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Title: A Life Cycle Analysis Approach For Making Sustainable Fiber Optic Purchasing Decisions In The Telecommunication Industry
Author: Stephens, Jesse
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Sustainability, Environmental economics, Business
Description: In recent decades, substantial research has surfaced that links global climate change with the human element. As the human species has evolved, the industrialization of prosperous nations has produced extreme consequences on our environment. Conti...

Title: COMPETITIVE STORE CLOSING DURING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN: A MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING APPROACH
Author: Mayadunne, Sanjaya
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Operations research
Description: A game theoretic mixed integer program model is introduced to determine optimal store closing decisions in a competitive market. The model considers the case of two rival firms seeking to downsize operations in a region. Both firms are looking to ...

Title: Characterization of the Dynamic Performance of Machine Spindles
Author: Ganguly, Vasishta
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Machine spindle dynamics and (axis of rotation) error motions may vary as a function of spindle speed due to gyroscopic effects, changes in bearing preload, centrifugal forces, and thermals effects. It is necessary to characterize these changes in...

Title: DECISION SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RECOVERY
Author: Pala, Okan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Geodesy, Information science
Description: Protecting critical infrastructure systems, such as electrical power grids, has become a primary concern for many governments and organizations across a variety of stakeholder perspectives. Critical infrastructures involve multi dimensional, highl...

Title: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING JOINT DYNAMIC AMBULANCE RELOCATION AND FLEXIBLE DISPATCHING STRATEGIES: A SIMULATION-OPTIMIZATION APPROACH
Author: Li, Xun
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Operations research, Information technology, Business
Description: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system's mission is to provide timely and effective treatment to anyone in need of urgent medical care throughout their jurisdiction. The main goal of most EMS deployment is to reduce mortality, disability, pain an...

Title: Emergency Medical Services Demand Forecasting: Modern Machine Learning Approaches For Producing Short-Term Spatiotemporal Estimations
Author: Martin, Richard
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Operations research, Information technology
Description: Emergency medical services (EMS); commonly referred to as ambulance, paramedic or pre-hospital emergency services, are a critical component in the delivery of urgent medical care to communities. EMS agencies, the organizations responsible for prov...

Title: Mobilization of oxyanion forming trace elements from fly ash based geopolymer concrete
Author: Sanusi, Olanrewaju
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: The suitability of fly ash based geopolymer concrete as a replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete depends on the mobility of elements from the material. Due to the alkaline nature of geopolymer concrete, there is a potential for th...

Title: Model development and system optimization to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment plants
Author: KIM, DONGWOOK
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: As greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction has drawn considerable attention, various methods have been established to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In order to establish a design and operational strat...

Title: Modeling and Evaluating the Safety Effectiveness of Mini-Roundabouts
Author: Mishra, Raunak
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation, Sustainability
Description: Mini-roundabouts are a type of roundabout characterized by a small diameter, and fully traversable central island and splitter islands. They are an alternative intersection design option in areas with constraints requiring additional land acquisit...

Title: Novel Approaches in Modeling Integrated Power Transmission and Distribution System with Distributed Energy Resources and Controls
Author: Suresh, Arun
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: In recent years the grid modernization and rapid growth in distributed energy resourcesdue to environmental consciousness have resulted in distribution grids becoming more active which has led to significant interaction between transmission and di...

Title: The fundamental application of decision analysis to manufacturing.
Author: Karandikar, Jaydeep
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering
Description: Machining models are available to predict nearly every aspect of machining processes. In milling, for example, models are available to relate stability, part accuracy (from forced vibrations during stable machining), and tool wear to the selected ...