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Aslami, Zarena. "The Space of Optimism: State Fantasy and the Case ofThe Odd Women." Victorian Studies 47, no. 1 (October 2004): 55–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/vic.2004.47.1.55.
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Aslami, Zarena. "The Space of Optimism: State Fantasy and the Case of The Odd Women." Victorian Studies 47, no. 1 (2004): 55–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/vic.2005.0029.
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LaMonaca, Maria. "BOOK REVIEW:Nineteenth-Century Anti-Catholic Discourses: The Case of Charlotte Bront�, by Diana Peschier." Victorian Studies 49, no. 1 (October 2006): 120–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/vic.2006.49.1.120.
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Kohlke, Marie-Luise. "The Neo-Victorian Doctor and Resurrected Gothic Masculinities." Victoriographies 5, no. 2 (July 2015): 122–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/vic.2015.0189.
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Both neo-Victorian fiction and popular discourse repeatedly reprise the nineteenth-century Gothic doctor figure to represent a crisis of post-Enlightenment masculinity, as well as problematising the past's continuing influence over our own time. From parodic to sinister re-imaginings of transgressive medical men, the trope constitutes a significant schema through which the nineteenth century is filtered, formatted, and reactivated in and for the present. This essay attempts both an overview of the prevalence of this neo-Victorian trope and an exploration of its deployment in a series of literary case studies of Gothicised masculinities including Faye L. Booth's Trades of the Flesh (2009), Barbara Chase-Riboud's Hottentot Venus (2003), Sheri Holman's The Dress Lodger (1999), Matthew Kneale's English Passengers (2000), and Barbara Vine's The Blood Doctor (2002).
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Zhang, Qian, Chao Wu, Han Qiao, and Shouyang Wang. "No advertising, but more sponsorship?" Chinese Management Studies 11, no. 1 (April 3, 2017): 90–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cms-01-2017-0001.
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Purpose This paper is dedicated to answer two questions: What is the business model of interactive television (iTV) ad at China’s Spring Festival Gala; and Why the business model of iTV ad creates different commercial values for different firms. Design/methodology/approach The two questions can be summarized as what and why problems; so, this paper adopts the method of the qualitative case study. For the first question, this paper uses the method of system activity diagram to design the business model. For the second question, this paper proposes a new analytical method – voice, incentive and convenience (VIC) model, which is used to analyze the commercial value of iTV ad. The proposal of VIC model is based on Wang et al.’s Iceberg theory. Findings The effect of interactive advertising is significantly better than that of traditional advertising, and interactive advertising is becoming the first choice for marketers. The business model innovation of iTV ad brings new business opportunities. In addition, the larger the area of the triangle surrounded by the three elements of VIC, the higher the commercial value of iTV ad. Originality/value Current business model studies focus on business model definitions and innovations, whereas the studies on business model evaluation and its influential factors are rare. A new analytical model named VIC is proposed. It explores the effect of VIC on the commercial value of iTV ad and provides a reference for the quantitative empirical analysis. The combination of activity system theory and VIC model contributes to the understanding of the explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge of iTV ad business model. This framework can be used to guide TV stations and stakeholders for business model innovations and optimizations.
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Cooke, Catherine. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in London's Streets." Victoriographies 11, no. 3 (November 2021): 263–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/vic.2021.0433.
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One of the attractions of the Sherlock Holmes stories is their location in real, if somewhat disguised locations. Sherlock Holmes's address in Baker Street is one of the most famous in literature. This article sketches the history of the street and looks at the attempts made over the years to identify the exact location of Holmes's apartment. Conan Doyle first came to London to set up a specialist medical practice not far from Harley Street in 1891, though he had made a number of visits to relatives in London during his youth. He did not stay long, moving to the suburbs when he gave medical practice up in favour of full-time writing. In later life he maintained a London flat and owned and ran his own bookshop and museum nearby to further his Spiritualist crusade. These links with London are examined, highlighting the various addresses in which he and his family lived or did business.
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Vahanyan, Grigori Arshaluys, Hovhannes Vahanyan, and Margarita Ghazaryan. "Interactive innovative tool for early diagnosis of global pre-crisis processes (based on measurement and assessment of the virtual intellectual capital)." Journal of Intellectual Capital 20, no. 2 (April 9, 2019): 190–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jic-05-2017-0074.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the great importance and impact of the virtual intellectual capital (VIC) in the frameworks of digital economics, e-governance and business, e-trading and commerce, virtual organizations and enterprises, and information communication technologies development (based on the comparative case studies of the world, Russian and Armenian economics). These conditions increase the importance of the measurement and assessment of the VIC.Design/methodology/approachThe research findings are obtained through the method of comparative analysis of the complex models of the VIC. The features are studied through measuring and assessing the VIC parameters of virtual representations on the internet. The data are complemented through virtual cluster analysis, a multidimensional statistical procedure that collects data containing information on facility selection. Three cluster groups are used in the study: the clusters of the TNCs and their virtual representations; the clusters of the network of the leading innovation centers and their virtual representations; and the clusters of the leading universities and their virtual representations.FindingsThe paper establishes the research findings of the growth forecasts of the IC clusters in the world, Russian and Armenian economic processes. This is extremely important to ensuring sustainable growth of the country’s competitiveness, economy and general welfare. The paper proposes a new model of the virtual national or transnational intellectual capital (VNTIC). The VNTIC model presents three general components: virtual representations of universities, innovation center networks and transnational corporations in global networks. The research findings show that the interactive innovative tools (IIT) can be used for early diagnosis of the world economic and financial processes.Originality/valueThe authors developed for the first time the IIT for measuring and assessing the three intellectual capital components. The paper presents a new approach and a more reliable tool for short-term forecasting at global and national levels based on QI ranking of the VIC clusters of the commercial enterprises, universities and networks of innovation centers.
