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The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) sought to enhance its safety program by investigating different methods of evaluating completed highway safety improvement projects. As a first step, the researcher completed a comprehensive literature review, using the results to develop a state survey. Upon approval of the state survey by the
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Steever, M. (2022). Review of State DOT Practices for Analyzing the Effectiveness of Completed Highway Safety Improvement Projects (Report No. SD2011-02-F). South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67324
Steever, Megan. Review of State DOT Practices for Analyzing the Effectiveness of Completed Highway Safety Improvement Projects. Report no. SD2011-02-F. South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67324.
Steever, Megan Review of State DOT Practices for Analyzing the Effectiveness of Completed Highway Safety Improvement Projects. South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research, 2022, Report no. SD2011-02-F, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67324.
This Policy will ensure that Federal Highway Administration staff and individuals that make substantial intellectual contributions to scientific and technical products such as, but not limited to, the American Concrete Institute Journals, American Journal of Physics, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engin
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Everett, T. D. (2022). Authorship Policy [Memorandum]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89314
Everett, Thomas D.. Authorship Policy [Memorandum]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89314.
Everett, Thomas D. Authorship Policy [Memorandum]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2022, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89314.
This report analyzes Idaho’s DMV service delivery model, compares it to DMV arrangements in other states, and considers potential policy alternatives by conducting surveys of front-line agents in Idaho and DMV administrators in other states, as well as interviews of officials in counties and other states. The report discusses the benefits and chall
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Osterhout, G., May, M., Pape, E., Kim, C., & Fry, V. (2022). Motor Vehicle Service Delivery: Analysis of Idaho’s Model and Policy Alternatives (Report No. FHWA-ID-296). Idaho. Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63533
Osterhout, Gabe, Matthew May, Emily Pape, Cheong Kim, and Vanessa Fry. Motor Vehicle Service Delivery: Analysis of Idaho’s Model and Policy Alternatives. Report no. FHWA-ID-296. Idaho. Transportation Department, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63533.
Osterhout, Gabe, et al. Motor Vehicle Service Delivery: Analysis of Idaho’s Model and Policy Alternatives. Idaho. Transportation Department, 2022, Report no. FHWA-ID-296, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63533.
Artificial lighting at night alters natural patterns of light and dark in ecosystems and includes chronic or periodic illumination, unexpected changes in lighting, and direct glare that can have serious implications for ecological systems, such that it is increasingly referred to as “ecological light pollution”. ALAN occurs at an extent and magnitu
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Sulliván, M. P., Gray, S. M., & Bohenek, J. R. (2022). Ecological Design Rules for Roadway Lighting [Factsheet]. Ohio. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72901
Sulliván, Mažeika Patricio, Suzanne M Gray, and Jason R Bohenek. Ecological Design Rules for Roadway Lighting [Factsheet]. Ohio. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72901.
Sulliván, Mažeika Patricio, et al. Ecological Design Rules for Roadway Lighting [Factsheet]. Ohio. Department of Transportation, 2022, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72901.
Many of bridges in the United States are obsolete with respect to the updated AASHTO strength requirements and the safety performance criteria stated in MASH. Many of these bridges utilize a wide concrete curb with a post and bridge rail system. Often, it is not economically feasible to completely replace the obsolete bridge rails with newer MASH c
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Williams, W., & Lee, J. (2022). Retrofit Design of the New Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-4 Alaska 2-Tube Bridge Rail (Report No. FHWA-AK-RD-4000(169)). Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61610
Williams, William and Judong Lee. Retrofit Design of the New Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-4 Alaska 2-Tube Bridge Rail. Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-4000(169). Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61610.
Williams, William, and Judong Lee Retrofit Design of the New Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-4 Alaska 2-Tube Bridge Rail. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer, 2022, Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-4000(169), ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61610.
This report synthesizes three primary data sources—credit data, unemployment claims data, and small business loan and grant data—to explore the financial conditions of those who drive for a living before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in California. Automobile debt was high among groups likely to contain professional drivers. The occupational cat
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Wasserman, J. L., Siddiq, F., Speroni, S., & Blumenberg, E. (2022). Professional Drivers: Automobile Debt and Financial Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Report No. UC-ITS-2021-15). University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.17610/t6801x
Wasserman, Jacob L., Fariba Siddiq, Samuel Speroni, and Evelyn Blumenberg. Professional Drivers: Automobile Debt and Financial Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Report no. UC-ITS-2021-15. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022. https://doi.org/10.17610/t6801x.
