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Davoine, Eric, and Delphine Gendre. "Implementing SA8000 certification standards." Society and Business Review 9, no. 3 (2014): 258–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sbr-11-2013-0084.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to identify difficulties and tension fields encountered in a Social Accountability (SA) 8000 certification process. The paper is based on a case study within a multinational small–medium enterprise (SME) during the implementation of a SA8000 standard. Design/methodology/approach – In the framework of the case study, we adopt a cognitivist approach and use cognitive maps to describe and analyze the corporate social responsibility (CSR) representations of the main actors of the certification process: the owner-manager of the SME and the certification manager. We collected additional information on the case company through document analysis, additional interviews, validation interviews, confrontation interviews and follow-up interviews after one year. Findings – The analysis of cognitive maps revealed tension fields and difficulties linked to the different representations of social responsibility between the social accountability standard SA8000 and the owner-manager strategic vision. It also underlines the sensemaking role of the certification manager in the certification process. Research limitations/implications – Limitations of the research are the explorative character of an illustrative case study and the limits of the construction of cognitive maps. The cognitive perspective brings new insights into the certification process and into the interaction between middle and top management. Practical implications – Implementing a CSR standard necessitates a cognitive change of individual representationsto integrate CSR standardized criteria in the complex, idiosyncratic and systemic representations of the main actors. Social implications – The case study shows clearly the tensions existing between the CSR representation based on a social standard and the CSR representation of SME owner-managers. Originality/value – Cognitive mapping has been often used to analyze and to discuss strategic vision of SME owner-managers, but rarely in the field of CSR. The confrontation of two maps and the complementary analysis of the case study context bring additional perspectives on implementation difficulties.
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Barker, Georgia. "Presence and Absence of the Tomb Owner in Wall Scenes and Funerary Models." Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 150, no. 2 (2023): 185–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/zaes-2021-0034.
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Summary The tomb owner’s figure dominates scenes displayed on elite tomb-chapel walls, forming an essential part of the medium’s repertoire. Yet among funerary models, the tomb owner rarely appears. While the two artistic media exhibit many similarities in design, their representation of the tomb owner forms one of several distinguishing features that are rarely acknowledged. This paper examines the presence and absence of the tomb owner in wall scenes and funerary models from the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. It is here proposed that this difference in representation can be explained by the two artistic media’s contrasting technical properties and location in the tomb.
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Pandung, Maria Ariyanti, and I. Nyoman Sukma Arida. "Praktik Ekowisata Di Kampung Waerebo Kabupaten Manggarai, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur." JURNAL DESTINASI PARIWISATA 5, no. 1 (2018): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/jdepar.2017.v05.i01.p15.
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The purpose of this research was to determine ecotourism practice in Wae Rebo Village and to determine involvement of stakeholder such as local community, government, and investor. This research was conducted in Wae Rebo village with a survey method. Data was collected through observation and in-depth interviews to the informan. Speaker retrieval method is random with interviewing stackeholders such as adviser of LPBW (Lembaga Pelestarian Budaya Waerebo) all at once representation of young generation and owner of travel agent, representation of guide community, representation of souvenir seller community, representation of local community, representation of homestay owner, and representation of tourism departement as a section head of tourism destination development. The data were analyzed using the ecotourism concept according to Fennel (Arida, 2009) and World Conservation Union (WCU in Arida, 2009). These results indicate that ecotourism practices in Wae Rebo Village have happened agree with ecotourism concept and ecotourism principle. Local community have a big role in the management of that gets a lot of help from various travel agent in promoting Wae Rebo.
 
 Keywords: ecotourism, organizer, local community
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Rosell, Pablo M. "Workers in Perpetuity? Notes about the mrt Workers of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom Based on the Stela CG 20516." Trabajos de Egiptología. Papers on Ancient Egypt, no. 9 (2018): 171–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.25145/j.tde.2018.09.07.
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This paper aims to study a social group of Egyptian people called mrt workers, based on their representation in epigraphic, funerary and literary sources dating to the Middle Kingdom. The stela CG 20516 is especially important for our research since it shows one of the few iconographic representations of these mrt workers. This stela is essential since it shows the mrt workers performing their tasks and serving their deceased owner in an exceptional way. Such representation suggests a personal link in perpetuity between these workers and their masters. Therefore, the mrt workers’ social and legal status is reconsidered by studying whether they were forced to work periodically or were dependent workers in perpetuity.
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Sierzputowski, Jan, Artur Karczewski, and Przemysław Krata. "Use of the AHP Method for Preference Determination in Yacht Design." Polish Maritime Research 30, no. 4 (2023): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2023-0055.
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Abstract A sailing yacht is a human-centred product, the design of which revolves primarily around the wants and desires of the future owner. In most cases, these preferences are not measurable, such as a personal aesthetic feeling, or a need for comfort, speed, safety etc. The aims of this paper are to demonstrate that these preferences can be classified and represented numerically, and to show that they are correlated with the type of yacht owned. As a case study, the owner’s preferences for deck equipment are considered. These are determined by pairwise comparisons of the importance rankings for features previously defined by yacht owners, following the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. As a result, a quantitative representation of these preferences is established, and they are shown to be correlated with the type of yacht. The findings of the current study show that the yacht owners’ preferences can be represented numerically, leading to a utilitarian conclusion that concerns the support and even some degree of automation of the design process.
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Oberfichtner, Michael, and Claus Schnabel. "The German Model of Industrial Relations: (Where) Does It Still Exist?" Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 239, no. 1 (2019): 5–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2018-0158.
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Abstract Using data from the representative IAB Establishment Panel, this paper charts changes in the two main pillars of the German IR model over the last 20 years. It shows that collective bargaining coverage and worker representation via works councils have substantially fallen outside the public sector. Less formalized and weaker institutions such as voluntary orientation of uncovered firms towards sectoral agreements and alternative forms of employee representation at the work-place have partly attenuated the overall erosion in coverage. Multivariate analyses indicate that the traditional German IR model (with both collective agreements and works councils) is more likely found in larger and older plants, and it is less likely in plants managed by the owner, in single and foreign-owned plants, in individually-owned firms or partnerships, and in exporting plants. In contrast, more than 60 % of German plants did not exhibit bargaining coverage or orientation or any kind of worker representation in 2015. Such an absence of the main institutional features of the German IR model is mainly found in small and medium-sized plants, in particular in the service sector and in eastern Germany, and its extent is increasing dramatically.
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Bolifraud, S., J. C. Cryonnet, and J. Stal-Le Cardinal. "HOW A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS CAN HELP TO DESIGN BETTER CONTRACTS." Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference 1 (May 2020): 531–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.30.
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AbstractThis paper contributes to the reduction of conflicts arising along the construction process by improving contract management tools and contracts designing tools. We analyse the existing system of representation of relations between Owner and Contractor, the contract and the construction processes. We improve the actual representation of construction processes by creating a link with the contract. Our ambition is to create a representation that will allow organizations and project managers to represent the construction contracts and design better construction contracts.
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Guo, Lei, Huimin Li, Peng Li, and Chengyi Zhang. "Transaction costs in construction projects under uncertainty." Kybernetes 45, no. 6 (2016): 866–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/k-10-2014-0206.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find how those uncertainty factors influence transaction costs generated and to identify ways to minimize the transaction costs borne by the construction owner. Design/methodology/approach – The literature indicates that there is no consensus on a standard definition of transaction costs in the construction industry. A detailed literature review of research work on transaction costs in construction is conducted in order to identify the determinants of transaction costs in construction projects. A structural equation model is tested on data collected by means of a survey administered to construction owners. Findings – The findings indicate that the transaction costs borne by the owner can be minimized if the owner minimizes the uncertainties inherent in the construction project by making sure the engineering design is as complete as possible before bids are sought from contractors; harmonious relationships between project participants; fair risk allocation; have experience in similar type projects; and contractor selection practices that routinely detect irregular behavior. Research limitations/implications – The data used in this research are primarily based on the experiences of public owners and the markets in which they operate; a larger representation of private owners could make the conclusions more general. Another limitation of the study is that it relies on a survey of opinions rather than actual records of costs and other hard data. Practical implications – No empirical study has ever been conducted of transaction-related issues in the construction industry because of the lack of a common understanding of transaction cost. This paper provides the groundwork for such a study. Originality/value – This paper attempts to reconcile the many determinants of transaction costs in construction projects under uncertainty considered by different researchers in a multitude of research studies.
