A foundation of the modern technology that uses single-crystal silicon has been the growth of highquality single-crystal Si ingots with diameters up to 12 inches or larger. For many applications of graphene, large-are...A foundation of the modern technology that uses single-crystal silicon has been the growth of highquality single-crystal Si ingots with diameters up to 12 inches or larger. For many applications of graphene, large-area high-quality(ideally of single-crystal) material will be enabling. Since the first growth on copper foil a decade ago, inch-sized single-crystal graphene has been achieved. We present here the growth, in 20 min, of a graphene film of(5 ×50) cm^2 dimension with >99% ultra-highly oriented grains.This growth was achieved by:(1) synthesis of metre-sized single-crystal Cu(1 1 1) foil as substrate;(2)epitaxial growth of graphene islands on the Cu(1 1 1) surface;(3) seamless merging of such graphene islands into a graphene film with high single crystallinity and(4) the ultrafast growth of graphene film.These achievements were realized by a temperature-gradient-driven annealing technique to produce single-crystal Cu(1 1 1) from industrial polycrystalline Cu foil and the marvellous effects of a continuous oxygen supply from an adjacent oxide. The as-synthesized graphene film, with very few misoriented grains(if any), has a mobility up to ~23,000 cm^2 V^(-1)s^(-1)at 4 K and room temperature sheet resistance of ~230 Ω/□. It is very likely that this approach can be scaled up to achieve exceptionally large and high-quality graphene films with single crystallinity, and thus realize various industrial-level applications at a low cost.展开更多
Background:Newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is currently being initiated in Zhejiang Province,China and is under consideration in other countries,including the United States.As China begins to i...Background:Newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is currently being initiated in Zhejiang Province,China and is under consideration in other countries,including the United States.As China begins to implement DMD newborn screening (DMD-NBS),there is ongoing discussion regarding the steps forward for follow up care of positively identified patients as well as false positive and false negative results.Data sources:Relevant papers related to DMD-NBS,and NBS in China were reviewed in PubMed.Results:The current state of DMD-NBS is discussed,along with the steps needed to effectively screen infants for this disease in China,recommendations for establishment of follow up care in patients with positive and negative screens,and measurement of patient outcomes.Conclusions:Zhejiang Province,China is ready to implement DMD-NBS.Future challenges that exist for this program,and other countries,include the ability to track patients,assist with access to care,and ensure adequate follow-up care according to evidence-based guidelines.In addition,China's large rural population,lack of specialty providers,and difficulty in educating patients regarding the benefits of treatment create challenges that will need to be addressed.展开更多
Facile dry decoration of graphene oxide sheets with aerosol Ag nanocrystals synthesized from an arc plasma source has been demonstrated using an electrostatic force directed assembly technique at room temperature.The ...Facile dry decoration of graphene oxide sheets with aerosol Ag nanocrystals synthesized from an arc plasma source has been demonstrated using an electrostatic force directed assembly technique at room temperature.The Ag nanocrystal-graphene oxide hybrid structure was characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and selected area diffraction.The ripening of Ag nanocrystals on a graphene oxide sheet was studied by consecutive TEM imaging of the same region on a sample after heating in Ar at elevated temperatures of 100°C,200°C,and 300°C.The average size of Ag nanocrystals increased and the number density decreased after the annealing process.In particular,migration and coalescence of Ag nanocrystals were observed at a temperature as low as 100°C,suggesting a van der Waals interaction between the Ag nanocrystal and the graphene oxide sheet.The availability of affordable graphene-nanocrystal structures and their fundamental properties will open up new opportunities for nanoscience and nanotechnology and accelerate their applications.展开更多
Magnetic parameters and their environmental implications of sediments in a core (PD) from the Pearl River Delta, South China, indicate that ferrimagnetic minerals with low coercivity, such as magnetite, dominate the m...Magnetic parameters and their environmental implications of sediments in a core (PD) from the Pearl River Delta, South China, indicate that ferrimagnetic minerals with low coercivity, such as magnetite, dominate the magnetic properties although small amounts of Fe-sulphides occur. The fraction of Fe-sulphides increases and becomes the dominant minerals determining the magnetic characteristics in grey-black organic-rich clay horizons, indicating an anoxic, sulphate-reducing swamp environment resulting from a marine regression. In the "Huaban clay" , hard magnetic minerals, such as hematite and goethite, largely control the magnetic properties of the sediments and imply a long period of exposure and weathering. Where magnetite is the main magnetic mineral, its fraction and grain size determine properties such as magnetic susceptibility (κ ) and saturation isothermal remanent magnetization (SIRM). Ratios of SIRM/κ and χarm/SIRM reflect changes in sea level with high SIRM/κ and χarm/SIRM correlating with a smaller magnetic mineral grain size and rising sea level. Based on downcore variations of these environmental magnetic parameters along with sediment characteristics and microfauna, the sedimentary environment of the Pearl River Delta area can be divided into two main cycles of transgression and regression during the late Pleistocene and Holocene with more sub-cycles of sea level fluctuation during each transgression.展开更多
