A secure information infrastructure is required to sustain competitive advantage. Despite creditable efforts, there are visible failures of Information Security (IS). Breach data offers necessary relatively unbiased and robust feedback to reveal what is overlooked for apt countermeasures and improved…

In industrialized countries manufacturing firms are facing significant change resulting from mass customization, shortening product life cycles, increasing technological change, and the entry of international competitors into their markets as witnessed by the automotive and electronics industries. ‘Process Innovation’ is…

Modeling the dry compressive strength of sodium silicate bonded kaolin refractory bricks was studied. The materials used for this research work included refractory clay obtained from Ijero-Ekiti (7º 49´N and 5º 5´E) kaolin deposit, and sodium silicate obtained from the…

High pressure/High temperature operations remain a high challenge for the industry as deeper reservoir operations are pursued around the globe. In addition to deeper depths, an increasing number of wells are still being drilled and completed in much more hostile…