cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Arbejdspladslokalisering - hvor stort er potentialet?
Creators: name: Agerlin, Morten
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: Projektet forsøger at afdække potentialet for reduktion af persontransportarbejdet ved forskellige principper for lokalisering af arbejdspladser i Frederiksborg Amt.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
A revisit to the gain and phase margins of linear quadratic regulators
Creators: name: Zhang, Cishen
name: Fu, Minyue
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In this paper, we revisit the well-known robustness properties of the linear quadratic regulator (LQR), namely, the guaranteed gain margin of -6 to +? dB and phase margin of -60° to +60° for single-input systems. We caution that these guaranteed margins need to be carefully interpreted. More specifically, we show via examples that an LQR may have a very small margin with respect to the variations of the gain and/or phase of the open-loop plant. Such a situation occurs in most practical systems, where the set of measurable state variables cannot be arbitrarily selected. Therefore the lack of robustness of the LQR can be very popular and deserves attention.
Synthesis and characterization of immobilized PAMAM dendrons
Creators: name: Pollock, Neal
name: Fowler, Greg
name: Twyman, Lance J.
name: McArthur, Sally
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This communication describes the synthesis and characterization of immobilized PAMAM dendrons onto a surface modified silicon wafer substrate (functionalized using plasma polymerized PAA) using a 'growing from' strategy.
Ringvirkninger og kravet om den perfekte trafikkprognose
Creators: name: Strand, Sverre
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: Også i transportsammenheng skal det altså være slik at den tradisjonelle nytte-kostnadsanalysen ivaretar ringvirkningene dersom man (bl a) predikerer riktig både generell trafikkutvikling og nygenerert trafikk som en følge av det aktuelle tiltaket. Forutsetningene for at ringvirkningene håndteres implisitt er m a o den 'perfekte' trafikkprognose. Med bakgrunn i dette potensielle (negative) sirkelresonnement drøftes først noen sider ved ringvirkningsproblematikken i sin ’alminnelighet’. Videre diskuteres et prosjekt om ’Luftfartens ringvirkninger’ som eksplisitt forsøker å behandle bl a disse resonnementene. Som et konkret apropos presenteres en eksempelstudie av økonomiske og geografiske multiplikatorvirkninger av Norges nye hovedflyplass Gardermoen.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Speed and Income
Creators: name: Fosgerau, Mogens
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: The average speed on Danish motorways has been increasing for a number of years. In this paper we seek to provide at least a partial explanation for this development. First we establish in a micro-economic model how higher income can lead to a higher choice of speed. With increasing income, the value of time increases and the costs of driving faster decrease in importance, both operating costs and potential fines. Second, we utilize a cross-section dataset comprising 60.000 observations of car trips to perform a regression of speed on income, distance traveled and a number of controls. The results indicate a clear relationship between speed and income whereby a 100.000 kroner increase in pretax income, about 35 percent of the average income in the sample, is associated with a speed increase of 2 km/h at longer distances.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Mass Media and Civil War Onset
Creators: name: Murphy, Justin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: History
subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Economics

