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Publication date: 1 February 2011

Ann E. Savageau

Historically, textile production used local resources that were sustainably harvested and processed. The post-World War II strategy of planned obsolescence put an end to long-term…

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Historically, textile production used local resources that were sustainably harvested and processed. The post-World War II strategy of planned obsolescence put an end to long-term use, repair and reuse of textiles. Today, the textile industry must assume a prominent role in the sustainability movement and find ways to stop its enormous generation of waste and pollution. This paper proposes a fresh examination of the age-old tradition of bricolage, or making creative use of whatever materials are at hand, as one way of reducing the volume of global textile waste. It uses a project initiated in 2008, called Bags Across the Globe (BAG), as a case study in 21st century bricolage as well as a unique new pedagogical approach to textile and fashion design at the university level. BAG is a global collaborative project whose goals are to raise awareness of the environmental damage caused by plastic shopping bags, promote the use of cloth shopping bags, divert textile waste from landfills through its creative repurposing as shopping bags, and serve as a seed project for similar endeavours. It is time for the textile and fashion industry to adopt bricolage as part of a new and sustainable business model.

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Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, vol. 15 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1560-6074

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Publication date: 4 January 2013

Ann E. Savageau

Most students report giving little thought to their consumption and waste, and when confronted with issues of sustainability still find them either distant and impersonal or…

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Purpose

Most students report giving little thought to their consumption and waste, and when confronted with issues of sustainability still find them either distant and impersonal or overwhelming. One area that has been relatively unexplored is the concept of a self‐audit and self‐reflection in the development of intrinsic motivation for living sustainably. The aim of this paper is to describe the results of a case study that addresses this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

As part of an integrated course, Introduction to Sustainable Design, undergraduate students participate in the creation and use of a personal Resource Consumption and Waste Audit that makes tangible their resource consumption and waste generation and that forms the basis for self‐reflection throughout the course. The instructions to the students for the three‐day audit are provided along with the results as self‐reported by the students.

Findings

Students generally express surprise and dismay at their levels of consumption and waste, and state that they are motivated to change behaviors. Many call the audit “life‐changing” and add that everyone should do a similar audit if our society is to become more sustainable.

Originality/value

The audit provides a novel, simple and cost‐effective way for students to assess their own resource consumption and waste generation, and it lays the groundwork for behavioral change based on self‐reflection around these issues. It has the additional advantages of requiring no special technology, being adaptable to different courses and majors, and providing a basis for development of quantitative and longitudinal studies.

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1467-6370

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Publication date: 31 July 2013

Ann Scheck McAlearney, Jennifer Hefner, Julie Robbins and Andrew N. Garman

Despite hospitals’ efforts to reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs), success rates vary. We studied how leadership practices might impact these efforts.

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Purpose

Despite hospitals’ efforts to reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs), success rates vary. We studied how leadership practices might impact these efforts.

Design/methodology/approach

We conducted eight case studies at hospitals pursuing central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI)-prevention initiatives. At each hospital, we interviewed senior leaders, clinical leaders, and line clinicians (n=194) using a semi-structured interview protocol. All interviews were transcribed and iteratively analyzed.

Findings

We found that the presence of local clinical champions was perceived across organizations and interviewees as a key factor contributing to HAI-prevention efforts, with champions playing important roles as coordinators, cheerleaders, and advocates for the initiatives. Top-level support was also critical, with elements such as visibility, commitment, and clear expectations valued across interviewees.

Value/orginality

Results suggest that leadership plays an important role in the successful implementation of HAI-prevention interventions. Improving our understanding of nonclinical differences across health systems may contribute to efforts to eliminate HAIs.

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Leading in Health Care Organizations: Improving Safety, Satisfaction and Financial Performance
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78190-633-0

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Publication date: 1 April 1987

Judith K. Ohles

Bestsellers, the weekly Top 40, Fortune 500, Places Rated Almanac are just a few of the ranked lists available that fascinate and thrill almost every‐one. These lists often…

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Bestsellers, the weekly Top 40, Fortune 500, Places Rated Almanac are just a few of the ranked lists available that fascinate and thrill almost every‐one. These lists often contribute to our decision making. A consumer looks for the best car, a college graduate hunts for jobs at the top companies, a student applies to the best law schools. Library patrons often ask for ratings of different items, but rankings, though a valuable source of information on various topics, can be very difficult to locate. This bibliography provides a list of selected sources of rankings covering the following areas: multi‐subject, consumer, education, film and television, geography, and music.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 15 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0090-7324

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Publication date: 9 May 2016

Yu-Li Huang and David A. Hanauer

The purpose of this paper is to develop evident-based predictive no-show models considering patients’ each past appointment status, a time-dependent component, as an independent…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to develop evident-based predictive no-show models considering patients’ each past appointment status, a time-dependent component, as an independent predictor to improve predictability.

Design/methodology/approach

A ten-year retrospective data set was extracted from a pediatric clinic. It consisted of 7,291 distinct patients who had at least two visits along with their appointment characteristics, patient demographics, and insurance information. Logistic regression was adopted to develop no-show models using two-thirds of the data for training and the remaining data for validation. The no-show threshold was then determined based on minimizing the misclassification of show/no-show assignments. There were a total of 26 predictive model developed based on the number of available past appointments. Simulation was employed to test the effective of each model on costs of patient wait time, physician idle time, and overtime.

Findings

The results demonstrated the misclassification rate and the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic gradually improved as more appointment history was included until around the 20th predictive model. The overbooking method with no-show predictive models suggested incorporating up to the 16th model and outperformed other overbooking methods by as much as 9.4 per cent in the cost per patient while allowing two additional patients in a clinic day.

Research limitations/implications

The challenge now is to actually implement the no-show predictive model systematically to further demonstrate its robustness and simplicity in various scheduling systems.

Originality/value

This paper provides examples of how to build the no-show predictive models with time-dependent components to improve the overbooking policy. Accurately identifying scheduled patients’ show/no-show status allows clinics to proactively schedule patients to reduce the negative impact of patient no-shows.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 29 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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