Asset Remaining Life Cycle Assessment (ARLCA)

Asset Remaining Life Cycle Assessment is a practical and cost effective system for calculating the remaining life of the Assets. It also gives the graphical representation of that calculated value of the equipment. The remaining life is calculated based on certain formula. It provides semi-quantitative analysis. Applications include piping, static equipment, rotating equipment, relief valves and control valves. It has integrated Task Master Technology that allows the user to easily develop an inspection work program based on the asset assessment results. It requires a serious commitment of resources to implement and maintain and also require a large amount of data. It meets all the requirements of API RP 580 for an effective program. But it is much faster, easier and cheaper to implement. This application is hope to benefit for Inspectors in order for them to inspect the equipments and to find the remaining life of the equipments

Synthesis, Structure And In Vitro Anticancer Studies Of Dinuclear Silver(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes Derived From Xylyl Linked Bis-Benzimidazolium Salts

The current study was aimed to synthesize three series of bisbenzimidazolium salts (12-44) as stable N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors and their complexation with silver(I) ions in order to obtain dinuclear silver(I)-NHC complexes (45-77). Each series of salts was derived either from para-, meta-, or ortho-xylene linked systems having ethyl-decyl, benzyl and i-propyl substituents at number 3-position of benzimidazolium ring. The salts and complexes were characterized by spectroscopy (FT-IR, 1H and 13C NMR), elemental analysis (CHN) and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. All the complexes were prepared by in situ reaction of Ag2O with the corresponding bis-benzimidazolium salts and were tested against human colon cancer cells. Selected salts (12-14, 18-20, 21) and respective complexes (45-47, 29-31, 54) were further tested against acute promyelocytic leukaemia and immortalized myelogenous leukaemia cells. The compounds showed potential anticancer activity against all the tested cancer cell lines. Moreover, complexes exhibited higher cytotoxicity compared to respective salts. The anticancer potential of compounds increased with the increase in chain length at position 3-nitrogen. Furthermore, considering the triangular relationship among cancer, inflammation and oxidation, selected compounds were further tested for possible anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The tested compounds did not show anti-oxidant behaviour however, proved to have anti-inflammatory activity comparable to the standards used

Assessment of The Role of Human Resources in The Mediation of Possible Divergences of Ideas Among Multigeneration (Baby Boomers, X, Y, and Z)

In the current labour market with the increasingly technological and competitive situations, generations and their differences are being studied extensively in diverse cultures. Today, companies have about three to five generations working in the same teams and with different hierarchies. Faced with this scenario, companies benefit from different ideas and concepts, due to the fact that everyone can add their thoughts and references. Still, there are conflicts among people of different ages (and generations) who diverge their concepts when making a decision or arriving at a common agreement within the organisation. In this sense, the aim of this study is to identify the perceptions of the work team within company “A” concerning intergenerational coexistence and hierarchies at work. As well as this, it is crucial to understand what the principal characteristics of each generation are, the possible divergences between them in the labour market, and the importance of Human resources as a mediation between those conflicts. This study was characterized by exploratory research. The research strategy used a questionnaire with both open and closed questions. A group of 113 participants of employees of the company ‘A’ responded to the questionnaire from their own perspective regarding conflicts in the workplace due to the range of ages (and generational gaps). The results gave a clear idea that each generation regards their preference to work or avoid working with some different generations on their team and their reasoning. Another interesting result of this project was the perspective of what the Human Resources sector can do to minimise those conflicts

Assessment of The Role of Human Resources in The Mediation of Possible Divergences of Ideas Among Multigeneration (Baby Boomers, X, Y, and Z)

In the current labour market with the increasingly technological and competitive situations, generations and their differences are being studied extensively in diverse cultures. Today, companies have about three to five generations working in the same teams and with different hierarchies. Faced with this scenario, companies benefit from different ideas and concepts, due to the fact that everyone can add their thoughts and references. Still, there are conflicts among people of different ages (and generations) who diverge their concepts when making a decision or arriving at a common agreement within the organisation. In this sense, the aim of this study is to identify the perceptions of the work team within company “A” concerning intergenerational coexistence and hierarchies at work. As well as this, it is crucial to understand what the principal characteristics of each generation are, the possible divergences between them in the labour market, and the importance of Human resources as a mediation between those conflicts. This study was characterized by exploratory research. The research strategy used a questionnaire with both open and closed questions. A group of 113 participants of employees of the company ‘A’ responded to the questionnaire from their own perspective regarding conflicts in the workplace due to the range of ages (and generational gaps). The results gave a clear idea that each generation regards their preference to work or avoid working with some different generations on their team and their reasoning. Another interesting result of this project was the perspective of what the Human Resources sector can do to minimise those conflicts