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Száva, Ioan, Botond Pál-Gálfi, Carol Ambrus, and Sorin Vlase. "Video Image Correlation-Based Method Used for the Study of the Torsional Vibrations of an Adder Gearbox." Energies 14, no. 19 (September 26, 2021): 6129. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14196129.
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In this paper, a study of the vibrations that appear in the transmission shafts of an adder gearbox used for a heavy truck is made. The truck has two engines on only one chassis and the power offered by these engines is summated and transmitted to the truck or the working machine. This type of transmission is used for oil production installation for the army. During the transportation of the installation to the workplace, only one engine is running, after mounting installation, both engines are running. This paper studies the vibrations of the adder gearbox, a complex construction, subjected to multiple operating requirements. In this regard, the authors first performed accuracy (accuracy) tests of the VIC 3D system on an original experimental mini-stand. Measurements performed on a mini disc demonstrated the validity and accuracy of the method, even if the cameras used were not high resolution. The authors applied the same principle in the case of the adder box from the truck, obtaining useful results for those in the field. The experimental method uses the facilities of a contactless optical measurement method (VIC-3D), which provides a high-accuracy quantitative linear and angular vibration analysis. The VIC measurement method offers, based on a frontal viewing of the disk during the resonance phenomenon and by simple calculus on the monitored linear displacements, the corresponding angular amplitude.
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Mullen, Patricia Dolan. "Generating Grounded Theory: Two Case Studies." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 25, no. 1 (April 2005): 79–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/e305-147l-15g5-2048.
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An inductive research method known as grounded theory is described as a means of building conceptual bridges between real-life situations and formal theory. The procedures are detailed and illustrated via two case studies. The first is a study of the social-psychological problem of cutting losses among heart patients through three stages of recovery. The process of extending the theory generated with the heart patients to other invisible physical impairments and across both visible and invisible chronic conditions is outlined. The second case study offers an example of a structurally-oriented theory, developed from participant observations of the processes of managing patients, staff, and neighbors for an “antipsychiatric” treatment facility for juvenile schizophrenics.
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Butcher, M., H. Munro, and T. Kratschmer. "Improving software testing via ODC: Three case studies." IBM Systems Journal 41, no. 1 (2002): 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1147/sj.411.0031.
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Ross, Alexander. "Charles Sherlock, Words and The Word: Case Studies in Using Scripture (Preston, VIC: Mosaic Press, 2013), pp. 179. ISBN 978 1 74324 021 2." Journal of Anglican Studies 12, no. 2 (January 6, 2014): 249–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1740355313000417.
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Kaske, Deribe, Kidist Yacob, and Tarekegn Sakato. "Gender-Based Violence Case Management Service." Violence and Gender 8, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 117–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vio.2020.0070.
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Bruno, Edoardo. "Socio-Spatial ‘Tabula Rasa’ and Punctual Preservation: The Case Study of Measurable Compensation in Lijiao Village." Sustainability 14, no. 14 (July 6, 2022): 8256. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14148256.
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Villages in the cities (VICs) exhibit all the contradictions of contemporary Chinese urbanisation. These historic settlements attracted large floating populations during the booming urban economy, which redefined their morphological assets. Moreover, their urban persistence reflects the social and cultural modifications occurring within metropolises. Municipal governments’ attention was drawn to the extraordinary densification process, triggering negotiation regarding urban upgrades and social engagement alongside the overall transformation of VICs. Despite the broad scientific literature on VIC redevelopment, especially from urban and social studies perspectives, little attention has been paid to the spatial and monetary compensation awarded for forced or planned demolitions. The transition from informal agglomerations to residential compounds implies the action of local authorities cooperating with real estate developers to make existing house ownership the basis of compensation for measurable spaces in new typological configurations defined by radical social shifts. Lijiao village in Guangzhou was selected as a case study to observe how its urban renewal programme affected the evaluation of historic building preservation versus large selective demolition. Cultural heritage and spatial compensation have become the cornerstones for reconfiguring the village’s morphology and the everyday life experiences framed by interested local groups’ mediation.
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Elsner, Marketa M., Subhrendu Gangopadhyay, Tom Pruitt, Levi D. Brekke, Naoki Mizukami, and Martyn P. Clark. "How Does the Choice of Distributed Meteorological Data Affect Hydrologic Model Calibration and Streamflow Simulations?" Journal of Hydrometeorology 15, no. 4 (July 30, 2014): 1384–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jhm-d-13-083.1.
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Abstract Spatially distributed historical meteorological forcings (temperature and precipitation) are commonly incorporated into modeling efforts for long-term natural resources planning. For water management decisions, it is critical to understand the uncertainty associated with the different choices made in hydrologic impact assessments (choice of hydrologic model, choice of forcing dataset, calibration strategy, etc.). This paper evaluates differences among four commonly used historical meteorological datasets and their impacts on streamflow simulations produced using the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model. The four meteorological datasets examined here have substantial differences, particularly in minimum and maximum temperatures in high-elevation regions such as the Rocky Mountains. The temperature differences among meteorological forcing datasets are generally larger than the differences between calibration and validation periods. Of the four meteorological forcing datasets considered, there are substantial differences in calibrated model parameters and simulations of the water balance. However, no single dataset is superior to the others with respect to VIC simulations of streamflow. Also, optimal calibration parameter values vary across case study watersheds and select meteorological datasets, suggesting that there is enough flexibility in the calibration parameters to compensate for the effects of using select meteorological datasets. Evaluation of runoff sensitivity to changes in climate indicates that the choice of meteorological dataset may be as important in characterizing changes in runoff as climate change, supporting consideration of multiple sources of uncertainty in long-term planning studies.
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Gallagher, P., A. Nguyen, and F. Zha. "Wastewater Reuse Via MBR and Tertiary Membrane Filtration–Case Studies." Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 2008, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 831–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/193864708788803776.