Preclinical and clinical diagnostics increasingly rely on techniques to visualize internal organs at high resolution via endoscopes.Miniaturized endoscopic probes are necessary for imaging small luminal or delicate or...Preclinical and clinical diagnostics increasingly rely on techniques to visualize internal organs at high resolution via endoscopes.Miniaturized endoscopic probes are necessary for imaging small luminal or delicate organs without causing trauma to tissue.However,current fabrication methods limit the imaging performance of highly miniaturized probes,restricting their widespread application.To overcome this limitation,we developed a novel ultrathin probe fabrication technique that utilizes 3D microprinting to reliably create side-facing freeform micro-optics(<130μm diameter)on single-mode fibers.Using this technique,we built a fully functional ultrathin aberration-corrected optical coherence tomography probe.This is the smallest freeform 3D imaging probe yet reported,with a diameter of 0.457 mm,including the catheter sheath.We demonstrated image quality and mechanical flexibility by imaging atherosclerotic human and mouse arteries.The ability to provide microstructural information with the smallest optical coherence tomography catheter opens a gateway for novel minimally invasive applications in disease.展开更多
We conducted a six-year epidemiological study on human coronaviruses（HCoVs） circulating in Hong Kong, using 8275 nasopharyngeal samples from patients with acute respiratory tract infections. HCoVs were detected in 7...We conducted a six-year epidemiological study on human coronaviruses（HCoVs） circulating in Hong Kong, using 8275 nasopharyngeal samples from patients with acute respiratory tract infections. HCoVs were detected in 77（0.93%） of the samples by a pan-HCoV RT-PCR assay. The most frequently detected HCoV species was HCoV-OC43（0.58%）, followed by HCoV-229E（0.15%）,HCoV-HKU1（0.13%） and HCoV-NL63（0.07%）. HCoVs were detected throughout the study period（September 2008–August 2014）, with the highest detection rate from September 2010 to August2011（22/1500, 1.47%）. Different seasonal patterns of each HCoV species in Hong Kong were noted.HCoV-OC43 was predominant in the fall and winter, whereas HCoV-HKU1 showed peak activity in winter, with a few cases occurred in spring and summer. HCoV-229 E mainly occurred in winter and spring, while HCoV-NL63 was predominant in summer and autumn. HCoVs most commonly infect the elderly and young children, with median age of 79.5 years（range, 22 days to 95 years）.Intriguingly, the detection rate of HCoV-OC43 in the age group of ＆gt; 80 years（26/2380, 1.09%） was significantly higher than that in the age group of 0–10 years（12/2529, 0.47%）（P 〈 0.05）. These data provides new insight into the epidemiology of coronaviruses.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the effect of relaxing music during colonoscopy under low-dose conscious sedation, on patient satisfaction, scope insertion time and procedure duration, medication doses, and the perceived adequacy of...AIM: To evaluate the effect of relaxing music during colonoscopy under low-dose conscious sedation, on patient satisfaction, scope insertion time and procedure duration, medication doses, and the perceived adequacy of sedation and scope insertion difficulty on the part of the endoscopist. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-seven consecutive adult outpatients presenting for routine colonoscopy under low-dose conscious sedation were randomized to undergo their procedures either with music played during the procedure or no music played. RESULTS: There were no statistical differences between the two groups in terms of meperidine dose, midazolam dose, time to reach the cecum, total procedure time, endoscopist assessment of scope insertion difficulty, endoscopist assessment of adequacy of sedation, or the pain experience of the patients during their procedure. The music group did report significantly better overall procedure satisfaction as compared to the non music group on two of our three different scales. CONCLUSION: While music does not result in shortened procedure times, lower doses of sedative medications or perceived patient pain, the patients who have music playing during their procedures report modestly greater satisfaction with their procedures.展开更多
