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Human Errors and Aircraft Maintenance, 2002.
Discusses Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals and how they effect human factor issues.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper discuss the risks involved with Human errors and Human Factors when covering the maintenance of aircraft, also discussed within are the Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, their uses and how they effect Human factor issues.
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Aircraft Failure and Human Error, 2002.
A look at the operational safety concerns of flight operations regarding flight crew performance.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 73.95
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This looks at the idea of aircraft failure through human error, aircraft maintenance and also the effects of training has on cabin crew and ground staff. The paper uses information from the NTSB concerning pilot error and looks at how certain aspects of human error have attributed to accidents with the air industry.
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Aircraft Maintenance Management, 2005.
An analysis of the cost savings that can be obtained from efficient aircraft maintenance management.
1,398 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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A major expense of operating any aircraft is maintenance expense. In commercial and business aviation, the costs go far beyond the immediate costs of direct labor and materials. This paper examines how the critical nature of maintenance planning and advanced software technology potentials have combined to create many types of software options for automated maintenance scheduling. It looks at how maintenance planning software can reduce maintenance costs and prevent loss of revenue and how operators are forging "off the shelf" programs into individualized solutions.
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Abstract
Direct Effects of Poor Maintenance Planning
Indirect Effects of Poor Maintenance Planning
Software Solutions
Conclusion
References
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"The obvious consequences of poor maintenance planning are flight safety failures. One infamous incident involved the January 2000 crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 into the Pacific Ocean when a crucial flight control part failed. It was later determined by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the part, a jackscrew controlling the horizontal stabilizer, failed due to lack of lubrication. The NTSB ruled not only that failure was due to poor maintenance practices of Alaska Airlines but also blamed the Federal Administration Agency (FAA) for lack of oversight. (Wallace, 2006) Alaska Airlines improved their maintenance procedures and the FAA issued additional requirements for the jackscrew inspection intervals."
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Aircraft Maintenance Management, 2004.
A look at the role of communications in aircraft maintenance management.
3,610 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 69.95
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This paper acknowledges that the mainstay of every establishment is communications and how it is same with the aviation organization. It examines how, in the absence of communication, the entire range of the organization's inherent functions, including the aircraft servicing program, maintaining flight schedules, and various other functions, comes to a standstill. It discusses how, despite this, proper attention is not paid to the planning and execution of the communications established within the flight department and how every employee should interact prior to, at the time of, and at the conclusion of every assignment.
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"Presently, the most secured and fastest mode of journey is perceived through aeronautics. However, the occurrence of sporadic air disasters sometimes calls upon our confidence on the mode. However, probe into most of the disasters reveals them as consequence of maintenance flaws. The first ever disaster as a result of manufacturing and designing error was related to Icarus, whereas many attribute it to the mistakes committed by pilot. Presently however most of the air accidents occur due the faulty maintenance and irregular inspection to aircrafts. The accident of Aloha Airlines occurred in Hawaii in 1988 is considered as most stunning. The accident was due to separation of the upper fuselage of the plane at floor line while flying."
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Aviation, 2004.
This paper explores errors made in aircraft maintenance.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper discusses how and why errors are made in aircraft maintenance and how they can be prevented. The author stresses the need for teamwork and checks and balances. The paper reviews aircraft safety procedures.
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"As in any highly complex system, errors occur in aircraft maintenance operations. However, unlike most work performed by professional mechanics, failure to perform aircraft maintenance properly can place human lives at risk. Workers can never eliminate risk, but proper procedures performed by competent well trained and well-equipped maintenance personnel can reduce these risks significantly. Errors can easily occur when maintenance responsibilities fall on one person. Safety assurance should rely on a qualified team of technicians instead of one person. In other word, when only one person ..."
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Medication Administration Errors, 2004.
An examination of what nurses perceive as the causative factors contributing to medication administration errors.
