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Books on the topic "Transco Companies Inc"
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Martha, Terrill, Shibuya Kuritsu Shōtō Bijutsukan, Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha, and Nabio Bijutsukan, eds. Amerika no suisaiga: Hoissurā kara Waiesu made = Contemplating the American watercolor : an artist's guide to the Transco Collection of 19th and 20th century watercolors. [Tokyo]: Shibuya Kuritsu Shōtō Bijutsukan, 1988.
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Hart, James D., Wendy Martin, and Danielle Hinrichs, eds. The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780191872112.001.0001.
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Over 1,500 entries For nearly half a century, James D. Hart's Oxford Companion to American Literature has offered a matchless guided tour through American literary culture, both past and present, with brief biographies of important authors, descriptions of important literary movements, and a wealth of information on other aspects of American literary life and history from the Colonial period to the present day. In this second edition of the Concise version, Wendy Martin and Danielle Hinrichs bring the work up to date to more fully reflect the diversity of the subject. Their priorities have been, foremost, to fully represent the impact of writers of color and women writers on the field of American literature and to increase the usefulness of the work to students of literary theory. To this end, over 230 new entries have been added, including many that cover women authors; Native American, African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and other contemporary ethnic literatures; LGBT, trans, and queer studies; and recent literary movements and evolving areas of contemporary relevance such as eco-criticism, disability studies, whiteness studies, male/masculinity studies, and diaspora studies.
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Hoenselaars, Ton. Captive Shakespeare. Edited by James C. Bulman. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199687169.013.16.
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This chapter considers productions of Shakespeare’s plays put on in captivity, especially during the First and Second World Wars. It studies the phenomenon of productions of the plays performed at prisons by visiting companies or by the prisoners ‘behind bars’ themselves. It analyses and contextualizes productions of Shakespeare’s plays staged ‘behind barbed wire’ in POW camps and civilian camps, prison camps and transit camps, labour camps and refugee camps during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In so doing, it seeks to use such Shakespearean investment as key to reconstructing the individual experiences of the prisoners. Just as the worldwide practice of Shakespeare staged behind bars has begun to assume a unique position in movies and docudramas, the performance of Shakespeare behind barbed wire has also developed to become a fertile motif in post-war Shakespeare productions and in new post-conflict plays written by dramatists in the ‘free’ world.
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Swire, Peter, and Justin Hemmings. Stakeholders in Reform of the Global System for Mutual Legal Assistance. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190685515.003.0021.
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This chapter briefly explains the reasons that Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) and other forms of trans-border access to electronic data are vital and becoming increasingly more so for law enforcement in this age of globalized evidence. It then presents the goals of key stakeholders in MLAT reform: national governments other than the United States; the US government, both for law enforcement and other goals; technology companies, such as email and social network providers; and civil society, seeking goals including privacy, free speech, and democracy. This chapter is part of a broader research and law reform project on law enforcement access to electronic evidence held in other nations. Our ultimate goal is to propose reforms (or meaningful alternatives) to the Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) system. Any such reforms, however, will have to be built on an accurate understanding of the incentives and perspectives of the major stakeholders.
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den Heijer, Henk. Dutch Caribbean. Edited by Mark M. Smith and Robert L. Paquette. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199227990.013.0008.
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This article reviews scholarship on the history and historiography of slavery in the Dutch Caribbean. The history of the Dutch slave trade and slavery started a new phase with the Dutch West India Company's (WIC) seizure of Curaçao from the Spanish in 1634. Strategically located north of Venezuela and possessed of a superb deep-water port at Willemstad, the island would develop in little more than a decade into an important transit port for slaves destined for sale in the Spanish colonies. During the last quarter of the seventeenth century, Dutch interlopers from West Africa supplied most of the slaves offered for sale in the island of St Eustatius. Between 1719 and 1727 the WIC organized the island into an open slave market. The recent historiography of Dutch slavery has also dissolved crusted stereotypes of slave docility by detailing a range of ways, from passive resistance to open rebellion, that slaves countered dehumanization and altered the terms of their bondage.
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Zuckerman, Phil, and John R. Shook. Introduction. Edited by Phil Zuckerman and John R. Shook. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199988457.013.1.