description: Second draft. Comments warmly welcomed. Feel free to cite but be advised these are only preliminary findings and have not been peer-reviewed. Abstract: Qualitative evidence suggests that mass media can play a causal role in the outbreak of civil war and, at the international level, the rapid increase of mass media in recent decades has coincided with a similarly notable surge in civil war prevalence. Yet recent quantitative research suggests that mass media decrease the probability of civil war onset by enhancing the power of states and therefore deterring insurgencies. To explain this puzzling contradiction, I argue that mass media technologies have a non-linear effect on the probability of civil war onset. Mass media technologies should decrease the likelihood of civil war onset only above the threshold at which they constitute a mass communications system. Below that threshold, increases in mass media should increase the likelihood of civil war. The theory is tested with parametric and semi-parametric regressions on country-level, cross-sectional time-series data from a recent study and long-run historical time-series at the international level. I find evidence of substantial non-linearity in the effect of mass media on civil war onset at both levels of analysis. This research note contributes an important new insight into the causes of civil war and contributes to the burgeoning research agenda on the nexus of information-communication technology (ICT) and political conflict.
Påvirkning af bilisters hastighedsvalg på landevej ved hjælp af 2 former for variabel skiltning - kollektiv hhv. individuel feedback
Creators: name: Larsen, Lotte
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Projektet bygger på den antagelse, at der i trafikken, såvel som på andre områder, eksisterer sociale normer som de fleste mennesker tilpasser sig. Indenfor hastighedsområdet er der undersøgelser der peger på, at det bl.a. kan være sociale normer der gør sig gældende, når de fleste bilister synes at en overskridelse på ca. 10 km/t i forhold til hastighedsgrænsen er acceptabel – ”det gør alle de andre også”. Det betragtes ikke som nogen alvorlig forseelse, og man kører derefter. I en større nordisk undersøgelse om trafikanters hastighedsvalg i byer var et af hovedresultaterne fra samtlige nordiske lande, at ”Jo hurtigere man tror de andre kører, des hurtigere kører man selv”. Det handler her om bilisternes opfattelse af de andre bilisters adfærd, og det er det, man i denne undersøgelse gerne vil forsøge at påvirke når det drejer sig om hastighed. Fokus er i dette projekt på påvirkning af hastigheden på landeveje. Projektets formål er at undersøge, hvorvidt man ved information fra en variabel tavle i vejsiden, som informerer om de andre trafikanters hastighedsadfærd (kollektiv feedback) kan påvirke bilisternes valg af hastighed på landeveje, således at gennemsnitshastigheden reduceres. Et andet formål er, at sammenligne effekten ved at give kollektiv hhv. individuel feedback.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Characterization of fibrinogen adsorption onto glass microcapillary surfaces by ELISA
Creators: name: Salim, Malinda
name: O'Sullivan, Brian
name: McArthur, Sally
name: Wright, Phillip C.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Adsorption of biomolecules onto microchannel surfaces remains a critical issue in microfluidic devices. This paper investigates the adsorption of fibrinogen on glass microcapillaries using an immunoassay method (ELISA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Various adsorption conditions such as protein concentrations and incubation times, buffer pH, buffer ionic strengths and effects of flow are presented. ELISA is successfully demonstrated as a facile and robust technique to examine these phenomena. The highest adsorption level occurs near the isoelectric point of fibrinogen (pH 5.0) and low buffer ionic strengths (0-8 mM). Microchannel surface saturation was achieved at a fibrinogen solution concentration of ~50 µg ml-1. Fibrinogen adsorption under flow was always higher than that seen in static systems. The importance of diffusion phenomena in microchannels on protein adsorption was demonstrated. ELISA experiments using fused silica and PEEK have also confirmed significant adsorption on these mass spectrometer transfer line materials.
Større tryghed - lavere hastighed
Creators: name: Rasmussen, Camilla Stegsted
name: Eriksen, Pia Juul
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Nordjyllands Amts Vejkontor indviede marts 2002 Projektet med de variable hastighedstavler. Ét år efter projektets start er de første resultater og erfaringer klar. Resultaterne og erfaringerne er gode – hastighedsniveauet er blevet nedsat markant og brugerne - både bilister, forældre og børn, har alle har været positive overfor projektet. Baggrunden for projektet var, at Brovst Skole i længere tid havde haft problemer høj hastighed og mange biler på strækningen ved skolen. Skolepatruljen følte sig ikke trygge ved deres arbejde, hvilket bl.a. gjorde at skolen havde svært ved at rekruttere nye elever til skolepatruljen. Desuden betød de mange biler og den høje hastighed, at skolevejen var blevet et utrygt sted at færdes for børnene. Problemerne var størst i morgentimerne, hvor eleverne mødte. Det overordnede formål med forsøgsprojektet var dels at afprøve variable hastighedstavler som foranstaltninger til nedsættelse af hastighedsniveauet på lokaliteter i byområder, hvor særlige behov gør sig gældende, og hvor der ikke kan anvises andre foranstaltninger til nedsættelse af hastigheden, samt at give input til det igangværende vejregelarbejde om brug af variable hastighedstavler. Projektet er realiseret med støtte fra Trafikministeriets Rådighedspulje 2001.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Projekt Trængsel
Creators: name: Hvid, Erling L.
name: Hansen, Morten Klintø
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Den voksende vejtrafik medfører stigende fremkommelighedsproblemer i Københavnsområdet og andre større byer i Danmark. Begrebet trængsel høres ofte i denne sammenhæng, men der har hidtil ikke været en entydig definition af trængsel, ej heller en systematisk metode til at opgøre trængslen og dens konsekvenser på et vejnet. I "Projekt Trængsel" defineres trængsel, og der udvikles metoder til at opgøre trængsel og dens samfundsøkonomiske omkostninger for bil- og bustrafik. Metoderne afprøves ved at opgøre det samlede trængselsomfang på et sammenhængende vejnet i Hovedstadsområdet. I projektet peges endvidere på forskellige muligheder for gennem løbende registrering at følge udviklingen i trængselsomfanget.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Kørselsafgifter i byer. Status og erfaringer i Europa
Creators: name: Kristensen, Jens Peder
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Denne artikel vil give et overblik over, hvor langt Europa er nået med kørselsafgifter med speciel fokus på Norgen, London, Rom og Stockholm. I appendiks til denne artikel findes en oversigt over udformningen af de 10 eksisterende kørselsafgiftsystemer, samt 4 byer, som er langt fremme med at indføre kørselsafgifter og 3 byer, som aktuelt gennemfører forsøg. Oversigten viser hvornår kørselsafgiften er indført, hvilken teknologi der anvendes til styring af betaling, samt takststrukturen i form af niveau, udformning, geografisk omfang og tidsrum. Endelig giver oversigten indblik i, hvordan indtægterne fra kørselsafgifterne anvendes.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Trafikuheld i det åbne land
Creators: name: Sørensen, Michael
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2004

