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How the Global Oil and Gas Industry Will Identify, Recruit and Manage Its Human Resources Over the Next Decade: OilExec International Ltd is a company that provides staffing services to the global oil and gas industry. OilExec.com was developed in response to a growing need over recent years for an improvement in the business process of identifying, accessing, and managing experienced and qualified human resources. This need has been...; Tags: Business Briefings, Human Resources, staffing, industry, business process; Case studies
Solid Waste Reduction in US Hospitals - Case Studies: In the US, hospitals account for 1% of the municipal solid waste stream or about 15 pounds per patient daily. Of this, only 15% is considered to have the potential to be infectious and therefore is incinerated. The remaining 85% is composed of paper, plastic, food and other materials that...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Business Briefings, hospital, HMO, food, patient, health care; Case studies
The Business of Power - Providing Critical Care to Medical Equipment: Hospital operations have become increasingly reliant on electronic systems - from administrative functions and electronic patient medical records to healthcare information technology (IT) and digital imaging systems. Given the nature and complexity of today's energy-intensive healthcare facilities, it should come as no surprise that, according to the US Environmental Protection...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Business Briefings, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, medical equipment, digital imaging, health care, patient, information technology; White papers 2005-01-13
Breathable Barrier Materials for Packaging of Medical Devices: This article traces the origin and explains the advantages of the use of disposable material, i.e. paper and linen cloths, for the packaging of medical items such as dressings and bandages, which is not new and probably goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. It is highly likely...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Business Briefings, medical device, barrier; White papers 2005-01-04
Driving Supply Chain Solutions Across the Generics Sector: Generics manufacturers are increasingly recognizing distribution as a non-core activity and are seeking to outsource activities to specialists (such as Exel) who are licensed to handle pharmaceutical products and are able to process and deliver orders throughout the supply chain. This article focuses on how Exel, a global leader in...; Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Business Briefings, Exel, supply chain, SCM, outsource, leader; White papers 2004-12-06

Current Trends in Pharmaceutical Packaging and Distribution Practices - US Versus the EU: Generally speaking, pharmaceutical distribution patterns for solid oral dosage drug pharmaceuticals (pills, capsules and tablets) are markedly different in the US than those used in the EU. This is true even for drugs that are manufactured by the same company. That is, pharmaceutical manufacturers commonly employ different packaging and distribution...; Tags: Business Briefings, pharmaceutical company, European Union, tablet; White papers 2004-11-26
Clinically Driven Design in Rehabilitation and Minimal Access Surgery: Medical device development places great challenges on the collaboration of engineers and physicians. The engineering part already incorporates many fields such as biomechanics, fluid dynamics and control engineering, etc., but a fruitful symbiosis with medical doctors is a different and stimulating story. Over the years, various forms of interaction have...; Tags: Business Briefings, medical device, physician, collaboration; White papers 2004-11-18
Copolyester - A Versatile Choice for Medical Applications: Copolyesters offer significant advantages for numerous medical applications due to their versatile combination of properties. These properties include excellent clarity, toughness, chemical resistance and, most notably, superior color stability when exposed to a variety of sterilization techniques including gamma irradiation, e-beam and ethylene oxide EtO).; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Business Briefings, technique; White papers 2004-10-25
Working in a Virtual World - Medical Product Engineers Innovate , Cut Costs and Manage Risk: Time-consuming and cost-prohibitive physical testing is often incapable of providing complete knowledge of product performance, e.g. how it works and responds in real-life applications. Engineers of such biomedical devices as implantable surgical devices, prostheses, orthopedics, dental implants, artificial limbs and organs have discovered virtual product development (VPD) processes and tools,...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Strategy, Business Briefings, medical product, biomedical, product development, patient, knowledge, benefit, tool; White papers 2004-09-17
Radiating Confidence - Security of Supply of Cobalt-60 for the Gamma Sterilization of Medical Devices: Since gamma sterilization is a crucial element in achieving product confidence in approximately 40% of medical devices, security of supply of this critical raw material is understandably of primary concern to the users in the market place. Due to the two-year lead time for Co60 production it is not possible...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Business Briefings, medical device, supply chain, security, industry; White papers 2004-09-13