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BUDAK, Abdulkadir, and ORAL Emel LAPTALI. "The Level of Training in Consultancy Services in Construction Management in TÜRKİYE." Hendese Teknik Bilimler ve Mühendislik Dergisi 1, no. 2 (2024): 85–90. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13996506.
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The fact that professional consultancy services applied in developed countries are not applied professionally in Türkiye, negatively affects the construction sector, which is increasing day by day, in terms of cost, time and quality. The implementation of this system in Türkiye is very important in terms of development and sustainability in the construction sector. To implement professional consultancy services, it is primarily aimed to determine the education level of technical personnel. The purpose of this study is examining of education of different sides in organization within consultancy service in construction management which applied in Türkiye. In this manner, firstly, literature and practice abroad were studied on subject. Then, data was collected using survey which was applied to consultants, owners and contractors. Consultancy service was examined by considering the practices abroad of Consultancy service and results of analysis. As a result, the level of professional construction management service education and information is not enough. Also, reached important conclusions about human resources, education and information in construction project management and recommendations were presented.
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Sutedjo, Ika Setyowati. "Names and Naming in Online Thrift Shop Based on Linguistic Anthropological Perspective." MOZAIK HUMANIORA 21, no. 1 (2022): 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/mozaik.v21i1.25283.
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This study aims to examine names and naming in online thrift shops in Indonesia based on linguistic and anthropological perspectives. Names and naming as essential parts of language convey representation of an individual, object, places, etc. Names also have three categories in anthropological perspective, such as name and identity, roles of name, and name and culture. To pursue the goal of this study, qualitative descriptive method together with linguistic and anthropological perspectives was used. Next, purposive sampling technique was used to collect names of online thrift shops in Indonesia which have more than 500 followers on Instagram as criteria. In total, there were 50 names of online thrift shops in Indonesia collected. Interviewing all of the owners of online thrift shops selected then was conducted. The results showed that the owners of the selected online thrift shops have many considerations and reasons before choosing the suitable name for their small business, such as self-representation and social relationship with others. Those considerations represent the owner’s self-identity. In conclusion, names of online thrift shops reveal an identity of the owner as well as the role of those names in the society.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Owner Representation"
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Karlsson, Jennie, and Rebecka Hultén. "Valberedningen: dolda makthavare och kontrollägarens andra hand : - En studie om kontrollägarens inflytande i svenska valberedningar och deras påverkan på styrelsens sammansättning." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-95789.
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Titel: Valberedningen: dolda makthavare och kontrollägarens andra hand - En studie om kontrollägarens inflytande i svenska valberedningar och deras påverkan på styrelsens sammansättning Bakgrund: Tidigare forskning undersöker hur olika individuella egenskaper hos valberedningens ledamöter påverkar styrelsens sammansättning genom homosocial reproduktion. Utifrån att bolagens kontrollägare i flertalet fall finns representerad i valberedningen finns det möjligheter att även kontrollägarens närvaro har betydelse för vilka styrelsemedlemmar som nomineras. Vem kontrollägaren är och vilka intressen, mål och egenskaper denna ägare har kan vara en påverkande faktor för styrelsens sammansättning samtidigt som kontrollägarens formella maktposition skulle kunna påverkas av en eventuell informell makt som valberedningens övriga ledamöter besitter. Syfte: Studien syftar till att undersöka vilken effekt kontrollägarens representation i valberedningen får på den kvinnliga representationen i svenska börsbolags styrelser. Metod: En kvantitativ studie som tillämpar en deduktiv forskningsansats. Studiens urval baseras på noterade bolag på Stockholmsbörsens small, mid och large cap där information har inhämtats från databasen Holdings samt börsbolagens årsredovisningar och hemsidor. Slutsatser: Studien visar på tre slutsatser utifrån de empiriska resultaten. (1) Studien visar att kontrollägarens representation i valberedningen kan ge olika effekt på den kvinnliga representationen i styrelse utifrån sin ägaridentitet, vilket skulle kunna förklaras av ägarens tillgång till nätverk, institutionella känslighet eller villighet att premiera kvinnor. (2) Därmed är valberedningens sammansättning av betydelse för den kvinnliga representationen i styrelsen. (3) Institutionella ägare bör inte kategoriseras som en gemensam ägaridentitet i detta forskningsavseende då de empiriska resultaten visar på separata effekter på den kvinnliga representationen i styrelsens.<br>Title: Nomination committees: the hidden ruler and the control owners second hand - A study about the control owner's influence in Swedish nomination committees and their impact on the composition of the board Background: Previous research examines how different individual characteristics of the Nomination Committee's members affect the composition of the board through homosocial reproduction. Based on the fact that the company's control owners in most cases are represented in the nomination committee, there are possibilities that the control owner's presence also has a significant meaning for which board members that are nominated. Who the control owner is and what interests, goals and characteristics they have as an owner, can be an influencing factor for the composition of the board, while the control owner's formal position of power can be affected by an informal power on behalf of other members in the nomination committee. Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the control owner's representation in the nomination committee on female representation on the boards of Swedish listed companies. Method: A quantitative study that applies a deductive research approach. The study's selection consists of listed companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's small, mid and large cap. Information have been collected from the database Holdings and the stock companies' annual reports and websites. Conclusions: The study shows three conclusions based on the empirical results. (1) The study shows that the control owner's representation in the nomination committee can have different effects on the female representation on the board based on their owner identity, which could be explained by the owner's access to networks, institutional sensitivity or willingness to nominate women. (2) Thus, the composition of the nomination committee is of importance for the female representation on the board. (3) Institutional owners should not be categorized under a common ownership identity in this research area, as the empirical results show separate effects on the female representation on the board.
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Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala. "Social representations of hydrogen in the context of a community-owned, wind energy generation project." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.508502.
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Mavridis, Lazaros. "High throughput virtual drug screening using spherical harmonic molecular surface representations." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=25936.
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Mlotshwa, Khanyile Joseph. "An interrogation of the representation of the San and Tonga ethnic ‘minorities’ in the Zimbabwean state-owned Chronicle, and the privately owned Newsday Southern Edition/Southern Eye newspapers during 2013." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018546.