description: Trafiksikkerhedsarbejdet i Danmark hviler på en målsætning om, at antallet af dræbte og alvorligt tilskadekomne skal reduceres med 40 % i perioden 2001-2012. De alvorligste uheld er således i fokus, og her gælder det generelt, at de alvorligste uheld sker i det åbne land. Hvis målsætningen skal opfyldes, er det derfor nødvendigt fremover at vende blikket mere end det hidtidigt er gjort mod det åbne land. I dette paper foretages der derfor en karakteristik af uheldene i det åbne land fra perioden 1998-2002, hvilket kan være en hjælp til at afgøre på hvilke områder, trafiksikkerhedsarbejdet i det åbne land skal koncentreres. Uheldene sammenlignes yderligere med en undersøgelse Vejdirektoratet foretog i 1998 på baggrund af uheldsperioden 1991-1995, og det klarlægges om der er sket nogle ændringer i uheldsbilledet.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2004): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Kollektiv Trafik - Erfaringer 5 hybridbusser
Creators: name: Øhlenschlæger, Jan
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 1997

description: .
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 4 No. 1 (1997): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Sivetrafik
Creators: name: Rysgaard, Rikke
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: Vejdirektoratet har foretaget en undersøgelse af mængden af sivetrafik i et område vest for København. Resultatet viste, at mange trafikanter søger at undgå bl.a. Frederikssundsvej i myldretiden og i stedet kører ad mindre lokale veje, som slet ikke er beregnet til denne trafik. En konsekvensberegning har vist at mer-trafikken faktisk påfører lokalsamfundene gener for 2,8 mio. kr. årligt mere, end hvis denne sivetrafik var kørt ad de overordnede veje.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Grønne Cykelruter i Københavns Kommune
Creators: name: Bech, Lotte
name: Gätke, Thomas
name: Wolstrup, Finn
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: Grønne Cykelruter i København er en plan for udbygning af et sammenhængende højklasset cykelrutenet, der så vidt muligt forløber i grønne omgivelser, fri af de trafikerede veje. Målsætningen er at forbedre cyklisternes forhold og at øge cykeltrafikkens andel af den samlede trafik i Kommunen. Cykelruterne er særlig velegnede til lidt længere ture på 5-15 km til såvel bolig- arbejdsstedsrejser som rekreative cykelture. Planen angiver en konkret linieføring af i alt 21 cykelruter på i alt 100 km med forslag til udformning af strækninger og kryds og med en angivelse af de visuelle træk. Det er hensigten at give de enkelte ruter en egen identitet og at sikre en lokal forankring af cykelruterne gennem borgerinddragelse i udviklingen af de enkelte ruter. I dette paper præsenteres baggrunden og målsætningerne for de Grønne Cykelruter samt planerne for realiseringen. Desuden beskrives metoden for valg af linieføring og for planlægning af ruternes udformning og indpasning i bystrukturen.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
De byudviklingsmæssige konsekvenser af en udbygning af banenettet i Hovedstadsområdet
Creators: name: Thost, Per
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: I forbindelse med vurderingen af de alternative forslag til udbygning af banenettet mellem København og Ringsted blev der gennemført en større analyse af sammenhængen mellem baneudbygning og byudvikling. I dette paper gennemgås resultater fra denne analyse. Dels vurderes foreliggende viden om hvordan arbejdspladsers og boligers lokalisering påvirkes af en udbygning af infrastrukturanlæg. Dels opstilles scenarier for byudviklingen, hvis alene tilgængeligheden med kollektiv transport til arbejdspladser tages i betragtning.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Ungdom og bilkørsel
Creators: name: Møller, Mette
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Unge bilister udgør et problemfelt i relation til trafiksikkerhed, der bør tages alvorligt. I denne under- søgelse sættes der fokus på variationer i risikobetonet kørestil blandt unge bilister baseret på udvalgte aspekter af deres livsstil. Undersøgelsen viser signifikante forskelle mellem de unges livsstil, og i hvilken grad deres kørestil er risikobetonet. Der sættes i undersøgelsen fokus på uddannelse, fritidsinteresser og bilkørsel med venner.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Eneulykker med unge bilister
Creators: name: Højgaard, Hugo
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: I foråret 2001 nedsatte trafikministeren en permanent Havarikommission for Vejtrafikulykker med det formål, at foretage tværfaglige undersøgelser af alvorlige trafikulykker. Kommissionens opgave er, at skabe et mere præcist billede af omstændighederne ved alvorlige trafik- ulykker og at få en større viden om de faktorer, der udløser ulykkerne og forårsager kvæstelserne. Det endelige mål er, at anvende denne nye viden til at forebygge trafikulykker og skader. Som første tema har kommissionen analyseret ”Eneulykker med bilister under 25 år”. Baggrunden for valget er en række alvorlige ulykker med dødelig udgang og den megen fokus på unge trafikanter. I 2001 blev 431 personer dræbt på de danske veje. 103 blev dræbt i ulykker, hvor unge bilister var indblandet. En fjerdedel af ulykkerne med de unge var eneulykker, hvor 30 blev dræbt. De yngste mandlige bilisters ulykkesrisiko er 8 gange højere en middelaldrende mænd pr kørt km. Denne høje ulykkesrisiko træder også tydeligt frem i Havarikommissionens undersøgelse. Målet med Havarikommissionens indlæg til trafikdage er at præsentere resultaterne af analysen.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Teknologi for trafiksikkerhed
Creators: name: Ágústsson, Lárus
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Interessen for at bruge ny teknologi til at skabe bedre trafiksikkerhed og fremkommelighed er stigende i OECD-landene. Derfor har man taget initiativ til at samle de enkelte landes erfaringer i en rapport. Hensigten er videndeling og inspiration – for ikke alle systemer kan uden videre overføres fra land til land. En række forsøgsprojekter i ind og udland er sat i gang for at undersøge de nye muligheder og tilpasse den ny teknologi til de enkelte landes behov.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Intelligent farttilpasning - En webbaserte spørgeskemaundersøgelse af danskernes holdning til intelligent farttilpasning og til trafiksikkerhed
Creators: name: Lahrmann, Harry
name: Madsen, Jesper Runge
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2003