We report the synthesis of isotopically-labeled graphite films on nickel substrates by using cold-wall chemical vapor deposition(CVD).During the synthesis,carbon from^(12)C-and^(13)C-methane was deposited on,and disso...We report the synthesis of isotopically-labeled graphite films on nickel substrates by using cold-wall chemical vapor deposition(CVD).During the synthesis,carbon from^(12)C-and^(13)C-methane was deposited on,and dissolved in,a nickel foil at high temperature,and a uniform graphite film was segregated from the nickel surface by cooling the sample to room temperature.Scanning and transmission electron microscopy,micro-Raman spectroscopy,and X-ray diffraction prove the presence of a graphite film.Monolayer graphene films obtained from such isotopically-labeled graphite films by mechanical methods have electron mobility values greater than 5000 cm^(2)·V^(-1)·s^(-1)at low temperatures.Furthermore,such films exhibit the half-integer quantum Hall effect over a wide temperature range from 2 K to 200 K,implying that the graphite grown by this cold-wall CVD approach has a quality as high as highly oriented pyrolytic graphite(HOPG).The results from transport measurements indicate that^(13)C-labeling does not significantly affect the electrical transport properties of graphene.展开更多
The Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(Rural Dibao)is an important unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty in rural China.Despite the importance of children’s nutrition in breaking poverty cycle...The Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(Rural Dibao)is an important unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty in rural China.Despite the importance of children’s nutrition in breaking poverty cycles,little is known about the impact of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes.Using China Family Panel Studies(CFPS),this paper examines the effects of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes and investigates potential pathways and heterogeneous effects.We exploit propensity score matching and difference-in-differences techniques to evaluate the effects of the Rural Dibao program on child nutrition outcomes.Our results suggest that Rural Dibao significantly impacts the nutrition outcomes of children up to 15 years of age.Specifically,our results suggest that Rural Dibao improves child height-to-age z-scores by 1.05 standard deviations and lowers the probability of stunting by 11.9 percentage points.Additional analyses suggest that increased protein intake is the main pathway through which Rural Dibao participation contributes to better nutrition outcomes.We also find that the effect of the program is more pronounced among girls,children who are non-left-behind or live with highly educated mothers,and those from low-income families and poor areas.Our findings suggest that Rural Dibao participation helps improve child nutrition outcomes through improving diet quality.展开更多
The background to this research was a flooding incident that occurred in Bridgend, Co. Donegal, Ireland in August 2017. While several properties were flooded, a flooding case study of a single dwelling house adjacent ...The background to this research was a flooding incident that occurred in Bridgend, Co. Donegal, Ireland in August 2017. While several properties were flooded, a flooding case study of a single dwelling house adjacent to the Bridgend River at Riverdale, Bunamayne, Co. Donegal, Ireland is used herein. For this study the flooded site shall be referred to as the “Hegarty property”. A structure in the form of a stone arched culvert is located directly adjacent to the two-storey detached dwelling house on the Hegarty Property. While the culvert is referred to locally as a bridge, within this research the word culvert will be used in connection with the structure. The culvert has a concrete surrounded utility (watermain) crossing at a gradient below the culvert soffit on the upstream face of the structure. The utility obstructed flow through the culvert and contributed to the flooding event. Given the implication of climate change and the increased probability of more extreme flooding events, it was decided to explore the case study to ascertain the factors that contribute to flooding events when utilities are positioned at culvert or bridge structures. This work was completed to assist undergraduate students, researchers, and local authorities in a relatively unknown area of flood causation.展开更多
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFA0300903, 2016YFA0300802, 2014CB932500 and 2016YFA0200101)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51522201, 11474006, 11327902, 11234001, 21525310, 91433102 and 21573186)+1 种基金Postdoctoral Innovative Personnel Support Program (BX201700014)National Program for Thousand Young Talents of China and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS-R019-D1) of Korea
