Awkward Situation Research Articles

For intelligent debugging management of offshore oil engineering with big data

With the development of science and technology, in the field of oilfield commissioning, the requirements for process management are more and more standardized and scientific, and the requirements for decentralized equipment status detection and maintenance are also higher and higher. It is the hope of any manager to eliminate hidden dangers and prevent them in a timely manner. This paper introduces an intelligent debugging model based on big data. Based on the big data mechanism, the model is divided into different functions according to different functions and requirements. It can ensure the authenticity of debugging data, coordinate all big data work through the big data communication mechanism, and conduct scientific management of debugging data. The model is divided into three levels: data acquisition layer, data transmission layer and control management layer. The offshore oil intelligent debugging platform software based on big data technology is built. A new intelligent debugging method for offshore oil based on big data is presented to study the warning information, fault location and equipment health status of intelligent debugging. Development for Marine oil intelligent debugging applications, for business people to provide intelligent Marine oil intelligent debugging method, provide data support for management decision-making, implementation of the lean management data in the field of intelligent debugging, improving the capacity of intelligent debugging data analysis and mining, effective use of the existing intelligent debugging automation system and other related data in the system, solved the “huge amounts of data, information, the lack of a” awkward situation, improve intelligence debugging application function, meet the demand of intelligent debugging of each department, improve the efficiency of debugging and running reliability and intelligent management.

Sickle Cell Disease Post-Transplant Care Challenges in Nigeria: Systematic Institutional Neglect of Medical Tourism

Introduction: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HCT) is potentially curative in eligible patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Long term survival remains a challenge following allo-HCT and factors that predict for longer term complications and late mortality include increased hospitalization within the first 100 days, low socioeconomic status and poor access to healthcare. A new cottage industry of medical tourism associated with allo-HCT has emerged where children and adults with SCD living in Africa are traveling to countries that provide allo-HCT. Recent advances in improved disease-free survival and overall survival has resulted in families seeking curative options outside of their low resource-setting. The decision for allo-HCT is heavily weighed to family preference without regards to post-transplant care in their local environment. Unfortunately, the long-term care required for many children following an allo-HCT transplant is usually not available in their home country. Thus, the family desiring an allo-HCT is put in an awkward situation where they may need to have follow-up care in their primary country at a medical facility where neither the expertise nor the resources are available to manage long-term complications of allo-HCT. To explore the relationship between transplant medical tourism and patients with SCD, we report a case series of children who received their allo-HCT in another country only to return back to Nigeria. Methods: We recently established a post-transplant care clinic at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Nigeria. This includes a multidisciplinary team of providers, physicians and nurses with expertise in transplant care, and collaboration from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA. All cases described received allo-HCT outside Nigeria and returned within 60-100 days post-transplant. Parental preference for curative option was main indication for seeking allo-HCT. Records were obtained through electronic and paper medical records. Results: All the four cases reported had sickle cell anemia (Hb SS). Cases 1-3 received reduced intensity haploidentical HCT with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (Haplo-HCT), using G-mobilized peripheral blood stem cell grafts from parental donors with sickle cell trait. They all received preconditioning with hydroxycarbamide, azacytidine, and hypertransfusion (Table). Case-1 was 2years old, initially evaluated at day +135 post-transplant, complications included grade-II acute GI graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) at day+37 post-transplant, febrile illness and pseudo-membranous colitis requiring repeat endoscopies and prolonged steroid therapy. Case 2 was 5-years-old, seen day+395 post-transplant self-discontinued immunosuppression and antimicrobial prophylaxis with no guidance (despite the original haplo-HCT required a minimum of 12 months of immunosuppression therapy). Similarly, Case 3 was 7-years-old, off immunosuppression prematurely, and yet to commence routine post-transplant immunizations. Case 4 was 5-year-old who received matched related myeloablative bone marrow transplant. He was seen at day +138 post-transplant. He had poor graft function, EBV reactivation requiring Rituximab chemotherapy. Other management challenges encountered by patient's post-transplant include timely monitoring of immunosuppression and graft function, provision of irradiated blood component transfusion support, provision of anti-malaria and anti-helminthic prophylaxis which are endemic locally. Further, no physician to physician contact was made to transfer the patient back to a hematologist or oncologist with knowledge about post-transplant medical care. Discussion: The argument for performing the allo-HCT in children moving back to a low-income country has to be weighed against the availability of a strategy for management of late complications of allo-HCT, such as chronic GVHD, infectious complications related to immune reconstitution, as well as endocrine and chronic metabolic syndromes. Ultimately, the decision to perform an allo-HCT in such situations must be done on a case-by-case basis with a clear contingency plan to manage transplant-related complications for at least 2 years after the procedure at a hospital with adequate transplant expertise and support measures. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

