Thomas D. Foster, 1847-1915 : a biography /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fuel oil journal.

Title from cover.

1992 census of construction industries.

Mode of access: Internet.

1992 census of construction industries.

Mode of access: Internet.

Fabricação e caracterização de um compósito hibrido com resíduo lignocelulósico

This work aims to manufacture and characterize a hybrid plastic composite with the matrix isophthalic polyester resin base and having as reinforcing glass fiber and the dry endocarp of coconut (Coco nucifera Linn) in the form of particles as filler. The composite was made industrially in Tecniplas Industry and Trade LTDA. in the form of plate, and was manufactured process made by the manual lamination (Hand Lay Up). From the plate they were prepared test specimens for testing density, water absorption, uniaxial traction in dry and wet states, and testing of bending, as well as studies on the behavior of the generated fractures, macroscopic and microscopic, in mechanical tests through. All tests were performed in order to find the most viable applications the hybrid composite manufactured. The tensile and bending tests were analyzed last tensile properties, elasticity and deformation module. After the studies, it is observed that the percentage moisture absorbed was 3.03%. The presence of moisture in the tensile test meant a decrease of 19.77% from last stand, and 5.26% in the elastic modulus. For bending tests gave an average value of 69.13 MPa flexural strength. The results show the application of hybrid composite studied in lightweight structures, indoors, which require low / medium performance traction demands, and which involve flexural requests.

Salinas de Cipaquira: Contestación a El Colombiano, números 121 i 122

16 p.

Modelo de evaluación de pequeños proyectos en OCENSA

En la actualidad existen innumerables y diferentes metodologías para la evaluación de proyectos pequeños; sin embargo, la valoración y la selección de los mismos es compleja si se consideran sus propias necesidades y las de la empresa -- Por ello, en este estudio se pretende establecer una metodología estandarizada de evaluación de proyectos pequeños (menores de un millón de dólares americanos) que agrupe, desde el punto de vista estratégico, los intereses de la compañía Oleoducto Central S. A. (OCENSA) y las buenas prácticas de la industria petrolera -- Este formato incluye la información necesaria y relevante para que los diferentes niveles de la organización que generan y gestionan dichos proyectos puedan determinar su implementación de manera ágil y sencilla -- El objetivo de esta nueva metodología es garantizar la optimización de decisiones por el equipo directivo respecto a factores tales como su valor agregado a la compañía y su alineación con los objetivos y metas estratégicas de OCENSA, para que, además, le permitan a la empresa materializar su misión y su visión -- En otras palabras, este trabajo busca dotar a OCENSA de una herramienta que le permita mejorar su toma de decisiones de inversión para pequeños proyectos que no sean manejados a través de la Project Management Office (PMO) y de conformidad con la utilización del modelo de maduración de proyectos de OCENSA -- De acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos durante la puesta en marcha de dicha metodología, se encontró que durante la evaluación es necesario puntualizar en los objetivos y la planeación de pequeños proyectos y en la forma en que dichos objetivos se enmarcan en los objetivos estratégicos y requerimientos reales de OCENSA -- También es necesario detallar cómo evaluar parámetros estratégicos para la compañía, como la protección y la integridad de las personas, el cuidado del medio ambiente, el impacto y la inclusión de los intereses de las comunidades y los diferentes grupos de interés

El mundo vegano: un nuevo estilo de vida, una nueva ética

Este trabajo surge por una inquietud personal hacia el estilo de vida vegano y la posibilidad de profundizar en este tema a través del trabajo de grado, desarrollado por medio de una revisión documental, con miras a descubrir aspectos motivacionales y éticos que permiten comprender un poco más sus orígenes, prácticas, ética y demás aspectos que lo definen

Retail Food Establishments: Guide to HACCP Plans

A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system is a plan to reduce the risk of safety hazards in food. The HACCP System identifies potential biological, chemical and physical hazards from the time the food enters the facility to when it is served. The Hazard Analysis identifies critical control points based on the ingredients, raw materials and processes. Control measures are then identified, implemented and monitored to ensure the ongoing safety of the finished products.

Intra-Industry Trade, Multilateral Trade Integration, and Invasive Species Risk, December 2006

We analyze the linkage between protectionism and invasive species (IS) hazard in the context of two-way trade and multilateral trade integration, two major features of real-world agricultural trade. Multilateral integration includes the joint reduction of tariffs and trade costs among trading partners. Multilateral trade integration is more likely to increase damages from IS than predicted by unilateral trade opening under the classic Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson (HOS) framework because domestic production (the base susceptible to damages) is likely to increase with expanding export markets. A country integrating its trade with a partner characterized by relatively higher tariff and trade costs is also more likely to experience increased IS damages via expanded domestic production for the same reason. We illustrate our analytical results with a stylized model of the world wheat market.

Explaining the Shifts of International Trade in Pulp and Paper Industry

The pulp and paper industry is currently facing broad structural changes due to global shifts in demand and supply. These changes have significant impacts on national economies worldwide. In this paper, we describe the recent trends in the pulp and recovered paper (RP) production, and estimate augmented gravity models of bilateral trade for chemical pulp and RP exports with panel data. According to our results, there is some variation in the effects of the traditional gravity-model variables between pulp grades and RP. The results imply also that, in comparison to export supply, import demand plays a larger role in determining the volume of exports. Finally, it is evident that Asia, particularly China, is the most important driver of chemical pulp and RP trade: China is hungry for fiber, and must import to satisfy its growing needs. Moreover, the speed of China’s growth in chemical pulp and RP imports has been driving the increased significance of planted forests in the exports of hardwood pulp (BHKP) as well.

International trade and the impact on the U.S. soda ash industry : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Trade of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session (Rock Springs, WY) April 15, 2004.

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Trade liberalization in Uruguay: Domestic and foreign firms

The reallocation of resources is one of the main impacts of tradeliberalization processes. In the case of manufacturing industries resourceswill be reallocated from import--competing sectors to export--orientedsectors. This paper studies the effects that a more open economic environmenthas had on the entry conditions for foreign and domestic firms in Uruguayanmanufacturing industries. We find significant differences in the behaviorof foreign and domestic firms, both when they are incumbents or when theyact as potential entrants. In general, foreign firms seem to be moresuccessful in applying entry deterring strategies, due to advantages inforeign markets, deeper financial resources or better technological capabilities.They also appear to be more responsive to entry conditions when theyface the prospects of entering a given industry.