Management of Climate Threat and External Forces Based on Knowledge Management

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Hernán Aristizábal Ceballos ◽  
Janeth Andrea Rojas Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Vice President ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Made In

Geotechnical conditions in Colombia make the Weather-related and Outside Force Threat one of the principal threats to take into account in managing hydrocarbon transmission lines. This, along with the rotation of the personnel who support the management of this threat nationwide, has led the office of the Vice-president for Transportation and Logistics (VIT) at Ecopetrol S.A. to implement a knowledge assurance strategy that will ensure the sustainability of efforts in geotechnical matters made in recent years. This paper presents the experience of how it has been possible for management of the Weather-related and Outside Force Threat, by the office of Vice-president for Transportation and Logistics of Ecopetrol S.A., to be strengthened by proposing a prospective scenario of sustainability and knowledge that for five years has been contributing to strengthening the acquisition of knowledge and the management of the threat itself.

VI.—Researches at Rickmansworth: Report on Excavations made in 1914 on behalf of the British Museum

Archaeologia ◽  
1915 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 195-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reginald A. Smith ◽  
Henry Dewey
Keyword(s):  
British Museum ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Leave Of Absence ◽  
High Terrace ◽  
Made In ◽  
At Home

After two short seasons spent in investigating the high terrace of the lower Thames, it was considered desirable to examine the gravel of a tributary, in order to equate if possible the various deposits in the two valleys, and to confirm or correct the sequence deduced from former excavatións at home and abroad. Two sites near Rickmansworth, at and just below the junction of the Gade and Colne rivers, have been known for years as productive of palaeoliths, and every facility was readily afforded for examining the gravel in pits at Croxley Green and Mill End by the respective owners, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and Lord Rendlesham, and the lessees, the RickmansworthGravel Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Horwood Bros. Leave of absence was granted by the Trustees of the British Museum, and nine days were devoted to the work in October, the means being provided from a fund under the control of our Vice-President, Sir Hercules Read, Keeper of the Department concerned. Assistance from the geological side was given unofficially by Mr. Dewey, of H.M. Geological Survey, who has read through the paper in manuscript, and contributes an appendix dealing with some of the geological problems involved.

scholarly journals Effects of crystallization and plastic flow on the thermoluminescence of ice

1964 ◽  
Vol 5 (39) ◽  
pp. 333-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. Ronca ◽  
E. J. Zeller
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Lattice ◽  
Plastic Flow ◽  
Peak Height ◽  
Internal Stresses ◽  
Peak Ratio ◽  
Lattice Effect ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Made In

AbstractGlow-curves of ice, made in the laboratory, have a distribution of peak-height ratios, with the maximum at approximately 0.75. The distribution was probably caused by varying conditions of crystallization, impossible to control with the present equipment. Glow-curves of ice which has been made to flow have a distribution of peak ratios with the maximum at approximately 1.75.It is concluded that dislocations in the crystal lattice effect the peak ratio. Dislocations are produced during crystallization by internal stresses, and to a greater extent, by external forces during the flow.

scholarly journals VIII. A catalogue of nebulæ and clusters of stars in the southern hemisphere, observed at Paramatta in New South Wales, by James Dunlop, Esq. In a letter addressed to Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Bart. K. C. B. late Governor of New South Wales. Presented to the Royal Society by John Frederick William Herschel, Esq. Vice President

1828 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 113-151 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Vice President ◽  
General Survey ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Right ◽  
William Herschel ◽  
Right Ascension ◽  
Made In

The following nebulæ and clusters of stars in the southern hemisphere were observed by me at my house in Paramatta, situated about 6″ of a degree south and about I 8 .78 of time east of the Brisbane Observatory. The observations were made in the open air, with an excellent 9-feet reflecting telescope, the clear aperture of the large mirror being nine inches. This telescope was occasionally fitted up as a meridian telescope, with a strong iron axis firmly attached to the lower side of the tube nearly opposite the cell of the large mirror, and the ends of the axis rested in brass Y’s, which were screwed to blocks of wood let into the ground about 18 inches, and projecting about 4 inches above the ground; one end of the axis carried a brass semicircle divided into half degrees and read off by a vernier to minutes. The position and index error of the instrument were ascertained by the passage of known stars. The eye end of the telescope was raised or lowered by a cord over a pulley attached to a strong wooden post let into the ground about two feet: with this apparatus I have observed a sweep of eight or ten degrees in breadth with very little deviation of the instrument from the plane of the meridian, and the tremor was very little even with a considerable magnifying power. I made drawings or representations of a great number of the nebulæ and clusters at the time of observation, several of which are annexed to this paper; and also very correct drawings of the Nebulæ major and minor, together with a representation of the milky nebulosity surrounding the star η Robur Caroli. The places of the small stars in the Nebulæ major and minor, and also those accompanying the η Robur Caroli, I ascertained by the mural circle in the year 1825, at which time I was preparing to commence a general survey of the southern hemisphere. These stars being laid down upon the chart, enabled me to delineate the nebulosity very accurately. The nebulæ are arranged in the order of their south polar distances to the nearest minute for 1827, and in zones for each degree in the order of their right ascension. The column on the right hand shows the number of times the object has been observed.

