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This paper explores the factors potentially responsible for the overconsumption of office paper and estimates the adverse environmental and economic impact of overconsumption. Data were collected from the employees of selected higher educational institutions in Oman. Technical factors, workplace environment, printing preferences and lack of awareness were found the main cause of overconsumption. Environmental and economic impact of the paper was estimated from the actual amount of paper consumed using standard formulas from literature. The institutions have used 5,200 reams (13 tons) of 80gm A4 size paper in one year. The economic cost of the paper was 7,800 OMR (20,280 US$). The environmental impact estimated are: cutting of 312 trees, 73,970 Ibs of CO2 gas emission, 144,742 KWh of energy consumption, solid waste produced 29,614 lbs and 247975 gallons of water were wasted. Changing printing preferences, a significant amount of economic and environmental resources to the tune of 44.8% can be saved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, electrophotographic printing and inkjet printing systems were applied to some commercial A4 office papers and their effects on print quality were determined. It is to evaluate the print quality by determining the test parameters that measure the print quality by applying electrophotographic printing and inkjet printing systems to some commercial office papers that have determined the surface properties and optical properties supplied from the market. Print quality was measured by testing with parameters such as delta gloss 60°, print lightness, print chroma, print density. As a result of the tests determined for print quality; print density values were low in A4 office papers with high roughness and porosity values, and the specular gloss values of the samples decreased in both printing applications. In electrophotographic printing; it was determined that darker colors formed with print lightness parameter, and the color scale increases in two-sided printing with print chroma values. It was determined that the color scale of print chroma values increased in two-sided prints. It was determined that mostly some commercial office papers were positively affected by printing on one side in inkjet printing and by printing on two-sided in electrophotographic printing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cerumen lubricates and protects the external auditory canal, but excess accumulation can lead to ear fullness, itching, otalgia, discharge, hearing loss, and tinnitus. Cerumen should be treated whenever symptoms are present or if it limits diagnosis by preventing a needed otoscopic examination. Clinicians should evaluate for cerumen impaction in those using hearing aids and patients with intellectual disability. Cerumen impaction can be treated with cerumenolytics, ear irrigation, and manual removal with instrumentation. Aural foreign bodies can cause ear fullness, otalgia, discharge, and hearing loss. They are more common in children than adults. The most common type of aural foreign bodies in children is jewelry, followed by paper products, parts of pens or pencils, desk supplies (eg, erasers), BBs or pellets, and earplugs or earphones. In adults, the most common aural foreign bodies are cotton swabs or cotton, followed by hearing aid parts and jewelry or ear accessories. Patients should avoid using cotto tip applicators in the external auditory canal. Alligator forceps, small right angle hooks, and ear irrigation commonly are used to remove aural foreign bodies in an outpatient clinic setting, but the choice depends on the type of foreign body. Soft and irregularly shaped objects can be removed without referral to an otolaryngologist. Patients with hard, spherical, or cylindrical objects should be referred to an otolaryngologist if previous removal attempts have failed or if there is ear trauma to avoid worsening its position in the ear canal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work the influence of different surfactants and their mass fractions on the optical characteristics of office papers, made from recycled fibres and mixed sources, was examined. Sodium lauryl ether sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine and fatty alcohol etoksylate like surface active agent were used. The reflective spectra of treated papers were measured before and after accelerated ageing. The results have shown that fibres origin and amount of fillers in paper structure have the most important influence on reflectance spectra. Accelerated ageing has the most significant influence on virgin fibres, while this influence is decreased in office papers. Surface active agent molecules adsorbed on virgin fibres stabilise filter paper during electromagnetic radiation while this stabilisation is significantly reduced for office paper with more complex structure. Chemical composition of paper fillers and surface active agents has important influence on stabilisation possibility of office paper during accelerated ageing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sara, a math teacher, is relocated to Lugenheimer Hall, also known as the "Pasture," due to the efforts of the department chair, Vince Darden, to encourage older faculty to retire. Sara is joined by Hugo, a former superstar researcher, and Baxa, who was sent to the Pasture for refusing to change a grade. During a colloquium by Fields Medalist Armond Viglio, Sara, Hugo, and Baxa notice a flaw in Viglio's work. They confront Viglio, who admits the mistake and asks for their help in fixing it. They collaborate and publish a paper together, which is well-received by the math community. Despite being offered a prestigious position, Sara chooses to stay at the Pasture to continue her research. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on Wisconsin-based Appleton's manufacturing of carbonless paper for 50 years. Invention of an office opportunity; Introduction of the material by Appleton Coated Paper Co. 50 years ago; Tons of carbonlesss paper sold.

