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Information Management System to Improve Decision Making Efficiency
Authors: Alfajri I.. , Ali A.. , Al-Zaid N. N. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
With strategic target to produce 200 MBOEPD and become operator of 20% of the daily production asset by 2030, KUFPEC conducted several internal transformation initiatives to achieve them. One of them was the decision to build integrated corporate Information Management System (IMS) for Exploration and Production (E&P) data to improved decision-making efficiency. The paper will explain the strategy, reason and technology used to implement the system. It will also provide benefits and lesson learned from the implementation.
Prior information management system, the company relied on manual process and shared folder. This led to inconsistency among asset teams within the company. It also consumed technical resources time to manage the data and create report for management. Integrated information management system was new in the company. Building information management system from a scratch was a challenging task and could take a significant amount of time. It required strategic approach that allow the company to reap the benefit earlier. Therefore, the company selected to implement information management system for production data first. Production data was among main driving factor for decision-making because the company was mainly involved as non-operating partner.
The company selected ProSource as the solution for integrated corporate information management system. The solution footprint covered most of E&P domains data. It allowed the company to expand the corporate information management system to other domain later. As part of change management, the company created a new Technical Support Department that will oversee the integrated corporate information management system in the company.
During project implementation phase, the support and commitment from the asset teams were high. They supported the project by providing data and active participation in the project. They realized that the project would bring benefit to them and was important for their routine works. The support was very important because they are the owner of the data. They are also the end user of the system once it was implemented.
With the system in place, the production data was stored in a secure and easy to access database. This increase data integrity and confidence of the data. Engineers from different asset team have unified interface to access the production data securely. This reduced learning curve if an engineer was moved to other asset team. It also increased data visibility, accountability and transparency. Production data were available to any body that has permission to access, from engineer to top-level management. Reports were standardized according to the company other initiative. Petroleum Engineers have more time to analyse the data rather than loading and managing the data.
After the benefit realization of information management system for the production data, the company decided to implement information management system to Geology and Geophysics domain later on.
Solvent Enhanced Steam Drive: Experiences from the First Field Pilot in Canada
Authors: Verlaan M. L. , Hedden R.. , Castellanos Díaz O.. , Lastovka V.. , Giraldo Sierra C. A. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
In recent years, the addition of a hydrocarbon condensate (C4 to C20) to steam operations (such as CSS and SAGD) in heavy oil and bitumen reservoirs has emerged as potential technology to improve not only oil recovery and but also energy efficiency. Shell has extended the idea of solvent addition to a steam drive process, applied it for the first time in the Peace River area in Canada, and obtained evidence of oil uplift in the patterns where solvent was injected. However, piloting this new technology in a brown field had many challenges, especially when evaluating its main economic factors: production increase and solvent recovery.
To overcome these challenges, emphasis was put on experimental design, data acquisition and quality, and production surveillance. The pilot conditions were designed to increase the probability of success on the two economic factors aforementioned within a short period of time. The assessment of the pilot required that all production streams (emulsion and casing vent gas) were metered and frequently sampled to measure their respective compositions. Cross calibration of metered and sampled water cuts was essential in obtaining conclusive production uplift data. Automatic proportional samplers were successfully deployed under these challenging conditions to obtain representative samples. Due to the overlap of solvent and bitumen components, special attention was taken to allocate hydrocarbon production into bitumen and solvent. New in-house developed algorithms were tested to accurately calculate this split.
The addition of a 4 month concentrated slug of solvent in two steam drive patterns resulted in a significant production uplift when compared to two adjacent patterns with steam-only injection. Solvent recovery is still ongoing and exceeds original expectations. Frequent sampling allowed the detection of several trends, including bitumen composition changes during solvent injection and solvent fractionation in the reservoir.
Use of a Salt-Tolerant Friction Reducer Improves Production in Utica Completions
Authors: Rodvelt Gary , Yuyi Silumesii , VanGilder Criss 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
As longer laterals are drilled in the Utica to maximize acreage cover, the stimulation treatments must still establish high pumping rates to effectively treat multiple clusters even within the stages out near the toe area of the lateral. Overcoming this additional pipe friction as well as using various water sources of varying salinity (up to and including 300,000 ppm) with only one friction reducer (FR) polymer product is now possible. An additional benefit of this new salt-tolerant polymer (STP) as the FR additive is its ability to self-degrade with time and temperature to provide significant viscosity reduction for improving well cleanup after the treatment.
This paper discusses use of this new STP to successfully place 131 stages in the Utica on a three-well pad in Ohio using various percentages of brine water with the freshwater supply. This is contrasted with traditional FR and guar used in 61 stages on the same pad and 39 stages on an offset pad. The ability to continue operations in the subfreezing temperatures of winter, coupled with the ability to reuse produced water, provides additional benefits to field operations. The use of a single component STP as the friction reduction provider also reduces inventory stock and simplifies on-location quality assurance of material usage. Analytical production simulation confirms improvement in productivity index (PI) and estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) forecast.
Diagnostic Value of Procalcitonin in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) to Differentiate Between Disease Activity, Infection and Drug Hypersensitivity
Authors: Herrmann K , Schinke S , Csernok E , Moosig F , Holle J.U 
Published: October 2015

