Employee attitudes as a mediator between HRM and organizational performance

Attitude is a power that controls human behaviour. When employee Attitude is positive, it can give impact positive to organization performance. A proper human resource management (HRM) managed by organization, the employee attitude will be affected. HRM practices influence employee attitude positively and there is a mediating role of employee attitude between training and development dimension of HRM practices and organizational performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore employee atttiude as a mediator between HRM and organizational performance. A sample of this study was 219 respondents from employee construction in Libya. The data was analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM) approach. This study showed that employee attitudes is a full mediator between relationship HRM and organizational performance. Therefore, HRM practices influence employee attitude and its give impact to organizational performance for more effective and efficient in achieving organization goal

Business and Marketing Plan for ABC

ABC is a start-up company that specializes in Web translation and interpretation services in eight languages. This company was established to serve the growing number of immigrants in Kansas City that need Web translation and interpretation in their languages. The business plan for ABC will show how strong the market is in the translation and interpretation industry in Kansas City, with projected growth for each year. The company will take the opportunity to offer its services to those who need a Web translation and interpretation service for their hospital. ABC has some of the best interpreters in all the languages we provide. Our interpreters have gone through extensive training in Web translation and interpretation. We deliver a high quality service that meets and exceeds expectations of the customer. Currently, we have the funds required to create and establish the business. The crucial next step is sticking with our strategic plan to get the business off the ground

Nd:YAG laser welding of stainless steel 304 for photonics device packaging

Although pulsed Nd:YAG laser welding has been widely used in microelectronics and photonics packaging industry, a full understanding of various phenomena involved is still a matter of trials and speculations. In this research, an ultra compact pulsed Nd:YAG laser with wavelength of 1.064 µm has been used to produce a spot weld on stainless steel 304. The principal objective of this research is to examine the effects of laser welding parameters such as laser beam peak powers, pulse durations, incident angles, focus point positions and number of shots on the weld dimensions: penetration depth and bead width. The ratio of the penetration depth to the bead width is considered as one of the most critical parameters to determine the weld quality. It is found that the penetration depth and bead width increase when the laser beam peak power, pulse duration and number of shot increase. In contrast, the penetration depth decreases when the laser beam defocus position and incident angle increase. This is due to the reduction of the laser beam intensity causing by the widening of the laser spot size. These experimental results provide a reference on an optimal laser welding operations for a reliable photonics device packaging. The results obtained shows that stainless steel 304 is suitable to be used as a base material for photonics device packaging employing Nd:YAG laser welding technique

GOOSE Message to Protect and Control Applications Using WLAN With IEC 61850v

تم توحيد البروتوكولات الموحدة في واجهة التطبيق والنمادج IEC 61850 الجديد بين الاستقرار والأمان وقابلية التشغيل البيني والنمذجة ورسم الخرائط لمحطة فرعية والموثوقية. في الوقت الحاضر، تعتبر شبكة إيثرنت المحلية LAN باهظة الثمن والمعتمدة على الألياف بالرغم من أن هذه التكنولوجيا الأكثر انتشارًا لمحطات توزيع الجهد المتوسط والمنخفض. وللتغلب على هذه المشكلة، تم تقديم شبكة المنطقة المحلية اللاسلكية (WLAN) لملاءمتها وتطبيقاتها المتوافقة مع المواصفة IEC 61850: الأتمتة وقياس الاستهلاك؛ والتحكم، والمراقبة، وحماية التيار الزائد. في هذا البحث تمت دراسة شبكة IEEE 802.11n WLAN عند استخدامها في العديد من التطبيقات المدعومة من IEC 61850 لأتمتة محطات التوزيع. تعد رسالة GOOSE تطبيقًا مهمًا جدًا لحماية التطبيقات والتحكم فيها باستخدام البروتوكول الجديد  IEC 61850 .             The new IEC 61850 integrates stability, security, interoperability, modeling, mapping to a substation, and reliability. Presently, at the time being expensive fiber-based Ethernet LAN is the most prevalent technology for medium and low-voltage distribution substations. To overcome this problem Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) has been introduced for its suitability and applications that are compliant with IEC 61850: automation, metering; control, monitoring; and over-current protection. In this paper, the IEEE 802.11n WLAN is studied when used in various IEC 61850-supported applications for substation automation. GOOSE message is a very important application to protect and control applications using the new protocol IEC 61850

