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Williams, Michael Todd. "Heart Failure Readmission Strategy via Heart Failure Script." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4189.
Full textHaapala, S. (Sami). "Why an entrepreneur needs three failures before success:entrepreneurial learning after failure." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201605121714.
Full textShen, Li. "Sudden death and pump failure death in heart failure." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/8651/.
Full textPinho, Silvestre Taveira. "Modelling failure of laminated composites using physically-based failure models." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/8149.
Full textNie, Xin. "Failure mechanism of rolling shear failure in cross-laminated timber." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/55299.
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Björklund, Oscar. "Modelling of failure." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11466.
Full textThis report is a review of some failure models today used for determine failure in thin sheets of high strength steels. Focus has been given on phenomenlogical models and only some simple simulations have been carried out. The phenomenlogical models that have been summarized here are of four different categories, namely stress based, strain based, combined stress and strain based and damaged models. However, the simulations have only been preformed for some of the models.
Hellström, Erica, and Karolina Soppela. "GEOMETRICAL QUALITY FAILURE." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-127959.
Full textSyftet med detta examensarbete var att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan geometrisk kvalitetsbristkostnad och geometrisk avvikelse från det designade målvärdet. För att uppnå syftet har detta examensarbete definierat vad som kallas geometrisk kvalitetsbrist och geometrisk kvalitetsbristkostnad. Dessutom, för att göra relationen applicerbar för organisationer har detta examensarbete också undersökt hur den potentiella relationen skulle kunna användas. Examensarbetet utfördes som en fallstudie hos den svenska biltillverkaren Volvo Personvagnar AB, även benämnda som VCC i examensarbetet. I fallstudien ingick både en kvalitativ och en kvantitativ del. Det fanns tre huvudsakliga kvantitativa delar, vilka var; frågeformulär, en kostnadsanalys och en geometrisk analys. Frågeformulären skickades ut till mottagare både inom VCC och även till externa organisationer och experter inom områdena geometrisäkring och geometrisk kvalitet. Svaren från enkäterna användes för att definiera geometrisk kvalitetsbrist och geometrisk kvalitetsbristkostnad. Kostnadsanalysen och den geometriska analysen utfördes på fyra fall hämtade från VCC, och undersökte om det fanns ett samband mellan den definierade geometriska kvalitetsbristkostnaden och avvikelser från det designade målvärdet. Den kvalitativa delen av fallstudien användes för att hitta kostnader som var relaterade till geometriska defekter inom VCC samt även för att undersöka hur ett eventuellt samband kan användas i organisationer. För den kvalitativa delen har intervjuer genomförts både med personer inom VCC och externa organisationer. Detta examensarbete visade att det fanns ett samband mellan den definierade geometriska kvalitetsbristkostnaden och geometrisk avvikelse från det designade målvärdet för de undersökta fallen. Det hävdades även att detta samband skulle kunna användas som ett kommunikationsmedel inom organisationer. Sambandet kan även användas i förhandlingar för att kommunicera att en mer robust konstruktion, leverantör som levererar robusta komponenter, eller bättre monteringssystem kan vara billigare ur ett långsiktigt perspektiv. Vidare kan sambandet även användas för att kommunicera vikten av att arbeta med att utveckla mer robusta konstruktioner. Nyckelord – Geometrisk kvalitetsbrist, Geometrisk kvalitetsbristkostnad, Kvalitet, Geometrisk variation, Kostnad, Taguchi, och Quality Loss Function.
Maher, Felicity. "Failure of basis." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491231.
Full textMcAlindon, Timothy Edward. "Knee joint failure." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.386627.
Full textSingh, Pushpinder 1972-2006. "Failure-directed reformulation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46197.
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Wilmot-Smith, Frederick J. "Failure of condition." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:93ab182a-be71-489a-88e8-1479d9b8efb3.
Full textGrant, David. "Failure mechanisms and instrumentation systems for an induced slope failure project." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243134.
Full textVogler, Tracy John. "On the failure and post-failure of fiber composites in compression /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
Full textMa, Eason, Daniel Janson, and Nhu Quynh Le. "Small Business Failures : A study of the top-managers contribution to the failure." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Administration, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1155.
