Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

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2013 journal article

Using Common Random Numbers in Health Care Cost-Effectiveness Simulation Modeling

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 48(4), 1508–1525.

By: D. Murphy *, R. Klein*, L. Smolen*, T. Klein* & S. Roberts n

author keywords: Variance reduction; common random numbers; cost-effectiveness modeling; osteoporosis
MeSH headings : Bone Density Conservation Agents / economics; Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use; Cost-Benefit Analysis / statistics & numerical data; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Models, Economic; Osteoporosis / drug therapy; Osteoporosis / economics; Osteoporotic Fractures / economics; Osteoporotic Fractures / prevention & control; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / economics; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data; Probability; Risk Assessment; Teriparatide / economics; Teriparatide / therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Uncertainty
TL;DR: CRNs provide substantial variance reduction for cost-effectiveness studies by reducing variability not associated with the treatment being evaluated, providing a better understanding of treatment effects and risks. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Transport costs and China's exports: Some empirical evidences

JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE & COMPLEXITY, 26(3), 365–382.

By: X. Lizhi *, F. Shu-Cherng  n & Z. Xun *

author keywords: Container throughput; port efficiency; the gravity model; transport costs
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

A Markov decision process-based policy characterization approach for a stochastic inventory control problem with unreliable sourcing

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 144(2), 485–496.

By: S. Ahiska*, S. Appaji n, R. King n  & D. Warsing n 

Contributors: S. Ahiska*, S. Appaji n, R. King n  & D. Warsing Jr.

author keywords: Unreliable supply; Dual sourcing; Inventory policy characterization; Markov decision process
TL;DR: A single-product periodic-review inventory system for a retailer who has adopted a dual sourcing strategy to cope with potential supply process interruptions is considered and the structure of the optimal ordering policy under several cost scenarios and different supplier reliability levels is determined. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Dynamic Appointment Scheduling of a Stochastic Server with Uncertain Demand

INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 25(1), 116–132.

By: S. Erdogan n & B. Denton n

author keywords: appointment scheduling; stochastic programming; health care
TL;DR: Two new stochastic linear programming formulations of appointment scheduling problems that are motivated by the management of health services, where customers are scheduled dynamically, one at a time, as they request appointments, are formulated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Biocompatibility analysis of an electrically-activated silver-based antibacterial surface system for medical device applications

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE, 24(3), 755–760.

By: M. Samberg n, Z. Tan*, N. Monteiro-Riviere n , P. Orndorff n & R. Shirwaiker* 

Contributors: M. Samberg n, Z. Tan*, N. Monteiro-Riviere n , P. Orndorff n & R. Shirwaiker* 

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents; Biocompatible Materials; Equipment and Supplies; Escherichia coli / drug effects; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Silver; Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects; Surface Properties
TL;DR: The study concluded that the technological applications of the surface system for medical devices and surgical tools, which contact human tissues for less than 1.5 h, are expected to be self-sterilizing without causing toxicity in vivo. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

An empirical assessment of driver motivation and emotional states in perceived safety margins under varied driving conditions

ERGONOMICS, 56(2), 256–267.

By: Y. Zhang  n & D. Kaber n

author keywords: driver motivation models; vehicle safety margins; traffic pattern; driver incentives; driving environment complexity
MeSH headings : Attention; Automobile Driving / psychology; Computer Simulation; Decision Making; Emotions; Female; Humans; Male; Motivation; Reinforcement, Psychology; Risk-Taking; Safety; Social Conformity; Social Values; Young Adult
TL;DR: This study provides empirical justification for two motivation factors in driver risk-taking decisions, including compliance with social norm and emotions triggered by incentives, and recommended safety margin measures sensitive to changes inDriver risk tolerance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Acceptance of Assistive Technology by Special Education Teachers: A Structural Equation Model Approach

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, 29(5), 365–377.

By: C. Nam n , S. Bahn n & R. Lee*

TL;DR: Analysis of data collected from a number of special education teachers in schools for the visually and/or auditory impaired confirmed the effects hypothesized in the conceptual model of AT acceptance, where perceived usefulness was a dominant factor affecting AT usage. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Supporting medical device development: a standard product design process model

JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING DESIGN, 24(2), 83–119.

By: L. Medina *, G. Kremer * & R. Wysk n

author keywords: medical device; development process; product design; process model; regulation
TL;DR: The model serves as a conceptual framework and provides a set of formalisms to define the development landscape for medical devices and is proposed as an aid for designers to proactively use in handling the complexities of MDD. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Optimum estimation of missing values in randomized complete block design by genetic algorithm

Knowledge-Based Systems, 37, 37–47.

By: A. Azadeh, S. Asadzadeh, R. Jafari-Marandi, S. Nazari-Shirkouhi, G. Khoshkhou, S. Talebi, A. Naghavi

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

2013 review

Nanomaterials and synergistic low-intensity direct current (LIDC) stimulation technology for orthopedic implantable medical devices

[Review of ]. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY, 5(3), 191–204.

By: R. Shirwaiker n , M. Samberg n, P. Cohen n , R. Wysk n & N. Monteiro-Riviere n 

Contributors: R. Shirwaiker n , M. Samberg n, P. Cohen n , R. Wysk n & N. Monteiro-Riviere n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Electric Stimulation / methods; Equipment and Supplies; Humans; Nanostructures / therapeutic use; Nanostructures / ultrastructure; Nanotechnology / methods; Orthopedics; Prostheses and Implants
TL;DR: While many nanomaterials have clearly demonstrated their ability to provide more effective implantable medical surfaces, further decisive investigations are necessary before they can translate into medically safe and commercially viable clinical applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Driver distraction and performance effects of highway logo sign design

APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 44(3), 472–479.

