Journal articles: 'ISO 2012'

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Nikolaev, A. S., N. P. Pletneva, and A. A. Pletnev. "Comparative analysis of the provisions of the standards gost r iso 19011-2012 (iso 19011: 2011) and iso 19011: 2018." Okhrana truda i tekhnika bezopasnosti na promyshlennykh predpriyatiyakh (Labor protection and safety procedure at the industrial enterprises), no. 3 (March 31, 2021): 64–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/pro-4-2103-09.

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The article contains a comparative analysis of the texts of the standards GOST R ISO 19011-2012 (ISO 19011: 2011) and ISO 19011: 2018. It is shown that the updated text of the ISO 19011: 2018 standard is clear, concise and contains all the necessary provisions for conducting a high-level audit of one or more CMs in an organization.

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Schütze, M., G. T. Schmidt, and A. Naji. "Oxidation-related life-time assessment using the new ISO standards ISO 21608:2012 and ISO 26146:2012." Materials and Corrosion 67, no. 1 (October 29, 2015): 13–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/maco.201508599.

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Pradella, Marco. "ISO 22870 per ISO 15189:2012: come accreditare il POCT." La Rivista Italiana della Medicina di Laboratorio - Italian Journal of Laboratory Medicine 11, no. 3 (July 31, 2015): 176–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13631-015-0097-z.

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Isaac Godínez, Cira Lidia, Enrique Pin González, and Nayaris Lázara Valdés González. "Evaluación de la ecoeficiencia y los gastos corrientes en la Universidad Agraria de La Habana en el período 2015-2019." Universidad Ciencia y Tecnología 25, no. 109 (June 1, 2021): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.47460/uct.v25i109.444.

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La aplicación de una gestión medioambiental eficiente constituye un reto para todas las organizaciones que deseen contribuir al mejoramiento del entorno y favorecer un desarrollo sostenible. La ecoeficiencia y el análisis de los gastos corrientes son herramientas para lograr una gestión eficiente, encaminadas a desarrollar estrategias para optimizar el uso de recursos, aumentar la competitividad y prevenir y minimizar los impactos ambientales. La Universidad Agraria de La Habana no está ajena a esta realidad, de ahí que el objetivo de la presente investigación fue evaluar la ecoeficiencia y los gastos corrientes en el período 2015-2019. Para su cumplimiento se aplicaron los métodos teóricos y empíricos y se aplicó un procedimiento compuesto por seis etapas. Como resultado se obtuvo que no existe un comportamiento decreciente de los indicadores de ecoeficiencia y de los gastos corrientes en todos los elementos estudiados y si existe una disminución de los gastos totales. Palabras Clave: Contabilidad medioambiental, contabilidad de gestión, medio ambiente. Referencias [1]Partido Comunista de Cuba. Lineamientos de la política económica y social del partido y la Revolución, «https://www.tsp.gob.cu/sites/default/files/documentos/1%20lineamientos-politica-partido-cuba.pdf,» 18 Abr 2011. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 3 Nov 2019]. [2]V. Lima, «Las prácticas de contabilidad medioambiental en las entidades públicas portuguesas,» Universo Contábil, vol. 6, nº 4, pp. 119-136, 2010. [3]J. Leal, Ecoeficiencia: marco de análisis, indicadores y experiencias, Santiago de Chile: División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos, Naciones Unidas, 2005. [4]Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios Resolución No. 375, «https://www.gacetaoficial.gob.cu/es/resolucion-375-de-2017-de-ministerio-de-finanzas-y-precios,» 1 Nov 2017. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 4 Nov 2020]. [5]J. Jiménez, Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo, Madri: IEPALA, 1989. [6]H. L, Factor Medio Ambiental en la Empresa, Bilbao: Deusto, S.A, 1993. [7]H. D. Cruz, Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente. Nuevos enfoques para un planeta más habitable, Madri, 1992. [8]Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Cuba. Ley No. 81 del medio ambiente., «http://www.citmavcl.gob.cu/?wpdmpro=ley-no-81-del-medio-ambiente,» 17 Sep 2020. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 3 Dic 2020 ]. [9]Oficina Nacional de Normalización NC ISO 14001 Sistemas de Gestión Ambiental. Requisitos con orientación para su uso. , «https://www.nueva-iso-14001.com/pdfs/FDIS-14001.pdf,» 14 Oct 2015. [En línea]. [10]L. Markus, Ecoeficiencia, Creando más valor con menos impacto, Ginebra: Conches WBCSD, 2000. [11]Business Council for Sustainable Development WBCSD. “Ecoefficiency learning module”, «https://docs.wbcsd.org/2006/08/EfficiencyLearningModule.pdf,» 11 Mar 2000. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 6 Oct 2019]. [12]H. González, «La educación en ecoeficiencia,» Revista de Investigación y Cultura, vol. 3, nº 1, p. Revista de Investigación y Cultura, 2014. [13]Ministerio del Ambiente Perú (2012) Guía de ecoeficiencia para instituciones del sector público, «http://hera.pcm.gob.pe/ecoeficiencia/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Guia-de-Ecoeficiencia-para-Instituciones-Publicas-2012.pdf,» 1 Sep 2014. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 3 Mar 2020]. [14]Ministerio del Ambiente Perú. Guía de ecoeficiencia para empresas, «https://www.minam.gob.pe/calidadambiental/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2013/10/guia_de_ecoeficiencia_para_empresas.pdf,» 22 Oct 2013. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 10 Ene 2020]. [15]Ministerio del Ambiente Perú. (2010). Guía de ecoeficiencia educacional. , «http://www.regionica.gob.pe/pdf/transparencia%202010/otros/ecoeficiencia/Guia%20de%20Ecoeficiencia%20Educacional.pdf,» 10 Ene 2010. [En línea]. [Último acceso: 5 Mar 2020]. [16]Y. Hernández, Elaboración de un procedimiento para integrar la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial en la Casa Matriz de la Comercializadora ITH, S.A, La Habana, 2012. [17]C. Desireé, Diseño del Manual de Políticas y Procedimientos para el Manejo de inventario y su influencia en la gestión de los procesos de compra, almacenaje y venta de la empresa comercial Asisco S.A., La Habana, 2011. [18]Norma Internacional ISO 14045 Gestión Ambiental de la Ecoeficiencia de Sistemas Productivos, «https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/43262/63293544519541d6833348ca8322c597/ISO-14045-2012.pdf,» 15 May 2012.

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Bezyazychzny, V. F., E. V. Kiselev, and K. I. Kotova. "DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR INTEGRATION OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND LEAN MANUFACTURING OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES." Spravochnik. Inzhenernyi zhurnal, no. 287 (February 2021): 34–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.14489/hb.2021.02.pp.034-038.

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The activities of many enterprises are regulated by the requirements of national standards in the field of quality management, lean production, environmental management and labor protection. Despite the fact that these standards are oriented as independent subsystems of enterprise management, they have common elements, the implementation of which can be integrated. The article presents an analysis of the identity of the principles of the quality management system and the lean production system, regulated by GOST R ISO 9000–2015, GOST R 56020–2014 and GOST R ISO 10006–2005. Proposals are given for creating integrated management principles taking into account the requirements of GOST R 53893–2010, GOST R 55269–2012 and GOST R 57522–2017.

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Nikityuk, О. А., V. N. Novikov, and V. V. Novikov. "REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS OF THE ISO 39001:2012 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD." Key title Zbìrnik naukovih pracʹ Odesʹkoï deržavnoï akademìï tehnìčnogo regulûvannâ ta âkostì -, no. 2(5) (2014): 22–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.32684/2412-5288-2014-2-5-22-25.

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Sarker, AM, N. Sultana, MR Islam, M. Rashid, and ZR Bhuian. "Efficacy of Some Rhizosphere Microorganisms in Controlling Fusarium Wilt of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)." Agriculturists 11, no. 2 (January 1, 2014): 96–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/agric.v11i2.17494.

