Technical Centers Research Articles

PARTICIPATION OF BEDOUINS IN THE VALLEYS DEVELOPMENT OF MATROUH GOVERNORATE

The research aims at identifying the patterns of the respondents in theactivities of valley development, identifying the level of participation ofrespondents in the activities of valley development, and determining therelationship between the level of Bedouin participation in the activities ofvalley development and some independent variables.The research was carried out in three valleys: Wadi Al Kharouba,Wadi Beheiry and Wadi El-Afrit from the technical support centers in MorsiMatruh, Ras Al-Hikma and Sidi Barani respectively, due to thedevelopmentprojects implemented during the period from 2014 to 2017. Asimple random sample of (90) respondents distributed on the three valleys (35,25 and 30) were randomly selected, each with 50% of the total number ofbeneficiaries in the three valleys. Data were collected during the period from August 2017 using personal interview. Percentages arithmetic mean, standarddeviation, simple correlation coefficient, and Chi square test were used forpresentation and data analysis.The results of the research showed that the activity of the constructionof dusty dams was ranked first in terms of the percentage of the totalparticipation of the respondents in the development of valleys, followed by theactivity of planting horticultural trees and then the construction of cementdams, and that more than two thirds of the respondents participate moderatelyin the development activities of valleys Results also revealed a significantcorrelation between the level of participation of the respondents in thedevelopment activities of the valleys and some of the studied variables: theagricultural pattern of the valley, the size of the agricultural holding size, thestandard of living, Acquisition of agricultural machinery, degree of perceptionof climate changes, and animal holdings size.

Investigation of the Exhaust Gas Emissions from Light Vehicles in the Technical Examination Centers in 2016 (Case Study: Hamadan City)

Background: Expanding urbanization and increasing the number of vehicles have led to adverse effects on both the environment and human health. The propose of this study is to evaluate the concentration of CO2, CO, HC, O2, NOX in the exhaust outlet of vehicles tested in technical examination center, and to determine the relationships between their variation and lambda coefficient, type of fuel injection system as well as vehicle type. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 vehicles tested in technical examination centers in Hamadan city. To do this, the concentrations of CO2, CO, HC, O2, NOX gases emission were obtained, and then the relations between variation of these gases and lambda coefficient, type of fuel injection system and vehicle type were investigated. The statistical analysis that used in this study include one-way ANOVA and independent t-test (SPSS 16). Results: The results of this study showed a significant relationship between the concentration of emitted gases and the lambda coefficient, the vehicle type and the type of fuel injection system (p<0.05). The lambda coefficient equal to 1 was recognized as the best combustion condition because the availability of sufficient oxygen for the reactions lead to reduction of CO and HC emissions. The fuel injection system had a significant effect on reducing the emissions due to the suitable distribution of fuel and increasing combustion efficiency. Conclusion: In the current study, it was observed that personal vehicles due to lower depreciations than the taxis, and the injector systems due to better distribution of the fuel than the carburetor ones, have better conditions in term of pollutants emissions.nn

Occupational Certificates: Examining Student Characteristics and Enrollment Outcomes across the Public and For-Profit Sectors

