Are Industry 4.0 technologies enablers of lean? Evidence from manufacturing industries by Narula, Sanjiv, Puppala, Harish, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Dwivedy, Maheshwar, Prakash, Surya, Talwar, Vishal

“…Further, we drew a prioritization map of I4.0 on the employment of lean tools in manufacturing, using the Best-Worst Method (BWM). Findings: The findings indicate that cloud manufacturing, simulation, industrial internet of things, horizontal and vertical integration impact 100% of the lean tools, while both cyber-security. …”
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National identity and European integration in secondary education: the case of Slovakia by Šulíková, Jana

“…This thesis is set against a twofold background: national identity as a source of public resistance towards the deepening of European integration; and the possible role of education in enhancing support for the process, as endorsed through the European dimension in education, In particular, through an empirical investigation, it examines the extent to which lower secondary education in Slovakia promotes the idea of a post-national Europe or whether, by contrast, it reinforces a more nationalist approach and therefore takes an instrumental outlook on European integration, To this end, a double-structured analytical model has been created, This draws on insights from the scholarship of nationalism captured under the umbrella terms of primordialism, constructivism and ethno-symbolism and also on the academic debate on European integration, summarised in this thesis as supranationalism and intergovernmentalism, In applying it, the thesis analyses the interpretation of the nature of nations and European integration in the most recent curricula and textbooks of history, geography and civics, It also examines teachers' and students' views through a qualitative research method based on interviews and discussions, As the findings indicate, the conceptualisation of national identity within lower secondary education in Slovakia remains dominated by the academically most controversial notion, primordialism, which regards nations as unique and immutable, Particularly in the case of textbooks and teachers, this does not necessarily lead to an interpretation of European integration as an instrument of interstate co-operation (intergovernmentalism) nor to a complete rejection of an eventual post-national transformation of Europe (supranationalism), However, students' views display a higher degree of polarisation in these respects, leading to a clear opposition to supranationalism, Overall, the thesis concludes that lower secondary education in Slovakia does not demonstrate support for a genuine post-national Europe, Unaffected by scholarly advances in the study of nationalism, it remains rooted in traditional misconceptions in relation to national identity and promotes values-based coexistence and co-operation between nations and nation-states in Europe, The research is original in two ways, Firstly, it is innovative in adapting and applying the insights of the scholarship of nationalism and European integration within the context of a case study on secondary education, Secondly, it provides substantial new knowledge of learning, teaching and attitudes on these issues in Slovakia, Although the conclusions are country-specific, they have a wider significance and the thesis identifies some avenues for further research and areas for practical application of the findings within and beyond the frontiers of Slovakia.…”
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Beyond patriarchy: a qualitative study of men's experience of domestic abuse by Utton, Penny

“…A key implication of the findings is the need for counselling psychologists to be aware that men can be subject to DA and that such abuse can have a severe, traumatic and enduring impact. …”
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The role of export associations as supporters of SME exporters in Ghana's non-traditional export sector by Martins, Albert

“…Additionally, survey results from 259 SME exporters were statistically analysed employing SPSS. The main findings suggest that EAs are supporting SME exporters only to a little extent, providing more home-country than foreign-country support. …”
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Measuring the financial impact of equipment performance improvement: ISB and IEB metrics by Luis Alejandro, Gólcher-Barguil, Nadeem, Simon Peter, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil

“…The relevant data may be collected through accounting systems, purpose-built software, or electronic spreadsheets. Findings: The findings suggest that both measures provide an effective cost-benefit analysis of equipment performance enhancement. …”
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Integrating educational digital storytelling in the writing class: towards a 21st century academic literacy in higher education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Educators in the 21st century Higher Education Institutions can benefit from this highly interactive approach in their effort to help students develop their academic skills while they engage in the development of engaging stories which allow them to put the theory they have learnt into practice. Findings reveal that students enhanced their writing performance considerably through their reflection on deep learning. …”
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The Effects of Entrepreneurial Management and Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Women-Owned Smes Business Performance in Malaysia by Rashid, Umi Kartini, Nasuredin, Juzaimi, Sonia Lohana, Sonia Lohana, Ismail, Fadillah

