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Cooper, David, and Atle Nordvik. "PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT FOR SORBENT CONTAINMENT BOOMS." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1995, no. 1 (February 1, 1995): 877. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-877.

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ABSTRACT The Emergencies Engineering Division (EED) of Environment Canada, the Marine Spill Response Corporation, the Canadian Coast Guard, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Minerals Management Service funded a project that resulted in the development of a new standard performance testing protocol for oil spill sorbents. As a continuation of this project, work is being performed to develop a protocol for testing sorbent booms in a containment configuration at the EED test tank facility in Ottawa. The protocol includes elements to test the behavior of sorbent booms using various currents, oil loading rates, and oil viscosities. The protocol will be proposed as a Canadian test standard and eventually as an international standard.
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Hutto, Warren T. (Tommy), and David Pertuz. "MEXUS GULF EXERCISE 2004*." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2005, no. 1 (May 1, 2005): 715–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2005-1-715.

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ABSTRACT The Agreement of Cooperation Between the United States of American and the United Mexican States Regarding Pollution of the Marine Environment by Discharges of Hydrocarbons and Other Hazardous Substances signed in February 2000 by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Secretaria de Marina-Armada de Mexico, established the beginning of a successful bilateral cooperation between both countries for the preparation and response to pollution incidents that could affect the coastal waters of both countries. The agreement calls for joint pollution response exercises to be conducted to exercise the bilateral coordination and joint response system. In May 2004, the Shell Exploration and Production Company acted as the Responsible Party in such a joint exercise, denominated MEXUS GULF 2004. The exercise was conducted in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico May 25–27, 2004. Building on a previously conducted exercise in 2002, the objectives of the 2004 exercise were to exercise and identify joint response procedures following a significant impact to the shared shorelines. Specifically, the four identified objectives included:Identify Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) Procedures in Mexico.Address transboundary movement Procedures of collected waste and contaminated equipment with emphasis on movement from Mexico to the U.S.Identify joint procedures for clean-up and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife.Exercise Joint Command and Control Procedures including transboundary and field communications Shell Exploration and Production Company (SEPCo), working jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Mexican Secretaria de Marina—Armada de Mexico and with outstanding support from the National Ocaanographic and Atmospheric Administration, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Minerals Management Service and the Texas General Land Office designed and executed an outstanding exercise well lessons learned were captured and shared. This paper will cover the planning, logistical considerations, execution and lessons learned from the joint exercise as well as the successful use of the Incident Command System as an incident response management tool for bilateral cooperation.
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McGrattan, Kevin B., William D. Walton, and David D. Evans. "SMOKE PLUMES FROM IN-SITU BURNING OF CRUDE OIL." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1997, no. 1 (April 1, 1997): 137–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-137.

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ABSTRACT Several regions in the United States have begun the process of obtaining preapproval to use in-situ burning as a remediation method for oil spills. The Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the sponsorship of the Minerals Management Service has conducted a research program to study various aspects of this problem. One result of this program has been the development of a numerical model to predict the downwind concentration of smoke particulate and other combustion products from a large oil fire. To assess the accuracy of this model, data from three sets of experimental burns have been compared to model simulations run under similar meteorological conditions. The tests are (1) the Newfoundland Offshore Burn Experiment (NOBE), August 1993; (2) the Alaska Clean Seas Burning of Emulsions, September 1994; and (3) the U.S. Coast Guard/NIST Meso-scale Burn Series, October 1994. The model compared favorably with the experiments, increasing the confidence in numerical modeling as a tool to develop guidelines on safe distances from in-situ burns.
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Uliganets, Serhii I., Sergii Yu Syrovets, Nataliia S. Koroma, and Mykola A. Molochko. "A geographical dimension of resource endowment of Ukrainian territories." Journal of Geology, Geography and Geoecology 30, no. 3 (October 7, 2021): 589–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.15421/112154.

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Given the multidisciplinary nature of this research, it is important to develop a common understanding of the security and complexity of the rational consumption of available minerals. Considerations for the availability and depletion of minerals are part of a diverse range of research focused on sustainable development, in areas such as resource critical shortage, life cycle assessment and material flow analysis. Mineral resources are non-renewable resources that provide humanity with a wide range of goods and services. Although their value has been recognized for millennia, their large-scale industrial production did not grow until after World War II due to efficient industrial production processes and rapidly growing demand due to demographic growth, urbanization and economic wealth growth in developed countries. The proposed research confirms the high level of supply of the territory of Ukraine with mineral resources. The objective idea of mineral and self-sufficiency of Ukraine, its inclusion in the top groups of the states most provided with the most valuable types of minerals is strengthened and the high level of availability of mineral resources in Ukraine in terms of its economic and geographical areas and regions is confirmed. At the same time, a number of mineral deposits in modern social and economic conditions are preserved and not used. For the first time, a cartographic interpretation of the periodic table of chemical elements (D. I. Menedeleev's table) is given, which is reinforced by data on the distribution of mineral resources and minerals in terms of selected groups of regions within the administrative regions of Ukraine. There are 33 chemical elements extracted from more than 100 mineral deposits. The provisions and conclusions of the article testify the mineral self-sufficiency of Ukraine and can act as a lever for developing strategies for socio-economic development of the United Territorial Communities (UTC) of Ukraine, which today are the new centers of management of territories and its resources. D. I. Mendeleev's table and its mineral content are positioned as an objective factor in the specialization of Ukraine and the international geographical division of labour. It is noted that the main advantages of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, including its structure, logic, objectivity, a system in relation to the economic and geographical regions of Ukraine are considered as an element of monitoring the mineral component of natural resources of the country, the lever of further development of exploratory geology and geomorphology. The information obtained from this research ultimately influences the future policies of the territories and its plans for the balanced use of available mineral reserves and can be used to promote the sustainable use of mineral resources in the regions.
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Herbert, John. "Risk Mitigation of Chemical Munitions in a Deep-Water Geohazard Assessment." Marine Technology Society Journal 44, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 86–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.4031/mtsj.44.1.4.

