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Durable, Cost-Effective Pavement Markings Phase I: Synthesis of Current Research, June 2001 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Pavement marking technology is a continually evolving subject. There are numerous types of materials used in the field today, including (but not limited to) paint, epoxy, tape, and thermoplastic.

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Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

Multiaxial Cycle Deformation and Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Mild Carbon Steel and Related Welded-Metal Specimen

open access: yesAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2017
The low-cycle fatigue experiments of mild carbon Q235B steel and its related welded-metal specimens are performed under uniaxial, in-phase, and 90° out-of-phase loading conditions.
Weilian Qu, Ernian Zhao, Qiang Zhou
doaj   +1 more source

LOW-COST REMOTE WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM PHASE I AND PHASE 2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Remote Weather Information Systems (RWIS) are an important part of deciding maintenance activities and scheduling. However, the cost of RWIS limits the number of systems that can be deployed.
Connor, Billy
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Can Southeast Asia's Tigers Break Free? The Connectivity, Constraints, and Recovery of the Region's Remaining Tiger Populations

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
We assess tiger (Panthera tigris) population connectivity potential in 11 Southeast Asian landscapes in relation to landscape configuration, broad‐scale recovery potential, vulnerabilities in habitat structure, and management priorities. Broad‐scale connectivity potential in the region was represented by only four contiguous core habitat patches within
Eric Ash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Un modelo para resolver el problema dinámico de despacho de vehículos con incertidumbre de clientes y con tiempos de viaje en arcos [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Indexación: Web of Science; ScieloIn a real world case scenario, customer demands are requested at any time of the day requiring services that are not known in advance such as delivery or repairing equipment.
Blazquez, Carola Alejandra   +1 more
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Burrow Persistence and Spatial Distribution of Federally and State‐Protected Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Populations in Southwest Alabama

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, has declined by ~80% over the past century due to primarily habitat loss. In a 28‐year resurvey of federally protected Mobile County and state‐protected Baldwin County, we found tortoise populations persisted at ~59% and ~31% of sites, respectively, with significant ...
Robin B. Lloyd Jr.   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bidirectional Spatial–Temporal Graph Convolutional Model: Traffic Flow Forecasting With Enhanced Extended Capabilities

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Transportation
Traffic flow forecasting, as a crucial component of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), enables the prediction of future traffic conditions based on historical traffic data, thereby optimizing travel strategies and achieving the goal of reducing ...
Xiaogang Tan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probability evaluation of rockburst tendency considering the spatial variation in rock mass properties

open access: yes工程科学学报
Rockburst disasters pose an increasing threat to the construction safety of deep-buried engineering; thus, rockburst prediction is crucial for ensuring construction safety.
Jiazhu LIU   +5 more
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The Economic Impact of Failing Infrastructure in the New York Metropolitan Area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Infrastructure in the New York Metropolitan Area has been seriously underfunded due to a failure of public investment on the local, state and federal level.
Travis, Nicholas
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