Unit 1 Proposals 1
Text Ⅰ A Proposal to Implement a Monitoring and Control System into Virginia Tech's Solar House 7
Text Ⅱ Development and Validation of a Dynamic Hyperpath Finding Algorithm for Traffic Network Uncertainties 24
Text Ⅲ A Proposal for Frog Island Community Garden 37
Unit 2 Technical Reports 51
Text Ⅰ Results of Aluminum Toughness Testing 53
Text Ⅱ Assessment of Candidate Michigan Aggregate 60
Text Ⅲ Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Borided Nickel 201 Alloy 74
Unit 3 Research Articles 85
Text Ⅰ Water Quality Impairments and Management Initiatives for the West Branch of the Elizabeth River 86
Text Ⅱ Evaluating the Effects of Bus Design on Passenger Flow：Is Agent-Based Simulation a Feasible Approach？ 95
Text Ⅲ Economic Costs and Environmental Impacts ofAlternative Fuel Vehicle Fleets in Local Government 113
Unit 4 Literature Reviews 130
Text Ⅰ Visual Characteristics of Roads：A Literature Review of People's Perception and Norwegian Design Practice 131
Text Ⅱ An Intermodal Freight Transport System for Optimal Supply Chain Logistics 145
Text Ⅲ A Review of Different Strategies for HVAC Energy Saving 153
Unit 5 Research Article Introductions 178
Text Ⅰ Energy Consumption and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Hybrid and Electric City Buses 182
Text Ⅱ A Comparative Study of Equivalent Circuit Models for Li-ion Batteries 185
Text Ⅲ Culture Related to Road Traffic Safety：A Comparison of Eight Countries Using Two Conceptualizations of Culture 192
Unit 6 Research Methods 219
Text Ⅰ Estimation of State of Charge of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for Electric Vehicles Using an Adaptive Luenberger Observer 226
Text Ⅱ Cohort Study on the Effects of Everyday Life RF-EMF Exposure on Non-Specific Symptoms and Tinnitus 233
Text Ⅲ Academic Literacy Socialization of First Year Doctoral Students in US：A Micro-Ethnographic Perspective 239
Unit 7 Results and Discussions 262
Text Ⅰ Charging Infrastructure Planning for Promoting Battery Electric Vehicles：An Activity-Based Approach Using Multiday Travel Data 263
Text Ⅱ A Parametric Duration Model of the Reaction Times of Drivers Distracted by Mobile Phone Conversations 269
Text Ⅲ Sleep Hygiene Practices of Good and Poor Sleepers in the United States：An Internet-Based Study 278
Unit 8 Research Article Conclusions 302
Text Ⅰ Driver Inattention：Drivers'Perception of Risks and Compensating Behaviours 302
Text Ⅱ Arsenic in North Carolina：Public Health Implications 321
Text Ⅲ In Search of Commonalities：Some Linguistic and Rhetorical Features of Business Reports as a Genre 336
Unit 9 Academic Abstracts 344
Text Ⅰ Volunteerism：A Pathway to Personal Healing and Community Engagement 349
Text Ⅱ Exploring the Molecular Responses ofArabidopsis in Hypobaric Environments：Identifying Possible Targets for Genetic Engineering 366
Text Ⅲ A New Approach to In-Vehicle Navigation System Development 369
References 387
Listening Materials Websites 389
致谢 392