Setting Method Research Articles

EFEKTIVITAS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES PADA TINGKAT WORK ENGAGEMENT KARYAWAN

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of management by objectives (MBO) program at the level of work engagement of employees at PT. X. MBO program is one method of goal setting by involving employees. This research used experimental methods to study the design of the before and after study. A total of 12 respondents from companies small and medium enterprises engaged in the beverage involved in the MBO program conducted over two months. Measurement of work engagement using a scale Uwes (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale) developed by Schaufeli and Bakker (2004). By using the Wilcoxon data analysis found a significant difference before and after the perpetration of the MBO program to the value of Z = -2,135 and significance of 0.03 (P <0.05). While MBO program effective contribution to the improvement of work engagement of employees of PT. X is 31.33%. Keywords: MBO, management by objectives, work engagement

Investigation on the current status of students' critical thinking ability and communication ability of college nursing students

Objective To investigate the current status of critical thinking ability and commu-nication ability of nursing students, therefore providing reference for teaching reform. Methods The Critical Thinking Scale translated and revised by Pro. Peng MeiZi of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Supportive Communication Scale (SCS) edited by Whetten and his colleague were used to investi-gate nursing students' levels of critical thinking and communication ability among 176 selected nursing students in our college, with method of Random Cluster Sampling. Descriptive analysis, single sample t-test, and two independent sample t-test were applied to the collected data with SPSS l7.0. Results ①The average score of critical thinking for the investigated college nursing students was (264.54±29.94). 72.73% of them got 210~280 points, in which three items: cognitive maturity (t=4.695, P=0.000), open mind (t=4.016, P=0.000), and intellectual curiosity (t=2.973, P=0.003) were greater than 40 points. And the differences were statistically significant; compared to different individual character-istics, being a student cadre (t=3.494, P=0.001) or not is of statistical significance. ②The total average score of communication ability (t=3.219, P=0.002) for college nursing students, as well as the score of providing effective negative feedback (t=6.790, P=0.000) and supportive communication (t=4.267, P=0.000) were significantly higher than median 3.00. And the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion In order to improve the critical thinking ability and interpersonal communication ability of nursing students, and educate the nursing students to adapt to society and complicated clinical nursing environment, it is necessary to reform the curriculum setting, curriculum design and teaching method. Key words: Nursing students; Critical thinking ability; Communication ability; Investiga-tion and study

Related factors in influencing remission of type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery

Type 2 diabetes(T2DM)is the collective result of insulin resistance in both muscle and liver and β cell function failure. Traditional pharmaceutical therapy fails in ceasing progressive decline in β cell function.Bariatric surgery has been widely accepted as an efficient measure to treat diabetes. However, the prevalent standards mainly based on body mass index can not meet the demand for promoting remission rate.Related factors should be included in prediction of post-operative remission, like end-point setting, T2DM status, biochemical index, and operative method etc. The combination of these factors can be used to benefit more patients with diabetes. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Bariatric surgery; Predictor

Establishment and application of psychological nursing care model in general hospital

Objective To introduce the method and experience of the setting of psychological care nurses, to discuss its effect on high-quality nursing and on amelioration of the patients' negative moods. Methods Psychological care nurses were set up in all the clinical departments, after systemic training of psychological knowledge and became qualified psychological consultant via national certification examination. We took psychological care nurses as the leading role, assisted with other nursing modes. By the means of mental status scale in non-psychiatric settings (MSSNS) and the satisfaction questionnaire of psychological care to evaluate the patients' mental status and satisfaction degrees before and after the intervention in 297 cases. Results Patients' scores of anxiety scale, depression, anger, loneliness factor and the total score of the MSSNS after the psychological nursing intervention were significant differences than those before the psychological nursing intervention, [(39.66±4.70) vs (45.59±6.45), (23.31±2.28) vs (26.59±3.35), (13.91±3.01)vs (15.12±2.58), (17.58±3.74)vs(20.29±4.67), (92.09±6.85) vs(106.66±8.58), t values was 14.376,15.213,23.992,13.974,13.641 respectively,P<0.05].The satisfaction rate of patients for psychological nursing intervention after the intervention was 96.97%(288/297), which was significant higher than that before the intervention, 69.70% (207/297),χ2=79.53,P<0.05. Conclusions Psychological care demands professional qualities. Only through systemic training, can grasp the nurses master professional psychological knowledge and skill, so as to apply scientific psychological care to the patients and help them to solve their psychological perplexities and maintain physical and psychological well-beings. Key words: Hospitals, general; Psychological care nurses; Psychological nursing care; Quality of nursing

