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The article focuses on the 2008 Bayer CropScience pesticide waste tank explosion, attributing it to deficiencies in the pre-startup safety review (PSSR) process. It highlights key indicators of a successful PSSR program, emphasizes its importance in ensuring safety during startup, and discusses regulations and recommended practices for effective PSSR implementation particularly in large capital projects.

The article focuses on the challenge of protecting industrial assets, particularly in the oil and gas sector, from the risks associated with lightning strikes. It emphasizes the need for proactive measures to mitigate these risks. It highlights key preventive measures such as lightning protection systems, maintenance practices, surge protection devices, and employee training to safeguard assets and ensure personnel safety.

The article focuses on the development and implementation of a robust audit and assurance management system to enhance safety and prevent major accident hazards in organizations. It aims to supplement existing information from ISO standards and provide an overarching system for the entire audit and assurance program.

The article focuses on efforts by the IChemE Young Members Forum for London & South East Coast to bridge the gap between students and role models in the field of chemical engineering through STEM outreach. Topics include organizing career school talks featuring speakers from various sectors, practical tips for planning and delivering effective workshops, and the importance of inspiring and engaging students in STEM subjects.

The article offers information on the importance of accident investigations and their impact on safety management. It discusses the criteria for successful investigations and provides guidance for senior managers and technical leaders who oversee investigation reports. The article highlights common signs of inadequate investigation systems and identifies factors contributing to such issues, including managerial, political, technical, and resource-related constraints.

And yet my friend Julie Sygiel and I had just had lunch with the Frances Hesselbein, an icon of our Girl Scout Movement, and our conversation was a reminder to me about just how much you can convey through the noise when talking with someone so special. It is such a privilege to reflect on Frances's leadership, particularly at this moment in my own career and this moment in the Girl Scout Movement. I walked out of a busy Midtown Manhattan restaurant one December afternoon in 2018 absolutely floating. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the challenges faced by female engineers and the progress made in increasing gender equality in the field of chemical engineering.Topics include the experiences of female engineers, the importance of support networks, the impact of gender imbalance in the workplace, and advice for early career engineers and students.

The article focuses on the importance of enhancing circularity in the management of used oils to achieve decarbonization and environmental benefits. Topics include the need for proper incentivization schemes and collaboration among stakeholders, the potential for prolonged functionality and increased secondary use of used oils, and the challenges related to their recycling.

A nested octagon passive chipless radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with an encoding capacity of 12 bits has polarization diversity and 1:1 slot-to-bit correspondence. Its compact 23 x 23 mm footprint yields a bit density of 2.26 bits/cm2. The tag is fabricated on a flexible Rogers RT/duroid® 5880 laminate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NHS England's Long Term Workforce Plan, published in June, is ambitious in its goals to expand education, training and recruitment to meet future population health demands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the effects of office automation on management. It discusses the term "office automation," its potential impact on the business community, and the rapid technological changes associated with it. It highlights how technological improvements in office automation can increase office productivity, make work hours more flexible, and shift work locations from central offices to homes and other cost-effective places.

The article discusses the chemical industry is beginning to understand how to add value to the massive volumes of data. Topics include scalability in the chemical industry that is the ability of available systems to grow in response to changing demands for big data adoption; the industry's need to invest in big data tools and related professional competencies; and use of cloud computing platform that will support big data analytics.

The article focuses on Anousha Khan's representation of IChemE at the Voice of the Future event. Topics include the importance of engineers involvement in policy and the suggestion of having a chief engineer in government, making scientific evidence accessible, and the role of nuclear energy in achieving net zero emissions.

The article offers information on the two-dimensional gas chromatography which offers significant improvement for volatile chemical separation. Topics include selectivity changes by pressure tuning, replacing one of these dimensions with a two-column ensemble, provided with a pressure tuning makeup gas between them. Article also presents an account of studies that suggest this offers potential for improved operation for a two-dimensional gas chromatography laboratory.

The article reports that revamp projects are inherently challenging due to the numerous constraints imposed by existing equipment design and space limitations. It mentions that front-end engineering design (FEED) consultant began redesigning these two heat exchangers. It presents information on Heat Transfer Research Institute (HTRI) software.

The article discusses the increasingly ageing population who presents with complex health and social care needs and the patients who are frail and multimorbid, requiring a host of different medications to manage their comorbidities. Also discussed is polypharmacy which results from inadequate medication reviews or inappropriate prescribing that may create strong risk factors such as adverse drug reactions, adverse drug events and morbidity that lead to patient harm and possible hospitalisation.

To overcome these obstacles, Pakistan's government must promote the usage of solar energy throughout the country. Solar energy is the most abundant and long-lasting source of energy on the planet and it is becoming increasingly popular in industrialized countries, where it is helping to reduce carbon emissions, create jobs and improve energy security. Pakistan has enormous potential for renewable energy resources, particularly solar energy. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the impact of the pandemic on ophthalmology and physicians' education and careers, according to ophthalmologist, Dr. Michelle Khan. Topics include the complete shutdown of the Moorfields (Eye Hospital) during the pandemic where Khan spent his oculoplastics fellowship, factors that prompted Toronto ophthalmologists to implement innovations to their clinical practice, and how the pandemic affected her education and her surgical experience.