The article suggests that accountants and auditors use alkaline paper for those records that may be needed for more than 25 years. An experiment that simulated the aging of paper showed that most papers are acidic and become more acidic as they deteriorate. Accounting firms need two kinds of permanent paper: stationery for correspondence, minutes and other agreements; and accounting work papers which are lined and ruled with numbered columns. Current papers that are deteriorating can be photocopied on alkaline paper.

The article discusses the adoption of document management systems (DMS) and multi-functional devices (MFD) towards 'less paper office' environments. It notes that global paper usage has increased by 17 to 20 percent despite the advance of MFD and DMS technologies. The article explains the features and benefits of digitising paper documents and files with products like Konica Minolta's Scanz document capture and Kofax forms processing solution. Observers cite that DMS technology can increase productivity, promote environmental safety, and reduce costs.

In this paper, a spectral collection of over 150 ATR-FT-IR spectra of materials related to cultural heritage and conservation science has been presented that have been measured in the extended region of 4000-80 cm (mid-IR and far-IR region). The applicability of the spectra and, in particular, the extended spectral range, for investigation of art-related materials is demonstrated on a case study. This collection of ATRFT-IR reference spectra is freely available online () and is meant to be a useful tool for researchers in the field of conservation and materials science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the Office for National Statistics' delineation of the scope of the digital economy industry, this paper selects indicators from five industrial dimensions: digital product manufacturing, digital product service, digital technology application, digital factor drive and digital efficiency improvement, and constructs an evaluation system to measure the development level of China's digital economy at the provincial level. It is found that there is a wide gap in the development of China's provincial digital economy, with the eastern coastal provinces and cities having a high level of digital economy development. The coupling and coordination model was then applied to examine the interrelationships between the five industrial dimensions of the digital economy, and it was found that most of the coupling and coordination relationships of the five industrial dimensions are at the stage of medium-high coupling and low coupling and coordination, and each province and city has different coupling and coordination characteristics. The numerical evaluation results provide an intuitive understanding of the differences and deficiencies in the development of the digital economy in different regions, and serve as a reference for the medium and long-term digital economy development planning of provinces and municipalities as well as the whole country. In the future, the state should invest more in the digital economy in the central and western regions, and each province should cultivate and develop the digital economy in accordance with its own local conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a platform that manages daily life tasks to establish an interaction between things and humans. One of its applications, the smart office that uses the Internet to monitor electrical appliances and sensor data using an automation system, is presented in this study. Some of the limitations of the existing office automation system are an unfriendly user interface, lack of IoT technology, high cost, or restricted range of wireless transmission. Therefore, this paper presents the design and fabrication of an IoT-based office automation system with a user-friendly smartphone interface. Also, real-time data monitoring is conducted for the predictive maintenance of sensor nodes. This model uses an Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 microcontroller connected to different appliances and sensors. The data collected from different sensors and appliances are sent to the cloud and accessible to the user on their smartphone despite their location. A sensor fault prediction model based on a machine learning algorithm is proposed in this paper, where the k-nearest neighbors model achieved better performance with 99.63% accuracy, 99.59% F1-score, and 99.67% recall. The performance of both models, i.e., k-nearest neighbors and naive Bayes, was evaluated using different performance metrics such as precision, recall, F1-score, and accuracy. It is a reliable, continuous, and stable automation system that provides safety and convenience to smart office employees and improves their work efficiency while saving resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reflects on the use of paper forms to chart the vaguaries of weather as used by the Meteorological Office in Great Britain. An overview is presented on the advertisers that worked with the journal in 1966 including Lamson Paragon Ltd., National Cash Register Co. and Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd. Also emphasized are the need of diversification, innovation and acquisition in paper companies to survive.

The article reports on the worldwide Paper Free Day event organized by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) community. It mentions that information companies rely more on content management technologies than on paper. It cites several activities of the event including scanning and shredding, presentations on document imaging, and online collaboration space.