A dynamic traffic signal scheduling system based on improved greedy algorithm - Sun G, Qi R, Liu Y, Xu F.
Urbanization has led to accelerated traffic congestion, posing a significant obstacle to urban development. Traditional traffic signal scheduling methods are often inefficient and cumbersome, resulting in unnecessary waiting times for vehicles and pedestri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

A generic optimization-based enhancement method for trajectory data: two plus one - Zhu F, Chang C, Li Z, Li B, Li L.
Trajectory data play a vital role in the field of traffic research such as vehicle safety, traffic flow, and intelligent vehicles. The quality of trajectory data will determine the safety effectiveness of both research and practical applications. Effective... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

A georeferenced dataset for mapping and assessing subgrade defects in China's high-speed railways - Wang J, Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Li J, Li S.
China has the world's longest high-speed rail (HSR) network, marked by dense transportation and complex operations. However, frequent train use coupled with extreme weather conditions has led to rising subgrade issues. Existing railway defect records suffe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Characteristics of the road network by identifying people-centered streets with place function in the central area of a local city - Someya T, Morimoto A, Tobita T, Fukui Y, Izumiyama R, Uozaki K.
In local cities, older people who have difficulty using automobiles face problems in their daily lives.Therefore, walkable cities need to be created where people can live safely on foot. To create walkable cities in regional cities, it is necessary to cons... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Data-efficient human walking speed intent identification - Higgins TM, Bresingham KJ, Schmiedeler JP, Wensing PM.
The ability to accurately identify human gait intent is a challenge relevant to the success of many applications in robotics, including, but not limited to, assistive devices. Most existing intent identification approaches, however, are either sensor-speci... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Development and challenges of nonlinear dynamic modeling and stabilization control of mobile firing guns - Chen Y, Xie M, Zou X, Liu J.
The ambiguous vibration characteristics of guns under multi-source strong excitations are the key technical bottlenecks that restrict the development of mobile firing guns with high firing accuracy. The development and challenges of nonlinear dynamic model... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Quantitative analysis of the protective performance of bicycle helmet with multi-direction impact protection system in oblique impact tests - Han Y, Yang H, Wu H, Pan D, Wang BY.
PURPOSE: The current study aimed to assess the protective performance of helmets equipped with a multi-directional impact protection system (MIPS) under various oblique impact loads. METHODS: Initially, a finite element model of a bicycle helmet wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Reliable relay assisted communications for IoT based fall detection - Alharbi KK, Alvi SH, Ali B, Mirza J, Javed MA, Alharbi HA.
Robust wireless communication using relaying system and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) will be extensively used for future IoT applications. In this paper, we consider a fall detection IoT application in which elderly patients are equipped with wear... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

The immediate effects of vision-zero corridor upgrades on pedestrian crashes in New York: a before-and-after spatial point process approach - Sehtman-Shachar S, Billig PC, Stein A, Kaplan S.
The long-term effects of the Vision-Zero (VZ) approach in Scandinavia are well documented. In contrast, information regarding the immediate effects of VZ at the starting phase upon gradual implementation is scarce. Taking New York City as the case study, w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

The recognition and intention of local government officers toward compact city policy - Inagaki K, Sukhbaatar A, Taniguchi M.
To promote compact city policy, it will be important to understand the recognition and intention of the local government officers, who are the main actors for the implementation of such policy. It has been reported that the recognitions and intentions of l... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Unraveling the relation between cycling accidents and built environment typologies: capturing spatial heterogeneity through a latent class discrete outcome model - Costa M, Lima Azevedo C, Siebert FW, Marques M, Moura F.
Today, cities seek to transition to more sustainable transportation modes. Cycling is critical in this shift, promoting a more beneficial lifestyle for most. However, cyclists are exposed to many hazardous circumstances or environments, resulting in accide... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

This Women's History Month, how physics connects two Bengali women born decades apart
When Shohini Ghose was studying physics as a kid, she heard certain names repeated over and over. "Einstein, Newton, Schrodinger ... they're all men." Shohini wanted to change that — so she decided to write a book about some of the women scientists missing from her grade school physics textbooks. It's called Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe. This episode, she talks to Short Wave host Regina G. Barber about uncovering the women physicists she admires — and how their stories have led her to reflect on her own. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Margaret Cirino Source Type: news

Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘I was underestimated as a child. I want to tell kids to reach for the stars’
The Sky at Night presenter on science, school and Star TrekBorn in London in 1968 to Nigerian parents, Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a scientist and presenter of The Sky at Night. She trained as a physicist – graduating from Imperial College London with a PhD in 1994, and working for the Ministry of Defence on landmine detection and missile warning systems. She has since designed a host of space instruments, become the first Black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award and in 2013 took o ver fromPatrick Moore as a co-host of the BBC ’s long-running astronomy show. Aderin-Pocock is one of the panel...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Harriet Gibsone Tags: Life and style Family Space Science Source Type: news

10 Weekend Reads
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • How a Physics Whiz Made a Fortune Betting on Nature’s Catastrophes: John Seo used his scientific knowledge to develop a winning formula for trading catastrophe bonds — a…#johnseo #bloomberggreen #drones #airlittoral #loomingirrelevance #airforce #20lessons #atlantic #florida #mattfriend (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Norway's battery electric vehicles and public health- findings from the literature - John Okesanya O, Saclolo JMB, Mia KBP, Ntacyabukura B, Corman V, Ahmadi A, Nugraha RR, He J, Telin JM, Tshering UU, Abdullahi Y, Ogaya JB, Delos Santos FE, Pedrajas-Mendoza SA, Magramo MM, Lucero-Prisno DE, Kouwenhoven MBN.
The transportation sector is among the highest contributors to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in European nations, with private cars emerging as the primary source. Although reducing emissions presents a formidable challenge, the emergence of bat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news