The Present State of the Tabula Imperii Romani

1984 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 200-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. F. Rivet
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Present State ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Roman Britain ◽  
Ordnance Survey ◽  
Uniform Scale ◽  
The World ◽  
Western Half ◽  
Made In

The decision to produce maps covering the whole of the Roman Empire at a uniform scale of 1/1,000,000 was first made at a meeting of the International Geographical Union at Cambridge in July 1928. The proponent of the idea was O. G. S. Crawford, then Archaeology Officer of the Ordnance Survey, and since he was also mainly responsible for its early development, the model adopted was that of the second edition of the O.S. Map of Roman Britain, but the physical base chosen was that of the International Map of the World, which was then in production. Considerable progress was made in the 1930s—it was in 1934 that the title Tabula Imperii Romani was adopted—but wars interrupted matters and it was not until 1957 that the work was formally taken over by the Union Académique Internationale. Professor G. Lugli became the first President of the Permanent Committee of the TIR, to be succeeded in 1968 by Professor J. B. Ward-Perkins; on his death in 1981 the Presidency was assumed by Professor E. Condurachi, with Professor G. Carettoni as Vice-President taking over most responsibility for the western half of the Empire.

scholarly journals Evolving Role of the Information Center: Challenges and Directions

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Author(s):  
Sajjad ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Information Center ◽  
It Applications ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Made In ◽  
Information And Knowledge Management

The paper provides a critical review of the development of information center through different phases, transformation of the information center in response to the inter-disciplinary imperatives of information and knowledge management, IT imperatives, trends in the areas of content, services, management, and personnel, and future possibilities and prospects. An extensive review of literature was made in order to discern trends and analyze the current situation in pertinent areas focused in this paper. It was noted that the information center has changed through different phases. Information and knowledge management have made a distinct impact on the dynamics of the center. Changes in resources and services, IT applications, user community, and management practices are most evident. These factors have been critical in shaping the identity and substance of the information centers. Based on this analysis, challenges facing the information centers have been elaborated. Best practices in specific areas in the developed nations have been highlighted. Future of the information center is projected to be dynamic, enterprising, and challenging. This review is useful for taking strategic cues for planning and managing the information centers.

scholarly journals Creed, Cabal, or Conspiracy – The Origins of the current Neo-Conservative Revolution in US Strategic Thinking

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 901-923
Author(s):  
Ebrahim Afsah
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Conspiracy Theory ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
The West ◽  
Conservative Revolution ◽  
Separate Treatment ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Middle Easterners ◽  
Made In

Americans usually start a presentation with a joke, Germans usually with an apology, Russians with a complaint, and Middle Easterners often with a conspiracy theory. There are many reasons why Middle Easterners have been more prone to conspiracies than others. The psychology of conspiracy is complex, and merits a separate treatment. But part of the answer must lie in the fact that for much of its modern history the Middle East has been at the mercy of external forces whose decisions were not only beyond the control of indigenous populations and elites, but moreover appeared unfathomable to those unfamiliar with the way political and strategic decisions are made in the West.

scholarly journals Knowledge management and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development in the United Nations context

2020 ◽  
pp. 077
Author(s):  
Mario Arturo Ricardo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Knowledge Management Strategy ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Analytical Perspective ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Made In

The United Nations constitutes the global framework for most of the international activities on our planet, and it has been progressively exposed to more significant challenges involving an increasing demand for knowledge to accomplish its mission. Hence, from an analytical perspective, this work presents some reflections on the state of knowledge management in the UN and its impact on the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The latter may be the biggest challenge in terms of knowledge that the United Nations has ever faced since its foundation. The importance of this study lies in the fact that it explores and provides information on a subject that has not been widely studied. The main conclusion is that, although some progress has been made in this field within this organization, the results have not reached the expected levels yet mainly due to the absence of a joint and integrated knowledge management strategy.

scholarly journals Use of Expert Systems to identify the right strategy to be used in organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-20
Author(s):  
Arunava Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Expert Systems ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Management System ◽  
Knowledge Based Systems ◽  
Single Source ◽  
Knowledge Database ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Right ◽  
Made In

Expert systems are computer systems that help the computers to make decisions based on a pre-requisite knowledge database. For a competitive advantage, marketing plays an important role. Environment changes needs to be monitored and necessary changes are to be made in an organization. An efficient knowledge management system is required to acquire, store and retrieve the knowledge when needed (Moradi et al., 2013). When these systems acquire knowledge from several sources rather than from a single source, such systems are knowledge-based systems (Luconi et al., 1986).

scholarly journals Construction Management of EVH & UVH Transmission Lines A Practical Guide

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
Biswanath Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
Bulk Power ◽  
Uhv Transmission Lines ◽  
Made In

Generation projects are generally located in areas nearer to availability of inputs required for power generation such as water, coal, approach roads and having rail transport facilities. The load centers are at different locations depending its own convenience load requirement. Hence there is necessity of transmission of bulk power from generation sites to load or consumer points. Hence the utility of power transmission through EHV/UHV transmission lines. Further for transmission of bulk power from one region of country to another region also warrants establishment of Transmission lines. The technical as well as social and commercial criteria are very important while construction and erection of EHV and UHV transmission lines. These issues are of public as well as organization importance and hence efforts have been made in this presentation to elaborate in detail.

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