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Publication date: 1 June 2001

David Albin, Jean‐Claude Rames, Claudia Dietel, Kai Lenfert, Stephanie Rossi, David Starkey, Joel Down, Ricard Pineda, Juan Carlos Sardon, Martin Goosey, John Graves, Narinder Bains, Frank Cristoph, Frank Smeets and Willy Gilen

In September 1998 six European companies involved in PCB manufacturing and electronic packaging started collaborating in a development project known as “PRIME”. The “Program for…

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In September 1998 six European companies involved in PCB manufacturing and electronic packaging started collaborating in a development project known as “PRIME”. The “Program for Re‐engineering and Innovating (PCB) Manufacturing and Equipment” project lost one of its original members in late 1999, and Coates Circuit Products joined as the dielectric supplier. The project is now approaching the mid‐term assessment (MTA), where alternative production scenarios will be discussed and the most attractive carried forward to fabricate test vehicles and ultimately demonstrator patterns. Some essential features of the project have already been demonstrated and these initial results will be presented.

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Circuit World, vol. 27 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Publication date: 1 September 2003

David Albin and Brewster Barclay

The use of laser direct imaging (LDI) processing for outer layer circuit pattern generation and the benefits already obtained with this process have encouraged attention to be…

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The use of laser direct imaging (LDI) processing for outer layer circuit pattern generation and the benefits already obtained with this process have encouraged attention to be focussed on the possibility of using laser direct imaging soldermask (LDISM) in the secondary imaging stage of printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication. As feature sizes on advanced interconnects have continued to diminish and the accompanying spacing between circuit features decreases, the requirement for accurately placing and scaling solder dams and apertures has become more critical in order to ensure that a high yield of finished product can be obtained. Consequently the traditional process of creating photographic artworks for soldermask exposure is rapidly becoming a crucial step that can have significant yield implications due to both environmental conditions and registration issues. The use of LDISMs in combination with specially developed LDI exposure systems is an enabling technology which can offer the benefits of a “standard” mask application process and the positional accuracy and individual image scaling required for guaranteeing improved yields for high density interconnect (HDI) panels.

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Circuit World, vol. 29 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Publication date: 1 December 2001

David Albin

Statistical experimental design (SED) can be used as an analytical tool to investigate the effect of a range of PCB processing parameters (variables) on certain final properties…

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Statistical experimental design (SED) can be used as an analytical tool to investigate the effect of a range of PCB processing parameters (variables) on certain final properties (responses). Compared to the “typical” method of carrying out experimental trials, the use of SED can identify “interactions” between variables that may not become apparent without extensive testing otherwise. The SED route also offers a measure of experimental error within the process and can suggest ways to optimise the process, with a reduced number of experimental runs. An application of the SED process is also discussed regarding the evaluation and optimisation of a horizontal liquid photoimageable solder mask (LPISM) spraying process in accordance with certain key factors.

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Circuit World, vol. 27 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Publication date: 1 April 1995

Formed by Andrew Hall following interest at the Fabricators' Group Meeting in the November 1994 PCIF Senior Management Session, the Bare Board Test Working Group is the latest…

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Formed by Andrew Hall following interest at the Fabricators' Group Meeting in the November 1994 PCIF Senior Management Session, the Bare Board Test Working Group is the latest addition to the PCIF April Project.

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Circuit World, vol. 21 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Publication date: 11 July 2023

Margarita Canal A., Peter Kesting, David Aponte Castro and Remigiusz Smolinski

Extensive empirical evidence suggests that procedural justice (PJ) and distributive justice (DJ) are key success factors for achieving durable peace negotiations. This paper aims…

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Purpose

Extensive empirical evidence suggests that procedural justice (PJ) and distributive justice (DJ) are key success factors for achieving durable peace negotiations. This paper aims to investigate how complexity affects these factors and the outcomes in negotiations.

Design/methodology/approach

The qualitative study is based on an examination of the peace negotiations that led to the 2016 agreement between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo and the Colombian Government. Based on document analysis, the authors examined in detail how and where in the process the principles of PJ and DJ were applied. The authors then examined the implementation progress after 2016 and placed the peace process in the overall context of the Colombian conflict.

Findings

The authors found that the principles of PJ and DJ were present in both the negotiation process and the agreement. The negotiations were successful and satisfactory solutions could be found for all issues. The complexity of the conflict is reflected in the limited coverage of the peace negotiations. Not all groups, interests and subconflicts could be included in the negotiations. This limits their contribution to a durable peace in Colombia. Conflicts that remain unresolved also have a negative effect on the implementation of the agreement.

Practical implications

For conflict management, this implies that the negotiations should not be viewed as “one-and-done” but rather as a progressive, ongoing process. The agreement is only the nucleus for achieving total peace. It must be actively advanced and defended.

Originality/value

This study offers new qualitative insights into how PJ and DJ function in negotiations. It also establishes a systematic connection between PJ and DJ and complexity, introduces the notion of coverage and, thereby, opens a new perspective on the management of conflict complexity.

