Dixon, Peter
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Over the last twenty years, applied general equilibrium models (AGEMs) have provided useful insights on the likely effects of disturbances in one part of the economy on activity in other parts; e.g. the effects of changes in manufacturing protection on exports of mineral products. On the other hand, AGEM-based analyses of the welfare effects of proposed policy changes have been unconvincing. Nor have forecasts derived from AGE models provided satisfactory guidance to people concerned with investment and other business decisions. This paper explains these views and discusses the research required to move AGE modelling closer to its full potential.
The Failure of Strategic Planning Processes in Australian Nonprofit, Voluntary Organizations
Creators: name: Inglis, Loretta
name: Minahan, Stella
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Nonprofit organizations have slowly adopted strategic planning processes, often at the behest of their major stakeholders, and encouraged by academics and consultants, in order to be seen as professionally managed. Although there is a significant amount of research on strategic planning in business organizations, comparatively little data addresses the role of strategic planning in nonprofit organizations, and what exists suggests problems. This paper focuses on identifying the effectiveness of strategic planning in nonprofit voluntary associations in Australia and whether such processes are useful.
Price Determination and Forecasting in the Australian (Non-Storable) Live Cattle Market
Creators: name: Goss, Barry A.
name: Avsar, S. Gulay
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Published empirical studies of simultaneous rational expectations models of spot and futures markets for non-storable commodities are extremely rare. Indeed, only two countries, the US and Australia, have produced data sets for the study of such markets. This paper develops, and presents estimates of a simultaneous rational expectations model of the live cattle market in Australia, the world's leading beef exporting country. The model contains functional relationships for short hedgers and speculators combined (there is no disaggregation of hedgers' and speculators' commitments in Australian data), long hedgers and speculators, and consumers, and is completed with a spot price equation and market clearing identity. Unit root tests indicate that all variables in the model are stationary, except for consumption of beef and the price of pork, which are 1(1). Cointegration tests suggest that these two variables are not cointegrated. The model is estimated by the instrumental variables method of McCallum, which provides consistent estimates. The estimates of all 15 structural parameters have the expected sign, and all are significant at the five per cent level. In a 34 month post-sample period, the model forecasts the spot and futures prices with per cent RMSE's of 3.6% and 2.1% respectively, and in forecasting the spot price, the model outperforms conventional benchmarks such as a random walk and an ARIMA model. The model also outperforms a lagged futures price as a predictor of the spot price, thus providing some evidence against the efficient markets hypothesis.
Additional file 1 of The role of complement factor H in gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy
Creators: name: Li, Junxian
name: Shen, Ying
name: Tian, Hairong
name: Xie, Shuting
name: Ji, Ye
name: Li, Ziyun
name: Lu, Junxi
name: Lu, Huijuan
name: Liu, Bo
name: Liu, Fang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1.
Sex differences in managers' explanations for career progress: a test of social role theory
Creators: name: Wood, Glenice J.
name: Lindorff, Margaret
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study tested the prediction that there will be sex differences in how middle managers perceive promotion requirements, and that such differences will be influenced by societal expectations of gender appropriateness in which women are expected to display communal (nurturing, interpersonally sensitive) and men agentic (independent, assertive and ambitious) qualities and behaviour. Results from 351 male and 156 female managers indicated that sex does not strongly influence the belief that every manager receives the same opportunities for advancement. However, there were sex differences in the reasons given for unequal career advancement, personal career progress, achievement of the last promotion received, and why a future promotion may not occur. Additionally, although male and female managers have similar aspirations to obtain a senior management position, women are less likely to expect a promotion. The results partially support the predictions of Social-Role theory.
Ramis, Francesc, Isaías 40-66, «Comentários a la Nueva Bíblia de Jerusalén», Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, 2008
Creators: name: Amado, Raul
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Moreno, de Buenafuente, Ángel, Habitados por la Palabra. Lectura sapiencial, Narcea Ediciones, Madrid, 2008
Creators: name: Amado, Raul
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
Critique and Some Recent Contributions to the Theory of Cost Utility Analysis
Creators: name: Richardson, Jeff
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The theme of this paper is that the objectives of cost utility analysis as it is currently practiced have been driven by economic conventions which, in the case of utility measurement are misleading. Adherence to these conventions has meant that social objectives in the health sector have been poorly investigated. In particular, the role of population values-ethical beliefs-has been neglected. This theme will be illustrated with two main arguments: (1) that the use of the standard gamble to measure `utility' (preferences under risk) has been subject to two related technical errors and has presupposed what may prove to be an incorrect social objective and (2) that the ethical values embodied in the simple QALY are far more restrictive than those that operate in the health sector.
