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Showing 1 to 20 of 472 for “"Occupants"”.
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Protection of Rear Seat Occupants Using Finite Element Analysis
… occur in the front seats because the majority of occupants sit in the front seats. Traditionally, the rear seats were safer than the front seats because a front seated occupant would be closer to rigid structures such as the steering wheel, and they would be closer to the location of the impact. …
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Residual Crashes and Injured Occupants with Lane Departure Prevention Systems
… fatalities relative to the total number of occupants involved in a crash scenario. Four crash modes are overrepresented among fatalities: single vehicle road departure crashes, control loss crashes, cross-centerline head-on crashes, and pedestrian/cyclist crashes [2]. Interestingly, three of …
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Motivating and Quantifying Energy Efficient Behavior among Commercial Building Occupants
… efficiency of both buildings and the behavior of occupants who occupy them. In this vein, systems that collect and communicate building energy-use information to occupants (i.e. eco-feedback systems) have been demonstrated to motivate building occupants to significantly reduce overall building …
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The Crash Injury Risk to Rear Seated Passenger Vehicle Occupants
Historically, rear seat occupants have been at a lower risk of serious injury and fatality in motor vehicle crashes than their front seat counterparts. However, many passive safety advancements that have occurred over the past few decades such as advanced airbag and seatbelt technology primarily …
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The interaction between occupants and fire alarm systems in complex buildings
… this research indicates that a delay in warning occupants in a building, to the threat of a fire, is a constant feature in fire disasters. Further the provision of early warning and an appropriate response are considered with reference to the reduction of the number of fatalities in fires. The …
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An Investigation into Green Office Buildings' Occupants' Self-Assessed Productivity Levels
… are said to increase productivity of its occupants but the difficulty in quantitatively measuring productivity has proven to be a stumbling block in this process. Various green buildings were identified, and their occupants interviewed to provide some answers on the impact of green …
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Relationships Between Environmental Factors and Fungi on Occupants' Perceptions of Indoor Air Quality
… parameters, carbon dioxide, and fungi as well as occupants' perceptions of poor indoor air quality and the role of fungi on reported health symptoms. The three buildings included in the study were: Tate Page Hall (TPH), Jones Jagger Hall (JJH) and Science and Technology Hall (STH). Fifty-three …
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Heterogeneity of the Bc1 Complex Subunits and Qo Site Occupants From Rhodobacter Sphaeroides
For decades there has only been anecdotal data regarding how difficult it is to crystallize membrane proteins but these facts are never rigorously evaluated, because virtually no one can report all the reasons why membrane proteins do not crystallize easily. Trials to crystallize bc1 complex from …
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Factors that impact seat belt usage and injury severity of belted front seat occupants
… that impact seat belt usage for back seat occupants. This research investigates the factors associated with seat belt usage for front-seat as well as backseat occupants of vehicles in the state of New Jersey. Using logistic regression, seat belt usage models were developed to examine the …
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Development of a Novel Architectural Design Framework for Supporting Occupants' Healthy Circadian Rhythm in Interior Spaces
Approximately 300 years ago, French astronomer, Jean Jacques became the first individual to scientifically observe circadian rhythm. Since then, a great deal of study has been conducted, and its findings demonstrate that every human action, including digestion, sleep and waking hours, hormone …
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Determination of a Whiplash Injury Severity Estimator (WISE Index) for Occupants in a Motor Vehicle Accident
The diagnosis of a whiplash injury is a very subjective process. A claim of this type of injury is usually made on the basis of pain, which may or may not be accompanied by clinical signs of trauma. This study was aimed at providing a more objective, quantitative approach to identifying the …
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Evaluation of Lower Extremity Injury Mitigation and Investigation of Thoracolumbar Loading of Restrained Occupants During Frontal Crashes
Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) of passenger vehicles are commonly cited and reported in published literature as a leading cause of death and injury. Similarly, in motorsports, on-track crashes are the leading cause of driver injury.
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Design and in-field application of a monitoring system for indoor environmental quality and occupants' comfort assessment
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Lights Out! The Effect Of Green Building Certification And Pro-Environmental Prompts On The Lighting Behaviors Of Dormitory Occupants
… Green Building Rating System's (LEED) had on occupants' fossil fuel consumption, specifically related to artificial lighting usage measured in carbon footprints, in two student dormitories. The research also investigated whether LEED certification influenced an individual's participation in …
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An investigation into the impact of green low-cost social housing on the well-being of occupants in South Africa
… in South Africa and interviewing their occupants to investigate the impact that green buildings have on their perceived wellbeing and whether their environmental outlook was influenced by occupying a green building. A qualitative research method was adopted based on a review of the …
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A study on the indoor environment quality: its impact on occupants’ productivity of university library (Wolverhampton University libraries as an example)
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) determines occupant comfort, health, and productivity within built environments. As essential academic spaces, university libraries enhance student learning, research, and overall academic performance. While previous studies have primarily examined the health and …
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An investigation of perceived behavioral control (PBC), and environmentally responsible behavior (ERB): a case study of occupants in a high performing building
… that the rate of ERB will be higher by building occupants in high performing buildings. This study focuses on the relation between ERB and PBC in regard to thermal conditions. The data used for this study comes from building occupants through an online survey, which includes both open-ended and …
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Statistical Analysis and Computational Modeling of Injuries in utomobile Crashes
… of this research was to investigate particular occupants and injury types in automobile crashes in order to identify national trends in injury incidence, type, and severity. A statistical analysis was performed in order to determine the effects of airbag deployment on incidence and severity of …
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A model towards hurricane preparedness communication in the state of Florida, USA
… that is tailored to high-risk building occupants in Florida, and verify its accuracy. The research design was derived from the literature review and document review covering Disaster Management, hurricanes, hurricane preparedness plans, high-risk buildings, and communication. Interviews …
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Developing a Prototypical Biophilic Localized Natural Airflow Simulator (BLNAS) for a Modular Workstation
… solely on energy efficiency isn't enough. Occupants spend the majority of their time indoors, and the quality of these indoor spaces profoundly impacts their well-being and productivity. Yet, often overlooked, are factors like lighting, air quality, and noise that can significantly affect …
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