Complex, Interdependent Sustainability Issues and the Potential Role of Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Persian Gulf

2019 ◽  
pp. 291-318
Author(s):  
Maryam Tabibzadeh ◽  
Najmedin Meshkati
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
The Persian Gulf

scholarly journals Symposium: The Role of Human Factors Standards in Advancing Science and Practice: Some Examples from Automotive, Nuclear, Healthcare, and Petrochemical Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 597-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Green
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Supporting Materials ◽  
Petrochemical Industries

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) has created a Task Force to help implement Goal D of the HFES Strategic plan ( https://www.hfes.org/about-hfes/strategic-plan ), to “translate the science of HF/E into practice.” One way for that to occur is for HFES publications to cite standards. This symposium will raise awareness of this idea and provide additional supporting materials. The focus is on 4 example applications - automotive (in particular, SAE standards for motor vehicles), healthcare (with a focus on AAMI), nuclear (from both the IEEE and NRC perspectives), and oil and gas. Papers in this symposium will (1) describe organizations and the groups within them that develop human factors standards for each of the 4 applications, (2) describe how to find human factors standards relevant to these applications, (3) summarize some of those standards, and (4) identify where human factors input is needed to improve the standards of each organization.

Avoiding Misrepresentation in Forensic Human Factors

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 549-553
Author(s):  
Kenneth Nemire
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Forensic Expert

Every aspect of human factors consulting in litigation presents opportunities and challenges for acting in an ethical manner. This article discusses three types of misrepresentation that pose ethical problems: (1) disregarding information, (2) misrepresenting existing research, and (3) misrepresenting facts in a case. These examples are demonstrated in the context of three different lawsuits involving forensic human factors experts. The article concludes with a discussion of the role of the forensic expert to help reveal the truth, and a suggestion to revise the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Code of Ethics.

Ratansi Purshottam, the Gujaratis of Muscat, and the Global Connectivity of Indian Ocean Transregional Markets

2019 ◽  
pp. 269-284
Author(s):  
Calvin H. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Global Market ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Commercial Network

This chapter provides a case study of the career of Seth Ratansi Purshotam to demonstrate the role of Gujarati Banyans of Muscat, Oman in linking that port’s transregional commercial network of India, the Persian Gulf, and East Africa to the global market. Ratansi, a native of Mandvi, Kachhch, began his career as a clerk in his uncle’s shop in 1857, opened his own shop in 1867, and by the 1880s until his death in 1904 was one of the leading importers/exporters and money lenders of Muscat and a principal financier of the government of Oman as the customs farmer. During that period Ratansi joined with other Banyan, Khoja, and Arab merchants to expand and strengthen direct contacts with European and American commercial outlets for the export of Omani products, especially dates, and the import of Western manufactured consumer goods, most notably arms and ammunition.

Countries of the Central and South Pacific Region are Russia’s competitors in gas supplies to Japan

2020 ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Ya. Mishchenko
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Energy Markets ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
The World ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Strategic Goal

The article analyzes the role of the Central and South Pacific states in providing Japan with natural gas. This issue is very relevant, as Russia sets a strategic goal of expanding its presence in the Japanese energy markets, including increasing natural gas exports. However, the latter actively buys natural gas in several countries around the world, and despite the factor of geographical proximity, Russia has not yet managed to become a key supplier of this energy supplier to Japan. As a result of the conducted research, it is possible to confirm that the Central and South Pacific region is currently the main supplier of LNG to Japan and a serious competitor for Russian suppliers. However, even if a few decades later, due to the depletion of gas reserves in some countries of the region, a free niche is formed, Russia may fi nd it difficult to occupy it due to increased competition from some states of the Persian Gulf.

scholarly journals Role of Iranian immigrants in Iran - Russia trade development

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-705
Author(s):  
Mehdi Afzali
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Iranian Immigrants ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
Transactional Costs

Migration and international trade are two important dimensions of globalization. Migration plays an important role in development of countries. Immigrants send their remittances, ideas, innovation and investments to their home countries. Migrants can influence on countries’ trade, they are able to decrease the transactional costs for companies willing to trade. In this article has been tried to study the case of Iranian immigrants in Russia. We can see that Iranians have migrated mostly to developed countries such as USA, Europe, Australia, Canada and part of them have migrated to the Persian Gulf countries. And of course many of these immigrants have high levels of economic, human, social, and cultural potential, which can be used for social and economic development of the country. Iranians have migrated to two kinds of countries. First, those who are developed and second those with high income which have the potential of trade with Iran. When we look at these two groups they either migrated to American and European countries, which this group has a high educated and human capital background or they migrated to neighbor Persian Gulf countries that they have mostly strong economic backgrounds which increased the chance of trade. In this article Iranian businessmen have been interviewed and they have explained their roles in trade, and if they had any advantages in comparison with those in the home country.

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