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Zoghi, M., and N. Delatte. "Engaging students via failure case studies and problem-based learning." QScience Proceedings 2015, no. 4 (June 2015): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2015.elc2014.50.
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Matthews, Dan, and Glenda Matthews. "104 Valproate-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy: Case Studies." CNS Spectrums 23, no. 1 (February 2018): 68–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1092852918000068.
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AbstractBACKGROUNDHyperammonemia and carnitine deficiency with concomitant encephalopathy have been reported to result from valproic acid administration (Coulter DL, J Child Neurol 1991Jan; 6(1); 7-14 and Mock, CM, et al, Am J Health Syst Pharm, 2012 Jan; 69(1):35-9). Although there have been numerous publications regarding this adverse event in the neurology literature, there have been very few reports published in the psychiatric literature. The reported incidence of hyperammonemia in children treated with valproate is 19%. It is important that prescribers be aware of the risk of valproic acid induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy, as well as its diagnosis and management.OBJECTIVEThe current study explores the feasibility of reversing Valproate Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy (VHE) by discontinuing valproic acid and normalizing the carnitine level via L-carnitine supplementation.METHODSThree males (ages 10-16 years), are reported with 12 - 24 month histories of cognitive decline during treatment for “Bipolar Disorder of Childhood” with valproate. All were referred with multi-year histories of explosive/impulsive aggression and multiple unsuccessful psychopharmacological regimes. The one consistent medication throughout treatment was sodium valproate. The subjects received serial neuropsychological testing, complex EEG, MRI, valproic acid, carnitine, and ammonia blood levels. Oxcarbazepine titrated to 30-50 mg/kg/day was substituted for valproate after initial testing was completed. Normative reference laboratory levels were as follows: (1) ammonia (reference interval 15-45 mcg/dl), (2) total carnitine (reference interval 34-77 nmol/ml), and (3) valproic acid (reference interval 50-125 mcg/ml).RESULTSCase Study 1: Male, 10 years old, ammonia 78 mcg/dl; carnitine 17 nmol/ml; valproic acid 92 mcg/ml. IQ 79 (compared to 105 one year earlier); MRI cerebral atrophy; EEG - left temporal aberrancies.Case Study 2: Male, 12 years old, ammonia 76 mcg/dL; carnitine 14 nmol/ml; valproic acid 104 mcg/ml. IQ 89 (compared to 109); MRI normal; EEG - left temporal aberrancies.Case Study 3: Male, 16 years old, ammonia 72 mcg/dl; carnitine 24 nmol/ml; valproic acid 125 mcg/ml. IQ 45 (compared to 65); MRI normal; EEG - left temporal aberrancies.In all three subjects, after valproate was removed (oxcarbazepine substituted) and supplemental L-carnitine added, ammonia and total carnitine levels normalized. At one year follow up, IQ’s returned to previous baselines, and MRI atrophy (Case 1) normalized. EEG aberrancies were unchanged. Patients were mood and behaviorally stable on oxcarbazepine.CONCLUSIONEvidence of cognitive decline while on valproate warrants ammonia and carnitine level testing. If these levels are abnormal, VHE should be diagnosed and valproate should be removed as rapidly as feasible; L-carnitine supplementation (the lesser of 100 mg/kg/day or 2 grams/day) should be implemented to normalize the carnitine level.Funding AcknowledgementsNo funding.
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Greenhalgh, Trisha, Sara E. Shaw, Anica Alvarez Nishio, Richard Byng, Aileen Clarke, Francesca Dakin, Stuart Faulkner, et al. "Remote care in UK general practice: baseline data on 11 case studies." NIHR Open Research 2 (August 8, 2022): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13290.1.
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Background: Accessing and receiving care remotely (by telephone, video or online) became the default option during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but in-person care has unique benefits in some circumstances. We are studying UK general practices as they try to balance remote and in-person care, with recurrent waves of COVID-19 and various post-pandemic backlogs. Methods: Mixed-methods (mostly qualitative) case study across 11 general practices. Researchers-in-residence have built relationships with practices and become familiar with their contexts and activities; they are following their progress for two years via staff and patient interviews, documents and ethnography, and supporting improvement efforts through co-design. In this paper, we report baseline data. Results: Reflecting our maximum-variety sampling strategy, the 11 practices vary in size, setting, ethos, staffing, population demographics and digital maturity, but share common contextual features—notably system-level stressors such as high workload and staff shortages, and UK’s technical and regulatory infrastructure. We have identified both commonalities and differences between practices in terms of how they: 1] manage the ‘digital front door’ (access and triage) and balance demand and capacity; 2] strive for high standards of quality and safety; 3] ensure digital inclusion and mitigate wider inequalities; 4] support and train their staff (clinical and non-clinical), students and trainees; 5] select, install, pilot and use technologies and the digital infrastructure which support them; and 6] involve patients in their improvement efforts. Conclusions: General practices’ responses to pandemic-induced disruptive innovation appear unique and situated. We anticipate that by focusing on depth and detail, this longitudinal study will throw light on why a solution that works well in one practice does not work at all in another. As the study unfolds, we will explore how practices achieve timely diagnosis of urgent or serious illness and manage continuity of care, long-term conditions and complex needs.
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Greenhalgh, Trisha, Sara E. Shaw, Anica Alvarez Nishio, Richard Byng, Aileen Clarke, Francesca Dakin, Stuart Faulkner, et al. "Remote care in UK general practice: baseline data on 11 case studies." NIHR Open Research 2 (November 29, 2022): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13290.2.
