The quality of working Australia and its relevance for HRM and organisational effectiveness in the Asia Pacific

The rum industry is currently worth USD 16 billion, with production concentrated in tropical countries of the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific regions. The primary feedstock for rum production is sugar cane molasses, a by-product of sugar refineries. The main variables known to affect rum quality include the composition of the molasses, the length of fermentation, and the type of barrels and length of time used for aging the rum. The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the impact of these variables on rum quality, and to highlight current challenges and opportunities in the production of rum from molasses. In order to achieve this, we review the relevant contemporary scientific literature on these topics. The major contemporary challenges in the rum production industry include minimising the effects of variability in feedstock quality, ensuring the fermentation process runs to completion, preventing microbial contamination, and the selection and maintenance of yeast strains providing optimum ethanol production. Stringent quality management practices are required to ensure consistency in the quality and organoleptic properties of the rum from batch to batch. Further research is required to fully understand the influences of many of these variables on the final quality of the rum produced.

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Precise Point Positioning Using the Regional BeiDou Navigation Satellite Constellation

Journal of Navigation ◽

10.1017/s0373463313000842 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 67 (3) ◽

pp. 523-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Aigong Xu ◽

Zongqiu Xu ◽

Xinchao Xu ◽

Huizhong Zhu ◽

Xin Sui ◽

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Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Precise Point Positioning ◽

Satellite System ◽

Convergence Time ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Satellite Orbits ◽

Navigation Satellite ◽

Asia Pacific Region ◽

Point Positioning

On 27 December 2012 it was announced officially that the Chinese Navigation Satellite System BeiDou (BDS) was able to provide operational services over the Asia-Pacific region. The quality of BDS observations was confirmed as comparable with those of GPS, and relative positioning in static and kinematic modes were also demonstrated to be very promising. As Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technology is widely recognized as a method of precise positioning service, especially in real-time, in this contribution we concentrate on the PPP performance using BDS data only. BDS PPP in static, kinematic and simulated real-time kinematic mode is carried out for a regional network with six stations equipped with GPS- and BDS-capable receivers, using precise satellite orbits and clocks estimated from a global BDS tracking network. To validate the derived positions and trajectories, they are compared to the daily PPP solution using GPS data. The assessment confirms that the performance of BDS PPP is very comparable with GPS in terms of both convergence time and accuracy.

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Who guarantees the quality of the quality assurance agencies? The exploration of the establishment and growth of the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR)

Higher Education Evaluation and Development ◽

10.1108/heed-07-2017-0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 58-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jianxin Zhang ◽

Jagannath Patil

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Quality Assurance ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Qualitative Assessment ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Asia Pacific Region ◽

Content Type ◽

Quality Register

Purpose After the “quantity era,” today higher education has entered into the “quality era” and as “the gate keepers of quality,” quality assurance agencies (QAAs) are playing more and more irreplaceable important roles and their social status are becoming more and more prominent. However, how to guarantee the quality of the QAAs? Who can review the QAAs? The purpose of this paper is based exploration of these questions. Design/methodology/approach Following the founding of the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR) for Higher Education, the Asia Pacific Quality Register (APQR) became the second in the international quality assurance (QA) networks to implement QA register, in 2015 with initiative of Asia-Pacific Quality Network. Findings This paper first retrospects the history and process of APQR, and subsequently the implementation of APQR is described in detail from the two aspects of the criteria and the procedure, and at the end, the paper concludes with a summary of the three characteristics of this first formal implement of APQR: APQR is an international register open to all the QAAs; APQR emphasizes characteristics evaluation of diversity; and APQR highlights the combination of quantitative assessment and qualitative assessment. Originality/value Today on the international stage of QA, APQR has emerged as “the watchman of quality” in the Asia-Pacific region as counterpart of EQAR in Europe. How far away does such newly emerging form of guaranteeing the QAAs’ quality go forward, what is its future prospects and other concerning issues, are some of the question that need enthusiastic attention and contribution.

