STD warning: One-in-three men infected with virus, leaving 20% at higher risk of cancer
Men need to be incorporated into ongoing efforts to control infections and reduce the rates of related disease across the globe.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CDC: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is allowing an additional 30 days for comments on a proposed information collection titled "Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose Data Collection." This data collection collects information on overdose prevention efforts that involve public health and public safety sectors or address justice-involved populations at increased risk of overdose. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 5, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Optimal feedback control law for automated vehicles in the presence of cyberattacks: a min-max approach - Wang S, Levin MW, Stern R.
While automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to bring a wide range of benefits to future transportation systems, emerging AV technologies open a door for cyberattacks, where a select number of AVs are compromised to drive in an adversarial manner. This coul...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Predicting driver errors during automated vehicle takeovers - Alambeigi H, McDonald AD, Manser M, Shipp E, Lenneman J, Pulver EM, Christensen S.
The transition of control between partially automated vehicles and drivers is an important part of the operational design domain and poses unique and important design issues. One approach for enhancing the design of the transition of control mechanisms is ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Ramp metering to maximize freeway throughput under vehicle safety constraints - Pooladsanj M, Savla K, Ioannou PA.
Ramp Metering (RM) is one of the most effective control techniques to alleviate freeway congestion. We consider RM at the microscopic level subject to vehicle following safety constraints for a freeway with arbitrary number of on- and off-ramps. The arriva...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Safety-critical traffic control by connected automated vehicles - Zhao C, Yu H, Molnar TG.
Connected automated vehicles (CAVs) have shown great potential in improving traffic throughput and stability. Although various longitudinal control strategies have been developed for CAVs to achieve string stability in mixed-autonomy traffic systems, the p...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Measuring takeover performance in different driving scenarios: considering the influence of non-driving-related tasks and takeover request lead time - Gong J, Guo X, Qi C, Liang X, Wang Q.
Conditional automation systems (SAE Level 3) allow the driver to perform a secondary task, but the driver must regain control of the vehicle after the takeover request (ToR). Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that influence the driver's ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Exploring the relationship between opportunity and self-control in youth exposure to and sharing of online hate content - Turner N, Holt TJ, Brewer R, Cale J, Goldsmith A.
The rise of the Internet has dramatically increased the degree to which youth may be exposed to online hate content, and simplified the process of sharing this content with others. Viewing messages that contain hate speech or language vilifying others can ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Multiple-Input-Single-Output prediction models of crowd dynamics for Model Predictive Control (MPC) of crowd evacuations - Lopez-Carmona MA, Paricio Garcia A.
Predicting crowd dynamics in real-time may allow the design of adaptive pedestrian flow control mechanisms that prioritize attendees' safety and overall experience. Single-Input-Single-Output (SISO) AutoRegresive eXogenous (ARX) prediction models of crowd ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news

Passenger flow detection in subway stations based on improved you only look once algorithm - Li X, Zhang Y, He D, Teng X, Liu B, Chen Y.
Passenger flow detection plays an important role in guaranteeing passenger safety. It contributes to the efficiency of passenger flow control at stations. However, passenger flow detection in subway stations has the problems of target size inconsistency an...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news

A multi-scale control framework for urban traffic control with connected and automated vehicles - Guo Q, Ban XJ.
Urban traffic control is multi-scale in both temporal and spatial domains, which is of great importance to improve the quality and efficiency of our transportation system. In this paper, we propose a general multi-scale modeling and control framework for u...
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Countdown to control anxiety
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently turned 45 and have been dealing with anxiety for several years. My feelings of worry, stress and fatigue have increased, leading me to avoid social events and limit activities I used to enjoy. My friend suggested I try something she called mindfulness meditation to help manage my anxiety. What is this technique, and how can I start doing it? ANSWER: Anxiety is often described as sustained and excessive worry that…
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 5, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Structure-free model-based predictive signal control: a sensitivity analysis on a corridor with spillback - Poelman MC, Hegyi A, Verbraeck A, van Lint JWC.
Model-based predictive signal control is a popular method to pro-actively control traffic and to reduce the effects of congestion in urban networks. In combination with structure-free controllers, which adapt signal settings in arbitrary order and combinat...
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

A survey on urban traffic control under mixed traffic environment with connected automated vehicles - Li J, Yu C, Shen Z, Su Z, Ma W.
Efficient traffic control can alleviate traffic congestion, reduce fuel consumption, and improve traffic safety. With the development of communication and automation technologies, regular vehicles (RVs), connected vehicles (CVs), and connected and automate...
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Zelenskyy sends strong signals with choice for Ukraine ’s new defense chief
KYIV ­— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s choice for the country’s new defense minister sends two clear signals to Ukraine’s allies and adversaries: Kyiv is serious about cleaning up corruption, and steadfast about regaining Crimea from Russian control. Rustem Umerov, whom Zelenskyy has…#volodymyrzelenskyy #ukraine #crimea #russian #rustemumerov #defense #oleksiyreznikov #statepropertyfund #muslim #crimeantatar
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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