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AbstractThe Department of Defense is currently conducting a review of archival information in an attempt to verify the types, quantities, and locations of chemical warfare material and conventional munitions disposed of by the Department of Defense (DoD) in waters of the United States, in accordance with Section 314 of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and report the results of that review annually in the Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress. Previous to this effort, disposal of military munitions, including chemical warfare materials (CWM) and conventional munitions, in the ocean from World War I through 1970 was done by many nations and was not well documented. A 2001 U.S. Army report entitled “Off-shore Disposal of Chemical Agents and Weapons Conducted by the United States” indicated that the disposal of CWM in the ocean through 1970 was more widespread geographically than was widely known. In accordance with Section 314, the DoD published updated information on disposals in the 2006 and 2007 “Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress.” Two directives implemented in 2006 and 2007, respectively, by the Minerals Management Service referenced an increased concern with unexploded ordnance (UXO) in deep water (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="bib5">NTLs 2006-G12</xref> and <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="bib6">2007-G01</xref>). With the industry’s increase in deep-water exploration, the potential for encounters with military munitions is increasing. This paper will describe an unprecedented in-depth study that provided the oil and gas industry quantitative avoidance criteria and risk management analysis of CWM including drums that were critical during a routine geohazard survey in the Gulf of Mexico. During the underway period, a team of UXO technicians from AMTI, an operation of Science Applications International Corporation, located and identified munitions and drums in one of seven known dumping zones in 1,710 feet of water. Using their global munitions expertise and the information obtained in the previously conducted study, AMTI provided analysis of supporting conclusions and risk mitigation strategies, including in-depth decontamination procedures. The UXO technicians used proven risk assessment and risk mitigation processes and quickly assessed and quantified risk.
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Davis, Teresa A. "68 Nutritional Importance of Animal-Sourced Foods in a Healthy Diet." Journal of Animal Science 100, Supplement_3 (September 21, 2022): 30–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac247.058.

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Abstract Animal-sourced foods are nutrient-dense foods that provide substantial amounts of high-quality protein, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that are challenging to obtain solely through the consumption of plant-based foods. Numerous studies have documented that animal-sourced foods provide crucial nutrients that support the growth and development of children, maintenance of muscle mass in adults, and mitigation of sarcopenia in the elderly. Animal-sourced foods also can play an important role in weight management, prevention of anemia, and promotion of muscle mass and strength in exercising individuals. Although some epidemiological or observational studies have raised concerns that animal-sourced foods may increase the risk for chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer, other epidemiological and clinical studies do not support these assertions. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services, support the role of animal-sourced foods in the diet at every stage of life. Lean meat is a high-quality protein source that is nutrient dense and low in calories and thus, plays an important role in a healthy diet.
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Lindell, Valerie, Sarah E. Kelling, Michelle Azar, and Emily Telega. "Review of Community Based Organization and Community Pharmacy Partnerships for Preventive Care Services." INNOVATIONS in pharmacy 9, no. 2 (May 7, 2018): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.24926/iip.v9i2.976.

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Collaborative care has been widely recognized as being critical to promoting the health of individuals and populations. It is hypothesized that the development of partnerships between community-based organizations and community pharmacies may result in increased access to preventive care services for community members with the goal of improving health outcomes. The purpose of this review was to identify and describe partnerships between community-based organizations and community pharmacies. A literature search was conducted for all articles in the English language published through January 2018 that included these types of partnerships offering preventive care services. A total of seven articles were included in the review, of which the majority were conducted in the United States (n=5). Community-based organizations included businesses, community health centers, local associations, public health departments, schools, and workplaces. Preventive care services that were offered included blood pressure and cardiovascular risk assessment, diabetes management, flu ready card and HIV self-test kit voucher distribution and education, and bone mineral density screenings. The limited literature suggests that additional opportunities should be explored in order for community-based organizations and community pharmacies to partner in order to provide and evaluate the impact of preventive care services in the community setting. Conflict of Interest: We declare no conflicts of interest or financial interests that the authors or members of their immediate families have in any product or service discussed in the manuscript, including grants (pending or received), employment, gifts, stock holdings or options, honoraria, consultancies, expert testimony, patents and royalties. Type: Review
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James, Terry, David Pertuz, Billy Powell, and Gary Stankovich. "Mexus Gulf Exercise: Making it Count." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2003, no. 1 (April 1, 2003): 1257–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2003-1-1257.

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ABSTRACT In May 2002, an oil spill exercise was led by Unocal Corporation - a major US based independent energy company, the U. S. Coast Guard, The Mexican Navy and members of several U.S. and Mexican government agencies. The objective of the exercise was to test the recently signed joint contingency plan between Mexico and the United States regarding pollution of the environment by discharges of hydrocarbons or other hazardous materials (MEXUS) and one of the associated geographic annexes; the MEXUS-Gulf. Participants and exercise design team members included representatives from U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Minerals Management Service, the Texas General Land Office, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Unocal Corporation, ERST/O'Brien's Inc., 1st Naval Zone of Mexico, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente (PROFEPA) and Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). This paper will describe the many lessons learned as the exercise was planned, conducted and evaluated. The exercise resulted in an exemplary show of cooperation between industry, U.S. and Mexican government officials in the desire to learn and understand the issues associated with hydrocarbon spills that cross or have the potential to cross the U.S./Mexico borders. Communications, language barriers, acceptable practices and standards for oil spill cleanup were all challenges faced by the teams in this unique exercise. Gaining a better understanding of these challenges and many other issues was invaluable and it was the consensus of all involved that this type of cooperative effort is the key to a successful cross-border response. Joint planning and training should continue in order to assure an effective implementation of the MEXUS plan should a real event ever occur.
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Madden, Gary, Scott J. Savage, and Grant Coble-Neal. "Forecasting United States–Asia international message telephone service." International Journal of Forecasting 18, no. 4 (October 2002): 523–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0169-2070(02)00066-3.

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Bingham, Lisa Blomgren. "Transformative Mediation at the United States Postal Service." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 5, no. 4 (October 2, 2012): 354–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-4716.2012.00112.x.

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Ryan, Molly Michelle. "The house that Smokey built the Forest Service management of historic structures in wilderness /." Diss., [Missoula, Mont.] : The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-06252009-083658.

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Valera, Giselle Elisa. "Quantitative methods for testing pricing strategies at the United States Postal Service." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111470.

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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2017.
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) faces intense competitive pressure in the shipping business. At the same time, shipping is becoming an increasingly critical segment of revenue and profitability for USPS. USPS' existing retail sales data can be analyzed for opportunities to improve profitability and the consumer experience. This paper introduces assortment optimization techniques USPS can use to identify improvements to their current retail pricing approach.
by Giselle Elisa Valera.
M.B.A.
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Taylor, Caysie Alisha. "Risk Management in United States Forest Service: National Environmental Policy Act Planning Processes." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33376.

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The United States Forest Service planning processes, which are driven in large part by the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), are a part of all major (and some minor) land management decisions by the agency. The outcomes of these processes are the result of multiple factors, many related to the manifold smaller incremental decisions made by agency personnel directing the processes. Through qualitative review of 21 NEPA documents and 5 case study processes in which we interviewed decision makers, team leaders, and team members, this study examines those incremental decisions and the factors that drive them. Risk emerged as a dominant lens through which agency personnel weigh and make process-related decisions. We identify the different types of risk perceived by agency actors and the risk management strategies they employ. Our interviews suggest that different actors within the agency tend to assume responsibility for responding to different forms of risk associated with particular tasks. Most time and energy appears to be focused on minimizing process-related risks, especially those caused by external entities in the form of public opposition and threats of appeal/litigation, rather than resource-related threats. We discuss the potential implications of this focus and its associated strategies on organizational and social learning within agency planning processes, on adaptive ecosystem management, and internal agency relationships and morale.
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Orth, Patricia Biddle. "Organizational change in the United States Forest Service| The role of community collaboration." Thesis, Colorado State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3746123.