1,742 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper examines how, too often, health care systems do not take the time necessary to define causative factors for medication administration errors and how, rather, it is more convenient to simply assign blame. It looks at how studies suggest that medication administration errors are on the rise and how far more errors happen than are currently reported. It proposes a study to investigate how health care systems contribute to medication administration errors and to better define exactly what critical factors are most to blame for those errors. It aims to examine the notion that systematic errors are in large part to blame for administration errors, rather than individual errors. It also intends to develop a framework for identifying potential causes for errors, thus supplying nursing care professionals much needed tools to enable them to prevent such errors.
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Introduction
Background of Problem
Significance of the Problem
Problem Statement
Conceptual Framework
Preliminary Literature Review
Method
Research Design
Data Collection Procedure
Ethical Considerations
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"In a health care environment, a system may be defined as the following: an integrated delivery system, a centrally owned multi-hospital system, an operating room, an obstetrical unit or an oncology unit (NAP, n.d.: 45). To understand how errors might happen in a system, one must first examine the more far reaching elements of a system. For example, the operating room can be tied to the larger surgical department, which is part of a hospital, which is ?part of a larger health care delivery system? (NAP, n.d.:45). This makes the process of identifying an error within the system more challenging, because there are greater areas to examine."
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Oil Industry Maintenance, 2004.
An evaluation of the maintenance requirements of the petroleum industry.
7,872 words (approx. 31.5 pages), 18 sources, MLA, £ 117.95
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This paper examines how maintenance issues and scheduling are very important for the petroleum industry and how different business units have to work in close coordination with each other in order to achieve the best performance from all the equipment within the organization. It also discusses the importance of training and education and how training should not be restricted to the maintenance departments, but rather the need and reason for maintenance should be provided to all employees within the organization. It shows how the stability of the oil and gas industry depends on its ability to answer the market's increased demand, while still providing profits. All scheduling for maintenance in the oil production business should be done based on the bottleneck, the product most required.
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Introduction
Existing Conditions in the Petroleum Industry
Problems Faced by Maintenance Departments and Their Impact on the Petroleum Industry
Discussion of the Maintenance Requirements
Maintenance of Tanks Used For Storage of Petroleum Products in Tank Farms
Maintenance of Refineries on a Holistic and Generalized Bases
Results Expected From the Maintenance Program Set in Place
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"Many of the key players in the oil and gas industry are striving to reduce their outstanding debts and improving their cash flow. Organizations involved in the productions, distribution and warehousing of petroleum products are realizing that by using preventive maintenance (PM) and behaving proactive with regards to the problems and issues faced within their operations that can achieve their goal of reducing costs and operational expenses. Constant risk assessments of the manufacturing and production facilities and periodic evaluation of all the work processes has helped many other industries improve their bottom line. The petroleum industry is quick to realize the gains and advantages that can be got by using many of the tried and tested management tools used by other industries."
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Reducing the Incidence of Medication Errors, 2008.
An analysis of the reasons for and the ways to prevent medication errors in the healthcare setting.
1,556 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 35.95
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This paper provides an overview of medication errors. It describes the most common types and causes of medication errors and discusses the impact of medication errors on patient care. The paper then provides some strategies that can be used in virtually any healthcare setting in order to help reduce the number of medication errors that occur and therefore improve patient care.
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Review and Discussion
Definition of Medication Error
Causes of Medication Errors
Impact on Client Care
Strategies to Prevent Medication Errors
Conclusion
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"The research and empirical observations suggest that because healthcare professionals are just human, medication errors will happen and the consequences of such errors can be severe. The research also showed, though, that nursing staff in particular can benefit from the above-stated five "rights" to help them avoid some of the most common types of medication errors which were shown to include improper dosages, the wrong drugs and the wrong route of administration. Because the consequences of medication errors can be so dire, it is vitally important for all healthcare providers to take the time necessary to use the strategies outlined above to help guide them in the proper preparation, dispensing and administration of all medications."
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Medical Errors, 2005.
How mandatory reporting systems and computer technology are addressing the issue of medical errors.
