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Helmet (Health impact of e-bikes and e-scooters) study: Data collection methods and information gathered for the evaluation of the introduction of share hire schemes [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

NIHR Open Research
Background This study aimed to collect information on e-bike and e-scooter use in areas with and without e-bike (EB) and e-bike plus e-scooter (EB+ES) combined share-hire schemes. Methods This study employed a repeated cross-sectional design.
James Garbutt, Miranda EG Armstrong, Ben Spencer, Tim Jones, Sabina Sanghera, Ian Philips, Rayne Roberts, Lesley Welch, Ruth Salway, Frank de Vocht, Russell Jago   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Input Variability in Foreign Language Verb–Argument Construction Learning: A Primary School Intervention

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Input variability (i.e., varied experience with different grammar exemplars; “[talk/think/rant/wonder] about [god/bicycles/dogs]”) can improve generalization (i.e., “[Verb] about [Noun]”) and enhance learning. Controlled experiments show that input variability benefits children's generalization and extension of linguistic information from ...
Johannes Schulz, Victoria Murphy, Elizabeth Wonnacott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are electric scooters promoted on social media with safety in mind? A case study on Bird's Instagram

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019
Electric scooter (e-scooter) companies are growing in popularity across the United States looking to take advantage of the rideshare economy by providing an independent alternative to cars and bicycles.
Jon-Patrick Allem, Anuja Majmundar
doaj   +1 more source

Building blocks of criminal investigations: A novel vignette study on investigative decision‐making

Legal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim This study investigates the decision‐making processes of Dutch district police teams during high‐volume criminal investigations, exploring which investigative activities are selected and explaining variation across teams. Additionally, we present the focal concerns guiding decisions in these investigations.
Natascha de Leeuw, Jasper van der Kemp, Harold van Voornveld   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Chance of Getting Struck by a Car on an e-Scooter is Twice as High at Night

Findings, 2022
Nighttime crash risk is higher across all modes of transportation. Despite regulatory pressure to intervene in nighttime e-scooter riding, there is limited understanding of the number of crashes and crash rates by daytime and nighttime.
Nitesh R. Shah, Christopher R. Cherry
doaj   +1 more source

Searching for safety: Working conditions and policing in a US emergency department

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In the United States, emergency departments aren't supposed to turn anyone away. They are the safety‐net of the safety‐net providing life‐saving care. Yet, what happens to healthcare when conditions are so strained that patients and staff lash out at each other? What happens when the safety net becomes a carceral net?
Fabián Luis C. Fernández
wiley   +1 more source

Life Cycle Assessment of Shared Dockless Stand-up E-scooters in Sweden

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Shared stand-up e-scooters have been used in Sweden since 2018. Both models in use and policies applied in different cities have evolved rapidly. The objective of this study was to examine the environmental impacts of shared stand-up e-scooters in use in
Kristina Holmgren, Elin Einarson Lindvall, Joakim Rosell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attending With Feeling: The Normative Structure of Emotional Attention

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In assessing an emotional episode, we can ask whether the intentional object of the emotion is that which the subject ought to be paying attending to. If the intentional object is not that which the subject should be paying attention to, what should be the target of normative assessment?
Juliette Vazard
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes Towards E-scooter Safety - A Survey in Five Countries

Transactions on Transport Sciences
E-scooters are quite popular among young people in big cities. Their use seems to be a well-studied phenomenon. This study concentrates on the risky behaviour of e-scooter riders and on e-scooter riders' and non-riders' attitudes towards risky e-scooter ...
Elisabeta Drimlová, Matúš Šucha, Karel Rečka, Narelle Haworth, Aslak Fyhri, Pontus Wallgren, Peter Silverans, Freya Slootmans   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iron‐Fortified Drinking Water in Anganwadi Centres in Rural India: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To reduce anaemia prevalence among children, we tested the introduction of cast iron ingots to prepare iron‐enriched drinking water in pre‐schools (Anganwadi centres) in Bihar, India. We implemented a randomized controlled trial among 820 Anganwadi centres with one control and two treatment arms, one arm receiving more comprehensive training ...
Lisa Bogler, Ann‐Charline Weber, Abhijeet Kumar, Sebastian Vollmer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source