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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Research and Development Center"”.
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An evaluation of a career development program in a government research and development center
With the increase in employer-sponsored career development programs (CDPs) there has been the need to evaluate the effects of CDP interventions on the both individual and the organization. Previous-follow-up evaluations of participants in workshop oriented CDPs have focused on the effects of CDP …
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Strengths and Challenges of Mechanical Design Processes in a Federally Funded Research and Development Center
… product design processes, design processes for research and development (R&D) are usually less structured, and there is less literature about them. The lack of structure can lead to a lack of clarity or processes that are not well-defined. This research uses a not-for-profit company operating a …
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Estudo de usúarios na área de engenharia básica da Petrobrás
… of the Basic Engineering technical group of the Research and Development Center of PETROBRÁS are defined througout the knowledge of formal and informal channels used by them and by their information gathering-behavior. The communication flow of the Basic Engineering area is established by …
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Wasted treasure in the trash: evaluating the diversion and reduction systems of food waste in an institutional setting based on environmental, economic and social implications
… issue plaguing our modern society that demands immediate worldwide attention. With increasing awareness, organizations and community members are slowly beginning to create change. Municipalities and institutions all over the world are developing a variety of financial incentives and …
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Rapid Soil Stabilization of Soft Clay Soils for Contingency Airfields
… worldwide. Over the past 60 years, cement and lime have consistently been found to be among the most effective stabilizers for road and airfield applications, although recent developments show promise using nontraditional stabilizers. The purpose of this research is to determine the most …
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Harvesting Diversity Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the Transformation of the Green Revolution, 1950–2000
… to promote high-yielding cereals for economic development, has been scrutinized for its connection to American Cold War geopolitical strategies and its uneven socio-ecological outcomes. The thesis explores how scientists in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, in particular the Philippines, Thailand, and …
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Behavior and design of steel-plate composite (SC) walls for blast loads
… blast resistant structures because of their mass and the ductility provided by steel reinforcement. Steel-plate composite (SC) walls are a viable alternative to RC for protecting the infrastructure against explosive threats. SC structures consist of two steel faceplates with plain concrete core …
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Non-Standard Fixed Hsla-V Military Bridge: Fabrication, Testing, and Model Simulation
… is uninterrupted along military supply routes, and the designs are classified as standard (panel) and nonstandard, e.g. Army Facilities Components Systems (AFCS). The AFCS bridges consist of a series of simply supported spans of lengths up to 60 ft while panel bridges are suitable for spans up …
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The temporary and the permanent
… a building is understood as a creation of ideas, and construction as putting these ideas into reality, then a building is only created once, and every change or growth will be just another construction phase. Under these circumstances, the act of creating the basis for flexibility requires the …
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Transient Seepage Analysis for Levees and Dams: Numerical and Monitoring Approaches
… was conducted. Two embankments were instrumented and monitored over a period of four years. One of these embankments was a levee located along the Mississippi River just north of Cairo, Illinois. The other embankment was part of a catchment basin at the Engineer Research and Development Center …
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Second Generation Electric Vehicle Development at the University of Kansas
Due to more stringent emissions and fuel economy standards, many automotive manufacturers are implementing more electric and hybrid vehicles into their model fleets. Hybrid and purely electric powertrains offer more sustainable transportation methods; however, larger sport utility vehicles and …
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Systematic Tire Testing and Model Parameterization for Tire Traction on Soft Soil
… element between the off-road vehicles and soil during the vehicle operation. One aspect of the tire performance over soft soil is the tire tractive performance on soft soil, and it attracts the attention of vehicle and geotechnical engineers. The vehicle engineer is interested in the …
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Análisis financiero en algunos centros de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico en Colombia reconocidos por Colciencias 2015-2016
La dinamización de la investigación científica supone el reconocimiento del rol jugado por los centros de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico como articuladores del saber en un contexto aplicado, en éste sentido, la valoración y análisis de los componentes financieros básicos asociados a su …