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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2020 Background Although helmets are associated with reduction in mortality from motorcycle collisions, many states have failed to adopt universal helmet laws for motorcyclists, in part on the grounds that prior research is limited by study design (historical
Jordan A Weinberg +5 more
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IATSS Research, 2021 In low- and middle-income countries, the motorcycle has increasingly become a means of family transportation due to its low cost and the poor quality of public transportation.
Jeremías David Tosi +3 more
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Motorcycle-related hospitalizations of the elderly
Biomedical Journal, 2017 Background: To investigate the injury pattern, mechanisms, severity, and mortality of the elderly hospitalized for treatment of trauma following motorcycle accidents. Methods: Motorcycle-related hospitalization of 994 elderly and 5078 adult patients from
Ching-Hua Hsieh +4 more
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FE Analysis of Motorcycle Helmet Performance under Severe Accidents
Applied Sciences, 2022 A helmet is essential protective equipment for the safety of motorcyclists and their passengers. However, motorcycle accidents can cause severe injuries and fatalities, even when wearing helmets, because the strength of motorcycle helmets lacks head ...
Suphanut Kongwat +2 more
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SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJOSCIENCE, 2017 More than 80 percent of all motorcycle crashes result in injury or death to the motorcyclist. Per mile driven, a motorcyclist is 16 times more likely to die in a crash than an automobile driver. Wearing a motorcycle helmet reduces that risk by almost one-third (29 percent).
Dharampal Tiwari, Pankaj Pandey
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Noise mechanisms in motorcycle helmet noise [PDF]
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2010 A unique set of results on the acoustics of motorcycle helmets has been gathered during road tests on a rider wearing a representative modern helmet. The data were collected during a study of the noise which can cause hearing damage and, possibly, distraction in riders.
Carley, Michael +2 more
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Attenuation of Noise by Motorcycle Safety Helmets [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2009 For workers such as police motorcyclists or couriers, traffic and engine noise reaching the ears is an important factor contributing to the overall condition of their work. This noise can be reduced with motorcycle helmets. In this study, insertion loss of motorcycle helmets was measured with the microphone-in-real-ear technique and sound attenuation ...
Rafał, Młyński +2 more
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Visual Recognition to Identify Helmet on Motorcycle Rider Using Convolutional Neural Network
CommIT Journal, 2020 The amount of motorcycle accidents is increasing each year. The main reason is that the riders do not wear a helmet. The research aims to minimize the accident by training the machine learning using the IBM Watson Studio.
Kevin Alexander +3 more
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Characteristics of Sensitive Scalp in French Women and Comparison With Scalp Dermatoses
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background A sensitive scalp is a particular location of sensitive skin, characterised by the occurrence of unpleasant sensations which cannot be explained by a skin disease. It is a common syndrome that could affect 30%–50% of women. Clinical data are scarce, and the impact on the quality of life poorly described.
Ficheux Anne‐Sophie +3 more
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Concussed: Unintended Consequences of the Guardian Cap Mandate in the NFL
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Guardian Caps are padded shells worn over American football helmets to cushion impacts and reduce concussion risks. In 2022, the NFL mandated their use for specific position groups during preseason practices, later expanding this requirement. While the league praised the Caps for enhancing player safety, skeptics argue they may promote riskier
Kerianne Lawson Rubenstein, Todd Nesbit
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