Full textThe economical importance and value of small businesses is today recognized by scholars as well as government institutes. The small business does not only contribute with a great amount of entrepreneurial activity and innovations but also as a significant tool in creating jobs. The statistics are however displaying a negative trend in the development of small businesses with over 350.000 – 400.000 business closures every year in UK. In Sweden 35,000 new enterprises entered the market in 2001 but only 62% were still active in 2004.
There are two major factors from which all other explanations are derived from when discussing why a company fails which is the external and internal factor. From the failure model created by Sharma and Mahajan and supported by other researchers, it is known that the problem initiating the failure may have been caused by uncontrollable factors. However the most significant factor behind a failure is derived from insufficient and ineffective management in the strategic process.
In order to understand how and most importantly why the top-managers decisions and actions contributes to a business failure the study focused on exploring the strategic process in numerous of failure cases of small businesses. This understanding is further strengthened by considering the limitations and resistances in the strategic process. There is also a link between the crisis management and strategic management which further provides with valuable insights of the process. Four different small businesses were therefore investigated in the report through an inductive and semi structured approach to explore the contexts of the failures in-depth. From the analysis of the empirical data collected from the top-managers and other employees, owners or managers evidence were collected to study the top-managers contribution to the failure.
The most significant contributing factor found in the business failures were the inefficient internal and external assessments. This was further found to be directly linked to the inadequate knowledge and experience possessed by the top-manager and his staff. Nepotism was also a factor that was found to be a very contributing source to the inadequate assessments. The managers staffed by the top-manager possessed a close relationship with the top-manager and may have been hired due to this reason and not based on the required knowledge which was proven to have a significant impact on all the studied cases.
Johnsson, Helena. "Plug shear failure in nailed timber connections : avoiding brittle and promoting ductile failures /." Luleå : Univ, 2004. http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1544/2004/03.
Full textGrant, David. "Instrumentation systems for and failure mechanisms of an induced slope failure project." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243025.
Full textBayramyan, Anna. "Making success out of failures : A quantitative research in Failure culture and Quality improvement." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för kvalitets- och maskinteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-40261.
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MacDonald, Michael Ross. "Diabetes and heart failure." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.540346.
Full textStone, Roger Phillip. "The taxonomy of failure." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.524743.
Full textElborn, Joseph Stuart. "Studies in heart failure." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335936.
Full textToft, Brian. "The failure of hindsight." Thesis, University of Essex, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.256146.
Full textTan, Yu Ting. "Understanding diastolic heart failure." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4392/.
Full textSathiamoorthy, Sivashanker. "Compressive failure of composites." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.627244.
Full textMostert, Lelane. "Central oxygen pipeline failure." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86313.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Case Report - A case is described of central oxygen pipeline failure that occurred at a large academic hospital and its subsequent implications for managing the situation. Literature review - The literature review undertaken focused on the current state of affairs with regards to anaesthetic staff's knowledge of and preparedness for the management implications of central oxygen pipeline failure. The events I describe below demonstrate a significant deficiency in the staff’s understanding of and training for the crisis, which should be remedied to improve patient safety. Specific measures are suggested in the literature to prevent such incidents and guidelines are available to manage central oxygen pipeline failure. These are reviewed in this study. Recommendations - This study attempts to bring together the most critical aspects that need to be addressed to safely manage similar future incidents. Prevention should include measures to implement clearly stated disaster management plans and increased awareness with regards to the medical gas pipeline system (MGPS), simulation training, efficient alarm systems, personally conducted routine evaluations of equipment and emergency backup systems by anaesthesiologists and effective communication between hospital staff. Careful planning and successful coordination during maintenance and modification of the medical gas pipeline system, using piston-type or air-driven, rather than oxygen-driven, ventilators and optimal design of the hospital bulk oxygen system can contribute to reduce risks. In the event of central oxygen pipeline failure a specific sequence of actions should be taken by the anaesthesiologist and a clear institutional operational policy is described.