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Hogan, Michael C., Erica Ingham, and S. Sadi Kurdak. "Contraction duration affects metabolic energy cost and fatigue in skeletal muscle." American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 274, no. 3 (March 1, 1998): E397—E402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.3.e397.

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It has been suggested that during a skeletal muscle contraction the metabolic energy cost at the onset may be greater than the energy cost related to holding steady-state force. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of contraction duration on the metabolic energy cost and fatigue process in fully perfused contracting muscle in situ. Canine gastrocnemius muscle ( n = 6) was isolated, and two contractile periods (3 min of isometric, tetanic contractions with 45-min rest between) were conducted by each muscle in a balanced order design. The two contractile periods had stimulation patterns that resulted in a 1:3 contraction-to-rest ratio, with the difference in the two contractile periods being in the duration of each contraction: short duration 0.25-s stimulation/0.75-s rest vs. long duration 1-s stimulation/3-s rest. These stimulation patterns resulted in the same total time of stimulation, number of stimulation pulses, and total time in contraction for each 3-min period. Muscle O2 uptake, the fall in developed force (fatigue), the O2 cost of developed force, and the estimated total energy cost (ATP utilization) of developed force were significantly greater ( P < 0.05) with contractions of short duration. Lactate efflux from the working muscle and muscle lactate concentration were significantly greater with contractions of short duration, such that the calculated energy derived from glycolysis was three times greater in this condition. These results demonstrate that contraction duration can significantly affect both the aerobic and anaerobic metabolic energy cost and fatigue in contracting muscle. In addition, it is likely that the greater rate of fatigue with more rapid contractions was a result of elevated glycolytic production of lactic acid.
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Zuo, Li, Leonardo Nogueira, and Michael C. Hogan. "Reactive oxygen species formation during tetanic contractions in single isolated Xenopus myofibers." Journal of Applied Physiology 111, no. 3 (September 2011): 898–904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00398.2011.

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Contracting skeletal muscle produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) that have been shown to affect muscle function and adaptation. However, real-time measurement of ROS in contracting myofibers has proven to be difficult. We used amphibian ( Xenopus laevis) muscle to test the hypothesis that ROS are formed during contractile activity in isolated single skeletal muscle fibers and that this contraction-induced ROS formation affects fatigue development. Single myofibers were loaded with 5 μM dihydrofluorescein-DA (Hfluor-DA), a fluorescent probe that reacts with ROS and results in the formation of fluorescein (Fluor) to precisely monitor ROS generation within single myofibers in real time using confocal miscroscopy. Three identical periods of maximal tetanic contractions (1 contraction/3 s for 2 min, separated by 60 min of rest) were conducted by each myofiber ( n = 6) at 20°C. Ebselen (an antioxidant) was present in the perfusate (10 μM) during the second contractile period. Force was reduced by ∼30% during each of the three contraction periods, with no significant difference in fatigue development among the three periods. The Fluor signal, indicative of ROS generation, increased significantly above baseline in both the first (42 ± 14%) and third periods (39 ± 10%), with no significant difference in the increase in fluorescence between the first and third periods. There was no increase of Fluor in the presence of ebselen during the second contractile period. These results demonstrated that, in isolated intact Xenopus myofibers, 1) ROS can be measured in real time during tetanic contractions, 2) contractile activity induced a significant increase above resting levels of ROS production, and 3) ebselen treatment reduced ROS generation to baseline levels but had no effect on myofiber contractility and fatigue development.
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Conley, Kevin E., and Stan L. Lindstedt. "Energy-saving mechanisms in muscle: the minimization strategy." Journal of Experimental Biology 205, no. 15 (August 1, 2002): 2175–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.205.15.2175.