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Over the last three decades, collaboration has come to the fore as a way to address natural resource management problems that are often complex and contentious. As such, a new way of doing business has emerged for the United State Forest Service (USFS) as it engages community members in collaborative governance arrangements created to address forest management issues. USFS field-level personnel and the community stakeholders involved in collaborative governance arrangements expend valuable and limited resources to obtain collaborative outcomes. Field observations suggest that in order for collaborative outcomes to be durable and maintain longevity, changes must occur at the organizational level. However, few existing studies that document organizational changes made by natural resource land management agencies as a result of the agency’s engagement in collaborative governance arrangements with community stakeholders. This dissertation provides theoretical and practical insights into the organizational changes occurring at three USFS field offices.

This exploratory, qualitative study employs a case study approach and semi-structured interviews were conducted with agency personnel and non-agency stakeholders. Document analysis of meeting minutes and personal observation data were also conducted. The data yielded the richest results when interpreted through three overarching theoretical lenses: organizational change, public administration, and collaborative governance. The results revealed that organizational changes are occurring at the field-level as a result of the actions of individual actors as they cross organizational boundaries. The outcomes of these changes can be beneficial to the agency, but a cautionary tale is presented suggesting that collaborative processes may impede, if not derailed, by power imbalances. The role of trust, or more accurately, the lack thereof, and its ability to change organizational boundaries and create power imbalances in the shared decision-making arena emerged as finding of importance to land managers and collaborative governance theory.

This dissertation advances the scholarly and practical knowledge of organizational change by presenting empirical evidence of the impact of community collaboration on federal natural resource agencies. It is necessary for the leadership of the USFS to understand their role in the collaborative process and to understand how and why these changes are taking place if they are to be sensitive to the added pressures and tensions that collaboration brings to their individual staff members. Managers in the USFS will need to be cognizant of the attributes of trust and should encourage their staff to build trust with stakeholders if they wish to maintain equitable power positions in the shared decision-making process. Future research that provides evidence of the linkage between organizational change, trust, and power would be useful in further understanding how the collaborative process and the collaborative behavior of individuals in natural resource management links to the outcomes of collaboration.

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Tadevosyan, Davit. "System dynamic framework for analyzing organizational stress : United States Postal Service case study." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100365.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014.
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Stress, both individual and organizational, appears to be an increasing problem in any society, and more so in organizations. It already is taking a significant toll on corporate and national levels. Slow recovering economy and pressures on bottom lines, especially for financially constrained organizations, further emphasize the problem and call for new solutions. This paper explores two aspects of stress - individual and organizational. Our goal was to provide a systems dynamic framework that organizations, as well as individuals, can use to improve the understanding of the physiological and psychological stress loads, as well as understand their relationship to organizational key performance indicators. Like many natural systems, human body is the ultimate limited system. The main benefit of the proposed framework will be the ability to monitor cumulative variables of the functional capacity of human body to process stressors, and the mental and emotional capacity of employees to carry out their duties.
by Davit Tadevosyan.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Chamberlain, James Luther. "The Management of National Forests of Eastern United States for Non-Timber Forest Products." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30053.

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Many products are harvested from the forests of the United States in addition to timber. These non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are plants, parts of plants, or fungi that are harvested from within and on the edges of natural, disturbed or managed forests. Often, NTFPs are harvested from public forests for the socio-economic benefit they provide to rural collectors. Social science and market research methods were used to examine the extent that NTFPs are addressed in national forest management plans, identify and explore issues that affect their management, and determine the attitudes and perceptions of forest managers at various levels within the U.S. Forest Service. Non-timber forest products have not been considered in national forest management plans to the extent that have other forest resources. Fewer that 25 percent of the current management plans for the national forests of eastern United States address NTFPs. However, the Forest Service Directive System provides sufficient policy and procedural direction at the national and regional level for the management for NTFPs and legislation enacted in 2000 directs the Forest Service to develop a pilot program to beginning managing for these products. Managers with expertise and education in botany, wildlife, recreation, and wilderness had significantly more positive attitude toward managing for NTFPs than did managers with a more traditional (timber-based) educational background. A regression model of intention to include NTFPs in the forest management plans was developed using data from forest managers and based on the Theory of Reasoned Action. Both attitude and perception were found to be significant determinants of behavior intention. A common perception among forest managers is that NTFP management is not an issue of public concern. Also, managers do not perceive that the lack of management is a problem. Without a visible and vocal constituency, the impetus for change must necessarily come from within the organization. Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to manage for NTFPs will be hampered by a lack of information and expertise. But, the activities of more progressive national forests suggest that sufficient knowledge does exist for the agency to take a more proactive approach to management.
Ph. D.
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Williamson, Jeffrey Carroll. "Employee retention in the Federal Government : a case study of the United States Postal Service." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72852.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2012.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117).
Following the worst financial crisis since the great depression, the United States has experienced three consecutive years of unemployment above 8%. The current economic situation has pushed the economy to the forefront of the 2012 Presidential election. At the heart this partisan economic debate is the issue regarding the size of the Federal Government. The objective of this thesis is not to debate the politics of how big the Federal Government should or should not be. I merely point to the current economic situation and the partisan debate because I believe they are masking a potential issue which will impact the efficiency and quality of the services provided by the Federal Government - the issue of employee retention. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the voluntary turnover of top performing talent. Regardless of one's beliefs regarding the size the Federal Government or what role it should play, it is hard to debate the need to employ talented, productive, and innovative leaders within the government. In this regard, the Federal Government is no different than any private business. As the world shrinks and technology rapidly changes how we live and work, the demands of managing a business or running a government have become increasingly complex. This thesis uses the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a case study to illustrate some of the employee retention challenges facing the Federal Government and how the agency has implemented policies and strategies to improve its ability to retain employees. During this difficult time in its history, it is increasingly important to attract and retain talented employees. The USPS is now facing financial uncertainty, a rapidly changing marketplace, and intense competition from the private sector for its top talent. This thesis will attempt to reconcile these and many other factors impacting turnover in the USPS and highlight what USPS is doing and recommend potential actions to improve employee retention.
by Jeffrey Carroll Williamson.
S.M.
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McNair, Lyndsey Alexandra. "Scottish substance misuse service providers' and service users' attitudes on contingency management : a comparison with United States and Australian service providers." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29270.