New Technologies in the Medical Sector: The medical sector depends on the skill and knowledge of excellent medical professionals, and those professionals depend on the quality of their equipment. In the last few years, the evolution of this equipment has been extraordinary and the incorporation of new technologies has produced levels of precision difficult to imagine...; Tags: Business Briefings, precision, knowledge; White papers 2004-09-13
Use of Ultrasonic Technologies in the Medical and Chemical Industry: Ultrasonic technology, which is one of the most environmentally friendly processing techniques, is now being increasingly used for a wide range of different applications and processes in innumerable areas of the medical, chemical and biological industries. This article provides an overview of the most important sonochemical ultrasonic techniques in use...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Business Briefings, technique, industry; White papers 2004-09-07
Odor-Absorbing Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Medical Applications: Odor-absorbing dressings have been marketed in one form or other for many years. During the past 20 years or so, a number of charcoal-based dressings have been introduced into the market. Patients in institutional settings such as hospitals and nursing homes often have, or acquire, chronic wounds such as venostasis...; Tags: Business Briefings, wound, patient; White papers 2004-09-06
Diagnostic Potential of New Brain Markers for TIA/Stroke Assessment: This article describes the diagnostic potential for stroke blood tests developed based on scientific and clinical research within the last decade. It outlines the clinical utility of new blood tests based on novel brain markers, NR2 peptide and antibodies. These markers are being validated to increase diagnostic certainty of transient...; Tags: Business Briefings; White papers 2004-09-07
Packaging of Disposable Medical Equipment: One of the most effective ways to combat cross-infection is to use sterile disposable equipment and instruments. 'Cross-infection' is the word used to describe the transmission of pathogens with which the patient does not come into contact until they are in hospital. If a new instrument that has been packed...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Business Briefings, medical equipment, patient; White papers 2004-09-06
Macro-Porous Polymer Extraction for Offshore Produced Water Removes Dissolved and Dispersed Hydrocarbons: The macro-porous polymer extraction (MPPE) technology developed in the early 1990s by Akzo Nobel removes dissolved and dispersed hydrocarbons. This article describes the application of the MPPE in the offshore exploration. The MPPE technology has been, for offshore gas/condensate, proven and commercially operational since the beginning of 2002 (Total F15A).; Tags: Outsourcing, Business Briefings, polymer, extraction, offshore; White papers 2004-08-23
Broadband Satellite Communications and Networking for Oilfield Operations: Oilfield exploration and production facilities operate in unforgiving environments - blistering deserts, arctic fields and the open ocean. Harsh conditions and remote locations combine to make a reliable communications system more than just a luxury - it becomes a lifeline. This article shows how with the right system and service...; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Business Briefings, broadband, satellite, environment, network; White papers 2004-08-25
Monitoring High Pressure Separation of Real Hydrocarbon/Water Mixtures by Single Electrode Capacitance Probes: Separation processes are usually monitored by capacitive measuring systems. The single electrode capacitance probes (SeCaP) measuring principle is because the dielectric property of fluid exposed to a free electrode of an oscillator circuit affects the frequency of the oscillator. It is therefore possible to determine the composition of the oil/water...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Business Briefings, electrode, monitoring; White papers 2004-08-25
Systematic Safety - Plug-in Power Supply in the Ex-Area: The consistent use of explosion-protected plugs and sockets for connecting electrical apparatus in hazardous areas increases the work and operating safety while sustainably cutting costs. Even during the on-going operation of a highly complex chemical plant, for instance, all apparatus connected via this plug-and-socket system can be disconnected in a...; Tags: Business Briefings, power supply, plug-in; White papers 2004-08-20
Pressurized Natural Gas - A New Alternative for Natural Gas Transport: Compressed natural gas (CNG) has been evaluated for decades and several concepts have been introduced. So far, this has not been successful, mainly due to the huge weight of the containment system when standard codes have been applied for the containment design. This article discusses a new CNG concept with...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Business Briefings, natural gas; White papers 2004-08-20