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Affective assemblages of kinship and single mothers’ labour migration from a ‘climate hotspot’

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In coastal Bangladesh, ‘affective assemblages of kinship’ produce differential abilities for landless single mothers to migrate to brick kilns, the garment industry, and the Gulf. This group of women who return to their natal homes as a response to violence or abandonment is neglected by anthropologists of kinship and migration. Thinking of assemblages
Camelia Dewan
wiley   +1 more source

Log-Gaussian Cox Processes for Spatiotemporal Traffic Fatality Estimation in Addis Ababa [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
We investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of traffic accidents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, using 2016--2019 data. We formulate the traffic accident intensity as a log-Gaussian Cox Process and model it as a spatiotemporal point process with and without fixed and random effect components that incorporate possible covariates and spatial correlation ...
arxiv  

Spatial analysis of driving accidents leading to deaths related to motorcyclists in Tehran

open access: yesChinese Journal of Traumatology, 2019
Purpose: Traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death and disability, causing annual deaths of 1.23 million and tens of millions injured people worldwide. Meanwhile, a significant proportion of the deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents
Soheil Saadat   +4 more
doaj  

The Omissions Doctrine after Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
In tort law, liability is generally not imposed for failing to confer a benefit on another person. This is commonly referred to as the omissions doctrine. In Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, the UK Supreme Court elucidated the scope of this doctrine.
Eleni Katsampouka
wiley   +1 more source

EMBODYING AND RESISTING URBAN HEAT INJUSTICE: Migrant Vulnerabilities and Radical Adaptations in El Raval, Barcelona

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Heat is a central concern for many cities whose efforts for adaptation tend to reproduce inequities. While community‐led adaptation has been considered key for enhancing just outcomes, how migrants from majority world countries are in‐ or excluded from local visions and practices of adaptation has rarely been asked.
Panagiota Kotsila   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DxNAT - Deep Neural Networks for Explaining Non-Recurring Traffic Congestion

open access: yes, 2018
Non-recurring traffic congestion is caused by temporary disruptions, such as accidents, sports games, adverse weather, etc. We use data related to real-time traffic speed, jam factors (a traffic congestion indicator), and events collected over a year ...
Dubey, Abhishek   +2 more
core  

Traumatic brain injury graphing: A case study of Charles Whitman

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Research has identified violent behavior (i.e., assault, murder, and suicide) as a possible sequela of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and repeated mild TBI (rmTBI). However, misconceptions about consciousness and its ability to control an injured brain, the diverse spectrum of potential outcomes, and the role genetics ...
K. A. Strube
wiley   +1 more source

Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates

open access: yesThe Economic Journal, EarlyView., 2018
The negative consequences of long‐term exposure to particulate pollution are well established but a number of studies find no effect of short‐term exposure on health outcomes. The high correlation of industrial pollutants complicates the estimation of the impact of individual pollutants on health.
Timothy J. Halliday   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miles to Go

open access: yes, 2010
Long commutes. Pedestrian safety. Traffic accidents. Seatbelt use. Pollution. The Southern Nevada roadways are filled with transportation research issues just waiting for the attention of Shashi Nambisan.
Fruth, Laurie
core  

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