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Design And Simulation Evaluation Of Converged Toll Collection Schemes For Senegalese Highways, Lai Zengcheng, Zhang Ning, Yang Shichun, Ding Xueqi, Ji Yanjie

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The Senegalese highway toll collection system is inefficient,and significant congestion and delays frequently occur at toll stations in the face of sudden traffic surges during holidays.This paper examined the limitations of the existing toll collection methods on Senegalese highways and combined the image detection algorithm and electronic license plate recognition technology with the existing MTC and ETC toll collection methods to construct a converged toll collection method based on vehicle information recognition.The paper aimed to optimize the Senegalese highway toll collection system,reduce its cost of use,and improve the efficiency of toll collection.The BPV Thiès toll station in Senegal was selected …

Parametric Analysis Of Composite Slab With Steel Bar Trusses At Construction Stages, Zhang Junhao, He Jun, Tan Chao, Feng Sidong, Wang Zitong

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To clarify the structural behavior of composite slab with steel bar trusses at key construction stages including hoisting and concrete post-pouring,a composite beam bridge with a main span of 60 m in Georgia ’s E60 Highway was investigated.A finite element model was developed by using ABAQUS to simulate the construction process and analyze the influence of parameters such as prefabricated bottom slab material,number of hoisting points,slab thickness,and number of steel bar trusses on the principal stress of concrete and mid-span deflection.The results indicate that ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC ) prefabricated bottom slabs prevent plastic damage and enhance slab stiffness.Normal concrete (NC) …

Urbanization Impacts Dissolved Organic Matter Concentration And Quality In A Southeastern United States Watershed, Gwendolyn M. Hopper, Erik M. Smith, Jade Dormoy-Boulanger, Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson

Faculty Publications

Blackwater rivers are named due to their exceptionally high concentrations of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM). They are the predominant lotic ecosystem in the United States Southeastern Coastal Plain, a region experiencing some of the nation’s highest rates of development. This study assessed variability in DOM concentration and composition across forested to urbanized blackwater systems in coastal South Carolina, U.S. Dissolved organic carbon and nutrient concentrations as well as absorbance and fluorescence optical properties reveal that urban sites have lower concentrations, elemental ratios, and less complex DOM. In contrast, forested blackwater sites have concentrations an order of magnitude higher, elevated …

Investigating Environmental Controls On Temperature Dynamics In An Urban Stream, Matthew Cullen Yates

Dissertations and Theses

Water temperature is a critical environmental variable influencing aquatic ecosystems. This study investigated the factors controlling stream temperature and thermal stratification in Rock Creek (RC) and Bethany Lake, an urbanized watershed featuring an in-line irrigation pond and buried wastewater infrastructure. Previous research suggested that subsurface water flow might drive temperature shifts in Rock Creek during summer periods when flow from Bethany Lake ceases. From 2023 to 2024, continuous temperature and stage monitoring, combined with statistical methods including principal component analysis and random forest regression, were used to evaluate seasonal temperature dynamics and their controlling factors. Results confirmed that seasonal reversals …

Utilizing Convolutional Autoencoders For Anomaly Detection And Drill Bit Damage Assessment In Rotary Percussion Drilling, Lesego Senjoba, Hajime Ikeda, Hisatoshi Toriya, Tsuyoshi Adachi, Youhei Kawamura

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Monitoring drill bit wear during drilling improves operational efficiency. Wear in drill bits is influenced by factors related to drilling parameters and rock properties and can be categorized into types based on the cause of failure. Several studies have used machine learning to detect drill bit wear, mainly using classification models. However, these models require an extensive amount of data that includes different possible drill bit failures. This presents a challenge as acquiring data is difficult due to the scarcity of anomalies. This study introduces a novel approach utilizing convolutional autoencoders (CAE) for both anomaly detection and drill bit damage …

Vertical Structure Of Subsurface Marine Heatwaves In A Shallow Nearshore Upwelling System, Gavin Plume, Ryan K. Walter, Isabelle Cobb, Michael Dalsin, Piero L. F. Mazzini, Nathan P. Shunk, Ian C. Robbins, Thomas P. Connolly

Physics

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are increasing in frequency and intensity globally and are among the greatest threats to marine ecosystems. However, limited studies have characterized subsurface MHWs, particularly in shallow waters. We utilized nearly two decades of full water-column (~ 10 m) observations from a unique automated profiler in central California to characterize, for the first time, the vertical structure of MHWs in a shallow nearshore upwelling system. We found MHWs have similar average durations and intensities across all depths, but there were ~ 17% more bottom MHW days than surface MHW days. Nearly one third of bottom MHWs occurred independently …

Sobolev Regularity For The Bergman Projection On Relatively Compact Domains In Hermitian Manifolds, Philip Harrington

Mathematical Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Generalizing a result of Berndtsson and Charpentier, we provide sufficient conditions for L2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$L< ^>2$$\end{document} Sobolev regularity of the Bergman projection acting on L2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$L< ^>2$$\end{document} sections of a holomorphic line bundle restricted to a relatively compact domain with Lipschitz boundary in a Hermitian manifold. We provide examples to show that our methods work for domains in Hopf manifolds endowed with a suitable Hermitian metric.

