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    Adopting reflexive capability in international briefing (2005)
    Bingley : Emerald
    Facilities 23 (2005), S. 295-318 
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    ISSN: 0263-2772
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
    Notes: Purpose - The aim of the paper is to investigate the architectural firm's role in the briefing process on international projects and to identify the strategies of successful firms to overcome barriers. Design/methodology/approach - A model is developed based on a critique of briefing models and international design management theory. The development of a reflexive capability model borrows cultural theory concepts of capital and reflexivity. The model is based on maximizing reflexive capability through the management of social, cultural and intellectual capital. Two case studies of architectural firms identify barriers during the briefing process and strategies to overcome these barriers. Data collection involved 16 interviews with senior management and design team staff. Findings - There are various barriers and strategies used to achieve success in the briefing process. However, the management of a firm's capital is key to successful briefing on international projects and is a characteristic of reflexive practice. Reflexivity is based in a positive interpretation of change, and a continual responsiveness to change by participants in a system. The study provides useful information on management of the design and briefing stages of international projects. Research limitations/implications - The study is limited by the number of case studies used and the difficulty of generalisability of findings. Practical implications - The research is that it provides useful information about how to approach constant change during briefing for the architects and clients who work on international projects. Originality/value - The model is original and has value as it assists in explaining why some firms are more successful than others. The case studies provide new knowledge on international projects and the briefing process. The value of the paper is for the academic community, professionals in the built environment and clients involved in international projects.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02632770510600263
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    Faculty autonomy: Perspectives from Taiwan (2000)
    Springer
    Higher education 40 (2000), S. 203-216 
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    ISSN: 1573-174X
    Keywords: autonomy ; decentralization ; faculty ; innovation ; Taiwan
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Nature of Science, Research, Systems of Higher Education, Museum Science
    Notes: Abstract Recent legislative initiatives indicate thatlong-standing traditions of centralized state controlof higher education in Taiwan are being displaced bynew arrangements emphasizing institutional autonomy. Autonomous institutions are assumed to be flexible andresponsive, given their relative freedom fromgovernment control. Institutional autonomy is assumedto ``trickle down'' to organizational members, who arethen empowered to devise unique solutions to solveparticular problems. Asserted benefits ofinstitutional autonomy may not accrue, however, whereorganizational members are unable to determine thestructures and processes of their work. The purposeof this study was to examine relationships betweeninstitutional autonomy and dimensions of facultyautonomy. Findings lend conditional support to theclaim that faculty members work within the constraintsof ``regulated autonomy,'' where their individualbehaviors are delimited by government and management.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004009703603
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    On Verifying Distributed Multithreaded Java Programs (1999)
    Springer
    Software quality journal 8 (1999), S. 321-341 
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    ISSN: 1573-1367
    Keywords: Java ; multithreading ; distributed system ; model checking
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Computer Science
    Notes: Abstract Distributed multithreaded software systems are becoming more and more important in modern networked environment. For these systems, concurrency control and thread synchronization make it much harder to do traditional extensive testing to guarantee the quality of the systems. In contrast to testing, software verification under certain formalisms and methodologies usually gives us higher confidence about the system. In this paper, we consider translating some parts of program code that are sensitive to concurrency control into certain formal description so that we can reuse existing verification tools to enhance our confidence in the final code. Java language is gaining increasing popularity in distributed multithreaded system development, and CCS is one of the convenient tools for describing concurrent and multi-process systems. Under a set of reasonable restrictions, we present a general framework on how to translate the thread control and synchronization portion of distributed, multithreaded Java programs into formal specification in CCS. With the translated process terms, we are able to use some model checkers to verify properties expressed in modal μ-calculus, such as invariance, eventualities, fairness etc, which are by nature hard to test.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008982122316
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    Active flexural-slip faulting: a study from the Pamir-Tian Shan convergent zone, NW China (2015)
    Wiley
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    Publication Date: 2015-05-09
    Description: The flexural-slip fault (FSF), a type of secondary fault generated by bed-parallel slip, occurs commonly and plays an important role in accommodating fold growth. Although the kinematics and mechanics of FSFs are well studied, relatively few field observations or geometric models explore its geomorphic expression. In the Pamir-Tian Shan convergent zone, NW China, suites of well-preserved FSF scarps displace fluvial terraces in the Mingyaole and Wulagen folds. Integrating interpretations of Google Earth images, detailed geologic and geomorphic mapping, and differential GPS measurements of terrace surfaces, we summarize geomorphic features that typify these faults and create kinematic models of active flexural-slip faulting. Our study indicates: i) FSF scarps commonly occur near synclinal hinges, irrespective of whether (a) the dip direction of beds on either side of the hinge is unidirectional or in opposite directions, (b) the hinge is migrating or fixed, or (c) the hinge shape is narrow and angular or wide and curved. ii) Active FSFs are likely to produce higher scarps on steeper beds, whereas lower or no topographic scarps typify gentler beds. iii) Tilt angles of the terrace surface displaced above FSFs progressively decrease farther away from the hinge, with abrupt changes in slope coinciding with FSF scarps; the changes in tilt angle and scarp height have a predictable geometric relationship. iv) Active FSFs can accommodate a significant fraction of total slip and play a significant role in folding deformation. v) Active FSFs may be used to assess seismic hazards associated with active folds and associated blind thrusts.