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An experiment was conducted at the Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Net House of Plant Pathology Department, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during July 2011 to June 2012 to investigate the efficacy of some antagonistic rhizosphere microorganisms against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causing Fusarium wilt of tomato. Probable 20 antagonistic bacterial isolates and one antagonistic fungal isolate (Trichoderma harzianum) from rhizosphere soil were screened out against F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Out of 20 bacterial isolates, only four (Iso-1, Iso-2, Iso-3 and Iso-4) were found effective in dual culture method. Out of all antagonists, Trichoderma harzianum produced the highest inhibition zone (75.75 %), while the lowest inhibition zone (28.39 %) was produced by Iso- 2. In blotter method, the highest prevalence of Fusarium oxysporum was observed in control (11.25%), while the lowest was in Iso-1 (0.58%) treated seeds. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/agric.v11i2.17494 The Agriculturists 2013; 11(2) 96-103

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Setiyanto, Adi Irawan, and Hevi Risdiana. "ANALISIS KOMPARASI KINERJA KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG BERSERTIFIKAT DAN TIDAK BERSERTIFIKAT ISO 9001:2008." JOURNAL OF APPLIED MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 1, no. 2 (September 28, 2017): 70–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.30871/jama.v1i2.464.

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Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan kinerja keuangan perusahaan yang memiliki sertifikat ISO 9001:2008 dengan perusahaan yang tidak memiliki sertifikat ISO 9001:2008. Pada penelitian ini kinerja perusahaan diukur dengan Net Asset, Net Profit Margin (NPM), Revenue dan Return On Assets (ROA). Penelitian ini menggunakan data laporan keuangan dari 123 perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dalam periode 2012-2014. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa perusahaan yang bersertifikasi ISO 9001:2008 dan yang tidak bersertifikasi tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan terhadap Net Assets, Net Profit Margin dan Revenue, tetapi menunjukkan bahwa perusahaan sertifikasi ISO 9001 memiliki Return On Assets yang berbeda dengan perusahaan yang tidak bersertifikasi ISO 9001.

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Vavoulidis, Eleftherios, Stavros Archondakis, Maria Nasioutziki, Ourania Oustambasidou, Angelos Daniilidis, Konstantinos Dinas, and Aristotelis Loufopoulos. "Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 2." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 5, no. 3 (July 2016): 22–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2016070102.

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Modern diagnostic medical laboratories personnel should be an ideal combination of highly qualified scientists and technologists who use innovative analytical equipment to provide high quality diagnostic services to mankind. A well-designed and a well-implemented Quality Management System (QMS) according to the ISO 15189 requirements is regarded as a prerequisite that will ensure that a cytopathology laboratory is capable enough to provide precise and credible results. The authors present their knowledge on the implementation of such a QMS in cytopathology laboratories and emphasize the most crucial technical parameters that should be considered when advancing from ISO 15189:2007 to the latest ISO 15189:2012. Furthermore, helpful advice and pointers that could accommodate relative transition are included. Finally, potential issues related to the laboratory's implementation of ISO 15189:2012 and a mobile technology application for better personnel management are also depicted.

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Hidayat, Wahyu, Damawidjaya Biksono, and Dadan Zulpian. "Pengujian Kinerja Pompa Sentrifugal Multistage Berkapasitas 118,5 KW pada PLTP Berdasarakan Standar ISO 9906." Jurnal Rekayasa Hijau 5, no. 2 (July 29, 2021): 101–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.26760/jrh.v5i2.101-113.

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AbstrakPengujian unjuk kerja pompa sentrifugal multistage berkapasitas 118,5 kW di kawasan Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Panas Bumi (PLTP) daerah Jawa Barat saat ini akan menyesuaikan prosedur standar. Standar pengujian pompa diterapkan pada proses pengujian pompa dengan tujuan nilai hasil pengujian valid. Nilai head dan debit yang didapat dari pengujian dibandingkan dengan hasil pengujian sebelum penerapan standar. Pengujian pompa sentrifugal menerapkan metode pengujian lapangan dengan menerapkan standar ISO 9906-2012. Standar ISO 9906-2012 adalah panduan baku pengujian pompa rotodinamik. Dari hasil pengujian, didapatkan kurva pompa sentrifugal multistage debit maksimal 116,64 m3/h pada head 275,13 m. Pada data spesifikasi kapasitas pompa sebesar 108 m3/jam dan head total sebesar 300 m. Hal ini berarti prosedur pengujian pompa ISO 9906-2012 dapat memungkinkan kita untuk melihat kinerja pompa aktual.Kata kunci: pompa sentrifugal, pengujian lapangan, uji kinerja pompa, ISO 9906 AbstractPerformance test of multistage centrifugal pump at geothermal power plant area around west java is about to adapt standard procedure. Pump testing standards are applied during pump performance test in order to valid test result values. Head and flowrate value from current test compared with previous test result before standard are applied. Pump performance test use field test method by applying ISO 9906-2012 standard. ISO 9906-2012 standard is a normative guidance for rotodynamic pump testing. The test result shows multistage centrifugal pump curve maximum flowrate is 116,64 m3/h at total head 275,13 m. Pump specification sheet shows that maximum capacity is 108 m3/h and total head 300 m. It indicates that ISO 9906-2012 standard pump testing procedure allow us to determine actual pump performance.Kata kunci: Centrifugal pump, field test, performance test, ISO 9906

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Бортнік, О. В. "Implementation of international standards in local government as a key to sustainable development." PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ASPECTS 7, no. 5 (August 2, 2019): 31–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/151927.

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The article deals with the most relevant international standards created to promote the developmentand increase the efficiency of local government structures. The works of domestic and foreign authors isanalyzed, defining the role of the local government potential in ensuring sustainable development of theregions. The link between UN global goals and the standards adopted by the International Organizationfor Standardization for sustainable development is analysed. Were taken into consideration the standardsconnected with work of local government authorities: ISO 9001:2015 «Quality management systems –Requirements», ISO 18091:2019 «Quality management systems – Guidelines for the application of ISO9001 in local government», ISO 37120:2018 «Sustainable cities and communities – Indicators for cityservices and quality of life», ISO 31000 «Risk Management – Guidelines», IEC 31010 «Risk Management– Risk Assessment Techniques», ISO 22301:2012 «Societal security – Business continuity managementsystems – Requirements», ISO 20121:2012 «Event sustainability management systems – Requirementswith guidance for use». Presented opinion about relevance of the seven quality management principles to local government and degree of their implementation in local government in Ukraine. The key features ofthese standards and their role in improving the quality of life of the population and the efficiency of thework of local government bodies are considered. Examples of quality management systems implementationexperience in local government abroad (based on Italian research) and feedback on the results are provided.Provided examples and explanation of city indicators according to ISO 37120. And how standards canhelp prepare and respond properly in the most unpredictable situations, contribute to effective disaster riskmanagement through the provision of universal tools and mechanisms at the city, state and regional levels ofgovernment. The possibilities of applying international practice in Ukraine are considered and importanceof international standards’ implementation in local government as a key to sustainable development wereexamined.

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Vavoulidis, Eleftherios, Stavros Archondakis, Maria Nasioutziki, Ourania Oustambasidou, Angelos Daniilidis, Konstantinos Dinas, and Aristotelis Loufopoulos. "Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 1." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 5, no. 3 (July 2016): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2016070101.

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Nowadays, due to the latest advances in Laboratory Medicine, diagnostic medical laboratories with their highly qualified personnel and state-of-the-art analytical equipment, have completely changed the way modern healthcare is offered. In order to maintain or even increase the already high quality level of the provided testing services, diagnostic laboratories including the cytopathology ones, need to design and apply a Quality Management System (QMS) in agreement with the requirements of the ISO 15189 International Standard. The authors present their experience on the implementation of such a QMS in cytopathology laboratories and highlight the most important general and management parameters that should be taken into consideration when moving from ISO 15189:2007 to the latest ISO 15189:2012. In addition, useful recommendations and suggestions that could make the transition to the latest Standard easier are included. Finally, possible issues and potential adverse events associated with the laboratory's implementation of the ISO 15189:2012 are also described.

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الفيحان, ايثار عبدالهادي, and سجى علي عبدالباقي. "تشخيص واقع الفجوة لمتطلبات نظام ادارة استمرارية الاعمال على وفق المواصفة الدولية (ISO 22301:2012) في شركة مصافي الوسط (مصفى الدورة)." Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences 22, no. 92 (October 1, 2016): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.33095/jeas.v22i92.449.