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This study critically interrogates representations of the San and Tonga in the Chronicle and the NewsDay Southern Edition/Southern Eye newspapers in 2013. It makes sense of how these representations and the journalistic practices that underwrite them position the ethnic groups as ‘minorities’ - in relation to other ethnic groups - within the discourses of Zimbabwean nationalism. Underpinned by a constructionist approach (Hall, 1997), the study makes sense of the San and Tonga identities otherwise silenced by the “bi-modal” (Ndlovu- Gatsheni, 2012: 536; Masunungure, 2006) Shona/Ndebele approach to Zimbabwean nationalism. In socio-historic terms, the study is located within the re-emergence of ‘ethnicity’ to contest Zimbabwean nationalism(s) during debates for the New Constitution leading to a Referendum in March 2013. The thesis draws on social theories that offer explanatory power in studying media representations, which include postcolonial (Bhabha, 1990, 1994; Spivak, 1995), hegemony (Gramsci, 1971), and discourse (Foucault, 1970, 1972; Laclau and Mouffe, 1985) theories. These theories speak to the ways in which discourses about identity, belonging, citizenship and democracy are constructed in situations in which unequal social power is contested. The thesis links journalism practice with the politics of representation drawing on normative theories of journalism (Christians et al, 2009), the professional ideology of journalism (Tuchman, 1972; Golding and Elliot, 1996; Hall et al., 1996), and the concept of journalists as an ‘interpretive community’ (Zelizer, 1993). These theories allow us to unmask the role of journalism’s social power in representation, and map ways in which the agency of the journalists has to be considered in relation to the structural features of the media industry in particular, and society in general. The study is qualitative and proceeds by way of combining a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) (Fairclough, 1992; Richardson, 2007) and ideological analysis (Thompson, 1990) of eight news texts taken from the two newspapers and in-depth interviews with 13 journalists from the two newspapers. This way we account for the media representations journalists produced: sometimes reproducing stereotypes, at other times, resisting them. Journalists not only regard themselves as belonging to the dominant ethnic groups of Shona or Ndebele, but as part of the middle class; they take Zimbabwean nationalism for granted, reproducing it as common-sense through sourcing patterns dominated by elites. This silences the San and Tonga constructing them as a ‘minority’ through a double play of invisibility and hyper visibility, where they either don’t appear in the news texts or are overly stereotyped.
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Black, Lesley Jane. "When is German not a German? representations of identity in life narratives of Russian-Germans /." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2006. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=24709.
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Mabaso, Thembi Merlyn. "A model for effective use of human resource information systems in South African State Owned Agencies." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27234.
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The relevance of this thesis is in addressing information systems business leadership HRIS use issues.The thesis explains acceptance and use issues central to Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) within South African State Owned Agencies (SOAs). Organisations typically deploy HRIS with a view to automate Human Resource (HR) service delivery and administrative functions. Among other values, HRIS produces useful data and information which optimises HR operations and improves decision-making. However, the use of HRIS, notably within SOAs, is poorly understood owing to inadequate literature and contextualised studies. Despite the tremendous amount of investment into such systems, SOAs continuously identify emerging challenges and issues pertinent to HR operations and administration. For instance, despite HRIS automation, job applications and recruitment are still manually processed, which means that the costly implemented HRIS is not effectively used, and is thus underutilised.
The burning questions for business leadership remain - why is HRIS not optimally utilised given significant organisational investment on such systems, and the mixed return-on-investments? The other question relates to what the level of acceptance is and actual use of these HR systems. There is also a need to determine to what extent do these systems enable or improve the delivery of human resource services and administration. Moreover, what influences the use of HRIS? Previous literature and organisational practice inadequately addresses these questions. This thesis, therefore, addresses these key issues to bridge these preceding knowledge gaps.
In order to explain the use and subsequent effective use of HRIS, the study triangulated three theories as theoretical lenses. These theories are the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), Self Determination Theory (SDT), and the Representation Theory (RT). These theories are employed to explore and explain the individual use, and subsequent effective use of HRIS. In this respect, the ontological stance for this thesis is that reality is objective. Thus, the study followed a positivist research paradigm, whilst the research the approach was deductive. A survey research strategy was employed during the study to obtain primary data. Survey participants included executives and individuals from speciality units e.g. HR, Finance, Supply Chain, Support departments (including IT and Help Desks) as well as other HRIS users. Participants were drawn from various South African SOAs.
Structural equation modelling and hypothesis testing show that there are myriad of determinants influencing use and effective use of HRIS. The results further show that certain constructs are inconsistent with the existing literature. Nevertheless, this inconsistency speaks to the unique South African SOA contexts. The outcome of the study is a model which theoretically and practically explains those factors which must be considered to effectively use and utilise HRIS. That is, the theoretical, practical, methodological, and contextual contributions of the thesis is in explaining the determinants which are significant for effective use of HRIS.<br>Centre for Business Manangement<br>D.B.L.
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Hsiao, Yung-Sheng, and 蕭永勝. "A study on Huang, Jun-Qing, the owner and leader of “Wu Zhou Yuan 2nd Troupe,” and two of his representative works, “tiong-ióng-hàu- gī-tuān” and “huâinn-sàu-kang-ôo-oo-gán-kiànn”." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81751571940955450375.
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碩士<br>國立臺北大學<br>民俗藝術研究所<br>98<br>Huang, Jun-Qing, the owner and leader of “ Wu Zhou Yuan 2nd Troupe,” follow his father’s thoughtfulness and self-cavitations of arts, then devote himself to performance of indoor puppet.
This study is recorded by technical literature for 35 years with 55 different kind of information. They include initial stage, heyday and golden age. It seems that he is one the most representative artist.
This article is mentioned by visiting performers who had performance experience at beginning. We can understand the performance status of Huang, Jun-Qing. And, we can confirm that first performance time of “ kî-kiap-kuài-nóo-jînis ” 1954/09/01. Huang, Jun-Qing was assigned the leader of the troupe. And, the troupe’s name is divided into 3 stages such as:
1. Indoor puppet stage, named Wu Zhou Yuan 2nd Troupe.
2. The culture which inherits will of citizenry, named Wu Zhou Yuan puppet troupe.
3. Keep traditional and innovation stage, named Huang, Jun-Qing TV puppet troupe.
I choose “ tiong-ióng-hàu-gī-tuān ” and “ huâinn-sàu-kang-ôo-oo-gán-kiànn ” by Huang, Jun-Qing to discuss his performance art by story of play, people profile and characteristic, etc. Finally, I propose two points per this research as follow:
1. Rebuilt drama environment of indoor puppet, to assist puppet troupe runs forever
2. Try to build performance record of artist, and increase development history of Taiwan’s puppet opera.
Books on the topic "Owner Representation"
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Charles, Kean, ed. Sh akespeare's play of a midsummer night's dream: Arranged for representation at the Princess's Theatre. Pergamon, 1985.
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Environmental, Townsend, ed. The Promises issue: Commitments and representations by Alyeska and its owner companies regarding the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Townsend Environmental, 1990.
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Markey, Raymond, Nicola Balnave, and Greg Patmore. Worker Directors and Worker Ownership/Cooperatives. Edited by Adrian Wilkinson, Paul J. Gollan, Mick Marchington, and David Lewin. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199207268.003.0010.
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Employee participation in organizational decision making at the strategic management level is manifested in two main ways: first, employee representatives sitting alongside shareholder representatives on the boards of public companies and state-owned enterprises; and second, producer cooperatives in which the workers own the organization. Producer cooperatives are also likely to have extensive employee representation on their boards. However, the two forms of participation fundamentally differ. Employee representation on the boards of public companies and state-owned enterprises constitutes employee participation as employees, in common with the other forms of participation examined here. Producer cooperatives owned by the employees constitutes participation as owners. This article separately examines these two approaches to employee participation in organizational decision making at the strategic management level. It then analyses the incidence and effectiveness of each form of participation. The article concludes with general observations about the comparative viability and basis for each form.
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Thurner, Paul W., ed. Germany. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198747031.003.0007.
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This chapter discusses German nuclear energy policy in the entire post-war period. The use of nuclear energy gradually declined after a peak in the 1990s. Three major policy reversals occurred: first, the phasing-out phase by the SPD-Green government from 2002, second, a partial annulment of those measures by the CDU/CSU-FDP government in 2010, and, third, a new phasing-out phase after the Fukushima catastrophe in 2011. The chapter argues that the features of the German electoral system in combination with the decentralized federal system allowed a Green Party to cross the thresholds of parliamentary representation and relevance (executive participation) and to become the ‘owner’ of the nuclear energy issue. This issue ownership was essential for maintaining a high level of attention to nuclear energy and made possible the policy reversals.
