31 research outputs found
Planning a Vietnamese Lunch Buffet Menu for a Finnish Restaurant: Case Sulo Restaurant
No full textThere have been studies on Vietnamese dishes or Vietnamese restaurants in Finland; however, there is no specific research in Kajaani about Vietnamese cuisine, especially applying Vietnamese dishes into a Finnish restaurant's menu. The choice of topic was based on personal interest in the restaurant business operation and menu creation. The author hopes that the thesis will contribute to the development of the restaurant industry in Kajaani becoming more diverse.
During the process, the author used results from previous studies as a resource for this research. The main goal of the thesis was to develop a lunch buffet menu for Sulo by adding Vietnamese food during the timeframe from November 2019 to November 2020. The thesis consists of a theoretical background related to the food culture of Vietnam and Finland, product development, menu planning. Respondents of the survey were 154 customers who visited Sulo restaurant for three days in September 2020. A combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods was used through interviews and surveys among Sulo's staff and customers to collect in-depth information for the idea to design the new menu.
As a result of the thesis, many customers expected that Vietnamese food would be served by Sulo restaurant monthly. Also, four suggested menus have been selected by the author, which have to be useful and suitable in accordance with all the rules and regulations of the Sulo restaurant. The research paper has answered the research questions, although there are some limitations. The author wishes to have the opportunity to continue the studies, or an-other student interested in the topic might implement the suggested menu at Sulo to get accurate feedback from customers on Vietnamese food
Managing the impact and changes caused by Covid-19 crisis based on Company X
No full textKäesolevas töös on analüüsitud Ettevõtte X võtmemõõdikute põhjal COVID-19 pandeemia mõju ettevõtte osakonna tööle. Vaatluse all oli ajavahemik 2019‒2023, millest ülemaailmne pandeemia oli aastatel 2020‒2022. Analüüsi tulemusel leiti, et koroonapandeemia tõi kaasa negatiivse mõju, kuid kättesaadavate andmete põhjal ei olnud võimalik analüüsida, kas rakendatud tegevuste mõju saavutas eesmärki või mitte. Seega tehti ettevõtte töö parendamiseks ja häiretest tingitud olukorras tulemuslikkuse tõstmiseks ettepanekud mh kirjalikest allikatest leitud teiste ettevõtete kogemuste põhjal.
Esimeses osas esitati ülevaade COVID-19 viirusest, ülemaailmsest pandeemiast ja selle mõjust ühiskonnale ja töökorraldusele. Riikide valitsused rakendasid viiruse leviku tõkestamiseks erakordseid piiranguid ning meetmeid, majandus ja ettevõtjad pidid kohanema teenustelt toodetele muutunud tarbimisharjumustega, mis oli osaliselt aluseks süvenenud kriisile töötlevas tööstuses, kus nõudlus ületas pakkumust ja tekkisid komponentide tarneraskused. Paljud tootmises kasutatavad komponendid pärinesid koroonaviirusest enam mõjutatud Hiinast, mis oli ühtlasi ka viiruse leviku lähtepunktiks. Juba enne koroonapandeemiat oli suund tarneahelate lihtsustumise ja lühenemisele, viiruse kriis kiirendas seda trendi tuua tootmine tagasi lähipiirkonda või kodumaale, Aasiast tagasi Euroopasse. Kuigi mõned protsessid võivad pärast kriisi taanduda, siis osad kriisi mõjud on tõenäoliselt püsivad.
Töö teises osas uuris autor ettevõtete näitel teoreetilisi kogemusi, kuidas pandeemia algusaegadel tuldi toime tarneahelast tingitud olukordadega, kui tootmisvõimekus oli piiratud ja ebastabiilne ning logistilised väljakutsed süvendasid ebakindlust pandeemias, millel lõppu ei paistnud olevat. Leidus avalikel allikatel põhinevaid lahendusi, kus esmatähtis oli proaktiivsus ja tsentraliseeritud koordineerimine.
