scholarly journals atSNPInfrastructure, a Case Study for Searching Billions of Records While Providing Significant Cost Savings over Cloud Providers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Harrison ◽  
Sunduz Keles ◽  
Rebecca Hudson ◽  
Sunyoung Shin ◽  
Ines Dutra
Keyword(s):  
Cost Savings ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Cloud Providers

Progressive Collapse Approach Compared to the Traditional Temperature Screening on Structural Assessment of Offshore Structures Against Fire

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula T. Nascimento ◽  
Marco A. P. Rosas ◽  
Leonardo Brandão ◽  
Fernando Castanheira
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Fire Scenarios

The present study compares the progressive collapse approach with the traditional temperature screening method on determination of PFP requirements at topside offshore structures. The advantage to evaluate the consequences of fire scenarios on the global integrity and stability of topside modules can be revealed by a substantial reduction of the required amount of PFP, and consequently significant cost savings for operators, when compared to the traditional approach. In the case study presented in this paper, there is a reduction of 79% in PFP allocation.

Optimal skyline corridor spacing for partial cutting in second-growth stands of coastal British Columbia

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-375
Author(s):  
Andrew F. Howard ◽  
Dag Rutherford ◽  
G. Glen Young
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Partial Cutting ◽  
Mathematical Basis ◽  
Optimal Distance ◽  
Second Growth ◽  
Optimal Spacing ◽  
Coastal British Columbia

This paper presents the findings of a study on the economically optimal spacing of skyline corridors in partial cuts in second-growth stands of British Columbia. The mathematical basis for optimal spacing of corridors is presented for rectangular settings when trees are felled in a herring-bone pattern to facilitate yarding. The model is used in a case study where optimal spacing is compared with actual spacing for two yarding systems observed in the field. The results indicate that significant cost savings are possible from spacing skyline corridors at the optimal distance compared with conventional spacing used by the logging contractors.

Analysis and Cost Estimation of a Total Site Using R-Curve

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sh. Karimkashi ◽  
M. Amidpour
Keyword(s):  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
R Ratio ◽  
Utility System ◽  
Graphical Tool ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Cost

In large processing sites the cost of fuel and power can be very significant and better management of the utility system can lead to significant cost savings. The R-curve is an analysis tool that provides guidelines for the cogeneration efficiency for a given site power-to-heat ratio demand of an ideal utility system. In this paper, the actual R-curve is combined with another graphical tool, representing the cost of cogeneration potential of a site. In fact in each case, actual R-curve is constructed and then another curve of ‘R-ratio vs. TAC’ is constructed to demonstrate the cost of each point of the R-Curve. Finally showing the results obtained for a case study, it is suggested to change sizes of the turbines in the utility system to improve the R-curve and also decrease the TAC for the same R-ratios. These changes are almost dependent to the case being studied.

New Technology to Recycle and Rebuild Worn Polyurethane Pipeline Pigs

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham D. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Process Technology ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Successful Program ◽  
Thermoset Polymer

SUNcast Polyurethanes Inc. has developed a proprietary process technology that makes it possible to rebuild worn Polyurethane (PU) discs, cups and solid cast pipeline pigs. The technology creates a completely secure bond between the virgin and cured cast elastomer PU enabling rebuilt parts to perform “as new”. This paper addresses the mechanical characteristics of the bond possible with this technology and offers the results of a case study on a successful program to rebuild over fifty 24″ solid cast pigs for a crude oil pipeline. Cast elastomer PU is an expensive thermoset polymer which has not been readily recyclable. SUNcast’s technology offers pipeline operators, contractors and inspection companies an opportunity to recycle what is now waste back into high performance pigging products at significant cost savings.