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Background: Substance misuse in Scotland is increasing and with the price of illicit drugs decreasing, this makes experimentation more attractive and affordable. This has led to a need for services to expand approaches designed to tackle substance misuse. Psychosocial interventions, particularly those based on behavioural approaches, are thought to be a useful adjunct to pharmacological approaches. One intervention, with a strong evidence base is Contingency Management (CM) however it is poorly implemented in services. Research in the United States and Australia indicate that one of the main barriers to implementation is the beliefs and views of service providers on the principles and practices of CM. Aims: To explore the views of service providers in the statutory and voluntary/community sectors on CM and to gain an insight into service users' views of CM. The study looked at comparing Scottish service providers' views of CM against those of the American (Kirby et al., 2006) and Australian (Ritter and Cameron, 2007) samples. Design and Method: The study adopted both a quantitative and qualitative approach. Service providers' views on CM were gathered using the Provider Survey of Incentives (PS1) questionnaire and service users' views on CM were gathered via a qualitative focus group and analysed through a General Inductive Approach. PSI questionnaires were sent out to statutory (n=48) and voluntary/community agencies (n=22) working with individuals, currently or previously using substances. The focus group comprised members of a service-user involvement group from the Scottish Drug's Forum (SDF). Participants were both male (n=7) and female (n=2) and at varying stages of abstinence. The process of analysis involved generating codes from the thematic content of the data, to produce overall themes that arose from the group. Results & Conclusions: Quantitative analysis involved carrying out mixed model ANOVAs to determine if there were differences between statutory and voluntary responses to unique tangible and social items and overall tangible and social incentives. In keeping with the analysis of the comparison papers, frequency results are reported for responses to the parallel tangible and social items and compared against responses from published data from the United States and Australia. The qualitative process of analysis involved generating codes from the thematic content of the data, to produce overall themes that arose from the focus group. Overall, the Scottish sample showed less concern regarding CM approaches than the Australian sample, but more concern than the American sample. The main concern in the Scottish, American and Australian samples was that incentive programmes do not address the underlying causes of addiction. This was also highlighted by service users, who felt that incentive programmes do not address the other needs of the individual. It was also found that issues service providers felt were not problematic were raised as particular concerns by service users, such as the artificial nature of social praise and the potential for tangible incentives to be sold. It was concluded that it would be beneficial for service providers to collect the views of service users, should they wish to implement CM approaches.
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Alston, Richard A. (Richard Allen). "The future role of the telecommunications industry in providing cable TV service in the United States." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14273.

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Busiony, Ismail Ali. "Strategic Human Resources Planning in American Industrial and Service Companies." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331523/.

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This study investigated the current practices of strategic human resources planning (SHRP) at large industrial and service companies in the United States and compared these practices with Walker's Four Stages of Human Resources planning model. The data for this study were collected from 130 industrial companies and 117 service companies listed in Fortune directories of the largest 500 industrial and largest 500 service companies in the United States. The study investigated also the impact of internal and external environmental factors on these companies' practices of SHRP. MANOVA, Factor Analysis, and Percentile Analysis were used as prime statistical methods in this study. Environmental factors studied were found to explain 78 per cent of the variances among large American companies. No significant difference was found between industrial and service companies in their SHRP practices. Significant improvements have taken place in large United States business corporations' practices of SHRP since the introduction of Walker's model (1974). These improvements took place in human resources information systems, forecasting human resource needs, human resource planning and development, and evaluation of SHRP projects, but the improvements were unbalanced. The improvements in corporate-centered SHRP activities were greater than the improvements in employee-centered SHRP activities. The reasons for unbalanced developments were explained and future directions were predicted. The findings of this study were compared to the findings of many recent studies in SHRP fields and future directions of the developments of SHRP were discussed. The conclusions of this study suggested that United States corporations are in need of balanced development in both employee-centered and corporate-centered SHRP. American companies are in need of advanced models to shape their practice in SHRP fields. Walker's model has been evaluated as the best available model. The study showed that mediumsized companies in the United States will benefit from SHRP and that they are able to pay the cost of SHRP projects. Several implications and recommendations for future studies and for business and educational institutions are listed.
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Books on the topic "United States. Minerals Management Service"

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United States. Minerals Management Service, ed. MMS, Minerals Management Service: Facts and figures. [Washington, D.C.]: The Service, 2001.

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United States. Minerals Management Service. Minerals Management Service strategic plan FY 2000-2005. [Washington, D.C.]: Dept. of the Interior, 2000.

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United States. Minerals Management Service. Minerals Management Service: Our ocean role. Washington, D.C: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 2003.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Federal minerals royalty management: An analysis of problem areas related to the management of the federal minerals royalty management program by the Minerals Management Service of the Department of Interior with recommended solutions : a report. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1985.

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United States. Minerals Management Service. MMS: Securing ocean energy and economic value for America : U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 2003-2004. Washington, D.C: MMS, 2004.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Federal minerals royalty management: An analysis of problems related to the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service with recommended solutions : a report. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1992.

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Crude oil undervaluation: The ineffective response of the Minerals Management Service : seventeenth report. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1996.

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Minerals Management Service reorganization: Hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, special hearing, May 26, 2010, Washington, DC. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.

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Office, General Accounting. Minerals Management Service: Improvements planned for automated royalty management system : report to the Secretary of the Interior. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1990.

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United States. Minerals Management Service. Customer service plan. Washington, D.C. (1849 C. Street, N.W., Mail Stop 4013, Washington 20240): Minerals Management Service, 1994.

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Yang, Xiao. "A Comparative Study on the Current Development of Digital Agriculture in China and the United States." In Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Economic Management, Financial Innovation and Public Service (EMFIPS 2023), 440–52. Dordrecht: Atlantis Press International BV, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-441-9_39.

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Patki, Tapasya, Natalie Bates, Girish Ghatikar, Anders Clausen, Sonja Klingert, Ghaleb Abdulla, and Mehdi Sheikhalishahi. "Supercomputing Centers and Electricity Service Providers: A Geographically Distributed Perspective on Demand Management in Europe and the United States." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 243–60. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41321-1_13.

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Proelss, Alexander, and Robert C. Steenkamp. "Liability Under Part XI UNCLOS (Deep Seabed Mining)." In Corporate Liability for Transboundary Environmental Harm, 559–81. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13264-3_13.

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AbstractThe part of the seabed and subsoil that is beyond national jurisdiction (hereafter, the Area) is regulated by Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as by the 1994 Implementation Agreement. The regime of deep seabed mining (DSM) in the Area foresees three phases: prospecting, exploration and exploitation. The exploration and exploitation phases involve several actors, including States, the International Seabed Authority (ISA or Authority) and private entities. Established under UNCLOS, the ISA is tasked with controlling and organising “activities in the Area, particularly with a view to administering the resources of the Area”. To date, the ISA has developed regulations related to exploration for minerals in the Area which set out the standard terms of exploration contracts as well as the requirements to apply for exploration rights. DSM in the Area is currently transitioning from the exploration phase into the exploitation phase, and the ISA is developing rules for the assessment and environmental management of future operations.
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Parsanoglou, Dimitris. "Crisis Upon Crisis: Theoretical and Political Reflections on Greece’s Response to the ‘Refugee Crisis’." In IMISCOE Research Series, 241–60. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11574-5_12.

