Abstract Alien tree species have been introduced to Europe and often used as roadside trees. Currently, preference is given that are adapted urban climate drier conditions. Native epiphytic lichens local species; however, little known whether a shift toward more alien trees would affect the diversity of within cities. We considered three genera common in Hamburg (Germany) Acer, Tilia, Quercus, ...

Communication between vehicles is a very promising technology to reduce fatalities and injuries in road traffic. Vehicles spontaneously form communication networks where they exchange messages to warn surrounding vehicles. Theoretically, this system is open to any communication node that is equipped with the required communication technology. This openness demands appropriate security mechanism...

Advertisement disseminations based on Roadside Access Points (RAPs) in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) attract lots of attentions and have a promising prospect. In this paper, we focus on a roadside advertisement dissemination, including three basic elements: RAP Service Provider (RSP), mobile vehicles and shops. The RSP has deployed many RAPs at different locations in a city. A shop wants t...

This paper reports on a study that formed part of a Europe-wide investigation of the impact drugs, medications and medical conditions have on road safety (the IMMORTAL project) (Impaired Motorists, Methods of Roadside Testing and Assessment for Licensing). This larger research programme is investigating the accident risk associated with different forms of driver impairment and the implication f...

ABSTRACT – Inter-vehicle and vehicle to roadside communication (V2X communication) allow both passenger safety and driving comfort to be improved significantly. For example, a vehicle detecting an icy road could inform following vehicles and thereby prevent accidents. Vehicle to roadside communication could be used near construction sites to warn the vehicle driver about reduced number of lanes...

Abstract. We assessed the oxidative potential (OP) of both water-soluble and methanol-soluble fractions ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Midwestern United States. A large set PM2.5 samples (N=241) was collected from five sites up different environments, i.e., urban, rural, roadside, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri during May 2018–May 2019. Five acellular OP endpoints, including consumptio...