Application of Discrete Event Simulation in Industrial Sectors: A Case Study

Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has become a useful tool in the evaluation of changes that may bring positivity to manufacturing and process organizations for both goods and services provision. The main focus of any business entails the reduction of cost and lead time while increasing profits and this is why refining of production processes is essential. This paper reports the application of DES in two case studies. The case studies selected for the implementation of Discrete Event Simulation are a packaging company and a local mobile phone service provider using the software FlexSim. The implementation aims at showcasing the versatility and its ability to provide the relevant data to make more informed decision while optimizing the entire processes involved in production

Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and yield of irrigated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)*

     Experiments were conducted in winter (2000 2001) and summer (2001) seasons at Elrahad Research Station to investigate the influe- nce of four levels of nitrogen and two levels of phosphorus on growth characters and seed yield of two sunflower cultivars, viz Rodio and Hysun 33. Experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Rodio and Hysun 33 varied in their growth characters. Differences between the two cultivars. Were highly significant for plant height, leaf area index, days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, head diameter, number of seeds per head, 1000-seed weight and empty seeds percentage. The two cultivars were siY1ificantly different in their seed yield. Nitrogen application significantly increased all growth characters and seed yield of the two cultivars, in both seasons, however, it decreased days to 50% flowering and days to maturity. Nitrogen fertilizer had no significant effect on empty seeds percentage. Phosphorus application signific- antly increased leaf area index, head diameter, number of seeds per head and 1000-seed weight. However, plant height, days to maturity and percentage of empty seeds were not affected. Application of phosphorus had no significant effect on seed yield

Evaluation of the Antibiotic Resistance Pattern at the Medical Services Administration Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, 2021

The number of antibiotics available is limited and does not cover the growing antibiotic resistance challenge. Misuse and overuse of antibiotics act as factors that help in improving and increasing the problem of resistance to those currently being prescribed by doctors. The study was carried out at the Medical Services Administration Hospital (MSAH) in Khartoum, Sudan to investigate the antibiotic resistance pattern for the period between Dec. 2020 and Jan. 2022. The results showed that, in a total of different clinical samples that were collected and processed, a total number of 980 organisms were isolated. The result indicated that 345 out of the total isolates (35.20%) were Klebsiella pneumonia, 326 (33.27%) Escherichia coli, 154 (15.71%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 130 (13.27%) Proteus mirabilis, and 25 (2.55%) Staphylococcus aureus. The results showed that K. pneumonia was quite resistant to piperacillin, cefuroxime, and azithromycin. The amikacin, imipenem, and meropenem antibiotics showed significant activity against K. pneumonia. The isolates of E. coli showed significant resistance to azithromycin and were more sensitive to imipenem and meropenem. P. aeruginosa was resistant to penicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and azithromycin in a big way, but it was very sensitive to cefuroxime, the drug used to treat strep throat infections. P. mirabilis was found to be resistant to nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and azithromycin. It showed good sensitivity to amikacin, imipenem, and meropenem. It was clear that S. aureus was resistant to cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, nitrofurantoin, and norfloxacin, while tests showed that it was sensitive to imipenem

2-Anilino-3-(2-hy­droxy­prop­yl)-4-methyl-1,3-thia­zol-3-ium chloride

In the title compound, C13H17N2OS+·Cl−, the thia­zolium ring mean plane makes a dihedral angle of 55.46 (9)° with the benzene ring. In the propanol group, the N—C—C—C and N—C—C—O torsion angles are 172.58 (15) and 52.9 (2)°, respectively, and the S—C—C—C torsion angle is 178.99 (18)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯Cl and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains along [001]. There is also a C—H⋯Cl inter­action present