Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a relatively new concept in the United States and is rapidly gaining in popularity. In 1998, the Federal Transit Administration started a program to encourage communities to invest in BRT. Today, a number of cities have begun developing BRT systems, while others are actively considering BRT investments. At the same time, recent research shows that BRT can meet or achi...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has emerged as a cost-effective transport system for urban mobility. However its ability to stimulate land development remains largely unexplored. The study makes use of qualitative (interview method) and quantitative analysis (questionnaire survey and longitudinal analysis of property data) to investigate land development impact resulting from BRT in Beijing, China. The...

by xumei chen, lei yu, liu yu and jifu guo inTroducTion As an innovative public transport option, bus rapid transit (BRT) has been widely applied in recent years. Big cities in China are experiencing rapid motorization at an alarming rate. In such a situation, many cities in China have attempted to bring BRT into their transit systems to address urban transport problems. A wave of BRT planning ...

BACKGROUND Although the numbers of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are increasing, there is only a small number of studies investigating driving safety after TKA. The parameter 'Brake Response Time (BRT)' is one of the most important criteria for driving safety and was therefore chosen for investigation.The present study was conducted to test the hypotheses that patients with right- or left-sided...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is growing in popularity throughout the world. The reasons for this phenomenon include its passenger and developer attractiveness, its high performance and quality, and its ability to be built quickly, incrementally, and economically. BRT also provides sufficient transport capacity to meet demands in many corridors, even in the largest metropolitan regions. In the United...

Bycatch reduction technology (BRT) modifies fishing gear to increase selectivity and avoid capture of non-target species, or to facilitate their non-lethal release. As a solution to fisheriesrelated mortality of non-target species, BRT is an attractive option; effectively implemented, BRT presents a technical ‘fix’ that can reduce pressure for politically contentious and economically detrimenta...

Patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism (GH) treated with a combination of thyrostatic drugs and T(4), that is, block and replacement therapy (BRT), often report body weight (BW) gain. We aimed to determine changes in BW and energy metabolism upon cessation of BRT in these patients, and to identify possible endocrine determinants. We analysed 22 patients with GH (i) during BRT, and (ii) 12 weeks ...

INTRODUCTION The Blink Reflex Test (BRT) is a neurophysiological examination used for evaluation of brainstem reflex circuits. MRI is the most precise modality for evaluation of MS lesion anatomy. Our study objective was to investigate how the functional results of the neurophysiological BRT relate to the anatomy of MS lesions in routine MRI studies. METHODS 65 MS patients underwent the BRT w...

The major trend in the antioxidant market is the growing consumer demand for natural antioxidants. Tea, one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, is an easy way to obtain antioxidant components from a natural source. Our objective was to develop burdock root tea (BRT) with potent antioxidant activity and good color quality. In order to obtain maximum antioxidant activity and quali...

PURPOSE This study examined the population-based use and outcomes of brain radiotherapy (BRT) for brain metastases (BM) from breast cancer with a focus on repeat BRT in the trastuzumab era. METHODS AND MATERIALS All women with breast cancer diagnosed from 2000-2007 and treated with BRT were retrospectively identified from a provincial database. RESULTS A total of 441 women with BM from brea...