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Showing 1 to 20 of 195 for “"Recalls"”.
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Organizational, Operational, and Behavioral Causes of Product Recalls
Research germane to product recalls and their causes is limited. With recall rates rising in many industries, it is timely and pertinent to comprehensively investigate recalls. The focus of my dissertation is on product recalls and their causes, with the objective of recall understanding and …
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Review of drug and biologics recalls: 2009 through 2019
<p>This study analyzed drugs and biologics recalls for the period of 2009 and 2019. The data used in the study was generated from Food and Drug Administration records. A total of 466 drugs and 84 biologics were recalled during the 11-year period. The common causes of drug product recalls included …
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Toyota recalls : revealing the value of secure supply chain
Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2010.
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Linguistically Differentiating Acts and Recalls of Racial Microaggressions on Social Media
… recounting experiences of such aggressions ("Recalls") by Black social media users. We curated a corpus of acts and recalls from social media discussions on platforms like Reddit and Tumblr. Additionally, we collaborated with Black participants in a workshop to hand-annotate and verify the …
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Alerting the public during food product recalls: social media's impact on organizational reputation
… life threatening situations such as food product recalls could save lives and spare businesses severe monetary repercussions and reputation damage.</p>
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Comparison of Children's 24-Hour Recalls and Food Records Using Two Methods of Analysis
… 24-hour recall. Data was analyzed for 24-hour recalls and food records using two different analysis methods. The conventional method compared mean reported intake to mean reference intake (from the Spears POS-DAT) by converting food into energy and macronutrients. The reporting-error-sensitive …
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Evaluation of Methods to Determine Usual Ultra-Processed Food Intake Using 24-Hour Dietary Recalls
… determine usual UPF intake using 24-hour dietary recalls and Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) software. Dietary data was utilized from participants in two ongoing randomized controlled trials of UPF intake and health. Participants (n=47) completed three 24-hour recalls obtained using …
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The Impact of Weight Bias and Stigma on Energy Misreporting in 24-Hour Dietary Recalls
Obesity research remains a high priority worldwide, given the sustained high levels of obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) and class III obesity (body mass index ≥40 kg/m2) across many demographic groups. One component of obesity research is the study of how diet can contribute to obesity, and thus …
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Sources of error and bias in the assessment of dietary intake : 24-hour recalls and food records
The first aim of this dissertation was to validate the 24-hour recall method of dietary assessment and to identify possible sources of error and bias in a cross-cultural sample of South African women. The second aim of this dissertation was to determine the source and extent of inter-researcher …
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Identify Causes of Unacceptable Turnaround Time in Sample Recalls and Develop Corrective Actions to Improve Patient Service in the Clinical Laboratory
<p><strong>Background: </strong>The objectives of this project were to identify the causes of cancelled laboratory tests attributed to the preanalytical phase of testing, determine the most frequent, actionable cause, and work collaboratively to create a standard workflow to improve the quality of …
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Effects of Food Safety Events on U.S. Romaine Lettuce Prices
… illness outbreaks and resulted in five(5) recalls over the eight(8) years period of January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2019. This paper estimates the effects that these food safety events have had on the price returns of romaine lettuce utilizing a series of Generalized Autoregressive …
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A comparison of children's dietary information using a workbook recall method to reported intake and observation
… means of the parents' reports and the children's recalls for the 24-hour period for selected nutrients and cholesterol. However, the mean number of items recalled by the children in the breads, non-dairy beverages, condiments and fats/oils groups were significantly lower than the parent's reports …
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Dietary Compliance in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
… 24 grams (six teaspoons) per week. Both 24- hour recalls and food frequency questionnaires were used here as assessment tools.</p> <p>Repeated measures analysis of variance test showed significant differences in mean daily intakes of protein, fat and sugar between the three periods. Similar …
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The Effect of Institutional Design and Voter Reasons on the Prevalence of Local Recall Elections
… factors in explaining the frequency of recalls at the local level. Twenty-three states permit the recall of local elected officials applicable on a statewide basis, which provide for an extensive sample of over 2,000 attempted recall observations from 2009 to 2022, serving as the basis …
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Reflections on political authority and rootlessness in works of Hawthorne and Melville
… The literary form of their political reflections recalls the incarnation of political theory in Plato's dialogues. The stories of Hawthorne and Melville enlarge our understandings about political authority and rootlessness, two features of every political community, within the American context.
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Three essays on pricing, quality, and advertising decisions while anticipating a product recall
Product recalls have been rising significantly in both numbers and severity across various industries. The consequences of recalls can be substantial, leading to direct and indirect financial losses for the entire supply chain. Using a game theoretic modelling approach, this thesis examines …
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Hildegard On Rubble Mountain
… her back to her childhood neighborhood as she recalls memories of that time in her life. The accompanying production book explains the production process: preproduction, production, postproduction, theoretical approaches, style used and a self-evaluation.
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Opportunities and obstacles in bilingual reading
… a measure of prior knowledge, and passage recalls. Preliminary analysis resulted in the identification of nineteen cognitive and metacognitive strategies that were used and/or identified by the student participants.
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In Defense of the Middleman: Quality Failures in the Generic Pharmaceutical Market
… effects persisting for up to a decade—long after recalls are typically resolved. In contrast, the disclosure of inspection failures has little impact on drug purchases, suggesting that intermediaries penalize manufacturers more stringently for signals of supply disruptions than for low quality …
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