Re: Comment Letter For The Draft Final Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Repository Data Gap Data Summary Report (Dated January 3, 2025), Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site Fall Semi-Annual 2024 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Data Report. Consent Decree- Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Re: Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site Fall Semi-Annual 2024 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Data Report. Consent Decree- Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Re: Comment Letter For Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Subdrain Pump Station 30% Remedial Design Package Submittal (Dated January 31, 2025), Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Luminescence Dating And Its Application To Anthropogenic Sedimentary Sequences:Tepecik-Çiftlik Prehistoric Settlement, Eren Şahi̇ner, Mehmet Korhan Erturaç

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Luminescence dating is a fundamental technique in the field of earth sciences research, offering a reliable method fordetermining the age of sediments and artifacts. Applications of luminescence dating in archaeology include the dating of ancienthabitation sites, burial mounds, and artifacts such as pottery. This provides a chronological framework for understanding humanactivities and environmental changes over millennia. The capacity of luminescence dating to ascertain the age of events spanning a fewdecades to several hundred thousand years renders it an indispensable instrument for the construction of timelines and interpretationof the past. This study presents a concise overview of the various stages of …

2025 February 20 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary, Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University

Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Physical And Chemical Condition Of A Group Of Waterloggedarchaeological Woods From The Yenikapı 16 Shipwreck, Sedef Hetto, Namik Kiliç, Asli Gökçe Kiliç

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

This study examined the physical and chemical condition of waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW) samples from the Yenikapı 16 shipwreck of plane (Platanus L.), elm (Ulmus L.), pine (Pinus L.), and fir (Abies L.), representing species with different wood properties. The maximum water content (MWC) and basic density (BD) values of 74 WAW samples from the shipwreck were calculated, and 7 of 74 samples were selected for analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The availability of samples, appropriate size, the species of the wood, and the wood’s degradation were all considered. The …

Geochemical Discriminants For The Provenance Characterization Of Ceramics, Kiymet Deni̇z Yağcioğlu, Yusuf Kağan Kadioğlu

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Cultural heritage can be effectively protected and restored by accurately identifying archaeometric materials used inhistorical sites, such as rocks, ceramics, bricks, mortar, and plaster, and determining their origins. This interdisciplinary study employsmineralogical, petrographic, and isotopic properties together with geochemical analyses to ascertain the origins of these materials. Thisstudy focuses on the provenance characterization of ceramics as possible source rocks of ceramic raw material using new geochemicaldiscrimination diagrams. Detailed geochemical analyses of manufactured ceramics from various rock types from different locationswere conducted and new geochemical discrimination diagrams were created to determine the origins of the ceramics. The geochemicaldata of ceramics that …

Environmental And Cultural Impacts Of The 8.2 Ka Event In Yenikapı (İstanbul/Türkiye), Ayşi̇n Konak, M. Namik Yalçin

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Neolithic lifestyle, which began in the 12th millennium BP with the emergence of villages in the core region extendingfrom Iran to central and southeastern Anatolia and Syria, began to spread to neighboring geographies, such as the Marmara region,in the 9th millennium BP. During the 8.2 ka event that occurred between 8300 and 7900 BP, cold and dry conditions prevailed in thenorthern hemisphere. During the winter months, the humidity decreased and cooling of about 6 ± 2 °C was observed. In order totest whether the 8.2 ka event was also effective in the İstanbul region, a set of inorganic geochemical …

Infrared Sensors Provide A Reliable And Economic Alternative For Emissivity Testing, Owen Brent Graham

Research on Capitol Hill

Emissivity is a material property that describes how well a material absorbs and emits electromagnetic radiation.

Gig Drivers Need Access To Affordable Electric Vehicles (Evs) And Accessible, Fast Chargers, William Bouck

Research on Capitol Hill

Compared to gas cars, EVs are cheaper to fuel and maintain, and they don’t pollute Utah’s air. But they aren’t used on a scale big enough to make a difference. We asked gig drivers (people who work for Uber, Grubhub, etc.) why EVs aren’t catching on, since they spend 30+ hour driving per week. Addressing their problems will enable increased EV use, making travel cheaper and cleaner.

