Nanosystems operating in liquid media may suffer from random Brownian motion due to thermal fluctuations. Biomolecular motors exploit these random fluctuations to generate a controllable directed movement. Inspired by nature, we proposed and realized a nano-system based on Brownian motion of nanobeads for linear transport in microfluidic channels. The channels limit the degree-of-freedom of the...

Safety is a principal focus of government agencies and private-sector organizations concerned with transportation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Formerly a part of the Federal Highway Administration, the FMCSA's primary mission is to...

BACKGROUND Federal guidelines and state laws mandate that all children must be appropriately restrained while traveling in motor vehicles to reduce the risk of injury and death secondary to motor vehicle accidents. The purpose of this study is to identify the methods of restraint in motor vehicles for children in hip spica casts. METHODS Children placed in hip spica casts between August 1, 20...

What happens in the human brain when we learn new motor skills? Human neuroimaging should play a key role in answering this question. However, despite hundreds of published studies, we have learned disappointingly little about the neuronal processes underlying learning. In this symposium we will try to point out the pitfalls in the study of motor learning, and to identify the most promising lin...

Safety is a principal focus of government agencies and private-sector organizations concerned with transportation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Formerly a part of the Federal Highway Administration, the FMCSA's primary mission is to...

BACKGROUND Traffic-related trauma is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in Canada, especially among children and young adults. Comparing exposure-based injury rates between travel modes and jurisdictions is a valuable tool towards improving safety. METHODS We used injury data from the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Branch, trip diary data from the Metro Vancouver transportati...

Automotive Industry is targeting sustainable transportation in near future. Therefore hybrid and electric vehicles are going to be popular due to their sustainability, energy saving and zero emission. Electric motors play significant role in EV’s. In-wheel motor technology is being used in modern electric vehicles to improve efficiency, safety and controllability of vehicle nowadays. BLDC motor...