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Research On Parameters Of Bridge Moving Vehicles Load Based On Woa⁃Bp Neural Network, Wang Xiaohui, Zhang Bangru, Tao Zhiren, Chi Xinyan, Wan Lixing, Peng Jianxin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To efficiently and accurately identify the moving load parameters on bridge structures, this paper proposed a layered identification method for moving loads on bridges using BP neural networks based on the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), and built a moving load parameter identification model based on WOA-BP neural networks. By adopting this moving load identification model, step-by-step coupling identification was conducted on the action lane, speed, and load capacity of vehicles on the bridge. Additionally, by taking a prestressed simply supported box girder bridge as the research project, the applicability of the proposed method and neural network identification model was verified …

Research On Performance Inspection And Evaluation Of In⁃Service Bridge Bearings And Improvement Technology, Zhang Jingyue, Wang Zhiqiang, Liu Fukang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To study the quality disease and residual mechanical performance of bearings under the replacement of in-service bridges, this paper took the pot bearings under the replacement of a real bridge as an example to conduct appearance, mechanical perfornance, and raw material testing. Meanwhile, it determined the main causes of the disease led to by the replacement, analyzed the influence of bearing disease on the restrained concrete, and studied the performance improvement technology of in-service old bearings, with mechanical performance verification carried out. The results reveal that the main disease of pot bearings (replacement) is excessive wear of the sliding plates, …

Self-Efficacy, Grit, And Rural Career Aspirations Among Early Career Nurses: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study, Daniel Terry, Blake Peck, Ed Baker, David Schmitz

Public and Population Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background Global nursing workforce shortage represents an impediment to the delivery of safe, evidence-based healthcare. Despite collective efforts, a consistent stream of nurses leaving the profession remains, particularly within the first five years of practice, which is exacerbated in rural communities. The aim of the study was to compare self-efficacy, grit, and rural career aspirations among nursing graduates between their second and fourth year of their nursing profession.

Methods As part of a longitudinal investigation, a repeated cross-sectional design was utilised. Participants included, 117 (response rate 52.2%) who completed an online questionnaire 18–24 months after graduating, and 32 participants (response …

The Prisma Statement In Enviropreneurship Study: A Systematic Literature And A Research Agenda, Muath Maqbool Albhirat, Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Shahid Rasool, Siti Nur Atikah Zulkiffli, Hafiz Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq, Al Montaser Mohammad

Publications and Research

As environmental awareness takes centre stage in business, entrepreneurship research has established a dedicated subfield for sustainability-driven ventures. The growing emphasis on sustainable business practices has led entrepreneurship research to identify entrepreneurship-related sustainability as a critical subfield. However, the inconsistent terminology used, such as “green entrepreneurship,” “ecopreneurship”, and “entrepreneurship” (ENP), reflects the fragmented nature of research in this area. A Systematic Literature Review on entrepreneurship-related sustainability was conducted to address this, focusing on the term “enviropreneurship” and applying PRISMA guidelines for transparency and methodological standardization. A total of 67 research articles published between 2013 and 2022 were analyzed to identify …

Research On Parameters Of Bridge Moving Vehicles Load Based On Woa⁃Bp Neural Network, Wang Xiaohui, Zhang Bangru, Tao Zhiren, Chi Xinyan, Wan Lixing, Peng Jianxin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To efficiently and accurately identify the moving load parameters on bridge structures, this paper proposed a layered identification method for moving loads on bridges using BP neural networks based on the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), and built a moving load parameter identification model based on WOA-BP neural networks. By adopting this moving load identification model, step-by-step coupling identification was conducted on the action lane, speed, and load capacity of vehicles on the bridge. Additionally, by taking a prestressed simply supported box girder bridge as the research project, the applicability of the proposed method and neural network identification model was verified …

Research On Comprehensive Early Warning System With Multi⁃Indicators For Long⁃Span Steel Arch Bridges, Zhang Yuanchuan, Su Cheng, Wang Yonghui, Zheng Chun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To detect structural abnormalities timely and ensure the safe operation of bridges, this paper took the health monitoring system of Xinguang Bridge in Guangzhou as the engineering background, and conducted research on a comprehensive multi-indicator early warning system for large-span steel arch bridges. Meanwhile, it selected multiple warning indicators from the categories of environmental effects and structural responses, set early warning indicator thresholds based on the distribution pattern of measured data, and formulated scoring standards for early warning indicators to score each early warning indicator. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was employed to determine the weight of various early warning …

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Research On Performance Inspection And Evaluation Of In⁃Service Bridge Bearings And Improvement Technology, Zhang Jingyue, Wang Zhiqiang, Liu Fukang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To study the quality disease and residual mechanical performance of bearings under the replacement of in-service bridges, this paper took the pot bearings under the replacement of a real bridge as an example to conduct appearance, mechanical perfornance, and raw material testing. Meanwhile, it determined the main causes of the disease led to by the replacement, analyzed the influence of bearing disease on the restrained concrete, and studied the performance improvement technology of in-service old bearings, with mechanical performance verification carried out. The results reveal that the main disease of pot bearings (replacement) is excessive wear of the sliding plates, …

Microbes From Native Plants Show Drought Tolerance Potential, Ty Wilson

Research on Capitol Hill

Climate-induced environmental stresses, and the increased use of fertilizers, significantly threaten food production and soil health. In natural soils, microbes perform a vital function of restoring the soil and assisting native plants’ growth.