Lefebvre, Philippe – Montalembert, Viviane de, Un homme, une femme et Dieu. Pour une théologie biblique de l’identité sexuée, coll. «Épiphanie», Les Éditions du Cerf, Paris, 2007
Creators: name: Coutinho, Jorge
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Human resource management strategies and practices in just-in-time environments: Australian case study evidence
Creators: name: Power, Damien
name: Sohal, Amrik S.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Just-In-Time is a philosophy aimed at minimising total costs through the pursuit of continuous improvement, the application of specific manufacturing and purchasing techniques, a commitment to Total Quality and the unlocking of the full potential of an organisation's human resources. In more recent times there has been an increase in research into the effect on and importance of the human variable to the success of Just-In-Time. This paper examines current human resource management practice in three Australian companies that have been operating the JIT methodology for some years. The cases focus on practice in the areas of levels of participation, multi ski 1 ling and flexibility, communication, employee development programs, teams, and empowerment. The conclusions reached from the research include: (1) Communication in JIT companies can be expected to be open, direct and less formal, (2)JIT companies can be expected to be characterised by a participative management style, (3)A strategy of empowering employees is central to the effective operation of the JIT methodology, (4)JIT companies need to actively promote the development of a multi skilled and flexible workforce, (5)Team based structures are common in JIT-environments and can be expected to be used as a driver for continuous improvement processes, (6)Effective employee development programs are important in JIT environments to underpin other strategic elements, (6)There is evidence to suggest that the combination and emphasis of the overall human resource strategy employed in the JIT environment is potentially more important than the individual elements, (7)JIT environments can be characterised as dynamic systems requiring awareness and management of change processes. The research indicates that the ability to tap into and maximise the human potenti al of the organisation will be a major determinant of the success, or otherwise, of the continuous improvement processes, and therefore the Just-In-Time methodology.
Additional file 1: of Facile Solution Synthesis of Red Phosphorus Nanoparticles for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes
Creators: name: Wang, Fei
name: Zi, Wenwen
name: Zhao, Bao
name: Du, Hong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Figure S1. The reaction process of RPNPs via the solution synthesis. Figure S2. Optical images of RPNPs and commercial RP powders. Figure S3. I-V curves of RPNPs. Figure S4. SEM images of commercial RP. (DOCX 631 kb)
Infrastructure investment in leaf-cutter ants Atta
Creators: name: THOMAS BOCHYNEK
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 60201 Behavioural Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Large-scale collective infrastructure construction is only known in two groups of animals: humans and social insects. Leaf-cutter ants construct networks of cleared trails spanning several kilometres, from which they remove all organic litter and undergrowth. Little research exists on their function or on how they are constructed. I introduce a model calculating costs and benefits of their use, and a simulation of the clearing behaviour based on behavioural experiments. In an evolutionary game theory setting, I explore the connection between trail clearing and territory size dynamics, and how these influenced the evolution of the behaviour.
Self-organisation of the community :: democratic republic or anarchic utopia
Creators: name: Coghill, Ken
name: Petrovìc-Lazarevìc, Sonja
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines the implications of widespread behavioural characteristics and values found in human communities for the operation of fuzzy logic in social organisation. It distinguishes between community and society, after Nancy (1991). The paper argues that there are features of human behaviour and values which are so general as to be regarded as fundamental aspects of mankind, notwithstanding some variations in their rankings between and within communities. Amongst these features are mankind's essentially social nature. Communities are comprised of individuals who are interdependent on each other and who interact with each other. The interactions occur according to fundamental patterns of human behaviour and values, notwithstanding the capacity for the exercise of free will and independent action. This understanding of the nature of communities stands in contra-distinction to perspectives that treat people as autonomous individuals. Complexity theory suggests that superior outcomes in a complex adaptive system are to be found at the transition phase between chaos and order, in which there is a moderate level of organisation. The paper presents a case study in which superior outcomes are associated with a significant level of social regulation.
Martínez Fresneda, Francisco, Francisco de Asís y la paz, col. «Francisco de Asís, hoy», PPC, Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), 2007
Creators: name: Amado, Raul
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
Using eDNA to bridge the gap between species presence and detection: implications for conservation and invasive species management
Creators: name: Kyle, Kathleen E.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2023

description: The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for the detection of rare and elusive species has boomed over recent decades, making its way into terrestrial landscapes in more recent years. Because eDNA in terrestrial landscapes can be randomly dispersed, we must be thoughtful about how to sample in an effort to maximize the probability of detection given the target species. Due to the sensitivity of these methods, they can be very useful for detecting invasive species when rare in the landscape and to aid with delimiting surveys for more effective control and management. Similarly, eDNA methods can aid in detecting species of conservation concern when they are rare or elusive. The goal of my dissertation was to broaden the utility of eDNA methods to unlock new suites of species capable of being surveyed. In doing so, we had to think about how to access new ‘pools’ of eDNA that we could access in these detection efforts. First, I evaluated the deployment of a published eDNA sampling method, roller aggregation, in a novel way to detect a terrestrial reptile species beneath artificial cover objects. Second, I trialed a novel eDNA sampling method utilizing a 1” increment hammer to extract tree cores from hosts infested with a woodboring beetle. Lastly, I deployed a suite of eDNA methods to observe which would work well to detect eDNA of a nocturnal invasive beetle pest in a tropical island habitat. Thus far, the use of eDNA has not been extensively used in island habitats for detection of invasive invertebrates, so we explored that utility here.