Wasserman, Jacob L., et al. Professional Drivers: Automobile Debt and Financial Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022, Report no. UC-ITS-2021-15, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.17610/t6801x.
On average, California car commuters waste 4–5 minutes per morning commute due to congestion. Multiplied across all California car commuters, those few minutes entail a yearly total of approximately 2.3 billion hours of time wasted, costing 6 billion dollars. The objective of this study is to quantify congestion costs and determine how commuters ad
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Kim, J., & Moon, J. (2022). Congestion Costs and Scheduling Preferences of Car Commuters in California: Estimates Using Big Data (Report No. 21-34). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2031
Kim, Jinwon and Jucheol Moon. Congestion Costs and Scheduling Preferences of Car Commuters in California: Estimates Using Big Data. Report no. 21-34. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2031.
Kim, Jinwon, and Jucheol Moon Congestion Costs and Scheduling Preferences of Car Commuters in California: Estimates Using Big Data. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022, Report no. 21-34, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2031.
To provide California with recommendations for how to advance transportation equity, this study examines how state DOTs and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are implementing equity-based planning. The research team conducted a content analysis on the long-range transportation plans (LRTPs) and active transportation plans of six state DOTs
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Barajas, J. M., Natekal, A., & Abrams, C. (2022). An Assessment of how State and Regional Transportation Agencies Advance Equity in Transportation Plans, Processes, and Implementation (Report No. UC-ITS-2021-59). University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.7922/G25D8Q5Z
Barajas, Jesus M., Asiya Natekal, and Carolyn Abrams. An Assessment of how State and Regional Transportation Agencies Advance Equity in Transportation Plans, Processes, and Implementation. Report no. UC-ITS-2021-59. University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022. https://doi.org/10.7922/G25D8Q5Z.
Barajas, Jesus M., et al. An Assessment of how State and Regional Transportation Agencies Advance Equity in Transportation Plans, Processes, and Implementation. University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022, Report no. UC-ITS-2021-59, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G25D8Q5Z.
The objective of this study is two-fold. The first objective is to assess the influence of internal curing on concrete’s transport properties using appropriate curing conditions. The second objective is to validate the surface resistivity results with bulk diffusion testing.
Milla, J., Rupnow, T., & Cooper III, S. B. (2022). Influence of Internal Curing on Concrete’s Permeability in Simulated Field Conditions: Research Project Capsule [22–1C] (Report No. 22-1C). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63077
Milla, Jose, Tyson Rupnow, and Samuel B Cooper III. Influence of Internal Curing on Concrete’s Permeability in Simulated Field Conditions: Research Project Capsule [22–1C]. Report no. 22-1C. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63077.
Milla, Jose, et al. Influence of Internal Curing on Concrete’s Permeability in Simulated Field Conditions: Research Project Capsule [22–1C]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2022, Report no. 22-1C, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63077.
In 2019, the delivery of homeless sheltering services in Salt Lake County transitioned from a centralized emergency shelter—The Road Home Salt Lake Community Shelter and Resource Center (TRHSLC)—operated by The Road Home to a decentralized, scattered site model with multiple “Homeless Resource Center” (HRC) locations operated by multiple service pr
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Canham, S. L., Rose, J., Zambrana, I. G., & Jones, S. O. (2022). Understanding the Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility in Salt Lake County (Report No. NITC-RR-1386). National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61864
Canham, Sarah L, Jeffryd Rose, Ivis Garcia Zambrana, and Shannon O Jones. Understanding the Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility in Salt Lake County. Report no. NITC-RR-1386. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61864.
Canham, Sarah L, et al. Understanding the Impact of Decentralizing Homeless Services on Transportation and Mobility in Salt Lake County. National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), 2022, Report no. NITC-RR-1386, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61864.
Louisiana has over 3000 at-grade crossings of public roads with railroads. The number of private road/driveway crossings is unknown but likely exceeds the number of public crossings. In 2018, 91 grade crossing collisions were recorded, including six fatalities, in Louisiana. Although Louisiana has witnessed a decline in highway-rail crossing accide
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Tian, G., Izadi, M., & Stich, B. (2022). The Impact of the Louisiana Grade Crossings: A Synthesis and System Analysis (Report No. FHWA/LA.21/661). Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61077
Tian, Guang, Maryam Izadi, and Bethany Stich. The Impact of the Louisiana Grade Crossings: A Synthesis and System Analysis. Report no. FHWA/LA.21/661. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61077.
