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Assessing Capability Complexity Using Enterprise Architecture Framework

Systems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study proposes a structured and quantitative methodology to evaluate the holistic complexity of system‐of‐systems (SoSs), employing the Zachman Architecture Framework (ZAF) as its foundational analytical tool. A five‐phase analytical procedure is developed and empirically validated, encompassing: (1) refinement of complexity measures, (2)
Javad Bakhshi, Mahmoud Efatmaneshnik
wiley   +1 more source

Decommissioning health care: identifying best practice through primary and secondary research – a prospective mixed-methods study

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2017
Background: Decommissioning – defined as the planned process of removing, reducing or replacing health-care services – is an important component of current reforms in the NHS.
Iestyn Williams, Jenny Harlock, Glenn Robert, Russell Mannion, Sally Brearley, Kelly Hall   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Contaminant Accumulation in Freshwater Turtles Inhabiting Three Rivers of the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are valuable sentinels of aquatic systems due to their long lifespans and resilience in environments impacted by contaminants. The Permian Basin, dominated by the oil and gas sector, spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, USA, including the Pecos River and its tributaries, the Delaware and Black Rivers.
Ana G. G. Sapp, W. Gregory Cope, Christopher E. Moorman, Frank X. Weber, Ivana Mali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of diffusive gradient in thin-films (DGTs) to advance environmental mercury research : Development, Growth, and Tomorrow. [PDF]

Open Access via the Elsevier agreement CG is funded by Chevron through its Anchor Partnership with the UK National Decommissioning Centre (Grant no. RG15508-11).
Paton, Graeme, Mbadugha, Lenka, Gade, Christoph   +2 more
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Evaluation Methodology, Numerical Verification and Retrofilling Procedure for Power Transformers to Ensure K‐Class Flame Retardancy and Environmentally Friendly

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With increasing demands for fire safety and environmental friendliness, retrofilling transformers with alternative insulating liquids has become a growing trend. However, retrofilling power transformers remains uncertain, as more residual mineral oil compromises K‐class flame retardancy, and its impact on environmental performance has yet to ...
Zhenfu Tang, Yihua Qian, Dan Zhou, Wei Hu, Feipeng Wang, Yang Xu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and commissioning of a new synchrotron beamline dedicated to X‐ray footprinting mass spectrometry

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, EarlyView.
A dedicated beamline at the Advanced Light Source synchrotron has been opened and commissioned for X‐ray footprinting mass spectrometry.The structural biology method of X‐ray footprinting mass spectrometry (XFMS) is available at two national synchrotron beamlines in the USA: one at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) on the West Coast and the other at the ...
Sayan Gupta, Brandon Russell, Line G. Kristensen, Jared de Chant, Anthony Lu, Lieselotte Obst-Huebl, Behzad Rad, James Tyler, Simruthi Subramanian, Savannah Kidd, Sathi Paul, Yan Chen, Christopher J. Petzold, Darren N. Kahan, Shawn M. Costello, Kei Nakamura, Jamie L. Inman, Alastair A. MacDowell, Adrian Spucces, Corie Y. Ralston   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decommissioning handbook

, 1980
This document is a compilation of information pertinent to the decommissioning of surplus nuclear facilities. This handbook is intended to describe all stages of the decommissioning process including selection of the end product, estimation of the ...
LaGuardia, T. S., Manion, W. J.
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Comparing the success and failure of the Murray–Darling Basin Plan's water recovery programs

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) Plan is held up by some as an exemplar for world‐leading water policy, whilst others have called it a failure. Total proposed recovery was to return 3200 GL of consumptive (e.g. namely irrigation) water use to non‐consumptive (e.g.
Sarah Ann Wheeler
wiley   +1 more source

Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
wiley   +1 more source

Decommissioning of nuclear power plants: analysis of successful experiences

, 2022
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ANTONELLO, ENRICO
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