Building Ideapreneurship Capability: Delivering Differentiated Customer Value From the Frontline

[Excerpt] Transformational innovation appears to be a dominant aspiration of most leading firms. While such innovation efforts are pervasive across industries and regions, the results from these endeavors can be highly varied. Instead of a single-minded focus on transformational innovation, could incremental innovation, if directly tied to real customer need, be a powerful opportunity for growth and sustainability in this dynamic world? HCL Technologies, a global IT services firm based in Noida, India believes so

Production Costs in Atlantic Fresh Fish Processing

Production costs for fresh Atlantic groundfish and scallop processing are examined using direct observation, linear regression analysis, and cost accounting. Assuming that management chooses a production technique where marginal costs are constant over a wide range of production due to management's expectation of predictable and unpredictable variation in product demand and exvessel supply, estimates of marginal cost for nonfish inputs from linear regression results and from cost accounting are compared. Also, regression results for physical yield from fish inputs are compared to estimates from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The similarity in results between these independent forms of estimation supports the maintained hypothesis of constant marginal cost over a wide range of production.Demand and Price Analysis, Environmental Economics and Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Production Economics, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, Risk and Uncertainty,

Atividade lúdica sobre os nutrientes com alunos do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública do município do Rio de Janeiro

Utilizamos como indicadores das concepções dos alunos sobre nutrientes os dados obtidos por meio de um questionário relativo ao consumo de merenda escolar e demais alimentos na escola. A partir deles elaboramos uma atividade diferenciada sobre o tema Alimentos e Nutrição envolvendo a participação dos alunos do 8º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública situada no Rio de Janeiro. Os alunos trouxeram rótulos de alimentos por eles consumidos. Calcularam o valor calórico dos nutrientes e buscaram as fontes corretas nos livros de Ciências. A partir desta atividade desenvolveram cartazes e slogans sobre alimentação. Os alunos passam a conhecer as funções dos nutrientes e as suas fontes corretas. As interpretações destes resultados são apresentadas e discutidas, bem como os potenciais desdobramentos do estudo descrito

Penilaian Kinerja di Divisi Pelayanan Terminal untuk Mengukur Keberhasilan Organisasi di PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia I Belawan

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I merupakan Perusahaan yang bergerak dibidang penyelenggaraan dan pengusahaan jasa kepelabuhanan bertujuan mengoptimalisasi pemanfaatan sumber daya yang dimiliki Perusahaan untuk menghasilkan barang atau jasa yang bermutu tinggi dan berdaya saing kuat maka kebutuhan akan tingkat kinerja yang tinggi dari setiap karyawan merupakan hal yang mutlak bagi PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia I. Berdasarkan hasil penilaian persentase kompetensi dan produktivitas yang telah ada, persentase realisasi yang dicapai lebih kecil dari angka target yang ditetapkan oleh Perusahaan. kesenjangan ini mengindikasikan bahwa kinerja karyawan belum maksimal dan perlu adanya penilaian kinerja lebih lanjut. Penilaian kinerja merupakan suatu evaluasi hasil kerja dari seorang karyawan secara sistematis yang berhubungan dengan jabatannya dan potensi yang dimilikinya untuk dikembangkan. Penilaian kinerja ini diharapkan dapat menjadi umpan Balik bagi karyawan tersebut tentang prestasi kerjanya selama ini dan mengembangkan kemampuannya lebih lanjut. Penilaian kinerja bertujuan untuk akan meningkatkan prestasi organisasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner, software SPSS 17.0 dan Matlab sebagai instrumen penelitian. Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahwa pada level top manajemen, Manajer pelayanan terminal memiliki penilaian kinerja tertinggi dengan nilai eigen 2.1903. Pada level middle manajemen, Supervisor Pelayanan Operasi Senior memiliki penilaian kinerja tertinggi dengan nilai eigen 2.7424. Pada level lower manajemen, penilaian kinerja tertinggi adalah Pelaksana Perencanaan & Pengendalian Operasi Senior dengan nilai eigen 2.6141. Jabatan Asisten Manajer Pelayanan Operasi dan Jabatan Pelaksana Pelayanan Operasi Senior merupakan jabatan yang memiliki penilaian kinerja yang sangat rendah sehingga memerlukan evaluasi lebih lanjut. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari nilai eigen kedua jabatan yang bernilai negatif, masing-masing yaitu -0.0005 dan -0.000

Holistic evaluation of management policies: What are the consequences of modified gear use on Georges Bank?

Georges Bank haddock is a recently recovered fish stock in the New England groundfish fishery. Due to federal constraints under the Magnuson-Steven Act, however, this stock cannot be optimally exploited due to the bycatch of other critical species in the New England groundfishery such as cod and yellowtail flounder which are overfished. The Ruhle trawl and Separator trawl are examples of recent advances in gear technology that have been shown to significantly increase haddock to bycatch ratios. This study models the groundfish fishery through a mixed stock yield model which incorporates technological interactions. We also develop a socio-economic model that quantifies the amount of employment and producer surplus associated with three trawl types. Our results explore policy situations regarding the use of the new trawls. By bridging the biological and socio-economic models, we are able to view the fishery as a system that more accurately represents stakeholder views. Our model shows that each trawl, when used exclusively, produces different optimum strategies and therefore an optimum management strategy would most likely include a combination of trawl types. Our results also support the logic of using modified trawls for haddock fishing trips in which bycatch is strictly regulated as the Ruhle trawl is able to maintain 80% of catches caught by a conventional trawl while reducing bycatch up to over 60%. This paper is a first step towards an aid for policy makers to examine fishery gear trade-offs and the resulting biological and socio-economic consequences of different management actions within the constraints of the Magnuson-Stevens Act

