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Force in Cable of Pretensioner Tube—A Possibility of Car Accident Reconstruction

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The reconstruction of traffic accidents has grown as an interdisciplinary field, encompassing bodies of research from automotive engineering, traffic and transport engineering, biomechanics, and forensic sciences.
Adrian Soica
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies of Political Institutions and Civil Society Actors in the Post-3/11 Era: The Case of Japan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Japan is at a crossroads of public administration and disaster management, especially in the aftermath of the catastrophic events of March 11, 2011: a major earthquake near Tōhoku, and the subsequent tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown at the Fukushima ...
Bradley, M. Todd
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Alcohol Consumption Is a Risk Factor of Surgical Site Infection After Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Secondary Observational Analysis of a Clinical Trial

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Alcohol consumption was independently associated with Surgical Site Infection in the gastroenterological Minimally Invasive Surgery. Whether preoperative abstinence from alcohol prevents the occurrence of SSI warrants further investigation. ABSTRACT Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the postoperative complications. Risk factors for SSI
Toshiya Akai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vision‐Based Handover and Organization of Robotic Scrub Nurse for Seamless Surgical Flow

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a pose estimation‐based robotic scrub nurse (PERSN) that assists surgical procedures by estimating the surgeon's hand position, orientation, and grasping state, along with the constraint‐based 6D pose of surgical instruments. User evaluations show that PERSN provides greater immediate usability and reduces physical demand compared ...
Seongjoon Kang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surrogate-Based Reconstruction of Structural Damage in Train Collisions: A Systematic Optimization Framework

open access: yesSystems
Accurate reconstruction of train collision accidents is essential for understanding impact conditions, assessing crashworthiness, and supporting safety improvements.
Hui Zhao, Dehong Zhang, Ping Xu
doaj   +1 more source

Irregular operation of autonomous vehicles

open access: yesProduction Engineering Archives, 2018
Today, with the spread of autonomous functions in vehicles, the role accountability for causing accidents is emphasized. Self-guided functions work in certain traffic situations, but accidents happen, and, therefore, the following article presents an ...
Vida Gábor, Váradi Péter
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Research progress on biomarkers of traumatic brain injury

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury: From primary insult to secondary neuroinflammation and degeneration. Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common disorder of the nervous system and has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients and their social circles. Its main symptoms include dyskinesia, language
Xuting Shen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the causal theory? Fifty years after Martin and Deutscher [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
It is natural to think of remembering in terms of causation: I can recall a recent dinner with a friend because I experienced that dinner. Some fifty years ago, Martin and Deutscher (1966) turned this basic thought into a full-fledged theory of memory, a
Michaelian, Kourken, Robins, Sarah
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A dynamic HAZOP case study using the Texas City refinery explosion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. The catastrophic explosion that occurred at Texas City on 23 March 2005 during the start-up of the raffinate splitter resulted in an estimated 15 deaths and 180 injuries. Since the incident, several studies have investigated the root
Isimite, Joseph   +2 more
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The tiger salamander as a promising alternative model organism to the axolotl for fracture healing and regenerative biology research

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Scientists have been captivated by the ability to regenerate, focusing on uncovering the mechanisms of epimorphic regeneration and applying them to human medicine. The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has become the most intensively studied model in tetrapod regeneration research, particularly concerning limb regeneration.
Vivien Bothe, Nadia Fröbisch
wiley   +1 more source

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