Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

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2008 conference paper

Computer-based modeling for engineers using Excel and VBA

2008 ASEE annual conference & exposition: June 22-25, 2008. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education.

By: J. Joines, S. Roberts & D. Raubenheimer

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Assessing Dynamic Breast Cancer Screening Policies

OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 56(6), 1411–1427.

By: L. Maillart*, J. Ivy n, S. Ransom* & K. Diehl*

TL;DR: It is concluded that, in general, to efficiently achieve a lifetime risk comparable to the current risk among U.S. women, screening should start relatively early in life and continue relatively late in life regardless of the screening interval(s) adopted. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Service Robot Anthropomorphism and Interface Design for Emotion in Human-Robot Interaction

2008 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, VOLS 1 AND 2, pp. 674–679.

By: T. Zhang n, B. Zhu n, L. Lee n & D. Kaber n

TL;DR: A preliminary research framework is proposed to support identification of the exact relationship between robot interface features and user (emotional) responses in service contexts and to consider anthropomorphism as a critical characteristic of the robot interface. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Perceived Clutter in Advanced Cockpit Displays: Measurement and Modeling with Experienced Pilots

AVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 79(11), 1007–1018.

By: D. Kaber*, A. Alexander, E. Stelzer, S. Kim*, K. Kaufmann* & S. Hsiang*

author keywords: display clutter; psychophysical modeling; head-up displays; intelligent flight deck technologies
MeSH headings : Adult; Aerospace Medicine; Aviation; Cohort Studies; Computer Graphics; Computer Simulation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; User-Computer Interface; Visual Perception
TL;DR: Head-up display features, including SVS, EVS, traffic collision avoidance system symbology, flight pathway guidance, and different primary flight display symbol sets are evaluated on pilot perceptions of clutter to identify terminology pilots use to describe clutter and latent display variables that drive perceived clutter. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Focused ion beam irradiation effects on nanoscale freestanding thin films

JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING, 18(9).

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 conference paper

Assessment of impulse duration thresholds for electrical stimulation of muscles (chronaxy) in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 69(10), 1305–1309.

By: S. Sawaya*, D. Combet*, G. Chanoit n, J. Thiebault*, D. Levine* & D. Marcellin-Little n

MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Electric Stimulation; Humans; Kinetics; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Sensory Thresholds / physiology; Species Specificity; Time Factors
TL;DR: Application of the dog-specific chronaxy values when performing electrical stimulation for strengthening muscles or providing pain relief is likely to minimize the pain perceived during treatment in dogs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 review

On the resolution and optimization of a system of fuzzy relational equations with sup-T composition

[Review of ]. FUZZY OPTIMIZATION AND DECISION MAKING, 7(2), 169–214.

By: P. Li n & S. Fang n

author keywords: fuzzy relational equations; triangular norms; fuzzy optimization; integer programming
TL;DR: It is shown that the problem of minimizing a linear objective function subject to a system of sup-T equations can be reduced into a 0–1 integer programming problem in polynomial time. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evaluating ergonomic stresses in North Carolina commercial crab pot and gill net fishermen

JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, 5(3), 182–196.

By: K. Kucera*, G. Mirka n, D. Loomis*, S. Marshall*, H. Lipscomb* & J. Daniels*

author keywords: exposure variability; low back; mixed model; variance
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Brachyura; Ergonomics / methods; Female; Fisheries; Fishes; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Lifting / adverse effects; Linear Models; Lumbosacral Region / physiology; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data; Posture / physiology; Risk Assessment / methods; Shellfish; Workload
TL;DR: The magnitude and duration of musculoskeletal loads experienced by fishermen vary by the type of fishing and the tasks performed by the worker, and understanding this variability may help researchers target ergonomic interventions for this work population. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Exact and heuristic procedures for capacity expansion problems with congestion

IIE TRANSACTIONS, 40(12), 1185–1197.

By: S. Kim* & R. Uzsoy n

author keywords: Capacity expansion; clearing functions; column generation; heuristics; branch and price
TL;DR: A column generation procedure that uses a previously developed pseudo-polynomial-time algorithm for the single-workcenter problem to generate new columns is proposed and is shown that this new procedure is able to solve problems that are significantly larger than those possible with previous methods. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

A new tunnel function method for global optimization

Pacific Journal of Optimization, 4(1), 125–138.