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Background: Accessing and receiving care remotely (by telephone, video or online) became the default option during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but in-person care has unique benefits in some circumstances. We are studying UK general practices as they try to balance remote and in-person care, with recurrent waves of COVID-19 and various post-pandemic backlogs. Methods: Mixed-methods (mostly qualitative) case study across 11 general practices. Researchers-in-residence have built relationships with practices and become familiar with their contexts and activities; they are following their progress for two years via staff and patient interviews, documents and ethnography, and supporting improvement efforts through co-design. In this paper, we report baseline data. Results: Reflecting our maximum-variety sampling strategy, the 11 practices vary in size, setting, ethos, staffing, population demographics and digital maturity, but share common contextual features—notably system-level stressors such as high workload and staff shortages, and UK’s technical and regulatory infrastructure. We have identified both commonalities and differences between practices in terms of how they: 1] manage the ‘digital front door’ (access and triage) and balance demand and capacity; 2] strive for high standards of quality and safety; 3] ensure digital inclusion and mitigate wider inequalities; 4] support and train their staff (clinical and non-clinical), students and trainees; 5] select, install, pilot and use technologies and the digital infrastructure which support them; and 6] involve patients in their improvement efforts. Conclusions: General practices’ responses to pandemic-induced disruptive innovation appear unique and situated. We anticipate that by focusing on depth and detail, this longitudinal study will throw light on why a solution that works well in one practice does not work at all in another. As the study unfolds, we will explore how practices achieve timely diagnosis of urgent or serious illness and manage continuity of care, long-term conditions and complex needs.
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Rogerson, Michael, and Glenn C. Parry. "Blockchain: case studies in food supply chain visibility." Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 25, no. 5 (May 4, 2020): 601–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/scm-08-2019-0300.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how blockchain has moved beyond cryptocurrencies and is being deployed to enhance visibility and trust in supply chains, their limitations and potential impact. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative analysis are undertaken via case studies drawn from food companies using semi-structured interviews. Findings Blockchain is demonstrated as an enabler of visibility in supply chains. Applications at scale are most likely for products where the end consumer is prepared to pay the premium currently required to fund the technology, e.g. baby food. Challenges remain in four areas: trust of the technology, human error and fraud at the boundaries, governance, consumer data access and willingness to pay. Research limitations/implications The paper shows that blockchain can be utilised as part of a system generating visibility and trust in supply chains. Research directs academic attention to issues that remain to be addressed. The challenges pertaining to the technology itself we believe to be generalisable; those specific to the food industry may not hold elsewhere. Practical implications From live case studies, we provide empirical evidence that blockchain provides visibility of exchanges and reliable data in fully digitised supply chains. This provides provenance and guards against counterfeit goods. However, firms will need to work to gain consumer buy-in for the technology following repeated past claims of trustworthiness. Originality/value This paper provides primary evidence from blockchain use cases “in the wild”. The exploratory case studies examine application of blockchain for supply chain visibility.
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Smith, Cathy, and Drew Donnelly. "Case Studies of Fatigue Failures in Defence Aircraft Components." Advanced Materials Research 891-892 (March 2014): 81–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.891-892.81.
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Components and systems of military aircraft are regularly subjected to severe operating conditions, which lead to the development of a wide range of failure modes. The Defence Science and Technology Organisations (DSTO) Forensic Engineering and Accident Investigation group investigates such failures for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Correct diagnosis of these failures has provided the ADF with immediate advice that has contributed to increased aircraft safety, improved operational availability, and significant cost savings. This paper presents a number of case studies of recent fatigue failures which have occurred in Australian Defence aircraft. The case studies include examples of failures which occurred via differing fatigue initiating and driving mechanisms. Details of the forensic investigations relating to each case study are provided and the ensuing remedial actions discussed.
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Pérez-Bennett, Antonio, Pål Davidsen, and Luis E. López. "Supercharging case-based learning via simulators." Management Decision 52, no. 9 (October 14, 2014): 1801–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-09-2013-0499.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of simulators as pedagogical complements to traditional case studies. The research performs experiments with a case and its accompanying simulator to assess the additional learning attained by the use of a case with its simulator as compared to using the case alone. The paper also describes the development and proposed use of cases and simulators combined. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the development of one companion simulators, it outlines its proposed use, and it shows the results of an experiment to assess marginal learning with the simulator. Findings – The research finds that simulators increase the understanding of subjects when used to support a case study. Students and teachers perceive the use of companion simulators as valuable. Research limitations/implications – The research provides ground for developing a new generation of case studies in which the traditional case is enhanced and augmented by simulators developed for one particular case and intended to be used only with that case. Practical implications – This research has practical implications in how management is taught and learned. Social implications – The paper has implications in terms of possible changes that can be introduced to the teaching of management in business schools. Originality/value – This research provides one of the few extant assessments of the learning that can be attained with the use of simulators in management education. The research proposes the creation of a new entity, the “Case+Sim” that draws on the traditional strengths of managerial case studies to be used in educating managers, but complements the case studies with simulators, which provide an added value in permitting students to test their thinking using a realistic interactive learning environment.
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Martinelli, Victor, and Josef Schembri. "Dyslexia and creativity in Maltese male adolescents." DECP Debate 1, no. 156 (September 2015): 21–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsdeb.2015.1.156.21.
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Dyslexia in Malta constitutes a significant share of the work load of most educational psychologists. This difficulty is often compounded by the use of English and Maltese that are taught side by side. Against a backdrop of learners battling against their difficulties with variable rates of success, optimistic voices make a case for such learners’ other skills to be recognised. There is some anecdotal evidence which suggests that dyslexia may be associated with enhanced creativity but in reality there are few empirical studies which support this notion and results are sometime inconsistent, in part due to the difficulty in recruiting the right participants in large enough numbers. Vic Martinelli and Josef Schembri try their hand at throwing some more light on the issue through a study which if no different from others before it, claims to be tightly controlled and is embedded in a bilingual context.
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Benabdallah, Otman, Mohamed Shimi, Hicham Ait Benali, Ahmed Khamlichi, and Rania Benabdallah. "Management of Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture: Case Series of 32 patients." SICOT-J 7 (2021): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2021055.
