Contemporary architecture has failed to engage the rich culture of planar and spatial transformations of historical Muslim architecture, often relegating it to a form of naive pastiche or, at best, to the realm of historical reconstruction. In this project we make use of current digital technologies in an attempt to revisit and reinterpret, in modern terms, the geometric structure of patterns embedded in the historic Islamic architecture of Iran. The original contribution of this project lies in extending traditional two dimensional tiling patterns into a dynamic three dimensional state with the help of computational tools. The analogy to the classical Persian carpet as well as mobile character of design can also be seen as original. The notion of ‘transparency’ and ‘dynamism’ are interpreted using Autodesk’s Maya and Bentley’s Generative Components software. This report illustrates initial explorations and outlines future possibilities. In the past architects of the country were responsible for making the enclosure heaven-like while it was carpet weavers’ job to make the floor heaven-like. In this project as a symbolic approach, carpet and weaving becomes both the enclosure and the floor to define both floor and roof and symbolize the new approach through which we as architects use other disciplines and new tools such as new software to learn and shape the space and discover new vocabulary for a contemporary and local architecture for Iran.

This paper is about if municipal council's ideology affect steering in the municipalities of Vellinge and Fagertsa. Vellinge has for a long time been governed by Sweden's conservative party Moderaterna. Fagersta has for a long time been governed by Sweden's left party Vänsterpartiet. The main question of the paper to be answered is as follows: Is there a relation between the steering in municipalities and the ideology of the governing parties? The hypothesis is that there is a connection between what ideology the party that governs has and how the municipalities are being governed. The question is being answered by an idea analysis. Two ideal types are being used to compare the two steering alternatives New Puplic Management and Traditional Bureucracy with the two municipalities. The conclusion is that there is a connection though it is rather weak. It is also clear that the steering is being affected not only by the governing parties ideology but also by the state. This explanation is supported by the theory employed in the paper. Keywords: Styrningsrationalitet, New Public Management, Traditional Bureucracy, Kommuner

The Saulteaux Nation is comprised of 7 major clans the larger of which is the Bear Clan. This thesis examines the holistic philosophy of the Saulteaux world view and the oral teachings of the Bear Clan. The teachings, which emphasize the nature of healing and personal growth, were related by Elder Danny Musqua to myself from within the context of traditional Bear Clan ceremonies and practices. This thesis documents my journey to understand these teachings and in the process to arrive at a deeper understanding of self. This is done within the context of Bear Clan culture and within the context of my relationship with Elder Danny Musqua. This thesis relates my struggle to make meaning of these teachings on a personal level and how these teachings have affected my life.<p> Narrative Inquiry is the methodology employed in this study. Through a reliance on narrative as the research methodology, the oral tradition of the Bear Clan and its traditional methods of knowledge transmission are honoured. The methodology utilized in this study is relatively unstructured in that no formal questioning process is utilized. Instead, it relies upon the relationship between the Elder/teacher and the son/learner in which to transmit knowledge. This process stresses the relationship between Danny and myself and emphasizes trust and respect as important elements of learning. In this relationship, knowledge was transmitted through participation in the sweatlodge, the learning lodge and through conversations with Danny. This approach to research respected the implicit nature of the oral tradition and allowed for me to make meaning of Danny's teachings in their original context and interpret them at a level appropriate for my own personal development.<p> This thesis struggles to define traditional healing and the role that the healer, the one oppressed by illness and the spiritual realm play in the healing process. This thesis may prove valuable in educating and informing those who do not have an understanding of concepts of First Nations' healing. It may also serve as an invitation to all people, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, to expand their notions of healing or to search out a similar path in life.

Abstract In the era of economic globalization and regional economic times, service-oriented manufacturing sector of management science, environmental protection standard 3R (reduce, recycle, reuse) of the environmental costs, but also business process in today's business and going to an important issue to consider ¡C Case study company is mainly engaged in punching industry, the key body parts to provide products to electronics companies, with highly customized industry characteristics. Provide customized technical experience accumulated experience of spunching product manufacturing competitive differentiation, price competition is not easy to flow in, but the customized product life cycle is short, indirect stamping industry in customer delivery and with the degree to be more flexible. How to create a company with limited resources, the greatest value, then the company needs to strengthen internal management and more to find the core competitive advantage to in response to management issues, the main investigator of this research-oriented background¡C In this paper the strategy and Jay Barney's resource-based theory of internal resources is essentially self-view business, and qualitative research methods to case analysis to identify the direction the company should be improved and the core competitiveness of the self-view. In addition to stamping industry, analysis of the external business environment to understand the case in the main electronic body parts to study why the dynamic competitiveness. The main motivation for this research study-cum-research purposes, it is summarized as follows : 1. To find out the status of cases, the company currently operates the main problems viewing and self-diagnostic analysis for the determination of clear cases of the company's main core competencies are¡C 2. The aim of analysis of the external environment stamping industry analysis, the main body parts for electronic analysis of the impact¡C On the question of the conclusion of the study and concluded that the internal processes of self-management process should be re-view, create value-based management company operating activities, the internal control system in the process of risk control mechanisms for building improvements. Another talent retention and on-site management services to scientific concepts and patented manufacturing technology development and applications introduction, so before the next wave to create the company's core competitiveness of services kinetic energy¡C Keywords: traditional industries, collaboration, SWOT analysis, purchase and

