Commercial disputes among owners, contractors, and subcontractors on construction projects are a fact of life, regardless of how hard parties might try to avoid them. Sometimes these disputes get resolved quickly at the project level, but sometimes the dispute is handled through litigation.
NCHRP Legal Research Digest 92: Resolving Construction Disputes: Review of State DOT Processes, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, aims to build a better understanding of what state departments of transportation (DOTs) are doing in terms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes and reviews state DOT practices for construction disputes.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Resolving Construction Disputes: Review of State DOT Processes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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National Research Council. 2001. Resident Research Associateships: Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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National Research Council. 2006. Resident Research Associateships: Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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National Research Council. 2005. Resident Research Associateships: Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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National Research Council. 2003. Resident Research Associateships: Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Since artificial intelligence's (AI) inception, AI and neuroscience have influenced each other to advance models of neural circuitry, analyze large and complex datasets, and inform the development of AI algorithms. This bidirectional relationship also has implications for health care as researchers and clinicians begin to explore the role of AI in clinical diagnosis, disease monitoring, and predicting treatment outcomes of central nervous system disorders. The National Academies Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a public workshop in March 2024 to explore safe, responsible, and equitable use of AI in neuroscience and identify collaborative strategies for increasing AI literacy, building public trust, and creating accessible user interfaces.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Container shipping was brought to a near standstill following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the demand for containerized cargo surged later that year and during 2021 and 2022 as the economy rebounded. Additional logistics capacity could not be brought online fast enough to meet the increased demand, and chassis were among the many transportation assets in short supply and out of position.
TRB Special Report 352: Intermodal Chassis Provisioning and Supply Chain Efficiency: Equipment Availability, Choice, and Quality, released this week from TRB and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, provides recommendations in response to a request from the U.S. Congress for the National Academies to study "best practices for on-terminal or near-terminal chassis pools that provide service to marine terminal operators, motor carriers, railroads, and other stakeholders that use the chassis pools, with the goal of optimizing supply chain efficiency and effectiveness" for the Federal Maritime Commission.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Intermodal Chassis Provisioning and Supply Chain Efficiency: Equipment Availability, Choice, and Quality. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Active traffic management (ATM) is the ability to manage recurrent and nonrecurrent congestion, both dynamically and proactively, on transportation infrastructure based on real-time or predicted traffic conditions. Focusing on trip reliability, ATM strategies maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of a facility while increasing throughput and enhancing safety.
NCHRP Research Report 1120: Active Traffic Management Strategies: A Planning and Evaluation Guide, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, is designed to provide planning and evaluation guidelines to transportation agencies so they can easily identify the appropriate path forward with ATM strategies suited to their regional needs and characteristics.
In addition to NCHRP Research Report 1120, an associated publication, NCHRP Web-Only Document 402: Developing a Planning and Evaluation Guide for Active Traffic Management Strategies, documents the research undertaken for the project.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Active Traffic Management Strategies: A Planning and Evaluation Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Departments of transportation (DOTs) use pavement condition surveys to assess current pavement conditions and predict future pavement conditions to determine the type and timing of maintenance and rehabilitation treatments; define future budget needs; and develop, or refine, pavement performance models. Over the last two decades, pavement condition assessment has transitioned from manual to semiautomated to fully automated pavement condition surveys.
NCHRP Synthesis 636: AI Applications for Automatic Pavement Condition Evaluation, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, documents state DOT automated pavement distress identification and the use of artificial intelligence technologies to evaluate pavement conditions.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. AI Applications for Automatic Pavement Condition Evaluation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Active traffic management (ATM) has been a rapidly evolving concept, creating a need to provide guidelines to agencies considering these operational strategies for their jurisdictions.
