This study aims to introduce and evaluate the Waste, Technical Characteristics, and Root Causes of Failure modes (WCFM) approach, a methodology grounded in Lean and Six Sigma principles, for enhancing operational efficiency and product quality in modern manufacturing systems.The purpose of this work is to develop a structured prioritization framewo
Visual-Semiotic Analysis of Brand Marketing with Reference to Contemporary Advertizing Media
This research revolves around a thematic content analysis, conducted within a qualitative mode of inquiry.It aims at presenting an account of a visual semiotic examination of contemporary advertising media, through the lens of contribution made Winter Sports - Gear by Barthes (1977), a renowned semiotician of the present age.In order to investigate
The role of ontologies in machine learning: a case study of gene ontology
Introduction.Ontologies as knowledgebases have been heavily applied in computational biological studies by implementing into ML models for purposes such as disease-gene associations identification.Method.We conduct a case study using gene ontology (GO) annotation data and three ML models to replicate the prediction of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Applications of nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery
Nanoparticles serve various purposes in the hydrocarbon industry which are utilized to improve the volume of oil and gas production.Nanomaterials are used in petroleum applications as nanoparticles, nanosensors, nanocomposites, coated nanoparticles, nanofluids etc.Thus, the application of nanotechnology in the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method hel