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A new Plasmodium vivax reference sequence with improved assembly of the subtelomeres reveals an abundance of pir genes

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.9876.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Sarah Auburn ◽

Ulrike Böhme ◽

Sascha Steinbiss ◽

Hidayat Trimarsanto ◽

Jessica Hostetler ◽

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Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Plasmodium Vivax ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Ex Vivo ◽

Vital Role ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Reference Sequence ◽

Manual Curation ◽

Illumina Sequence

Plasmodium vivax is now the predominant cause of malaria in the Asia-Pacific, South America and Horn of Africa. Laboratory studies of this species are constrained by the inability to maintain the parasite in continuous ex vivo culture, but genomic approaches provide an alternative and complementary avenue to investigate the parasite’s biology and epidemiology. To date, molecular studies of P. vivax have relied on the Salvador-I reference genome sequence, derived from a monkey-adapted strain from South America. However, the Salvador-I reference remains highly fragmented with over 2500 unassembled scaffolds. Using high-depth Illumina sequence data, we assembled and annotated a new reference sequence, PvP01, sourced directly from a patient from Papua Indonesia. Draft assemblies of isolates from China (PvC01) and Thailand (PvT01) were also prepared for comparative purposes. The quality of the PvP01 assembly is improved greatly over Salvador-I, with fragmentation reduced to 226 scaffolds. Detailed manual curation has ensured highly comprehensive annotation, with functions attributed to 58% core genes in PvP01 versus 38% in Salvador-I. The assemblies of PvP01, PvC01 and PvT01 are larger than that of Salvador-I (28-30 versus 27 Mb), owing to improved assembly of the subtelomeres. An extensive repertoire of over 1200 Plasmodium interspersed repeat (pir) genes were identified in PvP01 compared to 346 in Salvador-I, suggesting a vital role in parasite survival or development. The manually curated PvP01 reference and PvC01 and PvT01 draft assemblies are important new resources to study vivax malaria. PvP01 is maintained at GeneDB and ongoing curation will ensure continual improvements in assembly and annotation quality.

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The impact of regional investment attractiveness and management accounting tools on investment activities of enterprises

LAPLAGE EM REVISTA ◽

10.24115/s2446-622020206extra-c671p.320-325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (Extra-C) ◽

pp. 320-325

Author(s):

Elena V. Konvisarova ◽

Tatiana A. Levchenko ◽

Vadim V. Shcherbakov ◽

Ilia S. Vzdorik ◽

Maxim N. Kriuchkov

Keyword(s):

Institutional Environment ◽

Management Accounting ◽

Russian Far East ◽

Far East ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Investment Activity ◽

Efficiency Increase ◽

The Impact ◽

The Russian Far East

The purpose of the study is to determine the ways which intensify the investment activity of enterprises in the Russian Far East. They performed the comparative analysis of the rating methods used in the Russian Federation to assess the investment attractiveness of the regions. It was revealed that a common characteristic of the analyzed methods is to consider the infrastructural factor and their institutional environment, and, in particular, the presence and quality of the business support infrastructure. These factors directly affect the investment attractiveness of a single enterprise and project, as they form the investor's attitude. To increase the investment attractiveness of the Russian Far East regions, it is necessary to use the experience of the Asia-Pacific countries. The work formulated recommendations on the application of Chinese experience in relation to Russian territories with preferential economic regimes. To solve the problem of efficiency, increase and intensity the investment activities of enterprises, the concept of management. accounting tool application is proposed.

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Examining the quality of work life: empirical testing indicators in the public organisation

Annals of Human Resource Management Research ◽

10.35912/ahrmr.v1i2.503 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 99-111

Author(s):

Mohammad Reza Zahedy ◽

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Seyyed Asghar Jafari ◽

Majid Ramezan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Quality ◽

Work Life ◽

Quality Of Work Life ◽

Theoretical Research ◽

Human Resource Managers ◽

Quality Of Work ◽

Organisational Effectiveness ◽

Study Results ◽

Public Organisations

Purpose: The present study aimed to identify employees’ quality of work life indicators in public organisations and provide necessary context to improve system accountability and employees’ needs in organisations. Research methodology: To identify quality of work life indicators, authors studied theoretical research basics entirely and by considering elites’ ideas, identified main indicators by a descriptive – survey technique. Result: Based on research findings, 15 constituents were identified as work life quality indicators. Research results indicate undesired quality of work life among employees at public organisations. Of identified constituents, Safe and healthy working conditions and organisational conflict are the most important and job satisfaction and Pay/benefits are the lowest important factors. Limitations: The results only extend the understanding of the role of quality of work life in organisational effectiveness and have implications for human resource managers that may not be applicable for other positions. Contribution: The study results help organisations identify the elements that affect the QWL and help them plan to increase organisational effectiveness by increasing employee satisfaction and motivation.

