The steady state VOC concentration in automobile cabin is taken as a good indicator to characterize the material emission behaviors and evaluate the vehicular air quality. Most studies in this field focus on experimental investigation while theoretical analysis is lacking. In this paper we firstly develop a simplified physical model to describe the VOC emission from automobile materials, and th...

Article history: Received 2 April 2013 Received in revised form 25 July 2013 Accepted 26 July 2013 Available online xxxx Since the 1970s, automobile manufacturers have used electronics for safety–critical automobile control systems such as acceleration, braking, and steering. These electronic systems introduced functionalities in automobiles that were not feasible in a purely mechanical framewo...

Modifying bio-based degradable polymers such as polylactide (PLA) and poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) with non-degradable agents will compromise the 100% degradability of their resultant composites. This work developed a facile and solvent-free route in order to fabricate 100% bio-based and degradable ternary cellulose/PHBV/PLA composite materials. The effects of ball milling on...

Supply chain companies are one of the most important elements of the economy of each country. These companies play an important role in the expansion and activities of other companies through the provision of capital, customers, credit and even raw materials and technology. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to examine the impact of contagion of return and volatility in the return of...

––In the supplier selection process, the most important issue is to determine suitable decision making criteria for selecting the right supplier. This research aimed to identify the most important criteria to be used as a baseline for a supplier selection process of automobile sector in India. The results are based on the feedback from automobile sector in India. The common questionnaire was us...

The whole-body vibration (WBV) experienced by automobile drivers and the effects of WBV have been widely investigated. There exists a need to review the research literature investigating the evidence of WBV in automobile drivers and the effects of WBV. The aim of this review is to determine whether WBV exists in automobile drivers and then to find out the effects of WBV. Low Back Pain (LBP) is ...

Automobile industry in Taiwan has the characteristics of capital and technology intensive, strong operation management capability, close relationship supply chain and has played a critical role in the international market. Since there are hundreds of the first-tier suppliers and thousands of the second-tier suppliers, this leads automobile industry to be one of the most important industries in ...

Adaptive hypermedia systems (AHS) have typically been geared towards one specific application or application area, in most cases related to education. The AHA (Adaptive Hypermedia Architecture) system is a Web-based adaptive hypermedia system specifically intended to serve many different purposes. As such AHA must be able to perform adaptation that is based on the user’s browsing actions, regar...

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To review of studies that focus on the assessment of driving competence among the elderly who are at increased risk of being involved in automobile crashes. The current status of neuropsychological testing as a predictor of driving safety in this population is critically evaluated. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Several domains of neuropsychological assessment have been shown to ...