The article discusses the tunable passband frequencies feature of the dual-band bandpass filter (BPFs), and mentions the use of an embedded structure by the filter to meet the feature. Topics include various methods developed for the design of dual-band BPFs, the use of dual-mode resonators in dual-band BPFs, and the potential of the design for various communications applications.

Pakistan received unpredicted, hence unprecedented floods. Let's put our heads together and think of long-term mitigation solutions. One reason is that as usual we were not prepared for this gigantic calamity. [Extracted from the article]

The unpredicted floods that have hit Pakistan this year have put the government off-balance. The OM is going around for photo-ops in helicopters and making meaningless speeches Local bureaucrats are making pointless presentations but nothing at all is being done for the poor man. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses miscellaneous topics related to engineering. Topics discussed include development of smartphone powered scanner called the Eora three dimensional scanner which can digitise physical objects, efforts towards Cybersecurity by providing antivirus, and book of the month presented to "The Glass Cage: Where Automation Is Taking Us."

The article discusses how the terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is working to destroy cultural heritage in their efforts to redefine Islam. Topics include the importance of protecting cultural heritage from the practice of cultural cleansing, how ISIS burned down the Mosul Public Library in Mosul, Iraq, and how librarians in the U.S. can help librarians in Syria and Iraq to protect documents and artifacts.

The article discusses ambient heat transfer for storage tanks. Topics discussed include, solar flux and thermal capacitance effects, heat transfer with ambient conditions, and tank wall to vapor heat transfer. Also discussed are tank liquid to vapor heat transfer, tank liquid to ground heat transfer, and evaporation effects.

'The good news is that leaders don't necessarily need money to motivate,' Zia Khan and Jon Katzenbach write. 'If they look beyond formal rewards and focus on people's sense of pride in their day-to-day work, they can tap into a vast reserve of motivational potential.' The key to tapping the power of pride lies not in the structures and systems of the formal organization, they say, but in stories and customs that shape the informal organization. The authors offer four key steps leaders can use to mobilize the informal organization to support change, accelerate economic recovery, and exploit the new opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and one fifth of U.S. children are obese or overweight. During 1980-2004, obesity prevalence among U. S. adults doubled, and recent data indicate an estimated 33% of U.S. adults are overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25.0-29.9), 34% are obese (BMI >/=30.0), including nearly 6% who are extremely obese (BMI >/=40.0). The prevalence of being overweight among children and adolescents increased substantially during 1999-2004, and approximately 17% of U.S. children and adolescents are overweight (defined as at or above the 95% percentile of the sex-specific BMI for age growth charts). Being either obese or overweight increases the risk for many chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and stroke). Reversing the U.S. obesity epidemic requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach that uses policy and environmental change to transform communities into places that support and promote healthy lifestyle choices for all U.S. residents. Environmental factors (including lack of access to full-service grocery stores, increasing costs of healthy foods and the lower cost of unhealthy foods, and lack of access to safe places to play and exercise) all contribute to the increase in obesity rates by inhibiting or preventing healthy eating and active living behaviors. Recommended strategies and appropriate measurements are needed to assess the effectiveness of community initiatives to create environments that promote good nutrition and physical activity. To help communities in this effort, CDC initiated the Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Project (the Measures Project). The objective of the Measures Project was to identify and recommend a set of strategies and associated measurements that communities and local governments can use to plan and monitor environmental and policy-level changes for obesity prevention. This report describes the expert panel process that was used to identify 24 recommended strategies for obesity prevention and a suggested measurement for each strategy that communities can use to assess performance and track progress over time. The 24 strategies are divided into six categories: 1) strategies to promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages), 2) strategies to support healthy food and beverage choices, 3) a strategy to encourage breastfeeding, 4) strategies to encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth, 5) strategies to create safe communities that support physical activity, and 6) a strategy to encourage communities to organize for change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and one fifth of U.S. children are obese or overweight. During 1980-2004, obesity prevalence among U.S. adults doubled, and recent data indicate an estimated 33% of U.S. adults are overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25.0-29.9), 34% are obese (BMI ≥30.0), including nearly 6% who are extremely obese (BMI ≥40.0). The prevalence of being overweight among children and adolescents increased substantially during 1999-2004, and approximately 17% of U.S. children and adolescents are overweight (defined as at or above the 95% percentile of the sex-specific BMI for age growth charts). Being either obese or overweight increases the risk for many chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and stroke). Reversing the U.S. obesity epidemic requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach that uses policy and environmental change to transform communities into places that support and promote healthy lifestyle choices for all U.S. residents. Environmental factors (including lack of access to full-service grocery stores, increasing costs of healthy foods and the lower cost of unhealthy foods, and lack of access to safe places to play and exercise) all contribute to the increase in obesity rates by inhibiting or preventing healthy eating and active living behaviors. Recommended strategies and appropriate measurements are needed to assess the effectiveness of community initiatives to create environments that promote good nutrition and physical activity. To help communities in this effort, CDC initiated the Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention Project (the Measures Project). The objective of the Measures Project was to identify and recommend a set of strategies and associated measurements that communities and local governments can use to plan and monitor environmental and policy-level changes for obesity prevention. This report describes the expert panel process that was used to identify 24 recommended strategies for obesity prevention and a suggested measurement for each strategy that communities can use to assess performance and track progress over time. The 24 strategies are divided into six categories: 1) strategies to promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages), 2) strategies to support healthy food and beverage choices, 3) a strategy to encourage breastfeeding, 4) strategies to encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity among children and youth, 5) strategies to create safe communities that support physical activity, and 6) a strategy to encourage communities to organize for change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author expresses his views on one element that is often neglected when talking about leadership. He states that executives always mention vision, execution, innovation as the elements of successful leadership. However, he believes that executives often forgot one element significant to leadership and that is, passion. He explains that passion is the leadership software extraordinaire and it lets executives know their people have the energy to translate potential into results.

