BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To analyze non-work-related sickness absence (NWR-SA) due to inguinal hernia and the factors related to its duration, paying particular attention to the pre-surgical period of NWR-SA. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective cohort study was conducted on 1,003 workers with an episode of NWR-SA due to an inguinal hernia, belonging to the insured population of a mutual insuranc...

This fact sheet documents the waste reduction measures of a company located in central Illinois that manufactures metal components used in electrical and mechanical support systems. These include conduit, process piping, wiring race ways, and other electrical equipment. The company’s goals were to improve its paint line’s pretreatment cleaning performance and to reduce operating costs. To achie...

Objectives of the Study This study focuses on the phenomenon of Mergers & Acquisitions and ponders whether alignment between the business strategy and the IT strategy has an impact on IT integration efforts within a case company. The study is facilitated by asking the research question; Does the level of strategic alignment between IT and business strategy have an impact on how IT is integrated...

introduction: prefabricated metal and ceramic posts can be used with different kinds of core materials as an alternative to the conventional casting post and cores. it is unclear how these post and core systems can withstand different kind of forces in the mouth. the purpose of this study was to compare the fracture strength of endodontically treated, crowned maxillary incisors restored with ca...

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. the relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. one method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

While ERP systems can improve the efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility of business processes, there exists a relationship between post-implementation modifications and the optimisation of business processes. This relationship has not been adequately researched. By drawing on the postimplementation experience of an Australian oil company, we report a series of modifications that were conduc...