Speech and driving – solution or problem?

Speech and Driving – Solution or Problem?

Besides travel related information driver related information plays an increasing role while driving. In order to process this information and be able to drive safely at the same time, an information management is necessary in the vehicle. Speech interfaces offer a good solution since verbal interactions use resources which are not needed when driving. However, in practice experiments show that...

Ambulant Market Foods: Consumer Problem or Solution?

  Background: The sale of food by street vendors is an activity of economic, sanitary, and nutritional importance, but these foods can pose a high risk to the health of consumers in inadequate conditions of preparation and storage. The aim of this study was to investigate the preparation conditions and the hygienic-sanitary quality of food sold by street vendors in the vicinity of four campuse...

Obesity: problem, solution, or both?

CAPACITATED VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES HIRE OR PURCHASE DECISION: MODELING AND SOLUTION APPROACHES

The overall cost of companies dealing with the distribution tasks is considerably affected by the way that distributing vehicles are procured. In this paper, a more practical version of capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) in which the decision of purchase or hire of vehicles is simultaneously considered is investigated. In CVRP model capacitated vehicles start from a single depot simulta...

Septoplasty in children: problem or solution?