A flexible approach to select road traffic counting locations: system design and application of a fuzzy Delphi analytic hierarchy process - Gecchele G, Ceccato R, Rossi R, Gastaldi M.
Although the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies provided transportation analysists with new data sources (such as Floating Car and mobile devices), the use of permanent sensors installed on roads is still of paramount importance for tr...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Evaluation of reverse curves focusing on the lateral friction demand on four-lane divided highways - Aminfar A, Boroujerdian AM, Karimi A.
Horizontal curves on mountainous roads are highly crash-prone and geometric consistency is vital in their design. The drivers' lateral friction demand will be significantly affected if there are a substantial number of successive horizontal curves on these...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Privacy by design solution for robust fall detection - Brandst ötter M, Lumetzberger J, Kampel M, Planinc R.
The majority of falls leading to death occur among the elderly population. The use of fall detection technology can help to ensure quick help for fall victims by automatically informing caretakers. Our fall detection method is based on depth data and has a...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Accounting and racial violence in the postbellum American South - Walker SP.
PURPOSE The paper aims to explore the relationship between accounting and racial violence through an investigation of sharecropping in the postbellum American South. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH A range of primary sources including peonage case file...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Prediction of violence or threat of violence among employees in social work, healthcare and education: the Finnish Public Sector cohort study - Airaksinen J, Pentti J, Sepp älä P, Virtanen M, Ropponen A, Elovainio M, Kivimaki M, Ervasti J.
OBJECTIVES: To develop a risk prediction algorithm for identifying work units with increased risk of violence in the workplace. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Public sector employees in Finland. PARTICIPANTS: 18 540 nurses, social and y...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

A qualitative study of ICU nurses assisting in Wuhan who suffered from workplace violence during the COVID-19 outbreak - Wu G, Lin Y, Huang X, Zheng J, Chang M.
AIM: To explore the psychological experience and coping methods of nurses exposed to workplace violence and to propose measures to prevent and control workplace violence and provide psychological assistance for health workers. DESIGN: We adopted a ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Sustainable occupational safety and health interventions: a study on the factors for an effective design - Vitrano G, Micheli GJL, Guglielmi A, De Merich D, Pellicci M, Urso D, Ipsen C.
Effective interventions are a priority in continuously changing occupational environments, particularly in companies struggling to manage health and safety in the workplace. Practitioners may consider practical solutions for Occupational Safety and Health ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Binance scouts art for Pierre Gasly ’s F1 helmet at Abu Dhabi GP
The winner of a new art competition hosted by Binance will see their design featured on the helmet of racing driver Pierre Gasly from the Alpine Formula One team during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Nov. 26, 2023. Crypto exchange Binance announced a helmet design competition to shortlist the winning…#binance #pierregasly #abudhabigrandprix #italiangrandprix #f1 #cristianoronaldo #weekend #tildawn #tour
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why are scientists so excited about the vagus nerve? – podcast
Serving as a two-way ‘electrical superhighway’, the vagus nerve – which is actually a pair of nerves – allows for communication between the brain and the heart, lungs and abdominal organs. And because of this, it has been shown to help control things such as the heart rate, breathing, digestion and even immune r esponses. Now, scientists and health influencers are asking whether stimulating the vagus nerve could transform physical and mental health.Science correspondent Linda Geddes tells Ian Sample about herrecent investigation into the hype and science surrounding the vagus nerve, and also whether her own experim...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample with Linda Geddes; produced by Madeleine Finlay and Joshan Chana with sound design by Tony Onuchukwu; the executive producers are Ellie Bury and Max Sanderson Tags: Neuroscience Mental health Medical research Source Type: news

Ikea ’s radical innovation studio is shutting down forever
Created to plant the seeds of innovation in a huge company, design lab Space10 says its work is done. After a decade of developing conceptual designs and new approaches to corporate innovation for the global home goods giant Ikea, the independent design lab Space10 is closing. The last day of…#ikea #copenhagen #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Detection of the pathological exposure of pulp using an artificial intelligence tool: a multicentric study over periapical radiographs
ConclusionsThe designed MSc tool proved itself reliable in the detection and differentiating between exposed and unexposed pulp in the internally validated model. It also showed a better performance for the detection of exposed and unexposed pulp when compared to the 10 dentists ’ consensus. 
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 29, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Hedera Sets Out for 1.15b Token Unlock
According to data from the Token Unlocks web app, the unlock will occur this coming September 1, 2023. These 1.15 billion tokens will be worth approximately $57.5 million as of writing, as HBAR is currently trading at $0.05 according data from CoinMarketCap. Data also indicates that roughly 23.9%…#hbar #hedera #dropp #usfederalreserves #fednow #circle #usdc
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lost photographs of doomed Arctic explorers to be auctioned – in pictures
Images taken in 1845 of Sir John Franklin and his crew on the ill-fated HMS Erebus and Terror – believed lost until recently – are to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in LondonContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 29, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Exploration Royal Navy Arctic Photography Art and design World news UK news Military Science Culture Heritage Kent Source Type: news

Digging Africa Deeper into HungerAnnual Green Revolution Forum ignores widespread failure of its push for industrialized agriculture
Women share nutritious diverse local crop varieties at 2022 Djimini seed fair in Senegal. The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa is helping rewrite African laws and policies to favor conversion to hybrid and GMO maize seeds. Credit: AFSA or Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)By Timothy A. WiseCAMBRIDGE, MA., Aug 29 2023 (IPS) As the adage goes, when you find yourself stuck in a hole, stop digging. As African leaders and their philanthropic and bilateral sponsors prepare for another glitzy African Green Revolution Forum, convening September 5-8 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, they are instead handing out new s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy A. Wise Tags: Africa Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Development & Aid Food and Agriculture Food Sustainability Green Economy Headlines TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian ’s technology reporter Hibaq Farah about Worldcoin, a new cryptocurrency offering users tokens in exchange for a scan of their eyeballs. Farah explains what the motives behind the company are, why they think we all need to become ‘verified humans’, and how governments have responded to the pro jectClips: Worldcoin, DW NewsRead more of Hibaq ’s reportinghereContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 29, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Hibaq Farah, the producers were Madeleine Finlay and Eli Block, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producers are Ellie Bury and Danielle Stephens Tags: Science Cryptocurrencies Technology Universal basic income OpenAI Technology sector Data protection Source Type: news

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