Winter Meeting Research Articles

Effective Low Noise Rumble Strip Design and Performance

The purpose of the NCHRP 15-68 Effective Low Noise Rumble Strips project research was to develop and recommend a rumble strip design to achieve somewhat conflicting goals. The design was to minimize the exterior noise that can affect residences along a roadway while producing sufficient interior noise and vibration inside the vehicle to alert the operator of a lane departure. Review of the previous research indicated that this could best be accomplished with a rumble strip of a sinusoidal profile. The first portion of this research was to develop a recommended test procedure which was presented at the 2022 TRB Annual Winter Meeting. Using this procedure, sinusoidal strips were tested in three different states, which included four different wavelengths, 12, 14, 18, and 24 in. The smallest of these produced sufficient interior noise and vibration; however, it produced higher levels of pass-by noise. The largest of these produced the lowest pass-by levels but insufficient interior noise and vibration relative to existing criteria. To explore the intermediate dimensions, 20 different designs of sinusoidal rumble strips were constructed and tested in Washington State. In addition to wavelength, the peak-to-peak dimension of the sinusoidal shape, and the amount that the shape was recessed relative to the existing pavement surface were tested. From the results of the testing of strips, a wavelength of 14 to 15 in., a peak-to-peak amplitude of 7/16 in., and no recess are recommended.

WINTER MEETING, 6th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 215th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 30-31 January 2024.

WINTER MEETING, 6th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 215th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 30-31 January 2024.

SIGecom Winter Meeting 2024 Highlights

The fourth annual ACM SIGecom Winter Meeting took place on February 15, 2024. Organized by Sigal Oren and Ran Shorrer, this year's meeting brought together researchers from economics, computer science, and adjacent fields to focus behavioral models. The virtual meeting took the form of a workshop including talks and presentations from leading experts on various directions, as well as a fireside chat on getting into the research space and exciting opportunities that lie ahead. We share some highlights from the 2024 Winter Meeting, and additional insights from follow-up interviews with the speakers.

Abstracts Presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 19th December 2023, at the Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Abstracts Presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 19th December 2023, at the Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

2024 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC San Francisco, California Joint Mathematics Meeting January 3-6, 2024

2024 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC San Francisco, California Joint Mathematics Meeting January 3-6, 2024

Sound Pressure Slopes of Turbulent and Cavitating Liquids, and a Method to Predict Such Levels

Abstract This paper presents an author-created, unique method called the ABC method to predict sound pressure of turbulent and cavitating liquids according to ISA Standard 75.17 and is measured 1 m from the outer wall of a downstream pipe, attached to the outlet of a valve [Baumann, 2023, “Method to Establish Sound and Acceleration Levels of High Pressure Reducing Valves,” ASME Open J. Eng. 2, p. 001000-1]. The purpose of this paper is to explain how such sound pressure levels are estimated. It is accomplished by adding the results of equations in sub-sectors A, B, and C, all in dBA. This gives the sound pressure of a given valve handling water and installed in a Schedule 40 steel pipe. Additional modifiers are shown to modify the ABC method results for other pipes or fluids. The method is open and entirely based on known fluid-mechanic and acoustic laws such as Newton’s and Lighthill’s. It is claimed that such methods will give prediction results superior to those expected using the current International Electrical Commission (IEC) Standard 60534-8-4 [Baumann, 1970, “On the Prediction of Aerodynamically Created Sound Pressure Levels of Control Valves,” ASME Paper WA/FE—28, Presented at the Annual ASME Winter Meeting, November]. A table is shown presenting test data which are compared to ABC method calculated values. Additional graphical information supporting such great prediction accuracy is also shown.

WINTER MEETING, 5th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 214th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 31 January - 2 February 2023.

WINTER MEETING, 5th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 214th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 31 January - 2 February 2023.

A SWOT Analysis of Hot Topics in Plastic Surgery Resident Education: Consensus From the ACAPS 10th Annual Winter Meeting.

