This study deals with the elderly fare pricing issue for taking express buses in morning peak period. As many passengers are not commuters, discount policy may be an opportune option when get overcrowded. Imposing surcharge on becomes a potentially beneficial measure that encourages appropriate number of to circumvent most crowded buses. The problem is formulated as bilevel model, which upper-l...

Due to environmental concerns, sustainable ground improvement is considered a critical part of modern infrastructure development. Current policy on environmental sustainability often expects noise-free, chemical-free, and low carbon emission processes, while being economical. In this context, the application of prefabricated vertical drains (PVD) with vacuum preloading is regarded as one of the...

RÉSUMÉ. Avec l’apparition d’internet, la masse énorme de documents semi-structurés induit souvent une surcharge cognitive chez l’utilisateur. Même si l’utilisateur consulte les mêmes structures de documents fréquemment, il passe son temps à réduire l’affichage pour garder les structures qui lui semblent intéressantes et répondant à ses besoins. Pour remédier à ce problème de surcharge cognitive...

La myopathie par déficit en maltase acide ou glycogénose de type II décrite d'abord par Pompe en 1932, est la première maladie de surcharge lysosomale identifiée. Il s'agit d'une affection autosomique récessive rare qui atteint classiquement le nouveau-né avec une évolution rapidement mortelle. Les formes tardives débutantes à l'âge adulte sont rares. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient ...

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To account for tobacco users' excess health care costs and encourage cessation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed insurers to impose a surcharge on tobacco users' premiums for plans offered on the health insurance exchanges, or Marketplaces. Low-income tax credits for Marketplace coverage were based on premiums for non-tobacco users, which means that these credits did not offset any surchar...

Inspecting the behavior of the rockfill materials is of significant importance in analysis of rockfill dams. Since the dimensions of grains in such materials are greater than the conventional sizes suitable for soil mechanics tests, it is necessary to experimentally study them in specific large-scale apparatuses. In this research, the behavior of rockfill materials in two large rockfill dams co...