Effect of hot-stamping process conditions on the changes in material strength

According to the recent trend of increasing demand in weight reduction of car bodies for the improvement of vehicle safety and gas mileage, there exists a forming method that makes use of the hot-stamping process as a means that satisfies all of the conditions above. However, there is insufficient systematic technical information on the method of heating material and setting up the forming process in case of the hot-stamping technique. A material heating device was manufactured in this study and the temperature profile for the forming process was created in order to design the material heating technique and the forming process in the hot-stamping method. Furthermore, in order to study the changes in strength according to the hot-stamping forming variables, high temperature forming was conducted according to forming variables such as forming speed, rapid cooling time, and material rolling direction. In order to verify the subsequent results, the springback was measured to assess the material hardness and to check the forming precision. In addition, a stamping analysis and quenching analysis were conducted on the experiment conditions through a commercial finite element analysis program, and the results of comparing the hardness distribution with the test values showed similar trends. Based on the results of the analysis, having the shortest possible material transport time would allow for the production of products with evenness and high strength.

Results of phacoemulsification of cataract complicated by lens subluxation depending on the ring setting method

Actuality. Cataract extraction complicated by zonular weakness remains one of the urgent problems of eye microsurgery. Aim. To increase the efficiency of cataract surgery complicated by lens subluxation through comparative analysis of frequency and structure of intra- and postoperative complications, as well as the functional results of surgical treatment of patients depending on the ring setting method. Methods and results. 91 patients (93 eyes) were examined, who were operated on complicated cataract, and were divided into 2 groups depending on the method of ring setting. Conclusion. It was established that the offered method of implant capsular ring gives the opportunity to reduce the length of patients’ treatment by 2,6 day, to decrease of 28,43% for complications, and also to avoid such heavy operating complications, as a vitreous prolapse, displacement of the eye lens fragments in a vitreous body, dug up capsule bag.

Coordination of Overcurrent Relay in Distributed System for Different Network Configuration

This paper presents a study on protection coordination of over current relays (OCRs) in a distributed system by considering its different operating modes. Two different case studies which are considered in present work for protection coordination include: (i) DG interfaced distribution system in grid connected mode and (ii) DG interfaced distribution system in islanded mode of operation. The proposed approach is tested on the Canadian urban benchmark distribution system consisting of 9 buses. On the occurrence of fault, level of fault current changes which in turn changes the operating time of various OCRs. Therefore, it is important to calculate and suggest method of the relay setting in order to minimize the operating time of relays and also to avoid its mal-operation. In this paper, the protection scheme is optimally designed by taking into account the above mentioned conditions. The operating time of relays can be decreased and, at the same time, coordination can be maintained by considering the optimum values of time dial setting (TDS). Genetic Algorithm (GA) has been used for determining the optimum values of TDS and hence operating time.

A novel controlled-release system for antibacterial enzyme lysostaphin delivery using hydroxyapatite/chitosan composite bone cement.

In this work, a lysostaphin-loaded, control-released, self-setting and injectable porous bone cement with efficient protein delivery was prepared by a novel setting method using hydroxyapatite/chitosan (HA/CS) composite scaffold. The cement samples were made through cementitious reactions by mixing solid powder, a mixture of HA/CS composite particles, lysostaphin, Ca(OH)2, CaCO3 and NaHCO3, with setting liquid containing citric acid, acetic acid, NaH2PO4, CaCl2 and poloxamer. The setting parameters of the cement samples were determined. The results showed that the final setting time was 96.6±5.2 min and the pH value increased from approximately 6.2 to nearly 10 during the setting process and the porosity was 34% at the end. And the microstructure and composition were detected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy. For the release behavior of lysostaphin loaded in the cement sample, the in vitro cement extract experiment indicated that about 94.2±10.9% of the loaded protein was released before day 8 and the in vivo Qdot 625 fluorescence tracking experiment showed that the loaded protein released slower than the free one. Then the biocompatibility of the cement samples was evaluated using the methylthiazol tetrazolium assay, SEM and hematoxylin-eosin staining, which suggested good biocompatibility of cement samples with MC 3T3-E1 cells and subcutaneous tissues of mice. Finally the antibacterial activity assay indicated that the loaded lysostaphin had good release ability and strong antibacterial enzymatic activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Collectively, all the results suggested that the lysostaphin-loaded self-setting injectable porous bone cement released the protein in a controlled and effective way and the protein activity was well retained during the setting and releasing process. Thus this bone cement can be potentially applied as a combination of artificial bone substitute and controlled-release system for delivery of lysostaphin to treat bone defects and infections.