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المستخلص تضمَن البحث الحالي ] تشخيص واقع الفجوة لمتطلبات نظام ادارة استمرارية الاعمال على وفق المواصفة الدولية (ISO 22301:2012) في شركة مصافي الوسط ( مصفى الدورة ) [, إذ يعد وضع نظام اداري لاستمرارية الاعمال من الاولويات في وقتنا الحاضر, وفي ظل اعتماد المنظمات على الحواسيب وتقنية المعلومات في العمل والتواصل مع الاخرين , تبقى الشرعية الدولية ( والمتمثلة بمنظمة التقييس الدولية ISO) اساساً للمطابقة والالتزام , وتتجلى اهمية تطبيق نظام ادارة استمرارية الاعمال على وفق المواصفة الدولية (ISO 22301:2012) في حماية المنظمات من خطر توقف الاعمال والتعرض للحوادث والازمات . وتجسدت مشكلة البحث في عدم تبني نظام اداري لاستمرارية الاعمال كالذي تقدمه المواصفة (ISO 22301:2012). إذ تتوقف الاعمال بعد الازمات والحوادث مما يتطلب وجود نظام لإدارة استمرارية الاعمال وهو الهدف المحوري للبحث, لذا استهدف البحث اجراء مقارنة ما بين نظام ادارة استمرارية الاعمال القائم حالياً في مصفى الدورة وبين نظام ادارة استمرارية الاعمال على وفق المواصفة الدولية (ISO 22301:2012) وباستعمال قوائم فحص تدقيقية من اجل تشخيص فجوات عدم المطابقة مع المواصفة الدولية . ويقدم البحث تحليلاً وتقويماً للفجوة القائمة لتطبيق وتوثيق نظام ادارة استمرارية الاعمال على وفق المواصفة الدولية (ISO 22301:2012) في مصفى الدورة , بهدف إجراء تقييم شامل لمستوى اداء استمرارية الاعمال في المصفى ، بما يسهم في فهم وتبني متطلبات النظام بوصفها معايير قياسية دولية , من اجل تأهيل المصفى صوب الحصول على شهادة (ISO) . وقد توصل البحث الى ان عدم كفاية التوثيق , بل عدم وجوده احياناً في بعض نشاطات المصفى , يمثل السبب الرئيس الذي تعزى اليه تلك الفجوة.

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Cruz Amézquita, Claudia Patricia, Luis Antonio Sarmiento Melo, Jairo Alonso Sáenz Gómez, and Ximena Lucía Pedraza Nájar. "Correlación de requisitos para la integración de la gestión en las entidades públicas Colombianas." SIGNOS - Investigación en sistemas de gestión 10, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 25–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.15332/s2145-1389.2018.0001.01.

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En Colombia la gestión pública exige una transformación gerencial que le facilite al Estado implementar políticas focalizadas hacia el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos. La inexistencia de técnicas para la integración de la gestión en las entidades públicas impulsa la investigación que conlleva al diseño de una metodología para la integración de la gestión. Con un enfoque mixto y un alcance exploratorio secuencial, se establece la correlación existente entre los requisitos de las normas técnicas ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 y los modelos normativos Decreto 1072 de 2015 (SG-SST), Decreto 943 de 2014 (MECI:2014) y Decreto 2482 de 2012 (MIPG:2012), obteniendo como resultado la matriz de correlación, producto de la revisión bibliográfica y la lectura crítica de las normas técnicas y los modelos normativos del Estado. A partir de esta matriz correlacional, se desarrollaron contenidos descriptivos, tomados como base para la construcción de encuestas de percepción, aplicando métodos estadísticos que sustentan el grado de correlación de los requisitos mediante el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman y la confiabilidad de los datos mediante el alfa de Cronbach, validando así el contenido de la matriz, que se constituye en referente orientador para la integración de sistemas de gestión en las entidades públicas.

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Bhatt, Rajendra Dev, Raj Kumar Shrestha, and Dhruba Acharya. "ISO 15189:2012 Accreditation and Certification: Are You Ready?" Annals of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 1, no. 2 (October 2, 2015): 42–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/acclm.v1i2.13100.

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“The quality of shoes reflects the status of man and standard of toilets reflect the status of family”: we mean to say- quality matters in day-to-day living. Despite less recognition and prioritization of clinical laboratory in former years, the recent advancement in modern medicine has compelled the health professionals to intensify its importance in diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and management of diseases. It is estimated that 70-80% of clinical decisions are based upon information derived from laboratory results. The simultaneous concern on quality of clinical diagnosis has been noted in developing country like Nepal. A huge investment in automation for the sake of quality services has also justified the fact that quality definitely matters. However, the enigma of quality service in clinical laboratory still exists in our health environment. Hence, we attempted to poke a part of the process of developing quality services in diagnostic fraternity.

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Gillery, P. "Standardization of tests in the ISO 15189:2012 era." Clinica Chimica Acta 493 (June 2019): S756. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2019.03.1480.

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Białkowski, Cezary. "The Organizing of FIS Nordic Ski World Championships Lahti 2017 in the Context of ISO 20121:2012 Standard." Quality in Sport 3, no. 3 (November 27, 2017): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/qs.2017.015.

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Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad, Rocio Zapata-Bustos, Guadalupe Gómez-Espinoza, and Luis A. Salazar-Olivo. "Isoorientin Reverts TNF-α-Induced Insulin Resistance in Adipocytes Activating the Insulin Signaling Pathway." Endocrinology 153, no. 11 (November 1, 2012): 5222–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1290.

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Abstract Isoorientin (ISO) is a plant C-glycosylflavonoid with purported antidiabetic effects but unexplored mechanisms of action. To gain insight into its antidiabetic mechanisms, we assayed nontoxic ISO concentrations on the 2-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1, 3-diazol-4-yl) amino)-2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-NBDG) uptake by murine 3T3-F442A and human sc adipocytes. In insulin-sensitive adipocytes, ISO stimulated the 2-NBDG uptake by 210% (murine) and 67% (human), compared with insulin treatment. Notably, ISO also induced 2-NBDG uptake in murine (139%) and human (60%) adipocytes made resistant to insulin by treatment with TNF-α, compared with the incorporation induced in these cells by rosiglitazone. ISO induction of glucose uptake in adipocytes was abolished by inhibitors of the insulin signaling pathway. These inhibitors also blocked the proper phosphorylation of insulin signaling pathway components induced by ISO in both insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant adipocytes. Additionally, ISO stimulated the transcription of genes encoding components of insulin signaling pathway in murine insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant adipocytes. In summary, we show here that ISO exerts its antidiabetic effects by activating the insulin signaling pathway in adipocytes, reverts the insulin resistance caused in these cells by TNF-α by stimulating the proper phosphorylation of proteins in this signaling pathway, and induces the expression of genes encoding these proteins.

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Pouliakis, Abraham, Elena Athanasiadi, Efrossyni Karakitsou, Stavros Archondakis, Antonia Mourtzikou, Marilena Stamouli, Aris Spathis, Christine Kottaridi, and Petros Karakitsos. "ISO 15189:2012 Management Requirements for Cytopathology Laboratory Information Systems." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 3, no. 3 (July 2014): 37–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2014070103.

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During the last decade, there is an increasing need for quality improvement of medical laboratories via the use of quality related standards. Recently regulatory bodies suggest and sometimes enforce the application of ISO 15189, which is designed especially for medical laboratories. Despite the standard does oblige the application of Laboratory Information Systems (LISs), it is evident that without a LIS it is difficult for laboratories to operate efficiently. Modern cytopathology laboratories form complex systems composed of a multidisciplinary human team coupled with medical modalities and capabilities. Hopefully, such laboratories have well standardized and defined workflow. The adoption of the standard, creates numerous management requirements, introduces new functions and associated overhead. In this paper, we present design and implementation issues of an enhanced LIS to support ISO 15189 in a cytopathology laboratory. The LIS designed around ISO 15189 management requirements can improve, enhance and facilitate the standard application and adoption.

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Tong, QiuJuan, SanYang Liu, and Quan Lu. "A Fast Algorithm of Moore-Penrose Inverse for the Loewner-Type Matrix." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2012 (2012): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/301971.

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In this paper, we present a fast algorithm of Moore-Penrose inverse form×nLoewner-type matrix with full column rank by forming a special block matrix and studying its inverse. Its computation complexity isO(mn)+O(n2), but it isO(mn2)+O(n3)by usingL+=(LTL)−1LT.

