Quality Principles Research Articles

Orthopaedic and trauma surgeons’ prioritisation of app quality principles based on their demographic background

BackgroundAlthough apps are becoming increasingly relevant in healthcare, there is limited knowledge about how healthcare professionals perceive “quality” in this context and how quality principles that can aid them in assessing health-related apps may be prioritised.The objective was to investigate physicians’ views of predefined (general) quality principles for health apps and to determine whether a ranking algorithm applied to the acquired data can provide stable results against various demographic influences and may thus be appropriate for prioritisation.MethodsParticipants of an online survey of members of two German professional orthopaedics associations conducted between 02/12/2019 and 02/01/2020 were asked about their perception of a set of quality principles for health apps (i.e., “practicality,” “risk adequacy,” “ethical soundness,” “legal conformity,” “content validity,” “technical adequacy,” “usability,” “resource efficiency,” and “transparency”). Structured as a Kano survey, for each principle, there were questions about its perceived relevance and opinions regarding the presence or absence of corresponding characteristics. The available data were evaluated descriptively, and a newly developed method for prioritisation of the principles was applied overall and to different demographic strata (for validation).ResultsThree hundred eighty-two datasets from 9503 participants were evaluated. Legal conformity, content validity, and risk adequacy filled ranks one to three, followed by practicability, ethical soundness, and usability (ranks 4 to 6). Technical adequacy, transparency, and resource efficiency ranked last (ranks 7 to 9). The ranking based on the proposed method was relatively stable, irrespective of demographic factors. The principles were seen as essential, with one exception (“resource efficiency”). Only those with little to no interest in digitisation (22/382, 5.8%) rated the nine principles indifferently.ConclusionsThe specified quality principles and their prioritisation can lay a foundation for future assessments of apps in the medical field. Professional societies build upon this to highlight opportunities for digital transformations in medicine and encourage their members to participate.

“Quality” of interventions on built Cultural Heritage

The paper deals with a Document prepared by an expert group, chaired by the author, established by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) under the mandate of the European Commission. The action took place in the framework of the flagship EU Initiative of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018: “Cherishing heritage: developing quality standards for EU-funded projects that have the potential to impact on cultural heritage”. The main objective of the “Document on quality principles for EU-funded interventions on cultural heritage”, is to provide guidance for all stakeholders directly or indirectly engaged in EU-funded heritage conservation and management (European institutions, managing authorities, international organisations, civil society and local communities, private sector, and experts).

Investigating changes of total quality management principles in the context of Industry 4.0: Viewpoint from an emerging economy

Industry 4.0 will radically affect Total Quality Management (TQM) practices and principles, which are still widely used in businesses and one of the management practices. Some TQM principles, with the developed technology and systems, have become “natural management principles” whose application in the organization is fully guaranteed and the system is made to exist on its own. While some principles become easier to implement, some TQM principles and practices may need to be repositioned in terms of business management. For this reason, in this study, after a comprehensive TQM and Industry 4.0 literature research and analysis, the situation and interaction of TQM principles in enterprises that implement Industry 4.0 (I4.0), both a modeling and a survey study were made within the framework of ISO 9001:2015 TQM Principles to determine the changes in TQM principles in the I4.0 environment. Statistical analyses were performed determining relationship among TQM principles and direction of these relationships. In addition, the fuzzy DEMATEL method was applied to determine the interactions of TQM principles in the I4.0 environment. As a result, evidence-based decision making, continuous improvement and process management principles are applied much more easily with I4.0, the principles of leadership and employee participation continue to develop.

The quality of university administration between the decision and the future at work

The study aimed to know the extent to which the university of Sheba administration applies the principles of quality in higher education and the viewpoint of professors on the necessity of selecting for higher administrative positions, and the extent to which the quality of university administration contributes to achieving job stability and decision-making. A questionnaire was distributed for the study to a sample of 39 professors at the University of Sheba Province. The study concluded that the university administration seeks to apply the principles and culture of administrative quality, but it is ineffective and insufficient to achieve the best performance of the university professor, It is also necessary to select for senior management positions according to some personal characteristics, values, and some behavioural skills, such as social competence and leadership behaviour, therefore, visions and preferences differed among professors regarding the importance of stability for some high quality positions.

