Enabling distributed analysis for ALICE Run 3

The ALICE Collaboration has just finished a major detector upgrade that increases the data-taking rate capability by two orders of magnitude and will allow to collect unprecedented data samples. For example, the analysis input for 1 month of Pb-Pb collisions amounts to about 5 PB. In order to enable analysis on such large data samples, the ALICE distributed infrastructure was revised and dedicated tools for Run 3 analysis were created. These are firstly the $\mathrm{O^2}$ analysis framework that builds on a multi-process architecture exchanging a flat data format through shared memory implemented in C++. Secondly, the Hyperloop train system for distributed analysis on the Grid and on dedicated analysis facilities implemented in Java/Javascript/React. These systems have been commissioned with converted Run 2 data and with the recent LHC pilot beam and are ready for data analysis for the start of Run 3. This contribution discusses the requirements and the used concepts, providing details on the actual implementation. The status of the operation in particular with respect to the LHC pilot beam will also be discussed.Comment: Contribution to the proceedings of the 41st International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2022), 6-13 July 2022, Bologna, Italy. Contains: 6 pages, 7 figure

INTERACTIONAL JUSTICE: THE LINK BETWEEN EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT LAWSUITS

Organizational justice is one of the least understood and underutilized tools to create a better and more effective workplace. In this article, we’ll focus on interactional justice, look at its impact, and offer strategies for creating a climate that will help employers reap the rewards and reduce their risks of their human capital. There are three forms of organizational justice known as distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. Distributive justice refers to the “bottom line” of justice, i.e., was the outcome of a decision fair? This assessment of fairness generally involves a comparison between what an employee is experiencing to what is happening to others in the organization. Interactional justice is up close and personal. It pertains to the behavior of the organization's leaders in carrying out their decisions, i.e., how they treat those who are subject to their authority, decisions, and actions. Interactional justice is a key to employee motivation, retention and organizational commitment. Organizations that create a sense of organizational justice will reap the human capital rewards in improved motivation, retention and fewer employment lawsuits. Unfortunately, companies who don’t may find themselves limping while their competition sprints ahead.organizational justice, interactional justice, employer, employee, leadership, lawsuit

INTERVENTIONS IN HUMAN RESOURCES RETENTION

Keeping the organization's best employees is one of the main purposes of human resources and management companies. Through the work, top employees are those who bring the highest sales, customers and quality products. In other words, they ensure the success of the company. However, if management does not appreciate business services, which would be why these experts did not find a better job in another organization? To counteract this momentum, the human resources department can use a set of "retention techniques" presented in this paper. Along with these techniques, there are ways of avoiding / resolving conflicts arising, so as not to generate conflict situations unsolvable and would result in leaving the institution for reasons other than professional. Human resources is very complex and the techniques and methods used in working with people are very large, different, however, applicable only in certain situations. Therefore, each specializing in human resources has to fold the situation and be able to recommend the best solutions for top management to get best results. How we select the right people and why we should help the most ambitious employees to develop their career are things whose importance becomes evident when a valuable employee resigns. Unfortunately, it is too late!human resources, retention, motivation, salary

From grape to wine - Muscat Ottonel from Blaj-Târnave vineyard chemical and sensory analysis

Following the global trend of selling high-quality wines, those produced in Blaj vineyard must be superior due to a highly competitive market and consumer tastes and demands. Because the quality of wine is given by both sensory and chemical properties this work presents the phenolic fingerprint, the general chemical characteristics, and the sensory properties of the 2021 Blaj Muscat Ottonel wine as well as the phenolic composition of the grapes from which this wine was produced. Grape phenolics were represented by flavanols (73%), flavonols (14%), hydroxybenzoic acids (9.08 %) and hydroxycinnamic acids (4%), while wine phenolics by flavanols (42%), hydroxycinnamic acids (33%) and hydroxybenzoic acids (15%). Catechin and procyanidin dimer B1 were identified both in grapes and in wine. More than half of the grapes’ procyanidin dimer B1 (3.638 mg/g out of 6.379 mg/g) and more than one-tenth of grapes’ catechin (1.570 mg/g out of 9.298 mg/g) were found in wine. As the general and sensory qualities of the Blaj Muscat Ottonel wine were kept within the limits of a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) demi-sweet wine, the presence of resveratrol glucoside, catechin, and procyanidin in its content supports the idea of classifying this wine as a potential nutraceutical ‘functional wine’

Organizational justice, key point in economic crisis management, a comparative study: can Romanian problems be solved by foreign solutions?

