International competitiveness power and human development of countries

Human development should be the ultimate objective of human activity and its aim should be healthier, longer, and fuller lives. It is expected that if the competitiveness of a country is suitably managed, human welfare will be enhanced as a consequence. The research described here seeks to explore the relationship between the competitiveness of a country and its use for human development. For this purpose, 45 countries were evaluated using data envelopment analysis, where the global competitiveness indicators are taken as input variables and the human development index indicators as output variables. A detailed analysis is also conducted for the emerging economies

A study on technology management process: the parts and components suppliers in the Turkish automotive industry

This paper summarizes part of an empirical study on technology management process in the Turkish automotive parts and components industry. In this study, technology management practices in the Turkish automotive parts and components suppliers' sector are described and evaluated. Practices, techniques, and approaches are proposed to improve the level of technology management so as to turn technology into a competitive weapon. The investigation is organized within the framework of a process model for technology management that consists of technology identification, selection, acquisition, exploitation, protection, and abandonment. A comprehensive questionnaire addressing all phases of this process is developed and the results of 21 companies are presented

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Lateral Rectus Palsy in an Elderly Patient

Acquired palsy of the lateral rectus presents with horizontal diplopia and has a broad differential. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus- (HZO) related cranial nerve palsy is a transient and self-limiting condition. Systemic antiviral treatment is administered in order to prevent sight-threatening complications. In suspected cases, zosteriform rash should be questioned. One should keep in mind that acquired esotropia in the elderly may sometimes present following HZO

Energy harvesting wireless networks with correlated energy sources

This work considers a system with two energy harvesting (EH) nodes transmitting to a common destination over a random access channel. The amount of harvested energy is assumed to be random and independent over time, but correlated among the nodes possibly with respect to their relative position. A threshold-based transmission policy is developed for the maximization of the expected aggregate network throughput. Assuming that there is no a priori channel state or EH information available to the nodes, the aggregate network throughput is obtained. The optimal thresholds are determined for two practically important special cases: i) at any time only one of the sensors harvests energy due to, for example, physical separation of the nodes; ii) the nodes are spatially close, and at any time, either both nodes or none of them harvests energy

Teknoloji yönetimi süreci üzerine bir çalışma: Türk otomotiv endüstrisi yan sanayii

Türk otomotiv yan sanayiinde teknoloji yönetimi süreci üzerine ampirik bir çalışmanın özeti olan bu makalede, Türk otomotiv yan sanayiindeki teknoloji yönetimi uygulamaları ele alınmış ve değerlendirilmiştir. Teknoloji yönetimi seviyesini yükseltmek için sunulan uygulamaların, teknik ve yaklaşımların temel amacı, teknolojiyi rekabetçi bir silah olarak kullanabilmektir. Bu araştırma, teknoloji yönetiminde süreç modeli çerçevesinde organize edilmiştir. Teknoloji yönetiminde süreç modeli; teknoloji belirlenmesi, seçimi, edinimi, kullanımı, korunumu ve sonlandırılmasını içermektedir. Süreci bütün kısımları ile inceleyen ve 21 şirketi kapsayan bir anket çalışması yapılmış ve sonuçları burada sunulmuştur