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The Oxford Companion to Secularism provides a timely overview of the new multidisciplinary field of secular studies. This field involves philosophy, the humanities, intellectual history, political theory, law, international studies, sociology, psychology, anthropology, education, religious studies, and additional disciplines, all showing an increasing interest in the multifaceted phenomenon known as secularism. As the history of the term “secularism” shows, it has long been entangled with many related issues, such as unorthodoxy, blasphemy, apostasy, irreligion, religious criticism, agnosticism, atheism, naturalism, earth-centered -isms, humanism (and trans- and posthumanisms), rationalism, skepticism, scientism, modernism, human rights causes, liberalism, and various kinds of church–state separation all around the world. Secularism’s relevance also continues to grow due to the dramatic rise of irreligion and secularity in most regions of the world. These trends are leading more and more scholars from a variety of disciplines to investigate secular life and culture in all its varied forms.
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Thomas, Daniel Rh. Other bacterial diseasesPasteurellosis. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198570028.003.0021.
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Pasteurellosis is a zoonosis that occurs worldwide, caused by bacteria of the genus Pasteurella, and other related organisms. Pasteurellosis reported in humans is most frequently caused by the species Pasteurella multocida. In humans, cutaneous infection is most common, but more severe outcomes have been reported, particularly in those with underlying chronic disease. Infection in animals is usually subclinical, but may give rise to a range of clinical symptoms, depending on the host species. Disease in animals usually occurs as a consequence of stress such as overcrowding, chilling, transportation, or as a result of a concurrent infection. In animals, pasteurellosis is known as: shipping fever or pneumonia, transport or transit fever, stockyard pneumonia, bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis, haemorrhagic septicaemia, or avian, bird or fowl cholera. The pasteurella bacterium is commonly present in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract of a wide range of mammals. Transmission to humans occurs after bites, scratches, or licks from infected animals, most frequently from dogs or cats, although infection has been associated with other animals including: cows, pigs, hamsters and rabbits. However, not all patients report a history of direct animal contact. Infection may be prevented through the avoidance of animal bites and the prompt hygienic care of wounds. Health professionals should be aware of the risk of pasterurellosis in immunocompromised patients exposed to companion animals.
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Zuckerman, Phil, and John R. Shook, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Secularism. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199988457.001.0001.
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The Oxford Companion to Secularism provides a timely overview of the new multidisciplinary field of secular studies. This field involves philosophy, the humanities, intellectual history, political theory, law, international studies, sociology, psychology, anthropology, education, religious studies, and additional disciplines, all showing an increasing interest in the multifaceted phenomenon known as secularism. Conflicts and debates around the world more and more frequently involve secularism. National borders and traditional religions cannot keep people in tidy boxes anymore, as political struggles, doctrinal divergences, and demographic trends are sweeping across regions and entire continents. Simultaneously, there is a resurgence of religious participation in the politics of many countries. How might these diverse phenomena be interrelated, and better understood? As the history of the term “secularism” shows, it has long been entangled with many related issues, such as unorthodoxy, blasphemy, apostasy, irreligion, religious criticism, agnosticism, atheism, naturalism, earth-centered -isms, humanism (and trans- and posthumanisms), rationalism, skepticism, scientism, modernism, human rights causes, liberalism, and various kinds of church–state separation all around the world. Secularism’s relevance also continues to grow due to the dramatic rise of irreligion and secularity in most regions of the world. These trends are leading more and more scholars from a variety of disciplines to investigate secular life and culture in all its varied forms.
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Jacquet, Jennifer. Guilt and Shame in U.S. Climate Change Communication. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.575.
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Some of the major misconceptions in the United States about climate change—such as the focus on scientific uncertainty, the “debate” over whether climate change is caused by humans, and pushback about how severe the consequences might be—can be seen as communications battles. An interesting area within communications is the contrasting use of guilt and shame for climate-related issues. Guilt and shame are social emotions (along with embarrassment, pride, and others), but guilt and shame are also distinct tools. On the one hand, guilt regulates personal behavior, and because it requires a conscience, guilt can be used only against individuals. Shame, on the other hand, can be used against both individuals and groups by calling their behavior out to an audience. Shaming allows citizens to express criticism and social sanctions, attempting to change behavior through social pressure, often because the formal legal system is not holding transgressors accountable. Through the use of guilt and shame we can see manifestations of how we perceive the problem of climate change and who is responsible for it. For instance, in October 2008, Chevron, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, placed advertisements around Washington, DC, public transit stops featuring wholesome-looking, human faces with captions such as “I will unplug things more,” “I will use less energy,” and “I will take my golf clubs out of the trunk.” Six months later, DC activists reworked the slogans by adding to each the phrase “while Chevron pollutes.” This case of corporate advertising and subsequent “adbusting” illustrates the contrast between guilt and shame in climate change communication. Guilt has tended to align with the individualization of responsibility for climate change and has been primarily deployed over issues of climate-related consumption rather than other forms of behavior, such as failure to engage politically. Shame has been used, largely by civil society groups, as a primary tactic against fossil fuel producers, peddlers of climate denial, and industry-backed politicians.