A recent Romanian study shows that two out of three employees with higher education are affected by the measures recently taken by the companies they work as a result of recession. Eliminating bonuses, restructuring processes and even lower wages are relatively common phenomena encountered lately in organizations in Romania. Employees are affected indirectly by reductions and development budgets of the organizations they work for. Concern for the future is even greater. Thus, 3 of 4 employees with higher education are expected to cost reduction actions that affect them directly or indirectly. In an attempt to cut costs, rather expect top managers restructuring processes, while employees without managerial positions believe that the restructuring will take place near elimination of bonuses and wage loss. How can workplace justice can ease the pain? This article is attempiting to give an answer to this complex question.economic crisis management,organizational justice,romanian problems

Enabling distributed analysis for ALICE Run 3

The ALICE Collaboration has just finished a major detector upgrade that increases the data-taking rate capability by two orders of magnitude and will allow to collect unprecedented data samples. For example, the analysis input for 1 month of Pb-Pb collisions amounts to about 5 PB. In order to enable analysis on such large data samples, the ALICE distributed infrastructure was revised and dedicated tools for Run 3 analysis were created. These are firstly the O2 analysis framework that builds on a multi-process architecture exchanging a flat data format through shared memory implemented in C++. Secondly, the Hyperloop train system for distributed analysis on the Grid and on dedicated analysis facilities implemented in Java/Javascript/React. These systems have been commissioned with converted Run 2 data and with the recent LHC pilot beam and are ready for data analysis for the start of Run 3. This contribution discusses the requirements and the used concepts, providing details on the actual implementation. The status of the operation in particular with respect to the LHC pilot beam will also be discussed.The ALICE Collaboration has just finished a major detector upgrade that increases the data-taking rate capability by two orders of magnitude and will allow to collect unprecedented data samples. For example, the analysis input for 1 month of Pb-Pb collisions amounts to about 5 PB. In order to enable analysis on such large data samples, the ALICE distributed infrastructure was revised and dedicated tools for Run 3 analysis were created. These are firstly the $\mathrm{O^2}$ analysis framework that builds on a multi-process architecture exchanging a flat data format through shared memory implemented in C++. Secondly, the Hyperloop train system for distributed analysis on the Grid and on dedicated analysis facilities implemented in Java/Javascript/React. These systems have been commissioned with converted Run 2 data and with the recent LHC pilot beam and are ready for data analysis for the start of Run 3. This contribution discusses the requirements and the used concepts, providing details on the actual implementation. The status of the operation in particular with respect to the LHC pilot beam will also be discussed

THE VALUE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITHIN A SME

The concept of value has been born together with the commercial activity. One has decided to present in this paper some of the ways in which the intangible assets of a company contribute to its value raise. To eliminate different interpretations of the terms, one has defined the main concepts and elements present in the paper, such as the concept of value, Value Based Management. Besides the brand, the second analyzed instrument of value creation is the human capital (resource) - HR. In this matter, one has taken into consideration the reverse influence the company has on its HR and the value the HR creates within the company. One huge result of the study is that in order to be able to create value for a team work, this team needs to be equilibrated regarding competences, working style, active collaboration, proactive behaviour, correct and common focused purposes. Last, but not least, one has brought into discussion the Value added intellectual coefficient, method conceived to help the managers determine their companies’ potential, based on present performance and exploit it at its best. In conclusion, every company has its unique set of knowledge, competences, values and solutions, all intangible resources