Objective:
Procalcitonin (PCT) is considered to be a specific marker for severe bacterial infections and sepsis. Elevated PCT levels have been reported in active autoimmune diseases without infection.
The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of PCT serum levels in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with respect to infection, disease activity and drug fever using a high sensitive PCT detection method.

Methods:
In 53 AAV patients with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) PCT was determined by the Thermo Scientific BRAHMS PCT sensitive KRYPTOR assay. Patients underwent standardized diagnostic procedures for evaluation of disease activity and infection.

Results:
53 patients with AAV and elevated CRP (7.7±6.9 mg/dl, PCT 0.34±1.02 ng/ml) were assessed, 10 had infection with elevated CRP levels of 11.2±10.2 mg/dl and PCT levels of 1.06±2.07 ng/dl. 43 patients had no evidence of infection, 36 of them were presented with AAV with normal or only slightly positive PCT levels in active disease (n=36) (PCT 0.06±0.06 ng/ml). 7 patients had increased PCT levels due to azathioprine hypersensitivity (0.76±1.01 ng/ml). For discrimination between infection and vasculitis activity PCT was more useful than CRP with the best cut-off at 0.1 ng/ml (sensitivity 60%, specificity 92%).

Conclusion:
In contrast to previous studies using semiquantitative PCT assays, the KRYPTOR performs better with respect to discrimination of infection from active AAV. In all patients assessed with active AAV (and without infection) PCT levels remained below the PCT reference limit (0.5 ng/ml) for infections. Drug hypersensitivity seems to be an important differential diagnosis in the setting of elevated CRP and PCT in patients who receive azathioprine.
On the Structure of Indefinite Possessives
Authors: Storto Gianluca 
Published: October 2015

I present evidence that indefinite possessives display some peculiar semantic properties distinguishing them from other types of possessive DPs. In particular, indefinite possessives do not license contextual interpretations, which are instead available for the corresponding definite possessives and possessive partitives. This semantic asymmetry argues against existing theories according to which indefinite possessives are structurally equivalent to definite possessives (Kayne (1994)) or to possessive partitives (Barker (1998); Zamparelli (1998)).The unavailability of contextual interpretations for indefinite possessives is accounted for in Storto ([to appear]) in terms of the discourse semantics of these DPs: indefinite possessives cannot be interpreted as discourse-specific DPs. This semantic peculiarity is due to the interaction between their partitive structure and the indefiniteness of the nominal embedded under of The implementation of this idea proposed in Storto ([to appear]), however, is not compatible with the "classic" formulation of the Partitive Constraint. I show that this proposal can be maintained under a reformulation of the Partitive Constraint along the lines of de Hoop (1997), and draw some conclusions on the structural complxity of indefinite possessives in a crosslinguistic perspective.
Tunisie : les lendemains d’une révolution
Authors: Bessis Sophie 
Published: October 2015

Près de cinq années après la chute de la dictature en janvier 2011, la Tunisie continue de traverser une passe difficile. La multiplication des attentats a affaibli une économie et un Etat déjà fragiles, et le gouvernement de coalition formé au lendemain des élections législatives et présidentielles de décembre 2014 gère le court terme sans cohérence ni stratégie. Avec une population désenchantée, une classe politique dépourvue de vision, le chaos libyen qui menace ses frontières et sa sécurité et des partenaires européens incapables de mettre sur pied une véritable politique de coopération, le pays du « printemps arabe » aura bien du mal à surmonter une crise multiforme dans laquelle il semble pour l’heure englué.
Attentats de janvier 2015 : le séisme et ses répliques
Authors: Bistolfi Robert 
Published: October 2015

