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Kaolin plays a very signi?cant role in the industrial aspects of life and new ones are still being discovered. It is a unique industrial mineral and very widely utilized in industry and its usage is in?uenced by its functional properties. However, the Egyptian kaolin is hard and massive. It is also low grade so that it needs beneficiation to be suitable for different industries. The kaolin used in most of the industrial applications should have very fine size distribution (80-90% by weight below 2 µm) and should be of high quality especially for applications like plastics, paints, paper industry, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Moreover, great attention in recent years has been paid to the industrial applications of intercalated nano-composites where kaolin or clays are extensively used. Therefore, new technologies must be developed to achieve good separation, especially when treating these finely disseminated particles. One of such recent technologies is the bio-processing where micro-organisms could be used for removing these coloring materials. In this paper, the role of micro-organisms on the surface properties of the kaolin single mineral has been studied through zeta potential and adhesion measurements as well as the adsorption experiments. Complete characterization of both single mineral and bacteria isolated from its surface has been done using XRD, SEM, and FTIR as well as morphological and biochemical identification of bacterial isolates.

Newspaper editorials constitute a part of media discourse, which is an extremely important field of research in both intercultural rhetoric analysis and EFL/ESL studies. Specifically, certain features of editorial headlines and also their important role in monitoring and directing readers' attention have made the interface between the linguistic analysis of newspaper editorial headlines and teaching of English as a foreign language as a relevant issue in language teaching. Through conducting a contrastive textual analysis of selected headlines, culled from the editorials of the English newspaper, The New York Times, and those of Persian newspaper, Tehran Times, the present study aimed at exploring the kind of textual and rhetorical strategies the two newspapers employed for propagating their preferred ideologies. The results of the study indicated that headlines in the two papers presented a subjective attitude of the writers (newspapers) towards the topic. However, based on the analysis of the data, it became clear that there were certain differences between the two sets of headlines in terms of Presupposition, and certain Rhetorical devices.

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We are very happy to announce that from 22nd October 2015, Mr.Joshua Sopuru has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Management Information System. The appointment of Mr.Joshua Sopuru as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to elixirpublishers@gmail.com.

This research was aimed at investigating solid particles settling in drilling fluid - Power law fluid in relation to rheological properties of the fluid. Fluid of various densities and rheologies were prepared in the laboratory. Hydroxyl methyl cellulose (HEC) was used in this proportion 5.0, 2.5, 1.5, and 0.5 g/liter to change the rheology of the fluid with a fluid density range from 1.003 to 1.513 g/cm3. The results show that larger particles diameter enhance the particle settling behaviour and increases settling velocities. Also increased fluid density reduces particle settling velocity and increases fluid viscosity. The largest effect on the particle settling is achieved at high fluid viscosity. Therefore, it is recommended that fluids for cutting removal should be designed with a higher consistency index K in order to increase the fluid viscosity and thereby overcome the settling behaviour.

The present study was carried out to determine the Physico-chemical variations in coastal Waters of Mandapam, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari along the south east coast of India. The sampling of coastal water was carried out during April 2013 to March 2014.The environmental factors viz. temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, inorganic nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, and chlorophyll -a were analyzed in the coastal waters. The Physico-chemical parameters have showed substantial and spatial variations. Physico-Chemical parameters can determine the species diversity and abundance in the particular area. Nutrient concentrations were higher during monsoon season and low during summer. Knowledge of nutrients relating to their influential sources, utilization levels and their availability will be of great value to assess the output potential of marine ecosystem.

Abstract In the health care industry today, failed programs cost organizations a loss of revenues on daily basis. Therefore, management strategies in these organizations need a balance (equilibrium) between program implementation control and the relationships that goes along. These relationships exist between the organization and defined individuals or groups who are directly or indirectly part of the organization’s hierarchy. These groups or individuals comprise the so-called stakeholders and they do have a stake in the organization. A major factor for a program success with any organization is the proactive involvement and management of its strategies with its component staff, including the stakeholders (Thomas, Delisle & Jugdev, 2002). The argument is organizations should look at their stakeholders as part of core management objectives for maximum return of investment. Many organizational programs have failed due to lack of direct top management involvement and support (Jiang and Klein, 1999). The importance of this problem therefore, requires that every organization examine its relationships with its stakeholders constantly since its success or failure revolves around these relationships. Findings: Findings from this study were of great economic importance. The identification, prioritization, and engagement strategies of evaluation of the key stakeholders in Mission Hospital, USA, was an effective tool that could help any organization to know the individuals or groups with power within their organization and how such powers are used. The second importance was the power of teamwork; how individuals or groups may collaborate for a common good; here both the executive management of Mission Hospital, USA, collaborating with the stakeholder management to affect the objectives and goals of the hospital. Third, it showed improved relationships between two former unaligned managers with informal power structures and possible outcome. The conclusion here was that collaboration, involvement, negotiations with the use of inducements; all play major roles in straightening relationships, be it personal or corporate. Statement of the problem: The specific statement of the problem of this study examined management and program implications when upper management and related management (stakeholder management) do not collaborate and involve in pursuing the strategic objectives and goals of the corporation. Many projects, and indeed corporations, have failed for lack of management involvement of component staff in management strategies. Description of design method: The design methodology was in three phases. Phase1 involved the interaction process of identifying, prioritizing, and engaging the key stakeholders of the hospital. Phase2 involved the data gathering techniques, including workshops exercises with the participants. Survey questionnaires were designed separately for the hospital’s management and the identified key stakeholders. The exercises were open-ended and interactive processes with the participants. The outcome was important in that it provided the necessary factors for effective stakeholder management. From the collection and analysis of data, phase 3 was a descriptive case study designed to effect phase 2, through the process of planning, implementing, and monitoring – used in the incremental process improvement management (Carroll & Swatman, 2000). The investigator went further with fact-finding interviews with employees of the hospital. The results findings were spectacular. Design of the study: The purpose of this study was to examine and encourage upper management strategy of Mission Hospital, USA, in order to improve its stakeholder relationships. The study used rationale to establish and analyze outcomes, allowed prediction, and aim for generalization. In order to articulate the stakeholder’s perception of values to the organization pertinent questions were designed to affect the study. The main research question of the study was directed to the hospital’s executive management, challenging them to commitment to teamwork for the overall benefits of the hospital’s objectives and goals attainment. A stakeholder management methodology workshops exercises were designed to assist them in this process. The subject sample group was small. The criteria for the small group were to use a phenomenological approach to find out how a few groups or individuals of important status in an organization feel as a sub-set; making it a qualitative descriptive case study. Significance of conclusions: The implications of notice in this case study on stakeholder management in Mission Hospital, USA, was exploratory yet unique, and based on the combination of qualitative and quantitative designs with limited results. The study is unique in that no similar study exits presently with direct involvements of inside power brokers. Nevertheless, the analysis should be viewed as suggestive, and not one hundred percent definitive. Certain unresolved issues still remains, the resolution of which should challenge practicing health care managers on how to manage their stakeholders to attain the objectives and goals of their organization. However, this investigator presented many suggestions to the management of Mission Hospital, USA, to any promising manager of health care, and to future researchers of health care management in general. Recommendations: The confirmation of the “Pilot study” of this case study should encourage a more detailed research study of economic benefits with stakeholder management collaborations. Such study should be broadened and without any restrictions, as was witnessed in this case study.