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Introduction: Volkmann’s contracture condition is of high prevalence in our population and is linked to therapeutic faults. The treatment and its results are determined according to the severity of the lesions. Methods: This retrospective study was performed in three centers and was conducted over 30 years (1987–2018); it included 32 patients. The disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) score and the Weber test were used to evaluate the functional outcome looking at mid and long-term results. Results: Thirty-two patients were treated for Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture (VIC). The age ranged from 4 to 58 years, with 19 patients aged under 15. Wrist fracture was the predominant cause in 16 cases. Fourteen patients obtained a completely functional hand, seven good functional results, four fair functional results, and seven poor results. Discussion: In comparison with other studies, we noticed significant differences: apart from the dominant male sex and right side, this is one large case series conducted over 30 years (1987–2018) looking at mid-and long-term results. All the patients presented with severe or moderate lesions on the first visit. In our study, the wrist fracture is predominant compared to elbow fractures and soft trauma. X-rays are especially helpful and are a first-line investigation for identifying displaced fractures and other associated lesions. Our study population is not large, and the treatment methods are varied, so it is impossible to provide statistically relevant correlations between the treatment method and outcome. But this work is based on the experience of more than 30 years, which makes it possible to help adequate decision making according to the state of the lesions. This study is a level IV case series.
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Tistaert, Christophe, Tycho Heimbach, Binfeng Xia, Neil Parrott, Tanay S. Samant, and Filippos Kesisoglou. "Food Effect Projections via Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling: Predictive Case Studies." Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 108, no. 1 (January 2019): 592–602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2018.05.024.
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Isometsä, E. T. "Psychological autopsy studies – a review." European Psychiatry 16, no. 7 (November 2001): 379–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(01)00594-6.
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SummaryPsychological autopsy is one of the most valuable tools of research on completed suicide. The method involves collecting all available information on the deceased via structured interviews of family members, relatives or friends as well as attending health care personnel. In addition, information is collected from available health care and psychiatric records, other documents, and forensic examination. Thus a psychological autopsy synthesizes the information from multiple informants and records. The early generation of psychological autopsies established that more than 90% of completed suicides have suffered from usually co-morbid mental disorders, most of them mood disorders and/or substance use disorders. Furthermore, they revealed the remarkable undertreatment of these mental disorders, often despite contact with psychiatric or other health care services. More recent psychological autopsy studies have mostly used case-control designs, thus having been better able to estimate the role of various risk factors for suicide. The future psychological autopsy studies may be more focused on interactions between risk factors or risk factor domains, focused on some specific suicide populations of major interest for suicide prevention, or combined psychological autopsy methodology with biological measurements.
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Mahdee, Junainah, Normazalila Abu Bakar, and Vincent Oh Kim Seng. "Green campus universities: case studies on problems and prospects." F1000Research 11 (October 20, 2022): 1200. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.73381.1.
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Background: Sustainability is a crucial social issue. In recent years, many scholars have suggested that the issue should be tackled at universities because they act as leaders in education, research and innovation. Universities are in a good position to foster progressive action towards global issues within current and future generations. As universities seek to create sustainable campuses, the green campus approach can create opportunities for a cultural paradigm shift, where universities become global leaders in sustainability. There have been various studies related to sustainability issues that include how universities can seek to create sustainable campuses. However, there are some gaps in the research on the “green campus approach” as a way to create sustainable campuses. This paper intends to examine the problems and prospects of creating a green campus university. Methods: Data collection was conducted using the qualitative method. Structured interviews and observations were conducted via visits to the selected case-study universities as well as panels and discussions with experts in respective ministry and government agencies. All collected data were transcribed before being analysed using the NVivo software and thematic coding. Results: Most universities in Malaysia have plans toward sustainability and the green campus approach. The awareness of going green and creating sustainability on university campuses has gradually increased. A strategic framework is needed as a guideline for creating green campuses in the higher education setting of Malaysia. Conclusions: This study offers new insights into creating green campus universities in Malaysia as a means to create sustainability in higher education settings. The study involved three of the oldest universities in Malaysia. Future research may expand into other universities in Malaysia or internationally.
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Tvaronavičienė, Manuela, and Arūnas Burinskas. "Review of studies on FDI: The case of Baltic States." JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 15, no. 2 (June 2022): 210–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-2/14.
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The authors reviewed the foreign direct investment in Baltic countries. The theoretical part of the paper systemizes essential driving forces (elements) of FDI studies and the methods most common in FDI studies; the hierarchy of qualitative methods and models is presented. Three-tier methodology is suggested. The first tier (or level) represents a mathematical approach towards interconnections between FDI variables. The second tier of methodology is dedicated to sector analysis and benchmarking. The third tier targets revising economic variables and their links with variables representing FDI. The suggested approach could be applied for similar analysis. The authors have constructed a correlation matrix. The results of the analyzed variables via the dynamic regression approach show that the strongest links among variables appeared in several-year periods. The obtained results may have significant policy implication.
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Meier, Walter N., and James A. Maslanik. "Synoptic-scale ice-motion case-studies using assimilated motion fields." Annals of Glaciology 33 (2001): 145–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756401781818248.
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AbstractObserved and modeled sea-ice motions, combined via an optimal-interpolation assimilation method, are used to study two synoptic events in the Arctic. The first is a convergence event along the north Alaska coast in the Beaufort Sea during November 1992. Assimilation indicates stronger convergence than the stand-alone model, in agreement with Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer-derived ice motions and Special Sensor Microwave/Imager-derived ice concentrations. The second event pertains to ice formation and advection in Fram Strait and the Barents and Greenland, Iceland and Norwegian Seas. Assimilation indicates export of thick, less saline ice out of the central Arctic into the East Greenland Sea. However, the model indicates little flow through Fram Strait, instead showing strong flow of thin, more saline first-year ice from the Barents Sea westward into the Greenland Sea. These results indicate that assimilation is a useful tool for investigating synoptic events in the Arctic and may be useful for both climate studies and operational analyses
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Ye, Zhengmao, Hang Yin, and Yongmao Ye. "Case Studies on Discrete Wavelet Denoising via Kernel Based Nonlinear Component Analysis." WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER RESEARCH 9 (March 31, 2021): 8–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.37394/232018.2021.9.2.