2609 Giant Endometrioma

Video Objective To demonstrate an unusual presentation of endometriosis. Setting We describe a case of a 35 years-old woman referred to our center. The patient had no relevant past medical. She was asymptomatic but, in an annual check up, it was identified a large complex mass in the pelvis. The pre-operative investigation involved a MRI and ultrasound with bowel preparation that showed a 22cm endometrioma. The patient had no clinical treatment. We scheduled a surgical procedure for endometriosis. Interventions A step-by-step surgical video, demonstrating a systematic approach, indicating surgical landmarks and a proper technique. It emphasizes mainly that specially in awkward situation we must pay attention even more and that it is possible to perform through laparoscopy. Conclusion Besides rare, large endometriomas can exist and a good strategy with surgical landmarks are fundamental.

Microstructure and sulfonation of dual monomer‐grafted polypropylene nonwoven fabrics

ABSTRACTThe sulfonation of styrenic polymers often needs harsh reaction conditions, such as concentrated sulfuric acid and elevated temperature. The awkward situation is handled by grafting copolymerization of polar and nonpolar monomers, and essentially the surface wettability between sulfonating agent and matrix polymer is circumvented in the study. Two pairs of dual monomers, glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)‐acrylic acid (AA), styrene (St)‐acrylic acid (AA), were grafted onto polypropylene nonwoven fabrics (PP) using thermal polymerization, and the resulted fabrics were further sulfonated using sodium sulfite and sulfuric acid, respectively. The microstructure of the modified fabrics was characterized by infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The ion exchange property was verified by copper (II) removal from aqueous solution, and its reutilization was carried out in electrochemical desorption process. The results show that hydrophilic and active monomer AA speeds grafting and sulfonation, but overload of AA will deteriorate copolymerization of GMA, and switch copolymerization chain component due to acylation with benzene ring. Although interfacial compatilizer promotes dual grafting, its overdosing may intensify microphase segregation of the grafting polymers owing to emulsification. The resultant granular polymers will be drained off during functionalization and reutilization processes. The ion exchange fabrics can be applied for treatment of metal ion wastewaters with unique electrochemical desorption feature. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020, 137, 48300.

The Heisei Era in the History of Japan

The enthronement of Emperor Reiwa generated great public interest which has only recently subsided. About half a century has passed between the birth of Emperor Reiwa and his enthronement. I believe that these 50 years have been a major turning point in modern Japanese history. Speaking from recent experience, I believe that the Japanese people are becoming more and more gracious. Let me share a personal story. When I board a train carrying a cane, 80% of the time the person sitting in front of me will give up his or her seat for me. This can be quite tricky. Everyone is tired, which is why people are sitting down. Even I might potentially be more energetic than a healthy person who is seated. However, if you casually decline the offer, it creates an awkward situation and puts the person who offered the seat in a difficult position. Saying, “I see … ” the person will move somewhere else. So, I have decided to play the part of someone shameless, quickly taking the seat, and loudly voicing my appreciation. When you do that, the world remains a harmonious place. I think that these types of customs have been formed in the last few decades and will likely become established. In this article, I would like to outline reasons for my view that Japan is becoming a better and better country.

