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Towards Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure: A Case Study of Governance of Critical Infrastructure Resilience in Costa Rica

, 2019
This case study contributes insights into Costa Rica’s policies and practices aimed at ensuring its critical infrastructure is more resilient against future disasters.
Inter-American Development Bank
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the hydrogeochemistry of groundwater quality in Wassa East area of Ghana: implications for health risk assessment

Frontiers in Water
Groundwater is the primary drinking water source for communities in Wassa East, Ghana, but faces increasing threats from intensive farming, illegal artisanal mining, and improper waste disposal.
Jamel Seidu, Kingchrist Joe Obosu, Kwame Atta Frimpong, Sylvanus Sebbeh-Newton, Emmanuel Kofahene Mensah, Anthony Ewusi, Ellen Benyarku   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating spatially realistic infrastructure impacts into conservation planning to inform strategic environmental assessment

Conservation Letters, 2019
Infrastructures such as roads and pipelines have environmental impacts that diffuse far beyond the local development footprint, including fragmenting habitat or changing hydrology.
Ayesha I.T. Tulloch, Ascelin Gordon, Claire A. Runge, Jonathan R. Rhodes   +3 more
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THE POSSFFIILITIES OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTIGATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

TRANSPORT, 2003
Transport infrastructure development is based on cargo and passenger flows and the use of new technologies and technique can increase transport safety, optimize time of construction and decrease costs. Some of the new technologies of port infrastructure development and quality control technique and methods are presented in the paper.
Paulauskas, Vytautas, Paulauskas, Donatas   +1 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Effect Modification of Cigarette Smoking on the Relationship between Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder, Other Mental Health Conditions and Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk: A Large Case‐Control Study in U.S. Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We examined associations of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders (OMH) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), accounting for effects of smoking. Methods We conducted a matched case‐control study, identifying incident RA cases and controls using national Veteran Health Administration data (2006‐2019).
Kelsey Coziahr, Harlan Sayles, Tate M. Johnson, Joshua F. Baker, Punyasha Roul, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Katherine D. Wysham, Gail S. Kerr, Amir A. Razmjou, Isaac Smith, Jennifer L. Barton, Maria I. Danila, Jonathan S. Richards, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adopting Emerging Technology To Promote Circular Economy in the Built Environment

CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development, 2022
Mohammed Ali Berawi , Mustika Sari, Perdana Miraj   +2 more
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NFDI MatWerk Ontology (MWO): A BFO‐Compliant Ontology for Research Data Management in Materials Science and Engineering

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents the NFDI‐MatWerk Ontology (MWO), a Basic Formal Ontology‐based framework for interoperable research data management in materials science and engineering (MSE). Covering consortium structures, research data management resources, services, and instruments, MWO enables semantic integration, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and ...
Hossein Beygi Nasrabadi, Ebrahim Norouzi, Kostiantyn Hubaiev, Jörg Waitelonis, Harald Sack   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating China’s Belt and Road Railway Projects in Nigeria: Infrastructure Gains and Strategic Risks

JAKPP (Jurnal Analisis Kebijakan dan Pelayanan Publik)
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has had a substantial impacton Nigeria's infrastructure development, notably railway projects.This report evaluates the risks and advantages of BRI-funded railwayprojects, with a focus on the economic,
Adedeji Daniel Gbadebo
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructural Evolution and Vacancy Defect Formation in Mn–Mo–Ni RPV Steel Under Low Cycle Fatigue: Insights From EBSD and PALS

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐cycle fatigue damage in Mn–Mo–Ni reactor pressure vessel steel is examined using a combined electron backscatter diffraction and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy approach. The study correlates texture evolution, dislocation substructure development, and vacancy‐type defect formation across uniform, necked, and fracture regions, providing
Apu Sarkar, Dhanadeep Dutta, G. Bharat Reddy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source