Things will change from time to time, but human being is the main constituent forever. The principal of existence and development of any social community will be carried out with the awareness of individual ideology and the fulfillment of the community determination, especially depend on the adaptability and transformation that step forward with the elapse of time. Bad adaptability or improper transformation will be difficult to transfer the traditions into modernization, the result will be either underdevelopment or dead with deformity, both of which can hardly have a satisfaction accomplishment. The purpose of this article is to explore how Taiwan adapt to the trend of modernization as a typical Confucian community, and how the members of the community form the consensuses to fully grasp the opportunity of adaptation and transformation to set up a brand new ¡§Confucianism Civil Society¡¨. The dissertation construct with five chapters as follows: Chapter I is introduction for the main concerns of the research, the extent of the research, writing structure, and a thorough analysis of the core ideal of philosophy of Confucian community. Chapter II describes the figure of Confucian traditional community to investigate into its merits and demerits according to the writing structure of the Chapter Da Tong in the Book of Rites. Chapter III examines the real conditions in Taiwan during the powerful governmental era under Martial Law by means of three mainstream ideologies from the western liberalism. Chapter IV observes that disorders are increasing in Taiwan area due to the conflict between Eastern and Western ideology after the removal of Martial Law in Taiwan from a view of communitarianism. Reflection upon the above-mentioned, the author looks forward to rebuild a main stream culture and value ideology which integrate Eastern and Western, penetrate traditional and modern, and connect modern and post-modern. In conclusion with the statements of the Eastern and Western sages, Chapter V outlines the mechanism of ¡§Confucianism Civil Society¡¨ out of the expectation of the author.

21st century has been the so-called the era of knowledge-based andinnovation-driven economy. As Taiwan has been stepping into the stage of slower growth, the major issue for Taiwan¡¦s future development is how we progress toward the innovation-based industrial growth. Facing the hypercompetitive future, staying efficient, keeping costs down, delivering products and services on time and to a sufficient standard of quality are goals that merely ensure the organization stays alive. Continuous innovation has been widely regarded as the major source of competitive advantage and the base on which an enterprise builds its core competence, uplifts its competitiveness and expands its global market share. With the recognition of the importance of organizational innovation, the purpose of the study is trying to examine the current status of organizational innovation in Taiwan's traditional industry, hoping to provide some guidelines for the industry to enhance its competitiveness via innovation. The research suggested two main steps to enhance the innovation system: (1) examine and evaluate a firm¡¦s existing organizational innovation and (2) reconstruct the innovation system. After the analysis of Taiwan¡¦s traditional industry, the guidelines to improve organizational innovation include: (1) improving administrative innovation, (2) improving information system, (3) collaborating with external organizations, (4) developing brand names, (5) developing disruptive innovation, and (6) reinforcing flexibility and adaptability.

Compared to China and southeast Asian countries, corporations of traditional industry in Taiwan are more and more uncompetitive in terms of cost of human and manufacture. The application of nanotechnology is an opportunity that can adds product value and upgrade industry in the traditional industry in Taiwan. Traditional industry corporations face stable environment and long technology life and manufacture mainly, so they have less need for new technology and are lacking in experience of commercializing technology. The appearance of nanotechnology will affect Taiwan traditional industry¡¦s competitive advantage and make it without other choice but to face the emerging technology. Corporations must combine nanotechnology with its domain technology. Because it is different from the general process of commercializing technology adapted to the used technology, traditional industry corporations¡¦ processing the technology commercialization will face different problems and need different help. The methodology of this research includes case study, secondary data collection approaches, and interviews of corporate managers and related experts. Then we integrate the three parts of the process of technology commercialization, the plan of National Science and Technology Program for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for traditional industry, and Industrial Technology Research Institute¡¦s (ITRI) guidance and promotion project into the model of nanotechnology commercialization of traditional industry in Taiwan. In this research, we find that government must actively facilitate nano-industry cluster, process nano-fundamental research and train people of talent to build a complete nano-industry environment. In the early stage of technology commercialization, the key point is how to bring in nanotechnology. The traditional industry corporations must cooperate with the modifiers and connectors, process technology transfer and then combine nanotechnology and their domain technology together. Finally, they could introduce their new products to the market.

In the face of the transition of Chinese medicine, the older generation has idea of the older generation, younger generation have younger generation's ideas, a lot of thing mind to fault, just among evolution, like puppet show either, make a reservation in having traditional skill of history and culture, how should change, innovate, the feeling making the modern different, everybody has faced a lot of challenges and struggled. Facing it while making the transition, the yellow document is being selected and yellow and gentle and strong in the face of father Huang JunXiong, believe their conflict, believe it is unavoidable too, so when we see their only fresh and beautiful appearance, in fact privately, impact, agony they receive, it is person of us that watch, and the family and undertaking that I face, perhaps there are a lot of similar places with the thunderbolt puppet show. Traditional Chinese medicine has curative effect, but will not injure the body, have concept of keeping in good health, what institutes of Chinese medicine made present, let the people think it has history, educated, the modernization is managed, how then how the present Chinese medicine institutes it goes to innovate to let, let the people think it has history, educated, there is the modernization that is managed, represent the different vitality, in fact, these it is I that make for thesis spirit of research of me horse mere Chinese medicine medical development of network.

The core issues of traditional manufacturing industry are production and marketing. Adopting the suitable marketing strategies and production techniques based on each product characteristics will render competitive advantage. In this paper, the relationship between the knowing of production and application process of sales representatives and the marketing process was studied. Customers from different regions having various concerns of the quality and cost, require differently. The customer feedbacks collected and classified as quality and service issues, were delivered to both the production and marketing departments to help them finding the solution together. What is more, the production department can be engaged in the improvement and follow up the result for the execution according to the customer feedbacks collected from sales department and some problems which occur during production. This research provides opportunities for employees to exchange experiences, learn from each other, and improve techniques in order not to make the same mistakes again. They have learned to do everything of their own accords and increase the efficiency of management as well. It also helps the marketing personnel to understand that their knowledge on product properties and production process and successfully stimulates to learn more and enhance the skills of selling and negotiating as well.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Assiut (Egypt), 1985. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 486-506).