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SUMMARYMany mechanisms reduce the cost of muscle activity. Here, we describe a set of specializations that reduce the cost of contraction in the high-frequency twitches that are used by a wide variety of animals for either sound production or flight. Minimizing the cost of these contractions means that cellular ATP production can meet ATP demand and sustain the high contractile rate. Two classes of specialization are found that minimize the contractile cost. The first class reduces the muscle work required per contraction. Light appendages such as rattles, insect limbs and membranous wings that require little work for movement are used in high-frequency contractions. The second set of specializations involves processes that minimize energy use. High-frequency muscles tend to have a lower cross-bridge content, fewer attached cross-bridges and shorter length changes per contraction. The result is low muscle-specific forces (stress), small length changes (strain) and rapid contraction times that suggest that these muscles push the lower limit of contractile function. The consequence of function at this lower extreme of contraction is to minimize the contractile cost of high-frequency muscles. Thus, specializations that permit rapid contractions at a low rate of ATP use per twitch are the basis of a minimization strategy for energy saving in muscles contracting at high frequency.
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Qi, M., J. L. Puglisi, K. L. Byron, K. Ojamaa, I. Klein, D. M. Bers, and A. M. Samarel. "Myosin heavy chain gene expression in neonatal rat heart cells: effects of [Ca2+]i and contractile activity." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 273, no. 2 (August 1, 1997): C394—C403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.2.c394.

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To determine if mechanical signals or alterations in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) affect myosin heavy chain (MHC) gene expression in spontaneously beating, neonatal rat ventricular myocytes, contractile activity was inhibited with verapamil, KCl, or 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM), and their acute and chronic effects on myocyte shortening, [Ca2+]i, and MHC gene expression were examined. Despite their differing effects on [Ca2+]i, verapamil, KCl, and BDM all inhibited contractile activity and markedly downregulated beta-MHC mRNA levels to 24 +/- 5, 21 +/- 7, and 6 +/- 2% of contracting cells, respectively. In contrast, these inhibitors of contraction upregulated alpha-MHC mRNA levels to 163 +/- 19, 156 +/- 7, and 198 +/- 20% of contracting cells, respectively. Transient transfection with a rat beta-MHC promoter-luciferase expression plasmid demonstrated that all inhibitors of contraction significantly decreased beta-MHC promoter activity. Paradoxically, contractile arrest also inhibited alpha-MHC promoter activity, suggesting that increased alpha-MHC mRNA levels resulted from posttranscriptional mechanisms. Actinomycin D mRNA stability assays indicated that alpha-MHC mRNA half-life was prolonged in noncontracting cells (33 h) compared with contracting myocytes (14 h). Contraction-dependent alterations in MHC gene expression were not dependent on release of angiotensin II or other growth factors into the culture medium. Thus intrinsic mechanical signals rather than alterations in [Ca2+]i regulate alpha-MHC and beta-MHC gene expression by both transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms.
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Taylor, Chloe E., Daniel Boulton, Erin J. Howden, Christoph Siebenmann, and Vaughan G. Macefield. "Central command increases muscle sympathetic nerve activity more to contracting than noncontracting muscle during rhythmic isotonic leg exercise." Journal of Neurophysiology 121, no. 5 (May 1, 2019): 1704–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00075.2019.

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We have previously shown that the increase in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) to contracting muscle during sustained isometric exercise is due primarily to central command and that contracting muscle does not express a metaboreceptor-driven increase in MSNA. Here we tested the hypothesis that MSNA increases to the contracting muscle also during rhythmic isotonic exercise, in which muscle metabolites will not accumulate because the contraction is performed without external load. MSNA was recorded from the common peroneal nerve in 10 participants, and negative-going sympathetic spikes were extracted during 50 cycles of sinusoidal (0.15 Hz) isotonic dorsiflexions of the ipsilateral or contralateral ankle. Electromyographic activity (EMG) was recorded from the tibialis anterior muscle on both sides. Cross-correlation analysis between MSNA and EMG revealed a marked cyclic modulation of MSNA to the contracting (ipsilateral) muscle. This modulation, in which MSNA increased during the contraction phase, was three times greater than that to the noncontracting muscle (modulation index = 27.4 ± 3.2% vs. 9.2 ± 1.5%; P < 0.002). There were no differences in either the intensity or the magnitude of modulation of EMG during ipsilateral and contralateral contractions. We conclude that central command increases MSNA to the contracting muscle during rhythmic isotonic exercise. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) increases to contracting muscle during isometric exercise, but whether this occurs during rhythmic isotonic exercise is unknown. We recorded MSNA to the pretibial flexors during cyclic dorsiflexion of the ipsilateral or contralateral ankle. MSNA showed a cyclic increase during the contraction phase that was significantly higher to the contracting than the noncontracting muscle, supporting central command as the primary mechanism responsible for increasing MSNA.
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Zawieja, D. C., K. L. Davis, R. Schuster, W. M. Hinds, and H. J. Granger. "Distribution, propagation, and coordination of contractile activity in lymphatics." American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 264, no. 4 (April 1, 1993): H1283—H1291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.1993.264.4.h1283.

