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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"motor vehicle safety"”.
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Organizations and the state: An interactive view
… as is NHTSA (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration) rulemaking activity in the form of FMVSS (Federal motor vehicle safety standard) 225, a rule aimed at establishing standards for vehicle child restraint systems. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) rulemaking is also …
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Bio-mimicry of a Leopard Tortoise’ Shoulder Girdle in Space Frame Design of an Ambulance Body
… and safe emergency medical support service vehicles in rural Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is inferred that the road conditions have an influence on the availability, durability and affordability of motorized and non-motorized vehicles in rural areas. Also, it is deduced that locally modified …
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Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models
… the results from this research can be applied to motor vehicle safety research, experimental research avenues, and bioarcheological trauma analysis. Future rib fracture research should focus on including a more holistic view of an individual during the interpretation of fracture patterns.
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Tensile Material Properties of Human Costal Cartilage Perichondrium
… from blunt thoracic loading scenarios, including motor vehicle collisions. The costal cartilage is a cylindrical hyaline cartilage composed of two layers: a core interstitial matrix enveloped by the perichondrium. The perichondrium itself has an inner chondrogenic layer and an outer fibrous layer. …
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Anti-Rotation Load Leg Effects on Crash Injury Metrics Under Child Restraint System Misuse
… car seats include loose CRS installation in the vehicle and inadequate tightening of the child harness. These misuse errors compromise protection during motor vehicle crashes and intensify the risk of severe or fatal head and neck injuries (e.g., whiplash, traumatic brain, spinal, neck, chest …
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Analysis of a car door subjected to side impact
… loading in close conformation to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214 (FMVSS 214) standard. The side impact beam is situated in both the front and rear side doors of a vehicle between the inner and outer shells to minimise intrusion into the passenger compartment whilst absorbing as …
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Evaluating an Actively Caring for KIDS Process: A Behavioral-Community Program to Reduce Child Safety-Seat Misinformation and Misuse
… as behavior-change agents for child passenger safety, was implemented at a nationwide-chain discount store and evaluated with an interrupted time series design and a similar control site for comparison. Key components of the KIDS Process included a) training of sales associates to act as …