description: Det første danske forsøg med intelligent farttilpasning er gennemført i forskningsprojektet INFATI ved Aalborg Universitet. I projektet er udviklet et informerende ISA1-system - såvel hardvare som software - og systemet er testet blandt 20 testkørere i Aalborg og viste meget lovende resultater, de 20 testkøreres hastighed faldt med 5-6 km/t svarende til en ulykkesreduktion på 25 % . Udover udvikling og test af et ISA-system var et af projektets formål at informere om ISA i Danmark såvel som i resten af verden. Som et ikke markedsdrevne ITS-system er det afgø- rende for ISA’s succes, at politikere og befolkning forstår og accepterer systemet. I projektet er derfor brugt en del ressourcer på at informer om og diskutere ISA med offentligheden, politikere og presse. Hertil ønskede vi i projektet at undersøge den danske offentligheds holdninger til såvel ISA som trafiksikkerhed i almindelighed. Hovedbestandelen af informationsarbejdet har været en hjemmeside på såvel dansk som engelsk http://www.infati.dk. Endvidere blev der til den danske del af hjemmesiden tilknyttet et webbaseret spørgeskema om danskernes holdninger til ISA og andre trafiksikkerheds- spørgsmål. Hjemmesiden har siden august måned 2000 haft omkring 500 besøgende om måneden fordelt på over 30 lande. Webspørgeskemaet var primo marts 2003 besvaret af knap 2600 respondenter. I det her foreslåede paper til Trafikdagene vil resultaterne af den det webbaserede spørgeskema blive præsenteret – primært på baggrund af 1815 svar afgivet på hjemmesidens spørgeskema i perioden august 2000 til december 2000, hvor hjemmesiden og spørgeskemaet massivt blev markedsført. Herudover vil der blive præsenteret et tidsseriestudie for hele perioden fra august 2000 til marts 2003, med henblik på at undersøge, om der i perioden er sket ændringer i respondenternes svar på specielt spørgsmålene om intelligent farttilpasning. Endelig vil resultaterne blive sammenlignet med resultaterne fra lignende undersøgelser gennemført i forbindelse med de svenske forsøg med intelligent farttilpasning (ISA).
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Mass Media and Civil War Onset
Creators: name: Murphy, Justin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: History
subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Economics

description: Second draft. Comments warmly welcomed. Feel free to cite but be advised these are only preliminary findings and have not been peer-reviewed. Abstract: Qualitative evidence suggests that mass media can play a causal role in the outbreak of civil war and, at the international level, the rapid increase of mass media in recent decades has coincided with a similarly notable surge in civil war prevalence. Yet recent quantitative research suggests that mass media decrease the probability of civil war onset by enhancing the power of states and therefore deterring insurgencies. To explain this puzzling contradiction, I argue that mass media technologies have a non-linear effect on the probability of civil war onset. Mass media technologies should decrease the likelihood of civil war onset only above the threshold at which they constitute a mass communications system. Below that threshold, increases in mass media should increase the likelihood of civil war. The theory is tested with parametric and semi-parametric regressions on country-level, cross-sectional time-series data from a recent study and long-run historical time-series at the international level. I find evidence of substantial non-linearity in the effect of mass media on civil war onset at both levels of analysis. This research note contributes an important new insight into the causes of civil war and contributes to the burgeoning research agenda on the nexus of information-communication technology (ICT) and political conflict.
Mass Media and Civil War Onset
Creators: name: Murphy, Justin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: History
subject: 200104 Media Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Economics

