The Validation of the Total Quality Management Construct Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Interdisciplinary Journal of EducationThe empirical study sought to validate the structure of total quality management construct with an objective of identifying the current TQM practices employed as perceived by the staff of Islamic University in Uganda.
Farooq Miiro
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Simple signage and targeted education can lead to process improvement in acute appendicitis care. [PDF]
BMJ Open Qual, 2023 Atwood R +8 more
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The use of and responses to a letter writing process to increase communicative competence in ESL learners : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Second Language Teaching at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2001 This thesis is a study of how a teacher can help learners to increase communicative competence through an interactive letter writing process. The study was triggered in response to a specific group of immigrants' apparent improvement in not only their ...
Verberne Heazlewood, Sharron Claire
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa +5 more
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Identifying higher capability maturity KPAs of construction organisations; Model refinement through expert interviews [PDF]
Process improvement has been identified as a mechanism of achieving the much needed performance improvements within the construction industry. Despite the concerns of being an industry with unique characteristics, construction has borrowed some process ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +2 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Influence of the autochthonous cellulolytic bacteria on the domestic compost process improvement. [PDF]
BioTechnologia (Pozn), 2023 Ćwiertniewicz-Wojciechowska M +3 more
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Machining Process Improvement Through Process Twins
, 2018 Selection of cutting conditions is of great importance for high productivity in metal cutting industry. Process twins which make use of physical models considering both mechanics and dynamics of metal cutting are useful tools in the context of Industry 4.0.
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel +13 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura +2 more
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