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Amissah, Eric Kwadwo. Representation of Ruling and Opposition Parties in State-Owned Newspapers in Contemporary Ghana. Anchor Academic Publishing. ein Imprint der Diplomica Verlag GmbH, 2017.
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Commercial Real Estate Office Leasing : A Tale of Tenant Representation: Commercial Real Estate Explained and Applied for Business Owners and Realtors. Lulu Press, Inc., 2024.
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Feigenbaum, Eric. Profiles of the Mannequin. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350418141.
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They’ve been referred to as the quintessential silent sales force, but they are so much more than fancy clothes hangers. Mannequins breathe life, emotion, and animation into retail environments across the world. They are works of art that tap into the emotions and aspirations of all who engage with them. Profiles of the Mannequintracks the history and evolution of these intriguing figures from the headless models of 1900 right up to today’s virtual mannequins. Exploring shifts in representation of gender, race and body type, this study chronicles the connection between mannequins and movements in art, the humanities, current affairs, and fashion. Beautifully illustrated and engagingly told, fascinating in-depth interviews with creative professionals recount their experiences, philosophies, and stories of the mannequin and its impact on our culture as both a utilitarian object and as an artistic statement. Interviewees include:-Carol Barnhart, former owner and CEO, Carol Barnhart Inc. -Harry Cunningham, former Senior Vice President Store Planning, Design, and Visual Merchandising, Saks Fifth Avenue -James Damian, former President of Hindsgaul Mannequins USA -Paul Olszewski, former National Director of Windows and Internal Flagship Marketing, Macy’s -Barbara Paris Gifford, Curator, Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York -Ralph Pucci, mannequin designer, gallery owner and entrepreneur -Rob Smith, the CEO and Founder of the Phluid Project, the first gender-neutral store in the retail industry Profiles of the Mannequin is an exposé exploring not only the physical manifestation of the mannequin, but also the philosophies, techniques, and cultural and sociological impact of the creative visionaries who brought these seemingly inanimate objects to life. Mannequins have been referred to as the quintessential silent sales force. While they have fulfilled an important utilitarian function in terms of displaying and ultimately selling apparel, they have assumed an even greater role with a more enduring effect. They cross the line from being a strictly functional selling tool, to an infusion of life, emotion, and animation into retail environments across the world. They are works of art that tap into the emotions and aspirations of all who engage them. Moreover, they are time-honored barometers, measuring the pulse of society, and the heartbeat of culture. The evolving mannequin has consistently responded to current events, social and cultural movements, and nuances of the moment. As such, they provide an engaging historical bookmark, measuring the events and happenings of the times. This book will examine the important contributions of those who have advanced the art of the mannequin. It’s a comprehensive study of the influential authorities whose vision and perspectives serve as a guideline for all studying the social, cultural and historical impact of these sculptural forms. In assembling and documenting the many personalities or ‘Profiles of the Mannequin,’ the author conducted a series of in-depth interviews with colleagues, educators, historians, and industry leaders; including museum curators, designers, fashion forecasters, manufacturers and highly respected visual merchandising directors.
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Giovannini, Michela, and Marcelo Vieta. Co-operatives in Latin America. Edited by Jonathan Michie, Joseph R. Blasi, and Carlo Borzaga. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199684977.013.23.
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This chapter focuses on co-operatives in four representative Latin American countries—Argentina, Chile, Cuba, and Mexico—in order to highlight their historical trajectories, evolutionary trends, and potential for further development. These representative countries reflect the range of co-operative development in Latin America, both historically and contemporaneously. Each country, for instance, shows different paths of co-operative development related to, among other factors, different levels of support by their governments, community-based responses to neoliberal policies, and varying connections to broader social movements and other forms of grass-roots organizations. This chapter will also present a number of experiences that are of particular interest today in the region, such as worker-recuperated enterprises and other forms of workers’nself-management, indigenous co-operatives, community-owned agricultural co-operatives, co-operatives managing general-interest social services, and, most controversially, public-services and work-for-welfare co-operatives created by the state.
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Frey, Barbara. The Gender Implications of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Conflict Situations. Edited by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Naomi Cahn, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Nahla Valji. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199300983.013.29.
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This chapter provides an overview of the gendered nature of firearm possession, use, and victimhood. It analyzes women’s roles in disarmament processes and the importance of greater female representation in firearms policy processes. The chapter opens with an overview of the current distribution, use, and regulation of small arms and light weapons and the impact that significant numbers of civilian-owned firearms have on broader communities. It then describes the differing experiences of men and women in firearms control and the differing contexts in which men and women become victims of gun violence. The chapter explores situational case studies of female combatants using small arms and light weapons and describes how the use or non-use of female combatants relates to gender roles in conflict settings.
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Pihlava, Kaisa-Maria. Forgotten women leaders : the authority of women hosts of early Christian gatherings in the first and second centuries C.E. Suomen Eksegeettinen Seura, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.31885/9789515150745.
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While once essential agents in early Christian communities, in centuries to come women hosts were forgotten. Kaisa-Maria Pihlava, Th.D., sets out to trace literary representations of women hosts in early Christian sources. She also discusses what we know of early Christian communities, women property owners, and heads of households in antiquity. She argues that women hosts had authority in their early Christian communities because of the domestic setting of these communities and the authority that hosts had irrespective of their gender. The authority that women hosts gained was not countercultural. Instead, socioeconomic hierarchy resulted in the authority positions of women hosts of early Christian gatherings. In Pihlava's study, women hosts are written into the narratives of early Christian beginnings.
Book chapters on the topic "Owner Representation"
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Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala, Hannah Devine-Wright, and Patrick Devine-Wright. "Social Representations of Hydrogen Technologies: a Community-Owned Wind-Hydrogen Project." In Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230591288_8.
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Дякович, Мирослава Михайлівна. "Глава 4. Нотаріус в Україні та реалізація ним цивільного законодавства про власність". У Серія «Процесуальні науки». Видавництво "Алерта", 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.59835/978-617-566-765-1-2-4.
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The role of a notary in civil turnover not as one of the bureaucratic bodies, but as a representative of a free profession who impartially and independently performs public powers on behalf of the state in the interests of participants in civil turnover has been analyzed in the work.The notaries are tasked with much broader responsibilities including the comprehensive provision of legal assistance to all interested participants in civil turnover on equal terms and legal support from an impartial person.Proper ownership and reliability of notarial documents are important conditions for stability. A notarial document drawn up and certified by a notary as a public person acquires special significance, evidentiary force, and performs a protective and preventive function.The relationships arising between individuals regarding real estate have been studied:– property rights;– other proprietary rights to someone else’s property, such as easements – referring to the right of the real estate owner to use certain benefits of adjacent real estate or other immovable property. For example, the right of way across a neighboring land plot, or family members of the homeowner acquire an easement right to use this dwelling by becoming a member of his or her family;– the right of superficies is applicable when the owner of a land plot grants the right to use the land to another person for the construction of industrial, residential, social, cultural, and other structures and buildings;– emphyteusis – is the right to use someone else’s land plot for agricultural purposes.The legal status of property (lawful, contractual, mixed), ownership, use, and disposition of immovable property, state registration of property rights have been determined, the legal position of the Supreme Court regarding recognition of property as privately owned by a wife or husband, which was acquired by them separately during their separate residence due to the actual termination of marriage relations, and the possibility of legal regulation of property relations between spouses by a prenuptial agreement have been allocated. It has been established that all these processes fall within the scope of the notary’s activities and constitute a notarial process in terms of their content and form.
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Clossey, Luke. "16. Extraordinary Jesus Images." In Jesus and the Making of the Modern Mind, 1380-1520. Open Book Publishers, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.11647/obp.0371.16.