description: First draft. Comments warmly welcomed. Feel free to cite but be advised these are only preliminary findings and have not been peer-reviewed. Abstract: Qualitative evidence suggests that mass media can play a causal role in the outbreak of civil wars, and at the international level the rapid increase of mass media in recent decades has generally coincided with a similarly dramatic spread of civil wars. Yet, recent quantitative research suggests that mass media decrease the probability of civil war onset by enhancing the power of states and therefore deterring insurgencies. To resolve this puzzling contradiction, I argue that mass media technologies have a non-linear effect on the probability of civil war onset. Mass media technologies should decrease the likelihood of civil war onset only above the threshold at which they constitute a mass communications system. Below that threshold, increases in mass media should increase the likelihood of civil war. The theory is tested with parametric and semi-parametric regressions on cross-sectional time-series data from a recent study (Warren 2014) and historical time-series at the international level. Consistent with the theory, I find evidence of substantial non-linearity in the effect of mass media on civil war onset. Findings are also broadly consistent with additional observable implications pertaining to the relative effects of different media technologies and empirical patterns at the international level since 1816. This research note contributes an important new insight into the causes of civil war and contributes to the burgeoning research agenda on the nexus of information-communication technology (ICT) and political conflict.
Improving Statistical Machine Translation in the Medical Domain using the Unified Medical Language system
Creators: name: Eck, Matthias
name: Vogel, Stephan
name: Waibel, Alex
Publisher: name: Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)
Year: 2004

description: Texts from the medical domain are an important task for natural language processing. This paper investigates the usefulness of a large medical database (the Unified Medical Language System) for the translation of dialogues between doctors and patients using a statistical machine translation system. We are able to show that the extraction of a large dictionary and the usage of semantic type information to generalize the training data significantly improves the translation performance.
GIS i HT - anvendelsen af geografisk information i kollektiv bustrafik
Creators: name: Skjelbo, Ulla
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 1997

description: HT startede i 1995 et GIS-projekt. Anvendelsen af GIS-værktøjer og geografiske data er hermed ved at få en naturlig placering i organisationens informationsteknologi. HT har således netop udarbejdet sin fremtidige datamodel baseret på EUs Transmodel. Geodatmodellen er en integreret del af denne model. Der pågår p.t. et større registreringsarbejde med at konvertere stoppesteder og strækninger i en GIS-løsning. Samtidig har HT indkøbt flere kortdatabaser, der sammen med statistiske data indgår i geografiske analyser til brug i linieplanlægningen. I dette paper beskrives en række konkrete resultater i anvendelsen af GIS
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 4 No. 1 (1997): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Non-fouling microfluidic chip produced by radio frequency tetraglyme plasma deposition
Creators: name: Salim, Malinda
name: Mishra, Gautam
name: Fowler, Gregory J.S.
name: O'Sullivan, Brian
name: Wright, Phillip C.
name: McArthur, Sally
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This Technical Note presents the direct surface modification of a glass/PTFE hybrid microfluidic chip, via radio frequency glow discharge plasma polymerisation of tetraethlylene glycol dimethylether (tetraglyme), to produce hydrophilic, non-fouling, PEO-like surfaces. We use several techniques including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and immunofluorescent imaging to investigate the channel coatings. Our results indicate the successful deposition of a PEO-like coating onto microchannel surfaces that has both solution and shelf stability (>3 months) and is capable of preventing fibrinogen adsorption to the microchannel surfaces.
Work-Life Balance Issues among Police Personnel A Special focus on Age, Gender, Spouse's Profession and Working Hours
Creators: name: Miryala, Ramesh Kumar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 350503
subject: Human resources management
classificationCode: 350505
subject: Occupational and workplace health and safety
classificationCode: 350507
subject: Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life

description: Indian organizations do not place a high priority on developing Work Life Balance initiatives to assist their employees, which is often found among Western Countries’ Organizations. There is a growing demand for such, particularly for police personnel, because of the existing gap between the demand for service and the provision of service. Though there are numerous factors that can either impede or help with Work Life Balance, this study attempts to quantify the effect of Age, Gender, Spouse Profession, and Work Hours on the Work Life Balance of Police Personnel in meeting their Life and Work demands. According to the study findings, these factors have a substantial impact on the Work Life Balance concerns displayed by police officers, and hence government agencies must prioritize this issue.
DETECTION OF STRUCTURAL BOUNDARIES IN ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC - MIREX 2013
Creators: name: Rocha, Bruno
name: Bogaards, Niels
name: Honingh, Aline
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Digital Humanities

