Perpetual Change Research Articles

Protean Forms in Humphry Davy's Notebooks

In this essay I argue that Humphry Davy uses the figure of Proteus to illustrate his conception of a world in a state of perpetual change. Over the past four years, 11 417 pages of Davy's notebooks have been transcribed by more than 3500 volunteers from around the world. These have revealed the extent of Davy's poetic output and confirmed his world view that matter is constantly being made, unmade, and made again in new forms. For Davy, atoms are drawn dynamically towards and away from each other, forging new entities through the power of heat, cold, and other chemical interventions. Here, I look at specific instances where Davy's poetry and science are in close proximity to each other, on the same notebook page or in the same notebook, paying attention to Davy's interest in the so-called ‘proteus' fish, which was thought to be able to adapt to life on land or sea at will. Davy saw the mythological figure Proteus as a symbol for chemical change and for the changes that all matter goes through. I will also use this trope to discuss the development of Davy’s ideas from notebook to lecture and published page.

Congolese universities : a time for cultural reengineering

With the evolution of society and technologies, the world of the 21st century is a world in perpetual change. This change is seen in the areas; political, social, economic, cultural, etc. The field of education, being a priority area due to its training of the bearers of these changes, is not spared from this rapid change. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has embarked on a process of democratization for several years. This openness to democracy has enabled this country to implement several reforms affecting multiple areas. In the field of education, considered the torchbearer of the country’s development, large-scale reforms have been made to try to make the Congolese education system efficient. Despite this desire and these multiple reforms, the Congolese university system is described by several researchers as being in crisis. The problems that prevent it from performing well are as numerous as they are varied. For several decades, organizations, experts and researchers both in the Democratic Republic of Congo and elsewhere have sought to understand this educational crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Several solutions but the system is the same until now.

Determinants of real estate sector performance in Morocco: to promote sustainable urban development

This study aims at analyzing the determining factors of the performance of the real estate sector in Morocco for the promotion of sustainable urban development, through a qualitative study based on a semi-directive interview conducted with twelve companies of the real estate sector in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. These companies belong to the three (3) segments of the market: the Economic, the Middle Standing and the High Standing and operate in the different cities of the region namely: Rabat, Salé, Kenitra, Skhirat and Temara. The objective is to identify the endogenous and exogenous performance factors that explain the success of some real estate companies that have been able to resist and adapt to an environment and a market in perpetual change and not so favorable.

Towards a Modular Approach for Workforce Qualification in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

The perpetual changes affecting manufacturing systems caused by highly fluctuating demand and customer requirements make quality management of manufacturing systems more complex. In this context, the implementation of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS) offers decision-makers an efficient solution to cope with these changes. However, these systems require a large number of modifications and changes handled by workforces who must have an adequate level of qualification and skills. The aim of this paper is to propose a workforce qualification framework in RMS to ensure the skills needed for performing the activities. First, new framework is proposed to define the main phases of workforce qualification in a system requiring several changes. Second, new approach is proposed for workforce skills management and the building of training modules linked to the proposed qualification phases, using a modular design. This work provides decision-makers with a solution for the qualification and management of workforce skills in RMS.

Diabetes and pancreas or islet transplantation: psychological issues

Diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease that affects an increasing number of patients. The prevalence of associated psychological comorbidities is high and often requires the implementation of targeted psychological interventions. Pancreas or islet transplantation remains a therapeutic option to consider, for a part of patients with type 1 diabetes unstable disease or established complications. From the clinical indication to the waiting period for a transplantation, then to the postoperative and long-term care, the diabetic patient is found to experience perpetual changes that may test his adaptability. In this article, the psychological aspects of the pancreas or islet transplantation, as well as the role of a liaison psychiatrist in a transplantation unit will be discussed.