Background/Context Sub-baccalaureate certificates can provide an accelerated pathway to gainful employment for the unemployed or underemployed. Certificates represented only 6% of postsecondary awards in 1980, but today they represent 22% of all credentials awarded and have superseded associate's and master's degrees as the second most common award granted by U.S. postsecondary institutions. Although enrollment in certificate programs has skyrocketed, empirical research on this student population is scarce. Focus of the Study The purpose of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics, college financing strategies, and enrollment outcomes of occupational certificate students across the three institutional sectors: community colleges, public career and technical centers, and sub-baccalaureate for-profit institutions. Research Design The data were derived from the Beginning Postsecondary Student Study (BPS:04/09) conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The sample included students across the three institutional sectors who enrolled in a sub-baccalaureate certificate program that was occupationally focused (unweighted n = 1,770). Data analysis included descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and multinomial regression techniques. Findings Six years after initial enrollment, certificate students beginning at for-profits had the lowest rates of credential completion but were much more likely than public sector students to have taken out loans and defaulted during repayment. Seventeen percent of certificate students beginning at a community college transferred to another institution at some point, suggesting that these programs can serve as a stepping stone to further education. Results from the regression models indicated that students’ race/ethnicity, income status, field of study, and institutional sector were associated with successful certificate completion and/or transfer. Conclusions Equipped with a better profile of certificate students and their educational outcomes, colleges can begin to design better support services and program structures that address the unique needs of this growing student population. These institutional efforts, along with well-designed public policies that boost the production of high-quality certificates, could help strengthen the U.S. workforce and increase educational attainment rates among students from less advantaged backgrounds.

NREL links regional fuel cell tech suppliers, manufacturers in US

The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado is leading one of four regional technical exchange centres, to expand the domestic supply chain of fuel cell and hydrogen components and systems and thus improve US manufacturing competitiveness.

Players’ technical and physical performance profiles and game-to-game variation in NBA

The aim of this study was to (i) identify technical and physical performances of basketballers according to playing position in strong and weak teams, and (ii) describe variability in game-to-game performance according to game outcome, location, quality of teams and opposition. Performance-related variables of all the 699 matches of regular season 2015–2016 in the National Basketball Association were analysed. All the comparisons were performed using magnitude-based inferences. As could be expected, results showed that technical and physical performances differed between players of strong and weak teams. In technical aspect, forwards and centres from strong teams made more three-point field goals, but fewer two-point field goals, than their counterparts from weak teams. Interestingly, forwards and guards from strong teams covered shorter distances and lower speeds than their peers from weak teams. In addition, the three-point field goals made and attempted presented high variability. Game location generally had no significant impact on the variability of players’ performance. Guards exhibited relatively lower variability in technical and physical variables in comparison with players from other positions. Exploring the difference and variability of technical and physical performances of basketballers allows fine-tuning of practice and game plans in order to build up optimal winning strategies.

FOODLAB Business Tool to Foster Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood Sector

The FOODLAB project develop a project-based learning approach and an entrepreneurial spirit in students, foster interactions between stakeholders in Food innovation and guide the development of innovative projects for Ecotrophelia, the European competition on food innovation that bring hundreds of students to compete at European level with their idea. The FOODLAB project enable the setting up of a European Foodbusiness Transfer Laboratory to create/help future entrepreneurs, with dedicated modules to promote interactions with food companies, technical centres, research centres or business companies. In FOODLAB project is we reach the aim to provide an innovative tools to help to build business models, business plans to serve students, high education institutions, and SMEs. The tool built for this purpose is a client server application, highly customizable to follow the target needs. It allows to setup a complete business model and business plan providing template, defaults sentences, available example of business plan. The tool incorporate in a customizable template and related information to built-in high quality business plans, and provide kind of expert knowledge base for those who need a business plan or document to promote their idea or agrifood product for development. The tool was validated with success by a team of students that participate to Ecotrophelia Italy 2016. Training modules and guidelines are also available to facilitate the use of the tool. The tool can be used by students of High Education Institution, or workers and managers for training by also for business model and business plan implementation. The tool showed a great potential to develop of targeted, standard business models and business plans that could be transferable to other domains or tailored to a specific type of product or food innovation.

A relação entre educação e trabalho: um contexto de contradições e a aproximação com a educação profissional

This text was produced from a bibliographical study, which aims to present brief reflection on the categories work and education, followed by an analysis of how these are embedded in the discourse of current public policy on vocational education, especially in the creation document the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology - Ifs. They were considered for the study theoretical productions of authors who have studied on these two main categories, contextualized in historical and political movements of vocational education in Brazil. From these readings, there was documentary analysis of legislation and peripheral texts dealing Law No. 11,892, dated December 2008, which establishes the Federal Vocational and Technological Education Network and provides new institutional framework to Schools Federal Technical and federal Centers for Vocational and Technological Education, the CEFETs. This analysis was to meet in an attempt to understand how and whether such legislation addresses, within his speech, the categories work and education.

