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A framework to relate business improvement actions and performance measurement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This thesis reports on the development of a performance improvement framework that formally represents causal relationships between performance measures, factors of performance, improvement actions and the overall strategy of a business.
Rigas, John
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Reliability of novice physiotherapists for measuring Cobb angle using a digital method

open access: yesHong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2017
Background: The Cobb’s method is the most accurate and reliable method for kyphosis measurement. Conventionally, a sagittal Cobb angle was commonly derived from a lateral plain film.
Patcharawan Suwannarat, PT, PhD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study on Performance of the Thermoelectric Cooling Device with Novel Subchannel Finned Heat Sink

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The thermoelectric refrigeration system is an application of the Peltier effect, and good refrigeration performance is dependent on effective heat dissipation performance.
Gaoju Xia   +6 more
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Carbon Tube-Based Cathode for Li-CO2 Batteries: A Review

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2022
Metal–air batteries are considered the research, development, and application direction of electrochemical devices in the future because of their high theoretical energy density. Among them, lithium–carbon dioxide (Li–CO2) batteries can capture, fix, and
Deyu Mao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Social Support Theory-Based Post-Occupancy Evaluation Framework for Community Intergenerational Spaces: Empirical Evidence from Hangzhou Livelihood Service Complexes, China

open access: yesBuildings
This study develops and validates a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) framework to assess the social support level of elderly–child composite spaces. Grounded in social support theory, POE theory, and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the framework comprises 2 ...
Guangjie Wang, Yao Fu, Peixuan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting medication discontinuation: provider preferences for interventions to facilitate deprescribing

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background One approach to prevent adverse drug events is to discontinue (“deprescribe”) medications that are outdated, not indicated, or of limited benefit relative to risk for a particular patient.
Amy Linsky   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Ultrasonic Excitation on Discharge Performance of a Button Zinc–Air Battery

open access: yesMicromachines, 2021
In this paper, a method to increase the output power of a button zinc–air battery by applying acoustofluidics induced by ultrasonic excitation to the battery is proposed and demonstrated.
Zhao Luo, Qiang Tang, Junhui Hu
doaj   +1 more source

Performance improvement/HPT model: Guiding the process [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This commentary is part of an ongoing dialogue that began in the October 2011 special issue of Performance Improvement —Exploring a Universal Performance Model for HPT: Notes From the Field. The authors feel that the performance improvement/HPT model in
Van Tiem, Darlene M.   +2 more
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Measuring the financial impact of equipment performance improvement: ISB and IEB metrics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Equipment performance helps the manufacturing sector achieve operational and financial improvements despite process variations. However, the literature lacks a clear index or metric to quantify the monetary advantages of enhanced equipment performance ...
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes   +4 more
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Experimental Evaluation and Performance Improvement of Bluetooth Mesh Network With Broadcast Storm

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
Although the Bluetooth Mesh protocol is still being improved, it has found widespread use in industries such as smart homes. One major challenge faced by the protocol is how to handle problems caused by a broadcast storm.
Bing Lin, Hang Su
doaj   +1 more source

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