    Print ISSN: 0148-0227
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Published by Wiley on behalf of American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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    Conservation of Intrinsic Disorder in Protein Domains and Families:  I. A Database of Conserved Predicted Disordered Regions (2006)
    American Chemical Society
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    Publication Date: 2006-04-01
    Print ISSN: 1535-3893
    Electronic ISSN: 1535-3907
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Published by American Chemical Society
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    Conservation of Intrinsic Disorder in Protein Domains and Families:  II. Functions of Conserved Disorder (2006)
    American Chemical Society
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    Publication Date: 2006-04-01
    Print ISSN: 1535-3893
    Electronic ISSN: 1535-3907
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Published by American Chemical Society
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    Water, Vol. 11, Pages 725: Recommendations for Improving Integration in National End-to-End Flood Forecasting Systems: An Overview of the FFIR (Flooding From Intense Rainfall) Programme (2019)
    MDPI
    In: Water
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    Publication Date: 2019
    Description: Recent surface-water and flash floods have caused millions of pounds worth of damage in the UK. These events form rapidly and are difficult to predict due to their short-lived and localised nature. The interdisciplinary Flooding From Intense Rainfall (FFIR) programme investigated the feasibility of enhancing the integration of an end-to-end forecasting system for flash and surface-water floods to help increase the lead time for warnings for these events. Here we propose developments to the integration of an operational end-to-end forecasting system based on the findings of the FFIR programme. The suggested developments include methods to improve radar-derived rainfall rates and understanding of the uncertainty in the position of intense rainfall in weather forecasts; the addition of hydraulic modelling components; and novel education techniques to help lead to effective dissemination of flood warnings. We make recommendations for future advances such as research into the propagation of uncertainty throughout the forecast chain. We further propose the creation of closer bonds to the end users to allow for an improved, integrated, end-to-end forecasting system that is easily accessible for users and end users alike, and will ultimately help mitigate the impacts of flooding from intense rainfall by informed and timely action.
    Electronic ISSN: 2073-4441
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
    Published by MDPI
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    Along‐Strike and Downdip Segmentation of the Pamir Frontal Thrust and its Association with the 1985 Mw 6.9 Wuqia Earthquake (2019)
    Wiley
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    Publication Date: 2019
    Description: Abstract The Pamir Frontal Thrust (PFT) along the leading edge of the northern Pamir is characterized by multiple earthquakes with moment magnitudes of 6.5‐7.1. Geometric characteristics of the PFT corresponding to these earthquakes and to future seismic hazards, however, remain largely unexplored. This study focuses on the easternmost segment of the PFT, where the Mw 6.9 Wuqia earthquake occurred in 1985. Through interpretation of available 2D seismic reflection profiles and surface mapping data, we develop a 3D geometric model for the fault plane. Our results illustrate that, at depth, the fault plane is separated by a sub‐horizontal detachment horizon into upper and lower ramps, and both ramps are significantly segmented, along strike, by transfer faults or lateral ramps as well. Such along‐strike and downdip segmentation of the thrust sheet apparently plays a significant control on seismic rupture process of the Wuqia earthquake and can well explain why the region is characterized by moderate‐magnitude (Mw 6.5‐7.1) events. Additionally, our study helps quantify key constraints on the Cenozoic deformation and evolution of the northeastern Pamir and, specifically, determines a total shortening of ≤43 km at the Pamir front: accommodating about 15% of the total indentation of the Pamir range into Central Asia.
    Print ISSN: 2169-9313
    Electronic ISSN: 2169-9356
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Published by Wiley on behalf of American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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    Attenuation Coefficients for Water Quality Trading (2014)
    American Chemical Society (ACS)
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    Publication Date: 2014-06-05
    Description: Environmental Science & Technology DOI: 10.1021/es500202x
    Print ISSN: 0013-936X
    Electronic ISSN: 1520-5851
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
    Published by American Chemical Society (ACS)
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    Equivalency of geologic and geodetic rates in contractional orogens: New insights from the Pamir Frontal Thrust (2012)
    Wiley
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    Publication Date: 2012-08-07
    Description: Across contractional orogens, the equivalency between decadal convergence rates from geodetic GPS data and geologic shortening rates at time scales of thousands or millions of years has rarely been documented. Here, we present an example from the northern margin of Chinese Pamir, where the Main Pamir Thrust is tectonically quiescent, and recent deformation is concentrated on the Pamir Frontal Thrust (PFT). Based on dated and faulted fluvial terraces, magnetostratigraphy, and mapping, the horizontal shortening rate of the PFT is ∼6–7 mm/a at time scales of both ∼18.4 ka and ∼0.35 Ma, comparable to the geodetic rate of ∼6–9 mm/a across the same zone, implying that modern geodetic rates are a reasonable proxy for geologic rates since ∼0.35 Ma. Comparing this example with studies in other contractional orogens, we conjecture that a match or mismatch of geologic-geodetic rates typically depends on the time scale of observation, fault geometry, and fault mechanics.
    Print ISSN: 0094-8276
    Electronic ISSN: 1944-8007
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Published by Wiley on behalf of American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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