The price of moving a 40-foot container from China to the West Coast has jumped to almost $16,000 – a tenfold increase from pre-pandemic costs – as surging shipping prices and bottlenecks at [.]
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Introduction and Aims: The collection of routine outcome measurement (ROM) data provides an opportunity for service providers to conduct benchmarking to inform quality assurance practices. To conduct comparative benchmarking, it is important that services have access to comparative data. This paper aims to establish effectiveness indicators for ROM data collected within the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector. Design and Methods: ROM data were collected by specialist non-government AOD treatment services within the Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies online database (i.e. NADAbase). All participants were attending treatment within New South Wales, Australia (N = 21 572). Effectiveness indicators were calculated by using effect sizes, standard error of measurement, and rates of reliable and clinically significant change. The study focused on quality of life (EUROHIS Quality of Life Scale), psychological distress (Kessler-10) and substance dependence (Substance Depend
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Background: Geant4 is a Monte Carlo code extensively used in medical physics for a wide range of applications, such as dosimetry, micro- and nanodosimetry, imaging, radiation protection, and nuclear medicine. Geant4 is continuously evolving, so it is crucial to have a system that benchmarks this Monte Carlo code for medical physics against reference data and to perform regression testing. Aims: To respond to these needs, we developed G4-Med, a benchmarking and regression testing system of Geant4 for medical physics. Materials and Methods: G4-Med currently includes 18 tests. They range from the benchmarking of fundamental physics quantities to the testing of Monte Carlo simulation setups typical of medical physics applications. Both electromagnetic and hadronic physics processes and models within the prebuilt Geant4 physics lists are tested. The tests included in G4-Med are executed on the CERN computing infrastructure via the use of the geant-val web application, developed
Benchmarking study confirms DeepCoding s AI reduces IT Support costs by 25% and slashes resolution times
28.1% Reduction
17.5% Increase
DeepCoding s technology has been recognized by leading global management consulting firms and Global 2000 enterprises. Most recently, the company was selected from more than 70 high-growth startups to be part of the first cohort of the
Deloitte Launchpad a program that helps Israeli growth-stage startups to expand their operations in the US.
Sebastien Adjiman, Chief Executive of DeepCoding, said: In the face of the COVID pandemic, the enterprise ITSM sector has seen a significant increase in cost and ticket handle time that has resulted in an unprecedented decline in employee satisfaction with IT. It is absolutely vital that the industry responds to this wake-up call, as a failure to act could have a catastrophic impact on both internal and external customer satisfaction.
Click the thumbs up >A new fleet benchmarking initiative funded by the Department for Transport will be unveiled at the Fleet200 Executive Club virtual meeting on March 30.
The gathering of the UKâs largest professional fleet decision-makers will hear from safety consultant Andy Price and Driving for Better Business campaigns manager Simon Turner, who have been working with a project team of fleet experts in partnership with Roadsafe and Fleet News to create the first national fleet benchmarking programme.
The online tool will enable organisations of all sizes to compare and contrast their safety and environmental performance against others in the same sector, giving them vital insight to improve their fleet operations.