This paper engages Business Model Generation via the Business Model Canvas developed by Osterwalder and Pigneur as a case-based approach to understanding organizational challenges and crisis stemming from business model deficits. The author uses the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, the business school of Nova Southeastern University, as a case in point (based on his experience working for the institution and his understanding of its business model and challenges) to explore the Business Model Canvas as a critical tool for organizational strategic considerations and improvements. The author applies the nine (9) components or building blocks of the Business Model Canvas (Osterwalder, & Pigneur, 2010) to the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship in order to examine its value creating activities and challenges. The result is an analysis providing further understanding of the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship and its features that may be critical to understanding the building blocks of the Canvas, and which may consequently inform similar organizations in their quest to develop better business models, achieve innovation, and gain sustainable competitive advantage in today’s global economy. Using a critical case study approach, the Business Model Canvas is explored and recommendations specific to the case in point are presented.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of ethanolic and palm wine extract of Phragmanthera capitata stems widely used by traditional healers. Acute toxicity according to the OCDE Guideline 423 showed that the LD50 of ethanolic and palm wine extract was greater than 5000 mg/Kg body weight. Anti-inflammatory capacity was evaluated by hind paw oedema model using carrageenan-induced inflammation in rat. It has showed that palm wine and ethanolic extracts possessed a dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity (at the first hour) with 21.47% and 41.24%, respectively, as a percentage inhibition for the 200 and 300 mg/Kg body weight of palm wine extract and 16.95% and 28.21% for the ethanolic extract of same dose as compared with 25.42% for aspirin. The phenol dosage by the Folin-Ciocalteu method showed that ethanolic extract (14420 mg EAA/g dry extract) had a high content relative to the palm wine extract (2570 mg EAA/g of dry extract ). The antioxidant capacity was evaluated by the diphenyl-picryl test (DPPH), where the ethanolic extract showed strong antioxidant activity with a EC50 of 0.0085 mg/mL when that of the wine extract was 0.049 mg/mL, after the ascorbic acid (standard) with 0.033 mg/mL. Ethanolic and palm wine extract of Phragmanthera capitata stems are non-toxic and have inflammatory and antioxidant activity that could justify its traditional use.

Abstract: The study aims to find out root cause for insufficient centrifugation and sample aliquoting of blood samples in clinical chemistry laboratory. Blood samples centrifuged in the laboratory were aliquoted by technicians in to 1.5 ml eppindorf cups for placement in to automated chemistry analyser. The aliquotes were allowed to settle for 1 hour and observed for presence of red rim of settled RBC at the bottom of the cups, indicating insufficient centrifugation and sample aliquoting. Frequency of such samples were analysed for time of day, type of sample tube, amount of residual serum/plasma after aliquoting, origin of sample from hospital departments. Total 13491 sample tubes analysed in 20 days at Biochemistry laboratory of New civil hospital Surat. There were 248 samples showing red rim of RBC at the bottom of the cups. Out of 248, samples received at night constituted 78%. Serum sample have 3 times chances of having insufficient centrifugation and sample aliquoting as compared to fluoride plasma. 86% of sample had residual serum/plasma of <200 ul. Neonate sample have 7 times chances of having insufficient centrifugation and sample aliquoting as compared to adult samples. 97% of samples having insufficient centrifugation and sample aliquoting were received from wards while only 3% were received from OPD. Under filling of collection tubes, neonatal samples, samples collected in plain vacuum tubes, samples collected by phlebotomist on duty at night are root causes for insufficient centrifugation and sample aliquoting.

Mandible is one of the strongest bones of the facial skeleton; still it is it has structures like condyles which are prone to fracture due to its anatomy and distribution of heavy masticatory and other functional load. Mandibular condyle fracture accounts for 25-35% of the mandibular fractures. A prospective demographic study was done at Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere, to determine condylar fractures occurring in north Karnataka region. A total of 16 condylar fractures were assessed in a period 2015- 2017.

The aim of this brief paper is to provide a case study of reflection on a teaching critical incident within higher education. The case study is based on personal experience providing personal insights and feelings, and an action planning for further development in future similar scenario. Teachers in higher education may face different challenges during their teaching experience; this would worth reflecting upon to further understand the nature of the challenge as well as the associated aspects with it and enables opportunities of sharing experience and best practices with other academics, faculties, institutions and professionals internally and externally.

