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Deep Learning Methods to Mitigate Human-Factor-Related Accidents in Maritime Transport

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Artificial intelligence aims to be the solution to multiple engineering problems by trying to emulate the human learning process. In this sense, maritime transport standards have clearly evolved, which are based on two principal pillars: the ...
Genaro Cao-Feijóo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

At‐Home Versus in‐Clinic Vital Capacity Measurement: Insights From the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Respiratory weakness, typically monitored as vital capacity (VC), is a central feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). VC is increasingly measured remotely in participants' homes, although in‐clinic assessment remains the standard.
Eric A. Macklin   +269 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting Unsinkable Ships: From Titanic to Helge Ingstad, the Long-Standing Issues and Persistent Risks of Ship Disasters [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav
The objective of this paper is to take a closer look at the theory of damage stability, i.e., origin, construction, organization and human developments, regulations, and in this context pinpoint a possible causal relationship between two specific ship ...
KÁre Johansen, Ove Tobias Gudmestad
doaj   +1 more source

Maritime Accident Information – Entrants’ Evaluation of Dissemination Forms [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav
Safety is one of the most important factors taken into consideration in modern shipping industry. To reduce the number of accidents, it is crucial to deliver information about past disasters to maritime specialists.
Olaf Kocur, Kinga Zochowska
doaj   +1 more source

WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
wiley   +1 more source

How Theists Can Answer the “Why be Moral?” Question: An Indirect Reason‐Generation Account

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, I give a new type of theistic answer to the “Why be moral?” question. After briefly clarifying the version of the question I'm concerned with, as well as extant theistic answers to the question, I argue for a new kind of answer. Roughly, while on standard answers, future (post death) benefits directly generate present reason to ...
Justin Morton
wiley   +1 more source

VerifAI: Framework for Functional Verification of AI based Systems in the Maritime Domain [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav
With the continuous emergence and steady development of new technologies the way for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS) is being paved. However, this manifold of available and imminent technologies challenges regulatory bodies and auditing ...
Thomas Stach   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modulation of pain by affective touch: effects of childhood trauma, depression, chronic pain, and spinal segment

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Patients with fibromyalgia and no‐pain controls completed questionnaire ratings of chronic pain, childhood trauma, anxiety and depression. During the first session a conditioned pain modulation task was administered, with heat pain applied via thermode and cold pain via cold water‐bath.
Benedetta Albinni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heat Transfer Characteristics of Bulkhead Penetration Piece for A60 Class Compartment I: Transient Thermal

open access: yes한국해양공학회지, 2018
In order to protect lives and prevent large-scale injuries in the event of a fire on a ship or an offshore plant, most classification societies are strengthening their fire resistance designs of relevant cargo holds and accommodation compartments to keep
Woo-Chang Park   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Rescue Services in the Structures of the Maritime Transport Safety Systems in Poland [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav
The paper is based on the activities of the Maritime Search and Rescue Service units in Poland. The information and data contained in the article were obtained through an interview with the rescuers of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Gdynia ...
Katarzyna Mielniczek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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