Increasing Inclusion, Diversity, Antiracism, and Equity With a Medical School Curriculum Quality Improvement Project.

The students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (MCASOM) wrote a call to action to medical school leadership in June 2020. The students requested help in navigating socio-political barriers that affected one another and contributed to healthcare inequities and mistrust. Using the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) tool to assess cultural competence training, our team evaluated the baseline 2017-2018 MCASOM curriculum. There were 254 learning objectives, of which 43 (17%) were related to inclusion, diversity, antiracism, and equity (I-DARE). Mirroring the concerns of the students, the findings identified minimal content about antiracism and inclusion. By applying DMAIC principles for quality and process improvement, we aimed to increase the number of taught learning objectives about I-DARE content for the first-year and second-year medical students by 100%, from 43 to 86 objectives, without adversely affecting student satisfaction and true attendance. To address the underlying causes, we launched a virtual, multisite I-DARE medical school course and doubled the number of I-DARE-taught learning objectives from 43 to 107 (149%), compared with the baseline. The program evaluation review revealed that the students were self-reflective and provided a spectrum of experiences regarding the I-DARE course.

Marketing Management Best Practices to Increase Sales of Green Tourism Destinations in Developing Countries

This study aimed to gain understanding from a series of published scientific evidence studies that have been released with the problem of best practice management marketing studies to increase sales of green tourism in several developing countries. This study was carried out in a descriptive qualitative manner by reviewing much scientific evidence that has been made public in national and international publications for data published in the last ten years. After getting the data, we review it under the phenomenological approach, where we look at the data, and the volume to answer problems that we believe can answer the problem with the principles of validity and high quality. After reviewing and discussing the findings, we can conclude that the findings include an understanding of green tourism, then the best steps in promoting green tourism by saving the environment but still from a business perspective for sustainability and profits. It is hoped that these findings will color similar studies in the future.

Антикризові інструменти відновлення та розвитку громад у воєнний і повоєнний час

The aim of the article is to study and analyze the scientific and methodological approaches and experience of managers in communities regarding the process of recovery and development, as well as to formulate recommendations for the use of the most effective anti-crisis tools for the recovery and development of communities during the wartime and in the post-war period, which are based on the principles of sustainability, efficiency and optimal quality of service provision, as the war has become a crucial determining test of territorial communities of Ukraine for institutional capacity, organizational readiness, resource economic endurance and potential of personnel. As a result of the analysis of scientific works of numerous scientists, it was found that there is no unified approach to the selection and application of tools for the recovery and development of communities in the scientific literature. As a result of the study, anti-crisis tools for the recovery and socioeconomic development of communities during the wartime and in the post-war period are systematized and it is proposed to classify them into institutional tools, financial-economic and socioeconomic tools. The advantages of using each of the anti-crisis tools for the recovery and socioeconomic development of communities during the wartime and in the post-war period are analyzed. Comprehensive recommendations for the effective use of anti-crisis tools for the recovery and development of communities during the wartime and in the post-war period are provided, taking into account the successful experience of cooperation during the wartime between Ukrainian managers and international partners. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the conceptual substantiation of the effectiveness of the use of anti-crisis tools for the recovery and socioeconomic development of communities during the wartime and in the post-war period, the essence of which lies in the synergistic projection of the strategic development of communities on the principles of consistency and integrity, efficiency and sustainability, multivariance and irreversibility. Prospects for further research in this direction are to study the experience of comprehensive operational response of local authorities together with representatives of civil society to situational challenges associated with direct hostilities and post-war consequences. Purposeful, albeit gradual, movement towards solving the problem of recovery and development of communities during the wartime and in the post-war period is the basis for the recovery of economic and other spheres of public life in Ukraine.

