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Characteristics of motorcycle crashes in Thailand and factors affecting crash severity: Evidence from in-depth crash investigation

open access: yesTransportation Engineering
Motorcycles are vehicles with the highest risk of involvement in crashes. Based on the integrated data of road crash fatalities reported by the police, hospitals, and insurance companies, motorcycle crashes account for more than 80% of all crashes in ...
Kunnawee Kanitpong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helmet use in skiing and snowboarding in Switzerland during the past 20 yearsPractical implications

open access: yesJSAMS Plus, 2023
Summary: Objectives: The aim of this study was to quantify helmet use in skiing and snowboarding in Switzerland. Design: Regular cross-sectional surveys of skiers and snowboarders were conducted on Swiss slopes from the 2002/2003 to the 2021/2022 ...
S. Niemann, F. Bürgi, O. Brügger
doaj   +1 more source

Examining accident reports involving autonomous vehicles in California

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Autonomous Vehicle technology is quickly expanding its market and has found in Silicon Valley, California, a strong foothold for preliminary testing on public roads.
F. Favarò   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Relationship Between Traffic Volume and Accident Frequency at Intersections

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Driven by the high social costs and emotional trauma that result from traffic accidents around the world, research into understanding the factors that influence accident occurrence is critical.
A. Retallack, B. Ostendorf
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Accident investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1979
Aircraft accident investigations are discussed with emphasis on those accidents that involved weather as a contributing factor. The organization of the accident investigation board for air carrier accidents is described along with the hearings, and ...
Brunstein, A. I.
core   +1 more source

High-Resolution Road Vehicle Collision Prediction for the City of Montreal

open access: yes, 2019
Road accidents are an important issue of our modern societies, responsible for millions of deaths and injuries every year in the world. In Quebec only, in 2018, road accidents are responsible for 359 deaths and 33 thousands of injuries. In this paper, we
Glatard, Tristan   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Radiocarbon releases from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Radiocarbon activities were measured in annual tree rings for the years 2009 to 2015 from Japanese cedar trees (Cryptomeria japonica) collected at six sites ranging from 2.5–38 km northwest and north of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The 14C
Cook, Gordon T.   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Correlated Accidents [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2016
This paper investigates cases in which harms are statistically correlated. When parties are risk averse, correlation plays an important role in the choice between liability rules. Specifically, positively correlated harms favor a liability rule that spreads the risk over a multitude of parties, as in the negligence rule.
openaire   +4 more sources

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