NCHRP Web-Only Document 402: Developing a Planning and Evaluation Guide for Active Traffic Management Strategies, is a supplemental document to NCHRP Research Report 1120: Active Traffic Management Strategies: A Planning and Evaluation Guide and updates and enhances the previously developed draft guide for planning and evaluating ATM for recurrent and nonrecurrent conditions. Two additional products are also available: a PowerPoint presentation providing an overview of the project and an Implementation Plan.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Developing a Planning and Evaluation Guide for Active Traffic Management Strategies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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National Research Council. 1972. Institute of Medicine: Annual Report 1984. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine were asked to appoint a committee to conduct an Independent Analysis of the Department of Defense's Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration. To hear perspectives on standards of care and inform the committee, the National Academies hosted a public workshop on June 20, 2024. Workshop presentations provided background on federal programs, perspectives on the state of evidence for applied behavior analysis, and perspectives on neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed care. This Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief summarizes the presentations and discussions expressed during the public session.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Programs and Frameworks for Autism Interventions: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The intermodal travel experience has changed significantly over the past two decades and continues to evolve. The broad adoption of digital technologies has altered how customers plan, book, and pay for travel and navigate spaces. Those that plan, build, and manage intermodal passenger facilities—such as airports, transit centers, rail and bus stations, and ferry and cruise terminals—must consider recent trends and emerging technologies and the impact on the travel experience.
TCRP Research Report 250/ACRP Research Report 275/NCHRP Research Report 1129: Intermodal Passenger Facility Planning and Decision-Making for Seamless Travel, from TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program, Airport Cooperative Research Program, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program, describes the state of the practice, emerging lessons, and recommended practices for how intermodal passenger facilities can meet the needs of diverse users in the 21st century as new technologies emerge. The report emphasizes support for seamless travel, considering how different people experience intermodal passenger facilities.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Intermodal Passenger Facility Planning and Decision-Making for Seamless Travel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing companies allow customers to reserve, pick up, and return a motor vehicle (most commonly owned by an individual) through a company-provided app for a fee. While P2P carsharing continues to grow across the United States, information on the nature of this activity at airports and how it affects revenue, operations, safety, and facilities is limited.
ACRP Research Report 274: Accommodating Peer-to-Peer Carsharing at Airports: A Guide, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, provides airport practitioners with suggested practices for accommodating P2P carsharing companies.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Accommodating Peer-to-Peer Carsharing at Airports: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Data fusion is the process of integrating multiple data sources to produce more consistent, accurate, and comprehensive information than that provided by any individual data source. State departments of transportation (DOTs) are seeking to define the types and characteristics of data for entry into data fusion engines to help forecast travel time, speed, reliability, and other aspects of operational performance on roadway networks.
NCHRP Research Report 1127: Data Fusion of Probe and Point Sensor Data: A Guide, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, is a guide to facilitate data fusion and improve data reporting to support traffic management at state DOTs.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Data Fusion of Probe and Point Sensor Data: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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National Research Council. 1968. Full-scale testing of New York World's Fair structures. volume II, The Rathskeller structure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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TR News 351: October–December 2024 is a theme issue on the framework and processes to effectively implement transportation research. Authors look at engagement between the public and private sectors, a pooled fund dedicated to sharing transportation innovations, a technology transfer program, and more.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. TR News October–December 2024: Transportation Innovation and Implementation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Rare diseases, such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia, affect up to 30 million people in the United States and at least 300 million across the globe. Congress called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sponsor a National Academies study on processes for evaluating the safety and efficacy of drugs for rare diseases or conditions in the United States and the European Union. The resulting report provides recommendations for enhancing and promoting rare disease drug development by improving engagement with people affected by a rare disease, advancing regulatory science, and fostering collaboration between FDA and the European Medicines Agency.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Airports face challenges recruiting and maintaining their workforce, and one reason is the employee commute. Airports are typically located further from residential areas and city centers, which can contribute to employee commuting time, method, and cost.
ACRP Synthesis 136: Exploring Airport Employee Commuting and Transportation Needs, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, describes how airport employees commute to and from work and how airports are seeking to influence employee transportation decisions.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Exploring Airport Employee Commuting and Transportation Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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