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Offshoring Entertainment and Media to India

Outsourcing and Offshoring of Professional Services - Advances in Electronic Commerce ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-972-4.ch007 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 142-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alyssa D. Schwender ◽

Christopher J.M. Leet

Keyword(s):

Digital Media ◽

Effective Means ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Media Industry ◽

Global Media ◽

Doing Business ◽

Venture Funding ◽

Growing Region

This chapter explores opportunities for the offshoring of assorted processes in the global entertainment and media industry. Currently, this industry is experiencing incredible growth, much of it spurred by the increased digitalization of media production around the world. The rise of digital technology, faster global connectivity, an increased quality of downloads have been the driving factors behind this growth. The filmed entertainment, recorded music, and television networks and distribution sectors of the industry will undergo major technological changes in the coming years. These changes will provide opportunities for entrepreneurs to enter the global media industry. Using venture funding, startups are utilizing offshoring concepts to create a more efficient cost-effective means of doing business. The Asia Pacific market is currently the fastest-growing region, with India leading the way with offshoring of film functions. The industry will see a change from large media conglomerates as the sole owners of all media to smaller companies offering services, in which they specialize, to these larger companies, as digital media makes it easily accessible around the globe.

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Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Regional Perspective

Media International Australia ◽

10.1177/1329878x9909100106 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 91 (1) ◽

pp. 33-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David B. Soothill

Keyword(s):

Asia Pacific ◽

Quality Of Services ◽

Pacific Region ◽

Digital Audio ◽

Asia Pacific Region ◽

Digital Radio ◽

Digital Audio Broadcasting ◽

Satellite Broadcasting ◽

The Impact

The Asia-Pacific is the world's largest region and it has a huge range of potential radio uses that analogue terrestrial broadcasting simply cannot meet. This article explores the impact that digital radio transmission will have on the region, and the importance of satellite broadcasting and multichannel broadcasting for better coverage and quality of services.

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Telemedicine Healthcare Service Adoption Barriers in Rural Bangladesh

Australasian Journal of Information Systems ◽

10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2165 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Khondker Mohammad Zobair ◽

Louis Sanzogni ◽

Kuldeep Sandhu

Keyword(s):

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Health Staff ◽

Allocation Of Resources ◽

Technology Infrastructure ◽

Rural Bangladesh ◽

Organisational Effectiveness ◽

Information And Communication

This article investigates potential barriers to telemedicine adoption in centres hosted by rural public hospitals in Bangladesh. Little is known of the barriers related to telemedicine adoption in this context. Analysis of data collected from rural telemedicine patients identified seven broad categories of barriers: lack of organisational effectiveness, information and communication technology infrastructure, quality of care, allocation of resources, health staff motivation, patient satisfaction and trustworthiness. Their significance is explored. This research is based on the quantitative analysis of a data set of 500 telemedicine patients, from rural areas in Bangladesh. A conceptual model showing the interaction of pre-determined classes of barriers was established and hypotheses set up and tested using partial least squares structural equation modelling. Exemplary barriers to telemedicine adoption were identified and confirmed (p<.01) namely, lack of organisational effectiveness, health staff motivation, patient satisfaction, and trustworthiness collectively explaining 62% of the variance in barriers to adoption and providing for the first-time empirical support of their existence. These barriers offer considerable resistance to the adoption and maintenance of current telemedicine projects in rural Bangladesh. Further, lack of information and communication technology infrastructure, allocation of resources and quality of care are indirect barriers affecting successful deployment of telemedicine in rural settings. These findings illuminate adoption impediments faced by existing telemedicine projects and institutionalise favourable policy guidelines to improve Bangladesh’s and similar emerging economies’ healthcare industries. Policy interventions and recommendations are provided, including current research limitations leading to opportunities for future research.

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