Modern Techniques in Synthesis of Organometallic Compounds of Germanium

Germanium is one of the most significant semiconductors to be used for electronic devices due to small bandgap and high intrinsic mobility of holes and electrons. Germanium has received a large attention due to its extraordinary reactivity and properties. It is commonly used in fluorescent lamps and as catalyst as well to produce various types of plastic. Germanium nanomaterials have broad range of applications from photovoltaic devices to phase-change memory materials. Germanium forms complexes by reacting with numerous elements such as carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and phosphorous as a part of several organic compounds. Germanium coordinates with these elements by single, double, and triple linkages. Interestingly, all such reactions occur at ambient temperature usually in tetrahydrofuran under vacuum. Germanium may also react directly with primary and secondary nitrogen in the presence of a suitable base, whereas with tertiary nitrogen, it may react directly even in the absence of a base. Nevertheless, this chapter describes the modern techniques in synthesis of organometallic compounds of germanium

Cognitive Storage Model And Mapping With Classical Data Structures

Memories are the internal mental records that we maintain .Human mind is a very complex organ.. Processing depends on how we memorize information, events and how we recall things and use them efficiently in situations when required. It can be related that for Storage in mind we use different data structures for storing variety of information. We remember the names of known persons, and the people we met more frequently.The Topics in book, Months of the year, our CNIC Number, the way we learn words of a new language etc. Recently invented data structures e.g skiplist [1] show much similarity of how the brain store the information. So we can say Careful study of how the cognitive storage works could lead to the discovery of the new data structures In this paper we have attempted to relate the existing data structures with how we store information in mind

PAK-US ALLIANCE CURSE: SOME HYPOTHESES

History is replete with examples where the US has influenced various countries to promote its interests and later discarded them to face the ignominy of squalor, poverty, and underdevelopment, etc. It has also been observed that various autocratic leaders and political parties were the recipients of US munificence for their undivided support which resulted in short-term benefits and long-term complications. Such autocratic leaders tend to form coalitions with other elites to legitimize their incumbency as well as to ensure the longevity of power. These coalitions come at a great cost of bad governance. This study, therefore, postulates that US interventionist policies epitomize bad governance in Pakistan. It suggests that aprogressive future for Pakistan lies in moving towards alliances with those countries which do not follow interventionist policies. An alliance with common goals can result in a win-win situation, however, strategic alliance with China can serve Pakistan’s interests befittingly and successful realization of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor can provide salvation to Pakistan’s fledging economy.   Bibliography Entry Hali, Shafei Moiz, Sumera Iqbal, and Adnan Jamil. 2020. "Pak-US Alliance Curse: Some Hypotheses." Margalla Papers 24 (1): 132-146

Improvement of Soil Health through Residue Management and Conservation Tillage in Rice-Wheat Cropping System of Punjab, Pakistan

In South Asia, soil health degradation is affecting the sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS). Indeed, for the sustainability of the soil quality, new adaptive technologies, i.e., conservation tillage and straw management resource conservation, are promising options. This investigation was focused on the interaction of tillage and straw management practices and their effects on Aridisols, Yermosols soil quality, and nutrients dynamics with different soil profiles within RWCS. The long-term field experiment was started in 2014 with the scenarios (i) conventional tillage (SC1), (ii) residue incorporation (SC2), (iii) straw management practices (SC3 and SC4) and conservation tillage (SC5). Conservation tillage practice (SC5) showed significant impact on properties of soil and availability of nutrients in comparison with that of conventional farmers practice (SC1) at the studied soil depths. The SC5 showed significant results of gravitational water contents (25.34%), moderate pH (7.4), soil organic-matter (7.6 g kg(-1)), total nitrogen (0.38 g kg(-1)), available phosphate (7.4 mg kg(-1)), available potassium (208 mg kg(-1)) compared to SC1 treatment at 0 to 15 cm soil depth. Whereas, DTPA-extractable-Cu, Mn, and Zn concentration were significantly higher, i.e., 1.12 mg kg(-1), 2.14 mg kg(-1), and 4.35 mg kg(-1), respectively under SC5 than conventional farmer's practices, while DTPA (diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid) extractable Fe (6.15 mg kg(-1)) was more in straw management practices (SC4) than conventional and conservation tillage. Therefore, conservation tillage (SC5) can surge the sustainability of the region by improving soil assets and nutrients accessibility and has the potential to minimize inorganic fertilizers input in the long run