The purpose of this work is to determine as a function velocity the minimal roadway luminance that required be judged being bright enough for driver perform nighttime driving task with an adequate feeling safety. In context, it shall also evaluated which areas vehicle forefield are most crucial driver’s general brightness perception. A field study 23 subjects and dimmable LED headlights was con...

The confidence level of citizens, as far as the ability of the organizers to provide security is concerned, is a factor directly impacting their attendance in athletic events. This paper, proposes a system called BioAthletics that implements strong access control, enhancing the safety feeling of event spectators. BioAthletics integrates intelligent biometric access control systems and smart car...

A human being can live in outer space only in the artificially created environment of a spacecraft. Space vacuum, galactic space radiation, meteorite currents, super-low temperatures outboard give rise in space crew members to a natural feeling of threat to their health and survival. In this connection a high level of psychic tension persists even in a trouble-free space flight due to a natural...

Background New resuscitation guidelines were published in October 2010. These recommend use of pads instead of paddles and recommend that CPR is continued during charging of the defibrillator. The aim of our study was to investigate the difference in time spent until delivery of the first and second shock using pads versus paddles, and to assess the rescuers subjective feeling of safety when co...