With the aim of facilitating a critical self-reflection on how to align plastic surgery education with making excellent plastic surgeons, a rotating small-group session followed by live interactive audience polling was used to perform a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis at the 10th Annual American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons Winter Meeting. The final day of the conference included a 3-hour session of rotating small groups followed by live interactive audience polls discussing the following six relevant educational topics: the Plastic Surgery Common Application and resident selection, aesthetic surgery education, leadership development and business education, embedded fellowships and focused training, mentorship, and faculty retention. A total of 60 individuals participated in the activity. A SWOT analysis was successfully performed for each educational topic, and a minimum of four opportunities were identified per topic to help guide future endeavors. Examples of opportunities include releasing recommendations for the implementation of holistic review; developing formal guidelines for aesthetic surgery education in residency via collaboration between ACAPS, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and The Aesthetic Society; creating extended focused elective rotations; integrating business education into formal curricula for all training levels; enforcing transparency regarding position expectations and offerings including salary, call schedule, and current challenges; and more. The results of this study will help guide future initiatives by the ACAPS to improve resident education and academic retention.

Strength in Numbers: A SWOT Analysis of Plastic Surgery.

Plastic surgeons comprise the minority of practicing surgeons, with an even smaller minority practicing in an academic setting. As the practice of medicine and the systems in which we operate continue to evolve, it is essential that plastic surgeons have a say in the changing landscape. This study conducted a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of plastic surgery to identify unifying strengths and common threats. An electronic survey was distributed to American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons' Winter Meeting attendees on three separate occasions preceding the meeting. Respondents were asked to provide demographic information and to identify the top three strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) for the specialty. Subgroup analyses were performed based on demographic characteristics. A total of 187 responses were received from meeting attendees, representing an 89.0% response rate. Most respondents were non-Hispanic (78.6%), White (66.8%), women (59.5%), and faculty/independent physicians (65.8%). The most identified strength in plastic surgery was our problem-solving abilities (62.0%). The most identified weakness was poor public perception of plastic surgery (54.0%). The most identified opportunity was demonstration of value to health systems (67.9%), and the most identified threat was scope of practice creep by other specialties (78.1%). The SWOT analysis identified lack of surgeon diversity as a key weakness, improvement of surgeon diversity as a key opportunity, and lack of diversity among plastic surgeons as a key threat to the specialty. Only through a diverse but united front can we effectively use our strengths to face our threats and employ opportunities to overcome our weaknesses.

Deconstructing the Excellent Plastic Surgeon: A Survey of Key Attributes.

Most plastic surgeons practice in nonacademic settings, leaving a small subset of academic plastic surgeons with the responsibility of selecting the future generation of plastic surgeons without representation from a majority of our field. This raises questions as to whether the academic attributes valued during residency selection are valid predictive markers of who will become an excellent plastic surgeon. A survey was conducted of both academic and nonacademic plastic surgeons, as well as trainees, to determine what traits are considered most essential to being an excellent plastic surgeon. An electronic survey was distributed before the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons 10th Annual Winter Meeting. Demographics and information regarding the respondents' training and academic status were collected. Respondents were asked to select five traits that they considered most important to be an excellent plastic surgeon from a list of 20 preselected traits. Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to perform subgroup analyses. A total of 187 responses were received from meeting attendees, representing an 89.0% response rate. Overall, the five values endorsed as most important for a plastic surgeon were being technically sound (53%), collaborative (48%), ethical (44%), compassionate (37%), and emotionally intelligent (33%). However, the emphasis placed on these different attributes differed significantly amongst different demographic groups. It is important that we use methods such as holistic review when evaluating plastic surgery applicants to ensure our selection process is congruent with the traits we value.