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Mendes, Aline Teixeira, Paula Barcellos da Silva, Bruna Barcelos Só, Lina Naomi Hashizume, Rodrigo Ricci Vivan, Ricardo Abreu da Rosa, Marco Antonio Húngaro Duarte, and Marcus Vinícius Reis Só. "Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of New Calcium Silicate-Based Sealer." Brazilian Dental Journal 29, no. 6 (December 2018): 536–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-6440201802088.

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Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical properties of a calcium silicate-based sealer (Sealer Plus BC; MK Life, Porto Alegre, Brazil) compared with an epoxy-resin sealer (AH Plus; Dentsply DeTrey GmbH, Konstanz, Germany). Initial and final setting time was assessed based on ISO 6876:2012 and ASTM C266:03. Calcium ion release and pH were evaluated by filling polyethylene tubes with sealers and then immersing them in 10 mL of deionized water. Following experimental periods of 1, 24, 72 and 168 hours, the samples were measured regarding pH and calcium ion release with a pH meter and a colorimetric spectrophotometer, respectively. The flow was examined based on ISO 6876:2012. Rings of 10 mm in diameter with 1 mm thickness were prepared to analyze the radiopacity (ISO 6876:2012 and ADA n.57) and solubility (ISO 6876:2012). The data were analyzed by variance analysis, Student-T and Tukey tests (p<0.05). The calcium ion release and pH values were significantly higher for the Sealer Plus BC compared with the AH Plus (p<0.05). Lower setting time, flow and radiopacity were observed for the bioceramic sealer than for AH Plus (p<0.05). Sealer Plus BC exhibited higher solubility compared with AH Plus (p<0.05). Sealer Plus BC showed physicochemical properties as setting time, pH, calcium release, flow, and radiopacity following the required standards, but higher solubility than the minimum values required by ISO 6876:2012.

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Theodorou, Dimitris, and Padelis Giannelos. "Medical laboratory quality systems – a management review." International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 28, no. 3 (April 20, 2015): 267–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-04-2014-0039.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight changes in ISO 15189:2012 and ISO 15189:2007 concerning management review requirements and to present a management review checklist, which includes all the revised ISO 15189’s requirements. Design/methodology/approach – The recent revised and updated ISO 15189:2012 standard recommends a management review using a process approach and includes some additional topics. Findings – The management review is a key element in many quality management systems, including medical laboratory management systems in accordance with ISO 15189. The process approach enables laboratory top managers and personnel to achieve all the quality management system’s important inputs and outputs. Originality/value – As laboratory staff often encounter difficulties fully exploiting the management review process, this checklist helps laboratory staff carry out an effective management review covering all the quality management system’s important aspects.

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Ehsani, Mohammad Reza, Peyman Mirjani, and Alireza Safadoost. "Kinetic Study of Light Mercaptans in the Presence of Merox Catalyst and Caustic Soda." International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering 11, no. 1 (August 8, 2013): 431–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2012-0005.

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Abstract Due to the disgusting smell of light mercaptans, researchers are not interested in working with them, so there is not enough information available on their kinetics. This work presents kinetic investigation of oxidation of ethyl, normal-propyl, iso-propyl, and iso-butyl mercaptans in the presence of Merox catalyst. The results demonstrated that the oxidation rates of all mercaptans were first-order reaction with respect to mercaptan concentration, and the increase in NaOH concentration reduced the oxidation rate. While it was observed that there was a similarity between oxidation pattern of iso-propyl and ethyl mercaptans, another similarity was discovered between normal-propyl and iso-butyl mercaptans.

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Rakhmawati, Tri, Sik Sumaedi, and Nidya Judhi Astrini. "ISO 9001 in health service sector: a review and future research proposal." International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 6, no. 1 (March 11, 2014): 17–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqss-12-2012-0025.

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Purpose – This paper aims to describe the state-of-the-art in ISO 9001 research in healthcare service sector and propose the future research agenda. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive literature review of the ISO 9001 studies in healthcare service sector was carried out. Findings – The effectiveness of ISO 9001 implementation in healthcare service sector is still not clear. Previous researches show common stages for implementing ISO 9001 in a healthcare service organization. However, there is no previous research that reveals the content of the system implemented. In addition, there is no previous research that reveals the interpretation of ISO 9001 based on the practice of ISO 9001 implementation in an organization. Based on the review, eight future research agendas were proposed. Originality/value – The paper is believed to be the first to discuss the state-of-the-art of ISO 9001 researches in healthcare service sector.

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Pajda, Michał, and Wojciech Mazela. "Efektywność produkcji FAME na podstawie wymagań normy ISO 14045:2012." Nafta-Gaz 77, no. 3 (March 2021): 208–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.18668/ng.2021.03.07.

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The aim of the work was to present the issue of eco-efficiency, based on the PN-EN ISO 14045:2012 standard in relation to the production of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). The ecoefficiency analysis takes into account economic and environmental aspects in the improvement of products and processes / technologies. Eco-efficiency considers the product and technology throughout the life cycle, from the construction phase, through use to decommissioning. The impact on the natural environment is assessed on the basis of: consumption of energy, materials, dust and gas emissions, waste and sewage. Total costs include: production costs, raw material costs, costs during the use phase including maintenance, repair and operating costs, product disposal or recycling. The eco-efficiency analysis is helpful in making decisions regarding the selection of a new product or designing a new technology, and enables the selection of the variant that is the most economical and has the least possible impact on the natural environment. These issues are particularly important in the case of biofuels. The rapid growth of their production and the European Union’s policy, which aims to increase the share of energy from renewable sources, cause concerns of many experts regarding the threats related to the production of biofuels, both for the environment and food security. In particular, efforts are made to minimize the amount of waste and residues by implementing the idea of a circular economy. This approach promotes the development of new technologies that are more environmentally friendly. Due to the regulations set out in the RED and RED II Directives, there is a chance that the biofuels will have a less negative impact on the environment. This results from the obligation to certify compliance with the sustainability criteria, which is carried out by voluntary systems recognized by the European Commission, such as the KZR INiG System.

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Прокопченко, С. В. "Акредитація та сертифікація як типові методи верифікації в Службі безпеки України." Збірник наукових праць Харківського національного університету Повітряних Сил, no. 4(70) (November 25, 2021): 114–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.30748/zhups.2021.70.16.

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У статті висвітлюються аспекти верифікації при розробленні та виробництві озброєння, військової техніки, а також іншої продукції оборонного призначення, до якої відносяться спеціальні технічні засоби для зняття інформації з каналів зв'язку та інші технічні засоби негласного отримання інформації. Верифікація визначається за термінологією нормативних документів НАТО в якості набору видів діяльності, що порівнює продукт життєвого циклу системи озброєння та військової техніки, з необхідними характеристиками цього продукту. Наведені рекомендовані етапи верифікації, склад результатів верифікації та дії з керування результатом верифікації. Розглянуто умови узгодження заходів з верифікації та типові методи верифікації. На прикладі акредитації на відповідність вимогам ДСТУ ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ДСТУ ISO/IEC 17024:2012, ДСТУ EN ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 та сертифікації продукції оборонного призначення, послуг, персоналу в Службі безпеки України із застосуванням ДСТУ ISO/IEC 27001:2015 “Методи захисту системи управління інформаційною безпекою. Вимоги”, ДСТУ STANAG 4107:2018 “Вимоги НАТО щодо проектування, розроблення та виготовлення” та пропонується механізм впровадження міжнародних стандартів і стандартів НАТО в Україні.

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Pouliakis, Abraham, Niki Margari, Aris Spathis, Christine Kottaridi, Marilena Stamouli, Antonia Mourtzikou, Stavros Archondakis, Efrossyni Karakitsou, Elena Athanasiadi, and Petros Karakitsos. "ISO 15189:2012 Technical Requirements for Cytopathology Laboratory Information Systems." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 3, no. 3 (July 2014): 58–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2014070104.

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Medical laboratories are complex systems composed of specialized personnel and medical modalities. Despite complexity, they are well-organized systems with standardized workflow. Especially for cytopathology laboratories the human factor is extremely important, because examination of glass slides is the majority of the workflow from experts (cytopathologists). Recently there is an increasing need to ensure the quality of medical laboratories by applying quality standards, such as ISO 15189:2012 which is proposed by many organizations and in many countries is enforced by law. ISO15189 does not oblige the application of Laboratory Information Systems (LISs); however, nowadays, it is extremely difficult for a laboratory to routinely operate without it. In this paper we present the design and requirements of an enhanced LIS (eLIS), adapted to support not only the standard routine of a cytopathology laboratory (and other laboratory types) but to facilitate the support of technical requirements posed by ISO15189.