Tian, Guang, et al. The Impact of the Louisiana Grade Crossings: A Synthesis and System Analysis. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2022, Report no. FHWA/LA.21/661, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61077.
The objective of this work is to prove a new technology system against the existing legacy skew-control technology on the Ellender Ferry Vertical Lift Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway, located in Calcasieu Parish. The new skew technology shall be as recommended in the results of the Phase 1 study. The work will include design and installation
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Rees, G., Rupnow, T., & Alaywan, W. (2022). Skew Detection System Replacement on Vertical Lift Bridges (Phase II): Research Project Capsule [22–2ST] (Report No. 22-2ST). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63080
Rees, Gareth, Tyson Rupnow, and Walid Alaywan. Skew Detection System Replacement on Vertical Lift Bridges (Phase II): Research Project Capsule [22–2ST]. Report no. 22-2ST. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63080.
Rees, Gareth, et al. Skew Detection System Replacement on Vertical Lift Bridges (Phase II): Research Project Capsule [22–2ST]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2022, Report no. 22-2ST, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63080.
Using data from 2015 and 2016 data collection cycles, covering over 13,000 pavement management sections, researchers studied possible methodologies for automating pavement ratings. Automated results were compared to manual ratings that ODOT conducted as part of their existing pavement management process.
Stefanski, J., Premkumar, L., Wilhoit, T., Robbins, M., & Green, R. (2022). Development of Automated Pavement Condition Score and Decision Logic [Fact Sheet] (Report No. SJN 135495). Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72908
Stefanski, Joe, Laxmikanth Premkumar, Torry Wilhoit, Mary Robbins, and Roger Green. Development of Automated Pavement Condition Score and Decision Logic [Fact Sheet]. Report no. SJN 135495. Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Development, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72908.
Stefanski, Joe, et al. Development of Automated Pavement Condition Score and Decision Logic [Fact Sheet]. Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Development, 2022, Report no. SJN 135495, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72908.
Active modes of transportation like bicycling and walking are extremely beneficial to society, including helping to reduce the amount of travel people may make by car (i.e., vehicle miles travelled) and in turn reducing congestion and transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. Bicycling and walking also have direct and posi
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Circella, G., Alemi, F., & Malik, J. (2022). Travel Behavior Impacts of Transportation Demand Management Policies: May is Bike Month in Sacramento, California (Report No. UC-ITS-2018-49). University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2W09481
Circella, Giovanni, Farzad Alemi, and Jai Malik. Travel Behavior Impacts of Transportation Demand Management Policies: May is Bike Month in Sacramento, California. Report no. UC-ITS-2018-49. University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2W09481.
Circella, Giovanni, et al. Travel Behavior Impacts of Transportation Demand Management Policies: May is Bike Month in Sacramento, California. University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022, Report no. UC-ITS-2018-49, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2W09481.
Automated plate load tests (APLTs) were conducted on County Road (CR) D-16 in Buchanan County, Iowa, to assess and compare the performance of unbonded concrete overlay test sections with three different geotextile fabric interlayers. The pavement was constructed in 2020. Field testing was performed on the asphaltic cement concrete (ACC) pavement pr
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Supporting Files
White, D., Taylor, P., Vennapusa, P., Cackler, T., & Ling, Y. (2022). In Situ Cyclic Loading of Concrete Pavement Overlays Supported on Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers: Buchanan County Road D-16 (Report No. InTrans Project 20-741). Iowa State University. National Concrete Pavement Technology Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67176
White, David, Peter Taylor, Pavana Vennapusa, Tom Cackler, and Yifeng Ling. In Situ Cyclic Loading of Concrete Pavement Overlays Supported on Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers: Buchanan County Road D-16. Report no. InTrans Project 20-741. Iowa State University. National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67176.
White, David, et al. In Situ Cyclic Loading of Concrete Pavement Overlays Supported on Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers: Buchanan County Road D-16. Iowa State University. National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, 2022, Report no. InTrans Project 20-741, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67176.
