A New Methodology for Before–After Safety Assessment Using Survival Analysis and Longitudinal Data

The widely used empirical Bayes (EB) and full Bayes (FB) methods for before–after safety assessment are sometimes limited because of the extensive data needs from additional reference sites. To address this issue, this study proposes a novel before–after safety evaluation methodology based on survival analysis and longitudinal data as an alternative to the EB/FB method. A Bayesian survival analysis (SARE) model with a random effect term to address the unobserved heterogeneity across sites is developed. The proposed survival analysis method is validated through a simulation study before its application. Subsequently, the SARE model is developed in a case study to evaluate the safety effectiveness of a recent red‐light‐running photo enforcement program in New Jersey. As demonstrated in the simulation and the case study, the survival analysis can provide valid estimates using only data from treated sites, and thus its results will not be affected by the selection of defective or insufficient reference sites. In addition, the proposed approach can take into account the censored data generated due to the transition from the before period to the after period, which has not been previously explored in the literature. Using individual crashes as units of analysis, survival analysis can incorporate longitudinal covariates such as the traffic volume and weather variation, and thus can explicitly account for the potential temporal heterogeneity.     

LOGO!控制器在纺织厂空调系统中的应用

将西门子公司的LOGO !可编程控制器和电动机变频技术应用于纺织厂空调系统中 ,既克服了现有系统的不足 ,又提高了系统可靠性 ,降低了能耗 ,满足了各车间的工艺要求 ,保证了纺织产品的质量 ,经实际使用表明该方案是合理的 ,并可以在同类场合使用     

城市道路交通问题与对策探讨

从中国大城市交通堵塞现象着手,研究了机动车辆的增加与道路通行能力的关系,以及机动车迅速增长所带来的环境污染问题,分析了问题产生的原固及其危害程度,探讨改善城市交通的途径和解决的方案,提出适当限制个人轿车,积极发展轨道交通,规划建设中心网络城市的现点。     

独立CAN器件SJA1000的应用

CAN总线已在变电站自动化系统中得到了广泛应用 ,而SJA10 0 0作为PHILIPS公司最近推出的独立CAN器件也已得到了广泛关注。本文简要介绍了SJA10 0 0的基本原理和功能 ,并给出了SJA10 0 0的典型硬件连接原理图及初始化程序和部分通信程序     

烹调油烟的免疫毒理学研究进展

烹调油烟是室内主要空气污染物之一，化学成分复杂，严重影响职业接触人群的健康．对烹调油烟免疫毒性的研究是全面评价其毒性作用的一个重要方面．对近几年来烹调油烟影响机体细胞免疫、体液免疫和巨噬细胞以及NK细胞功能等免疫毒性方面的研究进展作一综述．     

传统科技视野下的恐怖主义及其应对

科学技术的发展及其被恶意运用,使当代的恐怖主义活动变得更加复杂多样和令人恐慌.掌握和使用高科技的超级恐怖主义组织的确存在,但对于一般恐怖分子而言,高科技的运用还不大现实.多数情况下,都是传统通用科技引导着普通的恐怖主义活动.恐怖活动与传统通用科技相伴发展的历史事实,表明传统通用科技对恐怖主义与反击恐怖主义双重力量扩张所起的作用,具体体现在武器技术、交通运输和通信技术的应用等方面.科学技术既是恐怖主义盛行的因素,也是恐怖主义的克星,运用高科技手段反击恐怖主义也是我们的必然选择.     

Windows2000下数控系统运动控制器的应用研究

通过对自行研制的GD102运动控制器特性的研究,将其驱动程序划分为内核支持层、寄存器读写层、基本命令层和应用层;分析了各层次的功能和实现原理及各层次间的通信机制。在分析Windows2000下内核模式驱动程序的构成和I/O请求处理流程的基础上,以DriverWorks为工具开发了运动控制器的驱动程序,并对驱动程序开发中的一些关键问题进行了论述。该驱动程序已被成功地应用到实际开放式数控系统项目,并取得了良好的效果。     

高速SDRAM控制器设计的FPGA实现

同步动态存储器(SDRAM)控制器通常用有限状态机实现,对于一般的设计方法,由于状态数量多,状态转换通常伴随大的组合逻辑而影响运行速度,因此,SDRAM控制器的速度限制了SDRAM存储器的访问速度。该文从结构优化入手来优化方法,利用状态机分解的思想将大型SDRAM控制状态机用若干小的子状态机实现,达到简化逻辑的目的,不仅提高了速度还节省了资源,对该类大型SDRAM控制器的实现有一定参考意义。     

A Risk-Based Method for Modeling Traffic Fatalities

We describe a risk-based analytical framework for estimating traffic fatalities that combines the probability of a crash and the probability of fatality in the event of a crash. As an illustrative application, we use the methodology to explore the role of vehicle mix and vehicle prevalence on long-run fatality trends for a range of transportation growth scenarios that may be relevant to developing societies. We assume crash rates between different road users are proportional to their roadway use and estimate case fatality ratios (CFRs) for the different vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-pedestrian combinations. We find that in the absence of road safety interventions, the historical trend of initially rising and then falling fatalities observed in industrialized nations occurred only if motorization was through car ownership. In all other cases studied (scenarios dominated by scooter use, bus use, and mixed use), traffic fatalities rose monotonically. Fatalities per vehicle had a falling trend similar to that observed in historical data from industrialized nations. Regional adaptations of the model validated with local data can be used to evaluate the impacts of transportation planning and safety interventions, such as helmets, seat belts, and enforcement of traffic laws, on traffic fatalities.     

内镜下气囊扩张治疗贲门失弛缓症的近、远期疗效

目的 :回顾气囊扩张治疗贲门失弛缓症的近、远期疗效及治疗过程中的经验。方法 :对经食管吞钡X线拍片确诊的 16例贲门失弛缓症患者 ,采用内镜下气囊扩张治疗并评价其近、远期疗效。结果 :近期疗效 :16例患者中 ,12例 (75 % )显效 ,4例 (2 5 % )有效 ,总有效率为 10 0 % ;远期疗效 :16例患者中 ,1例 2周后复发经再次扩张治疗后未复发 ,另有 1例在治疗后的半年内复发扩张治疗后 ,半年再次复发 ,经直径 4 .0cm气囊扩张后 4年未复发。结论 :气囊扩张治疗贲门失弛缓症有效、易操作、安全、并发症少及复发率低 ,但有较多的细小经验及体会值得总结 ,以便更完善和更成熟。