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The last of three art chapters looks at example images, especially those which were understood to be especially accurate or powerful. It begins with a statistical overview, using correspondence analysis of the metadata of thousands of Jesus images to chart shifts in subject matter over time and space. We then turn to miraculous images by describing what they depicted, what they achieved, and how they were activated. A small number of Jesus images were considered especially faithful representations, having been either pressed upon his body or created by an eyewitness. These speak to the plain ken, given their interest in the first-century Jesus, and in the mechanisms of replicating an appearance in spacetime. From these developed a tradition of lifelike Jesus portraits that converged with secular representations of individuals. Perhaps the most arresting Jesus images are those visualized as drenched with blood, which the owner could physically lance or use in connection with indulgences.
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Fiore, Alessio. "Sistemi parentali e consortili nel mondo signorile." In La signoria rurale nell’Italia del tardo medioevo. 4. Quadri di sintesi e nuove prospettive di ricerca. Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0187-2.07.
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Between the 14th and 15th century, the kinship and consortium systems existing within the Italian aristocratic world significantly affected the way the territorial lordship in the hands of the lay lords were structured and managed by their owners, the self-representation of lordly prerogatives, but also the political action focused on lordships, both within and outside state frameworks. This is a key but little investigated theme. If at the beginning of the period the practices connected with kinship seem to be characterised by a strong dissimilarity, we can observe process of (relative) convergence, even if significant differences remain, particularly (but not only) between the north and south of the Peninsula. A key element in understanding these differences is the different strength of central power and its structures.
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Iwata, Kazuyuki. "Climate Policy in Transportation Sector: Role of Carbon Pricing." In Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific. Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6964-7_4.
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Abstract This chapter focuses on climate countermeasures in the Japanese transport sector. We introduce the Japanese complexed automobile tax system and then calculate the Japanese effective carbon rate (ECR) on automobiles. In addition to the discussion of the ECR, this chapter offers a simple examination of the efficiency of electric vehicles (EVs) from the viewpoint of cost-benefit because it is expected that EVs will become the most popular eco-friendly vehicle in the future. Two remarks are found in our analysis. First, although the carbon tax rate on fuel consumption is small in Japan, compared to the European countries, the ECR is rather high. For further improvement of climate policy, the Japanese government should shift its attention to vehicle usage from vehicle purchase and possession. Second, under the basic assumption (i.e., representative owners do not recharge their EVs at home but at outdoor fast chargers), the diffusion of EVs is not an efficient measure for reducing GHG emissions. If owners recharge their EVs at home once of every two charges, the net benefit becomes positive Therefore, the opportunity cost of waiting for recharges is a key factor in whether EVs can play a role in mitigating climate change.
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Gosch, Kelsey, Avery Sirwatka, and Laine Cidlowski. "Barriers in Community-Led Initiatives: A Case Study of Urban Agriculture Policy in Denver, Colorado." In Urban Agriculture. Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32076-7_17.
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AbstractBuilding on Denver, Colorado’s long history of community-led food systems work, the local government has accelerated food-focused policies in the past decade. Such efforts culminated in Denver Food Vision, the first long-term plan about food. One idea championed in the plan was to dedicate 100 acres of land, an area equivalent in size to 25 city blocks, to food production by 2030. The initiative took shape in the Denver Sustainable Food Policy Council’s (SFPC) City Food, City Land policy advisory. Despite the input received by the SFPC, one basic concept had been overlooked: there was simply not enough vacant land within Denver (much less appropriate for farming/gardening) to meet the hundred acres goal, city-owned or otherwise. While this policy was never adopted, there are important lessons to be learned about (i) the process of policy ideation to adoption and implementation, (ii) the intersection of land ownership and structural racism in institutions, (iii) equitable representation within decision-making, and (iv) effective government-community collaboration.
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Gordon, Matthew, Luise von Zimmerman, Oushesh Haradhun, Dominik Campanella, Milena Bräutigam, and Catherine De Wolf. "Digitising Building Materials for Reuse with Reality Capture and Scan-to-BIM Technologies." In Circular Economy and Sustainability. Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39675-5_3.
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AbstractEffective building component reuse requires specific information about recoverable components. However, 85% of the European building stock predates the building information modelling (BIM) technology that stores and links such information. Digitisation technologies can be used to recover this information. Scanning and scan-to-BIM technologies such as LiDAR and photogrammetry enable us to capture and analyse large amounts of raw geometric data as point clouds to create digital records or BIM models of existing buildings. These digital representations can be used by building owners, inspectors, and deconstruction groups for deconstruction, new design, procurement, and new construction. They help implement closed circular resource strategies linking recovered materials to new projects. In this article, we look at a specific case study of these applications through the circularity consultant Concular. Digitisation technologies are compared based on their range and accuracy in conditions with noisy and cluttered data, as well as their cost and accessibility. Additional sensor technologies may integrate further compositional or structural details to ultimately produce insights beyond surface geometry that can be communicated through integrated digital platforms for data access and exchange. Further technological development will lower the time and labour costs during data collection, processing, and analysis.
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Mohnke, Jasmin, and Michael Wagner. "A Look at Performance and Scalability of the GPU Accelerated Sparse Linear System Solver Spliss." In Euro-Par 2023: Parallel Processing. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39698-4_43.
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AbstractA significant part in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations is the solving of large sparse systems of linear equations resulting from implicit time integration of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. The sparse linear system solver Spliss aims to provide a linear solver library that, on the one hand, is tailored to these requirements of CFD applications but, on the other hand, independent of the particular CFD solver. Spliss allows leveraging a range of available HPC technologies such as hybrid CPU parallelization and the possibility to offload the computationally intensive linear solver to GPU accelerators, while at the same time hiding this complexity from the CFD solver.This work highlights the steps taken to establish multi-GPU capabilities for the Spliss solver allowing for efficient and scalable usage of large GPU systems. In addition, this work evaluates performance and scalability on CPU and GPU systems using a representative CODA test case as an example. CODA is the CFD software being developed as part of a collaboration between the French Aerospace Lab ONERA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Airbus, and their European research partners. CODA is jointly owned by ONERA, DLR and Airbus. The evaluation examines and compares performance and scalability in a strong scaling approach on Nvidia A100 GPUs and the AMD Rome architecture.
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Moalagh, Morteza, Vegard Svesengen, and Babak A. Farshchian. "Investigating User-Side Representatives in Large-Scale Agile Software Development." In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94544-1_7.
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Abstract User involvement is critical in large-scale agile software development. User representatives bridge access gaps and align development teams with user expectations. However, research primarily focuses on development-side user representatives like product owners or user experience designers, overlooking user-side representatives who bring practical expertise and bridge communication between users and development teams. This highlights a gap in understanding user-side representatives’ roles in large-scale agile software development for fostering effective collaboration. In this paper, we ask the following research question: What are the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of user-side representatives in large-scale agile software development? We conducted an exploratory case study within a large public organization using interviews, focus groups, and document analysis to answer this. We investigated two established user-side representative roles: implementation coordinators and change agents. In our distributed case organization, implementation coordinators serve as county-level contact points, overseeing planning, coordination, training, and follow-up of software release implementation. Based in local offices, change agents facilitate requirements elicitation, test software quality, train users, share knowledge, and handle user requests. These roles enhance communication of user needs, support alignment between development and user requirements, and complement development-side user representatives. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of user involvement in large-scale, distributed agile software development.
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Ayinde, Taiwo B., Benjamin Ahmed, and Charles F. Nicholson. "Farm-Level Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Reductions for the Predominant Production Systems in Northern Nigeria." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_4.
