Speedy Changes Research Articles

Attitudes and knowledge about contraceptive use of saudi married women: a cross-sectional study approach

The speedy change in the Saudi Arabian community's socio-demographic pattern will significantly influence reproductive attitudes and practices with increasing preferences toward family planning because of the use of contraceptives. The current study was conducted to determine the attitudes and knowledge of married women in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia regarding contraceptives use. Saudi married women from the Aseer region were the participants of this cross-sectional study. The study's objectives were covered via a standardized questionnaire, and the study comprised of 412 married women. A 100 % participant’s response was demonstrated, while 31.8 % of the respondents were 31-40 years old. Most of the participants have a great awareness and knowledge about contraceptives, while (n=324; 78.6%) had previously used contraceptives. Additionally, 297 (72.1%) have intention to use contraceptive methods in the future. Majority of the participants (n=297; 91.6%) considered the economic and family planning as a reason for using the contraceptives, while natural family planning was mostly preferred (n=202; 49%). Logistic regression analysis exhibited significant correlation between the age, education, employment, monthly income and children number. The findings show that Saudi married women have high perceptions and knowledge of contraception. However, more effort is required to raise awareness regarding family planning and contraceptives, whereas the policy makers must exclude the obstacles to women from using contraceptives.

Automated power modeling of computing devices: Implementation and use case for Raspberry Pis

Monitoring the power consumption of smart and connected devices is a challenging task with heterogeneous devices and a variety of hardware and software configurations. In order to accurately monitor these devices and follow the speedy changes in their configuration, a new approach is needed. In this paper, we present an automated architecture and approach to empirically generate power models for a large set of devices. Our approach allows conducting automated benchmarks to collect power data and metrics, generating or updating accurate power models, and allowing software tools to query and retrieve the most accurate and up-to-date power model of a specific device configuration. We also present a proof-of-concept implementation for modeling the power consumption of Raspberry Pi devices. Finally, we conduct a comprehensive experiment, modeling the entire current lineup of Raspberry Pi devices with error margins as low as 0.3%, and then we discuss the impact of multiple device configurations on power consumption.

Criminal Code of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Recent Trends

Criminal law of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is not stagnant, it is developing under the influence of international community, and this dynamics is of special interest for research that analyzes changes to the Criminal Code of the DPRK with the goal of understanding if there is a trend in North Korea for getting closer to the world community. Naturally, the reclusiveness of the DPRK does not make any speedy changes in its criminal policy likely, and we can only expect an evolutionary transformation of the policy in this sphere. At the same time, there is no denying the fact that the criminal law of the DPRK is converging more and more with the international standards. The examination of the CC of the DPRK included the analysis of the following: norms-principles and norms-declarations within the law; the structure of North Korean criminal law; its specific legal institutes; the system of punishments under the CC of the DPRK; the responsibility for some types of crimes under this Code. The current CC of the DPRK, adopted in 1950 and amended fifteen times since then, fits harmoniously with the policy of the DPRK. A study of key clauses of the CC of the DPRK, which reveal the attitude of North Korean lawmakers to universally recognized legal values, showed that there is a clear indication of the DPRK’s rapproachment with the international community. It is evident that the criminal law of North Korea is improving. At the same time, although some trends observed in North Korean lawmaking can be viewed as positive from the standpoint of universally recognized legal values, some of its criminal law’s features still make it impossible to conclude that the country has radically changed its criminal policy.

How to frame our behaviour in order to limit climate change?

Abstract The climate is changing and speedy changes in society are needed to keep the damage within survival ranges. The aim is to keep the average raise of global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius. Changes in behavior of the overall population are needed to realize this aim. How can we get people to change? The research field of environmental psychology looks at framing issues to promote changes of behavior. More information helps to make people make decisions. Motivation is more important. Motivation is driven by our values and self-image. Four values are important for environmental behavior: hedonic, egoistic, altruistic and environmental values. Besides that culture, personal and timing issues play a role. The workshop explores the values in persons according to different examples. Can we influence the values to which we adhere? Socio-economic traits in people only explore a few percent in differences. Discussion: different strategies can be used with people with different dominant values. Public health is a major domain to support the local authorities to endorse the behavioral changes in the general population in order to limit the temperature increase.

