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The present study is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the development and implementation of corporate standards for the Project Management Office (PMO) in the context of the global digital transformation of 2024–2025. The relevance of the topic is driven by an objective need to increase the effectiveness of project activity under conditions where initiative failures entail substantial economic losses. The purpose of the work is to formulate and substantiate a methodological approach to standardization that supports an evolution from predominantly administrative oversight toward strategic value management and outcome delivery. The methodological foundation includes a systems-based analysis of relevant statistical materials published by leading project management institutes, a comparison of traditional and agile frameworks, and an examination of practice-oriented cases from industrial and e-commerce segments. The findings indicate that the introduction of unified standards, combined with predictive analytics tooling, is associated with a 15–20% increase in operational efficiency and a pronounced improvement in customer satisfaction indicators. The results also demonstrate the advantages of transforming the PMO into Value Delivery Offices (VDOs), which exhibit higher adaptability to market volatility. The final provisions are presented as applied recommendations for institutionalizing project processes aligned with the stated research objectives; the materials are oriented toward senior executives, digital transformation leaders, and project management leadership.

Over 40,000 delegates from all over the world gathered in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, the transcontinental country bordering Eastern Europe and West Asia for the 29th edition of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP29). Adopted in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Dawson & Spannagle 2008), the Conference of Parties set the limits on the emission of greenhouse gas (GHG) to prevent the dangers of climate change. 195 countries adopted the Parish Agreement in 2015 at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21), committing to undertake more efforts to keep a global temperature rise in this century below 2°C. Over the years, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have recorded tremendous impact and influence over policy decisions in key areas of the economy within nations and transnational structures. The paper examines the realities of the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) within the global climate change corridor, and their contributions towards influencing climate change policies at COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan, particularly advocacy efforts, high-level intergovernmental and civic engagement activities to drive policy changes.

In this article, ground-motion models (GMMs) for subduction earthquakes recently developed as part of the Next Generation Attenuation-Subduction (NGA-Sub) project are compared. The four models presented in this comparison study are documented in their respective articles submitted along with this article. Each of these four models is based on the analysis of the large NGA-Sub database. Three of the four current models are developed for a global version as well as separate regionalized models. The fourth model was developed based on earthquakes only from Japan, and as such is applicable only for Japan. As part of this comparison study, a general discussion on the parameterization of the four models and the regionalization of the three models is provided. The specific strengths and or weaknesses or the technical decisions and justifications of any one model are not part of this comparison. A selected suite of deterministic attenuation curves and spectra are presented for the models along with a selected suite of currently used subduction models. A limited number of comparisons are presented in this article with a larger number of comparisons and the digital values provided in the electronic attachment. In addition to these scenario calculation comparisons, the results from a standard probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) for two sites located in the Pacific Northwest Region in the state of Washington are presented. These calculations highlight the potential impact of using the new GMMs. Based on the comparisons presented here, a general understanding of these new GMMs can be obtained with the expectation that the implementation of a specific seismic hazard study should incorporate similar and additional comparisons and sensitivity studies pertinent to the site of interest.

<strong>Raw data ressources for Herud et al, 2021</strong> Summary of the work see the text at the end of this section. For details on imaging Methods see the corresponding publication. All underlying raw data presented in this work is deposited here except: 1) the FACS data which is sepeartedly uploaded in "FlowRepository.org" under identifier "FR-FCM-Z3FL" 2) the structural data which is deposited with the pdb under indetifiers: 6EJW, 6EJZ, 6ENI, 6EKP, 6ENN, 6ELB, 6ELF, 6ELG <strong>For deposition at zenodo.org 3 archive files have been generated and are accessible here:</strong> 1) "Herud_et_al_2021__figures_3_and_4_raw_data__v1.zip" containing the following folders: a) "figure_3c-d__DMSO_control" b) "figure_3c-d__import _IAA_1h" c) "figure_3e-f__import _AA_10_min" d) "figure_3g-h__export_10min_pre_wash_out" e) "figure_3g-h__export_1h_pre_wash_out" f) "figure_3i-j__ER" g) "figure_4a-b__BFA" h) "figure_4c-d__gravitropism" 2) "Herud_et_al_2021__suppl_figures_S1_S3-S5_S7_and_table_S2_raw_data__v1.zip" containing the following folders: a) "figure_S1__variants" b) "figure_S3a-c__FRET" c) "figure_S3e-j__linker" d) "figure_S4a__pH" e) "figure_S4b__agents" f) "figure_S4c__pH_ITC" g) "figure_S5__compounds" h) "figure_S8__PIN" i) "table_S2__variants_ITC" 3) "Herud_et_al_2021__ImageJ_analysis_macros__v1.zip" containing the following files: a) "AuxSen_GUI_v-1-0.ijm" b) "analysis_ER_201123.ijm" <strong>Work Summary:</strong> In plants, one of the most important regulative small molecules is the auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). Its dynamic redistribution plays an essential role in virtually every aspect of plant life, ranging from cell shape and division to organogenesis and to responses to light and gravity . So far, the spatial and temporal distribution of auxin at cellular resolution could not be determined directly. Instead it has been inferred from the visualisation of irreversible processes involving the endogenous auxin response machinery . This detection system fails to record transient changes. Here we report on a genetically encoded biosensor for quantitative in vivo visualisation of auxin distributions. The sensor is based on the E. coli tryptophan repressor (TrpR) whose binding pocket was engineered to be specific to IAA. The sensor employs FRET as readout after coupled to optimally selected fluorescent proteins. This sensor, unlike previous systems, enables direct monitoring of fast uptake and clearance of auxin by individual cells and within cell compartments in planta, responding to the graded spatial distribution along the root axis and its perturbation by transport inhibitors as well as the rapid and reversible redistribution of endogenous auxin in response to changes in gravity vectors. Thus, our auxin sensor enables real-time monitoring of auxin concentrations at a (sub)cellular resolution and their changes in time and space during a plant ́s entire life.

During the early afternoon of June 29, 2012, a line of destructive thunderstorms producing straight line winds known as a derecho developed near Chicago (Illinois, USA). The storm moved southeast with wind speeds recorded from 100 to 160 kilometers per hour (kph, 60 to 100 miles per hour [mph]). The storm swept across much of West Virginia (USA) later that evening. Power outage was substantial as an estimated 1,300,000 West Virginians (more than half) were without power in the aftermath of the storm and approximately 600,000 citizens were still without power a week later. This was one of the worst storms to strike this area and occurred as residents were enduring a prolonged heat wave. The wind damage left much of the community without electricity and the crippling effect compromised or destroyed critical infrastructure including communications, air conditioning, refrigeration, and water and sewer pumps. This report describes utilization of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and hospital resources in West Virginia in response to the storm. Also reported is a review of the weather phenomena and the findings and discussion of the disaster and implications.

Coaxial cable, as a transmission medium, is capable of carrying at least 150 high-quality television (TV) channels and virtually any other conceivable kind of communications, including high-definition TV and two-way voice and data services. Today's cable television networks are not limited by the fact that they use coaxial cable, but they are limited by their system architecture.

Fiber optics is playing an increasing role in transmission of CATV signals. This paper describes the currently evolving architectures which eliminate conventional coaxial trunks and make possible greatly expanded bandwidths. Evolving network architectures enable the extension of fiber deeper into the network structure while improving performance and reducing operating costs. Several different architectures will be examined and their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed as well as their ability to deliver different forms of entertainment video.