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Complex real world problems are essentially nonlinear. Linear models are relatively simple but inaccurate to describe the nonlinear aspects of dynamic system behaviors. Denoising techniques have been broadly applied to numerous applications in the spatial domain, frequency domain, and time domain. To increase the adaptability of denoising techniques to signal processing of arbitrary nonlinear systems, kernel based nonlinear component analysis is proposed to enhance wavelet denoising. In the multilevel wavelet decomposition, the low frequency approximations and high frequency details are produced at each level. Discrete wavelet transform (DWT) will help to decompose low frequency approximations exclusively at all the succeeding levels, while wavelet packet transform decomposes both approximations and high frequency details at each level. DWT is selected for wavelet denoising in this study, where details at each level and the approximation at specified level are all subject to simplification using nonlinear component analysis. Case studies of typical nonlinear denoising problems in various domains are conducted. The results manifest strong feasibility and adaptability across diverse denoising problems of nonlinear systems.
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Kitjaroonchai, Nakhon, and Suksan Suppasetseree. "Online Collaborative Writing via Google Docs: Case Studies in the EFL Classroom." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 12, no. 6 (November 2, 2021): 922–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1206.08.
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This article reported a case study investigating small group interaction patterns in online collaborative writing tasks and factors influencing team collaborations. Participants included six Asian EFL university students who formed two small groups and were engaged in two online collaborative writing tasks via Google Docs. Data collection included the participants’ use of writing change functions and language functions during the collaborative writing processes revealed through Google Docs archives and collaborative essays. Semi-structured interviews were employed to examine factors influencing small group collaborations. The findings revealed that the two teams exhibited divergent interaction patterns, but the patterns of interaction remained consistent within each group across both tasks. The qualitative content analysis showed factors that affected team collaborations were individual goals, learners’ English proficiency, individual roles, and the use of collaborative agency. The findings may help elucidate the divergence of online collaborative writing and provide insightful information for instructors to design collaborative writing activities and assist EFL learners in the co-construction of writing tasks.
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Rajan, S. D., A. D. Belegundu, A. S. Damle, and D. Lau. "Two-level parallelization for finite-element based design optimization via case studies." Optimization and Engineering 9, no. 1 (May 15, 2007): 69–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11081-007-9007-1.
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Zhao, Yichuan, and Wen Jian. "Analysis of Longitudinal Data in the Case–Control Studies via Empirical Likelihood." Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 36, no. 3 (May 4, 2007): 565–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610910701238475.
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Kelamis, Panos G., and D. J. Verschuur. "Surface‐related multiple elimination on land seismic data—Strategies via case studies." GEOPHYSICS 65, no. 3 (May 2000): 719–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.1444771.
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Three processing strategies for the estimation and subsequent elimination of surface‐related multiple energy on land seismic data are presented. They can be applied in a prestack mode (to shot and common‐midpoint gathers) or in a poststack mode. The algorithm for the multiple attenuation is based on wave theoretical principles in which the data are used as a prediction operator. The estimated multiples are then adaptively subtracted from the input data to obtain primary‐only data. A processing step prior to applying multiple elimination is an important component of these methodologies, particularly in the prestack analysis. Its aim is to regularize the data, improve the S/N ratio, and balance the seismic amplitudes. This results in smooth prediction operators. The effectiveness of these schemes in suppressing multiples is demonstrated with a number of case studies involving processing land seismic data.
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Oh, Hilario (Larry). "Hubcap and ignition switch designs - case studies in Independence Axiom." MATEC Web of Conferences 223 (2018): 01022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201822301022.
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Independence Axiom offers designers a guide to good design. It declares that the design parameters (DPs) conceived for a good design must maintain the independence of the design functional requirements (FRs). Specifically, by relating FRs to DPs through a design matrix [DM] with elements ∂FRi/∂DPj, Independence Axiom declares that only designs with diagonal or triangular design matrix can maintain the functional independence of FRs; and that they should be the only acceptable ones. Starting with the formal definition of functional independence, we derive the criterion for functional independence of FRs as the Jacobian determinant | J | ≠ 0; where the Jacobian matrix [ J ] is shown to be identically equal to [DM]. We further show that if and only if | J | ≠ 0 can the design FRs achieve their target values. Thus the criterion | J | ≠ 0 substantiates the declaration of Independence Axiom since determinant of a diagonal or triangular design matrix is not equal to zero. It serves as the mathematical basis for teaching and implementing Independence Axiom in design. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the implementation of Independence Axiom via the Jacobian determinant | J |.
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Kulygina, M., V. Krasnov, P. Ponisovskiy, J. Keeley, and G. Reed. "ICD-11 Psychotic Disorders: Preliminary Results of the Case-controlled Studies and the Russian Opinion." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2227.