Embedding in Global Value Chains and Gain from Trade: An Empirical Study on China

During the past 40 years of reform and opening up, China has actively integrated into the international division of the labor system, the domestic production capacity has been greatly improved, and hence it has been called the World Factory”. However, in the process of embedding into GVCs, driven by foreign-invested enterprises and processing trade, the mode of relying on cheap labor to engage in the labor-intensive production stage resulted in China’s manufacturing industry still facing the awkward situation in which trade scale and trade interests do not match. Therefore, how to get rid of the adverse situation of low-end lock”, realize the promotion of trade profitability, and embark on the road of high-quality development on the condition of fully integrating into GVCs, has become an urgent problem to be solved in the face of China’s manufacturing industry.Taking the domestic value added of export as the measure of trade interests and based on depicting the route of China’s manufacturing integration into GVCs, this paper empirically examines the differential influence of GVCs’ forward participation and backward participation on China’s trade interests, and identifies the influence mechanism of the above two paths on trade interests. The results show that: (1) The specialization” effect based on forward linkages and the learning by doing” effect based on backward linkages are the two main channels for embedding in GVCs to promote the growth of trade interests; (2) Embedding into GVCs has significantly enhanced China’s trade interests, and backward participation is the main way for China to integrate GVCs and gain trade interests; (3) Foreign-invested enterprises have played a double-edged sword” role in this process by expanding the scale of trade while inhibiting the profitability from trade at the same time; (4) The specialization” effect caused by forward linkages with low-income countries and the learning by doing” effect caused by backward linkages with middle-income countries have a significantly positive impact on China’s trade interests, while the impact of the learning by doing” effect caused by backward linkages with high-income countries on China’s trade interests is not significant; (5) Improving the importance of low- and middle-income countries in China’s GVCs’ network is conducive to enhancing China’s gain from trade. This paper concludes the countermeasures to enhance trade interests, including reducing trade and investment barriers, strengthening industrial linkages with the countries along the Belt and Road”, and enhancing the ability to undertake the high-tech production stage.On the basis of the existing research, the marginal contribution of the article lies in three aspects: First, by using the theoretical model, this paper analyzes the influencing mechanism of participating in GVCs on a country’s trade interests from the perspective of forward linkages and backward linkages respectively. Second, in the framework of trade in value added, this paper uses the new index to make a comprehensive portrait of the route of Chinese manufacturing industry integrating into GVCs. Third, this paper makes an empirical analysis of the differential influence of the different paths of participation in GVCs on China’s trade interests, and examines the impact of the specialization” effect and the learning by doing” effect on China’s trade interests in the process of China’s participation in GVCs.

Flight, Anorexia and Madness Coexistence of Body and Spirit

The Canadian writer Margaret Atwood has created various impressive women characters in her fictions. Facing the awkward situation, their bodies usually react first: flight, anorexia and madness, which present not only their abnormal state of body or physics, but also express their unvoiced desire, thoughts and spirit. Through the abnormality or even morbidity of the body, these females show great intensity of desires to rebel against phallocentrism, remove the fetter of men, acquire the right of freedom and liberty and achieve true equality with men in social, political, cultural and economical respects. These appeals fit amazingly the situation of Canadian literature, in which Canadian woman writers and man writers are equally successful and influential, and reflect the belief of Atwood that contemporary women are capable of compete with men in all the fields in the near future through their persistent struggling as well.