Töö kolmandas osas anti ülevaade ettevõtte X tegevusest, Covidiga toimetuleku meetmed, struktuurist ja pandeemia aegsetest tarneraskustest. Ettevõte tegeleb projektipõhise tootmisega, tooteid valmistatakse ning teenuseid osutatakse vastavalt kliendi tellimusele.
Töö neljandas osas anti ülevaade mõõdikute kasutamisest üldiselt, kirjeldati ja analüüsiti 2019‒2023 aastatel Ettevõtte X osakonnas kasutusel olnud võtmemõõdikuid. Töö autor leidis, et kriisi ajal 2020 ‒ 2022 aastatel olid enim mõjutatud kliendi halduse ja planeerimiseosakonna tulemused, kus 69% mõõdiku tulemustest olid halvenenud ning ostu osakond, kus tulemus oli pisut parem. Peamisteks põhjusteks toodi välja pikenenud tarneaegu, hilinevaid tarneid ning tarnitavate toodete kvaliteeti. Analüüsi tulemus viitas süvenenud probleemidele, kus 2021. aastal oli 77% kõikidest rakendatud mõõdikute tulemused halvenenud. Võrreldes varasema perioodiga ehk 2020. aastaga oli enim mõjutatud „tulu ja kulu tasakaalu näitaja“ mõõdik, mille tulemus varsemaga halvenes ligikaudu 3 korda, mõõdiku „testjaamade tarne aeg“ tulemus halvenes 19 punkti ning „järel müügi tarne täpsus“ langes 29% võrra. Alates aastast 2020 on näha kolme fookusgrupi: Klient, Töötaja ja Sidususgrupp mõõdikute jaotuses muutust. Üha rohkem rakendatakse Kliendi suunal mõõdikuid, mis viitab uutele või kohandatud strateegilistele eesmärkide, mis on ühtlasi aluseks rakendatud mõõdikutele.
Töö viiendas osas tõi autor välja muutuste juhtimise tähtsuse. See on pidev protsess ja oluline osa organisatsiooni edukusest. Edukate muutuste aluseks on kaasamine, avatud suhtlemine ja pidev areng. Samuti toodi välja muudatuste sisseviimisega seotud probleeme.
Ettevõtte X osakonna töö korraldamiseks ja tulevaste võimalike kriisidega paremaks toimetulekuks esitati lõputöö viimases osas järeldused ja ettepanekud, milleks on kasutatavate mõõdikute täpsem põhjendus ja kirjeldus, töörühma moodustamine, materjalide soetamise strateegia jaoks vajalike tootmismaterjalide grupeerimine olulisuse ja koguste/mahu järgi.The before paper is written in Estonian, where the topic of it is: „Managing the impact and changes caused by Covid-19 crisis based on Company X” to which the author examined the nature and impact of COVID- 19, while also exploring the measures taken by leading organizations to control the virus's spread. The study also explored the theoretical experiences of companies in dealing with supply chain-related issues during the pandemic's early stages.
The analysis is based on departments of key performance indicators between the years of 2019 - 2023, which were used to evaluate their experiences. The analyses showed a noteworthy impact on several metrics which were driven by: customer management and planning, purchasing and quality teams. The study highlights the need to improve material management to which the author has made several proposals to consider and highlights change management as an important aspects of organizational success
Marine biomimicry through computational design
No full textLAUREA MAGISTRALEQuesto documento si concentrerà sulla possibilità di integrare in futuro la natura e la biologia nel processo di progettazione architettonica, un campo già noto come biomimetismo, utilizzato da tempo nella progettazione di molti prodotti diversi. Poiché l'applicazione degli insegnamenti della natura può portare alla creazione di strategie e tecnologie più sane e sostenibili, la ricerca cercherà di stabilire un esempio di metodologia per designer e architetti per integrare il biomimetismo nel processo di progettazione architettonica. Janine Benyus, autrice del libro "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature", ha definito il biomimetismo come "l'emulazione consapevole del genio della vita". Il documento utilizzerà questa prospettiva come lettura intenzionale e applicazione dei sistemi e delle soluzioni esistenti nella natura, molto più avanzati, che possono notevolmente migliorare le idee e le performance dei designer.
