scholarly journals Taking a step forward in continuous improvement

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Gabriela Salim Spagnol ◽  
Li Min Li
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Number Of Publications

In order to overcome barriers to quality improvement and sustaining continuous improvement, services must plan and apply specific strategies. Especially in Brazil, both private and public systems face an urgent need to maintain successful improvements in the current scenario of increasingly restricted budgets through innovative approaches. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present a narrative view of strategies to sustain continuous improvement. Methods: This article describes a narrative review of literature on the following databases: Emerald, Scopus (Elsevier), OneFile (GALE), Technology Research Database, Web of Science and Engineering Research Database, using the terms: 'sustainability' and 'continuous improvement '. Findings: This study selected 18 articles from 2003 onwards, showing a yearly growthin number of publications, which pointsan increasing presence of continuous improvement initiatives worldwide. Discussion: This literature review shows a growing concern to provide a reliable framework for evidence-based improvements, combined with innovation and a system wide approach. This literature review should assist other scholars and practitioners who are interested in substantiating their improvement efforts.

Application of ISM in the Manufacturing Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-45
Author(s):  
Abhinav Pal ◽  
Jisha Rajendran ◽  
Aastha Behl
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Structural Modelling ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modelling ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Current Scenario

This chapter discusses the application of Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) in the manufacturing sector. Authors provide a brief about ISM and its usage in the current scenario, and a comprehensive literature review that sheds light on the methodology used over the years in the application of ISM. The chapter assesses the method's advantages and disadvantages. It introduces the technique of ISM in the manufacturing sector, and discusses the applications of ISM in the manufacturing sector along the review of literature.

scholarly journals Modelos Assistenciais na Enfermagem - Revisão de Literatura

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Fátima Silvana Furtado Gerolin ◽  
Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Models ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Care Nursing

Com o objetivo de realizar uma revisão da literatura norteada pelas questões: quais as contribuições de trabalhos disponíveis on-line na base de dados PUBMED, SciELO e Web of Science com temas relacionados a modelos assistenciais na área de enfermagem, no recorte temporal de 2004 a 2011, e quais os modelos assistenciais encontrados com maior frequência, foram selecionados 60 artigos diretamente vinculados ao objeto da pesquisa. Foram classificados segundo país de origem, nomenclatura do modelo e características dos dois modelos com mais publicações. Dos 11 modelos identificados, predominam: Prática Baseada em Evidência e Modelo Assistencial Centrado no Paciente.Descritores: Assistência de Enfermagem, Assistência Centrada no Paciente, Enfermagem, Prática Clínica Baseada em Evidências.Nursing Care Models - Literature ReviewWith the purpose of carrying out a literature review guided by the following questions: What are the inputs of works available online in the database of PUBMED, Scielo, and Web of Science in the themes related to nursing care models, from 2004 to 2011, and what are the care models most frequently found? 60 articles directly related to the subject of the research were selected. They were sorted by country of origin, nomenclature of the model, and characteristics of the two models with the highest number of publications. From the 11 models identified, the prevailing ones are: Evidence-Based Practice and Patient-Oriented Care ModelDescriptors: Nursing Care, Patient-Oriented Care, Nursing, Evidence-Based Clinical Practice.Modelos Asistenciales en la Enfermería - Revisión de LiteraturaCon el objetivo de realizar una revisión de la literatura norteada por las cuestiones: cuáles son las contribuciones de trabajos disponibles online en la base de datos PUBMED, Scielo y Web of Science con temas relacionados a modelos asistenciales en el área de enfermería, en el recorte temporal del 2004 al 2011, y cuáles son los modelos asistenciales encontrados con mayor frecuencia, se seleccionaron 60 artículos directamente vinculados al objeto de la investigación. Se clasificaron según el país de origen, nomenclatura del modelo y características de los dos modelos con más publicaciones. De los 11 modelos identificados, predominan: Práctica Basada en Evidencia y Modelo Asistencial Centralizado en el Paciente.Descriptores: Asistencia de Enfermería, Asistencia Centralizada en el Paciente, Enfermería, Práctica Clínica Basada en Evidencias.