‘SI TANTI SIT OPERA, QUANTI DAMNUM EST’. WKŁAD POLEGAJĄCY NA ŚWIADCZENIU PRACY A UTRATA MAJĄTKU WNIESIONEGO DO SPÓŁKI

Artykuł poświęcony jest zagadnieniu sytuacji wspólnika wnoszącego do spółki wkład polegający na opera w obliczu utraty majątku wniesionego do spółki przez pozostałych socii. Zagadnienie to w prawie rzymskim miało szczególne znaczenie w odniesieniu do spółek, w których wspólnicy nie tworzyli współwłasności określonego majątku, ale realizowali wspólny cel, oddając do dyspozycji spółki pieniądze, czy inne rzeczy określone gatunkowo lub indywidualnie. Jak wynika z analizowanych tekstów źródłowych, utrata takich wkładów, jeżeli nastąpiła podczas realizacji celu spółki, była uważana za stratę obciążającą wszystkich wspólników w proporcji do posiadanych przez nich udziałów. W takiej sytuacji wspólnik, który partycypował we wspólnym przedsięwzięciu jedynie w formie opera, mógł się znaleźć w niekomfortowej sytuacji, wymagającej od niego wyrównania pozostałym socii części poniesionej straty w kapitale. W szczególności problem ten dotyczył spółek, w których tylko jeden ze wspólników świadczył dla spółki pracę polegającą na inwestowaniu środków pochodzących od innych socii, ponieważ w obliczu utraty środków przeznaczonych na realizację spółki, wspólnik ten był na równi z pozostałymi obciążony taką stratą, nie otrzymując żadnego wynagrodzenia za świadczoną dla spółki pracę. Zdaniem autorki nie można więc wykluczyć, że propozycja Serviusa Sulpiciusa, by możliwe było w umowie spółki zwolnienie wspólnika świadczącego pracę w całości lub części od udziału w stratach, stanowiąca źródło kontrowersji nazywanej w tradycji literackiej magna quaestio, miała stanowić remedium na takie potraktowanie wkładu polegającego na świadczeniu pracy, postulując potraktowanie wnoszonej do spółki opera jako ekwiwalentu ekonomicznego wkładu określanego przez jurystów terminem pecunia.

Deciphering the presence of axial-planar veins in tectonites

Veins and dikes are often oriented subparallel to the axial surfaces of folds in the adjacent layered or foliated rocks. This implies an awkward situation, since veins would lay in planes close-to-parallel to the maximum stretching axis. A series of geometric models have been conceived in order to gain insight into the possible mechanisms for their formation. The models are based on the analysis of a varied selection of field structures and on the review of similar structures in the existing literature. A first categorization consists on distinguishing between axial-planar veins achieved by either progressive or polyphase deformation. Five models of axial-planar veins resulting from progressive deformation are described and discussed: (1) fold-related veins associated with the standard folding mechanisms, (2) fracture arrays localized along the short limbs of folds (asymmetric fold-related veins), (3) folds associated with rotation of extension veins (vein-related folds), (4) high strain and transposition of early veins, and (5) high strain and late veins parallel to axial planar foliations (axial planar foliation-related veins). The axial planar geometry is achieved through variable amounts of progressive rotational strain, except in model 5, in which the co-planarity is acquired at the time of vein intrusion. The possibility for axial-planar veins to have developed in two distinct phases in the context of polyphase or polyorogenic tectonics has also been explored and discussed. This study contributes to a better understanding of the intriguing interplays between deformation, metamorphic and magmatic processes in orogenic belts.

TCM chemical biology--emerging interdiscipline of "TCM chemistry" and "biology"

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) is a research area with highly original innovation features,and is also a Chinese name card to the world. However,TCM owns a unique theoretical system which is quite different from western modern medicine,leading to an awkward situation of deficient modern social identity as well as poor international spread. Therefore,how to establish a research strategy in line with the characteristics of TCM itself to systematically interpret the unique scientific connotation of TCM is always a public hot topic. Based on persistent practical exploration and scientific consideration in TCM,our group firstly promoted the concept of traditional Chinese medicine chemical biology(TCM chemical biology,TCMCB). The major idea of TCMCB is to clarify the nature of TCM regulating life progress to link TCM to modern medicine by using TCM components as chemical tools. Notably,TCMCB mainly focuses on TCM target identification and TCM-guided disease molecular mechanism exploration,further to clarify the basic law of TCM mediating disease process. Finally,TCMCB-guided scientific studies can help explain TCM theory and promote the developmentof modern innovative drugs based on identified targets using TCM active components. Moreover,TCMCB is of vital importance for investigating the scientific nature of biological progress and the pattern of disease occurrence and development,indicating a key significance for modern life science and medicine. This review introduces the definition of TCMCB as well as its academic thought,research method,technology system and scientific significance,for providing new research ideas and scientific thoughts for TCM development.