description: This document summarizes our submission to the MIREX 2013 Structural Segmentation task and provides pointers to the relevant papers explaining the details of such submission.
Tilgængelighed før og under rejsen
Creators: name: Kjøller, Mogens
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 1997

description: Manglende viden og negativ holdning er væsentlige årsager til, at mange ikke bruger den kollektive trafik. De vælger andre måder at transportere sig på. 40 trafikselskaber er i et UITP-projekt nået frem til, at der kan gøres noget ved det.. Hvis man tilfører viden og måske endda får tvivlerne til at prøve den kollektive transport, giver det gode resultater. Det forudsætter naturligvis at basisproduktet er i orden, så fordommene nedbrydes. Arbejdet med at overbevise tvivlerne skal udføres af mange i forening, men hovedsagelig er det markedsføring og kundeservice, der skal trække store dele af slæbet. Markedsføringen skal få tvivlerne til at tro på, at det er værd at forsøge. Kundeservice skal med sine aktiviteter kvalificere tilgængeligheden før og under rejsen. Det er forskellige behov, der afgør, hvad der betragtes som tilgængelighed før og under rejsen, men helt adskilles kan behovene ikke. Den, der for første gang prøver den kollektive trafik, har primært behov for, forud for rejsen, nemt at finde ud af, hvordan man kommer fra A til B. Efterfølgende er der behov for tryghed i form af at blive bekræftet i, at rejsen afvikles som planlagt. Den, der dagligt benytter den kollektive trafik, f.eks. til og fra sit arbejde, kender sin rejsevej. Her er det primære behov at få information om forhold eller driftsforstyrrelser, der forhindrer at den sædvanlige rejse kan gennemføres. Der skal for begge gruppers vedkommende dækkes behov FØR og UNDER rejsen. Mulighederne for at dække disse behov er mange. Rigtig mange. I en tid hvor IT udvikler sig med rivende hast, er det ikke et spørgsmål om at finde muligheder nok, det er nærmere et spørgsmål om begrænsningens kunst. Leverandørerne af informationerne kan let lade sig gribe af de mange spændende muligheder. Store forkromede projekter sættes i værk - mange gange uden forinden at konstatere, om løsningen vil dække kundebehov eller, om det i det hele taget er en løsning, som kunderne finder rigtig. I iver efter at udnytte de sidste IT landvindinger ender mange projekter på så højt et stade at kun dem, der udvikler dem kan se et formål med dem.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 4 No. 1 (1997): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Detailed cool star flare morphology with CHEOPS and TESS
Creators: name: Bruno, Giovanni
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: White-light stellar flares are proxies for some of the most energetic types of flares, and can inform us about the high-energy irradiation environment that exoplanets live in. We used 3-s cadence CHEOPS and 20-s cadence TESS light curves to study the morphology of white-light flares in a sample of 130 late K and M stars, particularly by resolving the components of multi-peak outbursts. To do this, we developed a software which is now becoming a part of the flare-finding search algorithm in the data analysis pipeline for the PLATO mission. 

Our findings suggest that high-impulse flares are more frequent than suspected from lower-cadence data, so that the highest flux values hitting close-in exoplanets might be more time-limited than expected. We found significant differences in the duration distributions of single and complex flare components, but not in their peak luminosity. A statistical analysis of the flare parameter distributions provides marginal support for their description with a log-normal instead of a power-law function, leaving the door open to several flare formation scenarios. We also present preliminary results for a parallel search for stellar granulation signals – still undetected in late K and M dwarfs - in the same stellar sample, using exquisite CHEOPS photometry.

Theme(s): The Sun and Cool Stars in the Time Domain, Cool Stars as Stellar Systems
BIOÉTICA: UMA CRÍTICA AO PRINCIPIALISMO
Creators: name: Antônio Macena Figueiredo
name: Genival Veloso França
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010

description:  RESUMO: A Bioética dos Princípios encontrou ampla divulgação pela praticidade da aplicação de três princípios prima facies, de caráter pretensamente universal e de forma simplificado. A obra de Tom L. Beauchamp  & James F. Childress – “Principles of biomedical ethics” elaborada a partir dos princípios beneficência, autonomia e justiça  inauguraram um novo paradigma da ética biomédica. Um outro clássico da Bioética, “The foundations of Bioethics” do filósofo americano Tristram Engelhardt,  destacou a corrente principialista devido à importância dada à autonomia e ao dilema autonomia/beneficência. É uma corrente de conotação individualista, cuja base de sustentação repousa sobre a autonomia dos sujeitos sociais, apoiando-se na exigência da aplicação dos chamados “Termos de Consentimento Informado”. Foi com esta textura que a Bioética Anglo-saxônica difundiu-se no mundo. Mas, no início dos anos 90 começa a surgir críticas ao principialismo a partir de filósofos do próprio Estados Unidos, da Europa, Ásia e da América Latina. Neste texto busca-se fazer uma breve revisão das principais críticas atribuída a escola de Bioética Norteamericana e mostra outras vertentes alternativas. PALAVRAS CHAVES: Ética médica, Bioética, princípios morais
Fabrication and characterization of nanoscale biological coatings on synthetic carriers
Creators: name: Griesser, Hans J.
name: Hartley, Patrick G.
name: McArthur, Sally
name: McLean, Keith M.
name: Meagher, Laurence
name: Thissen, Helmut
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Abstract not reproduced here by request of the publisher. The text is available from: http://doi.org/10.1117/12.454587.
Segmentation and timbre- and rhythm similarity in Electronic Dance Music
Creators: name: Rocha, Bruno
name: Bogaards, Niels
name: Honingh, Aline
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Digital Humanities