Tout tremblement de terre s’accompagne de répliques, et celles générées par les deux attentats de janvier 2015 (contre Charlie Hebdo et le magasin cacher) pourraient se révéler aussi dangereuses – sinon plus – que les attentats eux-mêmes. Au-delà de toutes leurs attentes, les terroristes auraient-ils vaincu, avec des moyens dérisoires, en touchant la démocratie au cœur ? Un simple suivi au jour le jour, dans la presse, de ce qu’ont été les réponses gouvernementales et les réactions de certains responsables politiques conduit à additionner les interrogations préoccupantes. Elles portent davantage sur les fragilités d’ensemble de la société française que sur l’adhésion de sa composante de culture musulmane aux valeurs de la République. Sur fond d’islamophobie croissante, la nature des dispositions sécuritaires, l’abandon des quartiers sensibles, l’institution laïque dérivant en idéologie autoritaire... laissent mal augurer de l’avenir.
Chapitre 14. L’intérêt et la conservation des cellules souches du sang de cordon : approche comparative des droits anglais et français
Authors: Madanamoothoo Allane 
Published: October 2015

Devenir parents est un des plus grands souhaits de beaucoup de couples. Lorsque leurs rêves se réalisent, préalablement à la naissance de l’enfant, les parents doivent se pencher sur plusieurs points : le choix du prénom, le lieu de l’accouchement, l’allaitement ou le biberon, etc. Depuis quelques années les enjeux des cellules souches du sang de cordon se posent à eux. Les chercheurs et les banques placentaires s’y intéressent également. Dans de nombreux pays beaucoup de publicités sont faites autour des cellules souches contenues dans le sang du cordon ombilical. En France comme en Angleterre, l’utilisation et la conservation du sang de cordon sont réglementées par les législateurs sans pour autant qu’ils aient des approches similaires. L’objectif de cet article est de présenter les approches des droits anglais et français sur les cellules souches du sang de cordon.
Les relations entre technologie et créativité dans l’analyse des musiques électroacoustiques : une étude comparative de Riverrun de Barry Truax et Imago de Trevor Wishart
Authors: Clarke Michael , Dufeu Frédéric , Manning Peter 
Published: October 2015

Le projet TaCEM ( Technology and Creativity in Electroacoustic Music ), conduit par les trois auteurs de cet article et financé par l’AHRC ( Arts and Humanities Research Council ) du Royaume-Uni pour une période de 30 mois (2012-2015), explore les relations entre pratiques compositionnelles contemporaines et nouvelles ressources technologiques à partir de huit études de cas du répertoire électroacoustique. Les auteurs présentent une étude comparative de deux de ces cas : Riverrun (1986/2004) de Barry Truax et Imago (2002) de Trevor Wishart. Si les deux compositeurs sont profondément impliqués dans le développement d’outils numériques de création musicale, leurs esthétiques, méthodes compositionnelles et productions artistiques contrastent fortement. Riverrun a été composée avec un logiciel de synthèse granulaire fonctionnant en temps réel, permettant la génération d’amples textures et processus ; Imago est l’assemblage de plus d’un millier de fichiers sons, créés avec un logiciel temps différé incluant de nombreux traitements différents pour le son enregistré. Les deux œuvres ont un point commun : l’emploi d’un très bref fragment de son comme source primaire de la composition. Mais les objectifs compositionnels de Truax et de Wishart ont conduit à deux œuvres développant ces sources selon les cheminements créatifs et technologiques très différenciés détaillés à travers cet article.
Le renseignement européen, les coopérations bilatérales au secours d’une intégration introuvable ?
Authors: Chopin Olivier 
Published: October 2015

Le renseignement en Europe pourrait-il être un autre exemple de l’hypothèse d’une « européanisation sans l’Union européenne » ? Le renseignement en général est l’endroit d’un paradoxe, qui s’accentue sans doute dans le contexte européen. Les pratiques du renseignement sont profondément enracinées dans le cœur même de l’intérêt national de chaque État, dans les tréfonds de la sécurité intérieure de chaque nation, dans les replis du secret d’État. Mais, pour être opérationnels et efficaces, les dispositifs nationaux de sécurité s’appuient largement sur des échanges, des collaborations, et les enjeux de coopération en matière de renseignement sont cruciaux et centraux. Dans le contexte des linéaments d’une institutionnalisation d’un renseignement européen au sein de l’Union, et en interrogeant la place réciproque des coopérations parfois pérennes et étroites entre États membres et le développement récent et fragile d’une capacité propre de l’Union en matière de renseignement le présent article propose d’élaborer l’hypothèse selon laquelle les coopérations et collaborations permettent de réguler concrètement un dispositif de sécurité collective en gestation, pris entre la nécessité et les bénéfices d’une convergence plus forte des politiques nationales de sécurité et des politiques étrangères d’une part, et d’autre part les résistances nationales liées à la persistance de l’intérêt national et de la sécurité nationale en Europe.
Academic Nursing Centers: The Road From the Past, The Bridge to the Future
Authors: Barger Sara E. 
Published: October 2015

