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Towards an understanding of the impact of deferring transit infrastructure implementation

This paper presents progress on research into the physical and economic sustainability impact of deferring transit infrastructure investment, particularly rail, in urban growth areas. The topic is relevant to growing cities in developed countries, particularly in Australasia and North America, where development has been influenced by the mass availability of the automobile for some eighty years. The paper draws together a number of threads of current GIS-based research into the subject, encompassing urban form and structure, travel patterns, and the use and role of the transit system. It recognises the issue of path dependency in drawing these threads together and describes the basis of the developing methodology. The research is based primarily on a case study within the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The present stage of the research will later translate to the generalised (economic) costs to the potential user population and other stakeholders, and to non-economic consequences such as loss of amenity and of local environments. The important conclusion from the work to date is that a sound understanding of urban structure - linkages, connectivity and transit orientation at both ends of trips involved (particularly the commute trip) - is fundamental. Consideration of population and employment density is important, but insufficient. Neither does examination of transit-oriented development at one end of the trip offer a complete picture. An understanding of structure at the metropolitan level is essential to the debate on transit-oriented urban form and key to examination of transit-based accessibility and to the factors associated with provision of the necessary infrastructure.
Hydrogeomorphic Classification and Assessment of Depression and Flat Wetlands on the Tennessee Highland Rim

The hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach is a method designed to classify and assess the capacity of wetlands to perform various functions relative to similar wetlands in the region. The overall goal of HGM is to develop wetland assessment methods that are rapid, scientifically acceptable, and repeatable. The HGM approach includes four main components: (1) classification of wetlands, (2) selection of reference wetlands, (3) development of assessment models and functional indices, and (4) development of assessment protocols. Wetland ecosystems occur under a wide range of climatic, geologic, and physiographic situations, resulting in a wide variety of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. This variability makes it challenging to develop assessment methods that are both accurate and practical. One way to achieve an appropriate level of resolution is to reduce the level of variability exhibited by the wetlands being considered. The HGM approach classifies groups of wetlands that function similarly using three criteria that influence how wetlands function: geomorphic setting, water source, and hydrodynamics. To date seven wetland classes have been identified: depression, tidal fringe, lacustrine fringe, slope, mineral soil flat, organic soil flat, and riverine. Once classified, reference wetlands are selected to represent the range of variability that occurs in that wetland class on a regional scale. Reference wetlands establish a basis for defining what constitute a characteristic and sustainable level of function for the wetland class. Reference wetlands also establish the range and variability of conditions exhibited by model variables, and provide a physical representation of the wetland that can be observed and measured. Once reference wetlands have been selected and data regarding selected variables have been collected, assessment models are developed that represent the function(s) performed by the wetland. These models define the relationship between one or more characteristics or processes of the wetland, and help determine at what level (or functional capacity) the wetland is performing for a particular function.
Environmental resource valuation : applications of the contingent valuation method in Italy

Foreword. Part I: Introduction to CVM in Italy. 1. Introduction R.C. Bishop, D. Romano. 2. A Review of CVM Environmental Applications in Italy D. Romano, L. Vigano. Part II: Conceptual Issues. 3. Total Economic Value and Evaluation Techniques M. Albani, D. Romano. 4. Cognitive Representations of Total Value in a CVM Framework: A Critical Review of the Literature G. Casoni. 5. Paternalism Vs. Consumer Sovereignty in the Economic Appraisal of Non-Market Goods F. Nuti. Part III: Wildlife Applications. 6. The Economic Value of Wildlife (Game and Non-Game): Two CVM Case Studies from North-Eastern Italy F. Marangon, P. Rosato. 7. The Economic Value of Hunting in Florence Province L. Casini, S. Romano. 8. The Economic Value of Hunting Activity: A CVM Study at Tonezza del Cimone (Vicenza) Alpine Preserve G.M. Bazzani. 9. Valuing Birdwatching in a Mediterranean Wetland G. Signorello. Part IV: Other Applications. 10. Individual WTPs for Reductions in Cancer Death Risks A. Aimola. 11. The Economic Value of Rural Landscape: An Application to the Area Between Isonzo and Tagliamento Rivers (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) T. Tempesta. 12. Kernel Vs. Logit Modeling of Single Bounded CV Responses: Valuing Access to Architectural and Visual Arts Heritage in Italy R. Scarpa, et al. 13. Categorical Nesting and Information Effects on WTP Estimates for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Campi Flegrei P. Riganti, R. Scarpa. Part V: Current Status and Outlook. 14. Reflections on Validity and theItalian Experience with Contingent Valuation R.C. Bishop, D.W. McCollum. Author Index. Subject Index.
A Review and Case Exemplifications of Health Enhancement Lifestyle Profile (HELP) and Its Screener (HELP–Screener) for Older Adults

Growing interest in promoting healthy lifestyles as a way to enhance successful aging has led to the necessity of screening and monitoring lifestyle behaviors among older adults. The 56-item Health Enhancement Lifestyle Profile (HELP) and its screening version, the 15-item HELP-Screener are a set of instruments designed for assessing various health-related lifestyle behaviors in older adults, including exercise, diet, social and productive activities, leisure, activities of daily living, stress management and spiritual participation, and other health promotion and risk behaviors. This article depicts the critical features (e.g., administration and scoring) and clinical usefulness of the two instruments and reviews the literature that supports the instruments' psychometric properties (e.g., reliability and validity). Two case studies are also provided for exemplifying the clinical application of the tools. Occupational therapists can use the brief HELP-Screener for determining clients' need for further evaluation with the 56-item HELP wherein scrutiny of diverse lifestyle behaviors and consultation of possible health-promoting strategies can take place. Comments Eric J. Hwang, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. ehwang@csudh.edu Terry Peralta-Catipon, PhD, OTR/L, Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, California State University, Dominguez Hills. tperalta@csudh.edu
THE ASSOCIATION FOR MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL GENETICS, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS, HAIG KAZAZIAN, MD,

THE ASSOCIATION FOR MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL GENETICS, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS, HAIG KAZAZIAN, MD, ARUPA GANGULY, PhD, WENDY CHUNG, MD, PhD, HARRY OSTRER, MD, DAVID LEDBETTER, PhD, STEPHEN WARREN, PhD, ELLEN MATLOFF, M.S., ELSA REICH, M.S., BREAST CANCER ACTION, BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE, LISBETH CERIANI, RUNI LIMARY, GENAE GIRARD, PATRICE FORTUNE, VICKY THOMASON, and KATHLEEN RAKER, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Defendant, and MYRIAD GENETICS, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and LORRIS BETZ, ROGER BOYER, JACK BRITTAIN, ARNOLD B. COMBE, RAYMOND GESTELAND, JAMES U. JENSEN, JOHN KENDALL MORRIS, THOMAS PARKS, DAVID W. PERSHING, and MICHAEL K. YOUNG, in their official capacity as Directors of the University of Utah Research Foundation, Defendants-Appellants.
Max-planck-institut F Ur Informatik Ordered Chaining for Total Orderings K I N F O R M a T I K

We design new inference systems for total orderings by applying rewrite techniques to chaining calculi. Equality relations may either be speci ed axiomatically or built into the deductive calculus via paramodulation or superposition. We demonstrate that our inference systems are compatible with a concept of (global) redundancy for clauses and inferences that covers such widely used simpli cation techniques as tautology deletion, subsumption, and demodulation. A key to the practicality of chaining techniques is the extent to which so-called variable chainings can be restricted. Syntactic ordering restrictions on terms and the rewrite techniques which account for their completeness considerably restrict variable chaining. We show that variable elimination is an admissible simpli cation techniques within our redundancy framework, and that consequently for dense total orderings without endpoints no variable chaining is needed at all.
Selected long abstracts from the St. Luke's University Health Network Quality Awards Program (2017)

The St. Luke’s Annual Quality Awards Program was created in 2008 to acknowledge innovation and quality improvement throughout the network. The awards ceremony is held annually in conjunction with National Healthcare Quality Week in October. The program is open to all ten campuses in our network and other entities including inpatient and outpatient units, and both clinical and nonclinical areas that contribute to our high‐quality care and excellent patient outcomes. The following core competencies are addressed in this article: Interpersonal and communication skills, Medical knowledge, Patient care, Practice‐based learning and improvement, Professionalism, Systems‐ based practice.
New venture creation: evidence from an investigation into Chinese entrepreneurship

Purpose – This study aims to use the Timmons model to identify the pattern of entrepreneurial activity at micro‐level in China.Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs a self‐administered questionnaire survey approach, involving a sample of MBA students and general public in China.Findings – The analysis suggests that personality characteristics, cultural environment and economic environment are external factors influencing new venture creation.Practical implications – The findings of this study suggest that supportive cultural environment and economic environment is more important for MBA entrepreneurs than for general public to encourage the former to start new businesses as they bear higher entrepreneurial opportunity cost.Originality/value – The paper extends the macro approach of the GEM China Report to examine entrepreneurial activity in China at micro‐level.
An Integrative Review

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a prevalent type of cancer, affecting more than 16 000 people annually in the United States. Being a high-burden disease, the comprehensive management of EC is challenging, particularly for older adults. In addition, Asian countries have some of the highest age-standardized incidence rates of EC in the world. Epidemiologic studies have revealed that cigarette and cigar smoking, alcohol drinking, obesity, being overweight, and areca chewing increase the risk of EC. This integrative review aims to elucidate the association between lifestyle factors such dietary habits, smoking, and alcohol consumption and EC among the Asian populations with Chinese, Japanese, and Taiwanese ethnicity. The synthesis of the literature found that environmental factors play an important role in the risk of EC occurrence. Although most of the risk factors showed a positive relationship in increasing the risk, studies included in this review reported inconclusive results on whether tea and coffee are risk factors. The consumption of very hot beverages and low intake of green vegetable are associated with EC. Smoking, alcohol intake, and their interaction with diets were found to be the biggest factor in the development of EC. Registered nurses can educate about esophageal thermal injury among persons who have preference for drinking burning-hot beverages and those with multiple risk factors, such as those who smoke and drink excess alcohol, as well as promoting health behaviors and serving as patient advocates.
Communication in Multinational Companies and the Role of Developing Countries

The developpement of world economy generated the apparition of big multinational companies that implement their activities at global level. This generates new working and communication methods and procedures designed to take advantage of the current context. Nevertheless few authors really analyzed the effects and evolutions producced by them. Our paper will therefore try to illustrate the new relations and concepts that appear within multinational companies by analyzing how the headquarter and the subsidiaries are communicating by pointing out the effects of different variables. A special point will be given to the national dimension of the subsidiaries, and especially to those in developping countries in order to identify the position of the managers and the local structures in the multinational network. Our results will help managers and academics improve the communication in multinational companies and more especially to treat their relations with their subsidiaries across the globe and particulary in developping countries. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:. 0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
The Influence of Carbon Source Types and Nitrate on the Performance of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems

The Influence of Carbon Source Types and Nitrate on the Performance of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems by Shamim Ara Begum Dr. Jacimaria Ramos Batista, Examination Committee Chair Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas This research focused on two issues in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). The first issue encompassed the effect of glucose and butyrate on the microbiology of EBPR. The second issue addressed the influence of denitrification on EBPR. The first issue was investigated in SBRs system fed exclusively with glucose and butyrate. The second issue was investigated in batch tests using wastewater and different levels of acetate and propionate. In the case of first issue, the phosphorus removal was negatively affected by glucose and effective by using butyrate as a sole carbon source. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization analysis revealed that Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis (CAP), a PAO was not selected in the glucose fed reactor. However, glucose selected for Microlunatus phosphovorus, a PAO, Candidatus Compatibacter phosphatis (CCP), a GAO and Micropruina glycogenica, a GAO. In the case of butyrate, CAP and Defluvicoccus-rolated tetrad-forming organisms, a GAO were selected in the reactor. However, butyrate did not select for CCP. The % RA of GAOs and % P removal did not show good correlation in the butyrate fed reactors, which might indicate the presence of
Realtime visualization of implicit objects with contact control

This article presents an extension of classical marching cubes for implicit objects associated with blending control. In the framework of classical blend graph[Guy and Wyvill 1995], a technique for handling blending is presented, based on mostly boolean operations, and hence allowing efficient implementation. What is more, the resulting tesselation is topologically closer to the theoretical topology of the mathematical object considered than classical marching cubes tesselations. We also propose an optimization, that we call partial time stamping, that significantly diminishes the amount of redundant field values evaluation during marching cubes tesselation, and has the advantage of being compatible with blending control. This technique can be seen as the extension of an optimization technique described in [Triquet et al. 2001], that was not designed for blending control. Our technique is finally compared to classical marching cubes implementations, as a reference. In this final section it is shown that our technique permits high performance visualization of implicits objects combined with blending control.
Eight-Channel Silicon-Photonic Wavelength Division Multiplexer With 17 GHz Spacing

Dense wavelength division multiplexers are key components of data communication networks. This paper presents a silicon-photonic eight-channel multiplexer device with a channel spacing of only 0.133 nm (17 GHz). Devices were fabricated in a commercial silicon foundry, in 8" silicon-on-insulator wafers. The device layout consists of seven unbalanced Mach–Zehnder interferometers in a cascaded tree topology, and each interferometer unit also includes a nested ring resonator element. The transfer function of each unit is that of a maximally flat, auto-regressive, moving-average filter. The devices are characterized by uniform passbands, sharp spectral transitions between pass and stop bands, and strong out-of-band rejection. The worst-case optical power crosstalk is −22 dB. The proper function of the device requires careful control of optical phase delays over 14 distinct optical paths. Post-fabrication trimming of phase delays was performed through local illumination of a photo-sensitive upper cladding layer of chalcogenide glass. The de-multiplexing of three adjacent QAM-16, 40 Gbit/s wavelength-division channels was successfully demonstrated. The devices are applicable in data communication and in integrated-photonic processing of radio-over-fiber waveforms.
“Paolo Baffi” Centre on Central Banking and Financial Regulation

We use an estimated monetary business cycle model with search and matching frictions in the labor market and nominal price and wage rigidities to study four countries (the U.S., the U.K., Sweden, and Germany) during the financial crisis and the Great Recession. We estimate the model over the period prior to the financial crisis and use the model to interpret movements in GDP, unemployment, vacancies, and wages in the period from 2007 until 2011. We show that contractionary financial factors and reduced efficiency in labor market matching were largely responsible for the experience in the U.S. Financial factors were also important in the U.K., but less so in Sweden and Germany. Reduced matching efficiency was considerably less important in the U.K. and Sweden than in the U.S., but matching efficiency improved in Germany, helping to keep unemployment low. A counterfactual experiment suggests that unemployment in Germany would have been substantially higher if the German labor market had been more similar to that in the U.S.
Space and Time-Resolved Measurements at the Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect

In this work we have performed space and time-resolved measurements at the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect (QHE). The QHE measurements are generally done with Hall bar devices, where the longitudinal and Hall resistivities of a two-dimensional electron system (2DES) can be simultaneously measured at temperatures of 4 K and below. At high magnetic fields the longitudinal resistivity vanishes, and the Hall resistivity exhibits quantum Hall (QH) plateaus with quantized values, when a whole number of Landau levels is fully occupied. Above a critical current, the QH plateaus disappear, and the longitudinal resistivity increases by several orders of magnitude, corresponding to a dissipation in the current flow. This is the QHE-Breakdown (QHEB), for which many mechanisms and models were proposed so far, but a complete conclusive theory is still missing. This inspired the investigations presented in this thesis. The spatially resolved experiments for the excitation (from QHE to QHEB) and relaxation (from QHEB to QHE) of electrons showed a clear correlation between the scattering density and the spatial evolution of the QHEB along the current path. Therefore we attributed these processes to impurity-assisted inter-Landau-level tunneling. By applying a phenomenological model for the transitions between the two Landau-levels above and below the Fermi level, the space-resolved excitation measurements could be simulated. In the time-resolved measurements we measured for the first time the excitation and relaxation times of the QHEB directly, which were found in the nanosecond regime.
Data report: Pleistocene paleomagnetic and rock magnetic records from IODP Site U1312 on the southern flank of the King's Trough 1

Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic studies were conducted on sediment obtained from Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Site U1312 in order to construct an age model for understanding spatial and temporal changes in North Atlantic paleoceanography. Paleomagnetic directions suggest that the sedimentary sequence from 0 to 59.6 m composite depth (mcd) covers geomagnetic polarities from 0 to 3.6 Ma. Although high fluctuations of magnetic mineral concentrations in most studied intervals are inadequate for a relative paleomagnetic intensity (RPI) study, proxies of RPI in the interval 16.9–46 mcd, which is relatively constant in magnetic mineral concentrations, represent an RPI pattern similar to previous North Atlantic data. This similarity suggests good potential for further age control using RPI on sediments from Site U1312.
Intelligent Biological Alarm Clock for Monitoring Autonomic Nervous Recovery During Nap

Nap is an effective way to reduce daily-level fatigue after several hours of work.However, no alarm clock, which intelligentlymanages the nap duration with good autonomic nervous recovery (ANR) from fatigue, has been reported in literature. In this work, an intelligent biological alarm clock algorithmwas designed on the basis of electrocardiogram (ECG) and electroencephalogram (EEG) data acquisition and analysis. ECG data samples were collected from 31 subjects in 278 times of nap experiments and categorized into good, moderate, and poor ANR datasets according to the degree of sympathetic withdrawal and parasympathetic activation during the nap. In practice, the alarm clock automatically classified the new-coming ECG data as good, moderate, or poor ANR with a classifier trained by the abovementioned ANR datasets. A prototype system of the intelligent alarm clock algorithm was implemented and validated in real-scene naps. The prototype system detected falling asleep during the closed-eye naps with a true positive rate of 93.55% and a true negative rate of 100%.