Characterization Of Thin Marble Slabs Cut With Roman Water-Powered Stone Saw Millsfrom Western Asia Minor, Hakan Elçi̇, Ramazan Hacimustafaoğlu, Serdar Aybek

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

This study examined the mineralogical, petrographic, technological, and material properties of thinly cut marble slabs usedin the flooring and cladding of the frigidarium section of a bath constructed in the 2nd century AD in Metropolis, a city that connectedtwo significant centers in Western Asia Minor-Ephesus and Smyrna-during the Roman period. The study also explains the possibletechniques and methods by which these marble slabs could have been cut so thinly. The thickness of the marble slabs used was closelyrelated to their material properties. Bluish grey, with calcite veins with low flexural strength, containing medium to coarse crystallinecalcite veins, and white marbles …

What Do Utahns Think About Global Warming And Climate Change?, Scott Hotaling, Kendall Becker, Lendel K. Narine, Jessica Ulrich-Schad, Roslynn Mccann, Peter D. Howe

All Current Publications

In Utah, there is widespread consensus that global warming is happening, and the strength of this consensus has been steadily rising since 2010. Over the last 14 years, some public opinion metrics have risen dramatically while others have been largely stable. The degree of climate impacts in Utah will depend on residents’ perceptions of climate change and support for implementing policies to help the state adapt to warmer temperatures, more extreme weather events, and other associated changes. In this fact sheet, we integrate multiple data sources to summarize the status and trends of Utahns’ opinions on climate change.

Minero-Petrographic, Geochemical, And Multiisotopic Characterization Of The Ancientbanded Travertine Quarries Of The Lycus Valley (Denizli, Türkiye), Tamer Koralay, Nergi̇s İmre

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Lycus Valley in Western Anatolia has been the site of numerous civilizations since ancient times due to historical, geopolitical, and climatological characteristics. Banded travertine is a ubiquitous architectural stone observed in ancient settlements in the Lycus Valley. Banded travertines referred to as “Alabastro Fiorito,” “Alabastro Listato,” and “Alabastro Rossa” in archaeological bibliographies have been extracted from the ancient quarries of Çukurbağ, Hierapolis, Develi-Akköy, Gölemezli, and Tripolis in the Lycus Valley and are characterized by white, yellow, brown, red, and red-burgundy colored bands with thicknesses ranging from a few millimeters to centimeters. The banded travertines have similar mineral compositions and …

Classification Of Asia Minor Marbles Based On Crystal Size For Archaeometric Assignment, Ramazan Hacimustafaoğlu, Hakan Elçi̇

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

This study was carried out to determine the range of crystal sizes of Asia Minor marbles and to classify the marbles accordingto crystal size. Asia Minor marbles have been used as building stones since ancient times. The literature already includes studies on theircrystal sizes; however, different studies performed on marbles of the same locality have reported different crystal size classes, which hascaused complexity. To eliminate this complexity, this study used multidirectional petrographic analyses on the eight known Asia Minormarbles. Thin sections were photographed under a polarizing microscope, and the crystal sizes of the samples were measured usingcomputerized image analysis. An …

Petrography, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Geochemistry, And Sr-C-O Isotope Datafor Provenance Studies Of The Ancient Marmor Iassense In Kıyıkışlacık(Muğla Region), Türkiye, Namik Aysal, Emre Erdem, Nurullah Hani̇lçi̇, Tali̇p Güngör, Si̇nan Öngen, İsak Yilmaz, Fulya Uzun, Davut Laçi̇n, İpek Deni̇z Yildirim

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Marmor Iassense (Iasos marble, Marmor Carium) banded marbles, produced from the Kızılağaç Formation near thevillage of Kıyıkışlacık, have been favorite marbles from ancient times to the present day with their colors and patterns. During theRoman and Byzantine periods, they were preferred as decorative stones for many important buildings in İstanbul, such as the HagiaSophia, Chora Monastery (Kariye Mosque), and Church of the Holy Apostles, as well as San Vitale in Ravenna and other buildingsthroughout the Mediterranean region. They were used in wall coverings, flooring, columns, and mosaics. These marbles contain redand gray-white alternating folded layers of different thicknesses. They …

Characterization Of Stone Materials From The Roman Caracalla Bath In Ancyra, Zeynep Tanriverdi̇, Ali̇ Akin Akyol, Yusuf Kağan Kadioğlu

