To conduct Acceptance Sampling, companies often use plans that are determined by easy-touse standards. However, these standards do not take quality costs directly into account. Motivated by the case of a Greek company, which uses the Greek equivalent to the ISO 2859 (1974) for the quality control of its incoming raw materials, this paper aims at evaluating the single-sampling plans recommended ...

A decision support system for crop management of winter wheat has been designed using CommonKADS and an object-oriented design methodology. The system contains a plan for the field management operations. The consequences (economic and environmental indicators) of a plan is estimated using a simulation model. The model will be run using different sets of weather conditions to estimate the variab...

This study examined whether physical activity, mental health and socio-economic position were associated with the overall academic performance and future educational plans of adolescents aged 15-16 years. We used a sample of 7002 boys and girls from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Data were collected by a postal enquiry in 2001-02. Multivariable logistic regression models were estimated...

The former " Steel Cities " of Sheffield, UK and Pittsburgh, USA have struggled to grow and attract a modern, knowledge-based economy. From the 1970s to early 1980s, their traditional manufacturing economies began to breakdown, rendering the economic logic of their industrial structures obsolete. The comparative advantage of OECD cities shifted from physical manufacturing to the packaging and g...

The purpose of this research was analyzing factors affecting non-participation of stakeholders in rangeland management projects. The research method was descriptive-correlative design in ranches of Piranshahr rangelands in western Azerbaijan province, Iran. All ranches that studied (Zioke Yurd, Ziuke Mirgah Chaku, Khargedashan Yurd and Gardeh Bon), are utilized in common use manner. Simple rand...

The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is a common neuropsychological measure sensitive to cognitive changes and functional skills (e.g., driving test performance) among older adults. However, normative data have not been adequately developed. We report the distribution of CDT scores using three common scoring systems [Mendez, M. F., Ala, T., & Underwood, K. L. (1992). Development of scoring criteria for...

SUMMARY The goal of the Climate Collaboratorium project is to harness the collective intelligence of thousands of people around the world to address one of the most important problems confronting humanity today: global climate change. Inspired by systems like Wikipedia and Linux, the project will develop a global, on-line forum in which people can create, analyze, and ultimately select detailed...

Small-scale fisheries (SSF) in developing nations face a harsh variety of internal and external stressors on a global scale. International economic development, population increase, and environmental degradation are among a slew of difficult challenges facing the subsistence livelihoods of individuals in artisanal fishing communities. In order to prevent these communities from facing increased ...