Setting affordable performance targets for consumer products: a method based on fuzzy logic

The design of a new consumer product starts with setting targets for the most important performance attributes. In most cases, there is no systematic way to account for cost when setting targets. This leads to targets that are too expensive to meet and eventually to waste of resources. A method for target setting that accounts for cost and for the relative importance of performance characteristics to customers is proposed. The method uses fuzzy sets to express the preference of customers to certain values of performance characteristics and cost and to combine the preferences into one measure of overall customer satisfaction. A regression polynomial is used to estimate the cost required to meet given targets. Then the method finds the values of the performance targets that maximize customer satisfaction. The method is demonstrated on target setting for medium–size family cars.

Setting and Discriminant Method of Electronic Fence in Location Services

Regulation activities of motion object in the computer system, and to determine whether a motion object within a specified area activity is a commonly used function of location service. The designated area on the electronic map is a closed polygon graph, namely the electronic fence. On reporting the location of the movement object coordinate relationship between the location of the polygon on calculation and analysis to determine the object is inside the fence or outside the fence. This paper introduces the electronic fence setting and discriminant algorithm implementation. The methods presented in this paper has achieved good results in practical application.

Engine Speed Control of Excavator With PID Method

Distinction work task power-matching control strategy was adapted to excavator for improving fuel efficiency; the accuracy of rotate engine speed at each work task was core to excavator for saving energy. 21t model excavator ZG3210-9 was taken as the study object to analyze the rotate speed setting and control method, linear position feedback throttle motor was employed to control the governor of engine to adjust rotate speed. Improved double closed loop PID method was adapted to control the engine, feedback of rotate speed and throttle position was taken as the input of the PID control mode. Control system was designed in CoDeSys platform with G16 controller, throttle motor control experiment and engine auto control experiment were carried on the excavator for tuning PID parameters. The result indicated that the double closed-loop PID method can take control and set the engine rotate speed automatically with the maximum error of 8 rpm. The linear model between throttle feedback position and rotate speed is established, which provides the control basis for dynamic energy saving of excavator. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/telkomnika.v12i5.4917

Total Factor Productivity Benchmarking in Incentive Regulation: Evidence from Czech Gas Utilities and Implications for Post-Communist Countries

Incentive regulation and regulatory benchmarking are becoming frequently used tools in tariff regulation of public utilities, including natural gas distribution companies. Firstly, we dealt with the principles of incentive regulation and total factor productivity measurement. Then, we discussed the international experience with TFP benchmarking and possible weaknesses of the TFP approach and sources of errors and misinterpretation of results. Further, we determined the productivity development of the Czech regional gas distribution companies in the period 2001-2011 using Fisher index and partial factor productivity analysis. Finally, we summarise the assumptions and measures which should be taken in order to apply TFP benchmarking in practice. We do not recommend using TFP-based tariff setting in the Czech Republic, nor in other post-communist countries. In particular, we argue that the events which took place in the period under consideration resulted in a distortion of available data which disallow their efficient use in tariff regulation at the present time and in the near future. We suggest using the TFP approach rather as an underlying method for further analysis and tariff setting.

A complementary graphical method for reducing and analyzing large data sets. Case studies demonstrating thresholds setting and selection.

Graphical displays can make data more understandable; however, large graphs can challenge human comprehension. We have previously described a filtering method to provide high-level summary views of large data sets. In this paper we demonstrate our method for setting and selecting thresholds to limit graph size while retaining important information by applying it to large single and paired data sets, taken from patient and bibliographic databases. Four case studies are used to illustrate our method. The data are either patient discharge diagnoses (coded using the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modifications [ICD9-CM]) or Medline citations (coded using the Medical Subject Headings [MeSH]). We use combinations of different thresholds to obtain filtered graphs for detailed analysis. The thresholds setting and selection, such as thresholds for node counts, class counts, ratio values, p values (for diff data sets), and percentiles of selected class count thresholds, are demonstrated with details in case studies. The main steps include: data preparation, data manipulation, computation, and threshold selection and visualization. We also describe the data models for different types of thresholds and the considerations for thresholds selection. The filtered graphs are 1%-3% of the size of the original graphs. For our case studies, the graphs provide 1) the most heavily used ICD9-CM codes, 2) the codes with most patients in a research hospital in 2011, 3) a profile of publications on "heavily represented topics" in MEDLINE in 2011, and 4) validated knowledge about adverse effects of the medication of rosiglitazone and new interesting areas in the ICD9-CM hierarchy associated with patients taking the medication of pioglitazone. Our filtering method reduces large graphs to a manageable size by removing relatively unimportant nodes. The graphical method provides summary views based on computation of usage frequency and semantic context of hierarchical terminology. The method is applicable to large data sets (such as a hundred thousand records or more) and can be used to generate new hypotheses from data sets coded with hierarchical terminologies.

