OPERATIONAL SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE WATER CHANNELS OF THE SOUTH-TO-NORTH WATER DIVERSION PROJECT BASED ON TODIM-FMEA

Operational Safety Risk Assessment for the Water Channels of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Based on TODIM-FMEA

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project consists of long-distance water delivery channels and a complicated geological environment along the way.To deal with the operation safety of the water conveyance channels in the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, this study analyzes six failure modes: structural cracks, poor water

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Prediction of Age-Adjusted Mortality From Stroke in Japanese Prefectures: Ecological Study Using Search Engine Queries

BackgroundStroke is a major cause of death and the need for nursing care in Japan, with large regional disparities.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to clarify the association between stroke-related information retrieval behavior and age-adjusted mortality in each prefecture in Japan.MethodsAge-adjusted mortality from stroke and aging rates we

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Beauty: Triggering the Sociological Imagination with a Webcomic

The standard academic publication is often not an effective way to trigger the sociological imagination.This essay discusses an alternative means to invite people to think sociologically: a webcomic.In a collaboration between a sociologist and a team of sofia barclay sexy comic artists, we created a webcomic (www.erccomics.com) to highlight insight

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