scholarly journals The Thematic Network SAFER EURORO: An Integrated Approach to Safe European RoRo Ferry Design

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Dracos Vassalos ◽  
Dimitris Konovessis
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Design For Safety ◽  
To Come ◽  
State Of Affairs

For a period of more than 10 years, a safety culture approach has been promoted through the theme "Design for Safety," which aims at integrating safety cost effectively in the ship design process. There is a considerable wealth of information amassed over these years of research and development on safety-critical areas. One of the main elements of the research and development (R&D) work is the assurance of safety within the ship design process, in the continuous search for improving the current state of affairs. Through bold steps in the direction advocated by "Design for Safety," it is slowly but steadily being recognized that this approach can greatly contribute to the overall cost-effective improvement of safety in shipping while nurturing the evolution of proper practice in the field. On this background, the paper attempts a thorough overview of related R&D developments over the last decade. Particular emphasis is placed on the developments that have taken place as part of the activities of the Thematic Network SAFER EURORO and associated research projects, which have led to the development of a recent major research initiative, the Integrated Project SAFEDOR, which is expected to lead research development in the area for the years to come.

scholarly journals FACILITIES MANAGEMENT OUTSOURCING: THEORETICAL TRENDS AND EVIDENCE FROM PRACTICE IN NIGERIA AND UNITED KINGDOM

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dubem I. IKEDIASHI ◽  
Isaac A. ODESOLA
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Related Services ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Current State ◽  
British Institute

Previous research has acknowledged facilities management (FM) as a discipline that optimises the delivery of facilities and its related services through use of high profile strategies that provide cost effective, high quality and integrated approach to the concept of managing facilities and its related services. The purpose of this paper is to examine the theoretical trends in outsourcing of FM functions and the current state of FM practice using Nigeria and UK as case studies. This re- search used a combination of literature review and questionnaire survey. The questionnaire survey was conducted to further explore (through comparative analysis) the perception of 30 (15 from UK and 15 from Nigeria) carefully selected facilities managers in UK and Nigeria who are subscribing members of British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) and International Facilities Manage- ment Association (IFMA) Nigeria’s chapter respectively. 22 respondents consisting of 13 received from UK respondents and 9 from Nigeria responded to the survey giving a response rate of 73%. Findings reveal among others that FM has grown from the traditional day-to-day operational management to being a strategic management tool; while janitorial services and facilities maintenance remain the most outsourced FM services.

scholarly journals French Language Teaching at the Heart of the Translation Course

2021 ◽  
pp. 276-287
Author(s):  
Naoufal El Bakali
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
French Language ◽  
Current State ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
To Come ◽  
Arabic And English ◽  
State Of Affairs

Language learning is the foundation of any translation business, especially for students admitted to translation courses. In our case, mastering the French language, in order to carry out a translation, requires a perfect knowledge of the linguistic workings, likely to come to the aid of students who are learning translation techniques. In the current state of affairs, learning to translate at the graduate level suggests a perfect mastery of languages, both at the start and at the end. We would like to develop our study from a didactic and linguistic point of view, calling on other interdisciplinary parameters, since the question of learning to translate is at the crossroads of several cogitos. Therefore, teaching the language, in this case French represents a step, sine qua non, for the students of the King Fahd Superior School of Translation of Tangier, knowing that in Morocco, the French language still occupies the place. of the first foreign language. As a result, our students are required to translate from and into the French language alongside Arabic and English. As such, we have chosen to approach the didactics of translation, first of all, by looking over the language teaching which embodies an essential place for the success of the act of translating. All the axes that we develop in this article have a degree of analysis that oscillates between theory and practice, since language and translation are two activities which have two sides of the same coin.

scholarly journals Art=life? Deleuze, badiou and ontology of the human

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-413
Author(s):  
Andrija Filipovic ◽  
Bojana Matejic
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Global Society ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Current State ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Art Forms ◽  
To Come ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The One ◽  
Society Of Control

The idea of the relation between art and life as becoming-life of art is a consequence of specific modern developments ranging from the Enlightenment to capitalism. This assemblage of thought and practice is present in one of the most dominant art forms today, and the task of this paper is to reassess the current state of affairs in art considering that the current state of affairs in art is a symptom of the global society of control. In order to be emancipatory art, on the one hand, Art presupposes de-substantialization and deessentialization of the biopolitically formed life and the category of Man, while on the other hand it also presupposes a new ?generic in-humanum? (in Badiou), that is, a people to come (in Deleuze) as the basis of politicity. Hence, emancipatory art needs to break away with the human in order to reach that which is beyond the current democratic materialism.

scholarly journals Developing pastoral therapy as a professional qualification in South Africa: Rationale and motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanita Meyer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Current State ◽  
Pastoral Workers ◽  
Pastoral Therapy ◽  
Counselling Needs ◽  
Statutory Body ◽  
State Of Affairs

The professional training of pastoral therapists has been a topic of controversy for many years in South Africa. Up to date, the training of pastoral workers has been limited to the study of ministry and as such is limited by the primary aims and outcomes of this curriculum. In a post-apartheid, post-colonial South Africa, the need for pastoral workers is intensified by the needs of community- and faith-based organisations for trained and registered therapists to alleviate the counselling needs of their beneficiaries on all social levels. This article discusses the current state of affairs of the training and curriculum related to the profession of pastoral therapy in the context of South Africa, the various sociopolitical and religious needs that are still left unanswered in the field, and makes recommendations for the registration and accreditation of the profession with a specific curriculum focused on multicultural, multi-spiritual and post-modern nuances. The author argues that such a curriculum, accredited by a statutory body, can operate as a national health resource, will be more cost-effective than other related health services and may transform the social justice landscape related to both the providers and beneficiaries of this type of care.

