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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"perceived safety"”.
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An Evaluation Of Perceived Safety Of Free Software: The Brafs Model
This dissertation explores the perceived safety of free software and its relationship with the intention to use this technology in a business setting. The newly created construct of perceived safety is developed out of the theory of planned behavior. It is researched, scrutinized, and refined …
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Investigating Lighting Quality: Examining the Relationship between Perceived Safety and Pedestrian Lighting Environment
… lighting can provide people with sense of safety and improve their quality of life. However, the exploration of people's needs and perceptions of pedestrian lighting is neglected. Most of the existing design guidelines are generated from designer centered perspectives. This study aims at …
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Impact of Robot Motions on User Interaction and Workload in Cooperative Assembly. Perceived Safety and Salience of Nearby Collaborative Robots in Human-Robot Working Cells
… working in such an environment, the operator safety is paramount. Likewise, the user’s perceived safety is essential for well-being, minimizing fatigue effects and ultimately system productivity. Both, occupational and subjective safety must be evaluated for the specific application …
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When Threat and Safety Cues are Present: A Quantitative Study Exploring the Relationships Between Childhood Adversity, Social Support Figures, Subjective Safety, and Child Well-Being Outcomes
… 2019; Hughes et al., 2021; Kim & Royle, 2024). Safety has long been proposed as a central element in treating trauma, promoting recovery of traumatic stress-related disorders (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), depression, anxiety) and psychological well-being (Bloom & Farragher, …
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Interaction between pedestrians and highly automated vehicles: effects of external human-machine interfaces and vehicle size
… proficient communication abilities to ensure the safety of pedestrians. External human-machine interfaces (eHMIs) and vehicle kinematics are possible means of communication. An eHMI can communicate the vehicle’s automation status or the vehicle’s intention to the surrounding traffic environment, …
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Green stormwater infrastructure, preference, and human well-being
… and well-being. First, I examined how people perceived and preferred different type of GSI using photo-questionnaire and factor analysis. Then, I examined how people preferred GSI landscapes with different vegetation density levels by analyzing three photo-questionnaire and Browndog’s Green …
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From likes to lives: understanding social media influence on health decisions
… intention to pursue the procedure by lowering perceived risk; and (2) that such videos will have little to no impact, given the high-involvement nature of medical decisions, which encourages central-route processing and reduces reliance on superficial cues like attractiveness or popularity. …
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Fatal Crashes Caused By Light Trucks Relative To Cars: A Test Of The Offsetting Behavior Hypothesis
… determine whether drivers of light trucks offset perceived safety benefits associated with larger vehicles by driving more aggressively than drivers of cars, subsequently causing more fatal crashes, holding all else constant. An empirical model using data on pedestrian fatalities across the United …
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Positively Perceived Impacts of Cellular Phones on Nigerian Society
<p>This study examined the positive perceived impacts of cellular phones in the Nigerian society.The purpose of the study was to analyze the impacts of this technology in Nigerian society These impacts analyses were on the perceived changes in safety and well-being amongst users, satisfactions …
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The impact of school resource officers on students' feelings of safety
… sought to understand the level of reported and perceived safety by high school seniors at schools with a full-time SRO program. The data were further analyzed to evaluate differences based on race, gender, and primary residence zip code. The high schools chosen had an SRO program for at least 4 …
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A cross-sectional and mixed-method assessment of safety culture and safety climate at a regional airline
… to conduct a cross-sectional assessment of the safety culture, safety climate, and SMS at a regional airline in the United States. Data collection techniques were comprised of interview, on-line-survey, and a focus group activity. Participants in the current study were maintenance technicians, …
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The impact of safety culture on safety performance: a study of the high speed passenger craft industry in Hong Kong
… Although the accident rates are reportedly low, safety has been a concern because of their high-speed in the crowded waters of Hong Kong, particularly at times of darkness or poor visibility in certain high traffic density areas, such as Hong Kong Harbour. The regulatory controls over the safety …
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Neighborhood plans as tools for public health improvement : steps to a healthier Austin and neighborhood planning in Austin, Texas
… crime data are reviewed to assess objective and perceived safety levels in the study neighborhoods, Chestnut and East César Chávez. Finally, planners and residents are interviewed to explore how health and safety were addressed in the planning process, discover methods by which plan items have …
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Airline Pilot Non-Flight Related Activities During Cruise Flight and Perceptions on Their Safety Effects
… no research has been done on the frequency and perceived safety effects of non-flight related activities. If pilots are engaging in activities intended to counter these challenges, it is important to know the frequency and how pilots feel these non-flight activities affect safety. This study …
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Sleep under stress: the complex web of fear, hypervigilance and mental health in a low socioeconomic status community in South Africa
… mental health, at leastin part due to a lack of perceived safety. Specifically, individuals who feel unsafe or vulnerable in their neighbourhoods may either delay sleep in favour of remaining alert to potential threats or experience hypervigilance throughout the night. This state of …
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Density and What Matters: A Study of People's Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Urban Density
… interaction opportunities, building identity and perceived safety. This study also points out that people's attitudes toward density vary based on certain factors. Those factors are age, occupation, place of residents and type of residents. This research could be used as a reference for future …
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Safe crossing among pedestrians based on extended theory of planned behaviour
… Creating awareness for the pedestrian to take a safety crossing behaviour is very important to prevent the number of pedestrian accidents and fatalities. This study aimed to investigate the contributing factors that affect pedestrians to use a crossing facility and to analyse the relationship …
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Path planning and control of flying robots with account of human’s safety perception
… of flying robot with the account of human’s safety perception is presented. The framework enables the flying robot to consider the human’s perceived safety in path planning. First, a data-driven model of the human’s safety perception is estimated from human’s test data using a virtual reality …
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Socio-psychological dimensions related to transport choices
… where variables such as positive attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and habits serve as recurring predictors of transport intentions and behaviors. 2. Experimental Studies on Cycling: Using video-based scenarios, two studies analyzed the impact of urban design and traffic conditions. …
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