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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Driver's License"”.
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Feasibility of Restricted Driver Licenses for Suspended New Jersey Drivers
In 2010, there were 6,714,288 total registered drivers in New Jersey. Approximately 4% (267,485) of these drivers had a suspended driver's license. The intent of suspending a driver's license is to keep hazardous drivers off of the roads, in hopes of having a safer driving environment for others on …
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The Latino Public Sphere in Minnesota: Enacting Cultural Citizenship Through Media
… in political organizing around the Dreamer and driver's license campaigns in Minnesota from June 2012 to June 2013. The research examines a segment of the Latino public sphere in Minnesota to examine how Latinos engaged in public deliberation online. Using citizenship and public sphere theory, …
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An Approach to Near Field Data Selection in Radio Frequency Identification
… and the common identification cards, such as a driver's license, have become the standard document de facto. Radio frequency identification has complicated this matter. Unlike their printed predecessors, contemporary RFID cards lack a practical way for users to control access to their individual …
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Perceptions of Transportation Mobility Among Afghan Refugee Women
… language proficiency and from not possessing a driver's license—leading to restrictions in their desired mobility. The following themes surfaced through thematic analysis: reliance on social networks, a desire for third places and sense of independence and freedom. This study hopes to shed light …
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Factors motivating black male students to pass the Virginia Literacy Passport Test after failing several administrations and being labeled "ungraded"
… that meaningful consequences (maintaining a driver's license) beyond those associated with the LPT be aligned with achievement in order to keep students motivated through graduation. Improving parental involvement in the academic endeavors of at-risk students and sanctions for derelict …
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Body Mass Index and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status in Washington State
… body mass index (BMI) measures created using driver's license data8. Messer’s neighborhood deprivation index and census-tract BMI scores are new measures for Washington State. Methods: Messer's neighborhood deprivation index, based on census data, was combined with BMI outcomes calculated …
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Self-selection and peer-effects in experimental labor markets
… a common corrupt situation (i.e., obtaining a driver's license in India). The subjects of this experiment were the ``workers'' who participated in Experiment 1. After Experiment 1, the workers were asked to elicit the social norms regarding bribe-giving and bribe-taking in India. In this norm …
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Effects of instrument panel luminance and hue on simulator driving performance and driver preferences
… subjects, each having a valid Virginia driver's license (males and females of ages from 20 to 73), read aloud words presented on two displays while driving a simulated vehicle in night-time conditions. The words, emulating printed legends found on automobile instrument panels, were …
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Role of Driver Hearing in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation: An Evaluation of the FHWA Hearing Requirement
… requires that all persons seeking a commercial driver's license for interstate commerce possess a certain minimal level of hearing. After an extensive literature review on topics related to hearing and driving, a human factors engineering approach was used to evaluate the appropriateness of this …
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The Impact of Sleepiness and Sleep Constructs on Driving Performance
… driving performance. The correlation between a driver's perception of their sleepiness and their driving performance is also unclear. The primary goal of this study was to create an in-depth model demonstrating which measures of sleepiness influence driving performance. It was hypothesized that …
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Privacy-Preserving Photo Taking and Accessing for Mobile Phones
… may contain private information (e.g., driver's license) about phone owners, which raise people’s privacy concerns over unauthorized access by installed apps. </p> <p>The goal of this dissertation is to protect people's privacy in photo taking and accessing. To achieve this goal, we …
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Essays in applied microeconomics: Public policies and their impacts on health
… essay analyzes whether reduced restrictions on driver’s license renewal for the older population in the U.S., implemented in the interest of road safety, affected the mobility and health of older adults. Using a difference-in-differences model with intertemporal treatment, I compare states and …
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When Do Party Leaders Democratize? Analyzing Three Reforms of Voter Registration and Candidate Selection
… which allows people to register to vote at driver's license offices. The reform was widely legislated by U.S. states before the passage of the National Voter Registration Act in 1993. The paper investigates the factors that helped promote the reform at the state level by breaking down the …
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A Case Study of Financial Suspensions in Wichita: What Factors Keep Drivers Suspended?
… the factors within a financial suspension of a driver’s license system that inhibit drivers from regaining the ability to drive legally in the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas. This was done by documenting the system that generates, maintains, and resolves financial driver’s license …