The Future of Conventional Aids to Navigation

1986 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-247
Author(s):  
Miles Wingate
Keyword(s):  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Differential Gps ◽  
Fishing Vessels ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Future ◽  
Navigational Aids ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Importance

The paper first of all defines conventional aids to navigation and compares both the historical and future roles of these aids in relation to developments in the field of radio navigation systems and technological advances in shipborne navigational aids. It goes on to emphasize the need to provide for all classes of vessel, i.e. those equipped with a high level of sophisticated shipborne aids and those equipped with a low level of such aids, including the not-so-well-found vessel, fishing vessels and leisure craft. Mention is made of present mandatory requirements in respect of the carriage of electronic shipborne navigational aids and the effect of changes in these requirements on the future role of conventional aids. The availability, reliability, accuracies and errors of both conventional aids and radionavigation systems are discussed. The paper concludes that, with the anticipated developments in the field of radionavigation systems such as Global Maritime Satellite Navigation, GPS, Differential GPS, Loran-C and Differential Loran-C, there may be a decline in the requirement for some conventional aids to navigation; the provision of these aids, however, is seen as still playing an important role in the overall mix of aids to navigation used by the mariner. The level of importance of this role bears a direct relationship to the level of shipborne navigational aids carried by the various classes of vessel and changes in the mandatory requirements for such aids.

Hydrotesting and In-Line Inspection: Now and in the Future

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Rau ◽  
Mike Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Inert Gases ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Operating Pressure ◽  
Inherent Safety ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
The Future ◽  
Integrity Assurance ◽  
High Level

Pressure testing of pipelines has been around in some form or another since the 1950s1–14. In its earliest form, operators used inert gases such as Nitrogen or even air to test for pipeline integrity. However, with the significant increases in pipeline pressures and inherent safety issues with a pressurized gas, the switch to using water happened in the late 1960’s15–17. Hydrostatic tests (referred to as hydrotests) have been used since then to set and reset the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) for pipelines but as other technologies develop and gain acceptance will hydrotesting still play a key role in pipeline integrity in the years ahead? Currently, hydrotesting is a topic for the impending US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Proposed New Rule Making (PNRM)18. Under the NPRM, hydrotesting is required to verify MAOP on pre-1970s US “grandfathered” pipelines, as well as on pipelines of any age with incomplete or missing testing record and include a high level test with a “spike” in pressure. But hydrotesting may not be the only method. Alternative methods and new technologies — used alone or used in combination with hydrotesting — may help provide a more comprehensive way for operators to identify and address potential problems before they become a significant threat. This paper explores both sides of the argument. Before In-Line Inspection (ILI) technology was even available, hydrotesting was the absolute means of the proof of integrity. However, hydrotesting is under scrutiny for many reasons that this paper explores. ILI was introduced in the 1960’s with the first commercially available Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) tools that presented the industry with an alternative. Currently there are a huge array of available technologies on an ILI tool and so is the role of the hydrotest over? The paper looks at the benefits of the hydrotest and these are presented and balanced against available ILI technology. Furthermore, as pipelines are being developed in even more harsh environments such as deepwater developments, the actual logistics of performing a hydrotest become more challenging. The paper will also look at both applications onshore and offshore where regulators have accepted waivers to a hydrotest using alternative methods of proving integrity. The paper concludes with the current use and needs for hydrotesting, the regulatory viewpoint, the alternatives and also what the future developments need to focus on and how technology may be improved to provide at least a supplement if not a replacement to this means of integrity assurance.

scholarly journals Operating without operations: how is technology changing the role of the firm?

