Effective operations management for selling fresh produce in Supermarket

This research report will be divided into eight parts: introduction, research aim, problem or question, literature review, research methods, research results, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations. The introduction part will include the background to the research and the organisational context of Newsave Supermarket. The research aim, problem or question part will identify the specific focus of the report that it wants to achieve, which is a basis for all the other parts of the report. The literature review part will be a discussion of the relevant points from sources that have already been published, which are all the ideas referenced from the used sources. The research methods part will identify how to complete this research, which includes the reasons for the choice of methods how they were analysed. The research results part will describe the results of this research. The discussion part will analyse the results and show how they fit with other research in the area. The conclusions part will summarise the discussion shortly, which connect the analysis with the original research assumption/ problem or question. Last, the recommendations part will provide informed suggestions for solving the problem or implementing the answer to the question, which is not included in all reports

A Meta-Analytic Review of Studies Examining the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Women

Childhood sexual abuse is a prevalent problem that impacts adult women and the mental health professionals who treat them. Decades of studies have been conducted examining the impact of childhood sexual abuse in order to be better able to treat clients with this history. Yet, few clear guidelines have resulted from these activities. In order to gain a clearer picture of this research, a meta-analysis was conducted on 41 published studies to describe the nature of the problem, the subjects involved in these studies, the measures used to determine effect, and the impact of eight variables that potentially mediate the effect of childhood sexual abuse. The results of this meta-analysis show that authors use different definitions, sample from different populations, report different demographic data, and use different measures of outcome. Typical studies use definitions based on the relationship of the victim to the perpetrator and difference between victim and perpetrator in age. While many reviewers discuss the potential impact and importance of several demographic variables, including age, educational level, and marital status, few studies in this meta-analysis included this information. Subjects are typically mental health clients or students; however, some studies did a:tempt to use a random sample from the general population. Most studies used a life-history interview or questionnaire in order to obtain demographic data and information about the nature of the sexual abuse. Most studies also utilized an objective measure of outcome, typically a measure of psychopathology; however, few studies used the same tool. It was concluded that there is evidence to indicate a negative effect of sexual abuse in women. However, this evidence is not overwhelming. Also, it was concluded that in order to increase the level of understanding in this area, it is imperative to begin to standardize a protocol for this research. A standardized protocol would include a clearly stated definition of childhood sexual abuse, clearly stated demographic information, and clearly reported use of outcome measures and the outcomes. Standardization would enable researchers to replicate studies and compare results, processes which are invaluable to increase scientific understanding of the long-term effects of sexual abuse in adult women

The Impact of Core-cities Growth on the Regional Economic Development in China

China has achieved a remarkable economic growth in the past two decades. However, the rapid economic development has led to regional disparities between the advanced coastal regions and the other regions. Regional development planning in China has sought to achieve the redress of regional disparities as well as a high economic growth. This paper aims to examine the role of core cities in the development of Chinese regional economy and their impact on regional differentials. Following a brief review of regional development planning in China, the paper examines the role of core cities on the regional development and the trends in regional disparities using data for seven coastal provinces (Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei and Liaoning) and three municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai) in the period 1989-1997. It shows that while the coastal regions achieved a high economic growth, the extent of regional disparities and the contributions of core cities to the reduction of economic differentials varied among provinces. The paper concludes by proposing future issues on regional development planning in China

Capacitor Mismatch Calibration Technique to Improve the SFDR of 14-Bit SAR ADC

This paper presents mismatch calibration technique to improve the SFDR in a 14-bit successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for wearable electronics application. Behavioral Monte-Carlo simulations are applied to demonstrate the effect of the proposed method where no complex digital calibration algorithm or auxiliary calibration DAC needed. Simulation results show that with a mismatch error typical of modern technology, the SFDR is enhanced by more than 20 dB with the proposed technique for a 14-bit SAR ADC

Parallel Processing of RSAAlgorithm Using MPI Library

This report explains the project of developing Parallel Processing of RSA Algorithm Using MPI Library. RSA Algorithm is a public-key cryptosystem that offers encryption technique which security is based on the difficulty of factoring large prime integers. The computation of RSA is performed by a series of intensive computational of modular multiplications. The scope of this project is developing a parallel system to generate public and private key, and to encrypt and decrypt files using the algorithm of RSA. The system is needed to be parallel as to overcome the problem of intensive computational by the RSA algorithm. This parallel system is going to be embedded on grid or cluster computing environment. The language and library that are going to be used for the system is C++ and Message Passing Interface (MPI). This project is completed phase by phase and for the system development, the method used is evolutionary development approach. The end result of this project is a parallel algorithm of RSA cryptosystem.

Azman advertising inventory system / Mohd Lutfli Azim Dagang

Azman Advertising provides a few services such as picture frame, t-shirt printing, stamp embroidered, billboard, signboard, banner (PVC) and buntings. Azman Advertising never used a system for the activities done inside its company. The Inventory system created is to help all the staffs in Azman Advertising to organize all the transaction made for the product used in order to complete all the orders. The methodology used in order to finish this project is the waterfall model. Waterfall model consists of 5 phases consist of requirement, design, implementation, verification and documentation. The Inventory system has 2 levels of user, staff and administrator. The system will allow users to register staff, register product, register supplier, update product quantity, delete product, and other actions. This system will also show the product that is at re-stock level to inform staffs to order the stock again to make sure there is no shortage of product. As a conclusion, the stand alone system created helps Azman Advertising to organize the inventory system of the company. By implementing the inventory system, it will improve the company performance

Datuk nenek menjaga cucu: faktor penyumbang dan cabaran penjagaan

Perubahan sosial dan struktur keluarga yang berlaku dalam masyarakat hari ini telah menyebabkan datuk nenek terlibat dalam tugas menjaga cucu. Datuk nenek sememangnya memainkan peranan penting dalam mengukukuhkan hubungan intergenerasi keluarga di negara ini. Tugas menjaga cucu yang diambil alih oleh datuk nenek bukanlah suatu tanggungjawab yang mudah. Pelbagai aspek berkaitan dengan permasalahan ini berjaya diterokai. Artikel ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk menganalisis beban dan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh datuk nenek yang menjalankan tugas menjaga cucu sepenuhmasa. Pendekatan kualitatif yang digunakan ialah kaedah temubual mendalam keatas 6 responden berumur 60 tahun ke atas untuk mendapatkan pengalaman mereka dalam penjagaan cucu secara sepenuhmasa. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapat beberapa faktor penyumbang dan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh datuk nenek yang mengambil alih tugas menjaga cucu secara sepenuhmasa. Faktor penyumbang kepada penjagaan cucu merangkumi penglibatan anak dewasa dalam pekerjaan, melanjutkan pengajian, perceraian dan kematian muda. Manakala dari segi cabaran yang dihadapi dalam kalangan datuk nenek ialah beban fizikal, kewangan, kesihatan mental dan kesihatan. Artikel ini merumuskan bahawa dalam era modenisasi, anak dewasa perlu ada kesedaran dan prihatin mengenai kesejahteraan hidup ibu bapa tua (datuk nenek) yang menghadapi pelbagai cabaran dalam menjaga cucu secara sepenuhmasa. Justeru itu, keluarga, komuniti dan pihak berkepentingan perlu mengambil tanggungjawab dalam menangani isu penjagaan cucu oleh datuk nenek dengan program dan aktiviti lebih komprehensif