20131001 CBA between CBP and NTEU (revised version) NTEU Chapter 164
This document outlines the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Key aspects include:
1) Establishing labor-management relations committees at the national and field levels to address issues like working conditions and employee-supervisor relationships.
2) Defining union rights such as representation at formal discussions between management and employees, and at investigatory examinations where employees request representation.
3) Requiring notice to the union of new employee orientation sessions so a union representative can address new employees for up to 60 minutes.
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Studies have shown that meditating for just 10-20 minutes per day can have significant positive impacts on both mental and physical health over time.
Optimization of physical parameters of α amylase producing brevibacillus boro...eSAT Journals
Abstract Bacteria have been regarded as treasure of many useful enzymes viz., amylases, proteases, lipases, hydrolases and reductases. Among them amylolytic enzymes have great biotechnological applications and economic exploitations. The production of α-amylases by fermentation had been thoroughly investigated and shown to be affected by a variety of physicochemical factors, such as the composition of the growth medium, the type of strain, cell growth, methods of cultivation, inoculum concentration, time of incubation, pH, temperature, salinity, carbon, nitrogen and mineral sources. The present study was carried out to optimize the α-amylase production of Brevibacillus borstelensis R1 using ten different media viz., Nutrient broth, Luria Bertain broth, Clarks & Lub medium, Pikovskaya’s medium, Tendler's non-synthetic medium, Amylase production medium, Soluble starch beef extract medium, Soybean casein digest medium, Yeast extract peptone dextrose glucose medium and Tryptone glucose beef extract medium. Among these ten media, Pikovskaya’s (PK) medium proved to be optimal for α-amylase production (1861±17U/ml). The optimized α-amylase production in PK medium by submerged fermentation (SmF) was subjected to varying physical parameters such as 24hrs incubation time, 2% inoculum size, 370C, pH 7.0 and 1% NaCl. Alpha-amylase produced by B.borostelensis R1 have many applications in starch processing, desizing of textiles, paper sizing, detergent additive, bread improvement, ethanol production, sewage treatment, effluent treatment and other fermentation processes. Keywords: Pikovskaya’s medium, incubation time, inoculum size, temperature, pH and salinity.
This document is a curriculum vitae for Emmanuel Dupont. It provides biographical information such as his date of birth, education history, employment history, research interests, teaching experience, and publications. His research has focused on gap junctions and their role in cell-to-cell communication, particularly in relation to the cardiovascular system.
The document discusses Java profiling tools. It introduces HPROF, the heap profiler tool that comes with the JDK. HPROF can generate CPU usage profiles, heap allocation statistics, and monitor contention profiles. It also allows generating heap dumps and thread/monitor states. The document provides examples of using HPROF to generate heap dumps and CPU sample profiles.
20131001 CBA between CBP and NTEU (revised version) NTEU Chapter 164
This document outlines the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Key aspects include:
1) Establishing labor-management relations committees at the national and field levels to address issues like working conditions and employee-supervisor relationships.
2) Defining union rights such as representation at formal discussions between management and employees, and at investigatory examinations where employees request representation.
3) Requiring notice to the union of new employee orientation sessions so a union representative can address new employees for up to 60 minutes.
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Studies have shown that meditating for just 10-20 minutes per day can have significant positive impacts on both mental and physical health over time.
Optimization of physical parameters of α amylase producing brevibacillus boro...eSAT Journals
Abstract Bacteria have been regarded as treasure of many useful enzymes viz., amylases, proteases, lipases, hydrolases and reductases. Among them amylolytic enzymes have great biotechnological applications and economic exploitations. The production of α-amylases by fermentation had been thoroughly investigated and shown to be affected by a variety of physicochemical factors, such as the composition of the growth medium, the type of strain, cell growth, methods of cultivation, inoculum concentration, time of incubation, pH, temperature, salinity, carbon, nitrogen and mineral sources. The present study was carried out to optimize the α-amylase production of Brevibacillus borstelensis R1 using ten different media viz., Nutrient broth, Luria Bertain broth, Clarks & Lub medium, Pikovskaya’s medium, Tendler's non-synthetic medium, Amylase production medium, Soluble starch beef extract medium, Soybean casein digest medium, Yeast extract peptone dextrose glucose medium and Tryptone glucose beef extract medium. Among these ten media, Pikovskaya’s (PK) medium proved to be optimal for α-amylase production (1861±17U/ml). The optimized α-amylase production in PK medium by submerged fermentation (SmF) was subjected to varying physical parameters such as 24hrs incubation time, 2% inoculum size, 370C, pH 7.0 and 1% NaCl. Alpha-amylase produced by B.borostelensis R1 have many applications in starch processing, desizing of textiles, paper sizing, detergent additive, bread improvement, ethanol production, sewage treatment, effluent treatment and other fermentation processes. Keywords: Pikovskaya’s medium, incubation time, inoculum size, temperature, pH and salinity.