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gevalsbeskrywing - 'n Geval van sentrale suurstoftoevoerversaking, wat plaasgevind het by 'n groot opleidingshospitaal, word bespreek. Daar word ook gekyk na die praktiese gevolge met betrekking tot die hantering van die situasie. Literatuurstudie - 'n Literatuurstudie is aangepak met die doel om te fokus op die huidige toedrag van sake betreffende narkosepersoneel se kennis en paraatheid in die hantering van sentrale suurstoftoevoerversaking. 'n Wesenlike gebrek aan begrip en opleiding aangaande hierdie onderwerp is geïdentifiseer – areas wat, met die nodige aandag, verbeter kan word ten einde die welstand van pasiënte te verseker. Spesifieke voorkomende maatreëls en hanteringsriglyne word voorgestel deur die literatuur en word gevolglik hersien in hierdie studie. Aanbevelings - Hierdie studie poog om kernaspekte aan te raak ten einde soortgelyke toekomstige voorvalle veilig en optimaal te kan hanteer. Voorkomende maatreëls behels onder meer die daarstelling van duidelik verstaanbare noodplanne, verbeterde bewustheid aangaande die mediese gaspypsisteem, simulasie-opleiding, doeltreffende alarmstelsels, effektiewe kommunikasie tussen hospitaalpersoneel, sowel as narkotiseurs wat self roetine-evaluasies van hul narkosetoebehore en -noodtoerusting uitvoer. Noukeurige beplanning en neweskikking tydens herstelwerk of werk aan die mediese gaspypsisteem, die gebruik van suierventilators (of dan lugaangedrewe in plaas van suurstofaangedrewe ventilators) en die optimale uitleg van 'n hospitaal se suurstoftoevoer, kan bydra om die risiko's te beperk. In die geval van sentrale suurstoftoevoerversaking behoort die narkotiseur stapsgewyse aksie te neem. 'n Duidelike institusionele noodbeleid word ook omskryf.
Malère, João Pedro Pinheiro. "Hydraulic actuator failure prognostics." Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, 2007. http://www.bd.bibl.ita.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=970.
Full textO'Donnell, Johanna. "Predicting heart failure deterioration." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f7e51226-128b-44eb-8f6a-557f1d0c9a53.
Full textRoussouw, Chad. "A history of failure." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10653.
Full textA history of failure implies several things. It can point to a chronology of the concept of failure, like so many contemporary history books that chart a minute aspect of culture. It could refer to a personal record, like a criminal having a history of violence. The implication is also there that history itself has failed to achieve, failed to describe, failed to move forward, failed to be history at all. History in this essay is not just the study of the past, but also its use in culture - to separate us from nature, to validate ideologies or to provide insight into our present. History in these terms is not a sequence of physical events, but the representation of these events. These representations exhibit curious behaviour: no matter their function they appeal to truth. History uses the language of the real to validate itself (Culler 2002: Kindle edition'), and this language is often constituted into narrative (which I will discuss in some detail later).
Siegfried, Cary Ann. ""Failure to Yield": Essays." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062910/.
Full textOmbete, Kenneth. "Preventing chemical product failure." Diss., Rolla, Mo. : Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2009. http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/thesis/pdf/Ombete_09007dcc80706a6e.pdf.
Full textVita. The entire thesis text is included in file. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed November 17, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-30).
Wills, Ian. "Edison, innovation and failure." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2010. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28959.
Full textChanning, Jill. "Generating Innovation Through Failure." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4876.
Full textDe-Vilder, Saskia Joan. "Controls on the evolution of strength and failure style in shallow rock slope failures." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12819/.
Full textQiu, Qun. "Risk Assessment of Power System Catastrophic Failures and Hidden Failure Monitoring & Control System." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/11075.
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Huiskes, Bonita Louise. "Advanced heart failure in older women with heart failure and preserved systolic function." Diss., Search in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. UC Only, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3390049.
Full textAlexander, P. B. "The failure of corporate failure models to classify and predict : aspects and refinements." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Accounting, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10484.
Full textGan, Kam. "Intended success and unintended failure : opening up the black box of organisational failure." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419612.
Full textPIADEHBASMENJ, AMIRALI. "ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE FAILURE EXPERIENCES : AN ANALYSIS INTO CAUSES, COSTS, ANDOUTCOMES OF VENTURE FAILURE." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-199194.
