Selective limb pruning, tree thinning, and the combination of selective limb pruning and paclobut... more Selective limb pruning, tree thinning, and the combination of selective limb pruning and paclobutrazol application as a basal drench were used to reduce overcrowding of pecan [Carya ilfinoetzsis (Wangenh.) C. Koch] trees. Thinning increased yield per tree for the cultivar 'Desirable' and did not significantly reduce yield per hectare during the 7 year period of the study. None of the treatments significantly affected yield per tree or nut quality for the cvs. 'Western Schley' and 'Wichita'. Selective limb pruning with or without the growth retardant did not affect either yield or nut quality. The paclobutrazol basal drench reduced terminal shoot growth.
Pipeline Asset Integration Planning for a Major Water Supply System: The Southern Delivery System, Colorado Springs, CO
The Southern Delivery System (SDS) is a regional project that will bring water from the Arkansas ... more The Southern Delivery System (SDS) is a regional project that will bring water from the Arkansas River to the City of Colorado Springs, the City of Fountain, Security Water District and Pueblo West Metropolitan District. Core components of the project consist of connection to the Pueblo Dam, 45-mi (72-km) of 66-inch (1.7-m) diameter raw water pipeline, three pump stations with total connected horsepower (hp) of 26,750 (19,947 kw), 50 MGD (189 ML/D) water treatment plant and finished water pump station, 4 miles (6-km) of finished water pipeline, and environmental mitigation to meet regulatory requirements. Although integration of SDS is part of a comprehensive integration plan, the primary emphasis of the paper is on the raw water pumping/pipeline operational strategies, including: • Integration planning • Asset hierarchy • Commissioning/startup • Operator training • Warranty • Optimization • QR technology Through the use of these integration strategies, SDS will deliver water to customers in the spring of 2016.
Highland Drive Landfill is an inactive Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill which received waste ... more Highland Drive Landfill is an inactive Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill which received waste from the 1940s until its closure in 1991. During a portion of its active life, the Landfill received low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) which currently exists both in a defined layer and co-mingled with MSW. Remediation of this site to remove the LLRW to meet established cleanup criteria, forms part of the Port Hope Project being undertaken by Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) and Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) as part of the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI). The total volume of LLRW and co-mingled LLRW/MSW estimated to require removal from the Highland Drive Landfill is approximately 51,900 cubic metres (m 3 ). The segregation and removal of LLRW at the Highland Drive Landfill presents a number of unique technical challenges due to the co-mingled waste and location of the Landfill in an urbanized area. Key challenges addressed as part of the design process included: delineation of the extent of LLRW, development of cut lines, and estimation of the quantity of co-mingled LLRW in a heterogeneous matrix; protection of adjacent receptors in a manner which would not impact the use of adjacent facilities which include residences, a recreational facility, and a school; coordination and phasing of the work to allow management of six separate material streams including clean soil, MSW, co-mingled LLRW/MSW, LLRW, unimpacted water, and impacted water/leachate within a confined environment; and development of a multi-tiered and adaptive program of monitoring and control measures for odour, dust, and water including assessment of risk of exceedance of monitoring criteria. In addition to ensuring public safety and protection of the environment during remedy implementation, significant effort in the design process was paid to balancing the advantages of increased certainty, including higher production rates, against the costs of attaining increased certainty. Many of these lessons may be applicable to other projects.
Highland Drive Landfill is an inactive Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill which received waste ... more Highland Drive Landfill is an inactive Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill which received waste from the 1940s until its closure in 1991. During a portion of its active life, the Landfill received low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) which currently exists both in a defined layer and co-mingled with MSW. Remediation of this site to remove the LLRW to meet established cleanup criteria, forms part of the Port Hope Project being undertaken by Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) and Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) as part of the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI). The total volume of LLRW and co-mingled LLRW/MSW estimated to require removal from the Highland Drive Landfill is approximately 51,900 cubic metres (m 3 ). The segregation and removal of LLRW at the Highland Drive Landfill presents a number of unique technical challenges due to the co-mingled waste and location of the Landfill in an urbanized area. Key challenges addressed as part of the design process include...
Journal of Advances in Information Technology, 2017
Exponential growth of the impact of information technology innovation is an indispensable part of... more Exponential growth of the impact of information technology innovation is an indispensable part of today's industry. Blockchain technology has identified itself as an efficiency booster and service optimization for financial industries. Yet non-financial venues have gained little benefit from this new major horizon, Blockchain technology. It offers a secure way to exchange any kind of good, service, or transaction. Industrial growth increasingly depends on trusted partnerships; but increasing regulation, cybercrime and fraud are inhibiting expansion. Blockchain enables more agile value chains, faster product innovations, closer customer relationships, and faster integration with the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud technology. Now with Cloud and Blockchain technologies providing high computing power and network capabilities, cognitive systems are available tools to deepen the relationship between humans and the world. Many problems that have been with our society for a long time can be solved. Cognitive systems are the tools to accomplish that ambitious goal. This study is continuing our effort on surveying the applicability of Blockchain technology innovation in nonfinance (non-bitcoin). The study concluded with discussing opportunities and challenges of the application of two intrahorizons of Blockchain technology, Cognitive Computing and Healthcare.
Pipeline Asset Integration Planning for a Major Water Supply System: The Southern Delivery System, Colorado Springs, CO
Pipelines 2015, 2015
The Southern Delivery System (SDS) is a regional project that will bring water from the Arkansas ... more The Southern Delivery System (SDS) is a regional project that will bring water from the Arkansas River to the City of Colorado Springs, the City of Fountain, Security Water District and Pueblo West Metropolitan District. Core components of the project consist of connection to the Pueblo Dam, 45-mi (72-km) of 66-inch (1.7-m) diameter raw water pipeline, three pump stations with total connected horsepower (hp) of 26,750 (19,947 kw), 50 MGD (189 ML/D) water treatment plant and finished water pump station, 4 miles (6-km) of finished water pipeline, and environmental mitigation to meet regulatory requirements. Although integration of SDS is part of a comprehensive integration plan, the primary emphasis of the paper is on the raw water pumping/pipeline operational strategies, including: • Integration planning • Asset hierarchy • Commissioning/startup • Operator training • Warranty • Optimization • QR technology Through the use of these integration strategies, SDS will deliver water to customers in the spring of 2016.
Selective limb pruning, tree thinning, and the combination of selective limb pruning and paclobut... more Selective limb pruning, tree thinning, and the combination of selective limb pruning and paclobutrazol application as a basal drench were used to reduce overcrowding of pecan [Carya ilfinoetzsis (Wangenh.) C. Koch] trees. Thinning increased yield per tree for the cultivar 'Desirable' and did not significantly reduce yield per hectare during the 7 year period of the study. None of the treatments significantly affected yield per tree or nut quality for the cvs. 'Western Schley' and 'Wichita'. Selective limb pruning with or without the growth retardant did not affect either yield or nut quality. The paclobutrazol basal drench reduced terminal shoot growth.
The Department of Defense's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process provide... more The Department of Defense's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process provides the foundation for integrating mission requirements with limited resources. However, in doing so, it places a significant burden on financial management professionals frequently requiring that critical, skilled resources be occupied with creating documentation rather than in accomplishing higher level analysis. It is possible that models could be used within the PPBE process to streamline the work done to provide estimates of needed resources. However, such a model would be valid only if it could be proved that the data used within the model was suitable for such purposes. A nomothetic model could potentially be the modeling framework but only if the source data met the model's three criteria.
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