description: This report describes the digital humanities project on music similarity. The project is a collaboration between the University of Amsterdam and audio software company Elephantcandy. The project’s aim was to investigate timbre and rhythm similarity and to develop an application that finds similar segments of music. In this report three models are described, one for structural segmentation, one for timbre similarity, and one for rhythm similarity of electronic dance music (EDM). The segmentation algorithm performs well on an EDM dataset as well as on a standard MIREX dataset. The timbre similarity algorithm has been tested in a pilot study and preliminary results are presented. Issues related to segmentation and similarity are discussed.
Segmentation and Timbre Similarity in Electronic Dance Music
Creators: name: Rocha, Bruno
name: Bogaards, Niels
name: Honingh, Aline
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Digital Humanities

description: In this paper we argue that the notion of music similarity should be expanded into sub-similarities, meaning that similarity of music has to be judged with respect to a cer- tain context, such as melody, harmony, rhythm or timbre. We start by focusing on timbre similarity, restricted to the domain of Electronic Dance Music (EDM). We will assess the similarity of segments of music, thus we start by studying segmentation before we come to the topic of similarity. The segmentation algorithm performs well on an EDM dataset as well as on a standard MIREX dataset. Initial listening tests of the similarity model give promising results but will have to be further evaluated in future research.
Comparison of embossing properties of polycarbonate and polystyrene for deep microstructures
Creators: name: Telgarsky, M.
name: Simdikova, I.
name: Sbarski, Igor
name: Harvey, E.
name: Kueper, A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Low cost and high-volume production has been identified as the successful route for commercialisation of many Micro Electromechanical system (MEMS) devices. Hot embossing, being a simple and cost effective method of replication of many micro- components in polymeric substrates, has been recognised as the most viable process using laser machining and consequent electroforming. Recently, Polycarbonate (PC) and Polystyrene (PS) are increasingly used for polymer microreplication mainly because of their suitable material properties such as Glass transition temperature (Tg), mechanical stability at high operating temperature and pressure conditions, bondability with other materials especially in the fabrication of multi-layered structures. Hence, in this paper, we present the results of our investigations on the effect of pressure and temperature during microembossing of different features into Polycarbonate and Polystyrene. The hot embossing experiments were carried out on specially designed home made equipment. These experiments demonstrated that polystyrene with lower Tg (∼100ºC) is more suitable for the replication of relatively finer features. The higher glass transition temperature of PC (∼150ºC) necessitates extra heating time, thus extending the replication process time and increasing thermally induced stresses in the embossed material. The effect of variation of temperature and pressure on the replication of similar features in the polycarbonate and polystyrene is discussed in detail.
Stellar Flares in the Ultraviolet with GALEX
Creators: name: Berger, Vera
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ultraviolet (UV) emission from stellar flares plays a crucial role in determining the habitability of exoplanetary systems. Flare UV emission may drive prebiotic chemistry, erode planetary atmospheres, or produce false biosignatures. In this talk, I will present the first statistical analysis of stellar flares with simultaneous observations in NUV and FUV. We identify 182 flares on 158 stars within 100 parsec of the Sun in both the near-ultraviolet (NUV: 1750-2750 \AA) and far-ultraviolet (FUV: 1350-1750 \AA) using high-cadence light curves from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). We show for the first time that uniformly selected stellar flares are far-ultraviolet luminous. We explore tentative trends of FUV/NUV energy ratio with respect to spectral type and total UV flare energy. We find that widely used assumptions for flare emission significantly underestimate the levels of FUV emission we observe. We construct empirical models for flare light curves in the NUV and FUV, and compare to the classical optical template for flares. I will discuss the implications for photochemical modeling of stellar activity and planetary atmospheric chemistry, the search for accurate biomarkers, and future missions to observe stellar flares in the ultraviolet.
JOBture i Århus
Creators: name: Fredshavn, Bent
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: JOBture er et projekt, som Århus Kommune har udført med støtte fra Vejdirektoratet (Trafikpuljeprojekt). Hovedformålet har været at få udarbejdet en samlet kortlægning af både den interne transport for de ansatte i Århus Kommune og af de ansattes bolig-arbejdsstedstrafik. Kortlægningen skulle bla. danne basis for en vurdering af følgende: • At indkredse målgruppen af potentielle cyklister (korte ture) på arbejdspladsen • At give et skøn over potentialet for anvendelse af kollektiv trafik og samkørsel (lange ture) • At udarbejde en redegørelse indeholdende resultaterne af kortlægningen, herunder bl.a. resultater af transportmiddelfordelingen, energiforbruget, luftforureningen og trafiksikkerheden med henblik på en samlet vurdering af om det er realistisk at foretage en reduktion af energiforbruget, luftforureningen og trafiksikkerheden.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Equitable Public Transit Evacuation Planning: A Systematic Review
Creators: Wambura, Veronica
Wong, Stephen D.
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Climate change, extreme weather events, and human-initiated disasters necessitate resilient approaches to emergency preparedness and evacuation planning. Previous disasters, including in North America, have revealed the inadequacy of evacuation planning that is multi-modal and inclusive of vulnerable populations who primarily rely on public transit for mobility. Consequently, research and practical tools are needed to help develop more equitable evacuation strategies using public transit.

