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Epidemiology, Physiology and Clinical Approach to Sleepiness at the Wheel in OSA Patients: A Narrative Review

2022

Sleepiness at the wheel (SW) is recognized as an important factor contributing to road traffic accidents, since up to 30 percent of fatal accidents have been attributed to SW. Sleepiness-related motor vehicle accidents may occur both from falling asleep while driving and from behavior impairment attributable to sleepiness. SW can be caused by various sleep disorders but also by behavioral factors such as sleep deprivation, shift work and non-restorative sleep, as well as chronic disease or the treatment with drugs that negatively affect the level of vigilance. An association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and motor vehicle accidents has been found, with an increasing risk in OSA pati…

ENABLING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGIES THROUGH DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE. A CASE-STUDY OF …

2021

Lo scopo principale di questa ricerca è quello di inquadrare le possibili relazioni causali fra corruzione negli approvvigionamenti pubblici e performance delle amministrazioni locali. A tal fine, viene adottato un disegno di ricerca che integra dinamicamente metodi quantitativi e qualitativi in ogni fase del processo di studio. Gli approcci Dynamic Performance Management (DPM) e Governance (DPG), supportati da interviste approfondite non-strutturate, modellazioni formali e simulazioni quantitative, sono qui adottati per analizzare un caso di studio rappresentativo di un piccolo comune italiano in cui si sono verificati alcuni episodi di corruzione nelle attività di approvvigionamento nei p…

Reported prevalence of health conditions that affect drivers

2017

Drivers’ health and fitness are essential factors in order to predict performance outcomes and to promote road safety. It is a demonstrated fact that drivers with (physical and mental) health impairments or illnesses have more probabilities of being involved in traffic crashes and suffering (or causing) several injuries. The general objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of adverse health conditions that may affect Spanish drivers and its perceived impact on driving fitness. It was used a sample of 1,200 Spanish drivers (666 men and 534 women). The only selection criteria were to be in possession of any type of driving license for vehicles other than motorcycles and to drive …

Pārrobežu informācijas apmaiņas tiesiskais regulējums valsts funkciju izpildei un ar to saistītas problēmas sauszemes transportlīdzekļu jomā

2022

Maģistra darba ietvaros tiek analizēts starpvalstu datu apmaiņas procesa tiesiskais regulējums sauszemes transportlīdzekļu un to vadītāju jomā, procesa organizācija un problēmas, ar kurām saskaras ES dalībvalstis un Latvija. Darbā ir izpētīta regulējuma ietekme uz fizisko personu datu apmaiņu un ar to saistītas problēmas. Pētījums aptver spēkā esošo un arī vēsturisko tiesisko regulējumu, to attīstību un esošo situāciju. Maģistra darbs sastāv no 3 nodaļām. Maģistra darba apjoms ir 66. lappuses, t.s. 5 attēli, 8 tabulas. Maģistra darbā izmantoti 55. informācijas avoti.

Beliefs and attitudes of Australian learner drivers toward driving and avoiding driving through floodwater

2023

Driving through floodwater is a significant cause of flood-related injury and mortality, and opportunities exist to embed safe driving messages regarding floodwaters to novice drivers in graduated driver licensing schemes. To inform future educational efforts, we investigated the beliefs and attitudes of Australian learner drivers about driving and avoiding driving through floodwaters. Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional correlational design with measures drawn from the theory of planned behaviour and administered within an online survey. Phase 1 (N = 44 learner drivers) aimed to identify the core beliefs associated with driving through floodwater. Phase 2 (N = 250 learner drivers)…

Inkluderende læringsmiljø - fra teori til praksis : En kvantitativ studie av hvilken betydning ulike implementeringsdrivere har hatt i satsingen «Ink…

2018

Masteroppgave ledelse ORG917 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 Temaet i denne masteroppgaven er implementering, som handler om å omsette teori til praksis (Fullan, 2007). Satsingen «Inkluderende læringsmiljø» startet i 2014 og omfatter barnehager, skoler og PP-tjenester i kommunene Iveland, Lillesand, Songdalen, Søgne og Vennesla. Den er forankret i et felles samarbeid «Inkluderende læringsmiljø og pedagogisk refleksjon» i de syv kommunene i Knutepunkt Sørlandet (Region Kristiansand fra 01.01.18), og er en oppfølging av regionplan Agder 2020. Formålet med satsingen «Inkluderende læringsmiljø» er å etablere en felles pedagogisk plattform for arbeidet med læringsmiljø, slik at alle barn og unge få…

Accumulation of sleep loss among shift-working truck drivers

2021

Sleep loss is known to contribute to road traffic accidents. Professional drivers are vulnerable to curtailment of sleep due to long driving bouts and shift work. To fill in the gap in the literature related to the buildup of sleep loss in irregular shift systems, we recorded the sleep and working hours of 47 shift-working long-haul truck drivers during a two-week period. Sleep (time in bed) was verified by actigraphy and sleep logs. Sleepiness was measured using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS). Individual sleep need was based on self-assessments. We examined the accumulated sleep versus self-reported sleep need across the study period, using midnights as points of observation, and th…

Assessing risk perception over recidivist traffic offenders from a multi-group approach: how gendered could it be?

2022

ABSTRACT Objective: The core aim of this study was to examine the predictive role of demographic, psychosocial and driving features of Spanish drivers on their risk perception over recidivist traffic offenders, focusing on gender as a key differentiating factor. Method: For this cross-sectional study, it was analyzed the data gathered from a nationwide sample of 1,711 licensed drivers from the 17 regions of Spain (49% females, 51% males) with a mean age of 40.07 years, responding to a telephone-based interview on road safety issues. Demographic, driving-related and psychosocial factors were comparatively analyzed through robust tests and a bias-corrected MGSEM (Multi-Group Structural Equati…

The prediction of three driving quality states of simulated driving by psychophysiological variables with sleep-deprived subjects

2005

Use of driving simulators for advanced driver assistance Systems evaluation in emergency situations

2012

Introducing advanced driver assistance systems in cars has numerous consequences, particularly on drivers' behavior and their interaction with the vehicle. The expected safety benefits of assistance systems can thus be jeopardized. In order to assess the actual safety benefits, driving simulators offer a safe and cheap alternative. This doctoral work relies on experiments carried out on driving simulators with different assistance systems. A first experimental part focuses on longitudinal control assistance: we studied drivers' familiarization with a Forward Collision Warning system in critical situations. A second experimental part focuses on lateral control assistance: we studied drivers'…