Group Support Systems (GSS)

Groupware is a term describing an emerging computer software technology enhancing the ability of people to work together as a group, (a software driven 'group support system'). This project originated at the beginning of 1992 and reports were issued describing the activity through May 1995. These reports stressed the need for process as well as technology. That is, while the technology represented a computer assisted method for groups to work together, the Group Support System (GSS) technology als required an understanding of the facilitation process electronic meetings demand. Even people trained in traditional facilitation techniques did not necessarily aimlessly adopt groupware techniques. The latest phase of this activity attempted to (1) improve the facilitation process by developing training support for a portable groupware computer system, and (2) to explore settings and uses for the portable groupware system using different software, such as Lotus Notes

Scalar Representation and Conjugation of Set-Valued Functions

To a function with values in the power set of a pre-ordered, separated locally convex space a family of scalarizations is given which completely characterizes the original function. A concept of a Legendre-Fenchel conjugate for set-valued functions is introduced and identified with the conjugates of the scalarizations. Using this conjugate, weak and strong duality results are proven.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1012.435

Hubungan Penerapan Metode Tim Dengan Kinerja Perawat Pelaksana Di Irina C Rsup Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado

: Performance nurse is a nurse acts committed within an organization in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of each, where a good performance can give satisfaction to the users of services and also improve the quality of nursing care. To improve and realize the quality of nursing service, hospitals should implement nursing care system process in the ward using the Professional Nursing Practice Model (PNPM). The team's method is a method in which the nursing care professional nurse led a group of nursing staff in providing nursing care to a group of clients through cooperative and collaborative efforts. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the application of the method performing team nurse in the department of Irina C RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. The study design used is observational analytic with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique is by using Simple Random Sampling in accordance with the inclusion criteria with a total sample of 38 people. The results using chi-square statistic test obtained value ñ = 0,020 <á = 0,05. Conclusion the results of this study has shown there is a relationship between the application of the method performing team nurse of Irina C RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado

Hubungan Komunikasi Terapeutik Perawat Dengan Kepuasan Pasien Di Ruang Rawat Inap Irina a Rsup Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado

: Background The nurse is a profession focused on the care of individuals families and communities to achieve optimal health conducted by nurses by increasing mutual trust and helping to solve problems with communication, where the nurse can listen the client's problems and explain the procedure of nursing actions, it would disturb therapeutic relation which impact patient dissatisfaction if it is unimplemented. Objective this study aims to analyze the relation of the nurse therapeutic communication with patient satisfaction in Inpatient Unit Irina A of RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Method of research is an analytic survey with cross sectional approach. The technique of collecting sampling was done through purposive sampling. There were 67 respondents, it indicated that 42 people (91,3%) were satisfied that the therapeutic communication skills both nurses and patients, and 4 people (8.7%) were less satisfied . For the therapeutic communication skills which were good enough and 5 patients (23.8%) felt satisfy and 16 patients (76.2%) felt less satisfy. Results of bivariate chi square obtained p value 0.000 (pv <0.05). Value of 0.000 is below the alpha value of 5% (0.05). Conclution there is a relation between the implementation of therapeutic communication with the patient's level of satisfaction in Inpatient Unit Irina A of RSUD Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado. Suggestion is expected that Kandou Manado hospital can improve and provide training on the implementation of therapeutic communication for nurses so that patients are satisfied with the optimum services

Progress in the study of CdZnTe strip detectors

We report new performance measurements and computer simulations of a sub-millimeter pitch CdZnTe strip detector under study as a prototype imaging spectrometer for astronomical x-ray and gamma-ray observations. The prototype is 1.5 mm thick with 375 micron strip pitch in both the x and y dimensions. Previously reported work included demonstrations of half-pitch spatial resolution (approximately 190 microns) and good energy resolution and spectral uniformity. Strip detector efficiency measurements have also been presented. A model that includes the photon interaction, carrier transport and the electronics was developed that qualitatively reproduced the measurements. The new studies include measurements of the CdZnTe transport properties for this prototype in an effort to resolve quantitative discrepancies between the measurements and the simulations. Measurements of charge signals produced by laser pulses and (alpha) -rays are used to determine these transport properties. These are then used in the model to predict gamma-ray efficiencies that are compared with the data. The imaging performance of the detector is studied by scanned laser and gamma beam spot measurements. The results support the model\u27s prediction of nearly linear sharing of the charge for interactions occurring in the region between electrodes. The potential for strip detectors with spatial resolution much finer than the strip pitch is demonstrated. A new design scheme for strip detectors is shortly discussed

Multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises

This paper examines multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises