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Flying High: The Story of Boeing and the Rise of the Jetliner Industry

Flying High is the first investigative history of one of the world's most influential corporations, the Boeing Company. In an objective and riveting account, Eugene Rodgers tells how this giant of a company developed the jetliners that reinvented travel, shrank the world, and made America the international ruler of the aircraft industry.
A Deep Learning-Based Solution for Large-Scale Extraction of the Secondary Road Network from High-Resolution Aerial Orthoimagery

Secondary roads represent the largest part of the road network. However, due to the absence of clearly defined edges, presence of occlusions, and differences in widths, monitoring and mapping them represents a great effort for public administration. We believe that recent advancements in machine vision allow the extraction of these types of roads from high-resolution remotely sensed imagery and can enable the automation of the mapping operation. In this work, we leverage these advances and propose a deep learning-based solution capable of efficiently extracting the surface area of secondary roads at a large scale. The solution is based on hybrid segmentation models trained with high-resolution remote sensing imagery divided in tiles of 256 × 256 pixels and their correspondent segmentation masks, resulting in increases in performance metrics of 2.7–3.5% when compared to the original architectures. The best performing model achieved Intersection over Union and F1 scores of maximum 0.5790 and 0.7120, respectively, with a minimum loss of 0.4985 and was integrated on a web platform which handles the evaluation of large areas, the association of the semantic predictions with geographical coordinates, the conversion of the tiles’ format and the generation of geotiff results compatible with geospatial databases.
A New Human Anatomy Teaching Mode Combining Virtual Anatomy System and Dissection to Promote Active Learning and Improve Learning Efficiency.

Background: Education of human anatomy has always experienced many difficulties, including the lack of anatomical specimens and limitations imposed by anatomical dissection techniques that damage and change the shape and position of the anatomical structures. Methods: A digital virtual anatomy system may be the solution to these difficulties. Based on high-resolution sectional anatomical images from the Chinese Visible Human dataset, a virtual anatomy system was created. In total, 170 undergraduate students from the Third Military Medical University were divided into two groups, namely the combining virtual anatomy (CVA) group and the traditional anatomy (TA) group. The CVA group was taught using both the virtual anatomy system and the traditional anatomy course, while the TA group was taught using only the traditional course. After completing the course, the teaching outcomes were assessed by written and practical examinations, and the satisfaction levels of the students and teachers were also assessed with questionnaires.Results: The examination scores and questionnaires showed that the CVA anatomy course provided a comfortable studying environment for medical students and greatly improved their self-learning ability, active thinking ability, 3D spatial thinking ability and interest in learning. Conclusions: The teaching mode adding the virtual anatomy course with the traditional anatomy course is a new and effective way to advance the teaching of human anatomy, which is better than traditional dissection.
The Role of Safety Culture in Preventing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes

This synthesis will be useful to federal and state agencies, commercial truck and bus operators, and others interested in improving commercial vehicle safety. The synthesis provides information on practices that offer the greatest influence on developing and enhancing a culture of safety among commercial motor vehicle drivers. The synthesis is based on a comprehensive review of (a) literature and research pertaining to safety culture as it relates to motor carrier industries, (b) surveys and interviews of motor carrier safety managers and commercial motor vehicle drivers, and (c) case study data collected from motor carriers.
Does Bed Sharing with an Infant Influence Parents’ Sexual Life? A Scoping Review in Western Countries

Bed sharing—the sharing of a sleeping surface by parents and children—is a common, yet controversial, practice. While most research has focused on the public health aspect of this practice, much less is known regarding its effect on the marital relationship. The aim of the present study was to conduct a scoping review on the impact of parent–infant bed sharing sleeping practices on the sexual and marital relationship of couples. The qualitative synthesis of six studies on this topic suggests that overall, bed sharing does not exert a significant negative impact on family functioning; when it does, it appears to be related to incongruent parental beliefs and expectations, especially when bed sharing is not an intentional choice of sleep arrangement, and there are other confounding factors such as fatigue and psychological distress. Suggestions for future studies and clinical implications are discussed.
DELPHI FORECAST AND ANALYSIS OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS THROUGH 1991 : DELPHI II

This report presents the results from a Delphi survey of experts on the likely pattern of development for Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems ( IVHS) in North America. It looks specifically at the range of systems or technologies that are currently recognized as contributing to the development of IVHS; and for each system or technology, it forecasts the likely market penetration for relevant segments of the market. The survey addresses the full range of IVHS including driver information systems, route guidance systems, vehicle navigation systems, collision warning systems, collision avoidance systems, vehicle control systems, traffic management systems, and commercial-vehicle location and dispatch systems. It looks at 30 systems in all and offers separate market projections for luxury sedans and sports coupes, commercial vehicles, public fleets, freight carriers, and toll authorities, where appropriate. The survey also assesses the expected capitalized cost, including installation and subscription fees, to the vehicle owner. The respondents to the Delphi survey were from North America, Europe, and Japan and are recognized experts in the systems or markets that they addressed.
Market Dominance: How Firms Gain, Hold, or Lose It and the Impact on Economic Performance

Introduction by David I. Rosenbaum The Standard Oil Trust by Leslie D. Manns Tobacco: Predation and Persistent Market Power by Walter Adams and James W. Brock Alcoa and the U.S. Aluminum Industry by Hayley Chouinard and David I. Rosenbaum Dow Chemical and the Magnesium Industry by Marvin B. Lieberman Eastman Film Industry: Picture Imperfect? by Vrinda Kadiyali The Rise and Fall of Dominant Firms in the U.S. Automobile Industry: A Tale Twice Told by Lawrence J. White The Rise and Fall of IBM by Donald E. Waldman Microsoft by Rochelle Ruffer and Donald E. Waldman Blue Cross: Health Insurance by Erwin A. Blackstone and Joseph P. Fuhr AT&T's Grand Design for Dominance in the Global Information Age by Harry M. Trebing and Maurice Estabrooks Conclusion by David I. Rosenbaum
Lactate Threshold Training

Whether you're a runner, skier, cyclist, triathlete, or rower, as an endurance athlete you need to race and train as fast as possible without hitting the wall from high levels of lactic acid in your bloodstream. Elite athletes and coaches know that increasing lactate threshold is essential to success. Now you can use this knowledge to push your performance to the limit. "Lactate Threshold Training" is an advanced training guide to help you improve endurance performance. This innovative book explains the theory behind the training and presents practical programs to improve your lactate threshold and race faster than ever before. The book also includes discussion on the use of EPO and the struggle against doping in endurance sports.Many elite athletes and coaches are using this innovative concept in their training. The book includes: - heart-rate based training programs, - tests for self-assessment of lactate threshold, - scientific guidelines to avoid overtraining, - advice on nutrition, and- workout examples of elite endurance athletes.Author Peter Janssen, MD, is recognized as one of the pioneers in lactate threshold training. Dr. Janssen has put together this complete and comprehensive training manual through research, training, and testing of elite endurance athletes. If you want to take your endurance performance to the limit, this is one book you won't want to miss.
Schisis-association.

The neural tube defects (anencephaly, encephalocele, spina bifida cystica), oral clefts (cleft lip +/- palate, posterior cleft palate), omphalocele, and diaphragmatic hernia associate with one another far more frequently than at the expected random combination rates. The combination of other abnormalities does not exceed the expected rate. Thus, two or more combinations of schisis-type abnormalities without other defects were treated as a provisional entity. The schisis-association is practically a lethal abnormality. It occurs more often in girls (sex ratio: 0.33), in twins (4.6%), in breech presentations (13.7%), in association with lower mean birth weight (1,931 gm), and in association with a shorter gestation period (36.4 weeks). Mothers of affected children have a significantly higher miscarriage rate; occurrence of schisis-type abnormalities was found in 3.7% of the sibs of index patients. However, except for one, the sib-occurrences of schisis abnormalities were isolated neural tube defects or oral clefts.
AIRBORNE LASER HYDROGRAPHY TO CHART SHALLOW COASTAL WATERS

The airborne scanning laser bathymeter represents a new generation in shallow-water hydrographic technology, promising major improvements in the speed and efficiency of data collection for the production of nautical charts. The laser sounder is not intended as a replacement for sonar, but rather as a complementary system. It is ideal for shoal areas up to 30 meters in depth--or as much as 50 meters in extremely clear waters--where sonar is least effective. The development of the ALH (airborne laser hydrography) concept is explained and several existent systems are described.
Evaluation of impacts of the motorway control system (MCS)in Stockholm

Stockholm and many other major urban areas suffer from road traffic congestion since capacity expansion of their road networks cannot cope with the increase of demand. Road traffic authorities therefore make considerable efforts to implement traffic management including Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS). The Motorway Control SYSTEM (MCS) installed on the E4 motorway through Stockholm is one example of such an undertaking. Although the system has been in operation since the late nineties and is currently being expanded, there is yet no comprehensive knowledge regarding the impacts of the system on traffic safety and performance. The purpose of the paper is to describe a project undertaken at KTH in cooperation with the national and regional road authorities in Stockholm to fill this knowledge gap. The project has included the following activities: Analysis of goals, criteria and strategies for road traffic management in Stockholm. This study shows that the city as well as the Swedish Road Administration have high expectations regarding improvements in travel speed and safety through the use of MCS. Field studies of traffic performance with and without MCS operation. Due to extensive congestion resulting from bottlenecks the traffic performance on E4 in Stockholm varies with time of day and location. Overall the impacts on travel time is small and difficult to clearly link to the operation of MCS. Studies of driver behaviour and adaptation to information and control measures from MCS. The purpose of this study has been to observe how drivers respond to VMS recommended speed limits displayed by MCS after automatic incident detection (AID). This has been achieved through video filming from high observation points, and through mobile observations using specially equipped test cars. The detector and AID logged outputs from MCS have also been analyzed. The results show that the drivers do respond to the speed signs, which have a general "calming effect" on the traffic process. This impact is however small, particularly during congested periods. In a final project stage to be completed in year 2006 the knowledge regarding driver response and behaviour related to MCS operation gathered from the filed studies will be implemented in a microscopic simulation model. This will enable "controlled experiments" for evaluation of system impacts as well as tests of alternative strategies for application of the system and its operation from the control centre TRAFIK STOCKHOLM. For the covering abstract see ITRD E135582.
Factores de resiliencia escolar y el éxito micro empresarial en el Distrito de Huacho

Objetivo: Demostrar que los factores de resiliencia en el educando inﬂuyen signiﬁcativamente en el éxito micro empresarial. Material y Métodos: Fue una investigación descriptivo-explicativo-correlacional y causal, tomando una muestra de 384 microempresarios. Resultados: Un mayoritario 52,1% manifestaron estar de acuerdo que su época de escolar estuvo marcada por la resiliencia, un 41,4% manifestó estar de acuerdo que durante sus años de estudios tenía un alto nivel de capacidad reﬂexiva, un porcentaje relativamente bajo equivalente al 22,9% manifestó estar de acuerdo que vivió un ambiente de alta cohesión familiar. Conclusión: La capacidad reﬂexiva está presente en muchas personas en edad escolar, la utilización racional de la mente humana está presente en las personas con un mínimo de pensamiento formal, las capacidades intelectuales no solamente son maniﬁestas en personas con experiencia en la vida, sino también están inherentes en personas con poca edad.Palabras Clave: Resiliencia, desarrollo personal, capacidad intelectual, responsabilidad empresarial.
Equity of Experience: Shaping Pedagogy to Provide the Best Possible Learning Outcomes for All

This chapter examines some of the issues encountered by academics while developing online delivery of the Master of Information Management (MIM) program at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. RMIT is a multi-campus university of technology and design founded in the 1880s as a "working man's college" and now operating in a global environment. This global context, along with the challenges confronting Australian higher education and professional training, means that considering the issues arising from the design, development, and delivery of non-traditional delivery modes, such as the online environment, is essential in the quest to provide sustainable quality education. The experience of the educators involved in developing the MIM program may assist others in creating similar programs and provide insights into issues associated with implementing best practice for online instruction.
Managing Risk in Construction Projects

1. PROJECTS AND RISK. 1.1 Engineering Projects. 1.2 Decision Making. 1.3 Risk Management Strategy. 1.4 Project Planning. 1.5 Summary. 2. THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT. 2.1 Projects. 2.2 The Project Constitution. 2.3 Project Organisation. 2.4 Project Phases. 2.5 Effects of Project Phase on Risk. 2.6 Project Appraisal. 2.7 Summary. 3. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN ASPECTS. 3.1 Risk Management - People. 3.2 Risk Management - Organisations. 3.3 The Risk Management Process. 3.4 Some Guidelines to the Risk Management Process. 3.5 Preparing a Group for a Risk Session - Risk Identification. 3.6 Communication. 3.7 Summary. 4. RISK AND VALUE MANAGEMENT. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 The Standard Risk Management Model. 4.3 Apply Risk and Value Management. 4.4 Value Management Processes. 4.5 Understanding the Project Risk. 4.6 Applying Value and Risk Management. 4.7 Iteration of the Process. 4.8 Summary. 5. QUALITATIVE METHODS AND SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY. 5.1 Qualitative Risk Assessment. 5.2 Review of Project Programmes and Budgets. 5.3 The Risk Log. 5.4 Using a Risk Log to Formulate Risk Management Strategy. 5.5 Qualitative Methodologies. 5.6 Soft Systems Methodology. 5.7 Case Study. 5.8 Summary. 6. QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT. 6.1 Sanction. 6.2 Project Appraisal and Selection. 6.3 Project Evaluation. 6.4 Engineering Risks. 6.5 Risk Management. 6.6 Probabilistic Analysis. 6.7 Response to Risks. 6.8 Successful Risk Management. Annex.
Critical success factors of green supply chain management for achieving sustainability in Indian automobile industry

