In recent model years, Ford vehicles have been equipped with a supplementary seat belt reminder system that flashes and chimes intermittently for up to 5 min if the driver is unbelted. Sound- and light-based belt reminder systems of various types are beginning to appear in the market place, and it is important to learn about their acceptance and ability to increase belt use. The present study w...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study is to compare several models of commercially designed belts as used as a tourniquet. METHODS In the Belts Evaluated as Limb Tourniquets (BELT) study, an experiment was designed to test the effectiveness of pants belts as nonimprovised medical devices to control hemorrhage in a manikin. Models of belts included Tourni-belt, Tourniquet Belt, ParaBelt, ...

By numerically integrating the orbits of the giant planets and of test particles for four billion years, we follow the evolution of the location of the midplane of the Kuiper belt. The Classical Kuiper belt conforms to a warped sheet that precesses with a 1.9 Myr period. The present-day location of the Kuiper belt plane can be computed using linear secular perturbation theory: the local normal ...

[Purpose] To determine the validity of knee extension muscle strength measurements using belt-stabilized hand-held dynamometry with and without body stabilization compared with the gold standard isokinetic dynamometry in healthy adults. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-nine healthy adults (mean age, 21.3 years) were included. Study parameters involved right side measurements of maximal isometric k...

This paper investigates the effects of mandatory seat belt laws on driver behavior and traffic fatalities. Using a unique panel data set on seat belt usage rates in all U.S. jurisdictions, we analyze how such laws, by influencing seat belt use, affect traffic fatalities. Controlling for the endogeneity of seat belt usage, we find that it decreases overall traffic fatalities. The magnitude of th...

BACKGROUND Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States in 2012, accounting for 25% of deaths. Truck drivers accounted for 46% of these deaths. This study estimates the prevalence of seat belt use and identifies factors associated with nonuse of seat belts among long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs), a group of workers at high risk for fatalities result...

In this study, we calculate the urban land green use efficiency (ULGUE) in Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2005 to 2019 by using epsilon-based measure (EBM) model. Further, spatial-temporal distribution, regional differences and evolution trends of ULGUE are investigated depth Dagum Gini coefficient, Kernel Density estimation Markov Chain method. The following results obtained. 1) From perspec...

Obese occupants have higher risks of fatalities and injuries in frontal crashes than normal‐weight individuals. In particular the chest and the lower extremities are the body regions that are more likely to be injured for obese than non‐obese occupants. Previous studies demonstrated that obesity increases the amount of belt webbing used by drivers, and have shown that lap belt placement tends t...

in this paper, front engine accessory drive (fead) system of automotive engine is modeled with adams software. the model is validated using engine test data. it is then used to investigate the effect of design parameters on the system performance such as belt vibration and loads on the idlers. three alternative layouts were developed in order to improve the performance of original eead system. ...

Background: To identify the plant species tolerance levels in an industrial area by assessing Anticipated Performance Index (API) and Air Pollution Tolerance (APTI) to establish a green belt area. Methods: A survey on local was conducted around study areas. Seventeen were chosen for evaluation of tolerant based their occurrence dominance Standard methods applied estimation biochemical parameter...