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE SYSTEM OF STATE SECURITY

The strategy of national security of Ukraine is determined through the implementation of the State policy in the field of social protection in the context of the country’s sustainable development. It has been noted that the basis of the state’s social protection policy of an individual should be a system of social values that will be different from the one which existed in the previous periods and is available at the current period of society transformation. It has been proved that the recognition of the priority and interdependence of the vital interests of the majority of the population should be fundamentally new. The state should assume the function of ensuring the principles of social justice and high quality of life in society on the basis of harmonising and maintaining the balance of all citizens’ interests. This should make it possible to transform society into a sustainable, balanced and, at the same time, efficient system that is developing positively. It has been stated that the key role of security of an individual belongs to the state which is the main social institution designed to ensure this development in a legal manner.

СИСТЕМЫ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ КАЧЕСТВОМ ПРОДУКЦИИ В ПИЩЕВОЙ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТИ ДЛЯ ЦЕЛЕЙ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ

Food independence and economic security of the country are largely determined by the efficiency and sustainability of the development of food industries. In this article, we will consider the principles of modern food quality and safety management systems. Ensuring the accessibility of the population to information about the quality of food products at all stages of its passage to the consumer is a priority, strategic state food policy. The openness and accessibility of this information to users can be ensured through a non-financial reporting system, to which all food and processing industry enterprises must join.

For a Healthy Society its Laws Should Be Based on Morality: A Critical Study on Law & Morality

Law & morality acting has a significant impact in the moulding and guideline of societies. There is likewise a specific measure of cross-over among regulation and ethical quality as frequently regulation gives articulation to the acknowledged principles of profound quality inside the general public, regardless of whether it straightforwardly enact for it. The examination centres around an analysis investigation of epistemological premise of the connection among regulation and profound quality in H.L.A. Hart's normal worldview. It is as indicated by prophetic worldview which depends on philosophical methodology. As per the examination, it is reasoned that Hart's viewpoint depends on the epistemological essential presumptions including the essential and optional standards; Value/Ethics including epistemological morals, for example, independent, individual, procedural, and relative morals while the prophetic worldview depends on the epistemological suspicions in which Relative Morality is the consequence of creation and will of outright reality. In the meantime, Norm of profound quality means the truth ought to be made by the able will through a representative with epistemological morals like the mix between truth of society and apocalyptical qualities. The technique of this article will be to break down the idea of regulation and profound quality; decide the particular region of their relationship; and to decide the impact of this relationship.

НЕЧЁТКИЙ АНАЛИЗ «РОМАШКИ ОТНОШЕНИЙ» ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ

In this article, we trace the relationship between the quality of the company’s relational model and its economic resilience. Zade linguistic variables are used to assess the quality of relationships between companies and their stakeholders. The quality of relationships is linked to stakeholder satisfaction based on the principle of minimum quality (the bottleneck). In turn, a linguistic matrix is used to analyze stability based on information on relationship quality. The article demonstrates the technique of evaluating economic resilience based on relationship quality data using a simple example. The complexity of the presented model should be accompanied by an expansion of the range of measures using matrix aggregate calculator (MAC) technology. The relationship model between quality and stability can be loaded into a balanced organization performance system and tracked regularly (e.g., based on management reporting).

Current paradigm of ESG strategy in new geopolitical situation

This article considers the formation of a new ESG agenda under the conditions of the spring sanctions. In particular, an attempt has been made to answer the following questions: to what extent will changes in the geopolitical situation at the global level affect the ecological transformation of both the national economy of the Russian Federation and within regional international organizations? What will be the main formats of ESG - agenda realization on the international level? What are the prerequisites for ESG-concept implementation in Russian business community? The article contains analytical review of prerequisites and catalyst factors for the formation of a new model of development of ecologization of economy. It is established that as a result of the process of de-globalization of the world economy, the imposition of sanctions against Russia, the main vector of development of environmental initiatives remains the regional format of international integration organizations based on the principles of import substitution, digitalization, multivariate, comprehensiveness and quality. As a result of the study the potential shape of the paradigm of ESG agenda implementation in the medium term at the national and regional level is formulated.