Reasons to pretend to orgasm and the mating psychology of those who endorse them

Considerable work has examined the reasons men and women pretend to orgasm, but few studies have examined how mating motives relate to the various reasons they might do so. Data from an online (N = 656), snowball sample revealed—through factor analysis—five potential reasons people pretend to orgasm (i.e., positive feedback, enhancing pleasure, avoidance, mate deception, and sexual boredom). These reasons were differentially related to an array of individual differences in mating psychology as captured with the Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism), sociosexuality, and (self-reported) mate value. There were also sex differences in who pretended for some of the reasons (e.g., women pretended more to offer positive feedback; men pretended more to avoid an awkward situation) and differences depending on whether people genuinely pretended or quasi-pretended (i.e., exaggerated their enjoyment). This study adds to the relevant literature on the reasons people pretend to orgasm but examined how individual differences in mating psychology predict those reasons. It seems that pretending to orgasm may be motivated by different relationship goals and interpersonal styles.

When a Tiger Comes to Dinner by Jessica Olien

Reviewed by: When a Tiger Comes to Dinner by Jessica Olien Natalie Berglind Olien, Jessica When a Tiger Comes to Dinner; written and illus. by Jessica Olien. Balzer + Bray, 2019 [32p] ISBN 978-0-06-256829-8 $17.99 Reviewed from galleys R 4-7 yrs “Did you know that a tiger is coming to dinner?” an unseen narrator announces to an unwary rat, who’s just chilling at home. Rat must then scramble to prepare his home for a tiger with the narrator’s advice, from preparing entertainment (“A tiger loves a rousing game of Go Fish”), a meal (“Tigers LOVE peanut butter sandwiches for dinner”), and a proper greeting (“‘Rooooaaaarrrr!’ means ‘hello’”). When Tiger finally arrives, Rat greets her with a giant roar that frightens her to tears, because as it turns out, roaring “actually means, ‘I’m going to eat you.’” Tiger and Rat patch up their awkward situation in spite of the narrator’s misguidance, which is inaccurate on multiple accounts—“Tigers actually LIKE checkers and party hats,” even though Rat was warned against them—and enjoy a delicious meal of peanut butter sandwiches over a game of chess. This book is a prime choice for a light-hearted readaloud, with the narrator-to-rodent dynamic echoing that of the reader and young listener. Olien’s digital art, sporting thick, uneven lines and saturated colors with light shading, suits this quirky story; she litters in humorous details for the observant kid to pick up on, from a “Cheeses of France” poster in Rat’s home to a jungle-themed record Rat brings out for Tiger, and kids are sure to get a kick out of the image of Rat roaring viciously. This sweet story suggests that you don’t need [End Page 305] an elaborate guide to welcome dissimilar friends into your home—you just need each other’s company. Copyright © 2019 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

DNAR decisions in Pakistan, Middle East and UK: An emergency physician's perspective

Although resuscitation aims to preserve life and restore health, it is sometimes at the expense of increased suffering and disability to the receiving patient. In this situation, the treating physicians often end up in the dilemma of whether resuscitation is appropriate for the patient and have discussions with the patient and/or family. This may lead to a decision to “Do Not Attempt Resuscitation” (DNAR). In western societies, the patients have an option to opt out of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) if they are in the situation, and at times, the medical team can make a clinical decision when the efforts are deemed futile. This is supported in the legislation of those countries, and as an example, the UK law states, There is no obligation to give treatment that is futile or burdensome.1 As the preservation of life in Muslim countries is of paramount importance due to religious reasons as well as cultures and traditions, a similar blanket approach to DNAR in Muslim countries is rarely seen. One of the earliest Fatwa (Islamic law) on this topic by Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi in the year 1986, states “if reviving the heart and lungs is of no benefit and not appropriate because of a certain situation, according to the opinion of three trustworthy specialist doctors, then there is no need to use resuscitation equipment, and no attention should be paid to the opinions of the patient’s next of kin concerning the use of resuscitation equipment or otherwise, because this is not their specialty.” 2 This has led to physicians in Saudi Arabia being empowered to make DNAR decisions for their terminal patients and allow dignified death. The lack of similar legislation in Pakistan often places physicians in the unenviable situation of having to explain to patients and their families why CPR would be futile, and, in the absence of consensus, having to provide expensive, futile treatment, at the expense of the family, and other patients who may benefit from the resources used up. When possible, these discussions should be had by the treating speciality and the patient/families, but emergency physicians often find themselves in the awkward and undesirable situation of initiating these difficult conversations. The area to discuss and investigate here is about the ethical, religious, and legal implications of such a decision, and how an emergency physician can continue to act in the patient’s best interest while keeping themselves safe.