Telemedicine Helps Cardiologists Extend Their Reach.

During a recent set of telemedicine consultations, Joaquin E. Cigarroa, MD, a cardiologist at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, was able to establish relationships with 4 new patients and their families, conduct a physical examination using an electronic stethoscope, review the patients’ laboratory results, and develop a care plan. The best part was that the patients, who all live in coastal Lincoln City, Oregon, were able to skip the 3-hour drive to Portland through traffic and often fog. Figure 1. A mock telecardiology consult. Increasingly, cardiologists across the country are leveraging technology to provide remote care, whether through virtual visits and exams, consultations, or continuous monitoring using a growing array of implantable or wearable devices. “Patients love it,” said Cigarroa. They only need to make the trek to Portland when they need advanced diagnostics or procedures. For Cigarroa and his colleagues at Oregon Health & Science University, providing such off-site care is “critical to providing patient-centered care,” he said. He explained that ≈60% of the patients admitted to the cardiovascular service line at Oregon Health & Science University’s hospital are from outside of the Portland metro area, and many are from rural regions of the state. He and his colleagues have increasingly made use of Oregon Health & Science University’s telemedicine portals, which can even be used to perform echocardiograms, to care for patients closer to their homes. “It’s compassionate to the patient and their family to maintain them in their community and only transfer them if they need procedural or …

Global Governance and Regulatory States in the Present Phase of Internationalization: Impacts of Product Markets Regulations

One is often tempted to associate the present phase of diffusion of economic liberalism with a universal retreat of nation states from economic activities. Such moves would benefit the other actors of global governance i.e., multinational firms, international institutions and civil society organizations (CSOs). This simplification may be misleading however as it fails to recognise a change in the role of nation states in the organization of markets which has significant impact on how economies function and internationalize their activities. Nation States have indeed been largely induced to retreat from direct interventions in economic activities, be it by means of public enterprises or by means of taxing and/or subsidizing products. The notion of the regulatory state encapsulates more adequately the change in the role of the state in the economy. Relying for some parts on expertise from technical centers or civil social organizations, governments are led to arbitrate between the conclusions of the experts and the will to avoid detrimental shifts in their market shares. These arbitrations are at the core of the activities of regulation carried out by the regulatory states. This way to proceed has specific implications for the internationalization of products markets. It goes beyond the issue of reducing or increasing taxes. Countries’ cultures and idiosyncratic practices matter as well as their market power as regards the stands they take on product market regulations. These dynamics of market regulations are thus worth studying to characterize the ways in which competition between product markets occurs. The question has become crucial with the steady rise of the challenges of environmental changes. The paper aims to specify how regulatory states operate and how their specificities evolve over time. All of this is an important means by which to feature the working of internationalized product markets and assess the room for manoeuvre left for environmental policies.

Post-graduate education of responsible staff on labor protection: problems and features

The paper discusses the main problems of post-graduate education of managers and engineers and technical workers on labor protection. The necessity of responsible persons’ studying is grounded. The effect of studying by staff and officials on labor protection problems in the workplace is reviewed. Structural and functional bases of studying of officials are studied. Analysis of the characteristics of the educational process is conducted. Different approaches and methods of studying are considered. Principles, the use of which can increase the efficiency of the studying process during the studying in the expert technical centers, are offered

Scientific Conference on Automotive Vehicles and Combustion Engines (KONMOT 2016)

