Accident research is highly concerned with the danger to fall asleep at the wheel.. To develop a driver support system that is able to measure the state of the driver a reliable criterion for fatigue has to be found. Several approaches have been made in the past, but the difficulty to operationalise fatigue remains. 75 subjects drove on a monotonous route on highway in a vibro-acoustic simulato...

The singlet contribution to the g1(x;Q) structure function is calculated in the double-logarithmic approximation of perturbative QCD in the region x 1. Double logarithmic contributions of the type ( s ln (1=x)) which are not included in the GLAP evolution equations are shown to give a power-like rise at small-x which is much stronger than the extrapolation of the GLAP expressions. The dominant ...

The article attempts to identify new directions for the strategic development of automotive enterprises, taking into account current trends, using example both largest German concerns, such as BMW Group and Volkswagen AG, actively developing Chinese manufacturers - BAIC, Chery, Geely, JAC, JAV. emphasis is on production hybrid electric vehicles. Special attention paid prospects Russian segment ...

This paper examines the effect of scandalous news on corporate reputation rival firms from same industry and investigates effects’ differences in China Europe, providing evidence that influences not only target company itself, but also other companies industry. For this purpose, uses 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal as a natural experiment. Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi Porsche were sel...

1Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery; 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Queen’s University, Kingston; 3Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Correspondence: Dr Douglas R McKay, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen’s University, Hotal Dieu Hospital, 166 Brock Street, Broc...