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AbstractThis chapter summarizes the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from different economic sectors in Nigeria and emphasizes those arising from agriculture and forestry. The impacts of climate change on agricultural systems in Nigeria are likely to be large, motivating the need for additional knowledge to assess current practices and formulate appropriate modifications for both mitigation and adaptation. Some current farming practices are believed to be adaptive, but further study would provide better assessments. We also analyzed the trade-offs between household income and GHG emissions at two contrasting sites in northern Nigeria. A farm optimization model maximizing the value of crop, livestock, and tree production activities in a single representative year assessed the potential impacts for GHG reductions of 10% and 25% and the maximum allowable reductions of 26% and 30% on farm activities and income. Emissions reductions of 10% reduced annual household incomes by less than 5% but required substantive changes, especially in livestock owned. Maximum possible GHG emissions reductions (while still meeting minimum household consumption needs) would require marked changes in production pattern and would lower household incomes by 22–44%. We did not assess effects over longer periods, where the role of livestock as a key asset may imply additional negative impacts. Productivity-enhancing technologies that would simultaneously reduce GHG emissions and increase incomes are needed for smallholder farms to play a larger role in climate change mitigation without the burden of reduced incomes and greater risk. This suggests the need for programmatic and policy actions both by national agricultural research systems and the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
Conference papers on the topic "Owner Representation"
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Llewellyn, Erik, and Zachary Sharon. "Long-Term Monitoring of Influence from DC Transit Stray Currents on Underground Pipelines." In CORROSION 2018. NACE International, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2018-11215.
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Abstract The effects of stray currents produced by DC powered Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems on nearby underground pipelines have been studied extensively due to significant interference and pipeline failures associated with stray currents. Determining which pipelines are at an increased risk for stray current corrosion is commonly evaluated through measuring “snapshots” of pipe-to-soil potentials and comparing values to established cathodic protection criteria. Due to the dynamic nature of LRT systems, the value of this data is limited because it does not provide a long-term representation of pipeline conditions. The need to monitor pipe-to-soil potentials for longer durations became apparent when discrepancies in the pipe-to-soil potentials were observed. Variations in the data have been attributed to seasonal weather changes, LRT maintenance, LRT system operations, and pipeline operations. Continuous, long-term pipe-to-soil potential data logging on utilities near the LRT system has provided valuable information in identifying environmental and operational factors that influence stray current activity on the nearby pipelines. Information is presented on field data collection and management, data correlation, data analysis, and future considerations for stray current monitoring. The information can be used to determine the need for mitigation, develop mitigation strategies, and assess the amount of time pipe-to-soil potentials are outside utility owner standards for corrosion control.
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Pannell, Jared, and Naga Vijayasankaran. "Cathodic Protection Area of Influence Study." In CORROSION 2021. AMPP, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2021-16877.
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Abstract As Cathodic Protection (CP) becomes more and more of a common practice to reduce the risk of external corrosion, areas are becoming congested with CP systems. This is seen predominantly in shared right-of-ways and in plant facilities. In a plant facility, every underground asset can be tied together through piping and electrical grounding. If test point locations do not meet criteria it can be challenging to determine which CP system should be adjusted to provide proper cathodic protection, without negatively impacting other adjacent continuous sub-surface assets. Area of influence testing is a way to identify the amount of IR (voltage drop) from a single CP system that most affects the sub-surface asset. This test can only be performed if the soil is considered homogeneous in resistivity, so R (resistance due to soil resistivity) becomes a constant. This is where an area of influence study can benefit the owner/operator of the assets. Testing is done by turning all rectifiers Off and allowing the area to depolarize. Then a single rectifier is cycled On and Off, so that the area cannot polarize, and the IR drop can be recorded accurately at every test point in the area. The step is repeated for every rectifier one by one for the areal extent of the study Readings taken at every test point location indicate the magnitude of influence of the individual CP system that is interrupted at that geographic location. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, discrete test point readings are converted to a continuous interpolated surface using spatial interpolation algorithms such as Inverse Distance Weighted interpolation and Kriging which can be overlaid on imagery. This visual representation allows engineers to investigate the geographical extent and variance of the CP system influence on underground assets. Cumulative effects of multiple rectifiers in any given region can also be visualized in a similar fashion. In plant facilities where there are hundreds of CP units, area of influence maps can highlight areas of concern and aids the decision-making process to balance potentials as required to meet criteria.
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Shao-Chi, Chen, and Hsieh Cheng-Hsuan. "Pressure Vessel Thickness Monitoring and Analyzing Using Linear Regression and Control Chart." In CONFERENCE 2023. AMPP, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2023-18821.
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Abstract In API 510, it offers two ways for corrosion rate determination, one is using” point-to-point” method, in which long-term and short-term corrosion rates can be compared so that the corrosion rate which best reflects the current process can be chosen.1 The other way is “statistical analysis method”, in which owner can establish a representative and suitable model to monitor and analyze pressure vessel corrosiveness behavior in order to maintain its mechanical integrity. This paper, based on the experience of thousands of pressure vessels, will present the model using linear regression which has been used successfully to monitor corrosion rate. And to maintain the quality of thickness measurements, statistical approaches like control chart have been applied effectively to reduce inspection errors.
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Heywood, Murray. "Is a Manufacturer’s Representative a Good Choice for Project Coating Inspections?" In Coatings+ 2021. SSPC, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5006/s2021-00023.
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Abstract Every day a new specification comes out naming coating manufacturers reps as performers of Coating Inspection duties on projects. These often include multiple scheduled job site visit commitments and having the manufacturers rep sign off on inspection hold points. I know that in some instances this is due to old outdated engineer and owners’ specifications where this stipulation has been in the documents for years and no one ever bothered to remove it, even though they may agree with me on this point. Still many people do not fully understand the issues created when Coating manufacturers reps are tasked with being a coating inspector on a project. The intent of this paper is to share my thoughts on both the necessity of using coating inspection on all coating & lining projects, as well as providing insight into who should and who should not be engaged in performing those duties.
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Beers, Adam G., and Lake H. Barrett. "Coating Condition Assessments: the First Step in Fighting Corrosion on Aboveground Storage Tanks." In Coatings+ 2021. SSPC, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5006/s2021-00011.
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Abstract Being proactive and performing scheduled coating condition assessments on above ground storage tanks to prevent corrosion is of utmost importance to protect assets. Undetected corrosion can result in product contamination, section loss, create compliance issues resulting in fines levied by governmental agencies, and increase costs of asset replacement. Planned and detailed coating/lining condition assessments can help a tank owner realize the current condition of their assets and maximize life expectancy. A quality assessment goes well beyond data collection, and should include data compilation and analysis, development of rehabilitation strategies including additional/alternative methods of corrosion control, and establishment of a proactive condition assessment schedule to monitor performance and prevent unexpected consequences. Upon attending the presentation, the attendee will be able to: ○ Describe the value of coating condition assessments for above ground storage tanks. ○ List the key items to observe and/or measure and document on a coating condition assessment. ○ Describe how data generated from a representative coating condition assessment can be used to maximize asset life expectancy while reducing adverse environmental impact risk and future tank maintenance costs
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O’Donoghue, Mike, Vijay Datta, and Glenn Hollins. "Bedeviled Bridges: An Answer to a National Scandal." In SSPC 2017 Greencoat. SSPC, 2017. https://doi.org/10.5006/s2017-00042.
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Abstract In some quarters of society there is a public outcry regarding the significant corrosion, coatings deterioration and safety concerns associated with North American bridges. Against this backdrop, this paper describes the application more than 20 years ago of an innovative coating system for the rehabilitation and lead abatement of a major truss bridge superstructure in Alberta, Canada. Two decades ago, a one coat HRCSA (high ratio calcium sulfonate alkyd) coating system was deemed best in-test for the superstructure and crevice corroded joints of the landmark High Level Bridge. The high performance coating was subsequently applied under the direction, and inspection, of one of the authors (GH) in 1995, as he was the owners representative during the evaluation and construction phases. Outlining the current inspection findings of the coating system on the bridge, details are provided not only as to the current coating system condition, but the specific chemistry of HRCSA technology that indicated years ago that it should have been, and indeed has since proven to be, “The Answer” for many bridge rehabilitation coatings projects and “The Answer” today for what some describe today as a “National Scandal”.