This document is a curriculum vitae for Emmanuel Dupont. It provides biographical information such as his date of birth, education history, employment history, research interests, teaching experience, and publications. His research has focused on gap junctions and their role in cell-to-cell communication, particularly in relation to the cardiovascular system.
The document discusses Java profiling tools. It introduces HPROF, the heap profiler tool that comes with the JDK. HPROF can generate CPU usage profiles, heap allocation statistics, and monitor contention profiles. It also allows generating heap dumps and thread/monitor states. The document provides examples of using HPROF to generate heap dumps and CPU sample profiles.
This document discusses the hydrological cycle and water resources in Egypt. It notes that the Nile River provides 96% of Egypt's renewable water resources according to the 1959 agreement between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt receives 55.5 billion cubic meters of Nile River water annually. Additional water comes from groundwater sources, agricultural drainage, treated sewage, and desert aquifers. Total water resources in Egypt have increased from 63.5 billion cubic meters in 1990 to 76 billion cubic meters in 2005, with increasing demands from irrigation, municipal, industrial, and other uses.
This document discusses the hydrological cycle and water resources in Egypt. It notes that the Nile River provides 96% of Egypt's renewable water resources according to the 1959 agreement between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt receives 55.5 billion cubic meters of Nile River water annually. Additional water comes from groundwater sources, agricultural drainage, treated sewage, and desert aquifers. Total water resources in Egypt have increased from 63.5 billion cubic meters in 1990 to 76 billion cubic meters in 2005, with increasing demands from irrigation, municipal, industrial, and other uses.
This document discusses the integration of quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems. It provides a literature review on management systems standards and the benefits of integrating these systems. The literature review finds many similarities between the different standards and support for an integrated approach. The document also presents experiences from three Australian organizations that successfully integrated their management systems.
This document provides guidance on designing and conducting aquifer pumping tests to determine the hydraulic properties of aquifers. It outlines the necessary planning steps, including developing a conceptual model of the aquifer using all available data on geology, hydrology, and existing wells. Properly designed tests that control discharge and monitor observation wells can provide accurate estimates of aquifer transmissivity, storativity, boundaries, and other properties needed to characterize groundwater flow. Conducting short pump tests or slug tests alone does not provide all the necessary information.
This document outlines a quality management system procedure for handling nonconformities. It defines nonconformities and the corrective and preventive actions used to address them. The procedure applies to nonconformities in products, services, and management systems. It describes identifying nonconformities, controlling them by investigating causes and implementing actions, reviewing corrective actions, and maintaining related records. The goal is to proactively eliminate deficiencies and prevent nonconformities from reoccurring.
This document provides guidance on conducting slug and pumping tests to determine hydrogeologic properties. It describes single well tests including slug tests which involve adding or removing water from a well to determine hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity. Proper well design, development, number of tests, and data collection methods are important. Pumping tests between multiple wells are also covered, with guidance on test design, duration, equipment, data collection and analysis to characterize groundwater flow.
The document discusses a course on analyzing pumping tests for groundwater aquifers. The course aims to teach participants how to determine aquifer properties through pumping tests. It covers key concepts like drawdown, specific capacity, and transmissivity. Participants will learn how to plan and optimize pumping tests, apply analytical techniques to interpret test data, and use software to analyze projects. The document provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in the course sessions, including aquifer conditions, equations for flow to wells, and methods for analyzing pumping test results.
List of procedures_in_ims_procedure_manual_kit-1Usama Waly
This document provides a table of contents for an IMS Procedure Manual. It lists 22 procedures related to management representative, human resources, marketing, purchase, stores, dispatch, engineering, and quality assurance. Each procedure is assigned a unique document number and includes the description, issue date, revision number, and revision date. Procedures not provided in the manual kit are marked as NA and organizations must document these depending on their specific product or service.