The aim of this study was to identify and analyse the key success factors behind successful achievement of environment sustainability in Indian automobile industry supply chains. Here, critical success factors (CSFs) and performance measures of green supply chain management (GSCM) have been identified through extensive literature review and discussions with experts from Indian automobile industry. Based on the literature review, a questionnaire was designed and 123 final responses were considered. Six CSFs to implement GSCM for achieving sustainability and four expected performance measures of GSCM practices implementation were extracted using factor analysis. interpretive ranking process (IRP) modelling approach is employed to examine the contextual relationships among CSFs and to rank them with respect to performance measures. The developed IRP model shows that the CSF ‘Competitiveness’ is the most important CSF for achieving sustainability in Indian automobile industry through GSCM practices. This study is one of the few that have considered the environmental sustainability practices in the automobile industry in India and their implications on sectoral economy. The results of this study may help the mangers/SC practitioners/Governments/Customers in making strategic and tactical decisions regarding successful implementation of GSCM practices in Indian automobile industry with a sustainability focus. The developed framework provides a comprehensive perspective for assessing the synergistic impact of CSFs on GSCM performances and can act as ready reckoner for the practitioners. As there is very limited work presented in literature using IRP, this piece of work would provide a better understanding of this relatively new ranking methodology.
Impacts of Current and Future Demographic Change on Transportation Planning in Texas: Final Technical Report

This report provides an overview of the project objectives and methods and summarizes key findings about the demographic trends impacting Texas transportation. In addition, this report summarizes key findings concerning the use of demographic data at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and related agencies and provides a technical guidebook for the "One-Stop Demographic Data Analysis Tool" created as part of this study.
EVALUATING POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF HEADWAY CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS

Holding strategies for control of headways between transit vehicles are often considered as a means of improving the reliability of transit service. This paper describes simple tests that can be used to identify situations for which control is potentially attractive. These tests depend only on a simple measure of headway variability and the proportion of total passengers who will be delayed as a result of the holding strategy. Thus, this analysis provides transit operators with a simple screening model to evaluate potential effectiveness of controls. (Author)
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LTE Self-Organising Networks (SON): Network Management Automation for Operational Efficiency

Covering the key functional areas of LTE Self-Organising Networks (SON), this book introduces the topic at an advanced level before examining the state-of-the-art concepts. The required background on LTE network scenarios, technologies and general SON concepts is first given to allow readers with basic knowledge of mobile networks to understand the detailed discussion of key SON functional areas (self-configuration, -optimisation, -healing). Later, the book provides details and references for advanced readers familiar with LTE and SON, including the latest status of 3GPP standardisation.Based on the defined next generation mobile networks (NGMN) and 3GPP SON use cases, the book elaborates to give the full picture of a SON-enabled system including its enabling technologies, architecture and operation. Heterogeneous networks including different cell hierarchy levels and multiple radio access technologies as a new driver for SON are also discussed.Introduces the functional areas of LTE SON (self-optimisation, -configuration and healing) and its standardisation, also giving NGMN and 3GPP use casesExplains the drivers, requirements, challenges, enabling technologies and architectures for a SON-enabled systemCovers multi-technology (2G/3G) aspects as well as core network and end-to-end operational aspectsWritten by experts who have been contributing to the development and standardisation of the LTE self-organising networks concept since its inceptionExamines the impact of new network architectures (Heterogeneous Networks) to network operation, for example multiple cell layers and radio access technologies
The cranes : status survey and conservation action plan

The cranes are among the most ancient and distinctive families of birds on earth, yet they are among the world's most threatened groups of birds. This action plan describes the many different sorts of threats facing cranes especially as they migrate through different countries, and the many solutions that have been attempted to overcome them. It is intended for all those involved in crane conservation, including conservation biologists, conservation organisations, other non-governemental organisations, international development agencies, political, civic, and business leaders, funding agencies and foundations, educators, members of the general public
Bovine laminitis and lameness : a hands on approach

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Microstructure and Function of the Bovine Claw Chapter 3 Characteristics of Lameness Chapter 4 The Laminitis Syndrome Chapter 5 Nutritional Risk Factors Chapter 6 Cow Comfort, Behavior and Housing Chapter 7 Disorders of the Claw Capsule Associated with Laminitis Chapter 8 Pasture Managed Cattle Chapter 9 Water Chapter 10 Strategic Use of Micronutrient Supplements Chapter 11 Rearing Replacement Stock - Heifers Chapter 12 Genetic Selection and Conformation Chapter 13 The Downer Cow and Peripheral Neuropathies Chapter 14 Claw Trimming, Foot Baths, Restraint, Bandaging, Lifts and Shoes Chapter 15 Infectious Diseases and other Conditions Affecting the Interdigital Space Chapter 16 Other Conditions Affecting the Digital Region Chapter 17 Applied Anatomy and Simple Surgical Procedures Chapter 18 Disorders Affecting the Upper Limb Chapter 19 An Approach to Controlling Lameness in a Dairy Herd