in this study, deinkability of old newspaper by conventional method and the effect of washing, flotation and combined washing/flotation processes were investigated on optical and superficial properties of the produced papers. the results from measuring of the optical and superficial properties indicated that using chemical treatment time of 20 minute and one stage washing resulted the papers wi...

The present study evaluated cardioprotective effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Nepeta hindostana (NH), commonly know as badranjbuyeh in Unani medicine, in the experimental model of isoproterenol (ISO) induced- myocardial infarction. Wistar albino rats were divided in to four groups: sham control, ISO control, NH treatment group and ISO with NH treatment groups. NH was administered at doses o...

background and objectives: there is a growing tendency in iran’s health sector for adoption of standard excellence models for improving quality in healthcare organizations. the european foundation of quality management (efqm) model is a widely used framework for continuous quality management within healthcare facilities. the purpose of this article is to extend the view of current status of qua...

The purpose of this paper is to provide an enabler-based approach for a supervised self-assessment of operations excellence (OsE). Based on the latest approaches of excellence in operations from the literature as well as on the philosophy of the EFQM model, an OsE working definition was developed. In contrast to operational excellence (OE), which deals exclusively with the optimization of resul...

Purpose: of this paper is to introduce the reader to the characteristics of PDCA tool and Six Sigma (DMAIC, DFSS) techniques and EFQM Excellence Model (RADAR matrix), which are possible to use for the continuous quality improvement of products, processes and services in organizations. Design/methodology/approach: We compared the main characteristics of the presented methodologies aiming to show...