The Effect of New Green Product Development on the Economic Performance of Organizations: A System Dynamics Approach

Nowadays, organizations are active in complex circumstances which make it inevitable for them to be constantly innovative and do research to develop new products. Therefore, regarding environmental changes and the increasing awareness of nature researchers have developed products that reflect the necessity of saving the environment. Also, in many countries such as Iran, due to the necessity of meeting customers’ needs quickly, more complexity in designing products and speedy changes in technology, it is vital to select a complex for developing a new product in order to fulfill a company’s long-term success. Thus, the most important components affecting the development of new green products in small and medium industries were identified, simulated and predicted according to the present situation in this study. Later in the research, the effects of these factors on each other were studied. Using a flow model, it was shown that, if the percentage of the returned natural goods decreases, it will result in an increase in the company’s revenue and an increase in the level of green projects. Also an increase in the required staff and facilities for green projects increases the company’s ability to recycle and regenerate, more projects will be conducted over time, and, finally, it will result in developing green products. This will, consequently, increase the revenue of expansion of green projects. It can be, thus, concluded that developing projects for producing green goods in an organization ultimately leads to improved financial performance of companies and their revenues.

Economic Cooperation of Russia and Greece during the Sanction Restrictions period and the Policies to Strengthen the Integration Process

1. Introduction The economic cooperation between Russia and European Union Member States is characterized not only by a close interdependence due to their history and geographical proximity, but also by opposition of their international positions, impeding implementation of mutual economic interests because of a tense political situation in recent years. Intensive integration processes in Europe, observed since establishment of European Union, are displaced by centrifugal processes in recent years. Though, European Union is still most successful monetary integration with population of about 510 million people (as for January 2016) (5). The Russian Federation, in its turn, carries out international integration policy through implementation of Eurasian Economic Community and creation of initiatives to strengthen cooperation with Asian countries and Arab States. However, mutual sanctions, operating more than two years, are not conducive to mutual beneficial cooperation and set a negative vector of development. The Hellenic Republic, as a member of EU, has to adhere to a common foreign policy of association. Despite fact that Greece is a sovereign country (Thalassinos et cd., 2006; Thalassinos et cd., 2015a; Thalassinos et ed., 2015b; Thalassinos and Stamatopoulos 2015; Thalassinos, 2008) right to conduct a multifaceted foreign policy and to play a geopolitical role is restricted by a huge debt to external creditors. But, realizing lack of prospects for further trade and economic confrontation, its leaders are increasingly in favor of stopping sanctions and cooperation with Russian state. This fundamental position of Greek government on issue of cooperation with Russia is due to inextricable links of two countries in historical, spiritual, economic and social spheres over centuries. Relations between Russia and Greece have always been friendly and mutually beneficial; this is primarily due to lack of fundamental differences between two countries. They were united and are still united by common historical memory and cultural heritage, which stimulates initiatives both from Russian and from Greece. Special role in Russian-Greek relations have played development of direct links with Black Sea regions of Russia -these are places of residence of representatives of Greek Diaspora. Greece occupies a special position in Russian foreign policy and according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in world, as he says, there are few other countries, that are so closely related as Russia and Greece, with such a long history of sincere friendship (6). In addition Greece is only NATO country to actively develop military-technical cooperation with Russia. Year 2016 is a cross-year for Russian-Hellenic culture and heritage and as Prime Minister of Greece A. Tsipras characterized his visit to Russia as the beginning of a new spring in relations between Athens and Moscow. In May 2016 a joint declaration for an effective Government Partnership between two countries was signed. It declares modernization, according to which willingness to contribute to creation and promotion on market of modern competitive products and encouraging mutual investments in innovative technologies, elimination of barriers and constraints to free and cost-effective sharing of results with activities, improving business environment in a fair, prompt and constructive dialogue between business communities and public authorities of two countries. Also a memorandum of understanding on inter-regional cooperation between Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece was adopted. The parties signed a road map of Russian-Greek relations in field of agriculture, adopting a tourism program of mutual actions for next three years, including contributing to speedy changes from agreement signed in May 25, 2006 between Russian Federation and European Community on facilitation of visas issuance to citizens of these countries, promoting dialogue on establishing visa-free travel for them. …

Consumer Perception on Online Banking : An Analytical Study

Global competition, innovative technological advancement and speedy changes in the lifestyles of the society have changed the face of banking institutions. Now-a-days, banks are seeking alternative ways to provide services as per expectations of their customer and differentiate their services with those of the competitors. Increasing number of the electronic delivery of banking services are becoming very common in the society. The use of information technology in banking sector has been termed as Internet banking, new age banking, and online banking. The technology-driven online banking services includes: Automated Teller Machines (ATM), Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Tele-banking, Internet banking etc. Internet banking is concerned with online inquiry or banking transactions without any reference to the branch anywhere at any time. Online banking system can have some issues such as environmental instability, user's competence, security, trust, and privacy. These have all been cited as factors contributing to consumers' apprehensiveness toward internet use. In India, almost all banking businesses are controlled by Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Public Sector Banks are still dominating the commercial banking system. Now with the beginning of wellcomputerized foreign banks, there is a stiff competition for the nationalized banks. The proposed study is an attempt to address the security issues of online banking transactions and consumer perception about the internet banking operations.

