Safety and attention of passengers, with disabilities, who travel by train

In this work, within the business world, two fields of great social interest are related. In particular, it will talk about corporate Safety & Security (S&S) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The importance of S&S in a service company will be analyzed, while some of the actions that these companies can take to increase their CSR will be studied. Specifically, the study will focus on trying to offer some recommendations, to help ensure that train travel is safer and more enjoyable for passengers who suffer from a disability. From what has been said previously, the objective of this work can be stated as: present some actions, so that the trip by train, of passengers with some disability, is safer and more pleasant. To achieve this objective and the secondary objectives that may be generated, the Integrated-Adaptable Methodology for the development of Decision Support System will be followed, which, it has been shown, is very useful in investigations similar to this.

Cough and cold medicine prescription rates can be significantly reduced by active intervention

Our aim was to construct and test an intervention programme to eradicate cough and cold medicine (CCM) prescriptions for children treated in a nationwide healthcare service company. The study was carried out in the largest private healthcare service company in Finland with a centralised electronic health record system allowing for real-time, doctor-specific practice monitoring. The step-by-step intervention consisted of company-level dissemination of educational materials to doctors and families, educational staff meetings, continuous monitoring of prescriptions, and targeted feedback. Outreach visits were held in noncompliant units. Finally, those physicians who most often prescribed CCM were directly contacted. During the intervention period (2017–2020), there were more than one million paediatric visits. Prescriptions of CCMs to children were completely eradicated in 41% of units and the total number of CCM prescriptions decreased from 6738 to 744 (89%). During the fourth intervention year, CCMs containing opioid derivatives were prescribed for only 0.2% of children aged < 2 years. The decrease in prescriptions was greatest in general practitioners (5.2 to 1.1%). In paediatricians, the prescription rates decreased from 1.5 to 0.2%. The annual costs of CCMs decreased from €183,996 to €18,899 (89.7%). For the intervention, the developers used 343 h and the attended doctors used 684 h of work time during the 4-year intervention. The costs used for developing, implementing, reporting, evaluating, communicating, and data managing formed approximately 11% of total intervention costs.Conclusion: The study showed that a nationwide systematic intervention to change cough medicine prescription practices is feasible and requires only modest financial investments. What is Known:• Cough and cold medicines (CCM) are not effective or safe, especially for children aged 6 years.• Although the use of CCMs has been declining, caregivers continue to administer CCMs to children, and some physicians still prescribe them even for preschool children. What is New:• A nationwide systematic intervention can significantly and cost effectively change CCM prescription habits of paediatricians, general practitioners, and other specialists.• Electronic health records provide additional tools for operative guideline implementation and real-time quality monitoring, including recommendations of useless or harmful treatments.

Introducing New 22? PDC Bit for Drilling Complex Shallow Sections in a Giant Field in the Middle East

Drilling a 22″ section across interbedded, high-impact, and abrasive formations has historically been challenging in giant fields in the Middle East. The section typically ranges from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft long and requires three to four runs to reach the casing point with conventional TCI bits. This paper covers the introduction of a new 22″ PDC bit design run on rotary assembly, which has spectacularly improved the drilling performance over the conventional tricone bits. The introduction of this new 22″ PDC bit design followed a comprehensive engineering approach. Starting with the simulation of rock properties such as compressive strength, abrasiveness, and impact, a fit-for-purpose bit design was manufactured to address the needed cutting structure, number of blades, and depth of cut for the section. The downhole drilling dynamics were also thoroughly analyzed, and the bottom hole assembly configuration was revisited to match up with the new bit structure. Within the dedicated continuous improvement workflow set by the service company, the bit pattern was further optimized after the initial field trials. After an in-depth analysis of the various formation properties and their impact on bit life, the 22″ section was divided into two target runs. The upper part has high-impact and interbedded layers, and the lower part has high abrasiveness and formation compressive strength. In the upper part, the TCI bits had previously shown relatively good performance with acceptable ROP, while the PDC bits experienced damage to their cutting structure. As the impacts were lower in the bottom part, the PDC bit design was selected for the second run to the casing point, which resulted in significantly higher ROP and a longer lifetime than the TCI runs. The 2-bit strategy, spudding the section with the TCI bit and completing it with the PDC bit on rotary assembly, translated into a significant improvement of ROP by 32%. In addition to saving rig time, the overall number of bit runs was reduced by 29%, resulting in cost savings by using fewer bits. Drilling the section in two runs has now become the norm, and this winning strategy was adopted as the new standard for drilling the 22″ hole section. The introduction of the 22″ PDC bit on rotary drive returned excellent results and record-breaking ROP performance. While the 22″ PDC cost might seem prohibitive, the substantial rig time savings proved this solution to be very economical. Further development of this initiative to other basins in the Middle East or elsewhere will mutually benefit both the operator and service company.