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Roman Caracalla Bath was built during the reign of Roman Emperor Caracalla (circa AD 200). Today it exists only inthe form of wall remnants at the foundation level and functions as an open-air museum. It is located on a mound approximately 2.5-mhigh along Ulus’s Çankırı Street in Ankara. This research paper aims to identify the characterization and implications for provenance ofthe stone materials used in the construction of the bath by using mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemical definitions. The resultsobtained from the stone materials also provide guidance for restoration and reinforcement of the bath. In this study, the 13 stone …

Digital Documentation Of A Byzantine Rock-Carved Structure In Konya:Kiriakon Monastery, Sille, Hasan Bi̇lgehan Maki̇neci̇, İlker Mete Mi̇mi̇roğlu, Esra Yaldiz, Hakan Karabörk

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Digital documentation methods enable the acquisition of viable data to preserve cultural heritage and its accurate transferto future generations. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) equipment are technical tools that haveessential functions in the three-dimensional (3D) modeling of structures of historical importance. In the geographic referencing andvisualization of historical structures with their surroundings, UAVs are often used, and for the visualization of the interior spaces ofstructures as a whole, TLS is popular. The Kiriakon Monastery, a rock-carved, cross-in-square, four-supports simple provincial typeof church, and several different structures around it within the borders of Sille in Konya Province …

Multianalytical Characterization Of Byzantine Wall Paintings By Sem-Edx,Μ-Xrd, Raman And Ftir Techniques, Onur Şi̇mşek, Fati̇h Özbaş, Ersi̇n Kaygisiz, Gözem Yaşayan, Gülce Öğrüç Ildiz

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

In this study, various analytical methods were employed to examine the mineral based natural pigments in the frescoes of themedieval (9th century) Byzantine church, known today as the Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque. The techniques include μ-X-ray diffraction(μ-XRD), Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies, and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDX). The SEM-EDX technique enabled the identification of the chemical element compositionin the studied pieces, while Raman and FTIR spectroscopies, as well as XRD, allowed the identification of mineral phases and mineralbased natural pigments in the paints of the frescoes. Fragments of various colors (red, black, yellow, …

Rocks Used In Polished Stone Axe Production In Eastern Thrace (Türkiye) During Theneolithic Period: A Geochemical, Petrographic, And Geoarchaeological Approach, Ti̇mur Ustaömer, Zeynep Özbey, M. Namik Yalçin, Mehmet Celal Özdoğan, Eylem Özdoğan, İsmai̇l Ozan Çilgin, Abdüssamed Güven

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Twenty-nine Neolithic polished stone axes from various archaeological sites in Eastern Thrace and İstanbul were analyzedin this study using petrographic and geochemical methods to identify their lithologies and locate their source rocks. We found thatvariable rock types, including diabase, siltstone, lava, granite, and serpentinite, were used to produce these stone tools in workshops.The same techniques were applied to samples of potential source rocks from a large area in NW Türkiye to determine the locations ofthe source rocks used to produce the stone axes. Diabase dykes of Şarköy ophiolite were identified as the source rock for the diabasepolished stone axes, the …

Access To Arynes From Arenes Via Net Dehydrogenation: Scope, Synthetic Applications And Mechanistic Analysis, Riley A. Roberts, Bryan E. Metze, Nicole Javaly, Theresa M. Mccormick, David R. Stuart

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Arynes undergo a wide range of chemical transformations making them versatile reactive intermediates for organic synthesis. Access to arynes has long been dominated by pre-functionalised reagents, e.g., the venerable o-trimethylsilylaryl triflates. However, a move toward developing methods to access arynes that are both mild and efficient has prompted research into aryl “onium” aryne precursors. Here, we leverage aryl “onium” species as in situ or isolated intermediates in a net dehydrogenation of simple arenes as a novel and efficient way to access arynes. We describe a unified strategy in which two different tactics are employed to access diversely substituted …

Re: Comment Letter For Draft Blacktail Creek Groundwater Hydraulic Control System Preliminary 30% Remedial Design Report (Dated October 28, 2024), Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Бадхызские Архивы. Том 2, Р. И. Горелова, В. Я. Фет

Open Access Books

Gorelova, RI, Fet V, editors. The Badkhyz Archives, Vol. 2. Huntington, WV: Marshall University Libraries; 2025. 387 p.

This book represents the second volume of the series started in 2021. It compiles memoirs and research information about the unique Badkhyz Natural Reserve, now in Turkmenistan, formerly at the southernmost point of the USSR. Established in 1941, the Reserve—nicknamed a Serengeti of Central Asia— housed many unique and endangered species, with an iconic wild ass, or kulan, preserved only there. The second volume includes unique and otherwise unavailable information about the workers of the Reserve in 1940s-1980s. We continuento publish …