success of an organization, more than anything else, depends on the human resources. behavioral science emphasizes that organizational success mainly depends on efficient use of human resources. it is especially true in organizations such as libraries. to promote “positive thinking” ” among the staff of libraries and information centers, training courses should be arranged. to improve librarian...

The planning and development of an enterprisewide electronic database system for e-business usually calls for the re-engineering of information processes coupled with a push toward data content standardization across the entire organization. In this chapter, the case study involves a multinational conglomerate that is in the process of integrating and Web-enabling their enterprise database syst...

objectives: the main disadvantage of fiber posts is their low bond strength to root canal wall. the aim of the present study was to assess the effect of different root canal post space treatments on push-out bond strength of fiber posts to root dentin. materials and methods: after post space preparation in 40 endodontically treated human premolars, the teeth were randomly divided into four expe...

The interaction between free–stream disturbances and the boundary layer on a body with a rounded leading edge is considered in this paper. A method which incorporates calculations using the parabolized stability equation (PSE) in the Orr–Sommerfeld region along with an upstream boundary condition derived from asymptotic theory in the vicinity of the leading edge, is generalised to bodies with a...

With the emergence of component-based technologies, there is a push toward software reuse. Reusable software components, such as Java Beans, ActiveX components, COM objects, registry services, etc., can be used to support a wide variety of distributed services. The reuse of such components has reduced the need for full lifecycle development and deployment, both in research and industry. Such “t...

We present methods for extracting a fast indicator for push-recovery strategy selection from the data of an inertial measurement unit mounted on a human or humanoid torso. The methods serve the purposes of detecting the beginning, the direction and intensity of the push as well as predicting the feasible recovery strategy. We test our methods on a dataset of 78 push-recovery trials collected wi...

With the emergence of component-based technologies, there is a push toward software reuse. Reusable software components, such as Java Beans, ActiveX, COM objects, registry services, etc., can be used to support a wide variety of distributed services. The reuse of such components has reduced the need for full lifecycle development and deployment, both in research and industry. Such “top-down” ap...

Payment for Performance (P4P) schemes by which physicians get a financial reward as long as they reach quality and efficiency targets provided by regulator have become increasingly popular in recent years in OECD countries (1) : in 2012, P4P program for primary care physicians were implemented in about 15 OECD countries. In the US, the number of P4P schemes has grown spectacularly, from 39 in 2...