22-23 September 2016, Cracow, PolandThe contemporary world requires ecological solutions in the area of automotive vehicles, low energy consumption, safety and easy exploitation. The role of engineers and scientists is the realization and managing of the designing and exploitation processes within that area. The growing exploitation and ecological demands set successive challenges for designers and scientists in the area of automobiles, powertrains and exploitation. Particularly the essential problem is finding solutions decreasing fuel consumption and emission of the exhaust gases as well as application of the alternative powertrains such as hybrid and electric. The cyclical automotive conference KONMOT since 1976 is a place of meeting of outstanding scientists and engineers from country and abroad, raising contemporary problems of motorization with the possibility of publishing results on the international area.In 2016 the organized automotive conference KONMOT celebrated the 40th anniversary. It was organized by the Institute of Automobiles and Internal Combustion Engines in Cracow University of Technology (CUT). The first conference was held in Kroscienko-Szczawnica on 20-23 September 1976. The motto, that guided the deliberations, was "Progress in Research of Motor Vehicle.” The conference was a nationwide and attended by many representatives of technical universities, research and development centres and plants related to the automotive industry. In the years 2000, 2004 and 2008, a conference was called KONMOT-AUTOPROGRES, the main organizer was the Cracow University of Technology. In 2002 and 2006 the main organizer of the conference was Automotive Industry Institute in Warsaw and the conference was called AUTOPROGRES-KONMOT. Papers presented on every two years conference KONMOT were published in the journal issued by the Polish Academy of Sciences "Portfolio of Science and the Problem Committee on Motorization” or published by the Technical Journal issued by CUT, as well as in the form of monographs. Some of the conferences were dedicated to the jubilee of work of outstanding scientific specialists in the automotive and engines fields.Apart from the official agenda for the conference the gala dinners were organized for all participants, often headline performances by famous artists were important point of such meetings. The penultimate conference KONMOT was held on 25-26 September 2014 in Cracow under the slogan "Development of vehicles - construction, operation, ecology and safety." The organized scientific conference KONMOT-2016 as in previous years provided an excellent opportunity to showcase of achievements of researchers and scientists and exchange of experience for a wide range of activity in research and development centres, industrial areas and universities.With regards to the current conference we are delighted to come up with ninety two (92) contributed research papers selected from the proceedings, as an output of the Scientific Automotive Conference KONMOT 2016 on motor-cars and engines progress held in Cracow (Poland) from September 22-23, 2016. This event marks as previous meetings in a highly successful series of conference devoted to this important technical field. Conference KONMOT gathers industrial and scientific communities in the field of design, experimental research and modelling of all scientific and industrial sectors of automotive branch. Contributions cover a wide range of topics including design and modelling of the suspension, traction and new driving systems in automobiles, method of vehicles exploitation or tribology. The new driving systems require a new design of engines for better efficiency and lower exhaust gas emission. Thirty three papers describe the research, experimental investigations and modelling of combustion processes in combustion engines.The papers shown during KONMOT 2016 from both the oral presentation and poster sessions are included in this conference volume. They are divided into the following three topic areas: Design and Research of Automobiles, Exploitation of Automobiles and Internal Combustion Engines and Emission. More than one third of the papers are directly concerned with mathematical modelling and numerical simulation in automobiles and internal combustion engines. However, most of papers include experimental and industrial activity. Some of the papers concern the applying of special new materials and were included in the Exploitation topic.The conference co-chairmen are grateful to the scientific committee and all the reviewers of the papers for their efficient work done in a very short period of time. These proceedings would not have been possible without the tremendous help of Mr Dr Eng. Marcin Noga and Mrs MSc Magdalena Kalarus from the Cracow University of Technology. Thanks also to CUT Publishing House for preparing of special issue of conference abstracts. Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors for their financial support, without that the conference would not be so attractive for participants, such as Development and Research Institute BOSMAL in Bielsko Biala, AVL - Poland Branch, FEV Poland, EC Engineering, Horus-Energia and Polish Scientific Society of Combustion Engines (PTNSS) and others. The logos of our main sponsors are shown below.We invite all participants from whole the world to the next conference KONMOT 2018.