Hyperloop - The ALICE analysis train system for Run 3

ALICE analyses mostly deal with large datasets using the distributed Grid infrastructure. In LHC running periods 1 and 2, ALICE developed a system of analysis trains (so-called “LEGO trains”) that allowed the user to configure analysis tasks (called wagons) that run on the same data. The LEGO train system builds upon existing tools: the ALICE analysis framework as well as the Grid submission and monitoring infrastructure. This centralized system improved the resource utilization and provided a graphical user interface (UI), in addition to bookkeeping functionalities. Currently, 90$\%$ of ALICE analyses use the train system. The ongoing major upgrade for LHC Run 3 will enable the experiment to cope with an increase of Pb-Pb collision data of two orders of magnitude compared to the Run 1 and 2 data-taking periods. In order to process this unprecedented data sample, a new computing model has been implemented, the Online-Offline Computing System (O$^{2}$). Analysis trains will also be the main workhorse for analysis in Run 3: a new infrastructure, Hyperloop, is being developed based on the successful concept of the LEGO trains. The Hyperloop train system includes a different and improved UI using modern responsive web tools, bookkeeping, instantaneous automatic testing, and the production of derived skimmed data. So far, about 800 Hyperloop trains have been successfully submitted to the Grid and ALICE analysis facilities using converted Run 2 data. An overview of the ALICE train system concept is given, highlighting the improvements of the new Hyperloop framework for analysis in Run 3.ALICE analyses mostly deal with large datasets using the distributed Grid infrastructure. In LHC running periods 1 and 2, ALICE developed a system of analysis trains (so-called $"$LEGO trains$"$) that allowed the user to configure analysis tasks (called wagons) that run on the same data. The LEGO train system builds upon existing tools: the ALICE analysis framework as well as the Grid submission and monitoring infrastructure. This centralized system improved the resource utilization and provided a graphical user interface (UI), in addition to bookkeeping functionalities. Currently, 90$\%$ of ALICE analyses use the train system. The ongoing major upgrade for LHC Run 3 will enable the experiment to cope with an increase of Pb-Pb collision data of two orders of magnitude compared to the Run 1 and 2 data-taking periods. In order to process this unprecedented data sample, a new computing model has been implemented, the Online-Offline Computing System (O$^2$). Analysis trains will also be the main workhorse for analysis in Run 3: a new infrastructure, Hyperloop, is being developed based on the successful concept of the LEGO trains. The Hyperloop train system includes a different and improved UI using modern responsive web tools, bookkeeping, instantaneous automatic testing, and the production of derived skimmed data. So far, about 800 Hyperloop trains have been successfully submitted to the Grid and ALICE analysis facilities using converted Run 2 data. An overview of the ALICE train system concept is given, highlighting the improvements of the new Hyperloop framework for analysis in Run 3

Consumers’ Behavior Concerning Sustainable Packaging: An Exploratory Study on Romanian Consumers

The paper analyzes the Romanian consumer’s behavior concerning sustainable packaging through quantitative research among 268 consumers. The aim of the study is to determine the perception of the Romanian consumer regarding the role of eco-packaging in the formation of sustainable behavior. The research has as main objectives: assessing consumer preferences for the types of ecological packaging, knowing the reasons for purchasing green packaging, and the role of the information about eco-packaging in promoting sustainability. Most respondents are aware of the impact of packaging on the environment, the main reasons for purchasing are environmental protection, recycle and the feeling of being responsible. Packaging preferences include paper, glass and cardboard and, to a lesser extent, plastic and wood. The reasons why consumers are not willing to pay more for green packaging are the price of products correlated with the low consumer budget and the lack of information and these are the main barriers to adopting sustainable behavior

The Hyperloop Train System

Hyperloop is the analysis train system for ALICE Run~3 and 4, replacing the LEGO Train System used in Run~1 and 2. It has been fully integrated with the {$\mathrm{O^2}$} analysis framework to enable analysis on the exceptionally large data samples recorded in Run~3 and 4. While {$\mathrm{O^2}$} allows distributed and efficient processing of the data, Hyperloop was designed to optimize the analysis process. The new train system allows task configuration integrated within the user interface and analysis shared between analysis group members. It enables fast and demanding analysis workflows to run on the Grid and on the ALICE Analysis Facilities. It also provides full archival of past configurations, changelogs and comparison tools. Hyperloop was developed using Java, JavaScript and a modern versatile framework, React, for optimizing the user experience. This document discusses the requirements, design and actual implementation of the tool, providing details on the concepts used. Hyperloop’s structure and components are presented, outlining the collection of features provided and distinctions from the LEGO Train System. An overview of the current status of the analysis in Run 3 is also presented