The evidence-based morphometric study was carried out to ascertain the Alzheimer’s like pathology in normal aging brain in Navi Mumbai, India.35 normal human cadaver brain specimens were acquired from MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai, and (Alzheimer`s disease brains) NIMHANS, Bangalore, after meeting the ethical clearance from MGMIHS. Control group of Alzheimer’s disease was considered. A history based on CERAD criteria was used for informent scale. We divided the total brains into five groups; group I (20 to 39 years), group II (40 to 59 years), group III (60 to 79 years), group IV (>80 years) and a control-group V (Alzheimer`s brain specimen). We recorded gross features, cortical thickness and the ventricular dilatation in each brain. The chi - square test was applied for calculating cortical atrophy and ventricular dilatation of various age groups. One way ANOVA test was applied to the relation between different age groups using the SPSS19 software. In our study, the mean reduction in brain weight was evident from the 6th decade of life with minimum weight of 800gm (951.90±101.3gm). A substantial difference in the average weight of the brain in different age group was observed (p<. 001). Cortical atrophy and ventricular dilatation was evident of 20% in group II, 60% in group III and 100% in group IV (p<. 01).

T-Cash is one of the Pioneers of provider-based e-money services. Although T-Cash is declared successful, consumers are still afraid to use it Because Cultivating trust and attracting customers will save money on apps is not an easy thing. The purpose of this research is to know the result of testing the influence of information quality, security and quality of T-Cash e-money payment service application system to customer satisfaction and customer retention and partially simultaneously. This research uses AMOS Structural Equation Model (SEM) software. From the results of the data analysis can be known variable quality of information, security and application system Significantly Affect quality customer satisfaction and retention and customer satisfaction itself Significantly variable variable influences customer retention.

Heavy metals are generally toxic to microorganisms, especially if they exist at high concentrations. Environmental pollution particularly in soil with heavy metals can stem from industrial activities or sewage discharges. In this study, Five different bacterial species Bacillus megaterium EMCC 1013, Rhizobium rhizogenes EMCC1743, Rhizobium leguminosarum EMCC1130, Azotobacter vinelandii and Nocardiopsis Dassenvillei were evaluated their potential activity in bioremediation of Zn (II). Our results showed that five bacterial species have great variation potential for zinc bioremediation. Bacillus megaterium EMCC has the highest capacity for bioremediation of Zn (II) 650 ppm with 99 % removal after 24 h with inoculum size 0.1 x 10 29 cfu and incubation temperature 300C at PH 7 and energy source glucose and ammonium oxalate as carbon and nitrogen source. The aim of our study was to evaluation the bioremediation capacity of zinc as heavy metals by five different bacterial species to use them in further study in removal of Zn (II) from plating waste water. In addition Bacillus megaterium EMCC as the most potent Zn (II) resistant microorganisms will very useful in biotechnology for the remediation of metal contaminated environments with Zn (II) and can also be used in the construction of biomarkers for the detection of zinc ions.

This research aims to examine and analyze the Effect of Co-Creation, Communal Activation and Caring on Customer Decision using Banking Services of Bank BTN that Impact on Customer Satisfaction (Case Study Student Card Utilization in Faculty of Da’wah and Communication UIN Walisongo Semarang Co-Branding Bank BTN). The population in this research is active students Faculty of Da’wah and Communication period 2016 - 2017. The sampling method used is purposive sampling with main criteria are having and using student card at least one times. The type of data used in this study is primary data obtained directly from the results of questionnaires distributed to 233 respondents. The method analysis used in this research is Multiple Linear Regression with Statistical Product Service Solution (SPSS) software version 24. Result of research indicate that Co-Creation has significant effect on Customer Decision, Communal Activation has significant effect on Customer Decision, Caring has significant effect on Customer Decision; Co-Creation, Communal Activation and Caring have significant effect on Customer Decision simultaneously; and Co-Creation, Communal Activation, Caring and Customer Decision have significant effect on Customer Satisfaction simultaneously

Occupational health and safety in the health sector has gained more importance over recent years. Education and work in hospitals that are involved in the 'very dangerous workplaces' class are valuable in supporting prevention of workplace accidents and occupational diseases. The aim of the study is to determine knowledge status of non-physician health personnel, to receive their opinions about their work and working environment, and to evaluate the occupational health and safety education within the context of the "Occupational Health and Safety". The study was conducted with non-physician employees in a university hospital. It was considered sufficient to reach 80% of the employees without using any sampling method. A questionnaire form was prepared as a data collection tool. Before the training, the questionnaire and the 'Occupational Safety Scale for Hospital Health Care Personnel' were completed. Interactive training was provided by the researchers later on. After the training was completed, a final test was conducted with 26 questions in the preliminary test. Descriptive statistics and tests appropriate for distribution of the variables were used to analyze the data. The limit value for significance was accepted as p <0.05. 61.7% of the participants were nurses and 38.3% were other hospital employees.