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AbstractIn this chapter, I reflect upon the theoretical and political implications of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ both in terms of governance and sovereignty. The analysis that follows is based on empirical material, namely in-depth semi-structured interviews with different relevant stakeholders, i.e. representatives of authorities, such as the former Ministry of Migration Policy and the Asylum Service, representatives of EU agencies, such as Frontex and DG ECHO, as well as volunteers and activists from Greece and other countries, like Turkey, Spain and the United States of America. I focus on pre-existing and emerging internal contradictions between different actors who have been dealing with refugees. In other words, I try to capture the contingent character of new geographies of control that occurred with the establishment of the ‘hotspot approach,’ in correlation with the shifts in state sovereignty as it has been repositioned through the active involvement of non-state actors – from non-governmental organisations to international organisations and EU agencies – in the refugee/migration management.
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"Summary of Communications Tax Regulations, United States Internal Revenue Service." In Telecommunications Cost Management. Auerbach Publications, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781420000139.axc.

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"United States Law of the Sea policy and the strategic minerals supply problem." In The Development of Integrated Sea Use Management, 276–88. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203406038-32.

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Roche, William K., Paul Teague, Alexander J. S. Colvin, and Lisa Blomgren Amsler. "Using Mediation to Manage Conflict at the United States Postal Service." In The Oxford Handbook of Conflict Management in Organizations. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199653676.013.0014.

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Boone, Verneshia (Necia). "Triumph Charter School Service Provider." In Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services, 278–87. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4357-4.ch022.

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Charter schools are perhaps known to many people as community schools that are publicly funded. Educators and policy makers of the United States consider public schools in which tuition for primary and secondary students is free. A few community leaders and public officials have disclosed that selected charter school providers have too much flexibility in how they operate the schools. Perhaps their beliefs are such because most of the charter or community schools are operated under a contract in partnership with a sponsoring entity (Center for Education, 2008). According to educators and political leaders located in the Midwest region of the United States, charter schools were designed to address the current state of educational programs and to introduce an alternative model to traditional public education for economically disadvantaged students. For the last decade, research has shown that the goals and objectives of charter schools and charter school providers and leaders have been a contentious subject matter for United States educators and policy makers (Center for Education, 2008). The reason is perhaps linked to personal beliefs that charter school providers or leaders drain funding from local public school districts and do not offer disadvantaged students a better education. The case study provides an overview about Duke and Duchess Technology Centers as well as Triumph Management Company and their, products and services, competition, management structure, leadership styles, and recent challenges. Questions appear at the end of the case study for students to discuss and debate.
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Vandenabeele, Wouter, and Steven Van de Walle. "International Differences in Public Service Motivation: Comparing Regions across the World." In Motivation in Public Management, 223–44. Oxford University PressOxford, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199234035.003.0012.

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Abstract Public service motivation has become an important public administration concept for scholars (Mann, 2006; Perry & Wise, 1990) and practitioners (Pattakos, 2004). The literature cites incidences of public service motivation in various geographical settings around the world. Although most of the literature on public service motivation, or related concepts such as public service ethos, is still mainly focusing on the United States and the United Kingdom, research is being extended to new geographic contexts such as Western Europe (Castaing, 2006; Steijn, 2006; Vandenabeele & Hondeghem, 2004), Southern Europe (Camilleri, 2006, 2007; Cerase & Farinella, 2006), and Australia (Taylor, 2007). The concept is also found in Asia, which highlights the universal character of the topic (Choi, 2004; Kim, 2005; Turner & Halligan, 1999).
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Perry, James L., and Annie Hondeghem. "Editors’ Introduction." In Motivation in Public Management, 1–14. Oxford University PressOxford, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199234035.003.0001.

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Abstract The motivation of public servants has long been a topic of public concern, debate, and scholarly interest. To be reminded of its longevity, one needs to look no further than Woodrow Wilson’s (1887) essay, ‘The Study of Administration’. Wilson, a future president and civil service reform leader in the United States, was centrally concerned about the performance of civil servants and how they could be more purposive. Paul Van Riper (1958) reminds us in his History of the U.S. Civil Service System that the concern for motivations was hardly new.
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Conference papers on the topic "United States. Minerals Management Service"

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Daughdrill, William H. "Assessing the Role of Environmental and Regulatory Issues on Offshore Renewable Energy Projects in the United States." In ASME 2009 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2009-79097.

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This paper will describe some of the key environmental and regulatory issues affecting development of offshore renewable energy projects in the United States. Offshore wind, wave, tidal current, and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) projects all have unique environmental and social issues that must be addressed to the satisfaction of federal, state, and local authorities. This paper examines the existing federal regulatory schemes applicable to offshore renewable energy development in the United States including a discussion of an on-going jurisdictional debate between agencies at the U.S. federal government level. The various permitting processes for offshore renewable energy projects all involve an examination of the potential environmental and social/human effects of each proposed project. Typically, the agency with primary permitting authority must prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) or equivalent document that includes a transparent process that encourages the participation of the interested public and other affected stakeholders. While acknowledging the importance of social/human impact issues, this paper will focus primarily on the potential physical and biological effects from offshore renewable energy projects including a discussion of the uncertainty that surrounds predicting the impact of new or innovative technologies. The U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS) recently published a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) that includes 52 “best management practices” for reducing environmental and social impacts from offshore alternative energy projects. Finally the paper will examine the important role of environmental monitoring and adaptive management in informing regulators and developers of potential adverse impacts and adapting project design and operations to avoid or minimize these effects.
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Smith, Robert W. "An Assessment of Current U.S. Pipeline Flushing Practice and Decommissioning Requirements: How Clean Is Clean?" In ASME 2002 21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2002-28036.

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This paper will discuss an assessment of current industry practice with respect to decommissioning requirements for offshore pipeline flushing and purging operations — specifically addressing corrosion and cleanliness in out-of-service and decommissioned offshore pipelines. The results, observations, and conclusions will also be discussed, from the ongoing research project entitled “Assessment of Current Pipeline Flushing and Decommissioning Requirements - Research and Field Testing Phase A” that was funded through the Technology Assessment & Research (TAR) Program of the U.S. Minerals Management Service. Data collected during this study has specific application to regulation and effectiveness of industry practice for future pipeline and flowline flushing, purging, and decommissioning. The main applications from this research are: 1) Understanding how a pipeline corrodes while out of service; 2) Determining whether the line is fit for service for possible reuse; and 3) Determining the cleanliness of decommissioned offshore oil and gas pipelines. The study results will lead to a more in-depth understanding of the condition of out-of-service and decommissioned pipelines as well as an improved public perception of the use and reuse of submerged pipelines for oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States.
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Knorr, Paul Octavius. "Critical and Hard Minerals Management on the United States Outer Continental Shelf." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/32640-ms.