The ESCO Formula as Support for Public and Commercial Energy Projects in Poland

The formula of engaging an energy service company (ESCO) in Poland is not a new form of accounting for investments in improving energy efficiency. The results of our survey confirm that many entities still lack sufficient knowledge about this subject. The research problem this paper is concerned with is the conditions of applying the ESCO formula (a model of investment financing with the participation of a specialised company) to support local government units and enterprises in energy-industry project development. For the purpose of this study, the research questions were formulated to analyse of the following issues: the reasons for interest in the ESCO formula and the sources of knowledge about this solution; activities and other factors that can increase or reduce interest in the ESCO formula; services in terms of ESCO formula implementation; the attractiveness of alternative instruments for financing energy industry projects, the benefits of using the ESCO formula and the influence of current and future target groups on ESCO formula development in Poland. This paper, therefore aims to recognise the conditions under which the ESCO formula can be applied by local government units and enterprises implementing energy industry projects in Poland. The research problem was solved using a triangulation of research methods: empirical qualitative research (desk research analysis, individual in-depth interviews, computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) survey, and focus group interviews) and one of the foresight methods (an expert panel). The research revealed that the lack of knowledge amongst local government units and enterprises with regard to the ESCO formula, although not unique to Poland, is insufficient to explain the low level of interest in this solution. One of the key conclusions is the need to educate local government units and enterprises on energy efficiency. This is vital to arouse their interest in the more complex ESCO implementation solutions that they have not yet investigated. Furthermore, by following and analysing the project implementation process in the ESCO formula, we can conclude that the risk generated is primarily on the part of the energy service company itself. For this reason, it is doubtful that energy service companies will invest the equity necessary to develop this challenging market. Based on the research conclusions, we indicate some recommendations that the government and related public institutions should consider in order to boost this market and support ESCO companies.

Research Committee Update: The curmudgeon's column: High-tech low tech

When I posted to LinkedIn some time back to generate publicity for my Geophysical Society of Houston technical lunch talk on beam tomography, one of the interesting comments from a colleague at a large service company was that beam technology is “a technology with many benefits that unfortunately is commonly regarded as old school/low tech.” I loved receiving the comment because it gives me an opportunity to talk about one of my favorite business concepts that I always look to apply: high-tech low tech. “High tech” is a term for new technology that incorporates advanced features. “Low tech” is old-school technology. I'll start with an example: the story of the Nest thermostat.

PERANAN AUDIT OPERASIONAL DALAM MENUNJANG EFEKTIVITAS KINERJA PERUSAHAAN PADA PT JASA MARGA KUALANAMU TOL

In general, many companies have stopped operating because of this unable tomaintain the existence of the company. As well as service company in Indonesiawhich is engaged in the toll road services Bel Red which has very gooddevelopment. Company within carrying out its operational activites certainly haslong-term goals as well short term. Operational audit as part of to the functionimportant influence controls help managemen to measure and evaluate theactivities carried out and reduce their occurrence waste of resources used. Theformulation of the problem in this study is whether the audit is operational affectthe effectiveness of company performance at PT Jasa Marga Kualanamu Tol. Theperpose of this study is to find out what an audit is operational influence on theeffectiveness of company performance at PT Jasa Marga Kualanamu Tol. Whereis this research is a quantitative research using simple linear regression analisis.With the results of the study shows that partially operational audits influential insupporting the effectiveness of company performance at PT Jasa MargaKualanamu Tol. The effect of Operational Audit in support effectiveness of thecompany’s financial performance at PT Jasa Marga Kualanamu Tol 90% and therest is influenced by other factors not examined by 10%.

Effect of heavy equipment productivity and project manajer skills on construction service company performance in Humbang Hasundutan

The development of the world of construction in Humbang Hasundutan Regency in North Sumatra Province, development is the community’s top priority in facing the era of globalization. There are various kinds of tools used in construction work, including bulldozers, loaders, excavators, dumptruck. Analysing the skills of a project manager for a construction service company is one way of measuring the quality of a project. Company performance can be used as a measure of a company’s ability to achieve its goals. The purpose of this study was to analyse the effect of heavy equipment productivity and project manager skills on the performance of construction service companies in Humbang Hasundutan Regency. The research was conducted using quantitative methods. Data collection was carried out by means of a questionnaire. Literature study is carried out by searching through journals, research, the internet regarding theories related to the problems being studied. From the results of the analysis obtained 45 respondents, the results of the value of r of 0.061 indicate the variable has a strong influence, the distribution of the value of r table significance of 5%(0.05) to 45 respondents of 0.294, normality test of 45 respondents mean=0.00, significance value of 0.200>0.05 so that the regression model is normally distributed, the results of the hypothesis test with a significance value of 0.000<0.05, it can be concluded that sig<0.05 then Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, which means there is a relationship between X and Y.

Analisis Pengaruh Aspek Keperilakuan Terhadap Sistem Informasi Akuntansi

The purpose of this study was to analyze the behavioral aspects of the accounting information system at Pt. Mandiri Tunas Finance Bengkulu branch is a service company engaged in banking, especially in the automotive financing sector.The purpose of this study was to analyze the behavioral aspects of the accounting information system at Pt. Mandiri Tunas Finance Bengkulu branch is a service company engaged in banking, especially in the automotive financing sector.From hypothesis testing, it is found that behavioral aspects (behavior, motivation, perception) have no significant effect on the accounting information system run by the company.In this study, attitudes have no significant effect on the accounting information system because employees do their work in accordance with applicable rules so that behavior is classified as good. Motivation also has no significant effect on accounting information systems. This shows that the company''s management has motivated employees in the form of rewards or moral support. Perception also has no significant effect on the existing accounting information system at Pt. Mandiri Tunas Finance Bengkulu branch. This is because the way of thinking, tasks and work done by employees is good.