The Future of Green Building Research – A Cascade Approach of Bibliometric Analysis and Topic Modelling

Green building research has received a lot of attention from both academicians and practitioners. Even though, this has resulted in a surge in Green Building literature in the recent times, the review of the literature has either being too focused on specific aspects or too broad. This study attempts to address this issue by employing a combination of bibliometric analysis and topic modelling. The inclusion of a stringent quality filter and use of CorEx topic modelling has enabled us to generate a list of future research directions, which were further streamlined through manual intervention. The study has revealed a few very promising few research directions including the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Green Building, Building Information System (BIM) for Green Building, development of sustainable materials and construction methods, socio-economic impact assessment of Green Buildings and incorporation of Internal Environmental Quality principles into built environment. The findings of the study are an integration of recommendations by many impactful studies in the Green Building literature and have tried to be a true testament to the idea that ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’.

An evaluation model for adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in accordance with 2030 SDGs and European Quality Principles

An evaluation model for adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in accordance with 2030 SDGs and European Quality Principles

MODERN PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT

The article examines the substantive characteristics of the concept of “quality”, the quality management model in accordance with the cycle of continuous improvement and the justification on this basis of a set of principles for enterprise quality management. It established that quality understood as a process of continuous improvement, a way of doing business in Ukraine, when it is necessary to be better in relation to others, and not just to have products of better quality. Modern practice of trade relations includes the customer checking and assessing the supplier’s existing quality management system, which considered by the customer as an additional guarantee of the stability of the quality of supplies. In this sense, the quality system must comply with the international standards ISO 9000. The quality pyramid presented in accordance with quality standards and consumer properties: quality, enterprise quality, work quality, product quality. Key aspects of quality presented in accordance with international experience. It established that the main role and responsibility in the quality management system belongs to the top management of the enterprise, for which it is important to involve each employee in work on quality issues and carry out activities to improve the qualifications of personnel. To solve the problem of ensuring the quality of products (services), it is necessary to purposefully manage the process of formation and quality, taking into account a set of interrelated technical, organizational, economic, and social factors. It proven that effective quality management based on Edward Deming's cycle of continuous improvement, when the emphasis is not on increasing profits, but on constantly improving the quality of products and services. The set of quality principles formed by foreign scientists studied. Modern principles of quality management, which are basic and comprehensive customer-oriented rules, selected and described.

Emergency Legislation Consolidation in Post-crisis: Regulatory Quality Principles for Good Times Only?

Emergency Legislation Consolidation in Post-crisis: Regulatory Quality Principles for Good Times Only?

Application of the Montecarlo Simulation for risk assessment in the Development of an analytical method according to the principles of quality by design (QbD)

Application of the Montecarlo Simulation for risk assessment in the Development of an analytical method according to the principles of quality by design (QbD)

Evaluation of Quality Principles from the Islamic Perspective

Quality is a phenomenon whose existence dates back to the first period of human history. Before the industrial revolution, quality was realized through mutual interaction between the person producing the service or the product and the customer. Customer's satisfaction was an important factor in determining the quality. In the development of quality, which had many different and simple applications in the past, a new era started with the industrial revolution, and new developments occurred in the principles, visibility, and applications of quality. In this period, with an increase in products and services, the masters working in production started to work in the background, and the direct contact between the producer and the customer was weakened and even disappeared. As a result of this, employers offering products and services developed new systems such as inspection, statistical quality control, and total quality management to ensure quality. Quality has reached its current form with total quality management. Studies in this field continue to expand and increase in many areas such as education and health. The understanding of quality has spread throughout the world with the development of communication and transportation facilities and the spread of global trade, and eventually, it has come to a position that affects many societies, including Muslims. Muslims, who have trained many important philosophers and scientists in many fields throughout history, also established many major and developed states and pioneered many areas of life. At this point, the fact that Muslims are at the center of important progress and developments in every field in a period and environment where there is no modern understanding of quality necessitates investigating the motivation behind this situation. Likewise, it makes it necessary to answer the questions; "Do the issues known as quality principles take place in the set of rules and principles brought by Islam?", “To what extent are the principles of quality compatible with the principles of Islam?” For this reason, in this study, it is aimed to examine the quality, its principles, and their development processes, to evaluate them within the framework of Islamic principles, and to determine the perspective of Islam on this issue. The study is limited to the evaluation of the planning, implementation, control, and precautionary phases of the Plan-do-check-act cycle (PDCA cycle), which focus on quality, customer orientation, the leadership of the senior management, continuous improvement, and its mechanism. Unlike previous studies, it is thought that the study, which is evaluated in terms of Islamic principles based on the principles of total quality management, will contribute to the literature with this dimension. Moreover, it is thought that it will support the awareness of quality principles that contributed to the advancements made by Muslims in many fields, especially in science, and will also provide Muslims with a perspective on today's quality understanding. In this study, studies and documents on today's quality and principles were used. Primary sources were also used by reaching the works of many experts on the subject, especially Edward Deming, who is known as the pioneer of quality, and today's academic studies were taken into consideration and used. The evaluation of quality principles was made within the framework of the Qurʾān and Sunnah, which are the main sources of Islam. During the study, a number of verses and ḥadīths related to quality principles were used, some examples from the Qurʾān and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muḥammad were given, considering that this would increase the volume of the study, and not all of the verses and ḥadīths were mentioned. At the end of the study, it has been found that “the leadership of the top management, customer centricity, continuous improvement, doing the works firstly with the stakeholders and in accordance with the plan, obtaining results by following the applications, evaluating the obtained results together with the relevant internal and external stakeholders and making improvements in the final step” which are among the principles of quality take place among the principles that Islam has set, with different dimensions. Likewise, it has been understood that the religious teachings and the practices of the Prophet Muḥammad are an important source of motivation for Muslims to achieve significant success and to do quality work.