HABILIDADES PARA EL CUIDADO HUMANIZADO DE ESTUDIANTES DE ENFERMERÍA

Training of nursing students should enhance their skills to provide proper care, linking experience, scientific knowledge, technical skills, values and motivation to work with and for others. There is a risk of dehumanization due to administrative and technical health centers institutional models. Humanized care tends to develop a transpersonal relationship, considers values and higher needs of people who go through the process of health, disease and dignified death. The aim of this study was to identify skills to provide humanized care from the perspective of students. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a population of 98 nursing students of 3rd and 4th year (n = 57; 3rd = 20; 4th = 37) whose consent was requested, and also the authorization of the school authorities. The instrument used was the Care Ability Inventory (CAI), which measures the areas of Knowledge, Courage and Patience corresponding to a value of Cronbach α of 0.74. Statistics like frequency distribution, mean, average and percentages were used (Software SPSS-15). The results show a score of 63% in Patience, 35% Knowledge and only 2% in Courage. Patience requires the exercise of tolerance, respect and adaptation to situational uncertainty, generating a close link between the person and the student; this ability scored the highest. Knowledge includes self-knowledge and knowledge of others; it is less developed, causing a breach in the act of caring. The low value in Courage shows the difficulty in facing the unknown and in one’s ability to care, negatively influencing the development of the necessary strength to face proper care. These results show the need to strengthen nursing students coping skills to everyday situations, especially the dimensions of Knowledge and Courage.

Instituciones de educación en un contexto de mercado: El caso de la educación superior técnico-profesional en Chile

El presente estudio tiene por objeto caracterizar las tendencias recientes en el mercado de los Institutos Profesionales (IP) y Centros de Formación Técnica (CFT), identificando sus principales diferencias respecto a los resultados teóricamente esperables en un modelo de mercado competitivo. La investigación busca responder a dos grandes preguntas. Por un lado, qué tan posible es afirmar que, en un contexto de mercado, las instituciones educativas tengan incentivos para invertir en mejorar su calidad. Por otra parte, si los egresados y desertores de estas instituciones logran insertarse en el mercado del trabajo. Para ello, se trabaja a través de una metodología cuantitativa. Los resultados reflejan que la organización como mercado del sistema de ESTP ha traído consigo incentivos hacia la ineficiencia, independiente de los niveles de concentración de mercado en CFT e IP. En función de estos resultados, se ofrecen propuestas de política, orientadas a una revalorización de la educación superior técnico-profesional en el contexto de un nuevo sistema de educación superior, distinta al modelo de mercado, cuyo centro esté puesto en instituciones públicas y donde se incorpore el modelo de "universidad politécnica".

Politica de educacion superior en Chile: entre la calidad, equidad e innovacion curricular

Esta é uma discussão sobre a realidade acadêmica do Chile a partir de 1981. A expansão e diversificação do nível de educação superior como produto da política pública do Chile a partir do ano 1981 do século XX, continua acentuada durante as últimas décadas nos 3 tipos de Instituições de Educação: universidade, institutos profissionais e os centros de formação técnica que se estruturam no denominado ´sistema superior´ a partir das profundas mudanças legislativas ocorridas no governo militar nos anos 80. O objetivo do debate apresentado é analisar essa política de educação superior discutindo a qualidade, a equidade e a inovação curricular nos três modelos de educação superior existentes no Chile. São Instituições de Educação Superior definidas como centros de excelência, orientadas a investigação, formação de professores; no nível intermediário estão nos institutos profissionais responsáveis pela formação profissional a nível superior e na base os centros de formação técnica, a cargo da formação técnica. O processo de expansão da educação superior no Chile tem tido 14% de jovens entre 18-24 anos no ano de 1990; 24% no ano de 2000 e 29% em 2010.

