SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS MANAJEMEN ASET DI PT. PLN (PERSERO) AREA PELAYANAN JARINGAN SURAKARTA

Electricity is one of major needs for human, therefore it is important to manage Electricity’s network. As the party who responsible in managing electricity in Indonesia, PT. PLN (Persero) keeps increasing and developing its quality including its speed and services. The increasing number of assets that are scattered in many locations, it will be faced with difficulties in finding or providing accurate information on the number and value of assets owned by PT.PLN (Persero). Asset Management Geographic Information System is one of the tools that are used to analyze spatial data then combine it with tabular data so easier information is obtained. Geographic Information System can analyze spatial data and non-spatial data. Geographic Information System can be used by individuals, organizations, and for those who need information related to positioning. Asset Management Geographic Information System helps PT.PLN (Persero) to fasten the decision-making process from field datas that have been visualized in application system; to monitor assets owned by PT.PLN (Persero) scattered both urban and rural areas. This monitoring process includes monitor the location of substations, poles, and customers

Modelling for data management & exchange in Concurrent Engineering - A case study of civil aircraft assembly line

This research aims to improve the dataflow performance of the Concurrent Engineering (CE) practice in the detail design stage of the aircraft Assembly Line (AL) in the C919 aircraft project. As the final integrator of the aircraft, Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company Ltd. (SAMC) is responsible for developing the AL with global suppliers. Although CE has been implemented in AL projects to shorten lead time, reduce development cost and improve design quality, the lack of experience and insufficient infrastructure may lead to many challenges in cooperation with distributed suppliers, especially regarding data management/exchange and workflow control. In this research, the particular CE environment and activities in SAMC AL projects were investigated. By assessing the CE performance and benchmarking, the improvement opportunities are identified, and then an activity-oriented workflow and dataflow model is established by decomposing the work process to detail levels. Based on this model, a Product Data Management (PDM) based support platform is proposed to facilitate data management/exchange in dynamic workflow to improve work efficiency and interoperability. This solution is mocked-up on the Siemens Teamcenter 8.1 PLM(Product Lifecycle Management) software and its feasibility is checked. The mock-up is evaluated by SAMC experts and suppliers. The feedback shows the acceptance of the model by experts and the urgency of improving data/work flow design before PLM implementing. The result of this research is useful for enterprises in similar environments transiting from pre-PLM to implementing PLM and who wanting to strengthen CE in the new product development

The adoption of point-of-care testing in primary care:Health economic evidence and organisational factors

The ageing population and growing demand for patient-centred healthcare continues to challenge the efficiency of healthcare systems. A format of diagnostic tests that can potentially increase the efficiency of the healthcare system is point-of-care (POC) testing, which is performed nearby the patient, usually needs only a small volume of blood, and provides test results at the time of the clinical decision making. When properly utilized, accurate POC tests can improve patient outcomes and increase the efficiency of health care by providing test results rapidly, resulting in earlier treatment decisions without having to wait for results from a central laboratory. In this research, the health economic evidence and organizational factors explaining the slow adoption of POC testing in primary care are investigated and insight into factors that can improve the potential use and impact of POC testing are provided. The thesis covers three themes, namely (i) the current evidence supporting the implementation of POC testing, (ii) whether the current organization of healthcare systems are capable of supporting the implementation of POC testing and (iii) the perception of end-users (regarding convenience) and the potential health and economic impact of novel diagnostic devices in primary care. The findings from this research suggest that there is high-quality evidence available to support the implementation of POCT, even though this evidence might not always be relevant to those who are going to use the test or to the stakeholders and policy-makers responsible for wide-scale implementation. This research also found that the healthcare systems currently in place, often fail to provide sufficient support to the healthcare providers who want to make use of POCT. In order to encourage the wide-scale implementation of POCT, improved communication- and leaderships structures needs to put in place that are dedicated to the roll-out and management of healthcare innovations such as POCT. With enough support available, healthcare providers will be more inclined to make use of innovative health technologies, and therefore positively contribute to the patient’s experience in the healthcare system

Impact of urban form on concentration of air pollutants within street canyons at pedestrian level

