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Tag: TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL
UTA developing better bridge inspections
UTA using non-contact testing to help TxDOT detect, plan for needed bridge repairs
UTA developing better bridge inspections
UTA using non-contact testing to help TxDOT detect, plan for needed bridge repairs
Walking and cycling to work linked with fewer heart attacks
Walking and cycling to work were associated with fewer heart attacks across 43 million adults in England, according to a new national study. Co-authored by Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Olympic-medal winning triathletes and alumni of the University of Leeds, the…
Women who live near green space are less likely to be overweight or obese
The findings are presented in a new study of more than 2,300 inhabitants of seven Spanish provinces
Women who live near green space are less likely to be overweight or obese
The findings are presented in a new study of more than 2,300 inhabitants of seven Spanish provinces
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
How can you help your organization’s expatriates succeed?
SIOP publishes white paper that explores how to promote your overseas workers’ productivity and well-being.
The Arctic atmosphere — A gathering place for dust?
For the first time during the MOSAiC expedition, a multi-wavelength lidar provides data on fine dust in the central Arctic during polar night.
The Arctic atmosphere — A gathering place for dust?
For the first time during the MOSAiC expedition, a multi-wavelength lidar provides data on fine dust in the central Arctic during polar night.
Buy less, be happier and build a healthy planet
You can do something about climate change — and it will make you happy
Cybershoppers make better buying decisions on PCs than phones — Ben-Gurion U. researchers
BEER-SHEVA, Israel…November 21, 2019 – This holiday shopping season, consumers may make better shopping decisions using their PCs rather than smart phones or other mobile devices, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. “The issue is not…
Majority US parents cite socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families’ health
Nemours survey finds significant exposure to ‘social determinants of health’
Majority US parents cite socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families’ health
Nemours survey finds significant exposure to ‘social determinants of health’
Researchers bring gaming to autonomous vehicles
Researchers have designed multiplayer games occupants of autonomous vehicles can play with other players in nearby self-driving cars. A new study, led by researchers from the University of Waterloo details three games created for level three and higher semi-autonomous vehicles.…
Warning system for aviation exposure to solar energetic particles (WASAVIES)
Provide ICAO a mandatory information for cosmic ray radiation protection management of aircrews
Mobile phone data reveals non-market value of coastal tourism under climate change
Given resource constraints, climate change adaptation policies require fine-grained monetary valuation of vulnerable ecosystem services at the national scale to consider policy priority setting. However, prevailing evaluations have been spatially and temporally limited due to technical limitations. This study adopts…
Mobile phone data reveals non-market value of coastal tourism under climate change
Given resource constraints, climate change adaptation policies require fine-grained monetary valuation of vulnerable ecosystem services at the national scale to consider policy priority setting. However, prevailing evaluations have been spatially and temporally limited due to technical limitations. This study adopts…
Cooperating may result in better self-driving experience
In a dynamic computer game in which the computer is also a decision maker, you may often find yourself competing with the game to reach your goal. Similarly in handling a “self-driving” car, automobile equipped with automated driving technology, human…
‘I Snapchat and drive!’
Confessions of young drivers
People pay more attention to stimuli they associate with danger
Paying attention to a threat then causes a person to perceive it as being more dangerous
Revamped crew scheduling model cuts airline delays by as much as 30%
INFORMS Journal Transportation Science New Study Key Takeaways: Researchers introduce slack times distributed across a crew schedule to plan ahead of any delays or disruptions. The approach can reduce extreme delays by as much as 20-30% on average. The buffers…
Traffic experts, parents don’t always see eye to eye on safe cycling routes for children
Researchers say transportation practitioners should expand definitions of bicycle safe streets
How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers
Travellers are willing to pay a little more for flights if they know the extra money will be used to address carbon emissions, a new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business has found. How those fees are presented…
Rural, urban drive times to nearest opioid treatment programs differ
Bottom Line: Comparing drive times to the nearest opioid treatment programs in urban and rural counties in five U.S. states with the highest county rates of opioid-related overdose deaths was the focus of this research letter. Methadone for treating opioid…
A new concept could make more environmentally friendly batteries possible
A new concept for an aluminium battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The idea has potential for large scale applications, including storage…
Survey of truck drivers finds many suffer from sleep-related breathing disorders
Madrid, Spain: A survey of 905 Italian truck drivers has shown that approximately half suffer from at least one sleep-related breathing problem that potentially can cause drivers to fall asleep at the wheel. In a presentation at the European Respiratory…
Want to optimize sales performance?
New Research says reduce commissions on sales of popular items and provide sales incentives, not customer discounts
Planned roads would be ‘dagger in the heart’ for Borneo’s forests and wildlife
Malaysia’s plans to create a Pan-Borneo Highway will severely degrade one of the world’s most environmentally imperilled regions, says a research team from Australia and Malaysia. “This network of highways will cut through some of the last expanses of intact…
A large study indicates how cities can promote walking for travel
How to design cities that encourage physical activity among the citizens? Coinciding with the European Mobility Week, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa”, has published a study describing the urban characteristics that encourage…
‘Superblocks’ model could prevent almost 700 premature deaths every year in Barcelona
Study estimates that the creation of the 503 superblocks called for in the initial plan would reduce
Research reveals new plan to maximize rideshare availability by routing empty cars
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2019 – Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability…
Defrosting surfaces in seconds
A group of researchers has devised a method of sliding ice and frost off surfaces by melting the int
Pitt researchers create breathalyzer that can detect marijuana
PITTSBURGH (Aug. 27, 2019) — As recreational marijuana legalization becomes more widespread throughout the U.S., so has concern about what that means for enforcing DUI laws. Unlike a breathalyzer used to detect alcohol, police do not have a device that…
Pitt researchers create breathalyzer that can detect marijuana
PITTSBURGH (Aug. 27, 2019) — As recreational marijuana legalization becomes more widespread throughout the U.S., so has concern about what that means for enforcing DUI laws. Unlike a breathalyzer used to detect alcohol, police do not have a device that…
Research to use human-vehicle collaboration to improve trust in autonomous vehicles
Orono, Maine — A $500,000 National Science Foundation research grant to the University of Maine to study self-driving vehicles aims to make the transportation of the future more accessible, usable and trustworthy. The project, co-led by Nicholas Giudice and Richard…