The setting up and priming of an intravenous infusion is a common nursing procedure. However, it is associated with certain complications, for example infection. This article describes a step-by-step guide to the equipment required, correct preparation of the patient and the procedure. It also provides readers with calculation of drip-rate formulae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the many benefits of subcutaneous therapy, this route is less commonly used in general patients than the intravenous route. The authors discuss safe practice for subcutaneous infusions, including anatomical sites, guidelines for insertion and patient care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the many benefits of subcutaneous therapy, this route is less commonly used in general patients than the intravenous route. The authors discuss safe practice for subcutaneous infusions, including anatomical sites, guidelines for insertion and patient care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on visual impairment of people in the age group of 65-75 years. It is inferred that the leading cause of poor vision is age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and almost 8 million people will suffer from ARMD by 2020. Cigarette smoking should be discouraged as it is the major cause of neovascular ARMD. One must take healthy diet supplements, rich in vitamins to retard progression of the disease.

Which sense would you rely on most when it comes to making judgment calls? As humans, sound and sight are arguably our most important. But with the rise of artificial intelligence, we're at the tipping point of giving machines the ability to make greater sense of their surroundings through video, and the potential big data and AI impacts are starting to surface. Perhaps you're in an HR or organizational role, or responsible for CRM. Or maybe you're trying to make decisions reliant on broader business intelligence. Regardless, the range of data we have available to make these decisions with is growing each day, and thanks to new technologies, we're entering a period in which cameras can operate as sensors. And when we apply AI algorithms to these video streams coming from cameras that act as sensors, the data lakes we can generate offer insights that can change the face of business to make sense of sight and sound. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents letters to the editor published in the previous issues of the journal "Professional Engineering" including "On the Straight and Narrow," in the November 9, 2005 issue, "Burrowing Under the Alps," published in October 19, 2005. Other issues are also highlighted herein including the issues on global warming, salaries for professional engineers and the election for the Engineering and Technology Board.

Examines the experiences of two business leaders who have risen to the challenge of personal adaptation in a variety of global scenarios. Need for leaders to demonstrate, personally and practically, what they are asking for from their teams; Details of 3M Gulf executive Bill Schnier's experiences in trying to "internationalize" the culture at the company and rekindle a more market-based orientation; Unilever Vietnam leader Michel Dallemagne's efforts to chart a path for growth for the company.

Focuses on the management and diagnosis of glaucoma. Evaluation of the optic nerve head by the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II (HRT II) imaging system; Structural deficits in the optic nerve; Advantages in using HRT II. INSET: Untitled.

Discusses how linguistic diversity affects audiologic management in the U.S. Incidence of hearing loss among multicultural groups; Ways to solve the language mismatch between client and audiologist; Enlistment of the help of an interpreter; Conduct of speech audiometry tests and suprathreshold speech tests. INSETS: Tips for Working With Multicultural Clients;References.

Even more dangerous to democracy are conscious attempts to tarnish the image of parliament and mock its role in the larger scheme of things. Threats and derogatory remarks may earn some short-term political dividend but they have historically kept decent individuals away from active politics for fear of losing hard-earned honour in society. Democracy in Pakistan has yet to take firm roots for many reasons. [Extracted from the article]

El artículo presenta una reimpresión del artículo "Macroeconomic Adjustment in Developing Countries: A Policy Perspective", por Mohsin S. Khan, que fue publicado en la publicación del Banco Mundial "Research Observer" en enero de 1987. El artículo analiza el ajuste macroeconómico en los países en desarrollo como una respuesta al desequilibrio entre la oferta y la demanda interna y las presiones inflacionarias.