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Vavoulidis, Eleftherios, Stavros Archondakis, Maria Nasioutziki, Ourania Oustambasidou, Angelos Daniilidis, Konstantinos Dinas, and Aristotelis Loufopoulos. "Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 3." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 5, no. 3 (July 2016): 42–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2016070103.

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Modern cytopathology has advanced from the point when conventional Pap testing was adequate enough for medical diagnosis thanks to the implementation of the latest Laboratory Diagnostics. No matter how well-structured a cytopathology laboratory may be, it is still subjected to potential risks that could dramatically affect its services. Risk identification, evaluation and management via a Quality Control Plan can become a powerful tool for cytopathology laboratories wishing to maintain or/and enhance the quality of their diagnostic services. The authors present their experience on the implementation of such a risk analysis and control system covering all the necessary parameters and issues that should be addressed. Also, a hypothetical structure for a risk analysis is presented with useful guidance associated with cytological laboratories conducting morphological and molecular examinations. Finally, a mobile health solution is proposed that, if designed properly, could further optimize and harmonize risk management strategies globally.

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Vavoulidis, Eleftherios, Stavros Archondakis, Maria Nasioutziki, Ourania Oustambasidou, Angelos Daniilidis, Konstantinos Dinas, and Aristotelis Loufopoulos. "Transition to ISO 15189 : 2012 for Cytopathology Laboratories Part 4." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 5, no. 3 (July 2016): 62–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2016070104.

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Modern cytopathology laboratories offer an outstanding portfolio of testing services that are vital for patients. Due to their clinical importance, such laboratories have to provide results of high quality and credibility. Accreditation status and the implementation of a Quality Management System according to ISO15189 requirements are usually the most effective strategies to reach the optimum quality standards. However, laboratory quality should be constantly monitored and assessed in order to avoid potential deviations from the pre-defined values. The design of a unified system of Quality Control and Assurance procedures that will guarantee excellent performance and results is essential. The authors present their experience on the implementation of such a system and describe in detail strategies for efficient quality management. Useful recommendations for the design of such a system are provided. Finally, a mobile health application that could potentially enhance the entire quality control and assurance system is also presented.

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Axelsson, Östen. "The ISO 12913 series on soundscape: An update, May 2012." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 131, no. 4 (April 2012): 3381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4708750.

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A. Boys, Kathryn, and Anne E. Wilcock. "Improving integration of human resources into quality management system standards." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 31, no. 7 (July 29, 2014): 738–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-07-2012-0107.

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Purpose – Little attention has been paid to how quality management systems (QMSs) are optimized by supportive employee behavior. The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of the literature on the inclusion of human factors in the ISO 9000 family of standards, identify deficiencies in the standard's current treatment of these issues, and offer recommendations on how human resources (HRs) can be better integrated into these business management standards. Design/methodology/approach – This concept paper presents a survey of both academic and practitioner literature on the topic of HR and its treatment in quality standards. The focus is restricted to consideration of human factors that are specifically identified in the ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9004:2009 standards. Findings – ISO 9001 and 9004 include some HR topics, but their treatment is insufficient to meet the demands of today's business environment. The recent addition to the ISO 9000 family, ISO 10018 – Quality Management – Guidelines on People Involvement and Competence (ISO, 2012b) will help to address the deficiency if adopted by the marketplace. To improve the usefulness of ISO 9000 standards, the breadth of human factors should be enhanced both extensively to include components of workplace culture and work design and intensively to require more rigorous treatment of the HR considerations already included in the standards. Practical implications – There is a need for more comprehensive consideration of human contributions to quality if organizations are to optimize the value they receive from their HR and their investment on the ISO 9001 QMS. Originality/value – The limited references linking HR and the ISO 9000 series of standards have focussed upon how human factors contribute (or not) to the successful use of the ISO 9000 standards. In contrast, this paper offers a comprehensive and integrative examination of how the ISO 9000 QMS standards could more comprehensively and effectively incorporate HR into a firm's practices.

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Rokade, M. V., R. Kondala Rao, S. S. Nikte, R. N. Ghodpage, P. T. Patil, A. K. Sharma, and S. Gurubaran. "Intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) in the MLT zonal wind over Kolhapur (16.8° N) and Tirunelveli (8.7° N)." Annales Geophysicae 30, no. 12 (December 5, 2012): 1623–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1623-2012.

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Abstract. Simultaneous observations of the mean zonal winds at 88 km obtained by the medium-frequency (MF) radars at Kolhapur (16.8° N, 74.2° E) and Tirunelveli (8.7° N, 77.8° E) have been used to study the intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) in the MLT region. The influences of the intraseasonal variations in the lower tropospheric convective activity associated with the Madden-Julian oscillations on the latitudinal behavior of intraseasonal oscillations (ISO) of the zonal winds in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) have been studied. The ISO activity in the lower tropospheric convective activity is examined by employing outgoing long wave radiation (OLR) as a proxy for deep convective activity occurring in the tropical lower atmosphere. The ISO activity in the zonal wind over TIR is more correlated with that in the convective activity compared to the ISO over KOL. The latitudinal and temporal variabilities of the ISO in MLT zonal winds are explained in terms of the intraseasonal variabilities in the convective activity.

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McLAUCHLIN, JIM, HEATHER AIRD, ANDRE CHARLETT, NICOLA ELVISS, ANDREW FOX, MOIRA KAYE, and CAROLINE WILLIS. "Assessment of the Microbiological Quality of Meat Pies from Retail Sale in England 2013." Journal of Food Protection 79, no. 5 (May 1, 2016): 781–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-535.

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ABSTRACT Outbreaks of foodborne illness caused by Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes in England associated with meat pie consumption were detected in 2012. To obtain baseline data for pies unrelated to outbreaks, 862 samples of ready-to-eat meat pies were collected at retail or from catering facilities in England in 2013 and examined to enumerate food-poisoning bacteria and indicator organisms using Organization for Standardization (ISO) methods for Listeria spp. including L. monocytogenes (ISO 11290), Clostridium perfringens (ISO 21528), coagulase-positive staphylococci including Staphylococcus aureus (ISO 6888), Bacillus spp. including B. cereus (ISO 1737), Escherichia coli (ISO 16649), Enterobacteriaceae (ISO 21528), and aerobic colony counts (ACCs; ISO 4833). Microbiological quality was satisfactory in 94% of samples, borderline in 5%, and unsatisfactory in 1%. The proportion of pies from markets that were borderline or unsatisfactory significantly increased, and the proportion of borderline or unsatisfactory pies from supermarkets significantly decreased. Among the refrigerated (0 to 15°C) pies, microbiological quality significantly decreased in pies stored at >8°C and further significantly decreased at in pies stored at ambient temperature (>15 to 25°C). Samples collected at 25 to 40°C had the highest proportion of borderline or unsatisfactory results, but results improved in pies stored at >40°C. The most common cause for borderline or unsatisfactory results was elevated ACCs (5% of all samples). Within the individual microbiological parameters, borderline or unsatisfactory results resulted from elevated Enterobacteriaceae or Bacillus levels (10 samples for each), C. perfringens levels (2 samples), and S. aureus or E. coli levels (1 sample each). L. monocytogenes was recovered from one pie at <10 CFU/g. A literature review revealed a range of microbiological hazards responsible for food poisoning and meat pie consumption, and surveillance data from 1992 to 2012 from England indicated that C. perfringens was the most commonly reported cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness.

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OLMO, Jorge, Isabel BRUSCA, and Margarita LABRADOR. "A MOROSIDADE NO SECTOR LOCAL ESPAÑOL: FACTORES DE RISCO E PREVENCIÓN." Revista Galega de Economía 27, no. 1 (June 25, 2018): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/rge.27.1.5222.