Validation of an optimal analysis method and reproducibility to calculate the heart-to-mediastinum ratio and washout rate in the iodine-123-labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine myocardial scintigraphy

The aim of this study was to investigate an appropriate analysis method and multicenter reproducibility of heart-to-mediastinum ratio (H/M) and washout rate (WR) in iodine-123-labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy with a phantom. We evaluated the optimal region of interest (ROI) setting method about the mediastinum and heart by varying the position and shape of the ROI. The mathematical method was changed to a combination of decay time correction (DTC) and background correction (BC). We evaluated the reproducibility of the H/M and WR between institutions. H/M decreased to 23.49% and WR increased to 20.68% by changing the mediastinum ROI position from upper to lower. H/M increased to 26.03% by changing the heart ROI position from base to apex. H/M decreased to 38.36% with BC, and WR was reduced up to 48.51% with DTC. Reproducibility of the H/M and WR between institutions was improved by performing optimization of the ROI setting and unification of the mathematical method. The position of the mediastinum ROI should be set on the upper mediastinum. The position of the heart ROI should be set on the apex of the heart. WR should be calculated with DTC and BC. Our results suggest that the reproducibility of the H/M and WR between institutions was improved by performing optimization of the ROI setting and unification of the mathematical method.

Design of motion accuracy measurement device with three displacement sensors for machine tool and comparison of its setting method

Design of motion accuracy measurement device with three displacement sensors for machine tool and comparison of its setting method

Application of Probabilistic Neural Networks in Fault Diagnosis of Three-Phase Induction Motors

In fault diagnosis of three-phase induction motors, traditional methods usually fail because of the complex system of three-phase induction motors. Short circuit is a very common stator fault in all the faults of three-phase induction motors. Probabilistic neural network is a kind of artificial neural network which is widely used due to its fast training and simple structure. In this paper, the diagnosis method based on probabilistic neural network is proposed to deal with stator short circuits. First, the principle and structure of probabilistic neural network is studied in this paper. Second, the method of fault setting and fault feature extraction of three-phase induction motors is proposed on the basis of the fault diagnosis of stator short circuits. Then the establishment of the diagnosis model based on probabilistic neural network is illustrated with details. At last, training and simulation tests are done for the model. And simulation results show that this method is very practical with its high accuracy and fast speed.

The Research on 200 Liters Large Material Barrels with Double L-Rings Drop Analysis

Using CAD / CAE / CAM softwaresolidworks obtain material barrels three-dimensional model. The analysis date of dropping simulation, the material barrel filled with heavy objects, free-fall from the height of 1.2 meter on non-normal condition, is got by the function of dropping test and the method of equivalent load setting. The result of analysis is very close to the results of the theoretical calculations. It shows that the design to improve product quality and efficiency has a very important theoretical and practical value.

The Method of Load Priority Setting Based on the Improved Grey Analytic Hierarchy Process

In order to ensure the safe operation of ship power system, it is necessary to remove some lower priority loads when the generators output power is insufficient, which requires reasonable priority for each ship power system loads. According to the ship loads start-up time, starting current, power factor, harmonic factor and the rated power, the improved grey analytic hierarchy process was used to provide a basis for evaluation of reasonable, which can be used to set the priority of the loads and realize the reasonable distribution of power.

Temperature Setting Method for Regenerative Rotary Reheating Furnace

Regenerative rotary reheating furnace is a new type furnace. It can reduce cost and low contamination exhaust. But it is hard for the temperature setting. This paper makes the repository of temperature setting based on mathematics models of the regenerative rotary reheating furnace, and develops regional discrete method for temperature setting. According the contrast results between tube’s measured temperature and target temperature, the temperature setting method is accuracy, and it is useful for regenerative rotary furnace.

D017 Design of Motion Accuracy Measurement Device with Three Displacement Sensors for Machine Tool and Comparison of its Setting Method

D017 Design of Motion Accuracy Measurement Device with Three Displacement Sensors for Machine Tool and Comparison of its Setting Method