COMMAND CULTURE IMPACTS TO NAVAL RESERVE READINESS

In order to accomplish the Navy’s mission, the Department of Defense equips the Navy with materiel like ships, submarines, and aircraft. All of this hardware requires manpower to operate, maintain, and supply. Some of this manpower is derived from Navy Reservists. Throughout our nation’s history, men and women from the Navy Reserve have answered the call to support and defend our country. Now, more than ever, as technology advances rapidly and competitors prepare for a peer-to-peer conflict, our nation’s Reservists must be adequately trained and ready to fight. Navy Reservists throughout the country (including Guam and Puerto Rico) are attached to one of 118 Navy Reserve centers (NRC). The NRCs are manned by active-duty personnel responsible for supporting and training the Reservists, so they are ready to deploy at any given notice. This project aims to evaluate the command culture at several NRCs and correlate the findings to reserve readiness and retention. First, the culture will be measured using the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). Next, the results will be evaluated to determine if a particular culture is more conducive to higher readiness. If a correlation is determined, the next step will provide senior leadership and individual commands with the results and literature regarding culture change, with the intention to improve reserve readiness.Lieutenant Commander, United States NavyLieutenant Commander, United States Navy ReserveApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

Polymorphisms on PAI-1 and ACE genes in association with fibrinolytic bleeding after on-pump cardiac surgery

Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Ozolina et al.Background: Carriers of plasminogen activator inhibitor -1 (PAI-1) -675 genotype 5G/5G may be associated with lower preoperative PAI-1 plasma levels and higher blood loss after heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We speculate if polymorphisms of PAI-1 -844 A/G and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) intron 16 I/D also might promote fibrinolysis and increase postoperative bleeding. Methods: We assessed PAI-1 -844 A/G, and ACE intron 16 I/D polymorphisms by polymerase chain reaction technique and direct sequencing of genomic DNA from 83 open heart surgery patients that we have presented earlier. As primary outcome, accumulated chest tube drainage (CTD) at 4 and 24 h were analyzed for association with genetic polymorphisms. As secondary outcome, differences in plasma levels of PAI-1, t-PA/PAI-1 complex and D-dimer were determined for each polymorphism. SPSS® was used for statistical evaluation. Results: The lowest preoperative PAI-1 plasma levels were associated with PAI-1 -844 genotype G/G, and higher CTD, as compared with genotype A/A at 4 and 24 h after surgery. Correspondingly, 4 h after the surgery CTD was higher in carriers of ACE intron 16 genotype I/I, as compared with genotype D/D. PAI-1 plasma levels and t-PA/PAI-1 complex reached nadir in carriers of ACE intron 16 genotype I/I, in whom we also noticed the highest D-dimer levels immediately after surgery. Notably, carriers of PAI-1 -844 genotype G/G displayed higher D-dimer levels at 24 h after surgery as compared with those of genotype A/G. Conclusions: Increased postoperative blood loss secondary to enhanced fibrinolysis was associated with carriers of PAI-1 -844 G/G and ACE Intron 16 I/I, suggesting that these genotypes might predict increased postoperative blood loss after cardiac surgery using CPB.publishersversionPeer reviewe

Noise avoiding fish passes - experimental and numerical analysis of the “periodic sluice gate”-fish pass

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird nach einer Einführung in die Fischphysiologie und der Vorstellung der aktuell meist konstruierten Fischaufstiegsanlagen ein neuer Typ Fischpass vorgestellt. In einem Kanal wird durch die Anordnung von aufeinander folgenden Schützen und zwischen den Schützen angebrachten Prallwänden die Einmischung von Luft in das Wasser vermieden, was die Geräuschentwicklung sowohl über als auch unter Wasser vermeidet. Durch numerische Parameterstudien konnte eine Dimensionierungsvorschrift zur Prognose der Strömungsgeschwindigkeiten erarbeitet werden. Die Untersuchung mit der Large Eddy Simulation (LES) ermöglichte die Analyse von Turbulenzen und Wirbelstrukturen in den Becken. Am Ende der Arbeit wird eine geometrische Variation des Basisdesigns vorgestellt. Durch das Hinzufügen eines Rampenbereichs wird es am Boden lebenden Kleinstlebewesen (Makrozoobenthos) und kleinen Fischen ermöglicht die Anlage zu überwinden.In the present work, a new type of fish pass is presented. The use of alternating vertical sluice gates and impingement walls avoids the entrainment of air into the water. In a first step, experimental data with fish is presented in order to demonstrate the acceptance of the fish pass. A series of experimental data is presented for the discussion of the correlation between flow and geometry of such a fish pass. The use of parameter studies led to design rules. By means of a Large Eddy Simulation an analysis of the instantaneous flow regime was possible. The distribution of velocity and turbulence fields, as well as coherent turbulent structures allowed a better understanding of fish behaviour. Additionally to the basic principle, a geometric variation is presented. By means of a geometric expansion, the passage becomes possible for small organisms like macrozoobenthos and fish which live near the riverbed as well as small fish

The Development Of Administrative Policy On The Utilization Of Policewomen To Their Fullest Potential: An Assessment Of The Albuquerque Police Department

The Criminal Justice System of this nation has, since its beginning, always attracted considerable commentary from the news media and the citizenry. This is primarily true because the police, courts and the corrections departments invariably touch our lives in more ways than one. In surveying the more recent and controversial developments in law enforcement, I have found police administrators nationwide all have a similar issue to resolve – the question of women in policing. However, in the context of formulating organizational change, they have found little empirical data dealing with this issue, and this is due to the scarcity or available literature and research. The Albuquerque Police Department\u27s administration faces the same dilemma as other police departments. Consequently, its officials are seeking pertinent information to answer this imposing question on the utilization of its sworn female personnel. Because of the pressing demands placed on police administrators and other high-level policy makers, and the special interest I have in the area of quality law enforcement, it was decided that a general investigation into the progress women have made in police work would be initiated. This report is neither conclusive nor should it be viewed in such a light, but hopefully it will be useful to the administrators of the Albuquerque Police Department in formulation of an administrative policy on the use of the approximately forty policewomen in their official roles. Additionally, the report will provide sufficient information about other police departments where change in administrative thinking has led to a more generally acceptable policy, by choice, and not by force. Furthermore, my realistic expectations are that because women are asserting themselves more freely in law enforcement, this thesis will instigate further thought and research by police administrators and other public officials who see resistance to change as a detriment to society and the waste of a viable manpower resource

Das Informationssystem als Erfolgsfaktor der Unternehmung

Das Informationssystem als Erfolgsfaktor der Unternehmung : Entwicklung e. Bewertungskonzepts. - Spardorf : Wilfer, 1986. - VI, 196 S. - Zugl.: Augsburg, Univ., Diss

Proposal of a sluice–type fish pass

One–dimensional design of fish passes often leads to an unsatisfying solution. The problems are due to insufficient, if not completely missing, collaboration between biologists and civil engineers. In the present paper, a new type of fish pass is presented. A labyrinth flux develops in a system of sequential sluices and baffles in between, which uncouple the supercritical flow of the single sluices. A series of biological, hydraulic and numerical experiments was carried out in order to investigate the optimum configuration in terms of geometric issues, regarding the biological needs and performances of organisms to be transported. Following this optimization, fish can control the prevailing flow conditions quite well. Because the air entrainment into the water is avoided, fish perception is not affected. A geometric extension regarding the needs of small fish, bottom fish, and macrozoobenthos decreases the selectivity and predation pressure on them.223-22