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The propagation and coordination of lymphatic contractions were studied in the mesentery of the rat small intestine using in situ microscopic observation. Indexes of lymphatic diameter were simultaneously measured at two adjacent lymphangions in spontaneously contracting lymphatics (n = 51). Diameter index, contraction frequency, and the percentage of the intersegmental contractions that were propagated and coordinated (PP) were determined at both sites. The conduction velocity of the contractile activity and the percentage of the coordinated contractions that were propagated both antegrade to the direction of lymph flow and retrograde to the flow stream were determined. The results indicate that 1) 80-90% of the lymphatic contractions in the vessels we evaluated were propagated, 2) the wave of contractile activity propagated both centrally and peripherally, and 3) the conduction velocity of the contractile activity was approximately 4-8 mm/s. We tested the hypothesis that gap junctional communication is responsible for the coordination of the contractile event. To accomplish this, we used the gap junction blockers n-heptanol and oleic acid. PP was 90 +/- 4% under normal conditions and fell to a minimum value of 55 +/- 7% during the gap junction blockade. These results indicate that gap junctional communication played an important role in the propagation and coordination of contractions that occurred in spontaneously active lymphatics.
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Rundell, K. W., P. C. Tullson, and R. L. Terjung. "AMP deaminase binding in contracting rat skeletal muscle." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 263, no. 2 (August 1, 1992): C287—C293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.1992.263.2.c287.

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AMP deaminase, which hydrolyses AMP to inosine 5'-monophosphate (IMP) and NH3 at high rates during excessive energy demands in skeletal muscle, is activated when bound to myosin in vitro. We evaluated AMP deaminase binding in vivo during muscle contractions to assess whether binding 1) is inherent to deamination and found only with high rates of IMP production or simply coincident with the contractile process and 2) requires cellular acidosis. AMP deaminase activity (mumol.min-1.g-1) was measured in the supernatant (free) and 10(4)-g pellet (bound) homogenate fractions of muscle of anesthetized rats after in situ contractions to determine the percent bound. In resting muscle, nearly all (approximately 90%) AMP deaminase is free (cytosolic). During contractions when energy balance was well maintained, binding did not significantly differ from resting values. However, during intense contraction conditions that lead to increased IMP concentration, binding increased to approximately 60% (P less than 0.001) in fast-twitch and approximately 50% in slow-twitch muscle. Binding increased in an apparent first-order manner and preceded initiation of IMP formation. Further, binding rapidly declined within 1 min after cessation of intense stimulation, even though the cell remained extremely acidotic. Extensive binding during contractions was also evident without cellular acidosis (iodoacetic acid-treated muscle). Thus the in vivo AMP deaminase-myosin complex association/dissociation is not coupled to changes in cellular acidosis. Interestingly, binding remained elevated after contractions, if energy recovery was limited by ischemia. Our results are consistent with myosin binding having a role in AMP deaminase activation and subsequent IMP formation in contracting muscle.
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McLelland, Grant, David MacManus, and Chris Sheaf. "A semi-empirical model for streamwise vortex intensification." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 233, no. 12 (April 2019): 4396–409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954410019838421.