文摘A foundation of the modern technology that uses single-crystal silicon has been the growth of highquality single-crystal Si ingots with diameters up to 12 inches or larger. For many applications of graphene, large-area high-quality(ideally of single-crystal) material will be enabling. Since the first growth on copper foil a decade ago, inch-sized single-crystal graphene has been achieved. We present here the growth, in 20 min, of a graphene film of(5 ×50) cm^2 dimension with >99% ultra-highly oriented grains.This growth was achieved by:(1) synthesis of metre-sized single-crystal Cu(1 1 1) foil as substrate;(2)epitaxial growth of graphene islands on the Cu(1 1 1) surface;(3) seamless merging of such graphene islands into a graphene film with high single crystallinity and(4) the ultrafast growth of graphene film.These achievements were realized by a temperature-gradient-driven annealing technique to produce single-crystal Cu(1 1 1) from industrial polycrystalline Cu foil and the marvellous effects of a continuous oxygen supply from an adjacent oxide. The as-synthesized graphene film, with very few misoriented grains(if any), has a mobility up to ~23,000 cm^2 V^(-1)s^(-1)at 4 K and room temperature sheet resistance of ~230 Ω/□. It is very likely that this approach can be scaled up to achieve exceptionally large and high-quality graphene films with single crystallinity, and thus realize various industrial-level applications at a low cost.
基金Muscular Dystrophy Association,unrestricted grants from Sarepta and Marathon,PerkinElmer,National High Technology Research and Development Program(863 Program,2015AA020513)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LY16H0900007).
文摘Background:Newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is currently being initiated in Zhejiang Province,China and is under consideration in other countries,including the United States.As China begins to implement DMD newborn screening (DMD-NBS),there is ongoing discussion regarding the steps forward for follow up care of positively identified patients as well as false positive and false negative results.Data sources:Relevant papers related to DMD-NBS,and NBS in China were reviewed in PubMed.Results:The current state of DMD-NBS is discussed,along with the steps needed to effectively screen infants for this disease in China,recommendations for establishment of follow up care in patients with positive and negative screens,and measurement of patient outcomes.Conclusions:Zhejiang Province,China is ready to implement DMD-NBS.Future challenges that exist for this program,and other countries,include the ability to track patients,assist with access to care,and ensure adequate follow-up care according to evidence-based guidelines.In addition,China's large rural population,lack of specialty providers,and difficulty in educating patients regarding the benefits of treatment create challenges that will need to be addressed.
基金the National Science Foundation through grant CMMI-0609059TEM analyses were performed in the HRTEM Laboratory at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.The authors thank D.A.Dikin for providing samples of graphene oxide,M.Gajdardziska-Josifovska for providing TEM access,and D.Robertson for technical support with TEM analyses.
文摘Facile dry decoration of graphene oxide sheets with aerosol Ag nanocrystals synthesized from an arc plasma source has been demonstrated using an electrostatic force directed assembly technique at room temperature.The Ag nanocrystal-graphene oxide hybrid structure was characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and selected area diffraction.The ripening of Ag nanocrystals on a graphene oxide sheet was studied by consecutive TEM imaging of the same region on a sample after heating in Ar at elevated temperatures of 100°C,200°C,and 300°C.The average size of Ag nanocrystals increased and the number density decreased after the annealing process.In particular,migration and coalescence of Ag nanocrystals were observed at a temperature as low as 100°C,suggesting a van der Waals interaction between the Ag nanocrystal and the graphene oxide sheet.The availability of affordable graphene-nanocrystal structures and their fundamental properties will open up new opportunities for nanoscience and nanotechnology and accelerate their applications.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40104002, 40674034 and 40331009)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 06023110)
文摘Magnetic parameters and their environmental implications of sediments in a core (PD) from the Pearl River Delta, South China, indicate that ferrimagnetic minerals with low coercivity, such as magnetite, dominate the magnetic properties although small amounts of Fe-sulphides occur. The fraction of Fe-sulphides increases and becomes the dominant minerals determining the magnetic characteristics in grey-black organic-rich clay horizons, indicating an anoxic, sulphate-reducing swamp environment resulting from a marine regression. In the "Huaban clay" , hard magnetic minerals, such as hematite and goethite, largely control the magnetic properties of the sediments and imply a long period of exposure and weathering. Where magnetite is the main magnetic mineral, its fraction and grain size determine properties such as magnetic susceptibility (κ ) and saturation isothermal remanent magnetization (SIRM). Ratios of SIRM/κ and χarm/SIRM reflect changes in sea level with high SIRM/κ and χarm/SIRM correlating with a smaller magnetic mineral grain size and rising sea level. Based on downcore variations of these environmental magnetic parameters along with sediment characteristics and microfauna, the sedimentary environment of the Pearl River Delta area can be divided into two main cycles of transgression and regression during the late Pleistocene and Holocene with more sub-cycles of sea level fluctuation during each transgression.
