CURRENT APPROACH TO ASSET EVALUATION AT THE SEARCH STAGE WITH HIGH UNCERTAINTIES

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
D.A Balashov ◽  
E.M. Viktorova ◽  
A.N. Zvada ◽  
P.Yu. Kiselev
Keyword(s):  
Probabilistic Method ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Reservoir Engineering ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Search Stage

New approach of complex uncertainties analysis at the exploration stage of the field is considered not only for geological properties but also for reservoir engineering, including the uncertainty of type of hydrocarbons saturation. The method shown in the work is based on the probabilistic method of HIIP estimation which is followed by probabilistic reservoir engineering uncertainties assessment in production profiles calculation.

scholarly journals 107 Traceability

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 61-62
Author(s):  
John Butler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Animal Disease ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Cattle Industry ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Traceability System ◽  
Competitive Disadvantage ◽  
Final Rule

Abstract Animal disease traceability—or knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they’ve been, and when—is important to ensuring a rapid response when animal disease events take place. Although animal disease traceability does not prevent disease, an efficient and accurate traceability system reduces the number of animals and response time involved in a disease investigation; which, in turn, reduces the economic impact on owners and affected communities. The current approach to traceability in the United States is the result of significant discussion and compromise. Federal policy regarding traceability has been amended several times over the past decade based on stakeholder feedback, particularly from the cattle industry. In early 2010, USDA announced a new approach for responding to and controlling animal diseases, referred to as the ADT framework. USDA published a proposed rule, “Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate,” on August 11, 2011, and the final rule on January 9, 2013. Under the final rule, unless specifically exempted, livestock moved interstate must be officially identified and accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection (ICVI) or other documentation. However, these requirements do not apply to all cattle. Beef cattle under 18 months of age, unless they are moved interstate for shows, exhibitions, rodeos, or recreational events, are exempt from the official identification requirement in this rule. We can do better. Our industry must recognize how vulnerable we really are, should we be subject to a disease such as foot and mouth. We must also understand what a competitive disadvantage the United States faces in the global marketplace without a recognized, industry-wide traceability system.

A Novel Approach to Nanoscale Materials Synthesis Using Industrial Laser Processing of Organosilazane Liquid Precursors

1990 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongsan D. Xiao ◽  
Peter R. Strutt ◽  
Kenneth E. Gonsalves
Keyword(s):  
Ceramic Powder ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Powder Materials ◽  
Materials Synthesis ◽  
Laser Plume ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Liquid Precursors ◽  
Short Time

ABSTRACTA new approach has been developed for the synthesis of nanoscale ceramic powder materials from liquid organosilazane precursors. This technique, by exploiting fast kinetic chemical and physical reactions, makes it possible to synthesize significant quantities of material in a relatively short time. In the current approach aerosols of a silazane monomer, (CH3SiHNH)n, (n = 3 or 4), of mol. wt. 280–320, are injected into the beam of a cw industrial CO2 laser to obtain nanoscale ceramic powders. Injection of the aerosol into the laser-beam results in a high-temperature plume. Rapid condensation of the molecular precursor species emerging from the laser plume results in the formation of preceramic polymer particles, with an average diameter of 62 nm. One attractive feature of this process is that 70 wt.% of the liquid precursor is converted into nanoscale powders. Another feature is that only a further 10 wt.% loss occurs during post thermal treatment to form the end-product.

scholarly journals The asymptotic Dirichlet problems on manifolds with unbounded negative curvature

2018 ◽  
Vol 167 (01) ◽  
pp. 133-157
Author(s):  
RAN JI
Keyword(s):  
Dirichlet Problem ◽  
Negative Curvature ◽  
Probabilistic Method ◽  
Martin Boundary ◽  
Dirichlet Problems ◽  
Curvature Condition ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Harnack Inequalities ◽  
Geometric Boundary ◽  
Analytical Proof

AbstractElton P. Hsu used probabilistic method to show that the asymptotic Dirichlet problem is uniquely solvable under the curvature condition −Ce(2−η)r(x) ≤ KM(x) ≤ −1 with η > 0. We give an analytical proof of the same statement. In addition, using this new approach we are able to establish two boundary Harnack inequalities under the curvature condition −Ce(2/3−η)r(x) ≤ KM(x) ≤ −1 with η > 0. This implies that there is a natural homeomorphism between the Martin boundary and the geometric boundary of M. As far as we know, this is the first result of this kind under unbounded curvature conditions. Our proof is a modification of an argument due to M. T. Anderson and R. Schoen.

scholarly journals Beyond crime rates and community surveys: a new approach to police accountability and performance measurement

Crime Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarah Hodgkinson ◽  
Tullio Caputo ◽  
Michael L. McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Police Performance ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Networked Governance ◽  
Police Organizations ◽  
Police Accountability ◽  
And Performance

Abstract In this conceptual piece, we argue that the current approach to police performance measurement typically based on the use of traditional police metrics has failed to achieve the desired results and that a different strategy is required. Traditional police metrics have a narrow focus on crime and the police response to it. They provide little information on how well police organizations are performing. Importantly, traditional police metrics do not incorporate input from police stakeholders in goal identification, nor do they use specifically designed indicators to assess progress towards achieving these goals. Following an analysis of the criticisms levelled at the use of traditional police metrics, and subsequent attempts to address these issues, we argue that a networked governance approach represents a more promising foundation for undertaking police organizational performance assessment. Such an approach would engage stakeholders more directly in goal identification and performance assessment, and potentially lead to more successful, responsive and accountable policing.

