Figures for the United States indicate approximately 40,000 road fatalities per year. Per 100,000 miles driven, the nighttime accident rate on unlighted highways is roughly three times that during daylight hours. While this is partly alcohol and fatigue related, the major factor is believed to be the reduced visual performance of the driver under night conditions. Statistics for other countries...

Road traffic accidents are the major cause of medico-legal deaths. In present study out of 229 autopsy cases in one year, 110 deaths were due to road traffic accident (R.T.A.) which shows the magnitude of the problem in Chitwan and adjacent districts in Nepal.

A 26 year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, including malar rash, photosensitivity, and arthritis, developed a cerebrovascular accident and acute myocardial infarction. High titres to antinuclear factor, anti-DNA antibodies, positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test, and anticardiolipin antibodies were found in her serum. A possible association between the presence of...

Abu Dhabi Municipality has identified the need for the development of an accident data collection, referencing, management and analysis system, for Abu Dhabi. This is part of a strategy to implement a GIS based Transportation Information and Management System comprising several components of which an accident management system would be one. This paper presents the main findings of the initial s...

waveguides and their asymptotical properties Pavel Exner and Alexander Minakov 1Doppler Institute for Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 7, 11519 Prague, Czech Republic Department of Theoretical Physics, Nuclear Physics Institute ASCR, Hlavn 130, 25068 Řež near Prague, Czech Republic Department of Physics, Faculty of Nuclear Science and P...

India had earned the dubious distinction of having more number of fatalities due to road accidents in the world. Road safety is emerging as a major social concern around the world especially in India. Drinking and driving is already a serious public health problem, which is likely to emerge as one of the most significant problems in the near future. The role of alcohol in traffic safety has pro...

BACKGROUND: Some studies have described the pattern of limb fractures and dislocation in Nigeria. However, with recent increase in vehicle and motorbike transport, we aimed to describe the pattern to note any differences from previous reports. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of all patients with accidental fractures and dislocations treated at the Federal Medical Centre Owerri between J...

Located in northeastern Algeria, the region of Constantinois is undoubtedly among regions most affected by various risks related to rail networks. These phenomena are one major development issues and a permanent threat population existing facilities. The associated with field transport several parameters such as soft geological formations, steep slopes, hydrographic network, seismic frame mainl...

Organizations associated with the handling, processing or storage of hazardous substances, have the potential for major accidents. The offshore industry, for example, handles dangerous substances like crude oil and gas. The operations of the offshore industry are usually quite complex and it is a common practice to deploy and maintain multiple safety barriers. However, deficiencies in maintenan...