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Vortex intensification plays an important role in a wide range of flows of engineering interest. One scenario of interest is when a streamwise vortex passes through the contracting streamtube of an aircraft intake. There is, however, limited experimental data of flows of this type to reveal the dominant flow physics and to guide the development of vortex models. To this end, the evolution of wing-tip vortices inside a range of streamtube contractions has been measured using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry. A semi-empirical model has been applied to provide new insight on the role of vorticity diffusion during the intensification process. The analysis demonstrates that for mild flow contractions, vorticity diffusion has a negligible influence due to the low rates of diffusion in the vortex flow prior to intensification and the short convective times associated with the streamtube contraction. As the contraction levels increase, there is a substantial increase in the rates of diffusion which is driven by the greater levels of vorticity in the vortex core. A new semi-empirical relationship, as a function of the local streamtube contraction levels and vortex Reynolds number, has been developed. The model comprises a simple correction to vortex filament theory and provides a significant improvement in the estimation of vortex characteristics in contracting flows. For the range of contractions investigated, errors in the estimation of vortex core radius, peak tangential velocity and vorticity are reduced by an order of magnitude. The model can be applied to estimate the change in vortex characteristics for a range of flows with intense axial strain, such as contracting intake streamtubes and swirling flows in turbomachinery.
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Mehta, D., M. F. Wu, and S. J. Gunst. "Role of contractile protein activation in the length-dependent modulation of tracheal smooth muscle force." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 270, no. 1 (January 1, 1996): C243—C252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.1.c243.

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The active isometric force developed by a muscle decreases at muscle lengths below an optimal length (Lo). However, when the length of an actively contracting muscle is abruptly decreased, a lower level of isometric force is reached during force redevelopment than when the contraction is initiated at the shorter length. This has been attributed to a deactivation of contractile proteins caused by shortening. In this study, intracellular Ca2+ and myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation were measured to assess the mechanisms for the modulation of isometric force caused by changing smooth muscle length before or during isometric contraction. The decline in isometric force between Lo and 0.5Lo was associated with decreases in MLC phosphorylation and intracellular Ca2+ during contractions elicited by acetylcholine or 60 mM KCl. Quick release of the muscle during contraction depressed force redevelopment at the shorter length but not MLC phosphorylation. We conclude that decreases in Ca(2+)-calmodulin-dependent MLC phosphorylation contribute significantly to the decline in isometric force at lengths below Lo, but the depression of contractility associated with the quick release of actively contracted smooth muscle is not caused by a shortening-induced deactivation of contractile proteins.
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Hespel, P., and E. A. Richter. "Mechanism linking glycogen concentration and glycogenolytic rate in perfused contracting rat skeletal muscle." Biochemical Journal 284, no. 3 (June 15, 1992): 777–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj2840777.

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The influence of differences in glycogen concentration on glycogen breakdown and on phosphorylase activity was investigated in perfused contracting rat skeletal muscle. The rats were preconditioned by a combination of swimming exercise and diet (carbohydrate-free or carbohydrate-rich) in order to obtain four sub-groups of rats with varying resting muscle glycogen concentrations (range 10-60 mumol/g wet wt.). Pre-contraction muscle glycogen concentration was closely positively correlated with glycogen breakdown over 15 min of intermittent short tetanic contractions (r = 0.75; P less than 0.001; n = 56) at the same tension development and oxygen uptake. Additional studies in supercompensated and glycogen-depleted hindquarters during electrical stimulation for 20 s or 2 min revealed that the difference in glycogenolytic rate was found at the beginning rather than at the end of the contraction period. Phosphorylase alpha activity was approximately twice as high (P less than 0.001) in supercompensated muscles as in glycogen-depleted muscles after 20 s as well as after 2 min of contractions. It is concluded that glycogen concentration is an important determinant of phosphorylase activity in contracting skeletal muscle, and probably via this mechanism a regulator of glycogenolytic rate during muscle contraction.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Contracting"

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Milton, Gary. "Contingency contracting guide/lessons for Navy contracting officers." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/9938.