Recent estimates published by WHO reported that in 2018 air pollution caused eight million premature deaths worldwide. The same report highlighted that outdoor air pollution was responsible for 4.2 million deaths. This implies that further efforts and mitigations are needed to reduce individuals’ exposure to harmful air pollutants. In this respect, governments around the world developed and published a number of air quality plans and frameworks. However, they either ignored or paid less attention to microclimate and urban form attributes and their impact on air pollution concentrations or dispersion in urban spaces, particularly within urban street canyons. Considering the above, this study postulates that there is a correlation between urban form and air quality. Therefore, the core focus of this thesis is to investigate this relationship in greater depth and to propose a set of recommendations that can create a desirable microclimate within various urban street canyons capable of mitigating air pollution concentrations and thereby reducing its negative impact on human health. This thesis employs a variety of methods, including fieldwork, computational modelling, and correlation analysis, to measure the influence of various street canyon configurations on the concentration of air pollution. The findings of this study confirmed several correlations between air pollution concentrations and urban form within street canyons. This study generated new knowledge on air pollution and microclimate behaviour within various street canyons. It provided recommendations for 30 distinct urban street canyon configurations in order to increase dispersion and protect pedestrians from harmful levels of air pollution. It also offered much needed knowledge and recommendations for urban designers and planners to consider to make informed design decisions to encourage greater dispersion of air pollution within various urban street canyons, particularly in areas with high pedestrian traffic to reduce and limit public exposure to harmful air pollution

Responsible Data Governance of Neuroscience Big Data

Open access article.Current discussions of the ethical aspects of big data are shaped by concerns regarding the social consequences of both the widespread adoption of machine learning and the ways in which biases in data can be replicated and perpetuated. We instead focus here on the ethical issues arising from the use of big data in international neuroscience collaborations. Neuroscience innovation relies upon neuroinformatics, large-scale data collection and analysis enabled by novel and emergent technologies. Each step of this work involves aspects of ethics, ranging from concerns for adherence to informed consent or animal protection principles and issues of data re-use at the stage of data collection, to data protection and privacy during data processing and analysis, and issues of attribution and intellectual property at the data-sharing and publication stages. Significant dilemmas and challenges with far-reaching implications are also inherent, including reconciling the ethical imperative for openness and validation with data protection compliance and considering future innovation trajectories or the potential for misuse of research results. Furthermore, these issues are subject to local interpretations within different ethical cultures applying diverse legal systems emphasising different aspects. Neuroscience big data require a concerted approach to research across boundaries, wherein ethical aspects are integrated within a transparent, dialogical data governance process. We address this by developing the concept of “responsible data governance,” applying the principles of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) to the challenges presented by the governance of neuroscience big data in the Human Brain Project (HBP)

Newcastle Business School Principles of Responsible Management Education Project (NBS PRIME)

The world is changing rapidly and new demands face business leaders to deal with the planet and environment more sustainably, to deal with the numerous societies their organisations operate in more equitably and with greater cultural understanding, and to be more open, transparent and responsible with respect to their stakeholders. Recent events such as the credit and banking crisis alongside general global corporate social responsibility and sustainability concerns, have led to questions as to whether current management education is adequate to equip and develop future leaders with the requisite skills to meet these new demands (Colby, Ehrlich, Sullivan, Dolle, & Shulman, 2011; Datar, Garvin, & Cullen, 2010; Weybrecht, 2010). For these reasons it is essential that universities and business schools seek to embrace principles of sustainability and responsible management into their teaching, research and enterprise activities. Newcastle Business school is ideally placed to make a significant contribution to social, environmental and economic well being through its global reputation for delivering some of the best business management education in the UK

USAID Water and Development Strategy, 2013-2018

The first global Water and Development Strategy released by the US Agency for International Development outlines the approach that will guide USAID's water programming through 2018. The Strategy emphasizes sustainability, working through host country systems, using emerging science and technology, and learning from past efforts

Consolidated List of Requirements

This document is a consolidated catalogue of requirements for the Electronic Health Care Record (EHCR) and Electronic Health Care Record Architecture (EHCRA), gleaned largely from work done in the EU Framework III and IV programmes and CEN, but also including input from other sources including world-wide standardisation initiatives. The document brings together the relevant work done into a classified inventory of requirements to inform the on-going standardisation process as well as act as a guide to future implementation of EHCRA-based systems. It is meant as a contribution both to understanding of the standard and to the work that is being considered to improve the standard. Major features include the classification into issues affecting the Health Care Record, the EHCR, EHCR processing, EHCR interchange and the sharing of health care information and EHCR systems. The principal information sources are described briefly. It is offered as documentation that is complementary to the four documents of the ENV 13606 Parts I-IV produced by CEN Pts 26,27,28,29. The requirements identified and classified in this deliverable are referenced in other deliverables