Wavelet Timescales and Conditional Relationship Between Higher-Order Systematic Co-moments and Portfolio Returns: Evidence in Australian Data
Creators: name: Galagedera, Don U.A.
name: Maharaj, Elizabeth A.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper investigates association between portfolio returns and higher-order systematic co-moments at different timescales obtained through wavelet multiscaling- a technique that decomposes a given return series into different timescales enabling investigation at different return intervals. For some portfolios, the relative risk positions indicated by systematic co-moments at higher timescales is different from those revealed in raw returns. A strong positive (negative) linear association between beta and co-kurtosis and portfolio return in the up (down) market is observed in raw returns and at different timescales. The beta risk is priced in the up and down markets and the co-kurtosis is not. Co-skewness does not appear to be linearly associated with portfolio returns even after the up and down market split and is not priced.
Kehl, Medard, «Et Dieu vit que cela était bon». Une théologie de la création, «Cogitatio fidei», Les Éditions du Cerf, Paris, 2008
Creators: name: Salgado, Luís
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Individual and contextual factors affecting quality of work life and work attitudes of gay men
Creators: name: Trau, Raymond N.C
name: Hartel, Charmine E. J.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: With the current political environment (such as new legislation recognising gay and lesbian couples) and societal changes (such as increasing disclosure of sexual identity in the workplace) in countries such as the U.S. and Australia, organizations are increasingly recognising the existence of their gay and lesbian employees. These changes mean that organizations need to understand the career experiences of their gay and lesbian employees if they are to have access to the full labour pool and if they are to retain the talent they attract. This paper reports on an on-line survey of 582 working gay men and four in-depth interviews of organizational practitioners involved in sexual diversity program development. The findings of the research provide a strong indication that both individual and contextual factors affect the quality of work life and work attitudes of gay men. In addition, the research supports the notion that sexual identification issues impact on the working lives of gay men and that career counsellors need a good understanding of the issues involved in integrating one's sexual identity with one's career. Organizations can create a positive working environment for sexual minorities by creating a culture, which fosters all kinds of diversity. Such an objective can beachieved by on-going support from top management and education for all employees.
Berzosa Martínez, Raúl, Iglesia, sociedad y comunidad política. Entre la confesionalidad y el laicismo, col. «Cristianismo y sociedad» 75, Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, 2006
Creators: name: Sepúlveda, A.
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
ОҚБОШ КАРАМ ЎСИМЛИГИГА МАҲАЛЛИЙ, МАЪДАН ВА БИОПРЕПАРАТЛАРНИ МЕЪЁР ВА МУДДАТЛАРИГА БОҒЛИҚ ҲОЛДА ТУПРОҚДА НИТРАТ ШАКЛИДАГИ АЗОТ МИҚДОРИГА ТАЪСИРИ
Creators: name: Имомалиев, Миршохид
name: Асатова, Саодат
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ушбу мақолада ирригация эрозиясига учраган типик бўз тупроқлар шароитида ўртаки оқбош карам ўсимлигига биопрепарат, маъдан ва маҳаллий ўғитлар меъёрларига боғлиқ ҳолда тупроқ тарикбидаги нитрат шаклидаги азот миқдорини ўзгариши тўғрисида маълумотлар келтирилган.
Export Behaviour Modeling Using EvoNF Approach
Creators: name: Edwards, Ron
name: Abraham, Ajith
name: Petrovic-Lazarevic, Sonja
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The academic literature suggests that the extent of exporting by multinational corporation subsidiaries (MCS) depends on their product manufactured, resources, tax protection, customers and markets, involvement strategy, financial independence and suppliers' relationship with a multinational corporation (MNC). The aim of this paper is to model the complex export pattern behaviour using a Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy inference systems in order to determine the actual volume of MCS export output (sales exported). The proposed fuzzy inference system (FIS) is optimised by using neural network learning and evolutionary computation. Empirical results clearly show that the proposed approach could model the export behaviour reasonable well compared to a direct neural network approach.
