For companies seeking to operate and expand in China, as in any market, numerous permits, approvals, and reviews are required before they can proceed. From selling products to creating new manufacturing facilities, these processes—often referred to generally as “administrative licensing”—are necessary steps to invest, expand and conduct commercial operations in China. While administrative licen...

This article is reprinted with permission from StandardView (volume 4, #1), a publication of the ACM dedicated to improving the standards. The issue, titled "Best Practices for Standardization" was guest-edited by Jonathan Morell, a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at the Industrial Technology Institute's Center for Electronic Commerce. Information on StandardView can be obtained from th...

Granular computing studies a novel approach to computing system modeling and information processing. Although a rich set of work has advanced the understanding of granular computing in dealing with the “to be” and “to have” problems of systems, the “to do” aspect of system modeling and behavioral implementation has been relatively overlooked. On the basis of a recent development in denotational...

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The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers to the use of appropriate infant and young child-feeding practices by primary caregivers living in a rural Ugandan district. A community-based qualitative design and focus group discussions were used for collecting data from primary caregivers of children aged 0 to 24 month(s). On an average, each of the four focus group discussions had 11 p...

Student learning style differences have been widely researched in both traditional face-to-face and online learning environments (Irani, Scherler & Harrington, 2003; Steinbronn, 2007; Williamson & Watson, 2007; Ugur, Akkoyunlu & Kurbanoglu, 2001). After conducting a literature review of adult student learning styles and teaching method analysis, it became apparent that there was not a significa...

The brief history of pediatric psychology is reviewed, emphasizing the early descriptions and conceptualizations. The current status of the field is then evaluated with special emphasis on continuity with pediatric psychology's historical roots. A discussion of promising future trends follows highlighting the historical traditions that have not been fully developed. More research on problems sp...

Government has played an increasing role in family life because too many parents have not fulfilled their childrearing responsibilities. The misuse of parental power in child abuse and the abdication of parental responsibilities in child neglect have necessitated governmental interventions in order to protect children. A parent license would validate parental rights, establish parental responsi...