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A creación do Fondo para o Financiamento do Plan de Pagamento a Provedores(2012-2013) e o control fiscal dos períodos de pagamento son dúas medidas que pretendenreducir a morosidade pública. Neste contexto, o obxectivo do traballo é avaliar as medidasanteriores e comprobar se as características políticas e a contorna económica inflúen nosperíodos de pagamento dos concellos españois. Para iso, realízase unha análise exploratoriae aplícase a metodoloxía de datos de panel (2009-2014). Contribúese en probar a eficienciadas políticas que combaten a morosidade e en analizar a liquidez municipal.

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Li, Min, Yichuan Jiang, Wuhui Jing, Bo Sun, Chunsheng Miao, and Liqun Ren. "Quercetin provides greater cardioprotective effect than its glycoside derivative rutin on isoproterenol-induced cardiac fibrosis in the rat." Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 91, no. 11 (November 2013): 951–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjpp-2012-0432.

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Quercetin exhibits numerous pharmacological effects, including the capacity for cardioprotection. This study aimed to investigate whether quercetin or its glycoside derivative rutin has any protective action against isoproterenol (ISO) induced cardiac fibrosis, and investigate the structure–activity relationship. Male Wistar rats were injected subcutaneously with ISO (15 mg·(kg body mass)−1) to induce experimental cardiac fibrosis. The cardioprotective effect of co-treatment with quercetin (25 or 50 mg·kg−1) or rutin (25 or 50 mg·kg−1) was investigated in ISO-induced cardiac fibrosis in rats. The administration of quercetin and rutin signifcantly decreased the cardiac weight index and myocardial enzyme activity, increased the activity of superoxide dismutase in the serum, and inhibited the ISO-induced increase in angiotensin II and aldosterone in the plasma. Furthermore, overexpression of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in isoproterenol-treated myocardial tissues were normalized by quercetin and rutin. Our results suggest that both quercetin and rutin exhibited cardioprotective effects in cardiac fibrosis induced by ISO in the rat heart. Moreover, the effects of rutin are weaker than quercetin at the same dose. The mechanism of these effects may be related to antioxidative stress, inhibition of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system, decrease in the expression of TGF-β1 and CTGF, and the subsequent reduction in the deposition of the ECM.

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Mituniewicz., Tomasz, Sara Dzik., Janina Sowińska, Anna Wójcik, Dorota Witkowska, Joanna Żebrowska, Anna Wolska, Katarzyna Milewska, Dawid Dzięgiel, and Jerzy Sobczak. "Occurrence of Salmonella in animal nutrition in the area monitored by the Department of Veterinary Hygiene in Olsztyn in the period 2010–2015." Medycyna Weterynaryjna 73, no. 3 (2017): 176–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.21521/mw.5651.

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The objective of the research was to estimate the microbiological quality of feed and fodder components for the occurrence of Salmonella produced in the area monitored by the Department of Veterinary Hygiene in Olsztyn in the period 2010–2015. The compilation was prepared on the basis on the data of the Department of Veterinary Hygiene in Olsztyn. The research was performed according to the requirements of Polish Standard PN-EN ISO 6579. In the Warmia and Mazury Provinces in the period 2010–2015, 6 109 fodder samples were tested. 54 samples gave positive results, which accounted for 0.88%. In 2010, 1 537 samples were tested. Whereas in the years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 the number of samples tested was, consecutively: 1 187; 950; 1 304; 659 and 472. At this time, the most contaminated feed materials were rapeseed meal, which accounted for 5.81%. This feed material has had the highest degree of fodder contamination with Salmonella, and is represented as a good substrate for the development of bacteria. Afterwards, fishmeal was contaminated for 3.13% and soybean meal – 3.02%. The rarest contaminated materials for fodder production was meat and bone meal (0.28%). The results from the area monitored by the Department of Veterinary Hygiene in Olsztyn are similar to the levels of contamination reported in other years in the Warmia and Mazury. Technological advances and increasingly stringent control systems make it possible to reduce the degree of contamination of feed with Salmonella. However, it needs to be remembered that Salmonella is common in the environment. The bacteria has a high ability for survival. It is not possible for it to be completely eliminated.

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Hong, Cefu, and Soichi Ibaraki. "Observation of Thermal Influence on Error Motions of Rotary Axes on a Five-Axis Machine Tool by Static R-Test." International Journal of Automation Technology 6, no. 2 (March 5, 2012): 196–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/ijat.2012.p0196.

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Thermal distortions are regarded as one of the major error factors in machine tools. ISO 230-3 and ISO 10791-10 describe tests to evaluate the influence of thermal distortions caused by linear motion and spindle rotation on the Tool Center Position (TCP). However, for five-axis machine tools, no thermal test is described for a rotary axis. Therefore, in this paper, a method for observing thermally induced geometric errors of a rotary axis with a static R-test is proposed. Unlike conventional thermal tests in ISO 230-3 and ISO 10791-10, where the thermal influence on the positioning error at a single point is tested, the present test measures the thermal influence on the error motions of a rotary axis. The R-test measurement clarifies how the error motions of a rotary table change with the rotation of a swiveling axis and how they are influenced by thermal changes. The thermal influence on the error motions of a rotary axis is quantitatively parameterized by geometric errors that vary with time.

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Sipos, László, Sándor Kovács, László Nagygyörgy, János Lázár, Attila László Gere, and Zoltán Kókai. "Vilmoskörte párlatok gázkromatográfiás és érzékszervi profilanalitikus eredményeinek elemzése egy- és többváltozós statisztikai módszerekkel." Jelenkori Társadalmi és Gazdasági Folyamatok 12, no. 3 (January 1, 2017): 179–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/jtgf.2017.3.179-186.

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A nemzetközi kutatási eredmények azt mutatják, hogy a műszeres analitikai eredmények és az emberi érzékelés paraméterei között nagyfokú korreláció adódik a termékek különböző összetevőire vetítve. Munkánkban célul tűztük ki 6 magánfőzött és 4 kereskedelmi forgalomban kapható vilmoskörte párlat gázkromatográfiás (GC-MS) és érzékszervi profilanalitikus vizsgálatát. A gázkromatográfiás vizsgálatokat a Wessling Hungary Kft. végezte, míg az érzékszervi profilanalitikus vizsgálatokat (ISO 13299:2016) a Szent István Egyetem Érzékszervi Minősítő Laboratóriumában (ISO 8589:2007) szakértői bírálócsoport segítségével (ISO 8586:2012) végeztük. Az egyváltozós elemzésekkel illó komponensenként és érzékszervi tulajdonságonként értékeltük az egyes párlatokat, az érzékszervi bírálói teljesítmény megfelelőségének szoftveres értékelése után (PanelCheck, ISO 11132:2012). Munkánkban sokdimenziós térredukciós módszerek matematikai módszereket alkalmazunk (principal component analysis, PCA; multiple factor analysis, MFA). Eredményeinkben bemutatjuk az érzékszervi és analitikai dimenziók közötti összefüggéseket, melyek során többek között alátámasztottuk, hogy a vilmoskörte vezéraromák (metil-2-transz-4-cisz-dekadienoát, etil-2- transz-4-ciszdekadienoát) szoros kapcsolatban vannak a körte íz érzékszervi dimenziójával.

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Sudyana, Didik. "ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION DIGITAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATION FRAMEWORK USING ISO 27037:2012." International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics 8, no. 1 (2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.17781/p002464.

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Chatzoglou, Prodromos, Dimitrios Chatzoudes, and Nikolaos Kipraios. "The impact of ISO 9000 certification on firms’ financial performance." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 35, no. 1 (January 5, 2015): 145–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-07-2012-0387.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the acquisition of an ISO 9000 certification and the overall financial performance of the certified firms. More specifically, the study proposes a multidimensional conceptual framework, including “customers’ demand”, “ISO adoption”, “operation efficiency”, “market efficiency” and “overall financial performance”. Such a multidimensional approach has randomly been explored in the existing literature, making the examination of the proposed conceptual framework an interesting research topic. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed conceptual framework was tested on a sample of Greek ISO 9000-certified companies of various economic sectors. Quality managers were used as key respondents. The final sample consisted of 168 companies. The reliability and the validity of the questionnaire were thoroughly examined. Empirical data were analyzed using the structural equation modelling technique. The findings are based on the 2000 version of the ISO series, which is generally accepted and has widespread use, as it has eliminated most of the disadvantages of the 1994 version. The present study is empirical (it is based on primary data), explanatory (examines cause and effect relationships), deductive (tests research hypotheses) and quantitative (includes the analysis of quantitative data collected with the use of a structured questionnaire). Findings – The findings of the study provide strong evidence that ISO 9000 implementation is highly associated with improvements in overall financial performance. Moreover, it was found that ISO implementation is directly associated with significant improvements in quality awareness, operations execution, market share, customer satisfaction and sales revenue. Finally, customers’ demand was not found to be the most important motivation for implementing an ISO certification. Rather, it seems that companies seek for quality improvement due to internal motives. Research limitations/implications – A limitation stemming from the implemented methodology is the use of self-report scales to measure the constructs of the proposed model. Moreover, the present paper lacks a longitudinal approach, since it is cross-sectional and provides a static picture of ISO implementation. Practical implications – The paper makes an analytical effort in order to point out areas that companies should emphasize in order to successfully implement ISO 9000 and, therefore, harvest its potential benefits. Certain practical implications are offered in the final part of the paper. Originality/value – The paper proposes an enhanced conceptual framework that examines vital issues concerning the successful implementation of ISO 9000, thus, providing valuable outcomes for decision makers and academics. Moreover, the results of the study may be generalized in other developed countries whose economy faces similar significant challenges as Greece.