Bottom Hole Assembly Design Enhancement Successfully Eliminate Hole Problems and Reduce Significant Drilling Time : South S Field Case Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. D. Mulia
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Assembly Design ◽  
Drilling Performance ◽  
Bottom Hole ◽  
Unconsolidated Sand ◽  
Bottom Hole Assembly ◽  
Drilling Parameter ◽  
Drilling Time

For S-15 and S-14 wells at South S Field, drilling of the 12-1/4” hole section became the longest tangent hole section interval of both wells. There were several challenges identified where hole problems can occur. The hole problems often occur in the unconsolidated sand layers and porous limestone formation sections of the hole during tripping in/out operations. Most of the hole problems are closely related to the design of the Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA). In many instances, hole problems resulted in significant additional drilling time. As an effort to resolve this issue, a new BHA setup was then designed to enhance the BHA drilling performance and eventually eliminate hole problems while drilling. The basic idea of the enhanced BHA is to provide more annulus clearance and limber BHA. The purpose is to reduce the Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD,) less contact area with formation, and reduce packoff risk while drilling through an unconsolidated section of the rocks. Engineering simulations were conducted to ensure that the enhanced BHA were able to deliver a good drilling performance. As a results, improved drilling performance can be seen on S-14 well which applied the enhanced BHA design. The enhanced BHA was able to drill the 12-1/4” tangent hole section to total depth (TD) with certain drilling parameter. Hole problems were no longer an issue during tripping out/in operation. This improvement led to significant rig time and cost savings of intermediate hole section drilling compared to S-15 well. The new enhanced BHA design has become one of the company’s benchmarks for drilling directional wells in South S Field.

scholarly journals Using Social Media in Tourist Sentiment Analysis: A Case Study of Andalusia during the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3836
Author(s):  
David Flores-Ruiz ◽  
Adolfo Elizondo-Salto ◽  
María de la O. Barroso-González
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Media Data

This paper explores the role of social media in tourist sentiment analysis. To do this, it describes previous studies that have carried out tourist sentiment analysis using social media data, before analyzing changes in tourists’ sentiments and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case study, which focuses on Andalusia, the changes experienced by the tourism sector in the southern Spanish region as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are assessed using the Andalusian Tourism Situation Survey (ECTA). This information is then compared with data obtained from a sentiment analysis based on the social network Twitter. On the basis of this comparative analysis, the paper concludes that it is possible to identify and classify tourists’ perceptions using sentiment analysis on a mass scale with the help of statistical software (RStudio and Knime). The sentiment analysis using Twitter data correlates with and is supplemented by information from the ECTA survey, with both analyses showing that tourists placed greater value on safety and preferred to travel individually to nearby, less crowded destinations since the pandemic began. Of the two analytical tools, sentiment analysis can be carried out on social media on a continuous basis and offers cost savings.

Gamma-Irradiated Cornea in Combat-related Ocular Trauma

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian M Davis ◽  
Carson Clabeaux ◽  
Anton Vlasov ◽  
Paul Houghtaling
Keyword(s):  
Ocular Trauma ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Corneal Tissue ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Visual Rehabilitation ◽  
Military Health ◽  
Corneal Injury ◽  
Gamma Irradiated ◽  
The Military ◽  
Penetrating Ocular Trauma

ABSTRACT Corneal injury is a known risk for deployed troops worldwide. To the authors’ knowledge, there has been no reported use of gamma-irradiated corneas in the setting of severe corneal trauma. Our report highlights the case of a 36-year-old active duty solider who sustained bilateral penetrating ocular trauma from a nearby ordnance explosion. We propose that ocular surgeons should consider utilizing gamma-irradiated corneas in (1) a situation where the corneal tissue is so damaged that it would be challenging to accomplish an adequate repair while providing the opportunity for future visual rehabilitation and (2) remote and/or deployed environments where storage of fresh donor tissue is limited. The long shelf life of gamma-irradiated corneas reduces the need for specialized storage equipment and the need for continuous resupply, both potentially leading to significant cost savings for the Military Health System.

Case Study: Weight Loss Leads to Cost Savings and Improvement in Metabolic Syndrome

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. Trussell ◽  
D. Hinnen ◽  
P. Gray ◽  
S. A. Drake-Nisly ◽  
K. M. Bratcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cost Savings
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