Entrando nella discussione di una metodologia di progettazione universale che potrebbe essere utilizzata dagli ambienti più comuni a quelli più estremi, il lavoro di ricerca si concentrerà sugli esseri viventi che esistono in un ambiente con condizioni di vita estreme, come il mondo sottomarino. Studiare come le creature possano affrontare o trarre beneficio da queste condizioni estreme può portare a ispirazioni significative per il design in luoghi all'interno o all'esterno del pianeta Terra. Esplorare anche solo una frazione di questo mondo potrebbe portare a molte intuizioni su come questi organismi e sistemi possano fornire soluzioni per elementi di design molto interessanti, tra cui pressione, radiazioni, resistenza dei materiali, rigenerazione e altro. Utilizzando il design computazionale come strumento in grado di raggiungere la complessità dei sistemi e dei processi viventi, il documento concluderà anche con l'applicazione della metodologia proposta attraverso un progetto architettonico. Il progetto dimostrerà i metodi proposti nella ricerca e cercherà di fornire soluzioni per alcuni dei problemi scelti che sorgono in una determinata località. Con l'obiettivo di un processo che sfida le norme, il progetto sarà immaginato come una delle prime strutture per l'abitazione sul pianeta Marte, come possibile precedente per altri progetti architettonici in condizioni estreme esistenti sulla Terra.This paper will focus on a possibility of future integration of nature and biology in the design process of architecture, a field already known as biomimicry, which has been long used in the design field for many different products. As the practice of applying lessons from nature can lead to the invention of healthier, more sustainable strategies and technologies, the research will seek to establish an example of a methodology for designers and architects to integrate biomimicry in the process of architectural design. Janine Benyus, author of the book “Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature”, has defined biomimicry as the “conscious emulation of life’s genius.” The paper will use this view as an intentional reading and application of existing systems and solutions found in nature that are far more advanced and that can tremendously elevate designers ideas and performance. Entering the discussion of a universal design methodology that could be used from the more common to the more extreme environments the research paper will be focused on living beings that exist on a environment that in itself has extreme life conditions, which is the underwater world. Studying how creatures can cope or benefit from these extreme conditions, can bring significant inspiration to design in places inside or outside planet Earth. Exploring just a fraction of the realm could bring many insights on how these organisms and systems can provide solutions for very interesting design elements, including pressure, radiation, material durability, regeneration and more. Using computational design as a tool which can achieve the complexity of living systems and processes, the paper will also conclude on an application of the proposed methodology through an architectural project. The project will demonstrate the methods proposed in the research and try to provide solutions for some of the chosen issues that arise in a chosen location. With the goal of a process that challenges the norms, the project will be imagined as one of the first structures for habitation in the planet Mars, as a possible precedent for other architectural projects in existing extreme conditions on Earth
An economic model based on data from a systematic review of randomised trials
No full textFunding Information: grant money, not related to this project, from Nestle Health Science and Abbott. The institution of ZS received speaking honoraria and research support from Nestle Health Science, Abbott Nutrition and Fresenius Kabi. SS and CB are employees and stockholders of Abbott. S Walzer and L Vollmer received funding for the model development from Abbott. S Walzer has also received funding from Nestle Health Science and Fresenius Kabi for other health economic studies. All other authors report no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Nutritional support improves clinical outcomes during hospitalisation as well as after discharge. Recently, a systematic review of 27 randomised, controlled trials showed that nutritional support was associated with lower rates of hospital readmissions and improved survival. In the present economic modelling study, we sought to determine whether in-hospital nutritional support would also return economic benefits. The current economic model applied cost estimates to the outcome results from our recent systematic review of hospitalised patients. In the underlying