The More Effective Use of Resources, an Imperative for Higher Education: A Report and Recommendation

Projects that require analytical support can evolve from a number of different situations, for example new molecular entities from drug discovery; process changes; packaging changes; site changes; line extensions; and inlicensed projects and compounds. Laboratory automation has been shown to provide a viable and practical solution to assisting in analytical development. However, it is not always the most logical answer. A truly flexible and responsive analytical unit will make a decision on a case-by-case basis, when faced with a new project, whether it is best to: automate some or all aspects/testing involved; contract out to a reputable and approved contract research organization (CRO); hire temporary help; use available in-house resources; use a combination of the options shown above (for example to evaluate the complexity of the new project versus what the in-house resources are currently working on). The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various options with respect to providing analytical support and suggests optionsfor the most effective use of resources. The role of automation as one of the important tools in the arsenal of these options is highlighted.

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Enabling learning through technology: some institutional imperatives

Research in Learning Technology ◽

10.3402/rlt.v3i1.9599 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Audrey McCartan ◽

Barbara Watson ◽

Janet Lewins ◽

Margaret Hodgson

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Staff Development ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Educational Practice ◽

Learning Technology ◽

Higher Education Funding ◽

Institutional Practice ◽

Effective Use ◽

Technology Programme

The imminent completion of many Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP) projects means that a considerable number of courseware deliverables will soon be available to Higher-Education (HE) institutions. The Higher Education Funding Council's intention in funding the Programme (HEFCE Circulars, 8/92, 13/93) was to ensure their integration into academic curricula by providing institutions with an opportunity to review their 'teaching and learning culture' with regard to the embedding of learning technology within their institutional practice. Two recent workshops, conducted with a representative sample of newly appointed academic staff in connection with the evaluation of materials to be included in a staff development pack whose purpose is to encourage the use of IT in teaching and learning (TLTP Project 7), strongly suggested that the availability of courseware alone was insufficient to ensure its integration into educational practice. The establishment of enabling mechanisms at the institutional level, as well as within departments, was crucial to ensure the effective use of learning technology.DOI:10.1080/0968776950030115

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AI Combine with Wishing Tree Hole, Spitting Tree Hole and Shared Time Bank

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202125102022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 251 ◽

pp. 02022

Author(s):

Shih-Feng Chang ◽

Wei-Zheng Zhang ◽

Wan-Yin Liang ◽

Jia-Yue Qiu ◽

Sui Pan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Poverty Alleviation ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Sharing Economy ◽

Negative Energy ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Tree Hole ◽

Time Bank ◽

Shared Time ◽

Education Support ◽

Effective Use

Under the thinking of “sharing economy”, Wish Magic wants to create a platform called “shared time bank”, so that users of the platform can store their free time in the “shared time bank” platform in advance. Then, according to the precise docking of products and services as well as supply and demand, Wish Magic also carries out the “wishing tree hole” platform to effectively interact with users according to the latest news and wish list released by users, and regularly goes to poor areas to carry out relevant poverty alleviation activities, so as to provide education support for local people with educational needs and truly play the role of targeted poverty alleviation. In addition, in today’s situation of prevailing pressure, Wish Magic will also create a “spitting tree hole” platform to provide a space for everyone to spit and vent their negative energy, and provide advice for everyone in work, study, love or marriage and other aspects, and help to solve practical problems. The combination of these three platforms enable people to arrange their time reasonably, make effective use of resources, and help people improve their work efficiency and quality of life, so as to create greater economic and social benefits.

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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PROFITABILITY FACTORIAL ANALYSIS

Science and Studies of Accounting and Finance Problems and Perspectives ◽

10.15544/ssaf.2018.02 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 12-19

Author(s):

Izolda Chiladze

Keyword(s):

Financial Stability ◽

Factor Model ◽

Absolute Difference ◽

Professional Judgment ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Public ◽

High Profile ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Effective Use ◽