„Ich find’ das sowas von fies von Euch“ – Konversationsanalyse eines schulischen Konflikts

Abstract The video recording of a pedagogically awkward situation in a school class becomes the occasion of a conversation analysis (CA). At first, the conceptual instruments of CA appearing to be appropriate for the study of potentially violent situations are introduced. Then, the transcript is shown and four observations are discussed in detail. They focus the failure of a ceremony of demotion, the role of bodily stagings, the teacher’s doubtful authority and the difficulty of influencing not only behavior but also attitudes of pupils. It is suggested that CA should far more face such situations which constitute a great part of everyday life in school.

How to Avoid Pigeonholing the Environmental Manager?

The research investigates the role the environmental manager plays to ensure a successful (or not) implementation of environmental performance within an organization. It is based on interviews of 5–7 actors per company within a sample of 7 companies (42 interviews). We build upon bias of perception of the various actors interviewed within each company to define 4 paradoxes related to the roles and mission of the environmental manager that hinder proper efficiency of environmental management at company level. Paradox 1 is that no one takes ownership of environmental performance within the organization. Paradox 2 is that the environmental manager is in an awkward situation vis-à-vis his boss. Paradox 3 is that the role of the environmental manager in relation to employees is ambiguous. Paradox 4 is that corporate and product approaches are decoupled. We suggest that these paradoxes interact and form a vicious cycle that may, in part, be responsible for the environmental decoupling phenomenon—companies often adopt a sustainability policy symbolically without implementing it substantively. Our research suggests that, by leveraging the leadership of the environmental manager through organizational and motivational measures, the vicious cycle can be transformed into a virtuous cycle and the human motivation can become a driver for green change within corporations. We proposed the SEA (Shaping Environmental Action) model based of 4 pillars: information, motivation, organization, and strategy.

An Awkward Situation: Kosovo, the EU and EU Member States

The paper is related to the legal effects of Kosovo’s international status on the relations between the EU and its member states. Kosovo is not recognized as a state by five of the EU member states. On the other hand, all the EU member states support theconclusion an association agreement between the EU and Kosovo (actually Stabilization and Association Agreements). According to the TFEU and EU practice, accession agreements are mixed ones. It means they are concluded together by the EU and its member states. However, in case of the Kosovo SAA, a different solution has been applied. The Kosovo SAA is a bilateral agreement between the EU and Kosovo. In addition, according to the provisions of this SAA, there is no implied recognition of Kosovo as a state by the EU. Such a solution may be, however, considered as exceeding the EU’s external competence. Thus, an awkward situation seems to need an awkward solution. Keywords: Kosovo statehood, non-recognition, European Union.

