in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Civil Engineering) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA December 2006 © ALI AMINI ASALEMI‚ 2006 ABSTRACT The objective of this thesis was to gain a better understanding of the physical process of ground improvement by vibro-replacement and of how the induced changes in ground conditions affect the interpretation of seismic cone penetration testing used to assess its effectiveness. This was achieved by a combination of field testing and monitoring supported
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agree on a consensus by using the thumbs up‚ thumbs down method.” -Continuous Improvement Continuums “Now that we have completed the activities‚ we understand better where we are now and issues that prevent us from achieving our school goals. Moving onto the next phase is assessing the Continuous Improvement Continuums. This process will help us see exactly where we are right now with respect to the continuous improvement‚ we will ultimately be able to use the CIC to determine if we are making progress
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those rare individuals that comes along only once every few years; she is highly intelligent (her transcript is blemished by a single “B”)‚ inquisitive‚ motivated‚ and creative. Janet has just the right combination of assertiveness and respect to make her a joy to work with in the lab. She takes directions very well‚ but she is not timid about questioning experimental details or rationale. This is a student that I will enjoy watching develop into a highly productive research scientist. For her
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SAMPLE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Dear Sir/Madame: I would like to enthusiastically recommend John Smith as a strong addition to the ABC Business School. John not only has the technical qualifications and mental turpitude for admission to your prestigious program‚ but also has demonstrated the leadership‚ business acumen‚ management ability‚ technical expertise‚ and oral and written skills necessary to succeed in all that he endeavors. As John’s supervisor at The Insurance Bank for the past
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Continuous quality improvement in healthcare is about sustaining and hardwiring the right behaviors and constantly seeking out new information on better ways to help improve the quality of healthcare. Business research helps identify opportunities and threats and provides answers to questions that the healthcare community has (Wilson‚ 2014). According to the National Quality Strategy’s there are three aims for improving healthcare’s quality today: improving the patient care experience‚ improving
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Process Improvement Plan Time is always moving forward making it difficult to execute daily processes slowly. Travelling is a daily process that takes much time and resources. Time spent on travelling can be known as waste time as the main goal is to transport from point A to point B without analyzing or performing actions on other tasks. Multitasking is not advisable meaning a high focus should be on the road and other road users plus it is illegal. The process if done as quickly
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Quality improvement among the healthcare industry is needed on a continuous basis. Staying familiar with the different trends and changes in policies is imperative for all health care organizations. Prior to any quality improvement a review and analysis of the current process is needed to determine whether or not additional adjustments are necessary. Once the areas of concern are identified a course of action plan needs to be executed. Along with process improvement quality improvement is needed
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It is with immense pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Victoria Lloyd‚ who has been a regular volunteer at HUDA Clinic for several years. Victoria has played an absolute crucial role in the sustainability and viability of HUDA Clinic. As a predominately volunteer run facility‚ we rely on the passion and devotion of volunteers to ensure that HUDA is able to serve those who have nowhere else to go. Since coming to HUDA‚ Victoria’s incredible leadership‚ strong sense of duty‚
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Memory Improvement Strategies Memory Improvement strategies are split into two main groups which are organisation and mnemonics. Organisation - this is when you categorise things into groups to aid memory recall. One method of organisation could be to construct a mind map. Research showing that organisation aids memory recall… * Shuell - two groups of participants were presented with a list of words. For one group the words were in a random order‚ whereas for the other group they were arranged
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Kopúnová‚ Natália Pavkovová‚ Dino Zdilar katarina.kopunova@vsm-student.sk‚ natalia.pavkovova@vsm-student.sk‚ dino.zdilar@vsm-student.sk BSC 405 Operations Management Johan Winbladh Operations Improvement Plan February 13‚ 2013 Executive Summary Making mistakes is unavoidable features of human beings. But what if one mistake is repeated for the second time and it is such an error that cost human lives? Construction
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