Computer Models Can Help Us Learn More About How Eye Diseases Progress, Cassandra Corry

Research on Capitol Hill

Eye diseases are difficult to study because taking samples from living eyes can be challenging and uncomfortable. We need a model that mimics the human eye; running computer simulations seems like a promising way to conduct this research.

Persistent Voluntary Vaping In Rats Supports Biological Basis For Electronic Cigarette Use, Kiernan T. Callister, Mariah E. Willis-Moore

Research on Capitol Hill

Nicotine vaping, or e-cigarette use, is a pervasive health concern among adolescents and young adults that has many harmful impacts, such as permanent changes in brain development. 

Rats have shared neurobiology with humans and can therefore be used to examine phenomena that are difficult to experimentally study in humans. 

Our study seeks to develop and validate a new system of nicotine vaping in rats.

The Less Food Security You Have, The More Likely You Are To Face Discrimination Based On Your Weight, B. Sky Jones

Research on Capitol Hill

20% of US households were food insecure in 2020. One outcome of food insecurity is weight discrimination.

Can Algorithms And Urban Greening Repair Historic Injustice?, E. Paige Sargeant

Research on Capitol Hill

In Baltimore, a vacancy crisis and continuing impacts of historical ‘redlining’ that discouraged investment in minority neighborhoods prompted city officials to use an algorithm generated Housing Market Typology (HMT) map to guide municipal service distribution. The current strategy channels maintenance to wealthier areas and prioritizes tree-planting and demolitions in struggling areas.

Determining Critical Nodes In Optimal Cost Attacks On Networked Infrastructures, Ishfaq Ahmad, Addison Clark, Muhammad Ali, Hansheng Lei, David Ferris, Alex Aved

Informatics and Engineering Systems Faculty Publications

A wide range of critical infrastructures are connected via wide area networks as well as the Internet-of-Thing (IoT). Apart from natural disasters, these infrastructures, providing services such as electricity, water, gas, and Internet, are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Clearly, damages to these infrastructures can have dire consequences on economics, health services, security and safety, and various business sectors. An infrastructure network can be represented as a directed graph in which nodes and edges denote operation entities and dependencies between entities, respectively. A knowledgeable attacker who plans to harm the system would aim to use the minimum amount of effort, cost, …

Montana Kaimin, January 18, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Hiv/Aids Epidemic In Miami: Perspectives Of Stakeholders And Frontline Providers, Tracy Pugh, Carrigan L. Parish, Pedro C. Castellon, Allan Rodriguez, Michael A. Kolber, Lisa R. Metsch

Florida Public Health Review

Background: Miami, Florida persists as an epicenter of HIV/AIDS nationally and has been more delayed than other areas with high HIV burden in implementing public health measures that mitigate transmission risk. These issues among other social and structural-level determinants have complicated progress in addressing HIV/AIDS in Miami.

Purpose: The stagnated progress in improving HIV outcomes in Miami necessitated a more comprehensive understanding of the experiences and insights of stakeholders within the system. We used a stakeholder analysis approach to understand the complexity of driving factors and key challenges facing this HIV epidemic.

Methods: A stakeholder analysis was conducted …

Trends In The Utilization Of Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery (Mbs) Procedures By Race And Ethnicity In Florida (2006-2017), Siyao Liu, Sarah E. Messiah, Denise C. Vidot, Preesha Malladi, Wayway M. Hlaing

Florida Public Health Review

Abstract

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an increasingly common treatment option for individuals with severe obesity, but utilization disparities remain with race and ethnic minority groups completing the procedure less frequently than non-Hispanic Whites. We examined the trends in MBS procedure types and prevalence of utilization by race and ethnicity among Florida inpatients.

Discharge records with any MBS using the International Classification of Diseases 9th or 10th edition Procedure Coding System (ICD-PCS), were extracted from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) inpatients’ data (2006 to 2017). Those who completed either Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Sleeve Gastrectomy …

Spring Semester 2024, Georgia Southern University

Academic Calendars

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2024 January 18, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes; 2024 January 18

SUNY Cortland Faculty Senate Committees Roster 2023-2024

Impact Of Left Ventricular Assist Devices On 30-Day Readmission And Outcomes In Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Nationwide Analysis, Umer Farooq, Zahid Ijaz Tarar, Adnan Malik, Muhammad Kashif Amin, Mustafa Gandhi, Moosa Tarar, Faisal Kamal

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Bleeding, especially non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), remains the most common cause of readmission in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. Any readmission after NVUGIB carries a worse prognosis.