基金funded by the Australian Research Council(CE140100003)a Premier’s Research and Industry Fund grant provided by the South Australian Government Department for Industry and Skills+5 种基金BMBF PRINTOPTICS(13N14096,13N14097),Baden-Wurttemberg(BW)Stiftung OPTERIAL,European Research Council Advanced Grant COMPLEXPLAS,European Research Council Proof of Concept 3DPrintedOptics,and German Research Foundation(DFG)Integrated quantum science and technology(IQST)the National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC,Principle Research Fellowship 1111630)the National Heart Foundation(Lin Huddleston Senior Fellowship,and Postdoctoral Fellowship 102093)the University of Adelaide(Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Emerging Leadership Program grant and Research Travel Award)Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme(UA-DAAD).
文摘Preclinical and clinical diagnostics increasingly rely on techniques to visualize internal organs at high resolution via endoscopes.Miniaturized endoscopic probes are necessary for imaging small luminal or delicate organs without causing trauma to tissue.However,current fabrication methods limit the imaging performance of highly miniaturized probes,restricting their widespread application.To overcome this limitation,we developed a novel ultrathin probe fabrication technique that utilizes 3D microprinting to reliably create side-facing freeform micro-optics(<130μm diameter)on single-mode fibers.Using this technique,we built a fully functional ultrathin aberration-corrected optical coherence tomography probe.This is the smallest freeform 3D imaging probe yet reported,with a diameter of 0.457 mm,including the catheter sheath.We demonstrated image quality and mechanical flexibility by imaging atherosclerotic human and mouse arteries.The ability to provide microstructural information with the smallest optical coherence tomography catheter opens a gateway for novel minimally invasive applications in disease.
基金partly supported by the Theme-Based Research Scheme, University Grant CouncilStrategic Research Theme Fund and University Development Fund, The University of Hong KongHealth and Medical Research Fund of the Food and Health Bureau of HKSAR
文摘We conducted a six-year epidemiological study on human coronaviruses（HCoVs） circulating in Hong Kong, using 8275 nasopharyngeal samples from patients with acute respiratory tract infections. HCoVs were detected in 77（0.93%） of the samples by a pan-HCoV RT-PCR assay. The most frequently detected HCoV species was HCoV-OC43（0.58%）, followed by HCoV-229E（0.15%）,HCoV-HKU1（0.13%） and HCoV-NL63（0.07%）. HCoVs were detected throughout the study period（September 2008–August 2014）, with the highest detection rate from September 2010 to August2011（22/1500, 1.47%）. Different seasonal patterns of each HCoV species in Hong Kong were noted.HCoV-OC43 was predominant in the fall and winter, whereas HCoV-HKU1 showed peak activity in winter, with a few cases occurred in spring and summer. HCoV-229 E mainly occurred in winter and spring, while HCoV-NL63 was predominant in summer and autumn. HCoVs most commonly infect the elderly and young children, with median age of 79.5 years（range, 22 days to 95 years）.Intriguingly, the detection rate of HCoV-OC43 in the age group of ＆gt; 80 years（26/2380, 1.09%） was significantly higher than that in the age group of 0–10 years（12/2529, 0.47%）（P 〈 0.05）. These data provides new insight into the epidemiology of coronaviruses.
