Milwaukee School of Engineering

A performance-based safety evaluation model for workers’ compensation decision support in offsite construction

Purpose This paper aims to develop a performance-based safety modification rate (SMR) framework designed to address selected structural limitations associated with using the experience modification rating (EMR) alone for offsite safety-performance assessment. The framework integr...

Optimizing Advanced Practice Provider Roles Through Standard Patient Contact Hours: Improving Patient Access and Workforce Sustainability

OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in patient access, productivity, financial performance, and workforce outcomes before and after the implementation of standardized clinic workweek expectations for advanced practice providers (APPs), inclusive of physician assistants and nurse practit...

Experimental and theoretical analysis of the smoldering-to-flaming transition in moist pine needle beds under unsteady wind flow

Background Smoldering in forest litters is prone to transition to flaming under dry and windy conditions. Most studies focus on smoldering-to-flaming (StF) transition under steady wind conditions, however, a knowledge gap persists regarding periodic wind oscillations in wildfires...

Identification and observed changes in the rainy season onset and termination in Central Chile

The onset and termination of the rainy season shape the planning and operation of water resources systems. Thus, we identify the onset and termination in Central Chile (32–40°S) from 1960 to 2021 based on the occurrence of frequent wet spells (consecutive days with rainfall ≥1 mm...

A regulator of amino acid catabolism controls Acinetobacter baumannii gut colonization

Abstract Asymptomatic gut colonization increases the risk of clinical infection and transmission by the multidrug-resistant pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii . Ornithine utilization was shown to be critical for A. baumannii competition with the resident microbiota to persist in gu...