The impact of corporate governance on financial performance: a cross-sector study

Corporate governance remains the focus of current research and a concept that continues to evolve to meet the needs of business managers. Faced with the need for companies to cope with a world characterized by perpetual change and successive economic crises (Prowse in Revue d'économie financière 31:119–158, 1994), the identification of the results of the implementation of good governance mechanisms in the structure of the management of companies on financial performance remains a necessity that helps managers and researchers specialized in management sciences and financial accounting to have a better visibility on the importance of corporate governance. It should be mentioned that the economic environment and the characteristics of the sectors of activity of the companies remain a relevant criterion in the study of the relation between the governance of the companies and their financial performance. In this sense, we have tried through this research work to study the impact of the implementation of effective corporate governance on the financial performance of 160 companies in the UK between 2005 and 2018 while taking into account the specificity of the business sectors. Through our study, we used multivariate regressions based on FGLS models while dividing our sample to several clusters. As a result, we found that the implementation of good corporate governance leads to the improvement of the financial performance of companies measured by the return on equity. As a motivation, it must be said that this study can be of major importance for future studies that want to make comparisons on the sectoral and temporal level. Indeed, this study gives the possibility for future research work to make comparative studies based on comparisons for different sectors of activity in the UK before and after the Brexit and also after the COVID 19 period.

The Effects of Job Insecurity on Turnover Intention of Stars Hotel Employee in DKI Jakarta: Mediating Role of Job Stress

The hotel industry is in a state of perpetual change due to the emergence of covid-19, high competition, and the economic crisis. Based on that situation, this research study discusses the effects of Job Insecurity and Job Stress on Turnover Intention and also the mediating role of Job Stress. A total of 150 surveys were conducted in stars hotel in DKI Jakarta by adapting non-probability sample using purposive sampling technique. This research study was used the Structural Equation Model and processed with Structural Positive and Equation Model (SEM) Partial Least Square (Smart PLS) software to test the hypotheses in a mediation model with the bootstrapping method. The result presents that job insecurity was insignificant toward turnover intention while job stress was positive and significant toward turnover intention, job insecurity was positive and significant toward job stress, and mediating relationship was also confirmed.

Comprehensive Framework-Based Reconfigurable Object Nets for Managing Dynamic Protocols Evolution

In the change management context, handling web service evolution is a challenging issue that aims to adapt deployed business processes to the perpetual changes occurring in enterprises environments. While existing approaches deal with the problem by focusing only on migratable instances, in this approach the authors propose a paradigm shift based on reconfigurable objects nets (RONs) to allow running service instances continuing their execution according to the evolved protocol specifications. In this approach, service protocols are modelled as petri nets, and changes are perceived as transformation rules. Further, reachability graphs are deployed for calculating migratable services instances after evolution. The conceived framework allows migrating active instances from the old protocol version to the evolved one. Web service protocol compatibility and replaceability aspects are addressed to distinguish migratable services instances from non-migratable ones. The authors illustrate their contribution and highlight advantages of using RONs through a real-world scenario related to the visa application service.

Predictive Maintenance and Fault Monitoring Enabled by Machine Learning: Experimental Analysis of a TA-48 Multistage Centrifugal Plant Compressor

In an increasingly competitive industrial world, the need to adapt to any change at any time has become a major necessity for every industry to remain competitive and survive in their environments. Industries are undergoing rapid and perpetual changes on several levels. Indeed, the latter requires companies to be more reactive and involved in their policies of continuous improvement in order to satisfy their customers and maximize the quantity and quality of production, while keeping the cost of production as low as possible. Reducing downtime is one of the major objectives of these industries of the future. This paper aimed to apply machine learning algorithms on a TA-48 multistage centrifugal compressor for failure prediction and remaining useful life (RUL), i.e., to reduce system downtime using a predictive maintenance (PdM) approach through the adoption of Industry 4.0 approaches. To achieve our goal, we followed the methodology of the predictive maintenance workflow that allows us to explore and process the data for the model training. Thus, a comparative study of different prediction algorithms was carried out to arrive at the final choice, which is based on the implementation of LSTM neural networks. In addition, its performance was improved as the data sets were fed and incremented. Finally, the model was deployed to allow operators to know the failure times of compressors and subsequently ensure minimum downtime rates by making decisions before failures occur.