scholarly journals Therapeutic effects of photobiomodulation in the speech-language-hearing clinic: an integrative literature review

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Souza Bicalho Bacelete ◽  
Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Retrieval System ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Hearing Therapy ◽  
The Cochrane Library ◽  
Rehabilitation Exercises ◽  
The Ideal

ABSTRACT Purpose: to conduct a literature review on the therapeutic effects of photobiomodulation applicable to speech-language-hearing therapy. Methods: the databases searched were the Cochrane Library, Virtual Health Library, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) via PubMed, and Web of Science/ISI.The selected articles were original ones whose abstracts were available and that evaluated the therapeutic effect of photobiomodulation in situations related to speech-language-hearing practice. Results: the sample comprised 23 articles, most of them being indexed in PubMed. The fields of health with the largest number of publications were Physical Therapy and Medicine. The sample size ranged from1 to 99 people, aged 15 to 77 years, and the most applied wavelength was the infrared one. Most of the studies had positive photobiomodulation application results - although in a few publications the effects of this treatment modality were assessed in a combination with rehabilitation exercises. Conclusion: photobiomodulation benefits different disorders treated by speech-language-hearing therapists, however, there is a broad methodological diversity, lacking specific protocols for the ideal dosimetry for each disorder.

scholarly journals STEM Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) Tool Overlap Analysis in 2020: An Open Science Informed Approach Amid Pandemic Budgets

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Borycz ◽  
Alexander J. Carroll ◽  
Honora N. Eskridge
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Academic Science ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Abstracting And Indexing ◽  
Overlap Analysis ◽  
Science Citation Index Expanded

Objectives: Compare journal coverage of abstract and indexing tools commonly used within academic science and engineering research. Methods: Title lists of Compendex, Inspec, Reaxys, SciFinder, and Web of Science were provided by their respective publishers. These lists were imported into Excel and the overlap of the ISSN/EISSNs and journal titles was determined using the VLOOKUP command, which determines if the value in one cell can be found in a column of other cells. Results: There is substantial overlap between the Web of Science’s Science Citation Index Expanded and the Emerging Sources Citation Index, the largest database with 17,014 titles, and Compendex (63.6%), Inspec (71.0%), Reaxys (67.0%), and SciFinder (75.8%). SciFinder also overlaps heavily with Reaxys (75.9%). Web of Science and Compendex combined contain 77.6% of the titles within Inspec. Conclusion: Flat or decreasing library budgets combined with increasing journal prices result in an unsustainable system that will require a calculated allocation of resources at many institutions. The overlap of commonly indexed journals among abstracting and indexing tools could serve as one way to determine how these resources should be allocated.

Neuromarketing genetics: a systematic review of literature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Otto Herman Pedreira Goecking ◽  
Cristiana Fernandes De Muylder ◽  
Henrique Cordeiro Martins ◽  
João Luiz da Matta Felisberto
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Physiological Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe main goal of this paper is to systematically evaluate the bibliographic production on neuromarketing from 1945 to 2018, with an emphasis on consumer behavior, to identify possible convergence of interests among health and marketing fields.Design/methodology/approachThis article was based on a systematic literature review (SLR) with the intention of investigating research related to neuromarketing by means of network analysis of citations.FindingsThe research reveals that there are formed networks in the health and management areas, but they are insufficient to enhance the neuromarketing results. Ethics has been mentioned in some studies, but the maps do not suggest that it is a developing field. Similar results can be seen within the sales area that can be capitalized on by research of gains related to consumer behavior.Research limitations/implicationsOne limitation of this study was the use of only one database (Web of Science®) that published several works from 1945 to the present time, but certainly has not exhausted the possibilities of research in the area.Originality/valueThis article helped to highlight the importance of ethics in clinical and business processes using neuroimaging, which could be an easy way to understand the behavioral and physiological mechanisms.