8,105 words (approx. 32.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 120.95
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This paper takes a detailed look at what the health care industry is doing in order to combat the current crisis of deaths due to preventable medical errors. The paper also examines the benefits and challenges to the system, which the health care industry is implementing to deal with the problem, and provides recommended guidelines for improving patient safety.
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Medical Errors Background Information
Stakeholders
Type of Errors
Mandatory Reporting Systems
Challenges
Legal Protection of Error Information
Public Disclosure of Errors
Legislation
Patient Involvement
Recommended Guidelines
Elements Impacting Mandatory Reporting Costs
The Mandatory System at Work: Florida and NY
Use and Analysis of Data: Florida
Use and Analysis of Data: New York
Cost Analysis of Reporting Programs
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"The solution is to crate an atmosphere in hospitals that fosters less blame, not more, according to the IOM report. A blue-ribbon pane appointed by the IOM argues that the failure to acknowledge and analyze mistakes deprives hospitals of important information that could help prevent similar mistakes in the future. However, many in the healthcare industry argue that mandatory reporting of errors will foster an atmosphere of lawsuits and backlash by the public. The end results would be increased costs, higher insurance premiums, and an overall distrust of hospitals and other healthcare facilities."
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Methadone Maintenance Program, 2005.
An investigation into the relationship of counseling intensity to selected demographic variables and illicit drug use in a methadone maintenance program.
11,339 words (approx. 45.4 pages), 47 sources, APA, £ 153.95
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This paper examines the relationship of illicit drug use to four selected demographic factors of patients participating in the Methadone Maintenance Program at Recovery Solutions in Santa Ana, California. This paper also analyzes the intensity of counseling received each month of patients participating in Cash Maintenance and Medicare Maintenance and the results of urine drug screens. For the purposes of this research project, it is assumed that the analysis of these variables provides new information about the extent to which counseling intensity affects illicit drug use by patients according to age, gender and race.
Introduction to the Problem
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Background of Study
Rationale
Research Questions
Hypothesis #1
Hypothesis #2
Significance of the Study
Definition of Terms
Assumptions and Limitations
Nature of the Study, or Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Organization of the Remainder of the Study
Literature Review
Background and Overview
Age as an Indicator
Gender as an Indicator
Race as an Indicator
Socioeconomic Status as an Indicator
Counseling Intensity as an Indicator
Methodology
Introduction
Setting for the Study
Permission for the Study
Subjects
Data Source
Interventions
Description of Variables
Hypothesis #1
Hypothesis #2
Instrumentation
Procedure
Rationale for Study
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"Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs were originally designed to reduce use of heroin among people addicted to this drug. Methadone is an opiate agonist that works by warding off withdrawal symptoms and suppressing drug craving among opiate addicts by stabilizing blood levels of the drug and its metabolites (Mcneely & Nadelmann, 1996). "At proper doses, methadone lets addicts function normally, without making them 'high,' and can be safely consumed for decades with remarkably few bad side effects" (Mcneely & Nadelmann, p. 83). In MMT programs, the drug is typically consumed orally, once a day. Most such programs also provide counseling, some medical care, and other ancillary services in addition to the methadone (Mcneely & Nadelmann, 1996). Generally speaking, the goal of MMTs is to help addicts stop using illicit drugs and resolve the myriad of problems that are contributing to their continued use."
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Predictive Maintenance of HVAC Systems, 2006.
An analysis of predictive maintenance on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) Systems.
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper takes a look at the importance of predictive maintenance, otherwise known as condition monitoring, on HVAC systems. The paper focuses on chillers and cooling water circulation pumps and motors. The paper discusses how in the past, conventional maintenance approaches frequently resulted in equipment downtime as the result of faulty preventative maintenance systems; equipment would experience repeated failures due to over-capacity or design flaws that were not identified prior to being placed into operation.
