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Intrastate Truck Driver Pay and Safety: A Longitudinal Analysis
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Truck drivers, their employers, and the public bear the costs of large truck crashes. Prior research finds that truck drivers tend to have fewer crashes when they are paid more, yet much of the U.S. industry operates with low pay and high turnover.
Kevin Conner +2 more
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, 2017 Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) is a new type of intelligent surface craft, and global path planning is the key technology of USV research, which can reflect the intelligent level of USV.
Li, Baoan +3 more
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Multi‐objective maritime vessel routing with safety considerations
International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.Abstract The routing of maritime vessels is a challenging optimization problem that involves finding an adequate balance between conflicting and multiple objectives. This paper proposes a methodology based on inverse optimization to find appropriate objective weights that account for conflicting objectives. To formulate the inverse optimization problem,
Nazanin Sharif +4 more
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A Markov Chain state transition approach to establishing critical phases for AUV reliability [PDF]
, 2011 The deployment of complex autonomous underwater platforms for marine science comprises a series of sequential steps. Each step is critical to the success of the mission. In this paper we present a state transition approach, in the form of a Markov chain,
Brito, Mario, Griffiths, Gwyn
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Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a threat to fish welfare, occurring suddenly and unexpectedly causing significant consequences for fish and salmon farmers worldwide. Norwegian farmers have been facing this challenge at irregular intervals since the very beginning of the industry. This report describes the events on the first fish farm affected
Julie Seem +6 more
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Identification of Risks in the Course of Managing the Deep Sea Archeological Projects Using Marine Robotics [PDF]
, 2016 An analysis is conducted of the basic risks that occur when managing the projects of deep-sea archeological research. It is proposed to consider possible risks of such projects in the form of a general set of risks that contains subsets of the identified
Nadtoshy, A. (Anatoly)
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The Mixed Gamble of Competitive Dynamics in Family‐Controlled Firms
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract We extend the mixed gamble perspective to explain how family‐controlled firms frame and evaluate the difficult trade‐off between potential gains and losses in financial wealth (FW) and socioemotional wealth (SEW) when pursuing portfolio‐level strategic initiatives, as captured by competitive aggressiveness and complexity.
Jaeyoung Cho +2 more
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Cross‐Sectional Studies: Strengths, Limitations, and Methodological Considerations
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.Cross‐sectional studies measure variables at a single time point to estimate prevalence and support descriptive epidemiology ‐ characterizing population health, tracking trends via repeated surveys – and for developing and validating screening instruments and diagnostic models.
Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister +4 more
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Investigations for Ergonomic Presentation of AIS Symbols for ECDIS [PDF]
, 2004 Empirical investigations were carried out in a research project for the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building, and Housing to evaluate the presentation of AIS target information on ECDIS.
Alexander, Lee +4 more
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Cetaceans value and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
, 2015 This review provides an overview of the Mediterranean diversity and conservation status of cetaceans, and the value associated with their conservation and non-consumptive use. Mediterranean Sea is one of the world's diversity hotspots.
Mussi, B. +2 more
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