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Abstract The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, has responsibility over both energy and non-energy mineral development on the United States Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) under the OCS Lands Act ("OCSLA"). BOEM’s Marine Minerals Program (MMP) manages federal offshore mineral deposits through non-competitive, negotiated agreements for federal sand and gravel ("sand") used in coastal restoration efforts and the competitive leasing of critical and hard economic minerals ("critical minerals"). As the sole federal steward of OCS critical minerals, BOEM MMP is responsible for understanding where critical minerals are located, identifying and understanding their environments, managing activities that affect these resources, and implementing pertinent federal policies. Fulfilling these responsibilities involves the collection and analysis of environmental, geological, and geophysical data; supporting the science needed to understand the impacts of resource-related authorized activities on the biological, physical, and sociocultural environments; encouraging emerging technologies that can reduce the environmental impact of activities; and communicating with stakeholders to foster an understanding of existing federal regulations and potential needs to revise the legal framework. Four U.S. federal rules in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) currently inform MMP’s procedures: 30 CFR 580 (prospecting for minerals), 30 CFR 581 (leasing of minerals), 30 CFR 582 (operations in the OCS related to minerals), and 30 CFR 583 (negotiated noncompetitive agreements for sand). Other federal laws and regulations are also pertinent, particularly those supporting the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean Air Act, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Zhang, Bo, Shuying Jin, and Li Cheng. "Model Analysis the United States' Direct Investment in China." In 2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science (MASS 2010). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icmss.2010.5576227.

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Shen Yeqing. "The structural optimization of the trade in services in China: Based on the empirical comparison between China and the United States." In 2016 13th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icsssm.2016.7538420.

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Pang, De-liang, and Hong-wei Su. "A Test of Granger Causality between Internal and External Imbalances: The Case of China, Japan and United States." In 2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science (MASS 2010). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icmss.2010.5577179.

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Yi-zhong, Fu. "Performance measurement of the U.S.'s service management and its enlightment to China: Examples from the transportation service subsidy of the United States." In 2011 International Conference on E-Business and E-Government (ICEE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icebeg.2011.5884516.

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Hidayatullah, Nur, and Achmad Nurmandi. "The success of E-Participation in Supporting the development of Smart Cities in Spain, Italy, United States and Germany." In 8th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies. AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002806.

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This study aims to analyze the role of E-participation in supporting the success of smart city development. This research method uses qualitative research with a bibliometric analysis approach. Sources of research data obtained 218 documents from the Scopus database using the keywords "smart city" and "e-participation" with a span of 7 years from 2015 to 2022. The data analysis phase of this research used VOSviewer and NVivo12 Plus software to visualize the data. This study indicates that e-participation is essential in creating the successful implementation of smart cities. The implementation of e-participation in four countries has different participation strategies. Spain is increasing participation forms online communities and public participation platforms. Italy utilizes digital technology and involves volunteers in public participation. Germany, in increasing participation, develops digital participation platforms and implements practical participation projects. The United States applies a political approach and involves interest groups supported by digitization. Furthermore, increasing participation is supported by information and communication technology, services, and agile management are the main focus. Spain, management focuses on location data management, and service aspect focuses on service platforms, and technology focuses on blockchain technology. Italy, the service aspect focuses on open service, and the technology aspect focuses on open source technology. In the United States, the management aspect pays attention to location data management. Then, the technological aspect focuses on civil technology practices. Germany, management and service are not yet a top priority in this aspect. While the technology aspect only pays attention to the web technology sector. Based on these findings, Spain is a country that dominates various aspects. This means being a country that can be an example of e-participation development in realizing a smart city.
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DiCarlo, Morgan, Emily Zechman Berglund, Nikhil Kaza, Andrew Grieshop, Luke Shealy, and Adam Behr. "Survey Exploring Customer Complaint Management and Smart Water Technology Adoption Across U.S. Water Systems." In 2nd WDSA/CCWI Joint Conference. València: Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wdsa-ccwi2022.2022.14191.

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High profile water quality events, including the Flint Lead in Water Crisis, have contributed to a decline in customer trust in their water utilities. For example, a recent study indicates as many as 60 million Americans do not drink tap water because they perceive risks in the cleanliness of water and do not trust water providers [1]. One way that utilities can build trust with customers is through improved management of customer complaints. Utilities can store, track, visualize, and share customer complaints to improve service and improve the way that customers interact with information about water quality. Smart water technologies, including Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), data portals, and personal device applications (apps) can be utilized to better communicate with customers. Advanced data analytics can improve the insight that is gained about the source of water quality problems. We surveyed utilities about their perspectives on trust and customer complaint management. This research explores the development, implementation, and results of a survey instrument distributed to water service providers across the United States. Survey questions explore the existing tools that utilities use to collect customer complaints, the adoption of smart technology by utilities, and characteristics of customer complaints. This research will assess capabilities to detect issues from customer complaints trends and the level of smart technology integration in United States water systems. We employ cross sectional analytical techniques to assess differences in complaint reporting and management system by utility size, urbanization, and socioeconomics of their service area. This research will develop new insight about the types of tools that utilities need and are willing to adopt to receive, analyse, and report customer complaints.
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Holmes, R. "Safety Management Systems for Offshore Energy - We Can Learn from Each Other." In Offshore Technology Conference Brasil. OTC, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/32818-ms.

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Abstract For more than a decade, the Center for Offshore Safety, established by the American Petroleum Institute (API), has been at the forefront of promoting safety, environmental protection, operational integrity and risk management on the United States Outer Continental Shelf. Since its creation, the COS has driven advancements in offshore safety by fostering effective leadership, communication, teamwork, disciplined management systems and independent third-party auditing and certification. Membership includes oil and gas producers, drillers, service and supply companies, regulators, academia, and other industry stakeholders. To truly understand the significance of COS and its mission, a short look back at the industry's history is helpful.
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Kwon, Heeseo Rain, HeeAh Cho, Jongbok Kim, Sang Keon Lee, and Donju Lee. International Case Studies of Smart Cities: Orlando, United States of America. Inter-American Development Bank, June 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007015.

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This case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), in association with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. As an international destination for theme parks, sporting events and conventions, Orlando approaches the smart city operation through Orlando Operations Center (OOC), an integrated facility established in 2001 by the Mayor after the 1997 hurricane. The major features of the integrated operation include the sharing of fiber optic networks and CCTV cameras, and close cooperation between transport, police and fire departments for road, criminal and disaster incident, and the emergency operation center within the OOC taking the lead in case of special event management and large-scale natural disasters. Along with the OOC, the city hall also utilizes smart city functions such as red light violation enforcement through detectors, bus management through AVL technology, GPS garbage truck tracking, and GIS water management. Orlando has experienced significant benefits in terms of shortened decision-making and response time, reduced operation cost, and improved environmental impacts, as well as enhanced service quality and communication with citizen.
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Wiseman, Jane. Innovations in Public Service Delivery: Issue No 01: Can 311 Call Centers Improve Service Delivery? Lessons from New York and Chicago. Inter-American Development Bank, January 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006993.