By: Y. Zhang n, E. Harris n, M. Rogers n, D. Kaber n, J. Hummer n, W. Rasdorf n, J. Hu  n

author keywords: Roadway logo signs; Driving simulation; Driver performance; Driver distraction; Highway safety
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Attention; Automobile Driving / psychology; Computer Simulation; Eye Movements; Female; Humans; Location Directories and Signs / standards; Male; Middle Aged; Reaction Time; Safety; Young Adult
TL;DR: The use of nine-panel and overflow-combination logo signs may be suitable for interchanges where there are more than six qualifying businesses in a category in terms of driver performance and safety. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Agent-based simulation of affordance-based human behaviors in emergency evacuation

SIMULATION MODELLING PRACTICE AND THEORY, 32, 99–115.

By: J. Joo*, N. Kim *, R. Wysk n, L. Rothrock *, Y. Son*, Y. Oh*, S. Lee *

author keywords: Human behavior; Emergency evacuation; Affordance theory; Finite state automata; Agent-based simulation
TL;DR: The proposed framework is expected to capture the natural manner in which humans behave in emergency evacuation and enhance the simulation fidelity of analyses and predictions of perceptual human behaviors/responses in the systems by incorporating cognitive intent into human behavior simulations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 book

The Eighth Chinese Symposium on Mathematical Programming

In S.-C. Feng, Y. Bai, W. Fang, J. Han, & N. Xiu (Eds.), Optimization (Vol. 62, pp. 429–430).

By: Y. Bai *, S. Fang n , W. Fang *, J. Han * & N. Xiu*

Ed(s): S. Feng, Y. Bai *, W. Fang  n, J. Han * & N. Xiu*

TL;DR: Ten papers from the Eighth Chinese Symposium on Mathematical Programming, held on 22–25 May 2010 in Shanghai University, are selected for publication in this special issue. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Direct fabrication of high-resolution three-dimensional polymeric scaffolds using electrohydrodynamic hot jet plotting

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 23(2).

By: C. Wei n & J. Dong n 

Contributors: C. Wei n & J. Dong n 

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Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Computable representation of the cone of nonnegative quadratic forms over a general second-order cone and its application to completely positive programming

Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 9(3), 701–719.

By: Y. Tian, S. Fang* , Z. Deng* & W. Xing

Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Associations among exercise duration, lameness severity, and hip joint range of motion in Labrador Retrievers with hip dysplasia

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 242(11), 1528–1533.

By: L. Greene n, D. Marcellin-Little n & B. Laselles

MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Female; Hip Dysplasia, Canine / complications; Hip Dysplasia, Canine / pathology; Hip Joint / pathology; Lameness, Animal; Male; Physical Conditioning, Animal; Range of Motion, Articular; Time Factors
TL;DR: Longer daily exercise duration was associated with lower lameness scores in dogs with hip dysplasia and the strength of this inverse relationship increased with longer exercise duration. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Selecting optimal selling format of a product in B2C online auctions with boundedly rational customers

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 226(1), 139–153.

By: Z. Jiang *, S. Fang n , Z. Fan * & D. Wang*

author keywords: E-commerce; Bounded rationality; Customer behavior; Online auctions; Revenue management
TL;DR: This paper presents a “behavior choice function” to characterize the behavior of the customers with bounded rationality, and constructs a revenue model based on the bounded rationality for analysis corresponding to each selling format. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Evaluation of gait-related variables in lean and obese dogs at a trot

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 74(5), 757–762.

By: R. Brady n, A. Sidiropoulos  n, H. Bennett n, P. Rider  n, D. Marcellin-Little n & P. DeVita  n

MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Gait / physiology; Motor Activity / physiology; Obesity / veterinary
TL;DR: Greater ROM detected during the stance phase and greater ground reaction forces in the gait of obese dogs, compared with lean dogs, may cause greater compressive forces within joints and could influence the development of osteoarthritis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Emotional State Classification in Patient-Robot Interaction Using Wavelet Analysis and Statistics-Based Feature Selection

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, 43(1), 63–75.

By: M. Swangnetr* & D. Kaber n

author keywords: Emotions; machine learning; physiological variables; regression analysis; service robots; wavelet analysis.
TL;DR: Wavelet-based de-noising of GSR signals led to an increase in the percentage of correct classifications of emotional states and clearer relationships among the physiological response and arousal and valence and a new computational algorithm for accurate patient emotional state classification in interaction with nursing robots during medical service. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Detecting copositivity of a symmetric matrix by an adaptive ellipsoid-based approximation scheme

European Journal of Operational Research, 229(1), 21–28.

By: Z. Deng n, S. Fang n , Q. Jin * & W. Xing*

author keywords: Conic programming; Copositive; Cone of nonnegative quadratic functions; Adaptive approximation scheme
TL;DR: This decision problem is transformed into a quadratic programming problem, which can be approximated by solving a sequence of linear conic programming problems defined on the dual cone of the cone of nonnegative quadRatic functions over the union of a collection of ellipsoids. (via Semantic Scholar)
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16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

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