Development and Deployment of Public Transport Policy and Planning in Taiwan

Over the past decade, the escalating roadway congestion and environmental deterioration due to heavy use of private vehicles have provoked the Taiwan government to realize the importance of public transport systems. Under the “carrot-and-stick” rationales, the government has formulated public transport policies and exercised a series of related initiatives by providing sufficient and higher quality of public transport services so as to attract more private vehicle users. In this paper, the planning philosophy and policy formulation of Taiwan’s public transport development are highlighted. The most important initiatives, including the Five-year Enhancement of Mass Transportation Program and the upgrading public transport schemes in the National Development Plan are examined. Based on previous experience and lessons, we point out the most challenging issues that the government will encounter. Suggestions for the future of public transport planning are also addressed.     

Evaluating determinants of attractiveness and their cause-effect relationships for container ports in Taiwan: users’ perspectives

The attractiveness of ports is usually a pre-requisite and necessary condition for ports to achieve competitiveness, as well as the springboard to explore the competitive advantages of ports. To determine whether a port is competitive, it is necessary to explore whether it boasts certain factors that make the port attractive to users. The main purpose of this article is to apply the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method and the Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique to evaluate key determinants of attractiveness and their cause/effect relationships for container ports in Taiwan. The empirical results showed that: (1) Top six determinates of attractiveness for container ports are ‘ample cargo sources,’ ‘favorable port charges,’ ‘dense ship network and routes,’ ‘low transshipment costs,’ ‘efficient wharf operations,’ and ‘adequate wharfs and back-line land,’ respectively. (2) Among the above six determinants of attractiveness, ‘ample cargo sources’ is the cause determinant. Three determinants of port attractiveness, ‘favorable port charges,’ ‘dense ship network and routes,’ ‘low transshipment costs,’ which are the effect determinants. They are affected by the determinants of attractiveness of ‘ample cargo sources’. In addition, this study discusses the above findings and expects to provide the study results to Taiwan’s port authorities for reference.     

冷铺沥青材料的特性与配制技术

用冷铺沥青混合料修补路面坑洞,具有方便、快捷等优点.为保证其疏松性和压实性,在配制方法上,如所用沥青的粘度、沥青的用量、添加剂以及集料级配等,与热拌沥青混合料都有很大区别.实践表明,所研制开发的冷铺材料使用性能良好,而成本却比同类进口材料大大降低.     

基于车联网无线通讯的车辆定位跟踪系统

车辆定位跟踪系统基于车联网以实时控制和监测中心为核心为公共交通讯息系统提供各种信息,用户和管理员通过无线通讯网络实现车辆的位置信息交互。文中设计了车辆定位跟踪系统,利用传感器节点的射频收发器,建立车辆位置跟踪系统收集信息,无线Ad-Hoc网络由沿公交线路固定传感器节点和车辆移动传感器节点组成,触发服务器和管理车辆信息传递。同时,利用双向无线Ad-Hoc网络可以提供周边双向信息。     

半潜平台顶升合拢方案抗风稳定性分析

以半潜平台顶升合拢方案抗风稳定性为研究方向,通过对场地风环境进行分析拟合出风速时程曲线,结合模块式塔架结构的受力形式和特点,给出适合此类结构的失效标准.最后结合实例针对此类结构在静力和动力风载下的稳定性进行分析和评估,给出临界风速参考数值.研究结果对于工程实践具有一定的指导作用,可供工程设计人员参考和借鉴.     

预防性养护在沈阳绕城高速公路路面维修中的应用

对沈阳绕城高速公路路面进行检测,通过分析与评定,制定了预防性养护维修方案。     

新基因C1orf63功能的初步研究

目的检测C1orf63基因在肝癌和癌旁组织中的定位,以及C1orf63在多种人肝癌细胞系和人胃癌细胞系中的mRNA和蛋白表达水平;检测干涉C1orf63后对人胃癌细胞MKN28的细胞周期的影响。方法免疫组化染色法检测C1orf63基因在组织中的定位;Real-time PCR和Western blot分别检测C1orf63基因在细胞中的表达;脂质体转染法将干涉片段转染至MKN28细胞中,Real-time PCR和Western blot法筛选有效干涉片段;流式细胞术检测C1orf63干涉后对MKN28细胞的细胞周期的影响。结果 C1orf63在肝癌和癌旁组织细胞中都有胞浆表达,在MKN28细胞中表达量较高,在MKN45细胞中表达量较低;成功筛选出C1orf63基因的有效干涉片段;C1orf63干涉后,胃癌细胞MKN28发生G1期阻滞,经统计学分析,C1orf63干涉后MKN28细胞增殖指数降低(P<0.05)。结论 C1orf63在人肝癌和癌旁组织细胞胞浆中都有表达,在MKN28细胞中表达量最高;干涉C1orf63基因后,可使MKN28细胞发生G1期阻滞,为该基因功能的后续研究奠定了基础。     

Evaluating airlines with slack‐based measures and meta‐frontiers

This study develops a new performance evaluation model, called the meta dynamic network slack‐based measure (MDN‐SBM). This model incorporates the concept of meta‐frontiers to facilitate comparisons of performance of decision making units, while at the same time it generalizes the slack‐based measure (SBM), network SBM, and dynamic SBM. This MDN‐SBM model is capable of dealing with two important special features of the transportation industry: unfavorable accidents and non‐storable goods, i.e. available seat‐kilometers that are wasting assets that lose value completely if unsold before departure. Hence, this generalized model contains higher differentiable capability than all its SBM‐related submodels in the literature. To demonstrate, 35 international airlines with two divisions (production and consumption) in three terms (one‐year time periods from 2007 to 2009) have been analyzed using meta‐performance efficiency measures (ME) for all decision making units and have also been compared by geographical area (Asia‐Pacific, N. America/Europe). The numerical example and comparison validate the proposed MDN‐SBM model and suggest the airlines should put more focus on input resources reduction for productivity improvement. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一种基于NSC通讯车载网络控制的车辆跟驰模型建立

建立、利用车联网理论跟车模型,基于网络控制的原则,应用在跟车模式.分析了车联网状态的流量、车联网对交通流造成的影响,并对单向某个特定场景进行了定量评估.研究表明车联网可有效利用和增强道路的容量.