AIM: To compare readmission outcomes in NVUGIB patients with and without LVAD.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We identified adult NVUGIB patients using the National Readmission Database 2018 employing International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes. The patients were grouped based on LVAD history. Proportions were compared using the Fisher exact test, and multivariate Cox proportional regression analysis was used to compute adjusted

RESULTS: The analysis included 322,342 NVUGIB patients, 1403 …

Clean Construction Assessment Of In⁃Situ Thermal Recycling Of Asphalt Pavement, Guo Xiaohong, Deng Li, Zhou Mingxu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To facilitate decision-makers to grasp the technical level and environmental influence of different in-situ thermal recycling units during construction, this paper proposed an evaluation method for in-situ thermal recycling and clean construction of asphalt pavement based on the game theory combination weighting and matter-element extension model. Firstly, based on the construction technology level and environment, a comprehensive analysis of in-situ thermal recycling construction was conducted, with the clean construction concept proposed. Meanwhile, the literature query and field research were adopted to construct an evaluation index system for clean construction. Secondly, to ensure the scientific rationality of the evaluation process, this …

Clean Construction Assessment Of In⁃Situ Thermal Recycling Of Asphalt Pavement, Guo Xiaohong, Deng Li, Zhou Mingxu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To facilitate decision-makers to grasp the technical level and environmental influence of different in-situ thermal recycling units during construction, this paper proposed an evaluation method for in-situ thermal recycling and clean construction of asphalt pavement based on the game theory combination weighting and matter-element extension model. Firstly, based on the construction technology level and environment, a comprehensive analysis of in-situ thermal recycling construction was conducted, with the clean construction concept proposed. Meanwhile, the literature query and field research were adopted to construct an evaluation index system for clean construction. Secondly, to ensure the scientific rationality of the evaluation process, this …

Research On Parameters Of Bridge Moving Vehicles Load Based On Woa⁃Bp Neural Network, Wang Xiaohui, Zhang Bangru, Tao Zhiren, Chi Xinyan, Wan Lixing, Peng Jianxin

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To efficiently and accurately identify the moving load parameters on bridge structures, this paper proposed a layered identification method for moving loads on bridges using BP neural networks based on the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), and built a moving load parameter identification model based on WOA-BP neural networks. By adopting this moving load identification model, step-by-step coupling identification was conducted on the action lane, speed, and load capacity of vehicles on the bridge. Additionally, by taking a prestressed simply supported box girder bridge as the research project, the applicability of the proposed method and neural network identification model was verified …

Research On Comprehensive Early Warning System With Multi⁃Indicators For Long⁃Span Steel Arch Bridges, Zhang Yuanchuan, Su Cheng, Wang Yonghui, Zheng Chun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To detect structural abnormalities timely and ensure the safe operation of bridges, this paper took the health monitoring system of Xinguang Bridge in Guangzhou as the engineering background, and conducted research on a comprehensive multi-indicator early warning system for large-span steel arch bridges. Meanwhile, it selected multiple warning indicators from the categories of environmental effects and structural responses, set early warning indicator thresholds based on the distribution pattern of measured data, and formulated scoring standards for early warning indicators to score each early warning indicator. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was employed to determine the weight of various early warning …

Research On Performance Inspection And Evaluation Of In⁃Service Bridge Bearings And Improvement Technology, Zhang Jingyue, Wang Zhiqiang, Liu Fukang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To study the quality disease and residual mechanical performance of bearings under the replacement of in-service bridges, this paper took the pot bearings under the replacement of a real bridge as an example to conduct appearance, mechanical perfornance, and raw material testing. Meanwhile, it determined the main causes of the disease led to by the replacement, analyzed the influence of bearing disease on the restrained concrete, and studied the performance improvement technology of in-service old bearings, with mechanical performance verification carried out. The results reveal that the main disease of pot bearings (replacement) is excessive wear of the sliding plates, …

Clean Construction Assessment Of In⁃Situ Thermal Recycling Of Asphalt Pavement, Guo Xiaohong, Deng Li, Zhou Mingxu

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To facilitate decision-makers to grasp the technical level and environmental influence of different in-situ thermal recycling units during construction, this paper proposed an evaluation method for in-situ thermal recycling and clean construction of asphalt pavement based on the game theory combination weighting and matter-element extension model. Firstly, based on the construction technology level and environment, a comprehensive analysis of in-situ thermal recycling construction was conducted, with the clean construction concept proposed. Meanwhile, the literature query and field research were adopted to construct an evaluation index system for clean construction. Secondly, to ensure the scientific rationality of the evaluation process, this …

Assessment Framework For Bim-Digital Twin Readiness In The Construction Industry, Aljawharah A. Alnaser, Ali Hassan Ali, Haytham H. Elmousalami, Ahmed Elyamany, Ahmed Gouda Mohamed

Civil Engineering

No abstract provided.