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 809-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Breidbach ◽  
Sunmee Choi ◽  
Benjamin Ellway ◽  
Byron W. Keating ◽  
Katerina Kormusheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operations Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Operations ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Future ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the history and future of service operations, with the goal to identify key theoretical and technological advances, as well as fundamental themes that can help to imagine the future of service operations in 2050. Design/methodology/approach A review of the service operations literature was undertaken to inform a discussion regarding the role that technology will play in the future of service operations. Findings The future of service operations is framed in terms of three key themes – complexity, orchestration, and elasticity. The paper makes three contributions to the service science literature by: reviewing key themes underpinning extant service operations research to frame future trajectories of service operations research; elaborating a vision of service operations in 2050 based on history and technology; and outlining a research agenda for future service operations. Practical implications The case of service automation is used to provide an illustration of how the three themes converge to define future service operations, and in particular, to show how technology is recasting the role of the firm. Originality/value Service operations in the next 30 years will be very different from what it was in the past 30 years. This paper differs from other review papers by identifying three key themes that will characterize and instill new insights into the future of service operations research.

Envisioning the future role of librarians: skills, services and information resources

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philomena W. Mwaniki
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future ◽  
Evolution Of Technology

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the future of academic libraries in the era of new user needs, new skills for staff and services offered. The literature shows the evolution of new technologies and the implications they have on the staff, library services and new user needs. The discussions in this paper are surrounded by conceptualization of what the library products and services will be in future academic libraries. It also looks at future studies that explore opportunities for librarians to advance their professional role. Design/methodology/approach This is a literature-based conceptual paper that draws on a wide range of literature that hypothetically looks at the future roles of professional librarians, the collection, services and the evolution of technology on the new user needs. Findings The library today will give the basis for the future librarian’s role, the emerging user needs and impact of service delivery. Technological advances have also affected the establishment of library systems and services offered. The emerging future roles will generally depend on how advanced the libraries are in the region or country including Kenya. Originality/value This paper adds a flexible approach to the skills, services as a role of future librarians.

scholarly journals Preface: Science, disarmament and diplomacy in chemical education: the example of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons – The Spring 2016 Confchem

2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-188
Author(s):  
Robert E. Belford ◽  
Jonathan E. Forman
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Chemical Education ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Nobel Peace Prize ◽  
Scientific Communities ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Chemical Weapons Convention ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multilateral Diplomacy

AbstractIn May and June of 2016 the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), IUPAC and the ACS CHED Committee on Computers in Chemical Education (CCCE) collaboratively ran an online conference hosted with the online ConfChem conference system on “Science, Disarmament and Diplomacy in Chemical Education.”This ConfChem Online Conference was designed to highlight the work of the OPCW and the important contribution of scientists and educators to achieving its goals, the science that underpins the Chemical Weapons Convention, and how scientific and technological advances will help to better implement the Convention in the future.The OPCW is the implementing body for Chemical Weapons Convention, an international disarmament treaty banning chemical weapons. The organisation is now approaching the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997. Twenty years that have seen the destruction of more than 67 000 metric ton of the world’s declared military stockpiles of chemical weapons and a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. With 192 States Parties (the governments that have agreed to uphold the norms and obligations required by the treaty), the Chemical Weapons Convention is the most widely subscribed disarmament treaty in history.Despite the aforementioned successes, the OPCW is not widely recognized outside disarmament-focused diplomatic circles. This is in spite of the fact that the science of chemistry played a critical role in informing the negotiations that lead to the signing of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and underpinning the articles of implementation. Science represents an important dimension in international disarmament policy and diplomacy, requiring that organizations like the OPCW interact with the scientific communities – especially in the field of chemistry. In order to achieve its goals in the future, the OPCW will need to reach out to new stakeholders and strengthen its ties with its existing partners. To this end, the OPCW has been placing increasing priority on education and engagement to raise awareness of its work and the contributions both from and to science in chemical disarmament.The objective of this internationally open access ConfChem online conference was to bring forth educational material that could usefully introduce chemistry educators and students to the nexus of science and multilateral diplomacy in chemical disarmament. To this end, we introduce the seven papers of the ConfChem and their authors. We hope you enjoy this collection of papers at the intersection of science and international disarmament policy. A collection that looks to stimulate interest in the role of scientists and educators, especially chemists in making the world a safer place.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Customers and Community Pharmacies during the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic: A Survey from Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9582
Author(s):  
Francesca Baratta ◽  
Michele Ciccolella ◽  
Paola Brusa
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Misleading Information ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Community pharmacies are among the most easily accessible health services. Considering the major impact of COVID-19 in social terms, the purpose was to analyse the evolution of the relationship between community pharmacies and customers during the pandemic in 2020 and to understand which strategies should be implemented in the future. The data have been collected from May to December 2020. Pharmacists administered a questionnaire, also available online, to all customers that agreed to participate. The total number of respondents was 502. The results obtained confirm a generally high level of satisfaction with pharmacies among customers and appreciation for the role of community pharmacies. For the future, the priority is to monitor the situation to break down social inequalities. A task that can be entrusted to the branch of the healthcare service ideally suited to this end: local medicine, of which the community pharmacy is an essential element. The post-pandemic pharmacy will need to have the skills to provide accurate and reliable information on issues, including broad topics such as prevention and lifestyle to fight “syndemic” (two or more factors that work together to make a disease worse) and “infodemic” (too much information including false or misleading information during a disease outbreak).

