Lean manufacturing is defined as a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste through continuous improvement, flowing the product at the pull of the customer in pursuit of perfection. This paper describes some learning from the literature and actual practices…

The objectives of the study were to (i) determine the farmers problem confrontation towards seed potato production, (ii) describe the selected characteristics of the farmers and (iii) explore the relationships between the selected characteristics of the farmers and their problem…

The educational policies of the Singapore government are driven by the needs of a modern knowledge-based society and economic development, with the state advocating modernity while the Muslim minority, arguably, appeared to be caught in tradition and holding on to…

A gram-negative bacterium designated A8 was isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated soil collected from petrol pump of Ahmedabad, India. Its ability to degrade carbazole, nitrogen containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon was checked in basal salt media containing 3 mM of carbazole. Growing…

The survey was conducted during the period of 2009-10 at various regions of Kolhapur city through personal interviews (549) to access region specific consumption rates by targeting the residence of the respondent. The relevant questions were asked to know knowledge…

Ethos, although clearly an important rhetorical appeal, remains largely unexamined in our discussions of health-related issues. Increasingly, important health information is exchanged and public discussions take place in online forums, and whose ethos we accept as most valid has important…

This study investigated the attitude of private university students in Bangladesh towards internet. Results from the study indicated that students had positive attitudes toward using the Internet as a learning tool, adequate basic knowledge of the Internet, viewed Internet is…

O artigo pretende discutir os temas “educação especial”, “tecnologia” e “formação de Professores”, sendo um estudo de revisão bibliográfica e descritiva. Nos dias atuais a importância da tecnologia de informação e comunicação na educação especial se torna obrigatória, pois vários…

Information literacy (IL) is a key strategic objective for academic libraries. Many academic librarians are involved in designing, developing and delivering IL programmes, using both classroom teaching and e-learning methods. IL has also become a priority at institutional level and…

My proposal is based on my doctoral dissertation On the Shoulders of AI-technology : Sociology of Knowledge and Strong Artificial Intelligence which I succesfully defended on May 29th 2009. E-published http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=12588&postid=1389611 The dissertation is concerned with Sociology’s stance in the…