The Future of Healthcare Quality and Safety

A Health Care Organization (HCO) is by definition a complex organization due to the intangible outcome of service and a mix of diverse professional personnel. Healthcare quality management is a critical requirement in the health sector. Quality principles have always been present in health care. However, quality is not a physical characteristic of a service. The use of the term "Health Care Service" rather than "Medical Care" further defines the field and positions it as an entity that can be assessed, monitored, and improved. A quality healthcare system is "accessible, appropriate, available, affordable, effective, efficient, integrated, safe, and patient-centered." Practitioners in allied health services, dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, and other care providers provide health care. Quality management in health care is a broad concept. It was initially perceived as directing healthcare personnel on what to do. However, its current meaning is to manage the care process. It refers to viewing organizational functions as a jumble of procedures and processes that can be addressed both individually and collectively. Despite the fact that various models have been proposed, Donabedian's concept of the triad of structure, process, and outcome remains the foundation of quality assessment today. Quality management has emerged as a more pressing need than ever before, owing to the new definition of quality, which includes patient satisfaction as an outcome of service. The quality of services provided to patients is critical. The traditional view of quality control focused on defect detection, whereas the current concept focuses on defect prevention, continuous process improvement, and an outcome-driven system guided by the needs of the patients. As a result, there is an urgent need to effect a paradigm shift in the quality of health care delivery. The authorities must take the initiative to become involved in quality. Currently, quality is being addressed more in the medical field than in allied fields such as dentistry and nursing, as well as in developing countries.

Quality Control Compliance as an Environmental Response to Sustainability in the Nigerian Construction Industry

The concept of sustainability has become integral to the environmental dialect within the building construction industry. At present, providing an avenue by which the construction industry can meet its sustainability obligations has remained a topical issue globally. An environmentally oriented movement toward sustainability in building construction, however, still hinges on the traditional principles of cost, quality, and performance. This paper x-rays the unethical performance traits evident in the construction industry in Nigeria and the project delivery practices by indigenous firms that significantly influence the quality and thus the sustainability of construction output. Issues associated with quality control compliance are statistically analysed to determine existing trends. Multivariate analysis is deployed to measure the degree to which quality control parameters explain the participation level of indigenous local contractors in executing government projects. The study mathematically expresses the relationship between quality control adherence and indigenous participation in the execution of government contracts. The statistical analysis shows that the five quality control independent variables (internal organizational factor; the level of enlightenment; adequacy of designs; conducting of relevant tests and supervisory adherence) explain 47% of the variation in the level of indigenous participation. Poor quality control associated with the execution of contracts by indigenous construction companies in Nigeria may thus partly account for the low level of indigenous participation evident in the construction industry.