Graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs are specialized licensing systems for beginner drivers adopted in all U.S. states, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. GDL programs reduce novice drivers' exposure to high-risk driving situations while they gain driving experience. Several studies document the success of GDL programs overall in reducing young teen crash rates. However, little is known a...

This research reports a feasibility study into multi-scale polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) modelling through the simulation of macroscopic flow in the multi-layered cell via 1D electrochemical modelling, and the simulation of microscopic flow in the cathode gas diffusion layer (GDL) via 3D single-phase multi-component lattice Boltzmann (SPMC-LB) modelling. The heterogeneous porous geometry...

Graduated driving licensing laws are now in place in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. However, despite stricter supervised driving requirements, restrictions on the number of passengers, and earlier nighttime driving curfews, teen drivers continue to be at a higher crash risk than the adult driving population. The National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS) dataset wa...

This study investigated the glucono-δ-lactone (GDL)-induced aggregation of isoflavones and soy proteins in soymilk. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis indicated that isoflavones mixed with β-conglycinin (7S) and glycinin (11S) proteins formed 7S-isoflavone and 11S-isoflavone complexes in soymilk supernatant fraction (SSF). Most of the soy protein-isoflavone complexes then pr...

MOTIVATION As a promising tool for dissecting the genetic basis of complex traits, expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping has attracted increasing research interest. An important issue in eQTL mapping is how to effectively integrate networks representing interactions among genetic markers and genes. Recently, several Lasso-based methods have been proposed to leverage such network inf...

The effectiveness of Iowa's graduated driver's licensing (GDL) program was evaluated for a 4-year period before and after implementation in 1999. Since some changes had occurred in the crash reporting format, changes in crash rates for younger drivers were compared to those for 35-44-year-old drivers (middle-age group of drivers) who were used as a control group. After implementation of GDL, th...

In the present study we investigated the effect of semantic context on the perception of words that differ only in the lexical stress pattern. Our study was based on the disyllabic German word AUGUST. Depending on whether the lexical stress is on the first or the second syllable the word refers to either a name or a month. By means of a forced-choice identification experiment we tested to what ...

Water management is a highly critical parameter for improving the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) at high current densities. The microstructure and properties gas diffusion layer (GDL) play an important role in distribution reactant gases drainage liquid water produced catalyst during PEFC operation. In this context, community still debates on optimum values GDL’s thermal ...