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The purpose of this research is to provide guidance by which future U.S. Navy Contingency Contracting Officers (CCOs) can effectively prepare for contingency operations. Additional research will provide guidelines for sustainment to support major contingencies. The research for this study was accomplished by reading literature on the subject of Contingency Contracting. Further research encompassed gathering information on lessons learned from past contingency contracting operations. Contingency contracting issues provided in this research project include an examination of preparatory steps required by Navy CCOs prior to deployment. Also included are sustainment issues that could positively effect a contingency operation and funding requirements that should be understood while conducting contingency operations. Additionally, this study provides conclusions and recommendations that could enhance the effectiveness of future Navy CCOs in support of contingency operations.
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Cayia, Thomas, and Joshua McCaslin. "Contracting with the enemy: the contracting officer’s dilemma." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45824.

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Operational contract support activities during stability and reconstruction operations rely significantly on local national contractors to provide goods and services for U.S. forces. In some cases, local national contractors are given priority in competition for contracts as a means of stimulating and rebuilding the local economy. A major risk associated with using local national contractors in contingency environments is the presence of business entities that may directly or indirectly support adversarial forces. Entering into contracts with enemy-affiliated business entities creates significant contractual and security risk for U.S. forces. Mitigating the effects of enemy-affiliated business must be a priority for contingency contracting officers. However, the process of preventing enemy-affiliated business entities from contracting with the U.S. government is complex and difficult to navigate. In this MBA Report, we analyze the reasons for this complexity and provide future policy recommendations to better counteract the contracting-with-the-enemy phenomenon.
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Burger, Kenneth Kehr Jonathan Wobensmith Brian. "Contingency contracting." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Dec%5FBurger%5FKehr%5FWobensmith%5fManual.pdf.

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Hicks, Perry J. "Consolidation of contracting in field contracting activities in DoD." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA306731.

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Berkland, Troy Robert. "Performance based contracting and improving the current contracting process." Connect to this title online, 2007. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1202499107/.

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Avant, Jeanine. "Innovative government contracting." Thesis, Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA367291.

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Johnson, Ellsworth K. III, Bryan H. Paton, Edward W. Threat, and Lisa A. Haptonstall. "Joint contingency contracting." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/34229.

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The purpose of this Master of Business Administration (MBA) Professional Report is to investigate and analyze the means by which Contingency Contracting Officers (CCO) can effectively operate in a Joint contingency environment and to validate the Defense Contract Management Agency's (DCMA) entry and exit criteria for contingency contracting missions. Joint contingencies encompass regional conflicts, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, and international or domestic disaster relief missions supported with the immediate deployment of military forces. This research was accomplished by reviewing the current guidance, policies, and doctrine pertinent to contingency contracting operations and conducting personal interviews. The researchers conducted interviews with representatives of the Joint Staff, J4 (Logistics), each Service Component's acquisition headquarters, U.S. Central Command's J4 (Logistics), U.S. Pacific Command's J4 (Logistics, Engineering, and Security Assistance), and the DCMA to explore how contingency contracting operations are planned and executed; current issues and lessons learned; and understand the current structure/organization of Service Component and Combatant Command for accomplishing contingency contracting. Conclusions and recommendations address perceived shortfalls in the methodologies the Services use to plan, communicate, integrate and execute contingency contracting operations. Three possible solutions to these shortfalls include adoption of the Yoder Three-Tier Model, establishment of the Joint Contingency Contracting Command (JCCC), and the creation of universal language for conducting contracting in contingencies.
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Tawfiq, Omar Hisham. "Doing contracting differently." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441378.

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Johnson, Ellsworth K., Bryan H. Paton, Edward W. Threat, and Lisa A. Haptonstall. "Joint contingency contracting." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/460.

