New System For Evaluation Research Articles

Individual and group motivation in the management of a modern enterprise

The theoretical bases of individual and group motivation in the management of a modern enterprise are considered in the work. Emphasis is placed on studying the effective work of the team. Existing individual and group motivations are described and the main literature is analyzed, which covers issues of motivation and effective team work, the concept of «motivation» and «effective team work». The author's interpretation of the concept of effective team work and motivation is offered. It is established that the company's management has a system of staff incentives, the main components of which are: creating working conditions; creation of a reward system; creating favorable relationships in the team, ensuring independence in work and demand for results. It is determined that the methods of incentives used by management indicate that staff are dissatisfied with the organization of the remuneration system. The article conducted a study of wage costs for a company employee (employee survey). These conditions indicate the importance of remuneration as a motivating factor for employees of Eva LLC, but in general employees are not satisfied with the reward system. In the course of scientific research it was established that Eva LLC noted an inefficient personnel evaluation system. To improve the incentive system in this company, it is proposed to introduce a new system of evaluation of sales staff using the «Mystery Shopper» method. It is stated that in order for the audit results to be used by the manager and the HR manager as a working tool, the information obtained must be properly structured. To achieve the best quality of the studio, you can arrange direct meetings with representatives of the customer company, during which the peculiarities of the behavior of sales staff will be clarified. After completing the mystery shopper program, you need to analyze the agents' questionnaires and reports to find out the strengths and weaknesses and a general description of the team's performance. Based on a thorough analysis of the scientific literature, we concluded that the effective work of the team is the effective work of staff, from manager to employee, and therefore the motivating factor plays an important role in achieving the goals of the organization.

Examination of State of the Cable Insulation by the Return Voltage

Abstract The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need to determine the state and residual life duration of high-voltage cable lines to identify faulty and maintainable cables. The aim of the article is to determine a reliable scientifically grounded criterion for assessment of insulation characteristics of the cables in use and to perform a comparative analysis of the results obtained by the traditional method of diagnosing insulation with the results of a new method of assessment by the return voltage. In this regard, the article deals with the issues related to the testing of cables having oil-impregnated paper insulation, as well as with the issue of switching from planned replacement of cables to assessment of their actual state and period of residual life. The authors propose to use the method of examining the cables by the return voltage using the device for testing electrical insulation “UDEI-1” developed at the department of Electrification and Automation of the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Engineering and Economics. The article presents the results of measuring the return voltage of three cables that operated under different conditions. The cables had different technical state. The analysis of the estimation of the residual life of cables by the return voltage was carried out using such criteria as the PIRV polarization index, the LIRV electrical conductivity index, and the P-factor. The P-factor is the physical criterion demonstrating the aging of paper-oil insulation by the shape of the return voltage curve. It represents such characteristics of insulation aging as moistening. To compare the results of testing the cables by the return voltage with the conventional methods of diagnostics and to determine the actual technical condition of power cables, the authors applied the method of spatiotemporal reflectometry and the method of measuring insulation resistance with the determination of such indicators of state as insulation resistance normalized per one kilometer, absorption coefficient, and polarization index. The results of this article confirm that the return voltage gives a qualitative assessment of the state and degree of aging of cables with impregnated paper insulation. The authors proposed a new system for evaluation of cable condition by weighting coefficients. In this approach, the determination of residual life of cables with impregnated paper insulation is based on the values of the return voltage. Application of the new system gives opportunity to improve reliability of the power lines. Recommendations for the further operation of the studied cables are given. The materials of the article are of practical value for carrying out complex assessment of the technical condition of power cables by the return voltage and can be useful for drawing up a schedule for replacement or repair of cable lines depending on their actual state.

A new system for evaluation of armrest use in robotic surgery and validation of a new ergonomic concept - armrest load.

The da Vinci robot provides a sitting position and an armrest to decrease workload and increase dexterity. We investigated the surgeon's ergonomic behaviour by installing force sensors on the dV-Trainer® simulator's armrest to measure the 'armrest load' during the performance of simulated exercises. Five experts and 48 novices performed two robotic simulation exercises on the dV-Trainer. We calculated the armrest load and evaluated their armrest-using habits. Overall score and workspace range were evaluated automatically by the simulator and compared with armrest load. Statistically significant differences exist for overall score, workspace range and armrest load between novices and experts. The armrest load score is a direct, sensitive measure for the ergonomic evaluation of a simulator's armrest use. This experience-dependent ergonomic difference between experts and novices (p = 0.007) highlights the importance of ergonomic training for novice robot users. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

From integrated library systems to library management services: time for change?

