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Distraction ‘on the buses’: A novel framework of ergonomics methods for identifying sources and effects of bus driver distraction

, 2011
Driver distraction represents a significant problem in the public transport sector. Various methods exist for investigating distraction; however, the majority are difficult to apply within the context of naturalistic bus driving.
Young, K L, Salmon, P M, Paul M. Salmon, Regan, M, Kristie L. Young, Michael A. Regan   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Safe and Sound: Is Safeness a Specific Affective Dimension Related to Eating Disorder Behaviors?

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Safeness is a warm, soothing emotional state that is often experienced in the presence of close others. Safeness is thought to be distinct from other positive emotions or the absence of negative emotions and is shown to predict mental health variables over and above other emotions.
Ege Bicaker, Alexia E. Miller, Vittoria Trolio, Sarah E. Racine   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing the effects of driver distraction : a comparison of distraction alerts on driver attention

, 2003
With the advancement of technology the traffic environment is becoming increasingly complex. Not only is there an increase in the number of in-vehicle displays and systems that are installed or brought into the car, there is also an increasing number of ...
Almén, Lisbeth,
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Designing an advanced early warning system to detect drivers’ distraction and drowsiness – A pilot study

European Transport Research Review
Driver distraction and drowsiness are leading causes of traffic accidents. However, current monitoring systems often rely on fixed, population-level thresholds that limit generalizability and increase false-positive rates.
Sabrina Boujenfa, Petr Fiedler, Jitka Dluhá, Miroslav Jirgl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mindfulness meditation increases interictal epileptiform discharges in meditation‐naïve surgical epilepsy patients

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Meditation has widely recognized psychological and neuromodulatory benefits, yet its effects on epileptiform activity remain unclear. This study examined whether novice meditation modulates interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy using intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG).
Shweta Soni, Karine Brochu, Paolo Federico, Walter Hader, Julia W. Y. Kam, Fady Girgis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lane keeping under cognitive distractions: performance and mechanisms [PDF]

, 2012
Cognitive distractions while driving often reduce the variability of lane position. However, data do not make clear whether smaller lane variability should be interpreted as a performance loss, indicating rigidified or unresponsive steering response to ...
He, Jibo
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A Socially Assistive Robot for Outpatient Eating Disorder Waiting‐List Support: A Mixed‐Methods Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluated Purrble, a socially assistive robot for emotion regulation, as a low‐intensity adjunct during waitlist periods in adult eating disorder services. Method Adults waiting for outpatient eating disorder treatment were randomised to four weeks of Purrble use or waitlist‐as‐usual.
Dimitri Chubinidze, Zhuo Li, Ayse Gundogan, Karina L. Allen, Petr Slovak, Kate Tchanturia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Triboelectric nanogenerators for vehicle intelligent cockpits

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Converting mechanical stimuli from drivers and vehicle motion into electrical signals, triboelectric nanogenerators provide promising interfaces toward passive, flexible, distributed and intelligent sensing for next‐generation automotive cockpits to support three core functional dimensions: driver state monitoring, vehicle state monitoring, and human ...
Haiqiu Tan, Shiquan Lü, Xiangwei Meng, Huiying Zhang, Wenxing Zhang, Dongxian Sun, Xiao Lu, Lei Wang, Haodong Zhang, William W. Yu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Driver Distraction: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future

Journal of Road Safety, 2005
There is a large and converging body of evidence to suggest that certain activities, objects and events inside and outside the vehicle can, and do, distract drivers, leading to degraded driving performance, increased crash risk and crashes. This paper is
Michael Regan
doaj  

Marine Macroalgae as a Safe Healthy Food While Meeting Food Security Challenges Arising From Climate Changes

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
wiley   +1 more source