flexible work
flexible work, flexible production, flexible specialization These terms are part of a widespread debate about changing industrial structure and work organization. It is argued that increasing national and international competition is forcing greater flexibility on firms in order to respond more quickly to changes in the product-market. This includes greater flexibility in employment levels (numerical flexibility), job tasks and skills (functional flexibility), and payment systems (financial flexibility). Flexible specialization implies small, decentralized firms oriented towards niche markets, rather than (as in
fordism) large, centralized, mass-production firms. Much of the debate has been prompted by studies of Japanese manufacturing and corporations (see R. Dore ,
Flexible Rigidities, 1986
). For a case-study of the international automobile industry see Rebecca Morales ,
Flexible Production (1994
). See also
FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT;
JUST-IN-TIME SYSTEM;
SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEM.
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Research from Chung-Shan Medical University in the area of pelvic inflammatory disease published.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 7/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...polymorphism in patients with pelvic inflammatory disease and healthy controls. The...Medical University (see also Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). The researchers concluded...level cart be rued to predict pelvic inflammatory disease." Tsai...
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Research reports on pelvic inflammatory disease from Wayne State University provide new insights.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 3/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...initially misdiagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease." "A 14-year-old nulligravida who presented with acute pelvic pain was diagnosed with pelvic...Gynecology, Obstetrics, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Wayne State University...
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Effects of undetected and untreated sexually transmitted diseases: pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in Canada.
Magazine article from: The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Manitoba Abstract: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) resulting...1 of 2] Key words: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease...between infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and placed...
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New pelvic inflammatory disease research has been reported by T.L. Gift et al.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 12/18/2008; 700+ words
; ...screening men to prevent pelvic inflammatory, disease in women...screening. Cases of pelvic inflammatory disease...colleagues (see also Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). The researchers...Sexually Transmitted Diseases (The Program Cost...
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The effects of undetected and untreated sexually transmitted diseases: pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in Canada.(STDs and Sexual/Reproductive Health)
Magazine article from: The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; 6/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; Key words. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Sexually transmitted...between infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and placed...treatment of STDs and PID. PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE Definition...
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University of Pittsburgh publishes research in pelvic inflammatory disease.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 1/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...States, "Women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) often...018), and high pelvic pain score (P...Pittsburgh (see also Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). The researchers...Clinical Infectious Diseases (Clinical Presentation...
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Pelvic inflammatory disease during the post-partum year
Magazine article from: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...occurrence of, and risk factors for, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) occurring during the...predictors of PID. Conclusions. Pelvic inflammatory disease was diagnosed...following delivery. Keywords: Pelvic inflammatory disease, post...
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Shortwave diathermy in the management of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease pain: case reports.(Case study)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...symptomatic management of chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) pain. Three cases of...pain in PID. Keywords: Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Short Wave Diathermy, Pain INTRODUCTION Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID...
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Research data from University of Pittsburgh update understanding of pelvic inflammatory disease.(Report)
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 11/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...genitalium is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), we examined the efficacy...United States report (see also Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). "In...continued endometritis and pelvic pain 30 days following treatment...
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Research on pelvic inflammatory disease discussed by F. Martinez and co-researchers.
Newspaper article from: AIDS Weekly; 4/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...Upper genital tract infections (pelvic inflammatory disease, PID) occur when pathogenic...Martinez and colleagues (see also Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). The...allotted to women with known pelvic tuberculosis, puerperal sepsis...
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Carrie and Reg ’ s Story Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the female...problems. The doctor asked if Carrie had ever had pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). She said no, she...
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Pelvic inflammatory disease Definition Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a term used to describe...infection with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in women. Over one...in the tubes and ovaries) pelvic peritonitis (inflammation...
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pelvic inflammatory disease
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infection of the female reproductive organs, usually resulting...ovaries, and abdomen. Symptoms may be absent but usually include pelvic pain and vaginal discharge. PID can cause abscesses and scarring...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Book article from: Biology
...Transmitted Diseases A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is any disease whose primary...well as other pelvic inflammatory diseases. Because of...acquires the disease prenatally...cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory...
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sexually transmitted diseases
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...the commonest diseases are gonorrhoea...women, and are pelvic inflammatory disease (infection in the...facilities. The diseases and their features...complication of pelvic inflammatory disease; if this arises...
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