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International Journal of Conflict Management, vol. 35 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1044-4068

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Publication date: 13 August 2020

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Shaping Smart Mobility Futures: Governance and Policy Instruments in times of Sustainability Transitions
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83982-651-1

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Publication date: 18 September 2024

David Díaz Jiménez, José Luis López Ruiz, Jesús González Lama and Ángeles Verdejo Espinosa

The main objective of the study is to address the lack of sustainability assessments of smart connected health systems in the academic literature by presenting an assessment model…

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Purpose

The main objective of the study is to address the lack of sustainability assessments of smart connected health systems in the academic literature by presenting an assessment model to determine the alignment of these systems with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed in the 2030 Agenda.

Design/methodology/approach

An evaluation model based on decision analysis is proposed that includes three phases: alignment framework, information gathering and assessment. This model measures the alignment of the connected health system with each of the 17 SDGs, identifying the goals and criteria associated with each SDG that the system achieves to satisfy.

Findings

The analysis reveals that the system has achieved more than 24% of the targets among the 17 SDGs. In addition, it identifies four sustainability challenges that the system potentially addresses in relation to the SDGs, providing valuable guidance for researchers and practitioners interested in sustainable health technology development.

Practical implications

The study's results have significant implications for policymakers and stakeholders in the health and technology sectors.

Originality/value

The originality of this study lies in its comprehensive approach to assessing the sustainability of connected health systems in the context of the SDGs, filling an important gap in the existing literature.

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Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2046-6099

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Publication date: 1 January 1995

The critical dimension and the one that can unify knowledge through systemic interrelationships, is unification of the purely a priori with the purely a posteriori parts of total…

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The critical dimension and the one that can unify knowledge through systemic interrelationships, is unification of the purely a priori with the purely a posteriori parts of total reality into a congruous whole. This is a circular cause and effect interrelationship between premises. The emerging kind of world view may also be substantively called the epistemic‐ontic circular causation and continuity model of unified reality. The essence of this order is to ground philosophy of science in both the natural and social sciences, in a perpetually interactive and integrative mould of deriving, evolving and enhancing or revising change. Knowledge is then defined as the output of every such interaction. Interaction arises first from purely epistemological roots to form ontological reality. This is the passage from the a priori to the a posteriori realms in the traditions of Kant and Heidegger. Conversely, the passage from the a posteriori to a priori reality is the approach to knowledge in the natural sciences proferred by Cartesian meditations, David Hume, A.N. Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, as examples. Yet the continuity and renewal of knowledge by interaction and integration of these two premises are not rooted in the philosophy of western science. Husserl tried for it through his critique of western civilization and philosophical methods in the Crisis of Western Civilization. The unified field theory of Relativity‐Quantum physics is being tried for. A theory of everything has been imagined. Yet after all is done, scientific research program remains in a limbo. Unification of knowledge appears to be methodologically impossible in occidental philosophy of science.

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Humanomics, vol. 11 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0828-8666

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Publication date: 1 April 2005

David Allen, Wendy James, Jayne Evans, Sarah Hawkins and Rosemary Jenkins

This article summarises the historical development of positive behavioural support. The main features of this approach are described, and the evidence for its effectiveness…

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This article summarises the historical development of positive behavioural support. The main features of this approach are described, and the evidence for its effectiveness outlined. Despite clear empirical support for its use, relatively few people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour appear to have access to this form of therapeutic intervention. Reasons for this are discussed, along with recommendations for future development.

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Tizard Learning Disability Review, vol. 10 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-5474

Book part
Publication date: 12 December 2022

Jean-Louis Fabiani

Michael Brown's remarkable book is a bold attempt to reunite the social sciences and humanities on the basis of a unitary concept, that of the social, which allows him to…

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Michael Brown's remarkable book is a bold attempt to reunite the social sciences and humanities on the basis of a unitary concept, that of the social, which allows him to integrate the different dimensions of sociality and to question our research practices, in which we too often take for granted our ways of thinking about the collective. The book also helps to combat the increasing fragmentation of our knowledge, which the hypertrophy of the critical posture and the multiplication of specialized studies have fostered over the last half-century. Brown proposes a real refoundation of our knowledge in a time of great confusion about the legitimacy of discourses on the social and the drifts of “situated epistemologies” that tend to reduce our knowledge to a simple point of view. Certainly, the dream of a unified social science emerged long ago and has never been realized. Brown's essay escapes the criticisms that always threaten systemic thinking and conceptual generalization, for he consistently incorporates the critical perspective inherited from the Marxist foundation into his enterprise.

This chapter is an attempt to rethink the social from the point of view of intellectual history. In the first part, the question of the unity of the social sciences is reexamined in the light of the proliferation of specialized studies. We then move to the sociological analysis of concepts as they emerge in diverse social contexts. A special attention is paid to Bourdieu's grand theory endeavor in the third part. It can be compared to Bruno Latour's strategy to flatten the social, which is the object of a critical analysis in part four. Thus, it becomes possible to offer a renovated analytical frame to account to the sociality of intellectual contents, based on the “density of practices” (parts five and six).

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The Centrality of Sociality
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80262-362-8

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