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Katajajuuri, Juha-Matti, Hannele Pulkkinen, Hanna Hartikainen, Kristoffer Krogerus, Frans Silvenius, Merja Saarinen, Kirsi Usva, and Heli Yrjänäinen. "Elintarvikkeiden ympäristövaikutusten vertailukelpoinen laskenta." Suomen Maataloustieteellisen Seuran Tiedote, no. 28 (January 31, 2012): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.33354/smst.75493.

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Elintarvikealan yritykset laskevat aktiivisesti tuotteidensa hiilijalanjälkiä ja jotkut yrityksistä ovat myös merkinneet osan markkinoilla olevista tuotteistaan itse laatimillaan hiilijalanjälkimerkinnöillä.Tuotteiden elinkaariarvioinnin periaatteet ovat olleet standardoituja vuodesta 1996 lähtien (ISO 14040 ja ISO 14044). Standardit päivitettiin vuonna 2002, ja sen jälkeen erilaisten laskentaohjeistusten kehitys on ollut erityisen intensiivistä. Näillä laskentaohjeistoilla on pyritty yhtenäistämään elinkaariarvioinnin käytäntöjä standardeja yksityiskohtaisemmin. Viime vuosina hiilijalanjäljet eli elinkaariset kasvihuonekaasupäästöt eli ilmastovaikutukset ovat nousseet elinkaarilaskennan keskiöön.BSI:n PAS 2050-ohje tuotteiden kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen arvioimiseksi on nyt ollut saatavilla pari vuotta. Ohje on jo kertaalleen päivitettykin (PAS 2050:2011). EC julkaisi alkuvuonna 2010 liki tuhatsivuisen seitsemään ohjekirjaan jakautuvan elinkaarilaskentaohjeistuksensa (ILCD). WRI ja WBCSD puolestaan julkaisivat loppuvuonna 2011yhteisen tuotteiden GHG Protocol -ohjeistuksensa. Kansainvälinen standardisoimisliitto (ISO, International Organization for Standardization) julkaisee oman tuotteiden hiilijalanjälkistandardinsa 2013 (ISO 14067-2). Kaikki edellä mainitut pohjautuvat enemmän tai vähemmän ISO 14040-sarjaan. Myös European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Round Table on lähtenyt kehittämään jalanjälkien standardointia, mutta ainakin toistaiseksi työ on edennyt hitaasti.Kehitystyöstä huolimatta yleisesti hyväksyttyä ja laajasti käytettyä standardia tai muuta ohjetta ei ole vielä saatavilla, eikä läpimurto sellaisen saamiseksi näytä olevan tapahtumassakaan. Elinkaariarvioinnissa on useita päätöksenteko- ja valintatilanteita, joihin ISO- standardi ja suurin osa muistakaan ohjeista ei pysty tarjoamaan yksiselitteisiä ratkaisuja. Julkaistut kansainväliset ohjeistukset ovat hyvin yleisluontoisia, koska niitä on tarkoitus pystyä soveltamaan kaikkiin tuotteisiin eri tuotannonaloilla. Näin ollen niitä ei voi käyttää ainoana ohjeena tuotteiden ympäristövaikutusten laskemiseksi, jos halutaan että eri tuotteita koskevat lopputulokset ovat keskenään vertailukelpoisia.Näistä lähtökohdista ja yritysten tarpeista vuoden 2009 lopulla käynnistynyt Tekes-rahoitteinen Foodprint Tools-hanke on loppusuoralla. Hankkeessa on työstetty kansallista laskentasuositusohjetta elintarvikkeiden jalanjälkien laskentaan. Työn tavoitteena on ollut yhtenäistää elintarvikkeiden ympäristövaikutusten, erityisesti hiilijalanjälkien laskentaa. Ohje perustuu ISO:n standardeihin, mutta keskittyy käytännön ratkaisujen yhdenmukaistamiseen, kuten mitkä vaiheet tarkasteluun sisällytetään ja minkälaista tietoa tuotantoketjun eri vaiheista pitäisi käyttää. Tämän julkisen kehityshankkeen rinnalla on meneillään kolme yrityshanketta, joissa testataan erilaisia tapoja kerätä tietoa koko ketjusta sekä varmistetaan ohjeiden toimivuutta ja tarkoituksenmukaisuutta. Hankkeiden lopullisena tavoitteena on, että elintarvikeyritykset pystyisivät tuottamaan luotettavaa, vertailukelpoista ja helposti päivitettävää hiilijalanjälkitietoa tuotteistaan.Hankkeessa on järjestetty työpajoja, joihin on kutsuttu osallistujia elintarvikeketjuista ja niiden sidosryhmistä. Paikalla on ollut mm. kaupan, teollisuuden ja hallinnon edustajia sekä erityisen paljon alkutuotannon edustajia. Työpajoissa on keskitytty tiedontuotannon haasteisiin. Keskusteluun ovat nousseet esimerkiksi tiedon tarve ja selkeys, epävarmuus ja -selvyys tietojen luovuttamisesta ja käyttämisestä, kustannukset ja lisääntyvä työmäärä. Samalla kuitenkin on löydetty myös ratkaisuja, hyviä tavoiteltavia periaatteita ja motivaatiotekijöitä, kuten tiedon lisääminen, oikeudenmukaisuus koko ketjussa, benchmarking, jatkuva parantaminen sekä ketjun toimijoiden avoin keskustelu, viestintä ja ketjun toimijoiden yhteisten tavoitteiden asettaminen. Keväällä 2012 järjestetään hankkeen viimeinen laaja työpaja, jonka jälkeen laskentasuositukseen tehdään viimeiset mahdolliset muutokset ja täsmennykset ennen sen julkaisemista.

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Bi, Jiantao, Jean Brodeur, Jiankun Guo, and Xingxing Wang. "Research on ontology for geospatial Web services." Geomatica 72, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 39–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/geomat-2018-0018.

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Discovery and access of Web services for geographic information on the Semantic Web has not been addressed yet by the Semantic Web community or by the geographic information community. However, ISO/TC 211 in the ISO Technical Specification ISO/TS 19150-1:2012, Geographic information — Ontology — Part 1: Framework provides a plan to cover this purpose. Recently, ISO/TC 211 approved a new project ISO 19150-4, Geographic information — Ontology — Part 4: Service ontology, for the development of a new ISO standard that deals with Web services for geographic information. This ISO standard has reached the draft international standard stage. This paper aims at providing an overall description of the standard including the ontological framework for geographic information services and a crosswalk with other frameworks for Web services (such as OWL-S, SWSO, WSMO) to support interoperability with them.

