Exploring future potential

This book is compiled to provide the reader a critical appreciation of key tools of Lean and Six Sigma and their implementation into both manufacturing and service organizations through drawing upon the research findings of a range of specialist scholars (including academics and practitioners) who have either proposed a conceptual model of framework for Lean/Six Sigma or have empirically gathered an extensive range of new data from organizations in the manufacturing and service sectors across a number of countries.

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Although most of this book can be seen as an attempt to navigate through a landscape of potential and opportunity for a future World Wide Web, it is prudent, as in any navigational exercise, to start by determining one’s present location. To this end, the first chapter is a descriptive walkabout in the current technology of the Web – its concepts and protocols. It sets out first principles relevant to the following exploration, and it explains the terms encountered.

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In addition to visual art, the conference also covered a topic of special interest in visual neuroaesthetics: facial beauty. Other peo- ple’s faces constitute highly relevant stimuli for humans, and face perception is mediated by distributed neural regions (Ishai, 2007), including the extrastriate cortex, which is specially dedicated to processing individual identity, and the superior temporal sulcus, which processes facial movements involved in speech and direct- ing gaze.

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Of those who were satisfied with the quality of discussions, most indicated they enjoyed having access to others’ experiences and views, and that other students’ posts helped them learn and complete their assignments. Several commented that e-Communities was a positive and safe environment in which all contributions were welcome. Of those respondents who were either dissatisfied with or indifferent about the quality of discussions, most commented either that few postings mean few quality discussions or that the discussions that do...

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The initial version of Gamma consisted of 17 VAX 11/750 processors, each with two megabytes of memory. An 80 megabit/second token ring [PROT85] was used to connect the processors to each other and to another VAX running Unix. This processor acted as the host machine for Gamma. Attached to eight of the processors were 333 megabyte Fujitsu disk drives that were used for storing the database.

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The primary objective of this study is to explore fungal pigments as a source for dyeing colorants. Owing to the conflicting reports on the safety of textile and leathers during dyeing and due to the indiscriminate use of non-permitted colors, there is an urgent need to identify natural pigment sources as safe textile colorant. This study critically examines the potentials of fungi as sources production of biocolorant. Along with an established pigment producing fungus, Monascus, newer fungi have been explored and reported.

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Tungsten Carbide - Processing and Applications, provides fundamental and practical information of tungsten carbide from powder processing to machining technologies for industry to explore more potential applications. Tungsten carbide has attracted great interest to both engineers and academics for the sake of its excellent properties such as hard and wear-resistance, high melting point and chemically inert. It has been applied in numerous important industries including aerospace, oil and gas, automotive, semiconductor and marine as mining and cutting tools, mould and die, wear parts, etc.

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If
there
have
been
events
of
human
exposure
to
the
mixture,
such
as
a
prior
oil
spill,
worker
health
 studies
can
provide
the
greatest
amount
of
insight
regarding
future
spills.
These
studies,
such
as
the
one
 conducted
after
the
Prestige
oil
spill
off
the
coast
of
Spain1 ,
comprehensively
examine
adverse
health
 effects
of
oil
rather
than
a
single
constituent
chemical.
Currently
the
National
Institute
for
 Environmental
Health
Sciences
is
conducting
a
worker
health
study
following
the
Gulf
oil
spill.

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By ensuring through vehicle Type Approval schemes, support and information provided to manufacturers, that new vehicles, systems and components are designed and manufactured to the appropriate national, European and international road safety standards. By working with DfT and BIS policy colleagues, so that VCA’s operational experience helps their formulation of future standards and schemes plus developing VCA capabilities and expertise and exploring the potential safety benefits of emerging automotive technologies.

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Detention personnel may assume that mental health problems heighten the likelihood of future violence in detained youth. This study explored whether brief mental health screening tools are of value for alerting star to a detained youth’s potential for future violent offending.

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This report examines likely challenges to U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf region in the coming decade. In particular, the report explores the conventional military strength of Iran and Iraq, the potential for subversion, and the social and economic weaknesses of all the regional states. In addition, it seeks to identify key uncertainties and trends that may shape the region’s future. It then assesses the implications of these trends for the United States, particularly the U.S. military. The research was completed before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States....

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Social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook have a potential to become a valuable learning environment. Facebook games with appropriate instructional design may provide players with better learning experiences and outcomes. Using an effective educational Facebook game, we aimed to explore the educational effects of Facebook games as self-directed e-learning environments. We tested our hypotheses on a sample of 73 undergraduates (42 females). The participants completed the Facebook game and self-administered questionnaires over a 3-week period.

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Every literary movement has a potential to influence the future generation. In this context, the Beat Generation, a literary movement was started shortly after the World War II by some ángry young men' or rebellious personalities who were seeking another world for the adjustment away from the confinements of the established norms and conventions. The post war period was a time when many people from every nook and corner were in pursuit of liberation in works, life style and other alternate forms of livelihood.

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Ecological niche modelling or Predictive habitat distribution modelling framework for Sesamum mulayanum Nair, an important wild relative of oilseed crop Sesame has been analyzed using Maximum Entropy method. Based on the Ecological Niche model generated using the presence points only from Maharashtra state, potential states identified for the distribution wild sesame species (S. mulayanum) in India are Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

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The exploration of genetically variable accessions is the key source of germplasm conservation and potential breeding material for the future. The more diverse group of cultivars provides an ample opportunity to breeders for re-leasing new and superior varieties, considering their quality traits for direct commercial utilization. In this study, we analyzed genetic structure, diversity and relationships in 66 accessions of Cicer arietinum using SSR molecular markers. A total of 44 PCR based SSR primers were used for molecular characterization of 66 accessions.

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In this study a novel protein isolated from Trichosanthes dioica of Cucurbitaceae family which upon testing exhibited ribosome inactivating property was tested for anticancer properties. This may pave the way for exploration of these proteins for potential use as anti-cancer agents in future.

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The present investigation entitled, Phenotypic and Genotypic path coefficient analysis Studies in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Badnapur, Dist- Jalna (VNMKV, Parbhani) ( M.S.) during Rabi season of 2019-20. The exploration of genetically variable accession or genotypes is the key source of germplasm conservation and potential breeding material for the future use. The highly divergence group of cultivars provides an opportunity to breeders for developing superior and new varieties considering their quality traits for direct commercial utilization.

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The present investigation entitled, Phenotypic and Genotypic path coefficient analysis Studies in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Badnapur, Dist- Jalna (VNMKV, Parbhani) (M.S.) during Rabi season of 2019-20. The exploration of genetically variable accession or genotypes is the key source of germplasm conservation and potential breeding material for the future use.

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