meta-analysis, a total of 27 trials (n=6803 patients) were included. To calculate the economic impact of nutritional support, a Markov model was developed using transitions between relevant health states. Costs were estimated accounting for length of stay in a general hospital ward, hospital-acquired infections, readmissions and nutritional support. Six-month mortality was also considered. The estimated daily per-patient cost for in-hospital nutrition was US63 227 per patient in the intervention group versus US2818. These cost savings were mainly due to reduced infection rate and shorter lengths of stay. We also calculated the costs to prevent a hospital-acquired infection and a non-elective readmission, that is, US733, respectively. The incremental cost per life-day gained was −US$1149 with 2.53 additional days. The sensitivity analyses for cost per quality-adjusted life day provided support for the original findings. For medical inpatients who are malnourished or at nutritional risk, our findings showed that in-hospital nutritional support is a cost-effective way to reduce risk for readmissions, lower the frequency of hospital-associated infections, and improve survival rates.publishersversionpublishe
PERANCANGAN SISTEM PENGAMAN MOTOR DENGAN ANDROID MELALUI BLUETOOTH DAN GPS
No full textA motorcycle safety system is a tool integrated with a design that functions to secure motorized vehicles from all criminal acts such as robbery and motorcycle theft by breaking. The need for this security system is to maintain motorcycle security when not under the owner's supervision. The number of motorcycle theft cases or robberies today coupled with the current Covid-19 pandemic has made the crime rate high, thus making the author take the initiative to design a motorcycle safety system. We developed the tool with several features. Firstly, opening and locking the steering wheel. Secondly, ON/OFF contacts. Thirdly, a starter to turn on the motorcycle via the Bluetooth module, and an additional terrific feature is that in this application, what can use it to track the whereabouts of a bike with a GPS module installed which coordinates will be sent via SMS with the SIM800L module.Keywords: Security Device, Motorcycle, Android, Arduino, GPS, Bluetooth, SMSABSTRAKSistem pengaman sepeda motor adalah suatu alat yang terintegrasi dengan sistem yang berfungsi untuk mengamankan kendaraan bermotor dari segala tindak kriminal seperti halnya begal, pencurian sepeda motor dengan cara membobol yang mana perlunya sistem pengaman ini untuk menjaga keamanan sepeda motor ketika tidak dalam pengawasan pemilik. Banyaknya kasus pencurian atau begal sepeda motor di masa kini ditambah dengan pandemi Covid-19 yang sedang melanda membuat tingginya angka kriminalitas, sehingga membuat penulis berinisiatif untuk merancang alat sistem pengaman sepeda motor. Penulis merancang alat tersebut dengan beberapa fitur antara lain membuka dan mengunci setir, Kontak ON/OFF, starter untuk menyalakan sepeda motor melalui modul Bluetooth, dan fitur keren tambahannya adalah dalam aplikasi ini bisa digunakan untuk melacak keberadaan sepeda motor yang terpasang modul GPS yang mana koordinatnya akan dikirim melalui SMS dengan module SIM800L.Kata Kunci: Alat Pengaman, Sepeda Motor, Android, Arduino, GPS, Bluetooth, SM
Exploring Semantic Component and Expansion: Unpacking the Layers of Meaning in “Kung Tuyo Na Ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan†by Amado V. Hernandez
No full textThis study explores the semantic components and expansions of “Kung Tuyo na ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan,†focusing on the linguistic experiences of the author in the poem, semantic components, semantic expansion, and implications in education. Relational qualitative content analysis was utilized to unpack the poem systematically. The findings highlight significant semantic components and expansion in line/s such as “Lumuha ka, aking bayan; buong lungkot mo iluhaâ€, Personification, depicted as a person crying, symbolizing national grief under colonial oppression, additionally, “Katulad mo ay si Huli, naaliping bayad-utang, katulad mo ay si Sisa, binaliw ng kahirapanâ€, Simile, the nation is compared to Rizal’s tragic characters Juli and Sisa, symbolizing suffering under colonial and systemic oppression. Moreover, with words/phrases like "Lukob ng dayong bandila" or "Covered by a foreign flag", the Philippines is metaphorically overshadowed by foreign domination, symbolizing lost sovereignty. "Sisigaw kang buong giting sa liyab ng libong sulo" or "You will shout courageously in the blaze of a thousand torches.", The phrase signifies unity and revolution, portraying a collective uprising. Therefore, students significantly appreciate literature and how helpful it is in fostering historical and national knowledge as identity. This research provides a foundation to include works like "Kung Tuyo Na ang Luha Mo, Aking Bayan" in the curriculum, encouraging students to interact with texts to drive social change and cultivate a greater appreciation for Philippine literature