Negative Factors

Profitability is one of the fundamental directions of the financial stability of enterprises. Resources in nature are finite. Thus, the effective use of resources by each enterprise is of great interest to the public. The Profit is a means of expanding of production, of material incentives, of growth of investments and state revenue. Profit is also used by enterprises to finance employees’ awarding charitable and other programs. So, in order to make the enterprise profitable, it is important for owners, employed personnel, the state, and the whole society. Consequently, the research of the factors that increase the profitability of enterprises is always relevant. Purpose of the article is to create a multifactorial model of profitability. Therefore, the object of research is the system of indicators of profit and profitability. The article discusses different indicators of profit and profitability of the enterprise. On the basis of their logical and qualitative analysis, the most general indicator was selected: the ratio of annual profit (profit before taxation) to total assets. The purpose of the research was exactly to create a new factor model of this indicator. Based on the logical analysis, synthesis and professional judgment methods, eight indicators were selected which influence the profitability change and whose insertion (layout) into one model is possible and reasonable. And the method of so-called absolute difference is used to measure the influence of factors affecting profitability. For the testing of this model, the article uses the data of the Teliani Valley financial information of the Georgian wine company. This company was very interesting because it was the most financially stable and high-profile one but it became unprofitable for the past three years. As a result of the logical and empirical analysis of the factor-indicators of the new multi-factor model, it is obvious that this model can be used in all branches of the economy, except for commercial banks. Annual use of this factor model of profitability will be intellectual assistance for management of companies in order to find negative factors for profitability change and to make relevant decisions.

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'Strategy-as-practice' by hospital personnel in hospitals: a scoping review protocol

HRB Open Research ◽

10.12688/hrbopenres.13230.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 26

Author(s):

Carolyn Donohoe ◽

Kate Frazer ◽

Diarmuid Stokes ◽

Thilo Kroll

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

The Body ◽

Future Research ◽

Hospital Personnel ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Strategic Process ◽

Review Protocol ◽

Strategy As Practice ◽

Effective Use

Background: Strategy in hospitals is based on distinct principles and rules which lead organisations to act on chosen priorities. Hospitals are struggling to cope with increasing service demands and activity and need to become more responsive to changing environments while demonstrating effective use of resources. Strategizing involves the active process of sensing, planning, implementing and evaluating strategy. Strategy-as-practice is concerned with what people do about strategy in an organisation, as opposed to the traditional focus on what the organisation has as a strategy. It is recognised that there is a disconnection between strategic planning and implementation, however little is known about how organisational context influences the strategic process or how hospital personnel engage in strategic activities. The aim of this scoping review is to explore the literature on strategizing by hospital personnel in hospitals, and will include literature for hospital both professional and managerial backgrounds, to establish the extent and breadth of strategizing or as it is often termed ‘strategy-as-practice’ in hospitals. Methods: The systematic scoping review will search the literature within the databases of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ABI/INFORM (Proquest) and OpenGrey.net to explore the scientific evidence on strategizing in hospitals. The review will be based on the Arksey & O’Malley (2005) framework of five mandatory steps which was updated (Levac et al 2010, Colquhoun et al 2014 & Peters 2015) and is published online by the Joanna Briggs Institute. It will follow the PRISMA-ScP reporting guidelines. Conclusion: A scoping review methodology will provide a framework to explore strategizing in hospitals comprehensively and map the body of literature for this subject, which has not been conducted previously. This review will summarise the evidence on the use of strategy as practice in hospitals. Based on the findings we will identify knowledge gaps and areas for future research.

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HEC Ranking Criteria in the Perspective of Global University Ranking Systems

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2019(iv-ii).06 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol IV (II) ◽

pp. 43-50

Author(s):

Fazeelat Noreen ◽

Bashir Hussain

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

National Level ◽

University Ranking ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

International Trends ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Ranking Criteria ◽

Ranking Systems ◽

Global University ◽

University Ranking Systems

Globalization and market-based orientation of higher education institutions has increased interest of students, parents, employers, universities, funding agencies, governments, and relevant stakeholders in knowing the rank of their concerned universities at national/global level. This has led to the emergence of several global university ranking systems. Aligned with international trends of ranking, Higher Education of Pakistan [HEC] also initiated ranking of universities at the national level in Pakistan. Subsequently, HEC designed comprehensive ranking criteria for ranking of universities and has implemented it since 2010. This study analyzes the nature of HEC ranking criteria and its constituent indicators from the perspective of global university ranking systems. Using content and thematic analysis, this study found that global university ranking systems mainly focus quality of research and teaching, while HEC additionally focuses effective and efficient use of resources, provision of facilities, social integration, and impact on community development.

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