Search Results - "Peter Adriaens"

A data fusion approach to predict shipping efficiency for bulk carriers by Sugrue, Dennis, Adriaens, Peter

“…•We propose a novel efficiency metric integrating load and travel time for bulk carriers.•A mathematical model to predict vessel payload from variances in…”
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Blockchain technology for pay-for-outcome sustainable agriculture financing: implications for governance and transaction costs by Chung, Kenneth Hsien Yung, Adriaens, Peter

“…Abstract Pay-for-outcome financing mechanisms have been used to address agricultural runoffs to overcome the inefficiencies associated with push-based…”
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Carbon Tetrachloride Transformation on the Surface of Nanoscale Biogenic Magnetite Particles by McCormick, Michael L, Adriaens, Peter

“…Iron-reducing conditions in subsurface environments promote dechlorination reactions via both biotic and abiotic pathways, the latter often mediated via…”
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Mitigating Corporate Water Risk: Financial Market Tools and Supply Management Strategies by Wendy M. Larson, Paul L. Freedman, Viktor Passinsky, Edward Grubb, Peter Adriaens

“…A decision framework for business water-risk response is proposed that considers financial instruments and supply management strategies. Based on available and…”
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Carbon Tetrachloride Transformation in a Model Iron-Reducing Culture:  Relative Kinetics of Biotic and Abiotic Reactions by McCormick, Michael L, Bouwer, Edward J, Adriaens, Peter

“…Contributions of biotic (cell-mediated) and abiotic (mineral-mediated) reactions to carbon tetrachloride (CT) transformation were studied in a model…”
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Flow cytometry for microbial sensing in environmental sustainability applications: current status and future prospects by Gruden, Cyndee, Skerlos, Steven, Adriaens, Peter

“…Practical and accurate microbial assessment of environmental systems is predicated on the detection and quantification of various microbial parameters in…”
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Fate factors and emission flux estimates for emerging contaminants in surface waters by T. Trinh, Hoa, Adriaens, Peter, M. Lastoskie, Christian

“…Pharmaceuticals, personal care products, hormones, and wastewater products are emerging environmental concerns for manifold reasons, including the potential of…”
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Impact of WHO 2005 revised toxic equivalency factors for dioxins on the TEQs in serum, household dust and soil by Hong, Biling, Garabrant, David, Hedgeman, Elizabeth, Demond, Avery, Gillespie, Brenda, Chen, Qixuan, Chang, Chiung-Wen, Towey, Timothy, Knutson, Kristine, Franzblau, Alfred, Lepkowski, James, Adriaens, Peter

“…In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) – International Programme on Chemical Safety reevaluated the toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for dioxin-like…”
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Deconstruction of ESG Impacts on US Corporate Bond Pricing: The Cost of Capital Benefits Across Industry Sectors by Li, Dan, Adriaens, Peter

“…The growing interest in the financial materiality of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings has prompted recent investigations into their risk…”
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Infrastructure and the Digital Economy: Reinventing Our Role in the Design, Financing, and Governance of Essential Services for Society by Adriaens, Peter, Ajami, Newsha

“…Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest…”
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Estimation of Background Serum 2,3,7,8-TCDD Concentrations By Using Quantile Regression in the UMDES and NHANES Populations by Chen, Qixuan, Garabrant, David H., Hedgeman, Elizabeth, Little, Roderick J. A., Elliott, Michael R., Gillespie, Brenda, Hong, Biling, Lee, Shih-Yuan, Lepkowski, James M., Franzblau, Alfred, Adriaens, Peter, Demond, Avery H., Patterson, Donald G.

“…Background: The goal of the present study was to quantify the population-based background serum concentrations of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) by…”
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Maritime Transport Efficiency to Inform Demand-Driven User Fees for Harbor Infrastructure by Sugrue, Dennis, Adriaens, Peter

“…Abstract A dredging backlog in American harbors has produced inefficiencies, delays, and lost revenues for waterway-based logistics and trade. Policymakers…”
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Impact of Flooding and Drought Risks on the Cost of Bond Financing for Water Utilities by Li, Dan, Saigal, Romesh, Adriaens, Peter

“…The global water cycle has experienced significant changes due to the interplay of climate shifts and human activities, resulting in more frequent and severe…”
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Environmental benefits of taxi ride sharing in Beijing by Cai, Hua, Wang, Xi, Adriaens, Peter, Xu, Ming

“…Although ride sharing as a way to improve transportation efficiency is not new, the scale of ride sharing has historically been limited due to safety concerns…”
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THE WORLD NEEDS ENGINEERS ON WALL STREET by Adriaens, Peter

“…A recent New York finance conference on sustainable infrastructure and the Internet of Things (IoT) revealed that 28 percent of incoming employees hired by the…”
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LAST WORD: THE WORLD NEEDS ENGINEERS ON WALL STREET by ADRIAENS, PETER

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Case Report: Human Exposure to Dioxins from Clay by Franzblau, Alfred, Hedgeman, Elizabeth, Chen, Qixuan, Lee, Shih-Yuan, Adriaens, Peter, Demond, Avery, Garabrant, David, Gillespie, Brenda, Hong, Biling, Jolliet, Olivier, Lepkowski, James, Luksemburg, William, Maier, Martha, Wenger, Yvan

“…Context: For the general population, the dominant source of exposure to dioxin-like compounds is food. As part of the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure…”
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Technology-enabled financing of sustainable infrastructure: A case for blockchains and decentralized oracle networks by Chung, Kenneth Hsien Yung, Li, Dan, Adriaens, Peter

“…The capital required to maintain infrastructure in good repair falls short globally. This is commonly referred to as the “infrastructure finance gap”. To…”
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Applied Financial Metrics to Measure Interdependencies in a Waterway Infrastructure System by Sugrue, Dennis, Martin, Abigail, Adriaens, Peter

“…AbstractWaterway systems connect economic and industrial sectors by enabling efficient freight transportation. However, disruptions along these freight…”
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Activity assessment of microorganisms eluted from sediments using 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride: a quantitative comparison of flow cytometry to epifluorescent microscopy by Gruden, Cyndee L., Khijniak, Ann, Adriaens, Peter

“…Enhanced natural recovery may be successfully implemented at contaminated sediment sites, which are often characterized by large volumes of sediments with low…”
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