By: L. Zhang, S. Fang & Y. Wang

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Properties of Ti-6Al-4V non-stochastic lattice structures fabricated via electron beam melting

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, 492(1-2), 468–474.

By: O. Cansizoglu n, O. Harrysson n, D. Cormier n, H. West n & T. Mahale n

author keywords: non-stochastic foams; repeating open cell structures; Ti-6Al-4V; direct metal fabrication; layered manufacturing; rapid prototyping
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Integrated planning of production and engineering process improvement

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING, 21(3), 390–398.

By: S. Kim* & R. Uzsoy n

author keywords: capacity modeling; clearing functions; process improvement; production planning
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Supply chain maturity and performance in Brazil

Supply Chain Management, 13(4), 272–282.

By: K. McCormack n, M. Ladeira & M. De Oliveira

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Risk pooling strategy in a multi-echelon supply chain with price-sensitive demand

Dai, Y., Fang, S.-C., Ling, X., & Nuttle, H. L. W. (2008, June). MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH, Vol. 67, pp. 391–421.

By: Y. Dai*, S. Fang n, X. Ling n & H. Nuttle n

author keywords: supply chain; pooled inventory system; reserved inventory system; pricing
TL;DR: This paper considers a two-echelon supply chain with one supplier and two retailers, in which the supplier carries all inventory to supply the retailers, and analyses inventory and pricing strategies for the supplier in a one-period scenario. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

In vitro evaluation of a custom cutting jig and custom plate for canine tibial plateau leveling

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 69(7), 961–966.

MeSH headings : Animals; Bone Plates / veterinary; Dogs / surgery; Male; Osteotomy / veterinary; Random Allocation; Tibia / surgery
TL;DR: Use of custom drill guides could enhance the speed, accuracy, and stability of corrective osteotomies in dogs and was more accurate and more rapid and resulted in more stability than the FHCWO method. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

How much time is safety worth? A comparison of trigger configurations on pneumatic nail guns in residential framing

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS, 123(4), 481–486.

By: H. Lipscomb*, J. Nolan, D. Patterson, D. Makrozahopoulos n, K. Kucera* & J. Dement*

MeSH headings : Accidents, Occupational / prevention & control; Adult; Efficiency; Equipment Design; Equipment Safety; Facility Design and Construction / instrumentation; Humans; Male
TL;DR: Failure to place tools with the safer trigger configuration, which requires the nose piece to be depressed before the trigger is pulled, in the hands of workers does not make sense given the frequency and potential repercussions of injuries associated with the use of these tools in wood framing. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evidence for a transposition event in a second NITR gene cluster in zebrafish

IMMUNOGENETICS, 60(5), 257–265.

By: J. Yoder n, J. Cannon*, R. Litman*, C. Murphy*, J. Freeman* & G. Litman*

author keywords: multigene family; cytogenetics; retrotransposition
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Gene Duplication; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Phylogeny; Receptors, Immunologic / genetics; Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism; Zebrafish / genetics; Zebrafish Proteins / genetics; Zebrafish Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the V domains encoded by the nitr13 and nitr14 genes are more similar to each other than any other zebrafish NITR suggesting that these genes arose from a tandem gene duplication event. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Direct metal fabrication of titanium implants with tailored materials and mechanical properties using electron beam melting technology

Harrysson, O. L. A., CansiZoglu, O., Marcellin-Little, D. J., Cormier, D. R., & West, H. A., II. (2008, April 1). MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-BIOMIMETIC AND SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS, Vol. 28, pp. 366–373.

author keywords: orthopedic implants; electron beam melting; theoretical modeling; materials; experimentation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Appointment scheduling in health care: Challenges and opportunities

IIE TRANSACTIONS, 40(9), 800–819.

author keywords: appointment scheduling; health care operations management; access rules
TL;DR: A road map of the state of the art in the design of appointment management systems is provided and future opportunities for novel applications of IE/OR models are identified. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Introduction: 2007 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences

INTERFACES, Vol. 38, pp. 2–4.

author keywords: professional : comments on
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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