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The purpose of this Master Business Administration (MBA) Professional Report is to investigate and analyze the means by which Contingency Contracting Officers (CCO) can effectively operate in a Joint contingency environment and to validate the Defense Contract Management Agency's (DCMA) entry and exit criteria for contingency contracting missions. Joint contingencies encompass regional conflicts, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, and international or domestic disaster relief missions supported with the immediate deployment of military forces. This research was accomplished by reviewing the current guidance, policies, and doctrine pertinent to contingency contracting operations and conducting personal interviews. The researchers conducted interviews with representatives of the Joint Staff, J4 (Logistics), each Service Component's acquisition headquarters, U.S. Central Command's J4 (Logistics), U.S. Pacific Command's J4 (Logistics, Engineering, and Security Assistance), and the DCMA to explore how contingency contracting operations are planned and executed; current issues and lessons learned; and understand the current structure/organization of Service Component and Combatant Command for accomplishing contingency contracting. Conclusions and recommendations address perceived shortfalls in the methodologies the Services use to plan, communicate, integrate and execute contingency contracting operations. Three possible solutions to these shortfalls include adoption of the Yoder Three-Tier Model, establishment of the Joint Contingency Contracting Command (JCCC), and the creation of universal language for conducting contracting in contingencies.
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Čtrnáctý, Jaromír. "Energy Performance Contracting." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-11032.

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Energy Performance Contracting is an energy saving method, when the supplier guarantees a certain minimal level of energy savings to the customer, as well as non-rising energy costs. The method was developed at the turn of 70's and 80's in the USA and has spread to dozens of countries around the world till today, although the rate of the EPC market development differs from country to country. The method is useful mostly for heating, electricity and gas cost savings by the end-users. In the Czech Republic, the method has been used since 1993. Until now, several dozens, or even hundreds of projects have been realized, mostly for public sector customers. This paper analyzes the current state of the EPC method usage around the world as well as in the Czech Republic, the key part comprises of the EPC principles description, based on data from real EPC contracts. The work is concluded by a SWOT analysis of the method and by a discussion of the following question: "Can EPC projects blockade the overall saving potential in some cases?" The key information source for most of the work were answers to questions sent to eight Czech ESCO companies representatives, as well as the outputs from guided interviews with four of them, which were taking place between January and May 2009.
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Books on the topic "Contracting"

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Shick, Robert. Government Contracting. New York : Routledge, 2015. | Series: The public solutions handbook series;: Routledge, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315686370.

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Stöber, Jan. Battlefield Contracting. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-19131-7.

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Curry, William Sims. Government Contracting. 2nd edition. | New York : Routledge, 2016. | Series: American Society for Public Administration series in public administration & public policy: Routledge, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315536453.

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Hart, Oliver D. Financial contracting. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001.

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W, Post Deborah, and Hom Sharon K, eds. Contracting law. 4th ed. Durham, N.C: Carolina Academic Press, 2006.

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W, Post Deborah, and Hom Sharon K, eds. Contracting law. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1996.

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Jenny, Baxter, and Key Note Publications, eds. Building contracting. 6th ed. Hampton: Key Note, 2001.

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Corps, United States Marine. Contingency contracting. Washington, D.C: Dept. of the Navy, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, 2009.

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Clough, Richard Hudson. Construction contracting. 5th ed. New York: Wiley, 1986.

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Peter, Witney, and Key Note Publications, eds. Building contracting. 5th ed. Hampton: Key Note, 2000.

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Book chapters on the topic "Contracting"

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Geilhausen, Marko. "Contracting." In Energiemanagement, 321–35. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02834-3_6.

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Hirschner, Joachim, Henric Hahr, and Katharina Kleinschrot. "Contracting." In Leitfaden des Baubetriebs und der Bauwirtschaft, 125–35. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21630-6_7.

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Hirschner, Joachim, Henric Hahr, and Katharina Kleinschrot. "Contracting." In Leitfaden des Baubetriebs und der Bauwirtschaft, 125–35. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01924-2_6.

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Binder, James. "Contracting." In Primary Care Interviewing, 21–30. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7224-7_2.

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Geilhausen, Marko. "Contracting." In Energiemanagement, 287–301. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26919-7_5.

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Haan, Erik de, and Willemine Regouin-van Leeuwen. "Contracting." In Being Supervised, 8–16. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003344025-3.

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Doyle, Nancy, and Almuth McDowall. "Contracting." In Neurodiversity Coaching, 239–57. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003368274-14.

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Newman, Daniel S., and Sylvia A. Rosenfield. "Contracting." In Building Competence in School Consultation, 91–104. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032622330-6.