“…The empirical findings revealed significant relationships between women-owned SME's business performance and resource orientation, reward philosophy, strategic orientation, innovativeness, pro-activeness, as well as risk-taking. …”
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The impact of lean six sigma practices based on industrial revolution 4.0 towards balanced scorecard indicators in Malaysia manufacturing sector by Zamri, Shafeeka Fadlikh

“…The structural model findings revealed that LSS had significant impact on BSC indicators with p-value<0.001. …”
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Real driving emissions tests of a light truck operating using a Euro-IV compliant CI engine by Ang, Chuen Yuen

“…However, HC emission results obtained were found to be 6 times higher than the regulated EURO IV limit. Findings suggested that emissions results obtained depend strongly on the functional relations and types of emission. …”
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Structural relationship model of social factors impacting the community’s psychology in The Iskandar Malaysia Development by Ismail, Mohd. Firdaus

“…The results which are the main contribution of this findings are the structural relationship model showed that employment domain had the highest influence in the model, aligning with the findings from the descriptive analysis that employment had the most significant psychological consequences for the community…”
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To study an awareness on sustainable green building practices amongst construction industry players by Md. Yassin, Azlina, Musa, Sharifah Meryam Shareh, Shafii, Haryati

“…The findings have identified independent/government rating system as the main factor influencing construction industry player to undertaking green building practice. …”
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Structural modelling of cause and effect factors of construction waste generation in Malaysian Construction Industry by Nagapan, Sasitharan

“…This group of factors should be avoided during construction works to reduce the waste generation. The findings of this study are contributed to understand clearly the cause and effect factors of construction waste generation in Malaysia.…”
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Framework for developing reverse mortgage market in Malaysia by Mohammed, Mohammed Ishaq

“…Similarly, the findings suggest that although individuals showed high willingness to use reverse mortgage in the future, the financial institutions may be sceptical to provide the product unless there is strong commitment from the government.…”
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A model for enhancing customer satisfaction for quality services and awareness through community participation by Umar Bello, Muhammad

“…This re-search has only been applied to BPMC, and further testing across different MC’s in Malaysia is needed to generalise the findings. The researcher concludes that commu-nity participation can enhance customer satisfaction through comprehensive model at the grass root level.…”
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Learning style preference and critical thinking perception among engineering students by Muhammad Ismail Jamali, Ali Raza Jamali

“…The study findings suggested that providing preferred learning style (visual learning style) in classroom will enhance students’ academic achievement and increase their cognitive level. …”
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Effect of incremental pattern transformation strategy on academic achievement, job task performance and learning satisfaction among vocational trainees by Yasak, Zurina

“…The findings also suggest that, appropriately designed learning materials can support learning and job performance.…”
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The influence of the six domains of entrepreneurial ecosystem on the Malaysian small and medium enterprises performance by Abdullah, Ammar Harith

“…The quantitative finding indicated the ecosystem is positively correlated to performance, with Pearson correlation coefficient of r = 0.682. …”
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Critical management practices in reducing construction project on-site waste by Mohd Zin, Ahmad Faizul

“…This study will guide the construction players to apply specific measures to reduce on-site construction waste generation. The findings will indirectly assist project managers to achieve targeted performance in construction projects and also will directly reduce the impact of construction waste towards environment.…”
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A tve curriculum framework for sustainability literacy by Chidozie, Chinedu Caleb

“…In phase three a survey of 116 TVE educators was carried out to validate the identified curriculum framework components in terms of their utility value and feasibility for implementation in TVE. Findings from the QDA revealed that ESD was essentially minimal, as only minute depictions of the concept were reflected across the TVE programs. …”
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Mechanical design of an automated vehicle driving system for drive cycle testing by Saini, Adam

“…From the finding and the requirement to work on a small space area, the new concept for mechanical design is needed. …”
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