2023 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC Boston, Massachusetts Joint Mathematics Meeting January 6–7, 2023

2023 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC Boston, Massachusetts Joint Mathematics Meeting January 6–7, 2023

SIGecom Winter Meeting 2023 Highlights

The third annual ACM SIGecom Winter Meeting took place on February 22, 2023. Organized by Scott Kominers and Matt Weinberg, this year's meeting brought together researchers from economics, computer science, and adjacent fields to focus on Web3, blockchains, and cryptocurrencies. The virtual meeting included talks from and discussions with leading experts on getting into the research space, interesting technical questions, and exciting challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The day also included interactive exercises that gave participants the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and have fun with NFTs.

Abstracts Presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 20th December, 2022, at the Human Anatomy Resource Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Clinical AnatomyAccepted Articles EDUCATION Abstracts Presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 20th December, 2022, at the Human Anatomy Resource Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Philip J. Adds, Corresponding Author Philip J. Adds [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-0669 Correspondence (s): Philip J Adds Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Philip J. Adds, Corresponding Author Philip J. Adds [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-0669 Correspondence (s): Philip J Adds Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 April 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.24044 This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/ca.24044. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Accepted ArticlesAccepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in the future. RelatedInformation

New EiC, Same Mission: Serving Energy Professionals and PES [Editors’ Voice

Thirty-nine years ago, I joined IEEE as a Student Member of the Quebec Chapter, with control systems as my area of interest. When I attended my very first IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Winter Meeting in 1990 in Atlanta as a utility research engineer, I met legends of industry, like Prabha Kundur and Charles Concordia, and famous professors whom I admired. My immediate desire was to follow in their steps. During my early career, I was concerned about developing impactful technologies and writing research papers of archival value. To this aim, I engaged as a volunteer in various IEEE technical activities, mainly within the Electric Machinery and Power System Dynamic Performance Committees. This professional development led me to some consequential contributions to electric machinery standards and power grid control and protection systems. I was lucky enough to see some of them adopted and implemented in my own Hydro-Quebec, the public utility of the Province of Quebec in Canada, and elsewhere. This drive to design, build, implement, and report to peers was my main source of motivation during most of my career.

2022 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC WITH THE APA Palmer House, Chicago, IL Central APA Meeting February 24, 2022

2022 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC WITH THE APA Palmer House, Chicago, IL Central APA Meeting February 24, 2022

2022 WINTER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SYMBOLIC LOGIC WITH THE AMS Seattle, Washington Joint Mathematics Meeting January 7–8, 2022

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Virtual 4th Joint Winter Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the Royal Society of Medicine 25th – 26th January 2022

Virtual 4th Joint Winter Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the Royal Society of Medicine 25th – 26th January 2022

The British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine Winter Meeting

The British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine Winter Meeting

Further abstract presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 17th December 2019 at the Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Further abstract presented at the Winter Meeting of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists on 17th December 2019 at the Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

An evolution of risk assessment for potential carcinogens in food: Scientific session proceedings

Modern perspectives on the risk assessment of carcinogenic potential of chemicals have taken shape within the last two decades. This has been due to both developments in the understanding of the biology and etiology of cancer and by advances in in silico and in vitro assays. Moving away from a conventional binary carcinogen/non-carcinogen model, modern frameworks offer more nuanced classification structures based on the understanding of mechanisms involved or potentially involved in rodent carcinogenicity. Given these developments, a scientific session at the 2020 Winter Meeting of the Toxicology Forum was organized to explore the impact these innovative approaches will have on food safety assessments and what considerations should be addressed in developing a new carcinogenic risk assessment approach for substances in foods. The session reviewed challenges faced by food toxicologists and risk assessors, current standard approaches for evaluating carcinogenic risk of food substances, limitations of these standard approaches, and potential methods to implement next generation assays and modern carcinogenic frameworks into food safety assessments. Current perspectives of US regulatory, industry, and academic stakeholders were represented during speaker presentations and a moderated Panel Discussion. This Workshop Report provides an overview of key themes and information presented during the session. Summary statements were prepared by the authors and reviewed by the presenters but do not necessarily represent the position or policy of the FDA, the EPA, or other affiliations.