How many species inhabit our immediate surroundings? A straightforward collection technique suitable for answering this question is known to anyone who has ever driven a car at highway speeds. The windshield of a moving vehicle is subjected to numerous insect strikes and can be used as a collection device for representative sampling. Unfortunately the analysis of biological material collected i...

We present mm-wave transmission as a complementary technique to characterize the properties of superconducting thin lms, obtaining information on both the real and imaginary part of the dielectric function. Examples are given to illustrate the strength of the technique to measure the response of dielectric materials and strati ed systems. We demonstrate the BCS-behavior of a conventional superc...

BACKGROUND In South Korea, people injured in road traffic accidents receive compensation for medical costs through their automobile insurance. However, the automobile insurance system appears to manage health care inefficiently. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the hospital length of stay (LOS), which was used as an indicator of healthcare utilization, for inpatients ...

Abstract Car-to-pedestrian collision (CPC) accidents occur frequently, and pedestrians often suffer serious head/brain injuries. One major cause is the primary impact with windshield. Here, we use a numerical simulation method to study influence of windshield inclination angle passenger car on pedestrian injury due CPC accidents. The range was set 24°–50°, an interval 2°. results show that sign...