Shaping Ship Safety: The Face of the Future

1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Dracos Vassalos
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
The Past ◽  
Evolutionary Changes ◽  
The Face ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Rule Making ◽  
Ship Safety

This paper intends to demonstrate that ship safety is currently at the center of intense international activities, undergoing a process of evaluation and change that is likely to yield a new face that bears little resemblance to the past. It is most heartening that changes take place in desirable directions but the need for vigilance is now greater than ever. In exploring this process of change the paper stresses the areas where attention is needed the most and attempts to provide evidence in support of a key argument concerning a gap in the way safety has always been approached. More specifically, it is contended that the largest single factor contributing to the unsatisfactory state of affairs as regards ship safety is the compulsion to deal with it through rule development and legislation. This route is becoming progressively more impractical as evolutionary changes happen faster than experience is gained, thus depriving the rule making process of its basic ingredient. As an alternative, a proposal is put forward allowing safety to be brought to the heart of ship design, and integrated within the design process through a suitable generic formalization that ensures inherently safe and costeffective ship designs.

Designing Warships for a Cost-Effective Life

1970 ◽  
Vol 185 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Raper
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Basic Concept ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
Effective Life ◽  
Total Life

In the past the effectiveness of a ship was measured in terms of her weapon performance, speed and cruising range. Today more attention is paid to availability, in terms of the percentage of her total life for which the ship and all her systems are ready for operations. The lecture outlines the design of modern warships from the basic concept, its justification in terms of cost-effectiveness, the system of modelling costs to indicate the effect on the overall cost of adding or subtracting a weapons system, the development of the design and specification to a point at which the contract can be placed, and the reduction of upkeep costs and crew numbers. Machinery and equipment are being standardized for different classes of ships and the intervals between docking and refit periods will eventually be doubled. Health monitoring of machinery is being investigated as a means of reducing maintenance and increasing reliability. The effect of considering life costs as a percentage of the total spent on procurement, upkeep, modernization, etc, is discussed and the additional work now required during the design process to detail the whole of the upkeep task is outlined. Research and development on materials and corrosion problems are affected by the new thinking.

scholarly journals Legal aspects of registration and accounting of research and development works in the field of state national security

2021 ◽  
pp. 168-175
Author(s):  
O. ALEKSEIEVA
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
National Security ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Special Equipment ◽  
Forensic Expertise ◽  
Current State ◽  
Security Service ◽  
Registration Procedure ◽  
State Of Affairs

The article is devoted to the issues of registration and accounting of research and development work performed in the field of national security, by the example of the Ukrainian scientific and research Institute of special equipment and forensic expertise of the Security Service of Ukraine. The legal bases for actions on the specified subjects are investigated. The current state of affairs on the raised issue is analyzed. Some issues that arise during the registration procedure are highlighted.

scholarly journals Final Programme - International Conference on Marine Engineering and Technology Oman (ICMET Oman)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
MTC ◽  
IMarEST
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Weapon Systems ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
To Come ◽  
Marine Engineering ◽  
Naval Engineering ◽  
Green Shipping

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR FUTURE NEEDS - 5 – 7 November 2019, Military Technological College Muscat, Oman - KEY THEMES: Marine Resources and Security, Shipbuilding Technology, Sustainability and Green Shipping, Safe Automation and Remote Manning, Support and Infrastructure, Ship Design and Propulsion, Naval Engineering. ICMET provides a unique opportunity for academic staff and marine engineers across all sectors and domains to meet in a professional, scientific forum and explore the latest innovative thoughts in the field. The theme for ICMET Oman 2019 is Innovative Solutions for Future Needs and reflects the challenge for marine academia and the industry worldwide to come up with efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly answers and products that will arm the marine community against these forthcoming challenges. Different areas such as marine security and resources; sustainability and green shipping; ship-design and propulsion; safe automation; support and infrastructure; professional development; safety and regulations and naval engineering (underwater technology and weapon systems) will be explored.

POST-COSMISM AND POST-HUMANISM: TWO STRATEGIES IN THE MOD-ERN PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN

Chelovek RU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 217-220
Author(s):  
Natalia Rostova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Exceptionalism ◽  
Current State ◽  
Human World ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Post Humanism

The article analyzes the current state of affairs in philosophy in relation to the question «What is hu-man?». In this regard, the author identifies two strategies – post-humanism and post-cosmism. The strat-egy of post-humanism is to deny the idea of human exceptionalism. Humanity becomes something that can be thought of out of touch with human and understood as a right that extends to the non-human world. Post-cosmism, on the contrary, advocated the idea of ontological otherness of the human. Re-sponding to the challenges of anthropological catastrophe, its representatives propose a number of new anthropological projects.

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