Online outsourcing and the future of work

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-238
Author(s):  
Korok Ray ◽  
Tessa A. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Government Policies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Foreign Labor ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Decision ◽  
Internet Availability ◽  
Reducing Costs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an argument supporting the growth of online outsourcing, which will exponentially increase in the coming years with the spread of internet availability to the less-developed regions of the world. In addition, this paper stresses the role of human decision-making in fostering this growth, rather than promoting inhibitory policies because of nationalism or fear of change. Design/methodology/approach First, globalization and the three “waves” of outsourcing are discussed. Next, the economic principles guiding online outsourcing (disintermediation, the rise of global internet connectivity and the benefits of output-based pay over input-based pay) are discussed. After explaining how artificial intelligence will complement rather than replace human laborers, a case study and evidence are provided. Then, suggestions for government policies going forward, including skill development and education are provided. Finally, the debate that will inevitably emerge regarding online worker benefits is introduced. Findings Evidence points toward the growth of online outsourcing and the resulting increased efficiency and gains through this type of trade. The increase in freelance workers and their earnings, the investments of Google and Facebook to develop internet capabilities in less-developed regions and the reducing costs of technology (such as laptops) provide support for this argument (Elance, 2013; Forbes, 2014; Pofeldt, 2015). Finally, a case study provides evidence illustrating how individuals may gain from these advances. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature by providing a compelling argument for the upcoming transition to increased efficiency in work through online outsourcing. Technological advances will allow the modern worker to delegate his/her mundane tasks so that he/she is free to focus on more pressing issues. This shift will multiply the domestic and foreign labor markets, creating opportunities that have not been available to this point. As this transition is not inevitable, this paper further outlines suggestions for policymakers to ensure maximized gains in the future.

DO HIGH-QUALITY RESTAURANTS ACT AS PULL FACTORS TO A TOURIST DESTINATION?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Daries ◽  
Estela Marine-Roig ◽  
Berta Ferrer-Rosell ◽  
Eduard Cristobal-Fransi
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Culinary Tourism ◽  
High Level ◽  
Tourism Flows ◽  
Level Of Importance ◽  
Do So

