Seismic Conceptual Design of Buildings – Basic principles for engineers‚ architects‚ building owners‚ and authorities Hugo Bachmann Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Federal Department of the Environment‚ Transport‚ Energy and Communications (DETEC) Seismic Conceptual Design of Buildings – Basic principles for engineers‚ architects‚ building owners‚ and authorities Hugo Bachmann Impressum Editor: Quoting: Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology Swiss Agency for Development
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Judgmental heuristics signifies taking short cuts to complete a demanding task (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2013). BP took one deadly shortcut‚ ignoring Halliburton’s engineer’s requirements of installing
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Introduction to Systems Safety Engineering ISE 741 North Carolina State University ISE 741‚ Fall 2012 • Faculty Introduction – Dr. Nancy Currie – Dr. David Kaber – Dr. Guk-Ho Gil http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/currie.html http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/dbkaber/ http://www.ise.ncsu.edu/people/staff/gil.php http://courses.ncsu.edu/ise741/lec/001/ • Course Website – Course Syllabus – Communication Information http://courses.ncsu.edu/ise741/lec/001/Internet_info_fall2012_ISE741.pdf
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Case Study: Baria Planning Solutions‚ Inc. Case Overview Baria Planning Solutions (BPS)‚ Inc. was founded in 1997 and is a publically traded firm with $95 million in annual sales. BPS helps its customers reduce procurement costs and improve the performance of their suppliers. BPS uses a combination of software‚ data analysis‚ project management and consulting to scrutinize its customers’ spending categories‚ identify sources of potential savings through initiatives such as supplier consolidation
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Earth. Retrieved June 2‚ 2010 from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill Environmental Protection Agency. (2010) Retrieved May 31‚ 2010‚ from http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/index.html Herron‚ J. (2010‚ June 3). Two ratings firm downgrade BP. Wallstreet Journal. Retrieved June 3‚ 2010 from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704025304575284542907114562.html?mod=WSJ_Commodities_RIGHTMoreInMarkets Lefler‚ D. (2010‚ January 25). Polluted Kansas town ’s residents may get buyouts this
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delivered 0741 am 3/1/07. Objective: Vaginal delivery. Objective: gravida 2 Goal & Goal Criteria Goal: Patient will show no s/s of hemorrhage in 48 h post delivery. 1. V/S will remain in wnml: T: up to 100.4 F P: 60-90 bpm R: 12-20 brpm BP :120/70 Pulse OX: 95-100% 2. Hct & hgb will remain WNML. HCT=>33% HGB= 10.5g/dl 3. Fundus will be midline & firm. 4. IV Fluids infusing as ordered. 5. Total number of pads used will be WNML. 1 pad q hourly. 6. Skin will be warm & dry.
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Segregation of Duties Matrix (System User-Rights and Permissions Department Jennifer Buster Bradley Lloyd LuEllen Robert Spare Sam Receiving RO RO RO RO RO F BP RO Shipping RO F RO RO F RO BP RO Sales F RO RO RO RO N BP RO Accounts Payable BP N RO N N N BP RO Jennifer’s full time position as Sales would need Sales access for her primary position. She should only have By Position access to Accounts Payable when she is working that position. She would need Read Only for Shipping and Receiving in order
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organizations and business strategies. Major social concerns are conservation‚ water pollution‚ air pollution and land pollution. Given the definition of social responsibility‚ BP and Deep Water Horizon is one example of a corporation that failed miserable with social responsibility. After the accident occurred‚ BP senior management failed to properly discuss the extent of what was actually leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. Former CEO Tony Howard was more concerned about getting his life back
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267-269‚ 277-280 * Direct calorimetry uses the measurement of heat production as an indication of metabolic rate. * Indirect calorimetry estimates metabolic rate via the measurement of oxygen consumption. * Energy expenditure can be expressed in L•min-1‚ kcal•min-1‚ ml•kg-1•min-1‚ METs‚ and kcal•kg-1•hr-1. * To convert L•min-1 to kcal•min-1‚ multiply by 5.0 kcal•L-1. * To convert L•min-1 to ml•kg-1•min-1‚ multiply by 1000 and divide by body weight in kilograms. * To convert
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This lab must be typed. Title DNA Fingerprinting Purpose Why are we doing this lab Background 1. What are restriction enzymes 2. When added to a DNA sample‚ what do restriction enzymes do 3. What do you call the specific sequence of bases the enzyme is searching for 4. What is a restriction digestion 5. What is the purpose of the water bath 6. The electrophoresis apparatus creates an electrical field with positive and negative poles at the ends of the gel. DNA molecules are negatively charged.
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