Electrically Operated Multipurpose Trolley

Present paper deals with design and fabrication of industrial trolley which can be used to transfer luggage or items from one place to another place. A trolley nowadays are important for transferring different items from place to place in our daily life or even in working life as per the requirement. We can see trollies in shopping mall, airport and industries for handling the goods. In the airport, passengers use trollies to transfer their luggage till the check in counters. Sometimes they face higher weight issues at the check in, making them pay the excess baggage charge or dispose of few important items thereof only. This creates an uncomfortable and awkward situation at the check in. And if the passenger is an old age or senior citizen it’s really a very panic situation. Additionally, a survey based on a prepared questionnaire carried out at Muscat airport revealed the need for substantial improvements in the present trollies in terms of comfort in luggage handling, loading and unloading of the luggage and the need for weight of the luggage at the time of loading itself. Furthermore, many food and kitchen industries use trollies to receive and transfer the goods items to the store after weighing them. The Arduino based electronically operated steerable trolley developed here aims to address few of these key issues by measuring the weight of the items directly from the trolley with easy movement by electrical power from battery. The trolley has been designed using AUTOCAD and stress analysis of the structure has also been performed using CREO V3. The fabrication is completed as per the design and tested for its performance. The testing performed on the trolley shown that for the maximum load of 90 kg including the passenger weight, the time taken by the trolley to travel on a smooth horizontal airport surface for covering a distance of 10 m with full and half rated speed of motor is 7 seconds and 9.6 seconds only respectively. The trolley was also successfully tested for elevated slope at the Muscat airport requiring additional 25 seconds more at the full rated speed at maximum loading condition of 90 kg. Additionally the trolley provides few added benefits such as charging of smart devices by using photovoltaic system technology and sliding platform for easy loading and unloading of the goods. The future work includes use of lighter aluminum alloy material along with use of solar panels for operation of the trolley.

Application of fuzzy fault tree analysis based on modified fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS for fire and explosion in the process industry

This study aimed at establishing fault tree analysis (FTA) using expert opinion to compute the probability of an event. To find the probability of the top event (TE), all probabilities of the basic events (BEs) should be available when the FTA is drawn. In this case, employing expert judgment can be used as an alternative to failure data in an awkward situation. The fuzzy analytical hierarchy process as a standard technique is used to give a specific weight to each expert, and fuzzy set theory is engaged for aggregating expert opinion. In this regard, the probability of BEs will be computed and, consequently, the probability of the TE obtained using Boolean algebra. Additionally, to reduce the probability of the TE in terms of three parameters (safety consequences, cost and benefit), the importance measurement technique and modified TOPSIS was employed. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated with a real-life case study.

DANGEROUS SITE TO WEAR A METALLIC RING: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE OF PENILE STRANGULATION

BACKGROUND: Penile incarceration injury patients pose a real challenge for general surgeons in emergency setup. Penile incarceration with encircling devices is an unusual condition and consequences can be severe. We are reporting a case of 50 year old male patient who presented to hospital ten days after putting a heavy metallic ring at root of penis. The placement of such rings can lead to minor to severe trauma to genital organs. CASE SUMMARY: We are reporting a case of married elderly gentleman who himself wore a metallic ring at root of penis for sexual erotism and landed with constricting ring due to edema. CONCLUSION: Unfamiliarity with the management of these cases put general surgeons in awkward situation as most of the times patients need non surgical treatment in his/her supervision. Timely intervention according to grade of injury can ensure promising outcome of patient. Penile strangulation should be viewed and managed as an emergency to prevent penile necrosis, urethral injury and erectile dysfunction.

The mock conference as a teaching tool: Role‐play and “conplay” in the classroom

AbstractIn our ostensibly secular age, discussing the real‐world contexts and impacts of religious traditions in the classroom can be difficult. Religious traditions may appear at different times to different students as too irrelevant, too personal, or too inflammatory to allow them to engage openly with the materials, the issues, and each other. In this “Design & Analysis” article Aaron Ricker describes an attempt to address this awkward pedagogical situation with an experiment in role‐play enacted on the model of a mock conference. This description is followed by four short responses by authors who have experimented with this form of pedagogy themselves. In “Conplay,” students dramatize the wildly varying and often conflicting approaches to biblical tradition they have been reading about and discussing in class. They bring the believers, doubters, artists, and critics they have been studying into the room, to interact face‐to‐face with each other and the class. In Ricker's experience, this playful and collaborative event involves just the right amount of risk to allow high levels of engagement and retention, and it allows a wide range of voices to be heard in an immediate and very human register. Ricker finds Conplay to be very effective, and well worth any perceived risks when it comes to inviting students to take the reins.