scholarly journals Modeling and Analysis of Lean Manufacturing Strategies Using ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohit Tyagi ◽  
◽  
Dilbagh Panchal ◽  
Deepak Kumar ◽  
R. S. Walia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Great Effectiveness ◽  
Individual Assessment ◽  
Fuzzy Micmac ◽  
The Individual

The current research work deals with an identification of different lean strategies and extraction to relevant strategies after discussion with experts and gives the answer of a question “how lean manufacturing strategies can help the organization to enhance the efficiency of the organization with great effectiveness?” In this research work, thirty-six lean strategies have been identified and out of which thirteen lean strategies were filtered in respect of highly importance value by factor analysis using software SPSS 21. Further, to identify and analyze the inter-relationship among filtered strategies, an Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) with Fuzzy Matriced’ Impacts Croise´s Multiplication Applique´e a UN Classement (MICMAC) approach has been used. Fuzzy MICMAC help to understand the dependence and driver’s power of the lean strategies. The mutual importance of extracted strategies has been discussed through developing the ISM model and the individual assessment of each strategy with each of the other strategies has been derived using the Fuzzy MICMAC approach.

Structural Modeling and Analysis of Barriers Encountered in Gamification Applications in Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-53
Author(s):  
Gözde Koca ◽  
Özüm Eğilmez
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Other ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Root Barrier

Applications (apps) offer outstanding opportunities for healthcare services to serve individuals in areas that do not involve technology that improve healthcare outcomes, and that strengthen community health. These opportunities are becoming more common, especially with the increasing use of mobile devices in many segments of society. On the other hand, there are many obstacles that directly or indirectly affect the process of implementing gamification applications. In this study, the authors use Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and MICMAC aiming to reveal the relations of obstacles encountered, and also to find the root cause of barriers in gamification engagement through applications used in healthcare. Findings showed that the lack of functionality of the apps, having the highest driving power and lowest dependency, was determined as the root barrier whilst other barriers are also divided into levels.

scholarly journals The infra-red absorption spectrum of nitrogen tetroxide and the structure of the molecule

1933 ◽  
Vol 141 (844) ◽  
pp. 342-362 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Rock Salt ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Absorption Cell ◽  
Nitrogen Tetroxide ◽  
Degree Of Dissociation ◽  
Infra Red ◽  
The Individual

The earliest observations on the infra-red absorption spectrum of nitrogen peroxide were made by Warburg and Leithauser, who found that at ordinary temperatures the mixture of the tetroxide and dioxide had strong absorption maxima at 3•4 μ, 5•7μ, and 6•1μ. By varying the temperature, and so the degree of dissociation of tetroxide molecules into dioxide molecules, they were able to attribute the absorption band at 5•7μ, to the nitrogen tetroxide molecule, and show that the other two bands were due to the molecule of nitrogen dioxide. A later investigation by Eva von Bahr confirmed these observations and disclosed another band due to the dioxide at 7•3μ. None of these investigators examined the region beyond 8 μ, and all the work was done using low dispersion. Recently Strong and Woo have examined the spectrum between 23 μ, and 150 μ, and find two main regions of absorption, one near 26 μ and 150 μ and the other around 80 μ. Experimental. The spectrometer used in the first survey of the spectrum was a prism instru­ment having a 60° rock salt prism in the Wadsworth mounting. Subsequently several of the bands were examined on grating instruments of high resolving power. The absorption cell used in the preliminary work was of brass, 20 cm. in length, and with rock salt windows. This cell was lagged with asbestos and could be heated electrically until the temperature of the gas which it contained was as high as 160° C. The absorption cell used in the examination of the individual bands was of glass, 10 cm. long, and with mica windows. For work in the region beyond 7 μ. the mica windows were replaced by ones of rock salt. The nitrogen peroxide was taken from a very pure sample specially prepared for research work. It was kept in a sealed pyrex tube as a liquid (under its own pressure) and the gas was transferred to the cells as required, drying tubes containing phosphorus pentoxide being used to avoid con­tamination from water vapour in the atmosphere.

scholarly journals The Theme of Loneliness and Perseverance in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and ‘The Wall’ by Marlene Haushofer

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 136-142
Author(s):  
Hilda Jeyakumari Brainee
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
The Individual

The current research has been developed to conduct a comparative analysis between the writings of Daniel Defoe and Marlene Haushofer. Each of the writing has been developed to highlight the various factors of life like society, individuality, isolation, and loneliness. In his writing, Daniel Defoe’s showed how people could take the driving position of life for control over loneliness. On the other hand, Marlene Haushofer in her writing showed the interconnection between modernized lifestyle and developing chances of loneliness. Both of the writers by their writing explore and depict the consequences and probability of different livelihoods. Research has been developed in the form so that the reason and the way of getting solutions over it will be in aligned form. Maintaining the logical sequences in the research work is essential to establish authenticity in research work. It enhances the reliability of the research result. Descriptive research methodology has been used in the research to understand the scope of progressing research work efficiency. Data collection has been done considering the secondary method. The research paper has been reviewed thoroughly to better understand the narrative style and the theme of writing. After the collection has been made, all of the data has been monitored to check their impact on the practical life of the individual. Research result has been provided with the multiple scopes for solution implication. Self-help along with professional scope has been analysed to make the conclusion more informative. The tracking and monitoring process has been highlighted in the discussion part to highlight the implication scope for health workers. On the other hand, it has provided hope for self-monitoring in terms of self-help to get better access to their lives. Phenomenological impact and personality resilience have been monitored to evaluate their impact in developing the consequences of loneliness in individual life. From the research analysis and findings, it has been concluded that self-monitoring and a suitable living environment are the best options to eradicate the chances of loneliness development.