Satisfying the demand for goods requires the movement of commercial and private vehicles, which are responsible for multiple negative impacts including noise, emissions, and traffic congestion. While efficiency is crucial for sustainable and profitable freight transportation, operations are typically inefficient with respect to emissions and social
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Martelo, M. J., & Otero-Palencia, C. (2022). Development of a Logistics Decision Support Tool for Small and Medium Companies to Evaluate the Impacts of Environmental Regulations in California (Report No. UC-ITS-2020-43). University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. http://doi.org/10.7922/G20R9MQ5
Martelo, Miguel Jaller and Carlos Otero-Palencia. Development of a Logistics Decision Support Tool for Small and Medium Companies to Evaluate the Impacts of Environmental Regulations in California. Report no. UC-ITS-2020-43. University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022. http://doi.org/10.7922/G20R9MQ5.
Martelo, Miguel Jaller, and Carlos Otero-Palencia Development of a Logistics Decision Support Tool for Small and Medium Companies to Evaluate the Impacts of Environmental Regulations in California. University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, 2022, Report no. UC-ITS-2020-43, ROSA P. http://doi.org/10.7922/G20R9MQ5.
Temporary rumble strips, including short-term temporary rumble strips and long-term temporary rumble strips, are used by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to help reduce vehicle speeds in work zones and to alert drivers they are approaching a work zone. The objective of this research study is to investigate the effectiveness of temp
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Brown, H., Edara, P., Sun, C., Kim, S., Bracy, J. B., Zeng, Q., Baek, H. J., & Ndungu, G. (2022). Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Work Zones (Report No. cmr 22-004). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63367
Brown, Henry, Praveen Edara, Carlos Sun, Sungyop Kim, Jill Bernard Bracy, Qingzhong Zeng, Ho Jun Baek, and Gladwell Ndungu. Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Work Zones. Report no. cmr 22-004. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63367.
Brown, Henry, et al. Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Work Zones. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2022, Report no. cmr 22-004, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63367.
The energy absorption behavior of structural steels at a range of temperatures is important information to design, structural and materials engineers. Several historic examples of catastrophic failures which did not consider the energy absorption of steel at lower temperature are described. Impact toughness is related to fracture toughness, a quant
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Hahin, C. (2022). Impact and Fracture Toughness Properties of Structural Steels for Design Engineers (Report No. PRR Number 174). Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87575
Hahin, Christopher. Impact and Fracture Toughness Properties of Structural Steels for Design Engineers. Report no. PRR Number 174. Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87575.
Hahin, Christopher Impact and Fracture Toughness Properties of Structural Steels for Design Engineers. Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research, 2022, Report no. PRR Number 174, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87575.
Pavement drainage is a critical component in ensuring the good performance of the roadway. However, a lack of proper drainage design and inadequate materials frequently lead to insufficient pavement drainage ability. It is essential to establish reliable drainage design criteria for pavement structure and material choices. The objectives of this pr
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Huang, B., He, Q., Wilson, C., Lu, H., & Polaczyk, P. (2022). Evaluating Roadway Subsurface Drainage Practices (Report No. RES2019-18). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62774
Huang, Baoshan, Qiang He, Christopher Wilson, Hang Lu, and Pawel Polaczyk. Evaluating Roadway Subsurface Drainage Practices. Report no. RES2019-18. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62774.
Huang, Baoshan, et al. Evaluating Roadway Subsurface Drainage Practices. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2022, Report no. RES2019-18, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62774.
Environmental conditions is an important factor influencing asphalt pavement performance. The addition of modifiers, both to the asphalt binder and the asphalt mixture, has attracted considerable attention in potentially alleviating environmentally-induced pavement performance issues. Although many solutions have been developed, and some have been
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Montoya, M., Betancourt-Jimenez, D., Notani, M., Rahbar-Rastegar, R., Youngblood, J. P., Martinez, C. J., & Haddock, J. E. (2022). Environmentally Tuning Asphalt Pavements Using Phase Change Materials (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/06). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317369
Montoya, Miguel, Daniela Betancourt-Jimenez, Mohammad Notani, Reyhaneh Rahbar-Rastegar, Jeffrey P Youngblood, Carlos J Martinez, and John E. Haddock. Environmentally Tuning Asphalt Pavements Using Phase Change Materials. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/06. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317369.
Montoya, Miguel, et al. Environmentally Tuning Asphalt Pavements Using Phase Change Materials. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2022, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/06, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317369.
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