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Development of fog visibility enhancement and alert system using IoT
Cogent EngineeringBhutan primarily relies on land transportation; hence, diverse technologies are crucial for ensuring the safety of the drivers. Dust, fog, smoke, and other dry particles often obstructs the road visibility.
Hari Prasad Acharja +5 more
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Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines lexical and phonological evidence for language contact between Old and modern Meiteilon (Manipuri) and Tai varieties, identifying loanwords relating to domestic life, trade and literary culture. Comparative data from Shan dialects and Old Meiteilon manuscripts such as the Cheitharon Kumpapa are employed in contextualising
Josiah Medin
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InfrastructuresSignificant progress in autonomous vehicle (AV) development has been made over the years through advancements in artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and data processing; however, many challenges remain, particularly regarding road safety and the ...
Ana Čudina Ivančev +2 more
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Child Health Challenges, Ecosystem Mismatches, and the Case for State‐Level Policy Innovation
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points From 2011‐2023, US children's health deteriorated across >170 indicators. Chronic conditions rose from 25.8% to 31%, risk of anxiety tripled, and autism and learning disability more than doubled. Policies based on biomedical models have failed to address these trends.
NEAL HALFON, SHIRLEY RUSS
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Safe Curb Parking Distance Near School-Gate Ensuring Child Pedestrians' Safety
Transactions on Transport SciencesThe presence of curb parking near school-gate is a serious threat to the safety of child pedestrians while crossing the road. Child pedestrians with limited discernibility often cannot sense an approaching vehicle obstructed by the parked vehicle(s).
Sweta Barman +3 more
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Journal of Transportation Technologies, 2017 The AASHTO’s guideline for geometric design, also known as the green book, requires that the inside of horizontal curves be cleared of obstructions to sight lines in order to provide sufficient sight distances. Recently, innovative use of Euler’s spiral for determination of clearance offsets has been proposed.
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The British army in India took great care to provide European troops with facilities for sexual relations while anxiously managing venereal disease. Examining archival evidence, political debates and medical discourse from the nineteenth century, this article examines the colonial military enterprise of regulated prostitution in colonial ...
Sameera Chauhan
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HeliyonRoadway departure (RwD) crashes are significant safety concerns, especially at horizontal curves. The design of these curves plays a crucial role in mitigating RwD crashes.
Omar Al-Sheikh +2 more
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 1955, two female factory workers and trade union leaders, Tan Lee Eng and Kwek Tai Eng, established the Singapore Women's Federation (SWF) to unite women regardless of race, religion or class for the anti‐colonial nationalist struggle. Singapore Chinese left‐wing feminism emerged at the confluence of the nationalist interest in mobilising ...
Yee‐Ting Leong
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The Political Ecology of the ‘New’ Feminism in Late‐1990s Britain
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 1990s were a vexed time for feminists in Britain. Cultural commentators declared that feminism's key battles had been won, and that given women's ascendency across various political and cultural barometers of success, the country was entering a newly ‘postfeminist’ era.
Sarah Crook
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