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to inform librarians about the advanced features of the next generation library systems called library management services. It is time to ask if and when a library should move on to the new system.Design/methodology/approachThe author looked into each new system for evaluation and analysis.FindingsThe next generation library systems include Alma from Ex Libris, Intota from Serials Solutions, Kuali OLE from the Kuali Foundation, Sierra from Innovative Interfaces, and Worldshare from OCLC. The new systems are designed with many advanced features such as electronic resources management, license management, user driven acquisitions, trial database management, statistic reporting, and more.Originality/valueA search for relevant literature from the past three years has yielded no publications or data on the evaluation and analysis of the new library systems. Therefore, the information in this article is original.

Certainties and doubts about sublingual and oral immunotherapy in children

Sublingual (SLIT) and oral immunotherapy (OIT) are two variants of immunotherapy that might be especially of interest for children. After adult studies, lately many trials in children are published. However, the quality of published material varies. In the present review we analyze paediatric SLIT publications from the past 2 years in the light of a new system of evaluation of quality of evidence, the grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation system. High quality evidence in children: high-dose daily grass SLIT reduces symptoms and medication use; low-dose pollen SLIT reduces the development of new sensitizations. Low-dose SLIT reduces symptoms and medication in mild-moderate atopic dermatitis. Latex SLIT for 3 years results in a negative glove test. The evidence for the effectiveness of SLIT for seasonal and perennial asthma is still of moderate-low quality, as is the evidence for asthma prevention. Too high dose of mite SLIT seems ineffective for asthma. Oral allergen immunotherapy is promising for some food allergies. Some definite immunological changes are seen with SLIT; facilitated antibody presentation and IL-17 might correlate with efficacy. Even after a hundred years of immunotherapy, it is still an ever changing field with SLIT and OIT making fast progress.

高齢者呼吸器疾患の基礎と臨床の最前線 ２．特発性間質性肺炎の新規治療効果

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, has a poor prognosis with an average life expectancy of 3-4 years from the time of diagnosis. Although patients with IPF have been treated with steroids or immunosuppressants to control the inflammation that occurs earlier in the course of disease, these drugs have not improved the survival of patients with IPF. Recently, several clinical studies of antifibrotic drugs have been conducted in patients with IPF. In Japan, we demonstrated that pirfenidone prevents deterioration of pulmonary function and significantly decreases the incidence of acute exacerbation of IPF in a well-designed, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized study. We have also adopted a new system for evaluation of dynamic pulmonary function, which involves measuring the lowest SpO2 level during a 6-minute walk at a constant speed and assessing the pulmonary capacity of patients with IPF. In a study of patients with pulmonary fibrosis associated with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome in the United States, pirfenidone slowed the decrease in %FVC in patients with a %FVC of >60%, but had no significant effects on patients with a %FVC of < or =60%. Large-scale clinical studies of INF-gamma in patients with IPF in North America and Europe have reported decreases in the mortality of patients with mild IPF with a FVC of >60%, although percentages of patients with disease status rated as 'exacerbated', 'unchanged' and 'improved' after treatment did not differ between the INF-gamma and placebo groups. This presentation reported important future strategies for the treatment of IPF.

Current Fertilizer Salt Index Tables are Misleading

In the 1940s, fertilizer materials that were available at that time were evaluated for changes that occurred in the soil solution osmotic pressure upon application. The term “salt index” was then used to compare the increase in osmotic pressure for 45 fertilizer materials against the same weight of sodium nitrate. During the 1950s a simplified laboratory method was developed where salt index was measured by electrical conductance rather than by osmotic pressure. Current salt-index tables in fertilizer references have combined the values from the two methods. The objective of this study was to evaluate five potassium (K) sources by the electrical-conductance method. Sources included potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate, sulfate of potash magnesia, and potassium thiosulfate. Salt-index values obtained from the laboratory method are significantly higher than values reported in the original soil study. These differences range from 28.6% for potassium chloride to 141.2% for potassium sulfate. These limited results with potassium fertilizer materials indicate that a new system for evaluation should be developed or that current fertilizer materials should be evaluated under the same set of experimental conditions.

Current Fertilizer Salt Index Tables are Misleading

Abstract In the 1940s, fertilizer materials that were available at that time were evaluated for changes that occurred in the soil solution osmotic pressure upon application. The term “salt index” was then used to compare the increase in osmotic pressure for 45 fertilizer materials against the same weight of sodium nitrate. During the 1950s a simplified laboratory method was developed where salt index was measured by electrical conductance rather than by osmotic pressure. Current salt-index tables in fertilizer references have combined the values from the two methods. The objective of this study was to evaluate five potassium (K) sources by the electrical-conductance method. Sources included potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate, sulfate of potash magnesia, and potassium thiosulfate. Salt-index values obtained from the laboratory method are significantly higher than values reported in the original soil study. These differences range from 28.6% for potassium chloride to 141.2% for potassium sulfate. These limited results with potassium fertilizer materials indicate that a new system for evaluation should be developed or that current fertilizer materials should be evaluated under the same set of experimental conditions.