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Alhammad, Aljawharah, Aljoharah Alsurayyi, Reema Alshehri, Saba Alhoshan, and Maali Alabdulhafith. "Virtual Me Blockchain-Based System for Virtual Rights Ownership." In 5th International Conference on Networks, Blockchain and Internet of Things. Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2024.140503.
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In the virtual realm, human rights face vulnerability, particularly with intangible rights such as the right to own the voice, which lacks tangible representation in the physical world. The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) intensifies the challenge of protecting virtual rights, as there is currently no established legal or technical defense against violations, especially concerning voice ownership. Our proposed solution employs blockchain technology and smart contracts, forming the Virtual Me system. This innovative system attributes the original voice to its rightful owner, mitigating violations and unauthorized usage. What sets our solution apart is its pioneering role in providing a technical foundation for safeguarding virtual human rights. The system aligns with the requirements of virtual human rights ownership, ensuring comprehensive protection and registration for their original owners.
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Libsig, Maxime, Elena Raycheva, Jared B. Garrison, and Gabriela Hug. "Modeling and Validation of Hydro Cascade Operation Considering Price Uncertainty." In ASME 2021 Power Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/power2021-65726.
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Abstract Most studies involving the use of hydropower in an electric power system tend to consider the point of view of the system operator even though under liberalized markets in Europe, the operation of hydro units is set by the owner to maximize their profits. Such studies also often neglect uncertainties related to hydropower operation and instead assume perfect knowledge of the system conditions over the simulation horizon. This paper presents a methodology to overcome the aforementioned limitations. We optimize the operational choices of a hydropower cascade owner with multiple linked hydro assets and the ability to participate in several energy and reserve markets while also accounting for the impact of market price uncertainties on the owner’s operating decisions. The versatile optimization model created includes a detailed representation of any selected hydro cascade’s topology, constraints to reflect the machinery characteristics, and a rolling horizon approach to account for the price uncertainties in the daily operating schedule. The model is first validated using historical data for a hydro cascade in Switzerland and a perfect-knowledge approach. Next, price uncertainty is added to improve the historical simulation results and find a trade-off between accuracy and computational time.
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Guardo-Martinez, Elisa, Stephan Onggo, Martin Kunc, Maurizio Tomasella, and Silvia Padron. "DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL OF TURNAROUND OPERATIONS TO EVALUATE AIRLINE SCHEDULE ROBUSTNESS." In 12th Simulation Workshop. The Operational Research Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.36819/sw25.017.
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Turnaround operations at an airport are important factors affecting airline schedule reliability. This paper introduces a discrete-event simulation (DES) model that simulates daily turnaround operations at an airport terminal to evaluate the reliability of the schedules of a dominant airline i.e. the owner of the majority of turnarounds in the terminal. The simulation model is designed to provide a high-fidelity representation of the turnaround operations that captures the interactions between the schedule (including aircraft and crew assignments) and turnaround resources and activities. The model is designed to be used to more accurately estimate the schedule punctuality performance in the airport terminal and identify resource assignments prone to delays, which may be used to guide retiming. Additionally, search experiments may produce insight to support collaboration and negotiation between the airline and ground handling service providers (GHSP).
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Hajdin, Rade, and Vanja Samec. "BIM and BMS: Current Status and Challenges." In IABSE Symposium, Prague 2022: Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/prague.2022.0710.
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<p>Bridges are a vital, but also extremely vulnerable part of transportation infrastructure. The design and construction of a bridge have a large influence on its longevity although these phases are short compared to its life span. It is therefore essential that, at the acceptance the bridge together with the accurate as-built information is delivered to the owner.</p><p>A bridge owner relies on an as-built high-quality information and on information on bridge condition to initiate interventions that ensure its safety and serviceability. The information on bridge condition is obtained by regular inspections as well as monitoring activities. During the lifetime of a bridge these diagnostic activities may generate huge amount of data that needs to be managed. With changing environmental actions, accurate and usable information from the inspection and monitoring – in conjunction with as-built data - is essential for efficient and timely maintenance planning. Inspections and maintenance planning require organized, automated, open and intuitive digital processes, which should consider both object data and related condition data. This seamless digital process is supported by existing Bridge Management Systems but can be vastly improved. In particular, most BMS don’t support geometric representation that render data collection during inspections quite tedious.</p><p>The introduction of BIM in BMS can substantially facilitate the collection of inspection data and accurately localize monitoring data. Moreover, the exact geometry of bridges can enhance maintenance planning by simulation of structural behavior of as-is structure under different environmental actions.</p><p>BIM's incorporation would evolve BMS into a fully digital storage system and a platform for data exchange with existing BIM solutions as well as for maintenance planning that include deterioration forecast, optimization and analysis models.</p><p>The vision includes 3D+ software and hardware independent data exchange between different software technologies during life span and beyond. Open BIM technology for the interoperability from technical, semantic and organizational point is of main interest.</p><p>Current status of development and challenges that need to be overcome for successful fulfilment of the presented vision are discussed.</p>
Reports on the topic "Owner Representation"
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Fagúndez, Jaime, Laura Lagos, José Antonio Cortés Vázquez, and Flávia Canastra. Galician Wild Ponies. Socio-Economic Context and Environmental Benefits: Galicia Area Report and Case Study for GrazeLIFE (LIFE18 PRE NL 002). Publishing Service-University of A Coruña, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.17979/spudc.9788497498234.
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The University of A Coruña is partner of the GRAZELIFE LIFE preparatory project (LIFE 18 PRE/NL002). We contributed to the main aim of the project of promoting sustainable grazing by large herbivores, with the study of the particular case of Galician wild ponies as a natural grazing semi-wild land use model, and alternative land uses of short and long-term afforestation, extensive grazing and abandonment. We selected two sub-areas in Galicia representing different situations in dominant land uses and the wild ponies’ system. Xistral, in the north, is a protected Natura 2000 site covered by wet heaths and bogs, ponies are owned by commoners that are mainly cattle farmers. Groba, in the south, is a drier area with dominance of forestry use and high frequency of wildfires, where ponies are owned by non-professional farmers. We performed twenty personal semi-structured interviews with pony owners, land owners and related experts from different sectors (afforestation, tourism, conservation NGOs), and performed two focus groups. We discussed topics such as their relation with ponies, the challenges they face, their demands and feelings on the policies, including CAP subsidies or compensations for wolf attacks, and their expectations for the future. In the field, we selected representative stands of each land use model in each sub-area and performed a systematic record of plant species, measures of plant biomass, and collected soil samples. Measures were used as proxies of biodiversity changes, carbon storage and wildfire risk, to compare between the selected models.
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Fagúndez, Jaime, Laura Lagos, José Antonio Cortés Vázquez, and Flávia Canastra. Galician Wild Ponies. Socio-Economic Context and Environmental Benefits: Galicia Area Report and Case Study for GrazeLIFE (LIFE18 PRE NL 002). Publishing Service-University of A Coruña, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.17979/spudc.9788497498241.