Ethical perspectives on e-commerce: an empirical investigation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the various factors that influence consumer trust and privacy on e-commerce system and identify different ethical factors that affect consumer perceptions toward e-commerce adoption. Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical background used in this study was critical theory on trust in e-commerce. Online survey from Second Life users was conducted to study ethical issues in e-commerce and their influencing factors. Findings – The results were focussed on significance of e-commerce ethics on consumer purchase and its influence on online marketing. The ethical performance of the e-commerce web site will facilitate an increase in trust, which in turn enhances customer commitment and loyalty. Research limitations/implications – The survey data in this study has some common method bias. The possibility of the existence of the common method bias cannot be completely eliminated. Security and privacy are the two major aspects that drive online businesses which lead online consumers to develop trust on the digital environment. Practical implications – The findings on e-commerce ethical research will be useful for current management practice such as making business policies and strategies and sharing information to managers and organization leaders. Originality/value – With the introduction of internet and e-commerce a large of companies has been performing their business transactions through electronic network. Increasing communication technologies has bought speedy changes in online business transactions. E-commerce networks are playing a pivotal role in online business and consumers are more concerned on ethical issues of e-commerce including security, privacy and trust.

Big Data 분석을 활용한 통신망 관리 시스템의 개선방안에 관한 연구

시장의 변화 및 소비자의 요구 변화를 비롯한 기업 내외부의 상황변화에 대응해서 얼마나 빠르게 적응할 수 있는가 하는 것이 실시간 기업의 핵심요건이다. 이러한 실시간 기업이 가진 변화의 속도를 지원하기 위해서 최근 Big Data 처리 기술이 각광받고 있다. 특히 최근 유무선 통신망의 진화 및 고도화가 가속되고 있는 상황에서 대규모 통신 트래픽을 실시간으로 처리하여 안정된 서비스를 제공하는 것과 강력한 보안 관제 기능은 매우 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문은 클라우드 컴퓨팅 기반의 Big Data처리기술을 활용하여 통신 사업자들이 갖고 있는 경영상의 문제점을 해결하고 효과적인 통신망 관리 시스템의 운영에 관한 연구를 진행한다. 【Real-Time Enterprise (RTE)'s key requirement is that it should respond and adapt fast to the change of the firms' internal and external situations including the change of market and customers' needs. Recently, the big data processing technology to support the speedy change of the firms is spotlighted. Under the circumstances that wire and wireless communication networks are evolving with an accelerated rate, it is especially critical to provide a strong security monitoring function and stable services through a real-time processing of massive communication data traffic. By applying the big data processing technology based on a cloud computing architecture, this paper solves the managerial problems of telecommunication service providers and discusses how to operate the network management system effectively.】

The Strange case of the two Wootton Reports: what can we learn about the evidence–policy relationship?

The contrasting careers of two government-sponsored commissions of inquiry in the late 1960s are the focus of this paper, which examines what can be learnt from them about the impact, or lack of impact, of such bodies on policy making. The Wootton Report on cannabis, published in 1968, had its recommendations rejected by the government that had sponsored it. The Wootton Report on alternatives to prison, published in 1970, resulted in speedy changes to the law, which had the effect of introducing the penalty of community service in Britain for the first time. The paper looks at the short- and long-term impact of the two reports, and at factors that may have accounted for the different receptions they received from politicians and policy makers.

지속 가능한 느린 디자인 특성과 현대 패션의 상관성에 관한 연구

This study examines the correlation between the characteristics of sustainable slow design, The outcome derived from the pro-environmental consciousness in fashion design, and the trends of modern fashion design. The conclusion of this study is as follows. First, slow design for sustainability shows an environmental consciousness and stresses the ethical aspects of fashion design that take into account the wellbeing and sustainable development of human society. It also focuses on the continuos present in which the consistent pace of life endures, rather than pursuing speedy changes of fashion by titillating desire. Second, the five characteristics of slow design have been extracted from the analysis of the examples of fashion industry and other fashion-related areas. They are sustainability, recyclibility, handicraft, naturalness, and simplicity. Third, these characteristics of slow design have much to do with modern fashion genres. For instance, classical style fashions such as Chanel suit and Burberry coat have the same qualities of sustainability, while at the same time the Vintage fashion, which reinterprets the fashions from bygone eras in modern style, has the tendency of recyclibility, and the Hippie style, a resurrection of hand-touch spirit that emerged as a secondhand style expressionism resisting uniform mass production, has not only the quality of handicraft but also recyclibility.