Book chapters on the topic "Transco Companies Inc"
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Plotch, Philip Mark. "From a Compact City into a Metropolis." In Last Subway, 10–26. Cornell University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9780801453663.003.0002.
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This chapter discusses how the creation of an urban transportation system transformed New York City. After private railroad companies built tracks for elevated railroads (Els) above the city's streets in the 1870s, the city's population spread out and grew rapidly from Lower Manhattan. To continue growing, however, the city had to build electric-powered rail lines, underground, that would travel faster and further and would accommodate even more people than the Els. Thus, the City of New York paid the construction costs for its first subway and in 1900 entered into a long-term lease with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) to build and operate it. In 1913, the City of New York entered into contracts with two companies—the IRT and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT)—to build more lines in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. However, in the early twentieth century, New York's politicians took a shortsighted approach to the transit system. Instead of raising fares, they raised false expectations that New Yorkers could have high-quality subway service with low fares. The repercussions would last for generations. The chapter then looks at the establishment of the Office of Transit Construction Commissioner, the construction of a city-owned and city-operated “Independent” (IND) subway system, and the planning for a Second Avenue subway.
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Jena, Rabindra Ku. "Green Business." In Dynamic Perspectives on Globalization and Sustainable Business in Asia, 287–300. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7095-0.ch018.
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Green business is an enterprise that has minimal negative impact on the global or local environment, community, society, or economy. It is the way of doing business that strives to meet the triple bottom line. Green business embraces sustainable operating procedures, product and material sourcing, labor practices, and shipping methods. The goal of green business is to eliminate any negative impact on the environment on both a local and global scale. This chapter elaborates on the challenge and perspective of green business and explores different dimensions to creating environmentally sustainable organizations in India. Towards the end, this chapter also discussed the initiatives taken by different organizations in India to transact eco-friendly business according to the guidelines of GreenCo, India. GreenCo rating is the first of its kind in the world holistic framework that evaluates companies on the basis of their environmental friendly activities using life cycle approach.
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Almunawar, Mohammad Nabil, and Muhammad Anshari. "Expanding Peer-to-Peer Digital Intermediation Through a Mobile-Based Platform." In Handbook of Research on Innovation and Development of E-Commerce and E-Business in ASEAN, 549–69. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4984-1.ch026.
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The fusion of several technologies has created disruptive innovation that changes the way in which people interact and transact. The rise of new and innovative business models such as mobile-based platforms in the transport industry has posed a big challenge to the incumbent in a very short time. The fusion allows start-up companies that employ the right strategies expanding their business rapidly by taking over the existing markets as well as creating new markets for them to expand in various directions. In this chapter, the authors discuss three theories to examine business expansion strategies in digital intermediation platforms: transaction cost economy, two-sided market, and value network and. Using these theories, they analyze how Gojek, an Indonesian mobile-based platform, rises and expands rapidly in a very short time. They argue that due to high intense competition, businesses that adopt disruptive technologies through mobile-based platforms by introducing products or services within the same platform are likely to be more sustainable in preserving the market.
Conference papers on the topic "Transco Companies Inc"
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Maxey, Willard A., Raymond E. Mesloh, and John F. Kiefner. "Use of the Elastic Wave Tool to Locate Cracks Along the DSAW Seam Welds in a 32-Inch (812.8-mm) OD Products Pipeline." In 1998 2nd International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc1998-2068.
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The effectiveness of the British Gas elastic wave in-line inspection tool for finding and characterizing cracks along DSAW seams was clearly demonstrated by its use in 42 miles (67.59 km) of Colonial Pipeline Company’s 32-inch (812.8-mm) OD Line 4. Fourteen crack-like anomalies were located and characterized. Subsequent cut outs of the anomalies revealed these to be cracks along and at the toe of the longitudinal seam. All initiated at the OD surface. Some apparently were transit fatigue cracks with no indication of growth in service. Others showed evidence of having been extended by fatigue from service-pressure cycles. The sizes of the defects were such that they were too small to have failed if the pipeline had been subjected to a hydrostatic test to 100% of SMYS. This was demonstrated not only by calculations for the cutout anomalies, but by the hard evidence of burst test results in which the failures occurred at levels of 126% of SMYS and higher. The results show unequivocally that the elastic wave tool provides a significantly greater validation of pipeline integrity (assuming the located anomalies are removed or repaired) than a hydrostatic test to 100% of SMYS. The results suggest that the reinspection interval for the elastic wave tool could be significantly longer than the hydrostatic retest interval on an equivalent-risk basis.