Assessment of changes to Saudi Labour Law regarding unfair dismissal of employees

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meshal Nayef Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Unfair Dismissal ◽  
Feasible Alternative ◽  
The Right ◽  
Labour Disputes ◽  
Employee Dismissal

Purpose Saudi Arabia recently amended the Labour Law provisions governing the unfair dismissal of employees in the private sector. The previous version of the legislation, which had been in force for many years, had entitled employees to demand reinstatement or make a claim for fair financial compensation equal to the damages sustained. The recent amendments eliminated the right of a dismissed employee to seek reinstatement and also revised the rules relating to monetary compensation. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse and evaluate the new approach, which has been criticized heavily. In addition, it suggests feasible alternative ways to handle unfair employee dismissal, which can be incorporated into the current Saudi Labour Law. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents an analysis of the existing approach to dealing with unfair employee termination in the Saudi Labour Law. It is based mainly on information collected from various legal materials, such as books, review of judgments issued by the Commission for the Settlement of Labour Disputes in Saudi Arabia and relevant Islamic rules. Findings The results of this examination clearly show that there are several flaws in the current approach to dealing with the issue of unfair dismissal of employees. To correct this situation, workable approaches have been suggested for possible consideration and incorporation into the Saudi Labour Law. Originality/value To the author’s knowledge, this is the first academic study to analyse the current approach to handling unfair employee dismissal in the Saudi Labour Law.

In the Common Good: The Need for a New Approach to Funding Australia's Schools

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Vickers
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The Common

This article considers evidence which suggests that Australia's current approach to the funding of non-government schools does not serve the common good. Educational provision is now segmented and a majority of private schools have resources that are either moderately or highly superior to those available in public schools. The current funding system has failed to coordinate the activities of public and private providers, leading to duplication of provision, reductions in economies of scale, and increases in per-student costs. Students whose backgrounds and disabilities make them relatively costly to teach are heavily concentrated in the public sector. Private sector recurrent subsidies are tied to public sector per-student costs, forcing Australian taxpayers into an upward spiral of increasing outlays. The article concludes by outlining some proposals for change that would lead to a new approach to funding Australia's schools.

New Approach to Exclude the Left Atrial Appendage during Minimally Invasive Cryothermic Surgical Ablation

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 323-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niv Ad ◽  
Paul S. Massimiano ◽  
Deborah J. Shuman ◽  
Graciela Pritchard ◽  
Sari D. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Transverse Sinus ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Perioperative Outcomes ◽  
Surgical Ablation ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Increased Risk

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk for embolic stroke originating from the left atrial appendage (LAA). A recently introduced LAA epicardial clip occluder, the AtriClip PRO, can be applied through midsternotomy or small thoracotomy. We assessed the safety and efficacy of a new surgical approach to apply the AtriClip PRO and exclude the LAA through right minithoracotomy and transverse sinus. Methods The AtriClip PRO was applied in 24 patients with the new approach. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was used to exclude LAA thrombi at baseline and evaluate LAA perfusion and residual neck postoperatively. Results Mean (SD) age was 64.5 (8.6) years; 95% of the patients had nonparoxysmal AF with median AF duration of 39 months (interquartile range, 9.3–85.3 months), and mean (SD) left atrium diameter was 4.5 (0.7) cm (range, 3.1–5.7 cm). In one attempt, the clip was not deployed because of severe adhesions in the transverse sinus area. The procedural success rate was 95%. Nine minimally invasive mitral valve repairs were combined with surgical ablation; the rest were isolated right minithoracotomy Cox maze procedures. There was no remaining LAA neck in 71% of the patients. Perioperative outcomes were acceptable, and median length of stay was 5.5 days. Conclusions The development of a reliable approach to LAA management during minimally invasive surgical ablation through right minithoracotomy has been challenging. This new approach is safe and effective and should offer a superior and consistent early and long-term solution compared with the current approach of endocardial stitch closure.

scholarly journals Graph-Based Generation of Referring Expressions

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emiel Krahmer ◽  
Sebastiaan van Erk ◽  
André Verleg
Keyword(s):  
Current Approach ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Cost Functions ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Referring Expressions ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Selection ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
The Many

This article describes a new approach to the generation of referring expressions. We propose to formalize a scene (consisting of a set of objects with various properties and relations) as a labeled directed graph and describe content selection (which properties to include in a referring expression) as a subgraph construction problem. Cost functions are used to guide the search process and to give preference to some solutions over others. The current approach has four main advantages: (1) Graph structures have been studied extensively, and by moving to a graph perspective we get direct access to the many theories and algorithms for dealing with graphs; (2) many existing generation algorithms can be reformulated in terms of graphs, and this enhances comparison and integration of the various approaches; (3) the graph perspective allows us to solve a number of problems that have plagued earlier algorithms for the generation of referring expressions; and (4) the combined use of graphs and cost functions paves the way for an integration of rule-based generation techniques with more recent stochastic approaches.

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