Full textResearch on entrepreneurship focuses on success which ignores the high failure rate of new ventures. Many new ventures fail so how entrepreneurs deal with it when their venture fails? Successful entrepreneurs praising the advantages of failure as a valuable teacher. The result of failure is regularly filled with economic, social, psychological, and physical health disorder. The aim of this research is to assessment venture failure experiences for entrepreneurs, from the instant result through to recovery for coping with entrepreneurial failure and exit for impact of the closed venture. In this research, aspects of life affected by entrepreneurial failure examine economically, socially and psychologically in highlighting factors that may influence the amount of costs of failure. Next, the research describes how entrepreneurs learn from failure. It presents on the outcomes of venture failure, including coping with failure and recovery together with cognitive and behavioral outcomes. The main objective of the research study is to understand the failure from entrepreneurs who have experienced it and also to make a theoretical framework of failure based on entrepreneurial venture failure experiences. Every entrepreneur starts up a venture with high expectations of achieving success. Failure can be emotionally disturbing, devastating, painful, distressing and costly for the entrepreneur who may have to aspect the stigma of failure and the loss of reputation. The entrepreneur can get involved in grief, heartache, anxiety, depression, shame, rejection and discouragement (Politis & Gabrielsson, 2009). The purpose of the research is to investigate how entrepreneurs realize and react to venture failure. Moreover, entrepreneurs are looking for positive aspects of failure as enhancing experiences that help their coping with entrepreneurial failure, learning from failure, the willingness to begin a new venture and also trigger changes in upcoming decision-making. The purpose of the research is to take a view of the existed experience of failure, taking into consideration impact from the entrepreneurship.
Signor, Michael C. "The Failure Analysis Matrix: A Usable Model for Ranking Solutions to Failures in Information Systems." NSUWorks, 2000. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/838.
Full textZhang, Xuesong, and n/a. "Punching Shear Failure Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Flat Plates Using Simplified Ust Failure Criterion." Griffith University. School of Engineering, 2003. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20051104.153239.
Full textPiadehbasmenj, Amirali. "Entrepreneurial Venture Failure Experiences : An analysis into causes, costs, and outcomes of venture failure." Thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-202587.
Full textForskning om entreprenörskap fokuserar på framgång som ignorerar den höga felfrekvensen av nya företag. Många nya företag misslyckas så hur entreprenörer hantera det när deras företag misslyckas? Framgångsrika entreprenörer prisar fördelarna med misslyckande som en värdefull lärare. Resultatet av misslyckande regelbundet fylld med ekonomiska, sociala, psykologiska och fysiska hälsoproblem. Syftet med denna forskning är att bedöma företagets misslyckande upplevelser för företagare, från det ögonblick resultatet genom att återhämtningen för att hantera företagande fel och avsluta för påverkan av den slutna företag. I denna forskning aspekter av livet som påverkas av entreprenörs fel undersöka ekonomiskt, socialt och psykologiskt att belysa faktorer som kan påverka mängden av kostnaderna för ett misslyckande. Därefter beskriver forskningen hur entreprenörer lära av misslyckanden. Den presenterar på resultaten av företagets misslyckande, inklusive hantera fel och återhämtning tillsammans med kognitiva och beteendemässiga utfall.
Zhang, Xuesong. "Punching Shear Failure Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Flat Plates Using Simplified Ust Failure Criterion." Thesis, Griffith University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365777.
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Papaefthymiou, Spyros. "Failure mechanisms of multiphase steels /." Aachen : Shaker, 2005. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=014183924&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
Full textDounias, George Theodoros. "Progressive failure in embankment dams." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/8350.
Full textKhand, Aleem U. "Arterial fibrillation and heart failure." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288911.
Full textYao, Chicao. "Failure mechanisms of concrete masonry." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29323.
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Thomas, Richard Charles. "Sexual failure among spiritual leaders." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq22041.pdf.
Full textSmeltz, Jeremy M. Valerius Andrew J. "Sensor failure detection through introspection." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Jun%5FSmeltz.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Craig Martell, Kevin Squire. "June 2007." Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-40). Also available in print.
Gwadry-Sridhar, Femida Guyatt Gordon Henry. "Educating patients with heart failure /." [Hamilton, Ont.] : McMaster University, 2005.
Find full textGriffiths, Robert P. "Continuum modeling of interface failure." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Dec%5FGriffiths.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Kwon, Young W. "December 2007." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 18, 2008 Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-40). Also available in print.
Gianotten, Judith. "Spermatogenic failure a genetic Odyssey /." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2004. http://dare.uva.nl/document/76059.
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