“Music, singing, word, action”: the Opera-Dramatic Studio 1935–1938

ABSTRACT Central preoccupations of Stanislavsky’s theatre practice and thought involve continuous laboratory explorations, revisions and developments. What emerges as new at one time is constantly renewed, indicating that his work of perpetual change raises the question as to what actually were the defining achievements of the Opera-Dramatic Studio. This was the last of the seven studios that Stanislavsky founded and led, or encouraged and protected under the flagship of the Moscow Art Theatre as he taught to varying degrees in each. The discussion here rejects the commonplace idea that Stanislavsky discovered the “method of physical action” in the closing years of his life, showing earlier avatars of “physical action” while unfolding its different but interconnected aspects, including “word action.” Stanislavsky’s comprehensive approach to acting together with his intensive research on the actor-singer, music, movement, vocalization and other components that bind opera and dramatic theatre gave the Opera-Dramatic Studio its unique identity.

How automotive firms can better adapt to the shift to electric vehicles

In our dynamic world, perpetual change is the norm, with every industry experiencing ongoing technological advancements. These innovations manifest as cost-saving production methods, enhanced customer experiences, and the creation of superior products. The primary goal of any business remains the efficient allocation of resources. Hence, businesses consistently endeavor to revolutionize their production techniques and technology to achieve optimal resource utilization, thereby securing a competitive edge. In an era of fierce competition, these evolutionary shifts and breakthroughs empower enterprises to capture larger market slices, fostering prosperity. Meanwhile, businesses adhering to conventional approaches and outdated technologies find themselves overshadowed, yielding ground to their more progressive counterparts. As a result, they confront the struggle for survival within the market.According to D'Aveni (1998), a renowned authority on hyper-competition, traditional industries have undergone a transformative shift from sluggish and stable oligopolies to landscapes characterized by rapid and intense competitive maneuvers. In this context, competitors strategically employ swift and unorthodox methods to gain an edge unexpectedly. To retain competitiveness, organizations must embrace a culture of continuous innovation, constantly generating fresh sources of competitive advantage to counterbalance rival benefits. Consequently, enterprises find themselves compelled to pursue long-term survival or dominance, relying on a series of transient advantages due to the escalating pace and frequency of adversaries' counteroffensives (D'Aveni, 1998). The prevailing environment's unpredictability and dynamism necessitate companies not only possessing these attribute but also demonstrate the capacity to swiftly adapt to evolving demands within the competitive arena. The persistence of prolonged inertia further endangers a company's viability (Biedenbach and Söderholm, 2008).

Appropriation and usage of management control tools: An imperious reconsideration of the behavioral representations of actors in a public organization

Nowadays, public organizations are in a state of perpetual change. They are part of the need to improve performance supported by the New Public Management (NPM) trend (El Oussa & Fasly, 2023). In this sense, adherence to this movement is materialized by the insertion of management control tools, which are straddled between the instrumental aspect based on a technicality in relation to specific ends (Martineau, 2014) and the behavioral aspect is the real responsible for the fate of these tools. This paper aims to understand how users use appropriate management control tools, by determining the factors behind their usage behaviors. For this purpose, we have applied an interpretivist epistemology by conducting an exploratory qualitative study in a Moroccan public institution, we carried out semi-structured interviews with 10 members of the audit and management control department. Our results show that there are several modes of usage (solid, fragile, rejection) differing from one actor to another. This divergence in behavior is due to institutional factors, factors linked to the tool’s attributes and socio-psychological factors linked to the user. Our results contribute to enriching the literature by deducing the different usages and modes of appropriation supported by the factors that promote or hinder the implementation of management control tools.