scholarly journals Lean Six Sigma and quality frameworks in higher education – a review of literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janelle Margaret Davidson ◽  
Oriana Milani Price ◽  
Matthew Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Lean Six Sigma ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to present a review of literature that considers the use of quality frameworks in higher education (HE). Quality frameworks provide a minimum standard of teaching and learning of students. This systematic literature review identifies the tools and techniques to continuously improve the systems and processes that underpin teaching and learning are missing. With this in mind, the authors present a focus on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) as an improvement methodology adopted by the HE sector and present the factors that drive or hinder the implementation of LSS in higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach A review of the literature and thematic analysis has been undertaken relating to the application of quality frameworks and methodologies within the literature set. Findings The findings show that quality frameworks to be lacking insofar as their focus on compliance is no incentive for continuous improvement. This finding is not unique to the HEI sector and similar challenges exist in other sectors. A further finding identifies the need for academic professional practice to go beyond quality assurance to attend to the transformation of students. Together these present an apparent disconnect between continuous improvement methodology and HE quality frameworks. Research limitations/implications A literature review does have limitations insofar as some literature may have been missed because of different key terms. A further consideration being literature from 2019 not available at the time the review was conducted. Practical implications It represents the state of play in regard to the use of quality frameworks operating in HE and business schools. Insight is offered into how the use of continuous improvement methods can deliver quality in HE to benefit the sector, students and others. An agenda for future research is offered. Originality/value The discussion is valuable as it seeks to improve understanding of the relationships between methodologies with adopted quality frameworks in the HEI sector. A contribution is made in the use of force field analysis to represent the critical success factors and barriers of LSS in HEI.

scholarly journals Use of superabsorbent polymers in cement-based compounds: a bibliometric analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. e171101421818
Author(s):  
Michel Henry Bacelar de Souza ◽  
Paulo César Gonçalves ◽  
Lucas Ramon Roque Silva ◽  
Mirian de Lourdes Noronha Motta Melo ◽  
Valquíria Claret dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Bibliographic Coupling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cementitious Composites ◽  
Superabsorbent Polymers ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Web

Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) have gained the attention of the engineering field for applications in cementitious composites. Recently, many studies have addressed using these materials as an alternative to controlling recurrent pathologies, especially retraction in the hardening stage. This study conducted a literature review in the Scopus and Web of Science databases to identify relevant studies for future research in this area. Analyses were performed using the RStudio software program, where data on the number of publications, the main authors and journals, the most used keywords, and most common countries of publication were analyzed. Furthermore, bibliographic coupling and co-citation analyses were carried out. The results indicate that the most published authors were De Belie, Snoeck and Liu J., and the most cited authors were Jensen, Schrofl and Snoeck. Although Brazil is among the fifteen most published countries, it was not among the most cited, showing lacks in studies. In total, 343 articles were found in the Scopus database and 369 in the Web of Science.

A Systematic Literature Review of the EFQM Excellence Model from 1991 to 2019

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yousaf ◽  
Petr Bris
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
European Foundation ◽  
The Subject

A systematic literature review (SLR) from 1991 to 2019 is carried out about EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) excellence model in this paper. The aim of the paper is to present state of the art in quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model that will guide future research lines in this field. The articles were searched with the help of six strings and these six strings were executed in three popular databases i.e. Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Around 584 peer-reviewed articles examined, which are directly linked with the subject of quantitative research on the EFQM excellence model. About 108 papers were chosen finally, then the purpose, data collection, conclusion, contributions, and type of quantitative of the selected papers are discussed and analyzed briefly in this study. Thus, this study identifies the focus areas of the researchers and knowledge gaps in empirical quantitative literature on the EFQM excellence model. This article also presents the lines of future research.

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