Holistic approaches

How do you then design an effective system There are several techniques you can use. Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Theory of Constraints (TOC) are but three. The FMEA is a bottom-up approach, the FTA a top-down approach, and TOC a holistic approach. 

Ecological planning in this context will help to avoid ecological disasters (e.g. excessive weed growth in stored water) and maximize the life span of the benefits derived from the development. It will be clear that this holistic approach to development has economic as well as ecological advantages. 

Over the last decade our view of chemistry has evolved substantially. Whereas individual researchers previously focused on specific areas of chemistry, such as inorganic, organic, etc. we now take a more holistic approach. Effective and efficient research projects now incorporate whatever aspects of the chemistry subdisciplines that are needed to complete the intended work. 

I have tried to make it clear that the LC-MS combination is usually more powerful that either of the individual techniques in isolation and that a holistic approach must be taken to the development of methodologies to provide data from which the required analytical information may be obtained. Data analysis is of crucial importance in this respect and for this reason the computer processing of LC-MS data is considered in some detail in both Chapters 3 and 5. 

Rice bran is a storehouse of unique bioactive compounds. The human body is a remarkable self-regenerating system. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, wrote that Disease does not occur unexpectedly. It is the result of constant violation of nature s laws. Accumulation of such violations results in diseases . The possible involvement of all the bioactives of rice bran indicates a holistic approach to helping the body to regenerate to a normal state from a disease state. Holistic or alternative medicine does not treat or cure a disease but fights symptoms, makes the body handle the challenges... 

Understanding of the soil-plant-microbe relationship probably remains one of the most difficult challenge for life sciences due to the integration of observations at many scales. New efforts relying more on holistic approaches are needed. 

A Holistic Approach to Phytofiltration of Heavy Metals Recent Advances in Rhizofiltration, Constructed Wetlands, Lagoons, and Bioadsorbent-Based Systems... 

At the short end of the temporal decision timescale on the research map, there currently exists another area where no or very few EM techniques exist. In this region, which covers manufacturing levels between cell and enterprise, manufacturers are beginning to consider new short-term influences on their production and operations processes to improve economic and environmental performance. As part of a holistic approach, they require techniques to help them manage their energy consumption at this timescale. 

On the other hand, you rightly emphasised the problems that arise when dealing with patients whose value systems or cultural backgrounds are different. In Africa, one is frequently confronted by patients whose faith in sangomas, or witch doctors, is profound and whose language presents a barrier that requires the intervention of an interpreter and hence the loss of the interpersonal relationship that the holistic approach requires. Under these circumstances, reductionism is often the easiest answer to providing a good deal by Western standards. 

Cruz, A.A., The united airways require an holistic approach to management, Allergy, 60, 871, 2005. 

In summary, it is reasonable to conclude that bioinformatic analysis of structural similarities to, or of sequence homology with, known protein allergens, and evaluation of stability with SGF, can both contribute, if interpreted cautiously, to an overall assessment of sensitizing hazard. However, these analyses, neither alone nor in combination, provide a definitive answer regarding allergenic potential, and for this reason there has been interest in exploring a more holistic approach (and more definitive assessment) that may be provided by suitable animal models. 

Fortescue, J. A. C. (1980). Environmental Geochemistry. A Holistic Approach. Springer-Verlag,... 

Looking back on it, I was a classic case. Chronic bladder infections, panic attacks, gastrointestinal problems, brain fog, weakness, skin rashes. I was a mass of panic and fatigue. I went to every olo-gist and specialist that there was. None of them was taking a holistic approach. I don t remember any of them ever doing any kind of occupational or environmental assessment, and it never occurred to me. I was just as puzzled as puzzled could be. I m embarrassed to say it took me fifteen years to find the cause. 

However, the public has not abandoned conventional medicine for alternative healthcare. Most Americans seek out alternative therapies as a complement to their conventional healthcare whereas only a small percentage of Americans rely primarily on alternative care. Why have (30) so many patients turned to alternative therapies Frustrated by the time constraints of managed care and alienated by conventional medicine s focus on technology, some feel that a holistic approach to healthcare better reflects their beliefs and values. Others seek therapies that will relieve symptoms associated with chronic disease, symp-(35) toms that mainstream medicine cannot treat. 

To identify lead markets for hydrogen and fuel cells, a holistic approach is chosen which takes supply- and demand-side factors into account as well as regulative impacts. Quantification of lead market factors is often not possible (e.g., how are technology capabilities or transfer advantages measurable ). 

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