Tourists travel because they are pushed by their internal motivations and attracted orpulled by certain elements and features of destinations. However, a growing number ofdestinations have similar tourist attractions and need to differentiate themselves. Theaim of this study is to unveil the power of high-level culinary tourism, focusing onMichelin-starred restaurants, as a pull factor and generator of tourism flows, as well as to create a model to quantify the level of importance of these high-quality restaurants asnuclei of a destination. The gastronomic and culinary industry is one of the mosttraditional sectors in most economies and is now becoming a fundamental element inattracting tourism and promotion. In this study, we argue that certain types of business,such as high-quality restaurants, can generate tourism flows in their own right within acontext where the role of tourists and enterprises has shifted from a passive to an activeone, in which companies actively seek to become destination pull factors. A quantitativesurvey questionnaire with structured questions was applied to customers of high-qualitySpanish restaurants, specifically Michelin-starred, with 432 valid responses. The resultsshow distinctive motivations of customers who travel mainly for the restaurant andthose who do so for the destination. They also show the importance of the nucleus(restaurant) as a factor of attraction to the destination, but also the importance of thedestination/surroundings to the nucleus. These findings provide valuable informationand insights for culinary tourism in the future, both for culinary companies and fordestination managers, who can then adjust their marketing and management strategies,emphasizing the need for mutual collaboration. The findings may also be helpful toinstitutions and to communication managers of the destinations to improve theirpromotion and communication strategies, to diversify supply in mature destinations, andto deseasonalized demand.

scholarly journals Public Space in the New Urban Agenda. A Global Perspective on Our Common Urban Future

2019 ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Michael Mehaffy
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
The Future ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
High Level ◽  
New Urban Agenda

This article is a report on the work of our group, the Centre for the Future of Places at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and its role as an outgrowth of the Future of Places initiative – a partnership of UN-Habitat, the Ax:son Johnson Foundation, and the Project for Public Spaces. The original Future of Places initiative was a series of high-level conferences that brought together over 1,500 researchers, professionals, government leaders and activists from 275 organizations in 100 countries. The Future of Places also served as the first Urban Thinkers Campus, contributing to Habitat III and the language of its outcome document, the New Urban Agenda (United Nations, 2017). A primary focus of our series was the central role of public space as the connective framework for healthy urbanization – a point we made clear in the introduction to our “Key Messages” document: The Future of Places affirms the role of public spaces as the essential connective network on which healthy cities and human settlements grow and prosper. Public spaces enable synergistic interaction and exchange, creativity and delight, and the transfer of knowledge and skills. Public spaces can help residents to improve their prosperity, health, happiness and wellbeing, and to enrich their social relations and cultural life... (Future of Places, 2019).

Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Music Perception ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Music Psychology ◽  
Musical Skills ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
The Future ◽  
Literature Highlight

The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychologyprovides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this fast-growing area of research. With contributions from experts in the field, the coverage offered has both range and depth. The fifty-two articles are divided into eleven sections covering both experimental and theoretical perspectives. Ten sections each present articles that focus on specific areas of music psychology: the origins and functions of music; music perception; responses to music; music and the brain; musical development; learning musical skills; musical performance; composition and improvisation; the role of music in our everyday lives; and music therapy and conceptual frameworks. In each section, authors critically review the literature, highlight current issues, and explore possibilities for the future. The final section examines how in recent years the study of music psychology has broadened to include a range of other scientific disciplines. It considers the way that the research has developed in relation to technological advances, fostering links across the field and providing an overview of the areas where the field needs further development in the future.

scholarly journals Analisa Tingkat Kepuasan Konsumen Pada Perumahan Deno Indah Langsa

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
Afnina Afnina
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Recreational Facilities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Index Value ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Importance ◽  
Settlement Design

This study explains the satisfaction felt by consumers as residents of the house in Deno Indah Langsa Housing at a relatively high level of customer satisfaction. It is proven by the dominant level of importance for consumers including clean water supply = 63,077 (ranking 1), Ventilation = 44,103 (ranking 2), Bathroom Facilities = 37,436 (ranking 3), Sunlight = 31,282 (ranking 4), Number of Rooms = 29,231 (rank 5), while achievement satisfaction (calculation of the biggest index results) obtained a proud aspect because most consumers find it easy to get public transportation (79,5) so that it also facilitates schooling (75.9), and makes it easier for consumers to go to the store and to the market (72.3) while the smallest index value is indicated by the number (66.7) which states the ease of going to work. Although there are indicators that have a relatively low ranking, such as lack of recreational facilities (37,436), children's playgrounds (40,513) this needs attention to improve settlement design in the future.

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