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Perspectives on Securing the Multimodal Transportation System
(2022)
The vast, open, and interconnected characteristics of the transportation system make it a prime target for terrorists and hackers. However, there are no standard measures of transport system vulnerability to physical or ...
A Systematic Literature Review of Drone Utility in Railway Condition Monitoring
(2023)
Drones have recently become a new tool in railway inspection and monitoring (RIM) worldwide, but there is still a lack of information about the specific benefits and costs. This study conducts a systematic literature review ...
Predicting Advanced Air Mobility Adoption by Machine Learning
(2023)
Advanced air mobility (AAM) is a sustainable aviation initiative to deliver cargo and passengers in urban and regional locations by electrified drones. The widespread expectation is that AAM adoption worldwide will help ...
Identifying Factors Associated with Terrorist Attack Locations by Data Mining and Machine Learning
(2023)
While studies typically investigate the socio-economic factors of perpetrators to comprehend terrorism motivations, there was less emphasis placed on factors related to terrorist attack locations. Addressing this knowledge ...
Reducing Risks by Transporting Dangerous Cargo in Drones
(2022)
The transportation of dangerous goods by truck or railway multiplies the risk of harm to people and the environment when accidents occur. Many manufacturers are developing autonomous drones that can fly heavy cargo and ...
Ranking Risk Factors in Financial Losses From Railroad Incidents: A Machine Learning Approach
(2023)
The reported financial losses from railroad accidents since 2009 have been more than US$4.11 billion dollars. This considerable loss is a major concern for the industry, society, and the government. Therefore, identifying ...
Perspectives on Using Connected Vehicles for Transportation Infrastructure Condition Monitoring
(2022)
The condition of surface transportation infrastructure directly affects the economic health of a nation. However, it is difficult to justify the large sums of money needed to extend current methods to monitor all the ...
Search Terms Up for Debate: The Politics and Purpose of Library Subject Headings
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The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are used by most libraries in the United States to help users find resources in their collections. For the last century, librarians have worked to make LCSH more inclusive ...
At Lightning Speed? The Recent Surge of Long-Needed Changes to LCSH
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In the past few years, changes to longstanding problematic (dehumanizing, pejorative, marginalizing) Library of Congress Subject Headings are being made at an unprecedented rate. Particularly since the "lightning rod" of ...
Inclusion or Exclusion? Varieties of Americanization in the Early 20th Century
(10/20/2021)
At the turn of the twentieth century, millions of southern Italians and Eastern Europeans entered the United States. Their presence alarmed most Americans, not least their Catholic and Jewish co-religionists. By the late ...