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Shennan, Guy. "Contracting." In Solution-Focused Practice, 29–48. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-31633-2_3.

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Cardi, Enzo. "Contracting." In European Economic Legal Order After Brexit, 103–15. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003144755-8.

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Conference papers on the topic "Contracting"

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Keeter, Edward. "Defensive Contracting." In Construction Congress VI. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40475(278)119.

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Ofir, Ron, Michael Margaliot, Yoash Levron, and Jean-Jacques Slotine. "Serial interconnections of 1-contracting and 2-contracting systems." In 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cdc45484.2021.9682810.

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Harbo, Silas, and Benjamin Biegel. "Contracting flexibility services." In 2013 4th IEEE/PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT EUROPE). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isgteurope.2013.6695262.

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Rugeldal, Kurt Arne. "Frigg Decommissioning - Contracting Process." In Offshore Technology Conference. Offshore Technology Conference, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/21696-ms.

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"Blank page." In First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting. IEEE, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/wec.2004.1319494.

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"Preface." In First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting. IEEE, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/wec.2004.1319498.

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Ming-Chien Shan, B. Benatallah, C. Godart, Z. Maamar, and Q. Z. Sheng. "Conference committees." In First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting. IEEE, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/wec.2004.1319499.

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Castellanos, M., and U. Dayal. "FACTS: an approach to unearth legacy contracts." In First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting. IEEE, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/wec.2004.1319507.

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Ravichandar, Harish, and Ashwin Dani. "Learning Contracting Nonlinear Dynamics From Human Demonstration for Robot Motion Planning." In ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dscc2015-9870.

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In this paper, we present an algorithm to learn the dynamics of human arm motion from the data collected from human actions. Learning the motion plans from human demonstrations is essential in making robot programming possible by nonexpert programmers as well as realizing human-robot collaboration. The highly complex human reaching motion is generated by a stable closed-loop dynamical system. To capture the complexity a neural network (NN) is used to represent the dynamics of the human motion states. The trajectories of arm generated by humans for reaching to a place are contracting towards the goal location from various initial conditions with built in obstacle avoidance. To take into consideration the contracting nature of the human motion dynamics the unknown motion model is learned using a NN subject to contraction analysis constraints. To learn the NN parameters an optimization problem is formulated by relaxing the non-convex contraction constraints to Linear matrix inequality (LMI) constraints. Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) is used to solve the optimization problem subject to the LMI constraints. For obstacle avoidance a negative gradient of the repulsive potential function is added to the learned contracting NN model. Experiments are conducted on Baxter robot platform to show that the robot can generate reaching paths from the contracting NN dynamics learned from human demonstrated data recorded using Microsoft Kinect sensor. The algorithm is able to adapt to situations for which the demonstrations are not available, e.g., an obstacle placed in the path.
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"Proceedings First International Workshop on Electronic Contracting." In Proceedings. First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting, 2004. IEEE, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/wec.2004.1319493.

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Reports on the topic "Contracting"

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Hart, Oliver. Financial Contracting. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w8285.

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Cayia, Thomas, and Joshua McCaslin. Contracting With the Enemy: The Contracting Officer's Dilemma. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada632400.

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Schwarz, Kurt F., IV Brooks, and Thomas L. Forecasting Contracting Workload. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, April 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada211935.

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Avant, Jeanine. Innovative Government Contracting. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, January 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada367291.

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Edmans, Alex, Itay Goldstein, and John Zhu. Contracting With Synergies. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, November 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w17606.

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McCullouch, Bob. Innovative Contracting Manual. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284314272.

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Nissen, Mark E. Contracting Process Innovation. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada389682.

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Lamm, David V., and Tim Reed. Demographics of the Contracting Workforce within the Army Contracting Command. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, September 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada529457.

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Rogers, Lisa, Jonathan Wright, Judson Bishop, and Jose Medina. Contracting Squadron Training Plan. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, November 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada360819.

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Snyder, Thomas J., John Perry, Robbin Vaughn, and Jose Medina. Contingency Contracting Customer Guide. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada319897.

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