950 research outputs found
Evaluating spatial equity in bike share systems
No full textThis research analyzes 10 of the largest third generation docked bike share systems in the United States along with 3 docked bike share systems in New Jersey. These bike share systems were carefully selected to reflect diversity in their size and age, and their host region’s size and geography as well as data availability.This report was developed by the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center within the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The research team included Charles T. Brown, MPA, Principal Investigator, Devajyoti Deka, PhD, Aashna Jain, Anish Grover, and Qingyang Xie. The Center is supported by the New Jersey Department of Transportation through funds provided by the Federal Highway Administration
Molecular and morphological characterisation of Echinococcus from food producing animals in India
No full textIn view of the medical, veterinary and economic importance of hydatid disease in India, our study aimed to determine the prevalence and genotypes of Echinococcus present in domestic livestock in India. Out of 21,861 animals examined, cattle were found with the highest prevalence of hydatid cysts (5.10%) followed by buffaloes (3.81%), pigs (0.87%) and sheep (0.075%). Phylogenetic analysis of the cytochrome oxidase-1 gene revealed that the buffalo strain or G3 genotype was the predominant genotype (29/46) in all species of livestock followed by the cattle strain or G5 genotype (9/46), the G1 genotype or the common sheep strain (6/46) and the G2 genotype or Tasmanian Sheep strain (2/46). The ability of the G3 (buffalo) and G5 (cattle) genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus to infect and produce fertile hydatid cysts in pigs was also demonstrated for the first time. Both morphological and molecular results support earlier studies suggesting that Echinococcus of buffalo origin is phenotypically and genetically similar to the sheep (G1) and Tasmanian Sheep (G2) strains of Echinococcus, which adds further evidence to support its recognition as one species, viz., E. granulosus sensu stricto. Our molecular, morphological and biological characteristics also support earlier studies suggesting that Echinococcus of cattle origin, designated the G5 genotype, should be recognised as a separate species, viz. Echinococcus ortleppi. Finally, the study reveals that the prevalence of hydatidosis in urban centres in India has been showing a consistently declining trend over the past few decades, possibly owing to economic development and improved government legislation of abattoirs
Economic Impacts of Rail Transit on Recreational Shore Communities: Case of the North Jersey Coast Line
No full textThis study estimated the impact of spending by North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) riders during summer weekends on the economies of the Jersey Shore communities known for beach-oriented recreational activities. The NJCL is a commuter rail line that provides many workers with access to their workplaces on weekdays throughout the year. The line also provides a large number of recreational visitors from New York City and other parts of New Jersey with direct access to the Jersey Shore communities on summer weekends. To estimate the economic benefits to the shore communities from spending by NJCL riders on summer weekends, this study used a software program (R/ECON) regional input–output (I-O) model developed by the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Visitor expenditure data from an onboard survey of NJCL riders were used as model inputs. The survey was conducted during the summer of 2013 and was completed by 2,241 riders returning from the shore area. The R/ECON I-O model provided estimates of economic benefits to the shore communities in terms of jobs, earnings, gross domestic product, state taxes, and local taxes. The model also generated return-on investment multipliers for these variables. The study showed that the 9 million in earnings, and more than $1 million in state taxes. More than 80% of the economic benefit was generated by out-of-state visitor spending.An earlier version of this paper was prepared for presentation at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2015.Peer reviewe
Economic Impacts of Rail Transit on Recreational Shore Communities: The Case of the North Jersey Coast Line
No full textThis study estimates the impacts of the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) summer weekend riders’ spending on the economies of the Jersey shore communities known for beach-oriented recreational activities. The NJCL is a commuter rail line that provides access for a large number of workers to their work places on weekdays throughout the year. However, the line also provides direct access for a large number of recreational visitors from New York City and other parts of New Jersey to the Jersey shore communities on summer weekends. To estimate the economic benefits for the shore communities from the spending of the NJCL summer weekend riders, this study uses a regional input-output (I-O) model developed by the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON™) of Rutgers University. Visitor expenditure data from an onboard survey of NJCL riders were used as model inputs. The survey, conducted during the summer of 2013, was completed by a total of 2,241 riders who were returning from the shore area. The R/ECON™ I-O model provided estimates of economic benefits to the shore communities in terms of jobs, earnings, gross domestic product, state taxes, and local taxes. The model also generated return-on-investment multipliers for these variables. The study showed that the 9 million in earnings, and more than $1 million in state taxes. More than 80% of the economic benefits were generated from out-of-state visitors’ spending.Peer reviewedPaper prepared for presentation at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2015. Published as TRB Paper #15-1546. Revised, November 2014
THE OTHER INFORMATION SOCIETY: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF DELHI'S ELECTRONIC BAZAARS
No full textThe thesis is based on the fieldwork amongst three electronic bazaars in Delhi , Palika Bazaar, Nehru Place and Lajpat Rai Market. Through the traders of video games, the thesis examines knowledge, ethics and aspirations in the bazaars and develops the contours of a bottom-up information society in India. Unlike the top down information society in India that is of the software professionals, high-rising malls and branded products, the bottom-up information society is made up of tinkerers, bazaars and second hand video games. Latourean idea of 'modes of existence' is used to frame the facets of the bottom-up information society in India that emerges as a novel way of being via information products
How do the outcomes of the DEKA Arm compare to conventional prostheses?