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IntroductionOne of the WHO's innovations for improving the ICD-11 chapter Mental and Behavioral Disorders was the creation of the Global Clinical Practice Network (GCPN), an international network of more than 12,000 mental health and primary care professionals from 144 countries.Aims and objectivesIn order to evaluate perceived clinical utility of the ICD-11 guidelines, the case-controlled field studies that involved the application of the proposed diagnostic guidelines to standardized case material were implemented via the Internet in different languages.MethodTwo hundred and seventy-eight Russian mental health care professionals, the GCPN members, have participated in case controlled Internet study for the chapter “Schizophrenia and Other Primary Psychotic Disorders”. Russian participants were represented by psychiatrists mostly (89%) and much less by psychologists (8%) which corresponds with the general situation in the Russian mental health care system.ResultsRussian clinicians have used the proposed ICD-11 diagnostic guidelines successfully to assess delusional disorder as well as schizophrenia. But there were certain categories (schizoaffective disorder, subthreshold delusions) with which the participants seemed to struggle. The critical comments were focused on opposing so called syndrome-based assessment and nosological diagnostics. Most concerns were about elimination of Schizophrenia subtypes.ConclusionRussian mental health care professionals proved to be interested in ICD revision process and demonstrated their special diagnostics opinion based on rich clinical traditions and psychopathological approach. In order to use ICD-11 guidelines in clinical practice more efficiently supplementary appropriate training would be needed.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Hansson, Anna Catharina. "Pilgrims and Place Attachment: A Case Study on the Via Dolorosa." International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society 11, no. 1 (2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2154-8633/cgp/v11i01/1-11.
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Rushdi, Rufaidah Ali, and Ali Muhammad Rushdi. "Karnaugh-Map Utility in Medical Studies: The Case of Fetal Malnutrition." International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences 3, no. 3 (September 1, 2018): 220–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.33889/ijmems.2018.3.3-016.
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This paper advocate and demonstrates the utility of the Karnaugh map, as a pictorial manual tool of Boolean algebra, in the exploration of medical problems as exemplified herein by the problem of Fetal Malnutrition (FM). The paper briefly introduces the FM problem, and specifies four metrics or tests used frequently in its study. Clinical data collected about these metrics (as continuous variables or dichotomized versions thereof) are conventionally treated via statistical methods. The Karnaugh map serves as a convenient way for aggregating the set of clinical data available into a pseudo-Boolean function. The map can be used to produce a two-by-two contingency matrix (confusion matrix or frequency matrix) that relates an assessed test or metric to a reference or standard one. Each of these two metrics can be any of the map variables or a function of some or all of these variables. While the map serves in this capacity as a supplement or aid to statistical methods, it is also useful for certain non-statistical methods (specifically Boolean ones). The paper shows how the map entries can be dichotomized via an appropriate threshold for use in Boolean Analysis (BA), which can be conducted despite the lack of a gold standard. The map also implements Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) for the given clinical data. The map variable-handling capability does not pose as a shortcoming for either BA or QCA, since the number of variables involved (not only herein but in other typical medical problems as well) is relatively small. The concepts and methods introduced herein are demonstrated through application to the aforementioned set of clinical data for the FM problem, and can be extended to a wide variety of medical problems.
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Enegren, Hedvig Landenius. "Loom weights in Archaic South Italy and Sicily: Fice case studies." Opuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome 8 (November 2015): 123–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.30549/opathrom-08-06.
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Textiles are perishables in the archaeological record unless specific environmental conditions are met. Fortunately, the textile tools used in their manufacture can provide a wealth of information and via experimental archaeology make visible to an extent what has been lost. The article presents and discusses the results obtained in a research project focused on textile tool technologies and identities in the context of settler and indigenous peoples, at select archaeological sites in South Italy and Sicily in the Archaic and Early Classical periods, with an emphasis on loom weights. Despite a common functional tool technology, the examined loom weights reveal an intriguing inter-site specificity, which, it is argued, is the result of hybrid expressions embedded in local traditions. Experimental archaeology testing is applied in the interpretation of the functional qualities of this common artefact.
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Veres Cortés, Luis. "EL TERRORISMO DE ETA Y EL ESPACIO DE LA PERPETRACIÓN: EL CASO DE LA CASA CUARTEL DE VIC." Perspectivas de la comunicación 14, no. 2 (December 2021): 7–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0718-48672021000200007.
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Wojtusik, Jessye, Terri L. Roth, and Erin Curry. "Case Studies in Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Sperm Collection and Cryopreservation Techniques." Animals 12, no. 4 (February 11, 2022): 430. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12040430.
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Assisted reproductive technologies can aid conservation efforts via support of ex situ population management and preservation of genetic material. Data from 38 sperm collection attempts from 17 polar bears (1–5 procedures/bear) were evaluated. Sample collections were attempted via electroejaculation (EEJ; n = 6), urethral catheterization (UC; n = 25), or sperm rescue (SR; n = 7) during the breeding season (Jan. 1-May 21; n = 27) and nonbreeding season (May 22-Dec. 31; n = 11). Sperm retrieval was successful in 1 EEJ (16.7%), 18 UC (72.0%) and 4 SR (57.1%) collections. Initial sperm motility and viability were 50.0% and 77.0% for EEJ, 64.3 ± 7.4% and 80.9 ± 3.8% for UC, and 56.7 ± 8.8% and 80.5 ± 0.5% for SR. UC and SR were more likely to be successful during the breeding season (84.2–100%) than the nonbreeding season (25.0–33.3%). Testicular tumors were observed in four males (57%) during SR. In total, 13 samples were cryopreserved (n = 1 EEJ, 9 UC, and 3 SR) with egg-yolk-based equine extender (EQ) or OptiXcell (OP). For both extenders, post-thaw motility and viability were reduced by 20–60% and 30–65%, respectively. Further efforts to optimize procedures are warranted, but this summary provides data useful for enhancing the success of polar bear sperm collection and cryopreservation.
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Guzmán-Anaya, Leo. "Individual Case Studies of Japanese Knowledge Transfer via Training in Mexico’s Automotive Industry." México y la Cuenca del Pacífico 11, no. 33 (September 1, 2022): 95–127. http://dx.doi.org/10.32870/mycp.v11i33.807.
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The automotive industry has been considered a source for achieving development in emerging economies. In an ideal setting, supplier firms and assembly plants work interconnected creating positive externalities, but it has been shown that this is difficult to achieve for developing countries. The case of Mexico stands out as a country that has successfully attracted major Japanese automotive assemblers but has struggled to include endogenous firms in the supply chains primarily due to the inability to meet technological and quality requirements. This study employs a qualitative case study methodology to analyze knowledge transfer processes to local firms that participated in a training project from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The results show that through training, participating local firms improved quality and productivity measurements. The knowledge acquired was internalized and diffused within the firm allowing for industry-specific certifications, market growth, and market diversification.
