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Showing 1 to 20 of 1062 for “"Accidents"”.
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The forensic reconstruction of road traffic accidents
… of road networks continues to expand globally, accidents are prevalent in every country where cars and other vehicles are present. By gaining a better understanding of how such accidents occur, the occurrence and cost of these avoidable events may be reduced. The use of accident modelling …
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A new approach to modeling aviation accidents
… unchanged between 2010 and 2015, with 1566 fatal accidents accounting for 2650 fatalities. Several research efforts have been directed towards betters understanding the causes of GA accidents. Many of these efforts use National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident reports and data. …
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Economic risks of nuclear power reactor accidents
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1984.
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Correlation of truck accidents with highway geometry
… understanding of the relationship between truck accidents and highway geometry is required. A number of models have been developed in the past but none of them consider all of the geometric features of the highway which are crucial for truck travel and the causation of truck accidents. The …
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Posttraumatic stress among children in automobile accidents
… of children (6-16 yrs) involved in automobile accidents were assessed an average of 9 months following the event. Measures included children's ratings of post traumatic symptoms on the Reaction Index, the Impact of Events Scale, and the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents-Revised …
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A study of road traffic accidents in Lagos
Abstract available: p.7-10
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Road traffic accidents and their implications for management
It has been known for some time that police records collected by the Department of Transport could be unreliable. Local Authorities use these data as an aid to the decision making process and to assist with objective setting. Studies warning of deficiencies in the accuracy of Stats 19 police data …
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Ways of reducing accidents on South African roads
In order to reduce the number of road accidents, the causes must be identified and measures adopted to minimise these causes. Causes of road accidents can be categorised into human factors, vehicle factors and road factors. In South Africa, road accidents are primarily caused by human factors and …
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Accidents, engineering and history at NASA: 1967-2003
… Administration (NASA) has suffered three fatal accidents: one in the Apollo program and two in the Space Transportation System (the Shuttle). These were the fatal fire in Apollo 204 (Apollo 1) in 1967, the explosion of the Solid Rocket Booster in STS-51L (Challenger) in 1986, and the destruction …
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Analysis and prediction of traffic accidents at urban intersections
Traffic accidents generate significant harm, injuries, and fatalities on a global scale, making their investigation an important topic of study. In the initial phase of the study, we examine the influence of three micro traffic parameters, namely standstill distance, headway duration, and following …
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Quantifying the Societal Risks of Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
… societal risk curve for nuclear power plant accidents. It is then compared with a background societal risk curve, which is constructed using data from wars, epidemics, natural disasters, and other risks to which the public is continually exposed.
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Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Accidents Caused by Sleep Deprivation
… was a study completed to determine how often accidents occurred related to alcohol consumption, and if the accidents were fatal, or just personal injury occurred. Once this was determined, it was then compared to studies conducted about sleep deprivation and concluded if there were any …
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Individual differences as predictors of accidents in early adulthood.
… been thoroughly explored in the CE literature is accidents and unintentional injuries. Such health impairments pose a significant health threat for adults and children, due to their long term sequelae, both individually (Berger & Mohan, 1996), and at the public health level (Segui-Gomez & …
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Probabilistic risk assessment of railroad train adjacent track accidents
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2021-05-01
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Computer model to simulate truck accidents on exit ramps
… registered vehicles in the United States, truck accidents have been a major concern due to the property damage and loss of lives involved. Growth trends show that the truck travel will reach 1 trillion vehicle miles by the end of the year 2000. This increase in truck travel poses a major threat …
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The Effects of Aircraft Certification Rules on General Aviation Accidents
… the frequency of general aviation airplane accidents and accident rates on the basis of aircraft certification to determine whether or not differences in aircraft certification rules had an influence on accidents. In addition, the narrative cause descriptions contained within the accident …
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An Analysis of Helicopter EMS Accidents using HFACS: 2000-2012
… Board (NTSB) observed a marked rise in aviation accidents involving ambulance helicopters. Since then it has been observed that there are a disproportionate number of accidents in HEMS flying compared to other types of flying, including fixed-wing EMS. This phenomenon has been the subject of …
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