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This paper is the first of the IDB's "Innovations in Public Service Delivery" series, which identifies and analyzes innovative experiences of promising practices in Latin America and the Caribbean and around the world to improve the quality and delivery of public services. It presents the 311 Programs in New York City and Chicago, leading 311 centers in the United States. "311" is the universal toll-free number that provides citizens with a single point of entry to a wide array of information and services in major cities. In the cities studied, these centers have evolved to support new models of service delivery management. This publication provides an overview of these programs, analyzing their design and implementation, results, and impacts, and identifying their success factors. The final section consolidates the lessons learned from these experiences, highlighting what policymakers and public officials should consider when developing similar solutions.
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Wilson, Emily, Susannah Davidson, Andrew McDermott, and Angela Urban. Hazardous and solid waste management planning in select African countries. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), March 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48333.

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Managing wastes produced during contingency operations in United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) locations has historically relied on local contract disposal or open-air burn pits, which have been shown to be harmful to the health of service members. Posture locations that can find alternative ways to manage waste, specifically through contracts with the host country’s waste services, can better protect the health and safety of the warfighter and the native landscapes. African waste systems are complex, decentralized systems with considerable regional variation. The lack of government-funded waste management services leaves many residents with few options for safe disposal. The differing waste disposal strategies are described to offer guidance for military operations in the focus countries of Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, and Uganda. Relevant international agreements regulating the flow of hazardous waste across borders that can impact disposal plans are also noted. This report serves as a reference to develop waste management alternatives in the USAFRICOM area of responsibility (AOR). Official Department of Defense and Army regulations should be consulted when devising an integrated waste management plan.
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Budzich, Jeffrey. PR-685-184506-R05 Fluvial Geomorphology Equations and Mechanics. Chantilly, Virginia: Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), April 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0011666.

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Channel hydrology, hydraulics, and sediment composition are key variables to calculating vertical and horizontal channel movement. A variety of methods are available for estimating channel bed scour, bank erosion, and channel migration with fewer available to predict avulsion potential. These methods vary in complexity from simplified empirical and theoretical equations to complex multi-dimensional models that may be used to understand potential hydrotechnical threats to pipelines and other structures. Furthermore, there are a variety of publicly available resources of relevant information to enhance pipeline operators' development and implementation of an effective water crossing program. The public resources include the United States Geological Survey, the National Weather Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal Emergency Management Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and the Government of Canada.
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Marks, David R. Mute Swans. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, February 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2018.7208745.ws.

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Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are an invasive species originally brought to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for ornamental ponds and lakes, zoos and aviculture collections. Original populations were located in northeastern states along the Hudson Valley but have since expanded to several Midwestern states and portions of the western U.S. and Canada. Mute swan damage includes competing with native waterfowl, destroying native plants, spreading disease, and colliding with aircraft. They are also considered a nuisance in some areas due to their abundant fecal droppings and aggressiveness towards people. Some have questioned the status of mute swans as an introduced species, but multiple reviews by scientists and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service clearly support the conclusion that mute swans are not native to North America. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, therefore, does not protect mute swans, and management authority falls under jurisdiction of the states and Tribes.
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Schuurman, Gregor, Christopher Hoving, Anna Hess, Lainey Bristow, Philip Delphey, Jessica Hellmann, Heather Keough, Randy Knutson, and Annie Kellner. Blue snowflakes in a warming world: Karner blue butterfly climate change vulnerability synthesis and best practices for adaptation. National Park Service, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/2301333.

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This report?developed at the request of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service-led Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery Team by Recovery Team members and partners?provides a Karner blue butterfly climate change vulnerability synthesis, explores a range of potential responses, and presents best practices for climate change-informed conservation of the species. The three decades since the Karner blue butterfly?s (Lycaeides [Plebejus] melissa samuelis Nabokov) listing as federally endangered in the United States have seen a diverse and dedicated research and management community coalesce around the species? recovery. This geographically expansive conservation collaboration has broken new ground for threatened and endangered species recovery. Many Karner blue recovery areas are making steady progress towards recovery goals, but some are not. An extremely hot and dry 2012, perhaps aided by adverse longer-term climate trends such as declining snow cover, extirpated the Karner blue from Indiana Dunes National Park and the surrounding Indiana Dunes Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery Unit?the southernmost recovery unit and once host to one of the species? largest populations?as well as from northwest Ohio. Because of the fundamental challenge that climate change represents to Karner blue butterfly recovery and of the general need for endangered species conservation plans to better address climate change, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service-led Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery Team tasked a subset of the team to: Explore the species? climate change sensitivity and adaptive capacity, review ongoing and projected climate change across the Karner blue range and associated uncertainties, and develop and suggest best practices concerning long-term adaptation strategies. Consistent with that mandate, this report synthesizes what is known about Karner blue climate change vulnerability and applies current thinking in climate change adaptation to help foster strategic, long-term, climate change-informed Karner blue recovery and conservation. It develops and explores a range of potential climate change-informed butterfly- and habitat-stewardship responses, using the resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework to foster a broad range of approaches, and provides guidance regarding how they may be pursued. The report also provides suggestions for improving the climate change-exposure component of Karner blue vulnerability assessment.
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Wyndham, Amber, Emile Elias, Joel Brown, Michael Wilson, and Albert Rango. Drought Vulnerability Assessment to Inform Grazing Practices on Rangelands of Southeastern Colorado’s Major Land Resource Area 69. USDA Southwest Climate Hub, July 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2018.6947062.ch.

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Increased climate variability, including more frequent and intense drought, is projected for the southwestern region of the United States. Increased temperatures and reduced precipitation lower soil water availability, resulting in decreased plant productivity and altering species composition, which may affect forage quality and quantity. Reduced forage quality and increased heat stress attributable to warmer temperatures could lead to decreased livestock performance in this system, which is extensively used for livestock grazing. Mitigating the effects of increasing drought is critical to social and ecological stability in the region. Reduced stocking rates, change in livestock breeds and/or grazing practices are general recommendations that could be implemented to cope with increased climatic stress. Ecological Sites and their associated state–and-transition models (STMs) are tools to help land managers implement and evaluate responses to disturbances. The projected change in climate will vary depending upon geographic location. Vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies are needed at the local level to inform local management decisions and help ameliorate the effects of climate change on rangelands. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southwest Climate Hub and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) worked together to produce this drought vulnerability assessment at the Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) level, based on ecological sites and state-and-transition models that will help landowners and government agencies to identify and develop adaptation options for drought on rangelands. The assessment illustrates how site-specific information can be used to help minimize the effects of drought on rangelands and support informed decision-making for the selection of management adaptations within MLRA 69.
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Wojciechowski, M. J. Recherche et développement dans le secteur des minéraux. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/331554.