This article explores the development of academic nursing centers within an environment of evolving health policy and changing priorities and resources within nursing education during the past 3 decades. Etheredge’s framework for this discussion identifies three health policy eras: the Age of Traditional Health Insurance (1965–1982); the Age of Regulated Prices for Government Programs (1983–1992); and the Age of Markets, Purchasing, and Managed Care (1993–2000). In this article, I suggest the current era is the Age of Uncertainty and Opportunity. Within each era, health policy changes are summarized, and changes in nursing education that influenced the evolution of academic nursing centers are identified.
The uncertainty and opportunity of the current era is explored within the context of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports issued in 2000 and 2001. The new vision for clinical education in the health professions described in the 2001 report provides new opportunities for academic nursing centers. To take advantage of these opportunities, these centers must focus on quality issues as they continue to maintain a precarious balance between meeting the service needs of their clients and the academic needs of the nursing programs that own them. Centers that maintain this balance will be a bridge to the future for quality health professions education.
Academic Nursing Practice in Rural West Virginia
Authors: Persily Cynthia Armstrong 
Published: October 2015

This exemplar highlights how a rural academic nursing practice has been effective in facilitating the integration of the tripartite academic role of education, research, and service for one university faculty member. The integration of students into the practice is described. The experience provided them with critical insights into rural academic practice during their delivery of prenatal care services to a vulnerable population of women in rural Appalachia.
This exemplar also describes the use of the academic nursing practice as a laboratory both for studying the specific problems of this vulnerable population of women and their families, and testing interventions tailored to the needs of the community. Finally, the other ways the academic nursing practice benefits faculty and students, including integration of educational technology into the practice setting and opportunities for faculty leadership in rural community development, are discussed.
Long-term Cosmetic Alignment Following Surgery for Esotropia Versus Exotropia in Childhood: A Comparison Using Survival Curves
Authors: Parrotta Jacqueline N. , Panganiban Marie Kristine , Feustel Paul E. , Dicenzo Alyse , Simon John W. 
Published: October 2015

Purpose:
Although long-term results following repair of esotropia and exotropia in childhood have been reported, the two entities have never been directly compared.

Methods:
Records of all children younger than 18 years who underwent horizontal strabismus surgery from 2000 through 2012 were reviewed. Children with structural eye pathology, severe vision loss, neurologic disorders, and incomitant or combined horizontal and vertical deviations were excluded. Failure was defined by a second horizontal surgery or a primary position deviation greater than 20 prism diopters (PD) at any time during follow-up (as long as 10 years). A threshold of 20 PD was chosen because families often consider deviations important enough to warrant a first or second surgery if it is larger but not if it is smaller.

Results:

Of 317 children, 235 with esotropia had surgery at a mean age of 42 months and 82 with exotropia had surgery at a mean age of 60 months. Overall, surgery was successful in 78% of those with esotropia and 65% of those with exotropia. A second surgery was performed in 29 (12%) of those with esotropia and 15 (18%) of those with exotropia. The mean deviation at last follow-up, using absolute values, was 9 PD for esotropia and 10 PD for exotropia. Survival curve success was better for esotropia (
P
= .008).

Conclusion:
By survival curve analysis, success was more likely among children with esotropia. Many “failures” slipped beyond the 20 PD threshold only transiently and had deviations that were not noticeable to family or friends. Overall, children did reasonably well long-term following surgery for both esotropia and exotropia. Only 14% of the entire group required a second surgery during an average of 41 months of follow-up.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus.
2015;52(6):339–342.]
An Existence Theory for Incomplete Designs
Authors: Dukes Peter , Lamken Esther R. , Ling Alan C. H. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractAn incomplete pairwise balanced design is equivalent to a pairwise balanced design with a distinguished block, viewed as a ‘hole’. If there are v points, a hole of size w, and all (other) block sizes equal k, this is denoted IPBD((v;w), k). In addition to congruence restrictions on v and w, there is also a necessary inequality: v > (k − 1)w. This article establishes two main existence results for IPBD((v;w), k): one in which w is fixed and v is large, and the other in the case v > (k −1+∊)w when w is large (depending on ∊). Several possible generalizations of the problemare also discussed.