Hybrid AC/DC microgrids facilitate the procedure of DC power connection into the conventional AC power system by developing the distributed generations (DGs) technologies. The conversion processes between AC and DC electrical powers are more convenient by hybrid systems. In this paper, an energy management system (EMS) for a hybrid microgrid network is proposed due to the optimal utilization of...

Purpose – Implementation of environmental management systems (EMS) in hotels is gaining popularity world-wide. ISO 14001, which is the only certifying document in the ISO 14000 series, provides guidelines to set up an EMS. However, there is a paucity of information about the actual environmental measures implemented in ISO 14001 certified hotels. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to ident...

According todatapublishedby theAmericanHeartAssociation (AHA), the annual incidence of acutemyocardial infarction (AMI) in the United States approximates 850,000, resulting in over 150,000 deaths per year.1 The emergency medical services (EMS) system plays a significant role in the management of AMI with respect to caring for those who access the health care system via EMS and also in administe...

Small medium enterprises (SMEs) and very small medium enterprises (VSMEs) are the economic backbone of the most economies in Europe. Those VSMEs have mono-service or product, they feel economic pressure, they sell to the local market, they are family traditions and they are informal organizations, they have very "low management", they have employees from different nationalities, they have littl...

Despite the growing concern for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in hospitality industry, relationship between institutional pressures and environmental management implementation is rarely examined small- medium-scale enterprise hotels (SMEHs) context. Concerning impact of tourism activities on environment has been increasing; unfortunately, many are unwilling to develop an EMS, probably ...

With rising environmental concerns from consumers and stakeholder groups, environmental management has become an important responsibility for today’s fashion and textiles manufacturers. The production of fashion and textiles related products often requires high levels of energy and water consumption, and emits large quantities of pollutants to the environment. Therefore, the adoption of environ...

Environmental management studies have proposed that firms can achieve substantial cost advantages over competitors and enhance their competitive positions by implementing an environmental system (EMS). This study further investigates strategic orientation (customer, competitor, innovation orientation) focuses on the effect of EMSs eco-innovation; it also examines mediating role in relationship ...

Sustainability is integral for organizations to manage environmental issues. Environmental awareness among stakeholders builds pressure on manufacturers adopt green human resource management practices (GHRMPs), system (EMS), and foster organizational citizenship behavior the environment (OCBE) improve sustainable performance (SP). This study investigates mediating effects of OCBE EMS relationsh...

BACKGROUND Prehospital advanced airway management, including prehospital endotracheal intubation is challenging and recent papers have addressed the need for proper training, skill maintenance and quality control for emergency medical service personnel. The aim of this study was to provide data regarding airway management-training and expertise from the regional physician-staffed emergency medi...