Interventions for Childhood Obesity Control in Cyprus: An analysis and Evaluation of Programmes and Protocols

In the last twenty years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of obesity with a simultaneous increase in chronic diseases.Aim: The aim of this literature review is to discuss available interventions for childhood obesity (2-11 years) and to propose effective prevention policies for the Republic of Cyprus.Methods: Childhood obesity prevention and intervention programs in Cyprus were analysed using SWOT analysis and evaluation protocols for compatibility and sustainability among health professionals andgovernment partners.Results: The preliminary literature review reveals that there are specific short comings with regards to the existing NHS and public health. The sustainability of existing health policies and implemented programs is questionable as there are no coherent monitoring systems in place. There are many worthwhile programsand organizations that are often delayed due to conflict of interest.Conclusions: Analysis shows that the implementation, via a Cypriot National Health System, of public health strategies could be effective means of addressing specifically childhood obesity. This includes a more active role for the family physician and policies of a multi- level strategy, aiming as fostering innovative public-private healthcare collaborations, supported by educational institutions, infrastructure, legislation and the wider society.However, such strategies are needed on a long-term basis and throughout a person’s life span

Relations of Social Maturity, Executive Function, and Self-Efficacy Among Deaf University Students

This study explored possible associations of social maturity, executive function (EF), self-efficacy, and communication variables among deaf university students, both cochlear implant (CI) users and nonusers. Previous studies have demonstrated differences between deaf and hearing children and young adults in EF and EF-related social and cognitive functioning. EF differences also have been demonstrated between hearing children and deaf children who use CIs. Long-term influences of cochlear implantation in the social domain largely have not been explored, but were examined in the present study in terms of social maturity, as it might be related to EF and communication variables. Replicating and extending recent findings, social maturity was found to be related to somewhat different aspects of EF in CI users, deaf nonusers, and hearing students, but unrelated to hearing status, CI use, or deaf students' use of sign language versus spoken language. Self-efficacy proved a predictor of self-reported socially mature and immature behaviours for all groups. Individuals' beliefs about their parents' views of such behaviours was a potent predictor of behaviours for deaf CI users and those deaf students who reported sign language as their best form of communication

Melanotan-II reverses autistic features in a maternal immune activation mouse model of autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, difficulty with communication, and repetitive behavior patterns. In humans affected by ASD, there is a male pre-disposition towards the condition with a male to female ratio of 4:1. In part due to the complex etiology of ASD including genetic and environmental interplay, there are currently no available medical therapies to improve the social deficits of ASD. Studies in rodent models and humans have shown promising therapeutic effects of oxytocin in modulating social adaptation. One pharmacological approach to stimulating oxytocinergic activity is the melanocortin receptor 4 agonist Melanotan-II (MT-II). Notably the effects of oxytocin on environmental rodent autism models has not been investigated to date. We used a maternal immune activation (MIA) mouse model of autism to assess the therapeutic potential of MT-II on autism-like features in adult male mice. The male MIA mice exhibited autism-like features including impaired social behavioral metrics, diminished vocal communication, and increased repetitive behaviors. Continuous administration of MT-II to male MIA mice over a seven-day course resulted in rescue of social behavioral metrics. Normal background C57 male mice treated with MT-II showed no significant alteration in social behavioral metrics. Additionally, there was no change in anxiety-like or repetitive behaviors following MT-II treatment of normal C57 mice, though there was significant weight loss following subacute treatment. These data demonstrate MT-II as an effective agent for improving autism-like behavioral deficits in the adult male MIA mouse model of autism

Risk factors for breast cancer in a population with high incidence rates.

BackgroundThis report examines generally recognized breast cancer risk factors and years of residence in Marin County, California, an area with high breast cancer incidence and mortality rates.MethodsEligible women who were residents of Marin County diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997-99 and women without breast cancer obtained through random digit dialing, frequency-matched by cases' age at diagnosis and ethnicity, participated in either full in-person or abbreviated telephone interviews.ResultsIn multivariate analyses, 285 cases were statistically significantly more likely than 286 controls to report being premenopausal, never to have used birth control pills, a lower highest lifetime body mass index, four or more mammograms in 1990-94, beginning drinking after the age of 21, on average drinking two or more drinks per day, the highest quartile of pack-years of cigarette smoking and having been raised in an organized religion. Cases and controls did not significantly differ with regard to having a first-degree relative with breast cancer, a history of benign breast biopsy, previous radiation treatment, age at menarche, parity, use of hormone replacement therapy, age of first living in Marin County, or total years lived in Marin County. Results for several factors differed for women aged under 50 years or 50 years and over.ConclusionsDespite similar distributions of several known breast cancer risk factors, case-control differences in alcohol consumption suggest that risk in this high-risk population might be modifiable. Intensive study of this or other areas of similarly high incidence might reveal other important risk factors proximate to diagnosis

Alien Registration- Mailkot, Georgianna (Rumford, Oxford County)

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