文摘AIM: To evaluate the effect of relaxing music during colonoscopy under low-dose conscious sedation, on patient satisfaction, scope insertion time and procedure duration, medication doses, and the perceived adequacy of sedation and scope insertion difficulty on the part of the endoscopist. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-seven consecutive adult outpatients presenting for routine colonoscopy under low-dose conscious sedation were randomized to undergo their procedures either with music played during the procedure or no music played. RESULTS: There were no statistical differences between the two groups in terms of meperidine dose, midazolam dose, time to reach the cecum, total procedure time, endoscopist assessment of scope insertion difficulty, endoscopist assessment of adequacy of sedation, or the pain experience of the patients during their procedure. The music group did report significantly better overall procedure satisfaction as compared to the non music group on two of our three different scales. CONCLUSION: While music does not result in shortened procedure times, lower doses of sedative medications or perceived patient pain, the patients who have music playing during their procedures report modestly greater satisfaction with their procedures.
基金This work was supported by The University of Texas at Austin and by the Texas Nanotechnology Research Superiority Initiative,Southwest Nanotechnology Institute(TNRSI)/SWAN.
文摘We report the synthesis of isotopically-labeled graphite films on nickel substrates by using cold-wall chemical vapor deposition(CVD).During the synthesis,carbon from^(12)C-and^(13)C-methane was deposited on,and dissolved in,a nickel foil at high temperature,and a uniform graphite film was segregated from the nickel surface by cooling the sample to room temperature.Scanning and transmission electron microscopy,micro-Raman spectroscopy,and X-ray diffraction prove the presence of a graphite film.Monolayer graphene films obtained from such isotopically-labeled graphite films by mechanical methods have electron mobility values greater than 5000 cm^(2)·V^(-1)·s^(-1)at low temperatures.Furthermore,such films exhibit the half-integer quantum Hall effect over a wide temperature range from 2 K to 200 K,implying that the graphite grown by this cold-wall CVD approach has a quality as high as highly oriented pyrolytic graphite(HOPG).The results from transport measurements indicate that^(13)C-labeling does not significantly affect the electrical transport properties of graphene.
基金The authors are grateful for support from the National Social Science Fund of China(21AJL015).
文摘The Rural Minimum Living Standard Guarantee(Rural Dibao)is an important unconditional cash transfer program to alleviate poverty in rural China.Despite the importance of children’s nutrition in breaking poverty cycles,little is known about the impact of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes.Using China Family Panel Studies(CFPS),this paper examines the effects of Rural Dibao on child nutrition outcomes and investigates potential pathways and heterogeneous effects.We exploit propensity score matching and difference-in-differences techniques to evaluate the effects of the Rural Dibao program on child nutrition outcomes.Our results suggest that Rural Dibao significantly impacts the nutrition outcomes of children up to 15 years of age.Specifically,our results suggest that Rural Dibao improves child height-to-age z-scores by 1.05 standard deviations and lowers the probability of stunting by 11.9 percentage points.Additional analyses suggest that increased protein intake is the main pathway through which Rural Dibao participation contributes to better nutrition outcomes.We also find that the effect of the program is more pronounced among girls,children who are non-left-behind or live with highly educated mothers,and those from low-income families and poor areas.Our findings suggest that Rural Dibao participation helps improve child nutrition outcomes through improving diet quality.
文摘The background to this research was a flooding incident that occurred in Bridgend, Co. Donegal, Ireland in August 2017. While several properties were flooded, a flooding case study of a single dwelling house adjacent to the Bridgend River at Riverdale, Bunamayne, Co. Donegal, Ireland is used herein. For this study the flooded site shall be referred to as the “Hegarty property”. A structure in the form of a stone arched culvert is located directly adjacent to the two-storey detached dwelling house on the Hegarty Property. While the culvert is referred to locally as a bridge, within this research the word culvert will be used in connection with the structure. The culvert has a concrete surrounded utility (watermain) crossing at a gradient below the culvert soffit on the upstream face of the structure. The utility obstructed flow through the culvert and contributed to the flooding event. Given the implication of climate change and the increased probability of more extreme flooding events, it was decided to explore the case study to ascertain the factors that contribute to flooding events when utilities are positioned at culvert or bridge structures. This work was completed to assist undergraduate students, researchers, and local authorities in a relatively unknown area of flood causation.