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The University of A Coruña is partner of the GRAZELIFE LIFE preparatory project (LIFE 18 PRE/NL002). We contributed to the main aim of the project of promoting sustainable grazing by large herbivores, with the study of the particular case of Galician wild ponies as a natural grazing semi-wild land use model, and alternative land uses of short and long-term afforestation, extensive grazing and abandonment. We selected two sub-areas in Galicia representing different situations in dominant land uses and the wild ponies’ system. Xistral, in the north, is a protected Natura 2000 site covered by wet heaths and bogs, ponies are owned by commoners that are mainly cattle farmers. Groba, in the south, is a drier area with dominance of forestry use and high frequency of wildfires, where ponies are owned by non-professional farmers. We performed twenty personal semi-structured interviews with pony owners, land owners and related experts from different sectors (afforestation, tourism, conservation NGOs), and performed two focus groups. We discussed topics such as their relation with ponies, the challenges they face, their demands and feelings on the policies, including CAP subsidies or compensations for wolf attacks, and their expectations for the future. In the field, we selected representative stands of each land use model in each sub-area and performed a systematic record of plant species, measures of plant biomass, and collected soil samples. Measures were used as proxies of biodiversity changes, carbon storage and wildfire risk, to compare between the selected models.
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Paul, C., and J. F. Cassidy. Seismic hazard investigations at select DND facilities in Southwestern British Columbia: subduction, in-slab, and crustal scenarios. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/331199.
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Southwest British Columbia has some of the highest seismic hazard in Canada and is home to facilities owned by the Department of National Defence which support operations on the west coast of Canada. The potential impact of seismic hazards on these government facilities are investigated here. The hazard is from three primary sources: subduction interface, crustal and in-slab earthquakes. NRCan, in consultation with DRDC have produced representative earthquake scenarios for each of these sources. The subduction scenario we constructed was an M8.9 earthquake extending along the entire Cascadia Subduction Zone from 4 to 18 km depth. We used an M6.8 earthquake occurring along a 30 km fault at between 52 and 60 km depth below Boundary Bay to represent in-slab events. The final scenario, representing a crustal source, was an M6.4 along the central 47 km of the Leech River Valley-Devil's Mountain Fault system. We found that the Cascadia subduction scenario dominated the shaking hazard over much of the study region. Meanwhile, the in-slab and crustal scenarios have higher but more localized hazards in Vancouver and Victoria. In addition to the primary ground motion hazard, we also examined secondary seismic hazards: secondary amplification effects, landslides, liquefaction, surface ruptures, tsunami, flooding, fire, and aftershocks. Each of the secondary hazards had varying impacts depending on the scenario and locations within the region.
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Chioda, Laura, David Contreras-Loya, Paul Gertler, and Dana Carney. Making Entrepreneurs: The Return to Training Youth in Hard versus Soft Business Skills. Centre for Excellence and Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.51744/crpp11.
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We study the medium-term impacts of the Skills for Effective Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) program, an innovative in-residence 3-week mini-MBA program for high school students modeled after western business school curricula and adapted to the Ugandan context. The program featured two separate treatments: the hard skills MBA features a mix of approximately 75% hard skills and 25% soft skills; the soft skills curriculum has the reverse mix. Using data on 4,400 youth from a nationally representative sample in a 3-arm field experiment in Uganda, the 3.5 year follow-up demonstrated that training was effective in improving both hard and soft skills, but only soft skills were directly linked to improvements in self-efficacy, persuasion, and negotiation. Youth in both groups were more likely to start enterprises and more successful in ensuring their businesses’ survival. The program led to significantly larger profits (27.8% and 34.8% for hard and soft treatment arms respectively) and larger business capital investments (72.5% and 58.8% for SEED hard and SEED soft, respectively). Relative to the control group, SEED entrepreneurs created 550 new businesses and 985 additional jobs. The individual’s skill upgrade was rewarded by substantially higher earnings; 38.7% and 21.2% increases in earnings for those who attended hard- and soft-training, respectively, largely generated through self employment. Both SEED curricula were very cost-effective; one (two) month’s worth of extra earnings as a direct consequence of having attended the SEED hard (soft) program would exceed its total cost. 8.5 years post intervention, businesses led by SEED graduates are still more profitable than enterprises owned by the control group. To put these effect sizes into perspective, the control group would need to work 27.2 months and 16.25 months to match the business earnings accrued in a typical year by SEED hard and SEED soft graduates, respectively.
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Asmare, Fisha, Seid Yimam, and Etsehiwot Semreab. Presumptive Taxation and Equity: Evidence from the Ethiopian Informal Sector. Institute of Development Studies, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2023.056.
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Presumptive tax has become a popular way of taxing businesses operating in the informal sector across middle- and low-income countries. However, evidence on the unintended effects of presumptive tax systems is scant and the effects themselves are not yet clearly known. Presumptive taxation in general has been much criticised, and public outcry and complaints have emerged due to its alleged unfairness and a lack of clarity in its implementation. The case of Ethiopia is no different. It is expected that a simple imposition of the presumptive tax system to tax the informal sector without considering stylised facts in the sector would have various negative consequences, especially in terms of the repercussions on equity. This study examines the issue empirically in the case of Ethiopia and is probably the first study of its kind in the country. We explore the equity implications of the presumptive tax system to tax the informal sector in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We also critically evaluate income distribution among informal sector operators considering various social stratifiers such as gender. The main dataset we use to address our research questions is the informal micro enterprise (IME) survey data collected by BAN-Development Research Centre for Excellence (BAN-DRCE) in collaboration with Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (SNV) Ethiopia from Addis Ababa in 2021. Employing descriptive analysis and a representative taxpayer approach, we find that informal sector taxation using the turnover-based presumptive tax system would be both horizontally and vertically inequitable. Our analysis shows that about 44 per cent of informal sector businesses which participated in the survey earn below the minimum formal sector business income tax threshold. Most of these 44 per cent of businesses are owned by women. The plausible reasons for the inequitable taxation of the informal sector are the complexity of how the presumptive tax burden is determined, and lack of clarity on this process. Therefore, the presumptive tax system in Ethiopia requires a serious discussion that extends up to revision.
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Honey authenticity: collaborative data sharing feasibility study. Food Standards Agency, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.fbt231.
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According to the UN,1 there are more than 90 million managed beehives around the world producing about 1.9 million tonnes of honey worth more than £5 billion a year. That honey will then be packaged, as single origin or a blend of honey from different sources, and sold for consumption. Given the size of the market and the immense environmental benefits of beekeeping – three out of four crops depend on pollination by bees – it is an industry on which both livelihoods and lives depend. Target for adulteration As a labour-intensive, high-value expensive product with an often complex supply chain, honey is subject to internationally and nationally agreed definitions – and is a target for adulteration. Testing honey is therefore critical, but there is no single universal analytical method available which is capable of detecting all types of adulteration with adequate sensitivity. A variety of methods are used to detect honey adulteration, each test has strengths and weaknesses, and there are issues with interpretation. NMR analysis Testing for honey adulterated with added sugars may be based on analytical techniques using analytical tools, such as those using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). This is especially helpful in detecting certain types of adulteration, such as the addition of cane or beet sugars. Bees generally forage on plants that use the same photosynthetic pathway as beet sugars. This makes it difficult for traditional tests based on isotopic differences to provide effective results. The ‘chemical fingerprint’ provided by NMR is specific to the sample that has been tested and can be compared with the fingerprint from other sample results enabling the user to assess consistency. Reference databases Interpretation of results depends on comparison against a reference database of authenticated samples. The reference database needs to be representative of the variation that can occur, which includes differing beekeeping practices, origins, seasonality and variations in climate. Information is also needed on the collection of reference samples, curation of databases, interpretation and reporting of data. The nature of the reference databases is key to understanding how the results have been interpreted. However, these reference databases are owned by and commercially sensitive for the testing laboratories that have developed them. How can such data be shared in a trustworthy way between key stakeholders along the honey and analytical supply chain so that all parties can have confidence in honey authenticity test results? This research is looking into the implications of these hidden databases, especially in terms of the trust related to the validation certificates and the value that they have in the honey supply chain.