Simple method for controlled variation of liquid crystal cell thickness

A simple method of applying mechanical pressure to vary the cell thickness of a liquid crystal cell in a controlled, repeatable manner is presented. Experimental evaluation of several cells subjected to a controlled, mechanical point pressure show the capability of attaining a liquid crystal cell thickness range of 3 to 12 µm, at an accuracy of 5%, within a 2- to 6-mm radius around the pressure point, for the 22×25-mm cells studied. Temporal stability tests show no measurable drift in the cell thickness for more than 120 h. The method offers the advantages of simplicity (avoiding the need of multiple liquid crystal cells), accuracy, repeatability, and temporal stability, as well as speedy change of the cell thickness.

Plasma leptin turnover rates in lean and obese Zucker rats.

Conscious female adult lean and obese Zucker rats were injected through the jugular vein with radioactive iodine-labeled murine leptin; in the ensuing 8 min, four blood samples were sequentially extracted from the carotid artery. The samples were used in a modified RIA for leptin, in which paired tubes received the same amount of either labeled or unlabeled leptin, thus allowing us to estimate both leptin levels and specific radioactivity. The data were used to determine the decay curve parameters from which the half-life of leptin (5.46 +/- 0.23 min for lean rats and 6.99 +/- 0.75 min for obese rats) as well as the size of its circulating pool (32 pmol/kg for lean rats and 267 pmol/kg for obese rats) and the overall degradation rate (96 fkat/kg for lean rats and 645 fkat/kg for obese rats) were estimated. These values are consistent with the hormonal role of leptin and the need for speedy changes in its levels in response to metabolic challenge.

Privatisation in the Transitional Economies of Central and Eastern Europe: Issues and Progress

Privatisation is pivotal to economic progress in the transitional economies of Central and Eastern Europe. But given the limited stock of domestic savings, speedy changes in ownership most probably rely on voucher schemes under which shares are distributed to the population as a whole. The problem is how to ensure that corporate governance is effective, and that restructuring occurs, when privatisation takes this form.

In Defense of Industrialism

In this essay an endeavor will be made to sketch the place of the individual in the culture of industrialism. The conclusions to be drawn cannot be other than tentative, for we live at the beginning of a new period in world history which we shall call that of industrialism, and our experience with it has been limited. Nonetheless, the subject bears such vital significance for our future that the temerity of the attempt may be justified. Since industrialism emphasizes speedy change, we must continuously check on the direction which it is taking. One of the most revealing indicators is that of the position of the individual; and on that problem a comparison of the role of the individual, actual and potential, in this culture with his role in pre-industrial societies may throw some light. In so brief an essay it is impossible to attempt to explain the change in the position of the individual or to condition general statements by the discussion of exceptions. The interest is concentrated upon the broad lines of the historical process.

Impact of Christianity in Africa

our day face a challenge not before put to so large a group of people. This challenge is for an unprecedentedly complex triple change: 1. Horizontal change, across the whole range of concepts and practices of life -in thought, language, religion, political and social organization, land, marriage, inheritance, occupations, economics, housing, disease causation and cure, recreation, communications of all kinds, and in nearly every other aspect of life. 2. Vertical change, from the most primal large society remaining on earth, the animistic communal primitivism of 160 million Africans, to something approaching the West's present society, the most individualistic, specialized, and technological society which the world has yet seen. 3. Speedy change, both horizontally and vertically, at a pace not before attempted by any such mass-change attempted by many thousands of Africans in a two or three generations instead of in the three or four milleniums nor-

The Australian Museum

THE authorities of the British Museum may congratulate themselves on their not being the only governing body which is considered to be on an antiquated and improvable foundation, which calls for a radical and speedy change. In Australia the same cry has been raised before the Parliament of the Colony, with respect to the Museum at Sydney. There the biological collection seems to be much in need of improvement, of a greater spirit of enterprise in its management, and of a more liberal view being taken by its authorities of the rapid advances which are adding day by day to the importance of the subject which it so materially assists in teaching.