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Al-Bannagi, Muhammad S., Ken Fang, Panos G. Kelamis, and Greg S. Douglass. "Acquisition footprint suppression via the truncated SVD technique: Case studies from Saudi Arabia." Leading Edge 24, no. 8 (August 2005): 832–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.2032259.
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Lakshminarayanan, S., and H. Takada. "Empirical modelling and control of processes with recycle: some insights via case studies." Chemical Engineering Science 56, no. 11 (June 2001): 3327–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0009-2509(01)00046-x.
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Bunea, Florentina, and Adrian Barbu. "Dimension reduction and variable selection in case control studies via regularized likelihood optimization." Electronic Journal of Statistics 3 (2009): 1257–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/09-ejs537.
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Guo, Weiyao, Qingheng Gu, Yunliang Tan, and Shanchao Hu. "Case Studies of Rock Bursts in Tectonic Areas with Facies Change." Energies 12, no. 7 (April 8, 2019): 1330. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12071330.
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Although tectonic areas with facies change (i.e., variation of coal seam thickness, coal seam dip angle, or coal quality) are one of the three major geological structures that induce rock bursts, case studies of rock bursts in these tectonic structures are rare. The main objective of this study is to illustrate this issue and provide case studies that may inspire future research. Based on several typical cases of rock bursts induced by tectonic areas with facies change, the conditions conducive for these bursts are introduced and investigated in detail. Subsequently, numerical simulation is performed, showing that stress concentration exists in regions with variable coal seam thicknesses or dip angle. When stoping or tunnelling approaches this region, the peak stress increases rapidly. Thus, the burst occurs via a mechanism involving the superposition of high in-situ stress from tectonic areas with facies change and abutment pressure from stoping or tunnelling, leading to high stress concentration. Strategies for mitigating rock bursts are also provided. Rock bursts induced by tectonic areas with facies change can be mitigated by avoiding regions of high tectonic stress concentration and reducing mining induced stress.
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Majid, DS Adnan. "Qurʾānic Interpretative Latitude and Human Evolution: A Case Study." Al-Bayān – Journal of Qurʾān and Ḥadīth Studies 12, no. 2 (February 20, 2014): 95–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22321969-12340009.
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Muslims today employ various and often conflicting strategies to mitigate contradictions between traditional Islamic teachings and modern science, especially in matters related to the age of the universe and the origin of humans. On the one hand, any scientific theory deemed problematic might be rejected outright; on the other, Islamic texts may be reinterpreted to fully support a novel scientific theory. There is, however, an alternative hermeneutical approach that uses intra-textual analysis to acknowledge “interpretative latitude” in the Qurʾān and other Islamic texts – the possibility that these texts allow for ambiguity and multiple interpretations that may or may not agree with modern science. In this paper, human evolution will serve as a case study of the implementation of this approach via a structured discussion of common Muslim objections to the theory. The paper will conclude with a discussion of the implications of this approach on defining the role of the Qurʾān and on the boundaries of religion and science.
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Allwinn, Mirko, Sina Tultschinetski, and Thomas Görgen. "Blazing Hate into the World: Psychological Case Study of a Fame-Seeking Rampage Shooter." Violence and Gender 9, no. 1 (March 1, 2022): 42–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vio.2021.0037.
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Xie, Bo, Kristina Shiroma, John Lowe, Atami De Main, and Nathan Davis. "Native American Elders’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Studies." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3214.
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has affected community-dwelling elder adults’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. We report 4 case studies of Native American elders’ pandemic experience. Participants were recruited from community-dwelling older adults in Central Texas. Data collection took place via in-depth, semi-structured telephone interviews during June-August 2020. Four of the participants self-identified as Native American. Three of them were male; between the ages of 74 and 75; had at least some college education. The fourth Native American elder was a 68 year-old female with some college education. All four participants were coping well with everyday life during the pandemic. Connectedness emerged as the overarching theme among the 4 cases. Regular communication with their families was expressed as most important. A variety of communication technology was used to maintain contact with family members such as phone calls, texting, email, and video chat services particularly Zoom, FaceTime, and Facebook Video Chat. Challenges with using these technologies were also frequently reported. The participants expressed they did not feel a sense of increased loneliness or loss of being connected. Another theme emerged related to surviving the impact of the pandemic. Having the vaccine accessible along with financial resources necessary to sustain essential needs were most frequently expressed by the participants. These findings have implications for community interventions and policies that support the provision of mechanisms for Native American elders to maintain a sense of connectedness, including the adoption and use of communication technology, during times of crises such as pandemics and natural disasters.
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Zhang, Min Jie, Zong Lin Gong, Di Han, Xiang Gao, Qi Tan, and Yong Xu. "Gene Polymorphism and Precocious Puberty: A Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies." Advanced Materials Research 647 (January 2013): 466–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.647.466.
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Objective: To reexamine literature and data on the effects of gene polymorphism on precocious puberty via a meta-analysis. Methods: Consultation of search engines Chinese Bio-medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Pubmed and Medline search resulted in a total of seven studies containing more than 4300 individuals from various ethnic backgrounds. To evaluate the risk of precocious puberty, odds ratios (OR) for all case-control studies were calculated. Results: In this meta-analysis no significant association of the gene polymorphism with precocious puberty in the combined case-control sample (OR=1.19, 95%CI: 0.88-1.62, P=0.26) was found. Conclusion: This study found no evidence of gene polymorphism being an independent risk factor of precocious puberty. Further studies are needed further understand the effects of the interactions between these genes and other genetic and/or environment factors on precocious puberty.