background: excellence and quality models are comprehensive methods for improving the quality of healthcare. the aim of this study was to design excellence and quality model for training centers of primary health care using delphi method. methods: in this study, delphi method was used. first, comprehensive information were collected using literature review. in extracted references, 39 models we...

ripening is one of the most important stages in production of cheese. in this research to comprehensive study of uf cheese ripening as the major industrial cheese that is produced in iran, mass transfer, heat transfer and changes in quality and sensory properties, simultaneously considered and a mathematical model was developed to describe them. thus, at first, lipolysis, proteolysis, texture a...

vital decisions made at the strategic level in an organization are not only intricate but also costly to alter. it is therefore important to find a comprehensive approach to deal with such a possibility. one of the major problems of a common balanced scorecard (bsc)-based model in strategic management is lack of a ranking system for strategic objectives in order to enable prioritization of the ...

Negative bias temperature instability has become an important reliability concern for ultra-scaled Silicon IC technology with significant implications for both analog and digital circuit design. In this paper, we construct a comprehensive model for NBTI phenomena within the framework of the standard reaction–diffusion model. We demonstrate how to solve the reaction–diffusion equations in a way ...

BACKGROUND The growing awareness of transfusion-associated morbidity and mortality necessitates investigations into the underlying mechanisms. Small animals have been the dominant transfusion model but have associated limitations. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive large animal (ovine) model of transfusion encompassing: blood collection, processing and storage, compatibility testing ri...

This paper describes the field tests of a simulation based game aiming at raising awareness and creating a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the comprehensive approach (CA). The setting of this game is that of a failed state where an UN intervention takes place after massive conflict that requires a CA to stabilize the situation. That is, the civil and military actors need to collaborate ...

Performance of data processing is without doubt the most important criterion in DBMS design. However, the increasing recurring energy cost gradually rivals the benefits of chasing after performance. Therefore, there are strong economic incentives to minimize power consumption within the performance budget, so that the energy cost could be best amortized. Such a goal is difficult to achieve in p...

This paper is an experience report and discussion of an experiment in teaching and using a comprehensive model-based methodology and tool (Objectory) in a large software project. The paper describes in detail the preparation of such an experiment, states our assumptions during the planning phase, and presents the results together with a discussion of the most important issues. We observed certa...