39 research outputs found
An Experimental Investigation on the Generation of a Stable Arch in Granular Materials Using a Developed Trapdoor Apparatus
An ultrasound study of altered hydration behaviour of proteoglycan-degraded articular cartilage
A novel method to detect articular chondrocyte death during early stages of osteoarthritis using a non-invasive ApoPep-1 probe
A Survey of Training Needs of Poultry Cooperative Managing Directors and the Variables Involved: A Case Study of Khorasan-e- Razavi Province
Today, Training is considered to be a main policy of cooperative sector in view of its undisputed necessity for managers. Considering some shortcomings observed in the performance of the managers of poultry cooperatives, the current research paper is an attempt to identify their training needs as well as the variables involved during 2009. The statistical population consists of 96 functional poultry cooperatives which were fully included with no sampling required. Data were gathered using questionnaire and interview and were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical techniques (Spearman and Kruskul Walis).
According to descriptive results, the average age of the managers was 40; the effectiveness of the trainings previously held was evaluated as "very poor". Also, literacy of members and profitability of the cooperatives were found to be "average" and "poor" respectively.
The prioritization of the managers' training needs indicated the extra significance of specialized training over general one.
In terms of inferential statistical information, significant correlation was discovered at the confidence level of 95% between the literacy level of members and the effectiveness of the previously held  training courses. However, no statistically significant correlation was found between years of managerial experience, profitability of the cooperative, being of local background, being a dual-career from one hand and training needs on the other
A new hybrid decision making system for supplier selection
The objective of this paper is to develop a hybrid decision making system using Data
Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and linguistic fuzzy models for selecting the best supplier in
the presence of multiple decision makers. In this hybrid system, first the weights of
selected criteria are obtained from each of the decision makers as linguistic fuzzy
numbers within the framework of group decision making. Then, to select the best supplier,
absolute weight restriction (AWR) model is incorporated into the DEA model. A real case
study demonstrates the application of the model
476 ELEVATED LEVELS OF COLLAGEN TYPE III IN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OF OSTEOARTHRITIC JOINTS
Evidence for enhanced collagen type III deposition focally in the territorial matrix of osteoarthritic hip articular cartilage.
To determine if type III collagen is concentrated in the chymotrypsin-extractable collagen pool from osteoarthritic articular cartilage to assess its potential as a biomarker of Osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenic mechanisms