the aim of the paper is to survey factors productivity in small & medium scale manufactories located in toos industrial town. in order to achieve this purpose, production functions of different industrial groups are estimated on the base of cross-section data in 2005. then elasticity of factors production, average productivity, marginal productivity, labor intensive and capital intensive are de...

Household hazardous waste (HHW) includes waste from a number of household products such as paint, garden pesticides, pharmaceuticals, photographic chemicals, certain detergents, personal care products, fluorescent tubes, waste oil, heavy metal-containing batteries, wood treated with dangerous substances, waste electronic and electrical equipment and discarded CFC-containing equipment. Data on t...

The technological preparation of production (TPV) is one the key stages product life cycle (LPL) when designing and developing new aircraft engines. TPV system foresees use following instruments: CAD/CAM/CAE systems to ensure implementation operations: automated design, engineering calculations; Product Data Management (PDM) data management; Enterprise resource planning (ERP) for corporate plan...

This article covers state-of-the-art instruments and devices specially designated for endoscopic ear surgery. New technologies stimulate the creation of special endoscopic equipment and microinstruments specially designed to satisfy the exclusive requirements of endoscopic ear surgery, which contribute to the progress of the procedure. The article presents the advantages and disadvantages of wo...

I n addition to labor force and capital, energy plays a significant role in the production of commodities and services. Energy is the driving force of production activities. Therefore, it is an essential ingredient of growth and development. Results obtained from this paper show that the growth of oil products consumption has a positive effect on economic development via two channels: Firstly,...

The mission of SightReach Surgical is to make new ophthalmic instruments, other equipment, supplies and technology available and affordable to eye care providers in lowand middle-income countries. In the 1990’s, IEF looked at why many eye care providers in these countries were not able to expand or scale up their services. One key barrier was the lack of access to and affordability of new, high...

Mercury is a naturally occurring metal, one of the most toxic metals within the food chain and has a number of uses in the Irish health care sector. This paper reports on a mercury survey in Ireland with the purpose to present a picture of mercury use in health settings. The findings show 50% of health settings free of all mercury medical equipment. Mercury spills occur within 30% of health set...