Writing in Aphasia Rehabilitation: Cursive vs Manuscript

1976 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Boone ◽  
Harold M. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Correct Response ◽  
The Other ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Writing Style ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Manual Responses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Written Form ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Read Number

Reading and writing performance was observed in 30 adult aphasic patients to determine whether there was a significant difference when stimuli and manual responses were varied in the written form: cursive versus manuscript. Patients were asked to read aloud 10 words written cursively and 10 words written in manuscript form. They were then asked to write on dictation 10 word responses using cursive writing and 10 words using manuscript writing. Number of words correctly read, number of words correctly written, and number of letters correctly written in the proper sequence were tallied for both cursive and manuscript writing tasks for each patient. Results indicated no significant difference in correct response between cursive and manuscript writing style for these aphasic patients as a group; however, it was noted that individual patients varied widely in their success using one writing form over the other. It appeared that since neither writing form showed better facilitation of performance, the writing style used should be determined according to the individual patient’s own preference and best performance.

Margaret Mahy: An Adlerian Reading

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-199
Author(s):  
KATHRYN WALLS
Keyword(s):  
Young Female ◽  
The Other ◽  
Individual Psychology ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Alfred Adler ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Magical Power ◽  
Margaret Mahy ◽  
The Individual

According to the ‘Individual Psychology’ of Alfred Adler (1870–1937), Freud's contemporary and rival, everyone seeks superiority. But only those who can adapt their aspirations to meet the needs of others find fulfilment. Children who are rejected or pampered are so desperate for superiority that they fail to develop social feeling, and endanger themselves and society. This article argues that Mahy's realistic novels invite Adlerian interpretation. It examines the character of Hero, the elective mute who is the narrator-protagonist of The Other Side of Silence (1995) , in terms of her experience of rejection. The novel as a whole, it is suggested, stresses the destructiveness of the neurotically driven quest for superiority. Turning to Mahy's supernatural romances, the article considers novels that might seem to resist the Adlerian template. Focusing, in particular, on the young female protagonists of The Haunting (1982) and The Changeover (1984), it points to the ways in which their magical power is utilised for the sake of others. It concludes with the suggestion that the triumph of Mahy's protagonists lies not so much in their generally celebrated ‘empowerment’, as in their transcendence of the goal of superiority for its own sake.

Gewalt und Kommunikation

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-28
Author(s):  
Jens Bonnemann
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Practical Philosophy ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Human Species ◽  
Normal Case ◽  
Jean Paul ◽  
Philosophy Of Dialogue ◽  
The Individual

In ethics, when discussing problems of justice and a just social existence one question arises obviously: What is the normal case of the relation between I and you we start from? In moral philosophy, each position includes basic socio-anthropological convictions in that we understand the other, for example, primarily as competitor in the fight for essential resources or as a partner in communication. Thus, it is not the human being as isolated individual, or as specimen of the human species or socialised member of a historical society what needs to be understood. Instead, the individual in its relation to the other or others has been studied in phenomenology and the philosophy of dialogue of the twentieth century. In the following essay I focus on Martin Buber’s and Jean-Paul Sartre’s theories of intersubjectivity which I use in order to explore the meaning of recognition and disrespect for an individual. They offer a valuable contribution to questions of practical philosophy and the socio-philosophical diagnosis of our time.

Whither the people in the ASEAN Community?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
See Seng Tan
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Management Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Asean Member ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
The People ◽  
Droits Humains ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual

Abstract: The longstanding effort to develop a people-based regionalism in Southeast Asia has been shaped by an inherent tension between the liberal inclination to privilege the individual and the community under formation, on the one hand, and the realist insistence on the primacy of the state, on the other. This article explores the conditions and constraints affecting ASEAN’s progress in remaking Southeast Asia into a people-focused and caring community in three areas: disaster management, development, and democratization (understood here as human rights). Arguably, the persistent gap in Southeast Asia between aspiration and expectation is determined less by political ideology than by the pragmatic responses of ASEAN member states to the forces of nationalism and protectionism, as well as their respective sense of local and regional responsibility.Resumen: El esfuerzo histórico para desarrollar un regionalismo basado en las personas del sudeste de Asia ha estado marcado por una tensión fundamental entre la inclinación liberal de privilegiar el individuo y la comunidad y la insistencia realista sobre la primacía del estado. Este artículo explora las condiciones y limitaciones que afectan el progreso de la ASEAN en la reestructuración de Asia sudoriental en una comunidad centrada en el cuidado de las personas en: gestión de desastres, desarrollo y democratización (i.e., derechos humanos). La brecha persistente en el sudeste asiático entre la aspiración y la expectativa está determinada por las respuestas pragmáticas de los miembros de la ASEAN sometidos a las fuerzas del nacionalismo y proteccionismo, así como su respectivo sentido de responsabilidad local y regional.Résumé: L’effort historique pour développer un régionalisme fondé sur les peuples en Asie du Sud-Est a été marqué par une tension fondamentale entre l’inclination libérale qui privilégie, d’une part, l’individu et la communauté et, d’autre part, l’insistance réaliste sur la primauté de l’État. Cet article explore les conditions et les contraintes qui nuisent aux progrès de l’ANASE dans le cadre d’une refonte de l’Asie du Sud-Est en une communauté centrée et attentive aux peuples dans trois domaines : la gestion des désastres, le développement et la démocratisation (en référence aux droits humains). Le fossé persistant en Asie du Sud-Est entre les aspirations et les attentes est vraisemblablement moins déterminé par l’idéologie politique que par les réponses pragmatiques des États membres de l’ANASE soumis aux forces du nationalisme et du protectionnisme ainsi que par leur sens respectif de la responsabilité locale et régionale.

Ummah’s Rights or Human Rights? Universalism, Individualism, and Islamic Ethics in the Twenty-first Century

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Luisa Frick
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Moral Code ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Islamic Ethics ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual

Against the background of the trend of Islamizing human rights on the one hand, as well as increasing skepticism about the compatibility of Islam and human rights on the other, I intend to analyze the potential of Islamic ethics to meet the requirements for vitalizing the idea of human rights. I will argue that the compatibility of Islam and human rights cannot be determined merely on the basis of comparing the specific content of the Islamic moral code(s) with the rights stipulated in the International Bill of Rights, but by scanning (different conceptions of) Islamic ethics for the two indispensable formal prerequisites of any human rights conception: the principle of universalism (i.e., normative equality) and individualism (i.e., the individual enjoyment of rights). In contrast to many contemporary (political) attempts to reconcile Islam and human rights due to urgent (global) societal needs, this contribution is solely committed to philosophical reasoning. Its guiding questions are “What are the conditions for deriving both universalism and individualism from Islamic ethics?” and “What axiological axioms have to be faded out or reorganized hierarchically in return?”

Assessment of Pain During Laser-based Procedures in the Treatment of Glaucoma

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 2105-2107
Author(s):  
Gheorghita Popa ◽  
Olimpiu L. Karancsi ◽  
Maria Alexandra Preda ◽  
Marius Cristian Suta ◽  
Lavinia Stelea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Pain Score ◽  
The Other ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Moderate Pain ◽  
Pain Level ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
Intense Pain ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Information

Our study aimed to determine pain levels and the state of welfare connected to laser-based procedures in the treatment of patients diagnosed with uncontrolled glaucoma. The study group included 100 eyes of 100 patients diagnosed with glucoma, 50 of them being treated with micropulse transscleral laser cyclophotocoagulation, and the other 50 eyes being treated with continuous transscleral laser cyclophotocoagulation. We used visual analog scale to gather information from each patient. After analysing the individual information the following results were obtained: the pain level for the micropulse transscleral laser cyclophotocoagulation was 60.23 mm, signifying moderate pain; and the pain score for the continuous transscleral laser cyclophotocoagulation was 76.34 mm, corresponding to moderate-intense pain. Pain level generated by minimally invasive laser procedures is discussed.

Laughter on the Fringes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Peterson
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Literary Canon ◽  
Autobiographical Writing ◽  
Treasure Trove ◽  
Old Comedy ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

This book examines the impact that Athenian Old Comedy had on Greek writers of the Imperial era. It is generally acknowledged that Imperial-era Greeks responded to Athenian Old Comedy in one of two ways: either as a treasure trove of Atticisms, or as a genre defined by and repudiated for its aggressive humor. Worthy of further consideration, however, is how both approaches, and particularly the latter one that relegated Old Comedy to the fringes of the literary canon, led authors to engage with the ironic and self-reflexive humor of Aristophanes, Eupolis, and Cratinus. Authors ranging from serious moralizers (Plutarch and Aelius Aristides) to comic writers in their own right (Lucian, Alciphron), to other figures not often associated with Old Comedy (Libanius) adopted aspects of the genre to negotiate power struggles, facilitate literary and sophistic rivalries, and provide a model for autobiographical writing. To varying degrees, these writers wove recognizable features of the genre (e.g., the parabasis, its agonistic language, the stage biographies of the individual poets) into their writings. The image of Old Comedy that emerges from this time is that of a genre in transition. It was, on the one hand, with the exception of Aristophanes’s extant plays, on the verge of being almost completely lost; on the other hand, its reputation and several of its most characteristic elements were being renegotiated and reinvented.

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