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Nanda, Jyotirmaya, Rob Iera, Stella Clarke, Timothy W. Simpson, and David Klinikowski. "A Web-Based Information Management System for Bus Test Data for the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute." In ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2002/cie-34455.
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Computer-based information management systems have allowed many companies and facilities to greatly improve their data storage and processing capabilities over traditional paper and file methods. The Internet and its associated web-based technologies have further contributed to information processing capabilities. The Federal Transit Administration’s Bus Testing Program, operated by the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute at the Pennsylvania State University requires an upgrade to such a system. Currently, all bus test data is entered directly into a hardcopy report, and data analysis must be performed manually. The objective in this research is to develop an information management system for the bus test data to facilitate access to the data, enable search queries, and perform statistical analyses to examine current trends or predict performance characteristics of future buses. A database has been created in Microsoft Access and linked to a user-friendly graphical user interface developed in Visual Basic for fast and nearly error-free data entry. A web-based infrastructure comprised of HTML, XML, ASP, and customized COM objects is used to display, search, and analyze the bus test data. The resulting information system saves time and money for PTI while enabling easy access to bus test reports.
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Rakoczy, Przemyslaw, Nicholas Wilson, Ian Bruce, and Stephanie Myers. "Performance of Passenger Rail Vehicles Under Blast Conditions: Testing and Modeling." In 2017 Joint Rail Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/jrc2017-2206.
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The mission of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is protection of the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. In furtherance of its mission, TSA’s Office of Security Capabilities has contracted with Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and Arup North America Ltd (Arup) to conduct research to quantify the vulnerability of railcars and infrastructure to damage caused by the use of explosives. The main objectives of the ongoing research program are to develop tools to evaluate the performance of existing railcar structures, develop potential mitigation measures for current railcars, and investigate future advanced designs under blast conditions. TTCI performed a series of full-scale tests on three major passenger railcar types: light rail, commuter and transit. Test scenarios were developed based on extensive risk assessment and historical data. Tested scenarios include single internal charges in various locations, simultaneous internal charges and external charges on a station platform. Well instrumented tests provide experimental assessments of existing railcars’ blast performance and data for validation and refinements of finite element blast models developed by Arup. The blast models incorporate sophisticated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of blast events to predict blast wave propagation and pressure applied on the structure. Hitherto research has focused on the railcar structure. However the test series has provided information on damage to infrastructure, including rail, ties, ballast, and both catenary and third-rail electrification systems. The finite-element blast models will provide railcar designers the means to investigate the effects of blast mitigation measures and reduce the need for physical tests. Several mitigation measures were installed and tested to evaluate their effectiveness. One car was equipped with typical interior components including seats and partition walls. One side of the car was equipped with standard components and the other side with remedial components that are intended to mitigate the effects of a blast. A similar approach was used for windows. This configuration allowed direct comparisons and performance assessments of the blast mitigation measures. Companion modeling and finite element analysis (FEA) of the blast response of the railcar and interior components provided a computational tool by which mitigation measures may be assessed and refined. This paper summarizes recent research sponsored by TSA and conducted by TTCI and Arup on blast vulnerability of railcars and infrastructure to damage caused by the use of explosives.
Reports on the topic "Transco Companies Inc"
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Bedoya-Maya, Felipe, Lynn Scholl, Orlando Sabogal-Cardona, and Daniel Oviedo. Who uses Transport Network Companies?: Characterization of Demand and its Relationship with Public Transit in Medellín. Inter-American Development Bank, September 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003621.
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Transport Network Companies (TNCs) have become a popular alternative for mobility due to their ability to provide on-demand flexible mobility services. By offering smartphone-based, ride-hailing services capable of satisfying specific travel needs, these modes have transformed urban mobility worldwide. However, to-date, few studies have examined the impacts in the Latin American context. This analysis is a critical first step in developing policies to promote efficient and sustainable transport systems in the Latin-American region. This research examines the factors affecting the adoption of on-demand ride services in Medellín, Colombia. It also explores whether these are substituting or competing with public transit. First, it provides a descriptive analysis in which we relate the usage of platform-based services with neighborhood characteristics, socioeconomic information of individuals and families, and trip-level details. Next, factors contributing to the election of platform-based services modeled using discrete choice models. The results show that wealthy and highly educated families with low vehicle availability are more likely to use TNCs compared to other groups in Medellín. Evidence also points at gender effects, with being female significantly increasing the probability of using a TNC service. Finally, we observe both transit complementary and substitution patterns of use, depending on the context and by whom the service is requested.