The Changing Dynamics of Israel's Foreign Policy

Israel, formally known as "The State of Israel," was established on 14 May 1948, and has since played a pivotal role in international affairs, particularly in the politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Israel's relations with its Arab neighbors have been tense for decades, and a lasting peace has never appeared more likely. Yet, we already live in a time of perpetual change, and naturally, the politics of Israel and the surrounding region of the Middle East and North Africa are not immune to this pattern. Realizing this, TPQ decided to focus on the Changing Dynamics of Israel's Foreign Policy in its upcoming Fall 2022 issue.

Verticalisation ou mise en charge adaptée : réflexions et perspectives dans la Paralysie Cérébrale - Étude de cas

Gravity has captured the attention of thinkers since Aristote. Scientists are always trying to more understand the physical mechanisms and their impacts on terrestrial and extraterrestrial life. Despite all the progress in scientific and clinical research, we still don’t know certain mechanisms of functions and the extraordinary powers of this gravity. Moreover, man is one of the living beings that is directly linked to this gravity. Scientific studies prove the impact of this gravity on height and weight development, the functions of vital organs due to inactivity, and the socio-cultural behavior of human beings. From the neurophysiological point of view, the biomechanics of man in connection with the sensory-motor vectors are intimately linked to the vector of the vertical. This vector is in perpetual change during the passage of the man from the lying position to the standing one and obviously during the walk-in order to build a trajectory and a direction to the movement. However, little scientific and clinical evidence has been revealed on the effect of gravity in the field of Cerebral Palsy and in particular that of multiple disabilities. The complex and heterogeneous clinical picture raises the limits of research in the field of multiple disabilities. However, international consensus and studies are gradually emerging trying to better understand the importance of this severity on the health of people with multiple disabilities. This case study of a child with multiple disabilities highlights the news in the literature review. The Physiotherapist evokes this clinical and scientific problem of the device and its link with gravity by proposing an installation which he calls “MOBIVERT” to put the child in charge in a course of listening, observation and sharing. of experience with the medical, paramedical, psycho-educational and social fields.

Corporate culture: The interview evidence

Corporate culture: The interview evidence

Prince as producer and creator of worlds: Absent narratives in Prince’s Purple Rain, 1999 and Sign o’ the Times deluxe box sets

Prince was constantly shifting and evolving. Always the driving agent of perpetual change, he rechristened himself, sonically and stylistically, with every album. At the beginning of his career, ‘Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by Prince’ was fundamental to the story of Prince as boy wonder and musical genius. However, by his third album Dirty Mind, Prince began to deliberately craft an expansive tale of alter egos and fictitious characters, beginning with Jamie Starr. Eventually, he would create an arsenal of artists, commencing with The Time and Vanity 6, soon thereafter. However, this prevailing narrative of autonomy, change and world-building shifted with the releases of Prince’s Purple Rain, 1999 and Sign o’ the Times deluxe editions in 2017, 2019 and 2020, respectively. This article will deconstruct how Prince’s agency as a self-sufficient creator and mastermind behind his own musical realm is being stripped and his narrative arc reshaped.

Repeated Awake Surgical Resection(s) for Recurrent Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas: Why, When, and How to Reoperate?

