Modal Estimation Theory for Distributed Parameter Systems

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Aligning organizational control practices with competitive outsourcing performance

The aim of this article is to present a research model that defines how different outsourcing strategies influence organizational control mechanisms that impact outsourcing outcomes. This research study consists of five case studies, each focusing on a foreign multi-national corporation (MNC) that has outsourcing experience in China. The results of these case studies examine the relationships among outsourcing strategies, organizational control, and outsourcing performance outcomes. In addition, the findings explain how trust competence and in-house knowledge of outsourced tasks have moderating effects between outsourcing strategies and process control. This article provides practical insight into the ways that business executives exercise organizational control in order to achieve effective outsourcing outcomes within China's evolving economic context

Synthesis, characterization (IR, 1H, 13C & 31P NMR), fungicidal, herbicidal and molecular docking evaluation of steroid phosphorus compounds

Phosphorus containing steroidal derivatives such as 3β-oxo-[diazaphosphalidine-2’-one] stigmast-5-ene and 3β-oxo-[diazaphosphalidine-2’-one] stigmast-5,22-diene were designed, synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic techniques (IR, 1H, 13C & 31P NMR, HRMS) and elemental analysis. The fungicidal and herbicidal studies of the compounds were performed and the experimental outcomes showed that compound 4 showed a good fungicidal activity against mycelium growth of fungi, while in the case of herbicidal activity, both compounds show a moderate activity compared to the commercial drug; Atrazine. The binding free energy of active compound 4 to the receptor named 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) was calculated using the molecular docking study. The HPPD is one of the most effective targets of plants for the herbicide study