Making Gatekeepers in Supplier Systems

1. IntroductionCustomers sometimes ask suppliers for customized components. In these cases, suppliers can choose one of two options: adopt the strategy of accepting the request and responding to the customer, or take a standardization strategy (Takashima, 1998). In recent years, however, there has been greater interest in the solution business on the part of both businessmen and researchers, and the solution business has gained traction as a third option. Still, Tuli, Kohli, and Bharadwaj (2007) noted that many studies define the solution business as the simple bundling of products and services, with little regard for the perspective of the customer, and they also identified a gap between customers and suppliers in understanding proposed solutions. Suppliers appear to have a broader array of information than customers do, so they can be expected to propose solutions. Discussions regarding the solution business in Japan also contend that suppliers have access to a broader range of information and can leverage this information in making proposals to customers (Kuwashima, 2013; Tomita, 2009). In addition, Tomita (2007) discussed solution strategies in a case study of Sumitomo 3M Limited. He noted that customer technical centers (CTCs) exhibited Sumitomo 3M's technologies and products and that the company's creation of an internal CTC promoted customer problem discovery and solutions. This CTC deepened customer trust and made it easier to propose solutions. Nobeoka (2011) likewise emphasized that CTCs can provide meaningful value to the solutions that are proposed to customers.1 Thus, the solution business is not just a combination of products and services; rather, it is a series of processes for providing recommendations to customers and therefore requires anticipating the needs of customers. This, in turn, requires developing relationships of trust with customers, recognizing customers' needs through close communication, and tying these needs to the appropriate internal technologies.Much prior research has noted the impact of promoting close communication and information sharing in cooperation between customers and suppliers (Asanuma, 1989; Clark & Fujimoto, 1991; Dyer, 2000; Konno, 2007). However, cooperation between suppliers and customers is not a simple matter, because there is always a risk of information spillover in the process of cooperation (Nakagawa & Song, 2016). Accordingly, deciding whom to cooperate with is a critical issue. Konno (2003) researched on this topic by surveying Japanese automotive suppliers. He asserted that suppliers that develop cooperative relationships with highly competent customers and transact with a broad range of customers tend to outperform other suppliers that do not. This is because suppliers with cooperative relationships are able to acquire information and use processes to develop resources and competencies through their established relationships to their advantage.Therefore, when a supplier transacts with multiple customers, the way that suppliers interact with customers and how they apply their internal technologies to those customers' needs and problems is critical. To resolve these problems, this paper discusses management for an effective solution business by focusing on the professional organization for offering customer solutions (POOCS) created by Company A, a global materials supplier, and by explaining the ties between customer interactions through Company A's POOCS and technologies.2. Case2.1. Background of Company AThis paper is a case study of Company A, a global materials company headquartered outside of Japan. Company A's goal is to solve problems related to population growth using science developed in-house, which focuses on increasing and securing food production; reducing reliance on fossil fuels; and protecting human lives, property, and the environment. Company A's products and technologies are wide-ranging, and its business lines include agriculture, high-performance chemicals and materials, security systems, nutrition and foods, and electronics. …

Rendimiento académico en las pruebas nacionales de matemática en colegios del área metropolitana y zonas alejadas de Costa Rica en 2013

En este artículo se describe el rendimiento académico del estudiantado de la región metropolitana y zonas alejadas, en la prueba nacional de matemática correspondiente a la conclusión de la educación media, considerando la prueba específica, según la modalidad y tipo de colegio: diurno (diurno científico, diurno humanístico), nocturno, técnico o centros integrados para la educación de jóvenes y adultos (CINDEA). El objetivo principal es describir el rendimiento académico estudiantil en las pruebas nacionales de bachillerato de matemática, correspondientes al año 2013, según las regiones educativas. Para el análisis de dicha información se utilizó como fuente primaria el Informe Nacional de Bachillerato, emitido por el Ministerio de Educación Pública para las pruebas estandarizadas del 2013. Una de las conclusiones, a partir de este estudio, es la necesidad de llevar a cabo un análisis histórico del rendimiento de las instituciones educativas que han obtenido, en los últimos años, los promedios más altos y más bajos en las pruebas de bachillerato de matemática, para poder profundizar en las causas de dichos rendimientos.