To address this fundamental gap in evacuation planning, we conducted a systematic literature review to provide an understanding of the role of public transit in the evacuation of underserved groups. In this review, underserved populations include but are not limited to carless residents, individuals with disabilities, older adults, low-income households, and people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). First, our review found that while substantial research has been conducted on optimizing public transit logistics, most of this literature lacks a robust integration of equity metrics to ensure that transit services adequately serve underserved populations during evacuations. Second, we found that most evacuation literature broadly categorizes underserved groups as “special needs” populations, thereby overlooking specific transportation needs and challenges faced by these groups. Finally, we found that some jurisdictions in North America still lack public-facing evacuation plans and transit considerations for those without reliable personal transportation. We provide a discussion of these findings and offer policy recommendations to strengthen equitable, multi-modal evacuation planning.
Late-Break Session on Music Structure Analysis
Creators: name: Rocha, Bruno
name: Smith, Jordan
name: Nieto, Oriol
name: Peeters, Geoffroy
name: Ross, Joe Cheri
name: Balen, Jan Van
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Digital Humanities

description: Music structure segmentation is a very relevant topic in music information retrieval as it is both an end in itself and a means to improve performance in other tasks. The goal of this session was to discuss the challenges current algorithm designers and corpora annotators face, even though an agreement on the definition of music structure is hard to reach.
Boliglokalisering og transport i Frederikshavn
Creators: name: Næs, Petter
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: I dette paper præsenteres resultater fra en transportundersøgelse blandt beboere i 11 boligområder i Frederikshavn kommune. Undersøgelsen viser at boligens byplanmæssige situation har betydning for indbyggernes transport også i en lille by som Frederikshavn. Som ventet spiller socioøkonomiske faktorer (navnlig kørekort, bilhold og anvendelse af bil på jobbet) og respondentenes holdninger (især transportholdninger, men i nogen grad også miljøholdninger og fritidsinteresser) en rolle for transporten. Men også når det tages hensyn til disse og en række andre mulige forklaringsfaktorer, er der klare sammenhænge mellem byplanfaktorer og transportaktiviteten. Boligens lokalisering i forhold til bycenteret fremtræder som en nøglefaktor som påvirker en række byplanmæssige forhold på et mere detaljeret niveau, og som alle har indvirkning på beboernes transportbehov: tilgængelighed til arbejdspladser, offentlige kontorer, indkøbsmuligheder, fritidstilbud, skoler og børnehaver. Undersøgelsen giver grundlag for at antage at man ved at lokalisere ny boligbebyggelse nær Frederikshavn centrum i stedet for i de ydre bydele eller oplandsbyerne, vil bidrage til at reducere indbyggernes energianvendelse og CO2-udslip, også når der tages hensyn til anden transportaktivitet end den der sker lokalt.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Sammenhængen mellem transport og bystruktur i Aalborg
Creators: name: Nielsen, Thomas S.
Publisher: name: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University
Year: 2000

description: Paperet er skrevet på baggrund af mit PhD-arbejde under forskningsprogrammet Transport og Byplan ved Aalborg Universitet. Forskningsprogrammet har til formål at undersøge, hvordan man gennem fysisk planlægning kan påvirke transportens omfang og karakter, og dermed energiforbruget til transport (Næss, 1999). I paperet præsenteres de metoder, der anvendes i studiet af transport og byplan i Aalborg. I paperets sidste del præsenteres en række resultater, der belyser bycentrums betydning for transporten.
description: Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2000): Proceedings from the Annual Transport Conference at Aalborg University