occupational health and safety systems have a unique role in sustainable development of hazardous industries. the aim of this research is investigating and assessing of h3se performance excellence systems. to achieve mentioned goal by qualitative approach and multi grounded theory tools h3se excellence model was described. mentioned tools contain two qualitative research methods (meta synthesis...

The design of engine control systems has been traditionally carried out using a mix of heuristic techniques validated by simulation and prototyping using approximate mean– value models. However, the ever increasing demands on passengers’ comfort, safety, emissions and fuel consumption imposed by car manufacturers and regulations call for more robust techniques and the use of cycle–accurate mode...

About the paper This paper explores what 'mainstream' Centres of Excellence might mean for developing countries and poor people. It examines how development is constructed as economic growth with industry and enterprise – complemented by centres of scientific excellence and technological innovation – as its key engine. It demonstrates that, in relation to science and centres of excellence, the ...

Better knowledge of what influences researchers’ mobility and how this mobility affects the research community is pivotal, particularly in the globalised society of today. One indicator of the universities’ high degree of globalisation is the fact that three of the five universities that supply most doctoral students to American PhD programmes are now in countries other than the US.1 We are see...

As part of the national quality improvement campaign, industry and government have joined together to establish the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Created by public law in 1987, the Award promotes an understanding of quality excellence, greater awareness of quality as a crucial competitive element, and sharing of information and strategies. There are three categories in which companie...

13 FROM ABERYSTWYTH to Adelaide, Birmingham to Brussels, the RCN’s highly successful clinical leadership programme continues to benefit health care organisation and delivery. Bolstered by a new team structure and a shared vision of ‘advancing excellence in clinical leadership’, this internationally acclaimed programme has several initiatives for healthcare staff working in both the public and i...

The Korean Journal of Urology (KJU) has adopted “A commitment to excellence” as a slogan for 2015. Selected by members of the editorial board among various candidates, this slogan most accurately reflects the eagerness and passion of our members and our commitment to reaching excellence in the field of urology. To be an excellent journal in the f ield of urology, the KJU should be indexed in SC...