No full textOBJECTIVES:Objectives were to 1) compare self-reported function, dexterity, activity performance, quality of life and community integration of the DEKA Arm to conventional prostheses; and 2) examine differences in outcomes by conventional prosthesis type, terminal device type and by DEKA Arm configuration level. METHODS:This was a two-part study; Part A consisted of in-laboratory training. Part B consisted of home use. Study participants were 23 prosthesis users (mean age = 45 ± 16; 87% male) who completed Part A, and 15 (mean age = 45 ± 18; 87% male) who completed Parts A and B. Outcomes including self-report and performance measures, were collected at Baseline using participants' personal prostheses and at the End of Parts A and B. Scores were compared using paired t-tests. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to compare outcomes for the full sample, and for the sample stratified by device and terminal device type. Analysis of outcomes by configuration level was performed graphically. RESULTS:At the End of Part A activity performance using the DEKA Arm and conventional prosthesis was equivalent, but slower with the DEKA Arm. After Part B, performance using the DEKA Arm surpassed conventional prosthesis scores, and speed of activity completion was equivalent. Participants reported using the DEKA Arm to perform more activities, had less perceived disability, and less difficulty in activities at the End of A and B as compared to Baseline. No differences were observed in dexterity, prosthetic skill, spontaneity, pain, community integration or quality of life. Comparisons stratified by device type revealed similar patterns. Graphic comparisons revealed variations by configuration level. CONCLUSION:Participants using the DEKA Arm had less perceived disability and more engagement of the prosthesis in everyday tasks, although activity performance was slower. After home use experience, activity performance was improved and activity speed equivalent to using conventional prostheses
Cooperative collision avoidance control and coordination for multiagent Lagrangian systems with disturbances
No full textMulti-agent systems like a network of autonomous robots, have tremendous potential in many military and civilian applications. But, even viewed as a pure academic problem, designing controllers for such complex systems is a matter of much interest. Controller design for multi-agent system might focus on achieving several objectives, such as formation control, coverage control, consensus, target capture, pursuit evasion etc., while all at the same time aiming to be optimal in some sense, or following certain constraints imposed by the environment or communication limitations. Whatever is the objective, we always want to have a safety guarantee for the agents; the agents should avoid collisions with themselves and any static obstacles, while performing an objective. This thesis studies one such controller, which guarantees collision avoidance among the agents, in presence of bounded disturbances, while the agents carry out a coordination objective. The agents are assumed to follow a Lagrangian dynamics. The collision avoidance controller takes up the second part of the thesis. In the first part of this thesis, a particular Lagrangian system, the Raven II surgical robot, is studied in with the aim of highlighting the process of modelling and identifying such system. This is done for two reasons. One because Lagrangian dynamics is commonly used to model the agents in a multi-agent system. And second reason that motivates the modelling Raven II in part I, is to aid in future research direction pertaining to the control of Raven II.Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2016-07-07 without embargo termsThe student, Shankar Deka, accepted the attached license on 2016-04-26 at 23:06.The student, Shankar Deka, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2016-04-26 at 23:13.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2016-04-28 at 08:17.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #9537 on 2016-07-07 at 13:33:37Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-07T19:58:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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8. Greco (E.) et Lombardo (M.) éd., La Grande Iscrizione di Gortyna, centoventi anni dopo la scoperta, Atti del Convegno, Atene-Haghii Deka, 25-28 maggio 2004 (Tripodes 4)
No full textLefèvre François. 8. Greco (E.) et Lombardo (M.) éd., La Grande Iscrizione di Gortyna, centoventi anni dopo la scoperta, Atti del Convegno, Atene-Haghii Deka, 25-28 maggio 2004 (Tripodes 4). In: Revue des Études Grecques, tome 119, Juillet-décembre 2006. p. 791
Data on meq gene sequence analysis of Ludhiana MDV isolates
No full textAbstractThe data described are related to the article entitled “Sequence Analysis of Meq oncogene among Indian isolates of Marek׳s Disease Herpesvirus” M. Gupta, D. Deka, Ramneek, 2016. Seven meq genes of Ludhiana Marek׳s disease virus (MDV) field isolates were PCR amplified by using proof reading Platinum Pfx DNA polymerase enzyme, sequenced and then analyzed for the distinct polymorphisms and point mutations. The sequences were named as LDH 1758, LDH 2003, LDH 2483, LDH 2614, LDH 2700, LDH 2929 and LDH 3262. At this point, their deduced Meq amino acid sequences were compared with GenBank available already sequenced meq genes worldwide in their deduced amino acid form to study their identity/similarity with each other
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