The evolutionary rewiring of ubiquitination targets has reprogrammed the regulation of carbon assimilation in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans
No full textDate of Acceptance: 13/11/2012 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license, which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Correction for Sandai et al., The Evolutionary Rewiring of Ubiquitination Targets Has Reprogrammed the Regulation of Carbon Assimilation in the Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans published 20-01-2015 DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02489-14Peer reviewe
Doctrine of changed circumstances in insurance contract law
No full textAvtorica v magistrskem diplomskem delu obravnava problematiko spremenjenih okoliščin oz. clau-sulo rebus sic stantibus, specifično na področju zavarovalništva. Spremenjene okoliščin, ki rezultirajo v težavnosti izpolnitve oz. izjalovaljenem namenu pogodbenih strank najprej obravnava v smislu splo-šnega instituta, ki nudi korekcijo naknadnih, nepredvidljivih razmer. Pregled splošnega instituta spre-menjenih okoliščin v Slovenskem pravnem redu služi kot osnova za podrobnejšo analizo instituta ure-jenega v okviru zavarovalne pogodbe. Avtorica obravnava vprašanje, katere so tiste relevantne okoli-ščine, v katerih nastopi potreba po institutu, ter kakšen je njegov vpliv na pravice in dolžnost pogod-benih strank. V primeru spremembe zavarovalnega rizika natančneje pojasnjuje, kdaj imata stranki na voljo bodisi prilagoditev zavarovalne pogodbe novim razmeram bodisi odstop od pogodbe ter v kate-rih primerih je zavarovalnica upravičena zadržati izplačilo zavarovalnine. Pri obravnavi, med drugim, izpostavlja tudi razlike med splošnim institutom spremenjenih okoliščin ter lex specialis na področju zavarovalništva. V zadnjem delu magistrskega dela predstavi ureditev spremenjenih okoliščin urejeno v vzorčnih Načelih evropskega zavarovalnega pogodbenega prava in jo sistematično primerja s tre-nutno slovensko ureditvijo.The author of this thesis elaborates on issues regarding the doctrine of changed circumstances (clau-sula rebus sic stantibus) specifically in the field of Slovenian insurance contract law with comparative view of Principles of European Insurance Contract Law. Changed circumstances which result in diffi-culties to meet contractual obligations and incompliance with initial contractual purpose are first dealt within the scope of Slovenian general institute which aims to establish initial equilibrium between the obligations of the contractual parties. Established overview of the general institute serves as a base for detailed analysis of mentioned institute within the framework of the insurance contract law. The au-thor examines the questions of what are the relevant circumstances that establish the need for applica-tion of analysed institute and what is its influence on party’s contractual rights and obligations. Fur-thermore, the author explains which circumstances entitle the parties with the right to terminate the contract, when do the changed circumstances result in the right to adjust the initially stipulated con-tract and when is the insurer entitled to withhold the payment of the compensation in the case of in-sured event. At the same time, the analysis establishes the differences in applicability of the general institute and the lex specialis within the Slovenian legal system. Lastly, the author compares the insti-tute of changed circumstances in the insurance contract imposed by Slovenian law with the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law
The evolution of credit terms : an empirical study of commercial bank lending to developing countries
No full textThis paper studies changes in spreads on bank loans to developing countries during 1968-81. It found that a borrower's experience had a significant impact on spreads. Spreads started at high values at low levels of loan experience and decreased as experience increased. Spreads at initial-experience levels were about 30 percent above benchmark, with experience. The impact of experience became negligible with 30 prior loans. The paper also suggests that a greater role for international organizations in collecting and disseminating information about potential borrowers. Indeed, international institutions have been doing more of this fact-finding since the onset of the debt crisis.Financial Intermediation,Economic Theory&Research,Banks&Banking Reform,Economic Adjustment and Lending,Environmental Economics&Policies
