IT components with information processing and communication capabilities are embedded in almost all commonplace and industrial objects. In our daily life we depend more and more on these IT components. On the other hand, users will increasingly expect that those IT components collaborate autonomously and thus provide emergent properties. Hence we have to guarantee their reliability, even though...

Air Pollution is one of the significant problems in Tehran. Understanding the role of different sources can result in better decision-making. Some pollutions are not emitted directly from sources and are present in the atmosphere due to chemical reactions. Therefore, using air quality modeling can be beneficial to our understanding of these phenomena. An air quality modeling system was used fir...

In the United States, many transit agencies are considering integrating their demand-responsive service with traditional fixed-route service. In some cases, it may be advantageous to the transit agency or to the passenger to coordinate traditional demand-responsive transit service with fixed -route service. The demand-responsive service connects passengers from their origin to the fixed route s...

In this paper, we present the results of a study on the perception of driver and passenger when cooperating in the car. An increased feeling of control when handing over responsibility for secondary tasks to the passengers might form a basis for the acceptance of future natural cooperative in-car information systems. Many studies have revealed the potential of involving accompanying passengers,...

Aim at the modeling problem for distribution service network (DSN) of comprehensive passenger transport hub (CPTH), the three-phrase modeling method for designing DSN is proposed, which consists of factor analysis, factor description and network integration. Based on the analysis to passenger transport behavior demand, the conception of DSN is defined for the first time. The DSN is a network sy...

In recent years, two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicles realizing high mobility have been developed. In such vehicles, an inverted pendulum control system maintains the vehicle’s stability by only using the two driving parallel wheels. Therefore, the gravity center of the vehicle body with a passenger is higher than the wheel axis, and the vehicle is moved by leaning the vehicle body forward or...

background and aims: given the ever-increasing importance and value of information, providing management with a reliable information system, which can facilitate decision making regarding planning, organization and control, is vitally important. this study aimed to analyze and evaluate information needs at statistics and medical records departments of iranian medical universities. the findings ...

Real-time bus arrival information systems at transit stops can be useful to passengers for efficient trip planning and reducing waiting times. The accuracy of such systems depends upon the ability of the model to account for variations in the data series and to adjust according to changing traffic conditions. Many of the existing studies on passenger information systems have modeled the system ...

The chromosomal passenger complex-composed of Aurora B kinase and its regulatory subunits INCENP, Survivin, and Borealin-modulates multiple events during mitosis. In this issue, Jeyaprakash et al. (2007) report the crystal structure of the regulatory subunit complex and reveal how interactions between these proteins promote the targeting and function of the chromosomal passenger complex during ...

Air travel is becoming increasingly more accessible to people both through the availability of low cost flights. Health problems may arise due to anxiety and unfamiliarity with airport departure procedures prior to flying, whilst during the air travel, problems may arise as a result of the food served on board, differences in the environmental conditions inside the cabin, the risk of crossinfec...