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Canada has the potential for good long-term development of its mineral resources, and needs to maintain a competitive position for crude minerals in export markets. Therefore, Canada should strongly support the mineral exploration and mining sectors. This conclusion is reinforced by the finding that most of the other countries in this study, which represent much of the world's mining technology and mining education expertise, are in or are approaching the decline phase of their mining industries' life cycles. They are also dependent on imported crude minerals, and are turning their R&amp;D focus away from primary resources towards substitution and efficiency in the use of raw materials. This pattern of R&amp;D focus is not appropriate for Canada, although it is in fact being followed. Canada should stress R&amp;D in extractive metallurgy with a special emphasis on environmental and health aspects and on conservation of energy. This can give Canada a comparative advantage in smelting and refining over the United States and Western Europe, where the cost pressures resulting from dependence on raw materials and energy and from environmental controls make such R&amp;D investments relatively unattractive. Canada should make special efforts to compensate for and reduce the negative effects of the prevalent separation of scientists and engineers from management and formulators of public policy. These three initiatives, if adopted, should help Canada to realize the benefits of its mineral endowment, to keep its mineral sector viable for the long term, to take advantage of opportunities arising from the decline of the primary mineral sectors in other countries, and to avoid being le ft potential. behind by newly emerging countries with mineral The views expressed in this report and in the background study are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Centre for Resource Studies and its sponsors, or of The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET).
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Lowney, Martin S., Scott F. Beckerman, Scott C. Barras, and Thomas W. Seamans. Gulls. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, May 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2018.7208740.ws.

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Abundant gull populations in North America have led to a variety of conflicts with people. Gulls cause damage at aquaculture facilities and other properties, and often collide with aircraft. Their use of structures on and near water results in excessive amounts of bird droppings on boats and docks. Their presence near outdoor dining establishments, swimming beaches, and recreational sites can lead to negative interactions with people. Large amounts of gull fecal material pollutes water and beaches resulting in drinking water contamination and swim bans. A combination of dispersal techniques, exclusion and limited lethal control may reduce damage to an acceptable level. Gulls are classified as a migratory bird species and are protected by federal and, in most cases, state laws. In the United States, gulls may be taken only with a permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Occasionally, an additional permit is required from the state wildlife management agency.
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Muldavin, Esteban, Yvonne Chauvin, Teri Neville, Hannah Varani, Jacqueline Smith, Paul Neville, and Tani Hubbard. A vegetation classi?cation and map: Guadalupe Mountains National Park. National Park Service, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/2302855.

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A vegetation classi?cation and map for Guadalupe Mountains National Park (NP) is presented as part of the National Park Service Inventory & Monitoring - Vegetation Inventory Program to classify, describe, and map vegetation communities in more than 280 national park units across the United States. Guadalupe Mountains NP lies in far west Texas and contains the highest point in the state, Guadalupe Peak (8,751 ft; 2,667 m). The mountain escarpments descend some 5,000 ft (1,500 m) to the desert basins below forming a complex geologic landscape that supports vegetation communities ranging from montane coniferous forests down to desert grasslands and scrub. Following the US National Vegetation Classi?cation (USNVC) standard, we identi?ed 129 plant associations hierarchically tiered under 29 groups and 17 macrogroups, making it one of the most ecologically diverse National Park Service units in the southwestern United States. An aspect that adds to this diversity is that the park supports communities that extend southward from the Rocky Mountains (?ve macrogroups) and Great Plains (one macrogroup) and northward from the Chihuahuan Desert (two macrogroups) and Sierra Madre Orientale of Mexico (three macrogroups). The remaining six macrogroups are found in the Great Basin (one macrogroup), and throughout the southwestern United States (remaining ?ve macrogroups). Embedded in this matrix are gypsum dunelands and riparian zones and wetlands that add further complexity. We describe in detail this vegetation classi?cation, which is based on 540 vegetation plots collected between 2006 and 2010. Full descriptions and diagnostic keys to the plant associations along with an overall plant species list are provided as appendices. Based on the vegetation classi?cation and associated plot data, the vegetation map was developed using a combined strategy of automated digital object-oriented image classi?cation and direct-analog image interpretation of four-band National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial photography from 2004 and 2008 and Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite imagery. The map is designed to facilitate ecologically-based natural resource management at a 1:24,000 scale with 0.5-ha minimum map unit size. The map legend is hierarchically structured: the upper Level 1 consists of 16 map units corresponding in most cases to the USNVC group level, and an additional map unit describing built-up land and agriculture; Level 2 is composed of 48 nested map units re?ecting various combinations of plant associations. A ?eld-based accuracy assessment using 341 vegetation plots revealed a Level 1 overall accuracy of 79% with 90% CI of 74?84% and 68% with 90% CI of 59?76% at Level 2. An annotated legend with summary descriptions of the units, distribution maps, aerial photo examples of map unit polygons, and representative photos are provided in Appendix D. Large wall-size poster maps at 1:35,000 scale were also produced following NPS cartographic standards. The report, plot data, and spatial layers are available at National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Program https://www.nps.gov/im/vegetation-inventory.htm). Outcomes from this project provide the most detailed vegetation classi?cation and highest resolution mapping for Guadalupe Mountains NP to date to support many uses including ?re, recreation, vegetation, and wildlife management, among others. The upper Level 1 map is particularly suited to landscape-scale, park-wide planning and linkages to its sister park, Carlsbad Caverns NP. The Level 2 mapping provides added detail for use at a more localized project scale. The overall accuracy of the maps was good, but because Guadalupe Mountains NP is primarily wilderness park, there were logistical challenges to map development and testing in remote areas that should be considered in planning management actions. In this context, some map units would bene?t from further development and accuracy assessment. In particular, a higher resolution mapping of McKittrick Creek riparian habitat at 1:6,000 scale or ?ner is recommended for this important habitat in the park. In addition, developing a structural canopy height model from LiDAR imagery would be useful to more accurately quantify woody canopy density and height to support ?re management and other habitat management issues. With respect to understanding vegetation dynamics in this time of rapid environmental change, the 540 vegetation plots themselves are su?ciently georeferenced and have the data resolution to be useful in detecting change at the decadal scales across much of the park. To this end, an additional recommendation would be to install more plots to ?ll the gaps among the main vegetation units of the park, both spatially and thematically. Overall, the Vegetation and Classi?cation Map for Guadalupe Mountains NP will support the park?s management e?orts and enhance regional understanding of vegetation and ecology of ecosystems of the southwestern United States.
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