Henry Darcy conducted experiments in 1855-1856 to study water flow through sand filters. He established Darcy's law, which states that the rate of water flow through a porous medium (specific discharge) is proportional to the hydraulic gradient and the hydraulic conductivity of the medium. Darcy found that doubling the head difference or column area doubled the discharge rate, while doubling the column length halved the discharge rate. This led to the quantitative relationship in Darcy's law that the specific discharge is equal to the hydraulic conductivity multiplied by the cross-sectional area and the head gradient. Darcy's law forms the basis for modern analysis of groundwater flow.
This document discusses the hydrological cycle and water resources in Egypt. It notes that the Nile River provides 96% of Egypt's renewable water resources according to the 1959 agreement between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt receives 55.5 billion cubic meters of Nile River water annually. Additional water comes from groundwater sources, agricultural drainage, treated sewage, and desert aquifers. Total water resources in Egypt have increased from 63.5 billion cubic meters in 1990 to 76 billion cubic meters in 2005, with increasing demands from irrigation, municipal, industrial, and other uses.
This document discusses the hydrological cycle and water resources in Egypt. It notes that the Nile River provides 96% of Egypt's renewable water resources according to the 1959 agreement between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt receives 55.5 billion cubic meters of Nile River water annually. Additional water comes from groundwater sources, agricultural drainage, treated sewage, and desert aquifers. Total water resources in Egypt have increased from 63.5 billion cubic meters in 1990 to 76 billion cubic meters in 2005, with increasing demands from irrigation, municipal, industrial, and other uses.
This document discusses the integration of quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems. It provides a literature review on management systems standards and the benefits of integrating these systems. The literature review finds many similarities between the different standards and support for an integrated approach. The document also presents experiences from three Australian organizations that successfully integrated their management systems.
This document provides guidance on designing and conducting aquifer pumping tests to determine the hydraulic properties of aquifers. It outlines the necessary planning steps, including developing a conceptual model of the aquifer using all available data on geology, hydrology, and existing wells. Properly designed tests that control discharge and monitor observation wells can provide accurate estimates of aquifer transmissivity, storativity, boundaries, and other properties needed to characterize groundwater flow. Conducting short pump tests or slug tests alone does not provide all the necessary information.
This document outlines a quality management system procedure for handling nonconformities. It defines nonconformities and the corrective and preventive actions used to address them. The procedure applies to nonconformities in products, services, and management systems. It describes identifying nonconformities, controlling them by investigating causes and implementing actions, reviewing corrective actions, and maintaining related records. The goal is to proactively eliminate deficiencies and prevent nonconformities from reoccurring.
This document provides guidance on conducting slug and pumping tests to determine hydrogeologic properties. It describes single well tests including slug tests which involve adding or removing water from a well to determine hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity. Proper well design, development, number of tests, and data collection methods are important. Pumping tests between multiple wells are also covered, with guidance on test design, duration, equipment, data collection and analysis to characterize groundwater flow.
The document discusses a course on analyzing pumping tests for groundwater aquifers. The course aims to teach participants how to determine aquifer properties through pumping tests. It covers key concepts like drawdown, specific capacity, and transmissivity. Participants will learn how to plan and optimize pumping tests, apply analytical techniques to interpret test data, and use software to analyze projects. The document provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in the course sessions, including aquifer conditions, equations for flow to wells, and methods for analyzing pumping test results.
List of procedures_in_ims_procedure_manual_kit-1Usama Waly
This document provides a table of contents for an IMS Procedure Manual. It lists 22 procedures related to management representative, human resources, marketing, purchase, stores, dispatch, engineering, and quality assurance. Each procedure is assigned a unique document number and includes the description, issue date, revision number, and revision date. Procedures not provided in the manual kit are marked as NA and organizations must document these depending on their specific product or service.
Henry Darcy conducted experiments in 1855-1856 to study water flow through sand filters. He established Darcy's law, which states that the rate of water flow through a porous medium (specific discharge) is proportional to the hydraulic gradient and the hydraulic conductivity of the medium. Darcy found that doubling the head difference or column area doubled the discharge rate, while doubling the column length halved the discharge rate. This led to the quantitative relationship in Darcy's law that the specific discharge is equal to the hydraulic conductivity multiplied by the cross-sectional area and the head gradient. Darcy's law forms the basis for modern analysis of groundwater flow.