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Psomas, Evangelos, and Dimitrios Kafetzopoulos. "Performance measures of ISO 9001 certified and non-certified manufacturing companies." Benchmarking: An International Journal 21, no. 5 (July 29, 2014): 756–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-04-2012-0028.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare ISO 9001 certified and non-certified manufacturing companies with regard to performance measures, both financial and non-financial. Design/methodology/approach – A research study was carried out in 140 Greek manufacturing companies by means of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was sent by e-mail and it was requested that it should be answered by a company representative. Exploratory factor analysis is applied in order to extract the latent factors of performance measures. The differences between the ISO 9001 certified and non-certified manufacturing companies are determined through non-parametric tests such as the χ2-test and the Mann-Whitney U-test. Findings – The ISO 9001 certified manufacturing companies significantly outperform the non-certified with regard to product quality, customer satisfaction, operational, market and financial performance. This is evident in a business environment where an economic downturn and financial crisis dominates. Research limitations/implications – The sub-samples of the responding ISO 9001 certified and non-certified manufacturing companies are small sized and they are limited to small- and medium-sized enterprises. The subjective character of the data collected through the company representatives involves the risk of receiving biased responses regarding the performance measures. The above limitations suggest future research recommendations. Practical implications – The increased performance measures of the ISO 9001 certified manufacturing companies may motivate the non-certified ones to implement the ISO 9001 standard and apply for the certification in order to increase their performance and withstand the current economic downturn and financial crisis. The present study may also stimulate manufacturing companies to adopt traditional and modern benchmarking techniques, in an additional effort to improve their businesses and competitiveness. Originality/value – The present study compares performance measures of ISO 9001 certified and non-certified manufacturing companies operating under unprecedented circumstances due to the current economic downturn and financial crisis.

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Cabas Vásquez, Luis Carlos, Ernesto Steffens Sanabria, Rocío Gutiérrez Echeverría, Cecilia ibeth Sierra Martínez, and William Grisales Cardona. "Diseño de un sistema integrado de gestión para una empresa tabacalera a partir de las normas ISO 9001, ISO 18001, ISO 14001 y BASC 2012." Producción + Limpia 11, no. 1 (2016): 162–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.22507/pml.v11n1a15.

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He, Wenming, Huiren Hu, and Wang Li. "Multivariate-parameter optimization of the alkaline peroxide mechanical pulp (APMP) process for larch (Larix gmelinii Rupr.) using Box-Behnken design." Holzforschung 67, no. 7 (October 1, 2013): 727–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hf-2012-0172.

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Abstract The study is aiming at the finding of optimal pulping conditions for the alkaline peroxide mechanical pulping process applied to larch in terms of brightness (% ISO) and tensile strength (TS). Based on three variables, the Box-Behnken experimental design was applied to determine the effects of the first-stage and second-stage dosages of H2O2 and the impregnation temperature on % ISO and TS. The equations based on the quadratic regression analysis were developed, which describe the response behaviors as the simultaneous functions of the selected independent variables. The best brightness achieved was 75.4% ISO under the following conditions: first-stage H2O2 3.5%, second-stage H2O2 3.54%, and impregnation temperature 81.4°C. The best TS (37.2 N·m g-1) was found under the following conditions: first-stage H2O2 2.4%, second-stage H2O2 3.9%, and impregnation temperature 90°C.

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Lapić, Ivana, Matea Ivić, Ines Alpeza Viman, Lovorka Đerek, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro, Marina Tomičević, and Dunja Rogić. "Laboratory professionals’ attitudes towards ISO 15189 2012 accreditation: an anonymous survey of three Croatian accredited medical laboratories." Biochemia medica 31, no. 2 (June 15, 2021): 331–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/bm.2021.020712.

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Effective implementation and continual compliance with ISO 15189:2012 require ongoing commitment and active involvement of laboratory staff. Our aim was to assess attitudes regarding accreditation implementation by conducting a survey in three Croatian accredited medical laboratories. An anonymous survey consisting of 34 questions was distributed either electronically or in a paper form a week prior to scheduled annual audits. Distributions of answers regarding age, work experience, laboratory workplace, and education level and according to the respective laboratory were compared. The overall response rate was 76% (225/297). Preference towards working in an accredited laboratory and a positive attitude were revealed by 70% and 56% participants, respectively, with better process documentation as the main advantage. Only 14% of responders considered themselves completely familiar with ISO 15189:2012. Total of 68% of responders felt that accreditation increases the usual workload, with excessive paperwork as the main contributor. Half of the responders declared partial agreement that accreditation requirements and expectations were clearly explained and claimed that their suggestions were taken into account only occasionally, which was especially emphasized by technical staff. The vast majority (89%) completely follow the prescribed protocols. Only 27% consider turnaround time monitoring useful. Competence assessment is considered efficient by 41% of responders. The majority (73%) prefer an online audit in times of COVID-19. Despite an overall positive attitude towards accreditation, further efforts are needed in providing better education about ISO 15189:2012 for technical staff and modifying formats of competence assessment, in order to achieve better adherence to ISO 15189:2012 requirements.

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Hellweg, Robert D., Jeff G. Schmitt, and Laura Ann Wilber. "Report of ISO/TC 43, Acoustics, and ISO/TC 43/SC1, Noise, Standards Meetings in Florianopolis, Brazil, November 2012." Acoustics Today 9, no. 1 (2013): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4802077.

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Sivaram, N. M., S. R. Devadasan, R. Murugesh, S. Karthi, and C. G. Sreenivasa. "Synergising total productive maintenance elements with ISO 9001:2008 standard based quality management system." TQM Journal 26, no. 6 (October 7, 2014): 534–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tqm-08-2012-0059.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the integration of total productive maintenance (TPM) and ISO 9001 certification by contributing a model named as TPM 9001:2008. Design/methodology/approach – In the beginning of the paper, the origin, growth and capabilities of TPM and ISO 9001 certification in enabling the organizations to perform at world class level are appraised by citing research outcomes reported in literature arena. The information and knowledge thus gathered from literature arena are used to conceptualize TPM 9001:2008 model. Through this conceptualization, the eight TPM pillars are fitted into the five major clauses of ISO 9001:2008 standard. In order to illustrate this conceptualization, the contents of a sub-clause of TPM 9001:2008 model are presented and the rationale behind designating it is appraised. Findings – TPM 9001:2008 model brings out synergy from the two renowned world class strategies namely “TPM” and “ISO 9001 certification”. Practical implications – The paper points out that the practical validity of TPM 9001:2008 model shall be established by conducting real time case studies in various organizations. Originality/value – This paper presents a unique approach for integrating TPM elements with ISO 9001:2008 standard based quality management system, as a single framework benefiting the contemporary organizations.

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Jin, Cheng, and Sung Ho Cho. "A Robust Baseband Demodulator for ISO 18000-6C RFID Reader Systems." International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 8, no. 9 (January 2012): 406710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/406710.

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Courtois, Nicolas T. "CRYPTANALYSIS OF GOST IN THE MULTIPLE-KEY SCENARIO." Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications 57, no. 1 (November 1, 2013): 45–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/tmmp-2013-0035.

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ABSTRACT GOST 28147-89 is a well-known 256-bit block cipher. In 2010 GOST was submitted to ISO, to become an international standard. Then many academic attacks which allow to break full GOST faster than brute force have been found. The fastest known single-key attack on GOST for 264 of data is 2179 of [Courtois, N.: An improved differential attack on full GOST, Cryptology ePrint Archive, Report 2012/138, http://eprint.iacr.org/2012/138] and for 232 of data it is 2191 of [Courtois, N.: Algebraic complexity reduction and cryptanalysis of GOST, Preprint, 2010-13, http://eprint.iacr.org/2011/626]. Other results are slower but require significantly less memory [Courtois, N.: Algebraic complexity reduction and cryptanalysis of GOST, Preprint, 2010-2013, http://eprint.iacr.org/2011/626], [Dinur, I.-Dunkelman, O.-Shamir, A.: Improved attacks on full GOST, in: Fast Software Encryption-FSE ’12, 19th Internat. Workshop, Washington, USA, 2012, Lecture Notes in Comput. Sci., Vol. 7549, Springer, Berlin, 2012, pp. 9-28, http://eprint.iacr.org/2011/558/]. The common stereotype is that these will be “the best” attacks on GOST. However, ciphers are not used in practice with single keys, on the contrary. In this paper we intend to show that there exist attacks on GOST which are more versatile and even somewhat more “practical” than the best single key attack. We argument that multiple random key attacks not single key attacks, are more practical and more likely to be executed in the real life. They recover keys when other attacks recover none. One can break some (weaker) GOST keys in a population of 256-bit keys generated at random with a TOTAL computational effort as low as 2120, this including the cost to examine also the cases in which the attack does not work. All our attacks are based on special non-trivial properties of data inside the cipher which however are such that keys for which the property does not hold can be rejected efficiently.

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