128 research outputs found
An exploratory investigation into human resource practices and employee retention outcome in the Malaysian ICT industry
No full textAuthor name as given on title page: Parveen Kaur Sukhdarshan SinghThis thesis explores the human resource practices and employee turnover problem in several local and international ICT companies in Malaysia. Human resource practices are used as an intervention to investigate the turnover problem because various strategic human resource management (strategic HRM) and IT/ICT employee management studies advocate that companies should invest in employee-friendly and advanced human resource practices that are beneficial for their employees, because employees’ positive responses will benefit the employers eventually, for example, by lowering the companies’ turnover rates. However, by adopting the constructivist paradigm, qualitative research methodology and constructivist grounded theory approach along with interviews with senior managers, Human Resource Managers and ICT employees, this thesis finds that the impact of human resource practices on employees and employers is not as straightforward as what has been claimed in the studies. This thesis discovers three types of human resource practices, i.e. Paternalistic, Formal and Informal, which affect employees and employers in four different ways ranging from mutually benefitting both parties to not benefitting both parties.
In addition to the three types of human resource practices, this thesis also discovers four types of employee outcomes and two types of employer outcomes, which when compiled together, provides an in-depth understanding of what is happening in the Malaysian ICT industry in relation to adoption of human resource practices and employee retention outcomes
３価および４価遷移金属の原子サイズ接点の電子透過特性に関する研究
No full text京都大学0048新制・課程博士博士(工学)甲第19710号工博第4165号新制||工||1642(附属図書館)32746京都大学大学院工学研究科材料工学専攻(主査)教授 酒井 明, 教授 河合 潤, 教授 中村 裕之学位規則第4条第1項該当Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering)Kyoto UniversityDGA
Real-time air quality measurements using mobile platforms
No full textAir pollution poses a serious threat to our health and quality of life. Measuring pollution in the air we breathe and sharing the results with our peers is an important step in increasing social awareness for creating a clean environment. Usually, pollution measurements are conducted using expensive monitors at fixed locations. These measurements fail to provide accurate real-time pollution information in most of the highly polluted roads. It is desirable to have access to real time fine-grained measurements to be able to quickly analyze and identify alarming levels of pollutants. Pervasiveness of smart phones with internet connectivity and increased availability of personal air quality sensors provide a unique opportunity to develop air pollution conscious community of users for collecting and sharing real time air pollution data. In this thesis, we propose air quality monitoring through mobile sensors, which are low-power, low-cost, designed to sample air pollutants such as carbon mono-oxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, environmental temperature, humidity and air pressure and communicate via Bluetooth with a smartphone. We built an iOS mobile application that makes use of location services available on the mobile phones, to record GPS co-ordinates along with air pollution readings. We built a mobile to cloud replication model, data exchange protocol and outlier detection for anomalous sensor readings. We also employed spatial database queries to optimize location based pollution data sharing and visualization of pollution data overlays on mobile map displays. We evaluated our mobile pollution-sensing model against stationary NJ DEP monitor and studied spatial granularity of pollution data.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Parveen Sevus
Energy and macronutrient intake and dietary pattern among school children in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study
No full textAbstract Background Obesity is increasing in Bahrain and there is lack of information on the energy and macronutrient intake of children. The objective of this research was to study the energy and macronutrient intake as well as food frequency pattern of Bahraini school children. Methods This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on Bahraini school boys and girls aged 6-18 years from all the 11 populated regions of the country. Data on food intake consisted of a 24-hour dietary recall and was obtained by interviewing a sub-sample of the study population. Information was also obtained through a self-administered questionnaire for the entire sample on the weekly frequency of food items that were grouped into 7 categories based on similarity of nutrient profiles. Dietary analysis was performed using the Nutritionist 5 (First Data Bank Version 1.6 1998). Results While the average energy intake of students was close to the Estimated Average Requirements of the UK Reference standards, protein intake substantially exceeded the Reference Nutrient Intake values as did daily sugar consumption. Dietary fiber fell short of the Dietary Recommended Values (UK) and 36%-50% students exceeded the Energy % limits for total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol. The Polyunsaturated: Saturated fat ratio remained at an unacceptable level of 0.6 for girls and boys. While sweets, snacks and regular soda drinks were popular, milk, fruits and vegetables were not commonly consumed. Conclusions High sugar consumption, low intake of dietary fiber and high energy % of saturated fat and dietary cholesterol by many Bahraini children, is likely to increase their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases in later life. Nutrition education programs in schools should emphasize the importance of healthy balanced diets for growth and health maintenance of children as well as dietary prevention of diseases.</p
Travelogue "Butterfly Rays and Tornadoes" Intellectual Review
No full textTravel is part of human nature. He wants to get acquainted with the culture and way of life of
the place where he is traveling. The First travelogue is “Ajaibat e Farang” the author of which
is Yousaf Hussain Kambal posh. After him Sir Syed Ahmed khan, Allama Shibli Noumani and
Muhammad Hussain Azad also wrote travelogues. The twinth century remained popolur
because of travel. Travelogues of Shafiq ur Rehman, Ibn e Insha and Begum Akhtar Riaz ud
Din came to light during this period. Women travelogues Sheen Farukh, Bushra Rehman and
Parveen Atif. Parveen Atif wrote two Urdu travelogues “Kiran Titli Or Bagoly” and “Taper
Wasni”.Her travelogues are beautiful gift in intellectual terms.
 
Structural and photoluminescence properties of Ni doped CdS nanoparticles synthesis by sol gel method
No full textAssessment of toxicological health risk of trace metals in vegetables mostly consumed in Punjab, Pakistan
No full textIn the present study, levels of trace metals in two commonly consumed vegetables (Spinacia oleracea and Brassica campestris) were assessed. Both vegetables are cultivated in a semi-arid area which receives effluents from various sources. Leafy parts and tender stems are used for human consumption as well as for farm animals as a source of nourishment. However, the aim of the present study was to appraise the concentrations of trace metals in different tissues of both vegetables at the time of harvesting when they become accessible to the humans. The analysis showed that mean trace metal levels in the stem of S. oleracea showed the highest bioconcentration of Zn (25.43 mg kg−1), while in the stem (28.56 mg kg−1) and roots (22.40 mg kg−1), Fe level was the highest. In case of B. campestris, Fe level was highest (18.45 mg kg−1) in the stems. Copper (Cu) has the highest bioconcentration factor values (BF = 1.030) in the stem of B. campestris, whereas Mn (BF = 0.010) was the least accumulated element in the leaves and roots of B. campestris. Collectively, bioconcentration of trace metals in plant tissues exceeded the standard values set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency. So, the vegetables cultivated in effluent-impacted areas may stance a potential public health risk for end-consumers
Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and DNA-binding studies of transition metal hydrazone complexes
No full textMicrostructural and optical properties of Ca and Cr doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by auto combustion
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