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  • Open (Access) Journal-Article 
    A Lean Six Sigma framework to enhance the competitiveness in selected automotive component manufacturing organisations

    A Lean Six Sigma framework to enhance the competitiveness in selected automotive component manufacturing organisations

    This article investigates the integration of Lean and Six Sigma tools as a unified approach to continuous improvement and develops a Lean Six Sigma framework for selected automotive component manufacturing organisations in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa.

    Subjects:
    Management and Business Information Technology
    Keywords:
    Production management Automobile supplies industry Six sigma (Quality control stard)
    Resource Type:
    Open (Access) Journal-Article
     
    OER
  • Video 
    A New Way To Fund Health Care for The Most Vulnerable

    A New Way To Fund Health Care for The Most Vulnerable

    In 2011, eye surgeon and TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous developed a smartphone app that brings quality eye care to remote communities, helping people avoid losing their sight to curable or preventable conditions. Along the way, he noticed a problem: strict funding regulations meant that he could only operate on people with specific diseases, leaving many others without resources for treatment. In this passionate talk, Bastawrous calls for a new health care funding model that's flexible and ambitious -- to deliver better health to everyone, whatever their needs are.

    Subjects:
    Management of Health Care Services
    Keywords:
    Health services administration Poor -- Medical care -- Finance
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • e-book 
    A grammar of Komnzo

    A grammar of Komnzo

    Komnzo is a Papuan language of Southern New Guinea spoken by around 250 people in the village of Rouku. Komnzo belongs to the Tonda subgroup of the Yam language family, which is also known as the Morehead Upper-Maro group. This grammar provides the first comprehensive description of a Yam language. It is based on 16 months of fieldwork. The primary source of data is a text corpus of around 12 hours recorded and transcribed between 2010 and 2015. Komnzo provides many fields of future research, but the most interesting aspect of its structure lies in the verb morphology, to which the two largest chapters of the grammar are dedicated. Komnzo verbs may index up to two arguments showing agreement in person, number and gender. Verbs encode 18 TAM categories, valency, directionality and deictic status. Morphological complexity lies not only in the amount of categories that verbs may express, but also in the way these are encoded. Komnzo verbs exhibit what may be called ‘distributed exponence’, i.e. single morphemes are underspecified for a particular grammatical category. Therefore, morphological material from different sites has to be integrated first, and only after this integration can one arrive at a particular grammatical category. The descriptive approach in this grammar is theory-informed rather than theory-driven. Comparison to other Yam languages and diachronic developments are taken into account whenever it seems helpful.

    Subjects:
    Foreign Language Learning
    Keywords:
    Language languages -- Grammars Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    Abnormal Psychology - 1st Edition

    Abnormal Psychology - 1st Edition

    Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University. The book tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. This journey starts by discussing what abnormal behavior is by attempting to understand what normal behavior is. Models of abnormal psychology and clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment are then discussed. With these three modules completed, the authors next explore several classes of mental disorders in 5 blocks. Block 1 covers mood, trauma and stressor related, and dissociative disorders. Block 2 covers anxiety, somatic symptom, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Block 3 covers eating and substance-related and addictive disorders. Block 4 tackles schizophrenia spectrum and personality disorders. Finally, Block 5 investigates neurocognitive disorders and then ends with a discussion of contemporary issues in psychopathology. Disorders are covered by discussing their clinical presentation and DSM Criteria, epidemiology, comorbidity, etiology, and treatment options.

    Subjects:
    Health Sciences, Psychology, Social Work and Human Services, and Nursing
    Keywords:
    Schizophrenia Psychology Pathological Psychiatry Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    Academic Listening Survival Strategies: A guide for students of English medium universities

    Academic Listening Survival Strategies: A guide for students of English medium universities

    Listening in English at university can be a challenge for many students. Students may find it hard to cope with the speed of lecturers, dealing with technical vocabulary, or being able to concentrate on the lecture for long periods of time. By reading thisguide and completing the activities, you will be able to pinpoint which listening challenges affect you,and how to deal with them. Better academic listening can lead to more understanding in lectures and a more fulfilling learning experience at university.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language Listening comprehension
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Video 
    All Gone Well Done - Episode 1

    All Gone Well Done - Episode 1

    In the age of information, everyone is easy to be satisfied with the so-called "facts". However, a young man, Ah On believes that the truth-seeking spirit just like playing a trick, you can only one-side of the "truth". Let's check out whether the buddies of Ah On have this truth-seeking spirit or not.

    Keywords:
    Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    All Gone Well Done - Episode 2

    All Gone Well Done - Episode 2

    In facing the developer hegemony, Ah Bao’s convenient store is being forced to relocate. His best friend, Ah On gave up the opportunity to study aboard and insisted to stay in Hong Kong and film a documentary about the reconstruction of the old district. Why did he give up the study? Let’s find out the story of Ah On.

    Keywords:
    Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    All Gone Well Done - Episode 3

    All Gone Well Done - Episode 3

    There are many strange things happened in the old building, is it a trick played by the developers? Let’s continue the story to see what happened on the 5 young people.

    Keywords:
    Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    All Gone Well Done - Episode 4

    All Gone Well Done - Episode 4

    In order to realize the unfinished plan of Ah On, some of his friends conduct the interview, some of them responsible for the on-site investigation while some of them do the background research. Do you want to know what are they going to do? Let’s check it out!

    Keywords:
    Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    All Gone Well Done - Episode 5

    All Gone Well Done - Episode 5

    Here comes to the last episode! Let's check out whether they can realize the unfinished plan of Ah On.

    Keywords:
    Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
    Resource Type:
    Video