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Background and Overview
Predictive Maintenance (Condition Monitoring) of HVAC Systems
Chillers and Cooling Water Circulation Pumps and Motors
Summary
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"The need to identify better maintenance techniques is also congruent with the observation by Frendedall and his colleagues that, "Over the past decade there has been increased recognition that in a world class organization, maintenance is not a separate, isolated function that makes repairs and performs assorted activities as needed. Rather, maintenance is a full partner striving together with the other functions to achieve the firm's strategic goals." In the past, conventional maintenance approaches frequently resulted in equipment downtime as the result of faulty preventative maintenance systems; equipment would experience repeated failures due to over-capacity or design flaws that were not identified prior to being placed into operation. According to Thatcher, "In each case, the fix is a relatively simple one. Once discovered, however, the cost to replace or repair it can have a major impact on the organization's ability to continue to produce." The reference to "strategic" is a common theme in the scholarly literature concerning appropriate predictive maintenance regimens, and these issues are discussed further below."
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Software Maintenance, 2005.
A discussion on the updating and maintenance of software .
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper analyzes the issue of software maintenance stating that software maintenance is an ongoing process that helps sustain the software product throughout its life cycle. It explains that for many, if not most programs, software maintenance is virtually automatic with the computer itself accessing websites and checking for updates and then installing what needs to be installed. In other cases, it claims, the user must perform the task manually or must request that the system check for updates and make changes.
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"Software maintenance is an ongoing process that helps sustain the software product throughout its life cycle. For many if not most programs, software maintenance is virtually automatic, with the computer itself accessing websites and checking for updates and then installing what needs to be installed. In other cases, the user must perform the task manually or must request that the system check for updates and make changes. The process includes several steps for the programmer, occurring as modification requests are logged and tracked, the impact of proposed changes is ascertained, the code is modified, the system is tested, and a new version of the software product is released. Any necessary additional training is then provided to users. Software maintenance can be defined as the modification of a software product after delivery and installation, with an eye to correcting faults, improving performance or other attributes, or adapting the product to a changed environment."
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Antipholus' Speech in Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors", 2008.
A review of Antipholus' Speech in Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors."
936 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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The paper comments that the play, "The Comedy of Errors" is much more than a simple comedy or farce as it is usually seen; it is rather a profound meditation on human life, and the way in which errors blind men and keep them from the truth. The paper concludes that Shakespeare's play is a profound meditation on the human condition as a progression from error, illusion and confusion, towards ultimate truth and enlightenment.
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"The passage thus contains a few key elements for the interpretation of the play: first of all, the words "transformation", "error", "deceit" and the phrase "earthy-gross conceit" all hint at the main theme of the play: the plane of the human life is seen as a farcical game, in which the mortals are generally erring and confusing the truth with illusion. The play is thus much more than a simple comedy or farce as it is usually seen; it is rather a profound meditation on human life, and the way in which errors blind men and keep them from the truth. Men are generally "smothered in errors", "feeble" and "weak", in the hands of the divine will."
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The Effect of Self-image Maintenance on Prejudice, 2002.
This paper discusses how self-image maintenance processes facilitate prejudiced behaviors.
1,432 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper analyzes the article, "Prejudice as Self-Image Maintenance: Affirming the Self Through Derogating Others," Fein and Spencer (1997) which illustrates how self-image maintenance processes facilitate prejudice and stereotyping and internalizes them in people. The writer shows that the most important message from this article is that we should be aware of the existence of these unconscious processes because it will be impossible to modify prejudiced behaviors unless we are aware of the processes.
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"Hate crimes are among the most serious problems in the United States. Hate crimes against victims? racial or ethnic origin, religious preference, and sexual orientation are most notorious, but the fact is that hate crimes target anybody based on any factor. Stereotyping and prejudice are the main causes of hate crimes and are deep-rooted and hard to modify. It appears that stereotyping and prejudice are not merely a product of accumulated historical issues but also a product of a psychological mechanism, which reinforces stereotyping and prejudice. In this article, "Prejudice as Self-Image Maintenance: Affirming the Self Through Derogating Others," Fein and Spencer (1997) discuss how self-image maintenance processes underlie stereotyping and prejudice."
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