Early maximal surgical resection is the first treatment in diffuse low-grade glioma (DLGG), because the reduction of tumor volume delays malignant transformation and extends survival. Awake surgery with intraoperative mapping and behavioral monitoring enables to preserve quality of life (QoL). However, because of the infiltrative nature of DLGG, relapse is unavoidable, even after (supra)total resection. Therefore, besides chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the question of reoperation(s) is increasingly raised, especially because patients with DLGG usually enjoy a normal life with long-lasting projects. Here, the purpose is to review the literature in the emerging field of iterative surgeries in DLGG. First, long-term follow-up results showed that patients with DLGG who underwent multiple surgeries had an increased survival (above 17 years) with preservation of QoL. Second, the criteria guiding the decision to reoperate and defining the optimal timing are discussed, mainly based on the dynamic intercommunication between the glioma relapse (including its kinetics and pattern of regrowth) and the reactional cerebral reorganization—i.e., mechanisms underpinning reconfiguration within and across neural networks to enable functional compensation. Third, how to adapt medico-surgical strategy to this individual spatiotemporal brain tumor interplay is detailed, by considering the perpetual changes in connectome. These data support early reoperation in recurrent DLGG, before the onset of symptoms and before malignant transformation. Repeat awake resection(s) should be integrated in a global management including (neo)adjuvant medical treatments, to enhance long-lasting functional and oncological outcomes. The prediction of potential and limitation of neuroplasticity at each step of the disease must be improved to anticipate personalized multistage therapeutic attitudes.

The Impact of E-Learning Technology for Future Generation in Educational Sector

E-learning is an element of the new dynamic that is defining educational systems in the twenty-first century. In today's world, e-learning is the concept of perpetual change. As the number of internet-savvy consumers grows, e-learning is becoming increasingly popular. Faster bandwidths have greatly aided in the expansion of e-learning students. E-Learning is being used by a growing number of colleges and universities. E-learning also helps to support skills and knowledge, as well as institutions and industry. In addition, interactive classrooms using live and video conferencing for certain topics are being put up. In this paper, secondary data was gathered from a variety of available sources, including a literature survey and referring e-libraries, among others. Review of the literature and other available information from various published and unpublished reports. India is the origin of e-learning. Indira Gandhi National Open University launched the e-Gyankosh project in 2006, which is a National Digital Repository of Learning Resources. GyanDarshan is a 24-hour E-learning satellite channel launched by IGNOU, the world's largest Open University. E-Learning is big in India Ninety Six billion and the present user support will raise at Forty Four percent CAGR toward nine and six tenths million users by two thousand and twenty-first. In reality, India’s e-learning promote business market is the second largest, which is foreseen to raise by fifteen and sixty-four hundredths percent and exceed dollar forty eight billion by Two Thousand Twenty. E-learning is additional than a technological breakthrough. It's part of a larger reassessment of how we teach future learners and students our knowledge understanding, skills, information, moral ethics, and values. This will speculate on how e-learning and the functions it supports may evolve in the future.

Consumers’ Preferences for the Traceability Information of Seafood Safety

Due to importing food and the perpetual changes from conventional wet markets to supermarkets in emerging markets, consumers have the opportunity to base their buying decisions on traceability systems. Seafood traceability systems involve information on production mode, inspection notes, sustainable sources, and sources of origin to provide consumer protection and help ensure that all seafood is safe to consume. This study aims to explore seafood markets by assessing the demand for traceability information attributes by utilising data from an experimental survey in an emerging market such as Bangladesh. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and a conditional logit model. The results demonstrate that consumers are concerned regarding vitamins, cholesterol, and preservatives, while they are little concerned about microbiological contamination, pesticide residues, genetic modification, and additives or artificial colours. The difference between the mean willingness to pay (WTP) for traditional and sustainable farmed fish is higher than that between the mean WTP for conventional and sustainable wild fish. In a ranked-choice voting system, the ‘production mode’ and ‘claim of safety control (e.g., being formalin-free)’ were the first and second most influential attributes in fish choices. The outcomes of the econometric model revealed that consumers are more likely to prefer traceability information about fish control (e.g., formalin-free), and they want to pay a price premium for this information. Alternatively, consumers are less likely to prefer farmed and imported fish, and their WTP for these fishes are highly inflated. This finding may be because consumers use wild and local origin as a cue for food safety or quality. This study hopes that the effects of such traceability information will optimise the production process and supply chain and help make seafood recall management more effective.

The National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR): it is time to learn from failure.

The National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR): it is time to learn from failure.