The very model for Sweden’s military

Sweden, in common with all western nations, has paid considerable attention to the issue of selecting and developing its military leaders. Last year, the Swedish armed forces decided to introduce a new system of evaluation because it felt that there were weaknesses and limitations in previous models. A number of problem areas had been identified, included ambiguities in the results and limitations imposed by a “top‐down” approach to leader evaluation – the system by which the only assessments were those of officers at higher levels rating those of lower ranking.

Hygrothermal microclimate: New system for evaluation of non-uniformity

The non-uniformity of the hygrothermal constituent of the environment (NUN) causes problems not only in hot workplaces in industry, but also in light buildings, in air-conditioned and even in ventilated buildings. It is almost impossible to avoid cold draughts, unilateral thermal radiation etc. in such situations. The theory of NUN in space and in time and climatic NUN (convective, radiant, perspiratory) and conductive NUN is presented, as well as its estimation by a new instrument, the stereothermometer.

Comparação de notas de rendimento escolar em dois sistemas de avaliação na disciplina de fisiologia humana

The objective of the present institutional study was to compare the effect or system to obtain scores upon observable final scores in Human Physiology course of three different groups of students .Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and a mixture group constituted of Psychology, Nursing and Biological Sciences Medicine's and Veterinary's Medicine mean scores had diminished in the new system of evaluation. Medicine's group was superior to Veterinary's and mixture group in the old system of evaluation, but in the new system the three groups were ecstatically identical.

Computerized Testing: A New System of Evaluation

An excellent teacher is often a demanding one. But implicit in the demanding is usually a heavy workload of evaluation that is time-consuming and generally menial in nature. There is a real need for teachers to be able to construct tests in a minimum amount of time to meet specific requirements such as testing time, content coverage, and level of difficulty. Once the instrument is developed, there is a desire to get test results quickly without the usual ordeal of grading. These needs can be met with a system called computerized testing, which consists of a computer, a computer terminal, and an automatic test-scoring device. A teacher employing some flexibility and resourcefulness can use computerized testing's enormous time-saving benefits to do a more effective and efficient job of instruction.

Tendon transfers for radial nerve palsy: Use of superficialis tendons for digital extension

Since 1959, 22 patients have had wrist extension restored by transfer of the pronator teres to the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis, common finger extension by transfer of the superficialis of the long finger, independent thumb and index finger extension by transfer of the superficialis of the ring finger, and abduction of the thumb by transfer of the flexor carpi radialis at the wrist joint level. Twenty-one of 22 patients have been evaluated from 8 months to 15 years after operation, with an average follow-up of 4.5 years. By our new system of evaluation, there were 10 excellent results, six good results, five fair results, and all patients improved. Sixteen patients obtained full, independent thumb-index finger extension, three had fair function, and two obtained thumb-index extension by tenodesis of the transfer. This procedure allows full metacarpophalangeal extension independent of wrist position, provides thumb-index finger extension independent of the ulnar three digits, and maintains the dorsal-radial-to-volar-ulnar plane of functional motion of the wrist by retaining the flexor carpi ulnaris.

New tenure and promotion guidelines produce growth pains

Traditionally administrators routinely determined tenure and promotion decisions. Few faculty members were denied either tenure or promotion if they had put in their time. Today, however, the old system has been scuttled and the new one is characterized by strict adherence to well-delineated guidelines and procedures developed by faculty members and administrators. For a faculty member to receive consideration for tenure or promotiod, his credentials must usually be scrutinized by a departmental peer committee, departmental chairperson, a college committee, college dean, and vice president for instruction before final recommendation to the president at the university level. At each step along the way the candidate may receive either a negative vote or a positive one with the president having the last vote before final approval by appropriate state authority. Should the candidate fail to receive tenure and/or promotion he may appeal that decision before a university appeals committee. The process has been systematized; it has become an inevitability in the growing-up of colleges and universities; it is also one requiring deep soul searching and professional commitment among the decision makers. For some time now faculty have wanted more control over policies governing themselves. New guidelines generally have produced this result as faculty committees have become part of the evaluative process. Professionally speaking, a faculty member is expected to make valid, unbiased decisions as he serves on tenure and promotion committees to which he has been elected by peers or appointed by administrators. This task is difficult, and the opportunity to serve in this capacity we may approach with some ambivalence. To decide negatively about a colleague is painful, and many faculty now say administrators can decide more objectively and calculatingly from their particular vantage point. This is particularly true when faculty committees are charged with the responsibility of evaluating the candidate for tenure and/or promotion in light of departmental, college, and university goals. Does the candidate offer the unique type of professional preparation and experience needed by his department? Or should his position go to an individual with specific competencies that would further the university's goals? This new system of evaluation has created several ramifications both for the game and the people playing it. It has led to dismissal of some faculty and created considerable unrest and distrust among others. Among many faculty of marginal ability, anxiety and fear have become manifest as they experience the new growth pains. These new procedures also have led to a more productive faculty as the emphasis has shifted from passive mediocrity to scholarship and