Agile has fast become the now preferred approach to project management. The traditional, sequential approach to project management is a formal, documentation heavy process to running and managing projects. The transition from a sequential approach to an agile approach to project management, has proved challenging. One of the key areas of concerns for project managers, has been how they could effectively monitor, track and forecast the project deliverables and progress within an agile approach to projects. Agile is a light weight, leaner approach to running projects, however in this, the traditional mechanisms by which a project manager could track the progress of work, is no longer available to project managers. However, the concept of a wall or a storyboard to highlight and track work, has proved incredibly useful for the project team as well as the project manager alike. The aim of this manuscript is to introduce agile and the way storyboards have evolved to become one of the most powerful tools available to project managers within agile projects.

The government of Kenya recognizes the importance of implementing strategic of plans in schools as the key approach of management of institutions, strategic planning is very crucial in realization of management outlook for the Kenyan vision 2030. The purpose of this study was to investigate networking dimensions as determinant implementing strategic of plans in public secondary schools, Bungoma County Kenya, The study sought to examine stakeholders influence on the implementation of strategic plan in public secondary schools. The study was guided by a mixed method Research design. The study sample comprised of 9 sub-county education officials, and 85 principals. The respondents were selected using purposive and simple random sampling technique. Cronbanch‟s Alpha coefficient was used to test reliability of the instruments. The findings of this study revealed that stakeholders influence have a significant relationship with implementation of strategic plan in public secondary schools. The study recommended that the management on public secondary schools should consider adopting training programmes during strategic plans implementation process, this will help the institutions to gather valuable information that will provide valuable insights in the strategic plans implementation. This study will help the government, educational managers, principles, teachers and relevant stakeholders to improve on their strategic plan implementation and generally the way of operations.

Kebaya was born in Indonesia, especially in Java, then spread throughout the archipelago with a variety of cultural adjustment that enriched its form. Some designers start looking for ideas for preserving the cultural heritage through community activities kebaya lovers who want to develop the business sector with the creative industries by empowering home sewers. The method used is descriptive, while verification through hypothesis testing, modeling approaches use SEM. The results of the research reveales that creativity, supported by Quality of Service has a strong influence, resulting in the designers are difficult to develop their efforts because of the customers’ image to the rules / grip of Kartini kebaya, Kerancang, or other old models which are still maintained. Apart from the taste of customers constantly changing, causing the designer difficult to standardize Kebaya models that will be sold. In addition to its impact to the Customer Value less balanced between the value / benefits to be obtained at a cost that will be incurred. Customer Loyalty which was expected to last a long time in fact customers are beginning to miss the kebaya Kartini and feel tired of Kebaya Modification although not all customers are turning to other older models of Kebaya.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology can be used in blood bank for managing blood donation process, for storing and identifying blood bag after donation and also for distributing blood product to the patients. Standard 13.56 MHz RFID tag has been accepted by International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) for using in Blood Bank.13.56 MHz RFID tag can carry ISBT 128 data structure. Different types of RFID tag can be used in Blood bank for blood donation process. This research article presents the way for using RFID technology to make easier the blood donation process, blood bag storing process and also blood distribution process. RFID wristband tag can be used to recognize the blood donor properly and RFID passive label is useful for identifying, storing and issuing the blood bag for transfusion. Use of RFID technology in blood bank will reduce many issues and make easier the process of blood donation. This research will also demonstrate the benefits of using RFID tag instead of Barcode Labels on the Blood Bag. This research was done for presenting the efficient way of using RFID technology in Blood banks in Saudi Arabia.

Abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality world over. Insulin resistance plays a key role in the development of diabetic dyslipidemia, plasma lipid abnormalities contributes to the risk for atherosclerosis and coronary heart diseases in majority of patients with type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study was to assess the serum lipid profile in type 2 DM patients without and with complications. The current study was undertaken in 90 subjects. 30 diabetics without complications (group I), 30 diabetics with complications (group II) and 30 non diabetics as normal control group (Group III). The serum total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL-C and VLDL-C levels were significantly much higher in diabetic cases with complications compared to cases without complications and HDL-C levels were significantly lower in cases of both the 3groups when compared to controls. The elevation of serum total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL-C and VLDL-C levels were significant in both the study groups when compared to controls. We found significantly lower levels of HDL-C in diabetic cases with complications when compared to cases without complications. The lowering is significant in both the study groups when compared to control. Hence it is concluded that the serum lipid profile levels appears to be useful to prevent the diabetic complications and provide valuable information for proper medical intervention.