Sharing Experience Learned Firsthand (SELF): Self-disclosure of lived experience in mental health services and supports.

Self-disclosure of lived experiences with mental health challenges is a central method for challenging stigma and promoting empowerment. Individuals are encouraged to share their stories yet little is known about the process of self-disclosure in this context. This article presents the results of an investigation of the role of lived experience in professional training and work. A mixed methods design was used in a sequential exploratory manner. A purposive sample of 35 individuals participated in interviews and focus groups. Based on their reports and a literature review, an anonymous online survey (N = 117) was developed and distributed through consumer networks and the SAMHSA funded Consumer Technical Assistance Centers. The qualitative data was subjected to thematic analysis. The survey data were statistically analyzed for differences in levels of disclosure and factors regarding risks, benefits, and guidance regarding self-disclosure. Participants valued their lived experience as a resource through which they could assist others and service delivery. Lived experience was foundational to building relationships with individuals in recovery. Disclosure was dependent on social context and perceptions of safety. Individuals expressed concerns regarding exclusion and discrimination. Project participants maintained that their lived experience was their greatest strengths in helping others. At the same time, decisions about disclosure were made in complex social contexts featuring power differentials. Sharing lived experience is essential to peer-delivered services and further exploration is needed to support service development. (PsycINFO Database Record

Using visual analytics to support online community development

Question and answer communities are an integral part of the web, enabling individuals to find answers to difficult technical questions while reducing the need for companies to host expensive technical support centres. Developing and maintaining these communities is a challenge given how online communities can scale considerably and are subject to continuous change. In this article, we present two case studies in which we investigate how visual analytics could be designed to support different online question and answer communities. In the first study, we explore how collaborative visual analytics can encourage analysis and conversation in the Super User online community while in the second study we investigate how visual analytics can be designed to support a strategic approach to online community management at Symantec. Our findings suggest that visualisation promotes discussion and reflection but does not readily produce actionable or repeatable insights. More effective solutions require a deeper understanding of community processes, enabling more predictive or actionable insights for different community members.

Importance of Multi-Stakeholder Needs Analysis to Develop LSP Module:

This paper reviews and reflects on the needs analysis conducted to develop a trade-specific Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) module for prospective migrant workers incorporating English-Bangla-Arabic in a tripartite collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) and BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL). This paper explores the multifaceted nature of this needs analysis by asking some questions – what module, for whom, to serve what purpose, at what cost, under whose supervision, by whom and under what logistic setting.The analysis was carried out by observing classes and interviewing prospective migrant workers at Technical Training Centres (TTCs), interviewing the TTC instructors, conducting focus group discussions (FGD) with returnee migrant workers, sharing ideas with ILO personnel and advocacy groups such as BRAC Migration Program (MP). This process helped the researchers identify the target groups’ fragmented knowledge about target discourse situations which was somewhat compensated by the experiences of returnees. The expertise of the instructors helped to categorize the typical strengths and weaknesses of target groups and under continuous efforts of ILO to enforce international best practices for a decent working environment for migrant workers. Taking into consideration the multiplicity of issues and various inputs from the stakeholders, this paper underpins the importance of a multi-stakeholder needs analysis for better comprehension of the target discourse situation and appropriate delivery of services with some suggestions for future LSP modules.

Evaluation of Management System Effectiveness in the Preparation of the Aircraft for Flight in Faulty Conditions

Abstract Most flight delays in aviation enterprises are related to air traffic management and technical centers. This can happen for various reasons: untimely removal of defects, lack of spare parts, deficiencies in maintenance scheduling, etc. Another reason may be inefficient management in the system of preparing the aircraft for departure. The article suggests a possible option of such an assessment as well as the results obtained from the use of this methodology applied to a specific airline.