Oliveira, Mário Rui de, O Direito a viver do Evangelho. Estudo jurídico-teológico sobre a Sustentação do Clero. Tesi Gregoriana, Série Diritto Canonico 71, Roma, 2006
Creators: name: Marques, José A. Silva
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
The future of leadership research
Creators: name: Reser, Clarence L. W.
name: Sarros, James C.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The purpose of this paper is to identify the problems confronting the discipline and outline possible directions for future leadership studies. The methodology is analytical and discursive. Two primary themes are addressed: (1) the problematics of leadership research and (2) the possibilities for future leadership study. The data base included an eclectic sample of the current leadership literature. Our specific conclusions are that (1) we do not understand leadership fully (2) our current research methods are inadequate (3) our epistemology is outdated (4) opportunity for real progress is limitless (5) the discipline requires new topics, methods, epistemologies, paradigms, theories and research strategies. Overall, the paper concludes that significant progress in leadership research is contingent upon resolving existing problematics. The need for innovative developments is critical and the challenge to make headway is in the hands of research practitioners.
Sampaio Bruno, Dispersos I (1872-1879), Col. «Pensamento Português», INCM, Lisboa, 2008
Creators: name: Salgado, Luís
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
Evaluation of the Southern Health Care Network Coordinated Care Trial: Summary Report
Creators: name: Segal, Leonie
name: Day, Neil Atherton
name: Day, Susan
name: Dunt, David
name: Pieterman, Hannah
name: Robertson, Iain
name: Hawthorne, Graeme
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No abstract supplied
Michelin, Étienne, et Guggenheim, Antoine (dir.), Vatican II : La sacramentalité de l’Église et le Royaume, coll. «Théologie» 13, Éditions Parole et Silence, Paris, 2008
Creators: name: Coutinho, Jorge
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 2 (2008): São Paulo (1)
Alonso Romo, Eduardo Javier, Luis de Montoya, un reformador castellano en Portugal, col. «Perfiles» 27, Editorial Agustiniana, Guadarrama (Madrid), 2008
Creators: name: Coutinho, Jorge
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
Velayos Castelo, Carmen, Ética y cambio climático, col. «Ética aplicada», Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, 2008
Creators: name: Salgado, Luís
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
Improving Quality in Services Marketing
Creators: name: Ballantyne, David
name: Christopher, Martin
name: Payne, Adrian
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In recent years we have seen a radical shift in management thinking. Interest in service quality improvement, which had some early and superficial expression as customer care, is now being refuelled by a number of problem solving techniques (with origins in Total Quality Management) and broad based staff involvement with those techniques (with origins in Participative Management). These practices are not new but they are now often fused together in one integrated service quality programme. Furthermore, the marketing environment is changing radically. Every industry is now potentially a 'service' industry. Every company has the opportunity to design and market its own unique set of quality solutions to meet customer problems. This also requires service quality support of various kinds, including information and advice giving on an on-going relationship marketing basis (Berry 1983, Christopher et al 1991). This article, in essence, brings to the fore and examines the linkages between services marketing and quality management - linkages which are often ignored within service organisations.
Cantista, Maria José (coord. e prefácio), Desenvolvimento da Fenomenologia na Contemporaneidade, Col. «Campo da Filosofia» 29, Campo das Letras, Porto, 2007
Creators: name: Fernandes, A. Oliveira
Publisher: name: Theologica
Year: 2008

description: Theologica, v. 43 n. 1 (2008): Pão vivo, Pão da vida: variações sobre a Eucaristia
Human Resource Issues in Cytotoxic Drug Dispensing
Creators: name: Roos, Ian
name: Makela, Tuija
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction: The human resource issues for pharmacists manipulating and dispensing cytotoxic drugs in cabinets and clean rooms in accordance with Australian Standards have been investigated. The technology is regulating, resulting in very formal procedures and work practices. Often staff work under conditions of restricted environmental stimulation that can have effects on cognitive functioning and reduce efficiency for demanding tasks. Methods: Discussions were held with senior staff of twenty hospitals treating patients with cancer, one manufacturing facility and one research laboratory, regarding work in cytotoxic drug suites. A survey was administered to staff working in these facilities. Issues explored included: work practices; rosters; cleaning; work flow; ergonomics; quality of work environment; clothing; certification of facilities; and training. Results and Discussion: The survey shows that the major stressors for people working in the facilities are the physical conditions, especially the temperature, and the lack of control over workflow. It confirms the importance of windows in the working environment and the need for communication facilities. Design deficiencies in the technology that impact the quality of the work environment are identified. There are age differences with regard to perceptions of risk from cytotoxic drugs. The study identifies the need for further training, both in technique and understanding of the technology. Conclusion: Whilst minimising risk to staff, the adoption of the technology has had an impact on the work environment. Identification of these issues should enable improved facilities and work environment.