Objective: To date, there has been little information published on the death of rural road accident deaths. This study uses burden of injury method to explore a more accurate estimate of years of life lost due to road traffic crashes occurring over a four-year period in Guilan province, northern Iran.
Methods: Rural road accident deaths from 2009 to 2013 were extracted from Iran's Forensic Medicine System, Death Registry System and Road Trauma Research center database.
Results: During the study period, the average years of life lost due to motor vehicle crashes was 13.8 per 1 000 persons, ranging from 11.9 during March 2011-2012 to 15.8 per 1 000 persons during March 2012-2013.
Conclusion: Road accident deaths in 2013 remained at the same high level as in 2009. The information obtained from this study provides a new perspective on fatal road traffic crash victims in rural settings and show us that more attention is needed in this area.
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Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
The thermodynamic properties of frozen soil depend on its temperature state and ice content. Additionally, the permeability coefficient significantly affects both the temperature distribution and water movement. In this study, the dynamic variation of soil permeability coefficient with temperature is considered, the permeability coefficient is defined as a piecewise function with temperature as independent variable, and the hydrothermal coupling equation is established.
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January 2025
China Merchants Chongqing Communications Technology Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd, Chongqing, China.
Objective: This study aimed to analyze the influence of different tunnel reinforcement measures on drivers and to evaluate the associated driving safety risks.
Methods: Experimental data of driving behavior and physiological response were collected under different driving simulation scenarios, such as cover arch erection, corrugated steel, grouting, Steel strips, and fire; an evaluation index system was established based on electrocardiographic (ECG), electrodermal activity(EDA), standard deviation of speed (SDSP), Steering Entropy(SE), standard deviation of lateral position (SDLP) and other indices. The classical domain rank standard of each evaluation index was divided using K-Means algorithm, and a synthetic evaluation matter-element model was established to comprehensively evaluate and analyze the safety risks of each scenario.
Traffic Inj Prev
January 2025
School of Traffic & Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the causes of 2-vehicle collisions involving an autonomous vehicle (AV) and a conventional vehicle (CV). Prior research has primarily focused on the causes of crashes from the perspective of AVs, often neglecting the interactions with CVs.
Method: To address this limitation, the study proposes a classification framework for crash causation patterns in 2-vehicle collisions involving an AV and a CV, considering their interactions.
Cureus
December 2024
Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Dental College Ramapuram, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Chennai, IND.
Facial bone fractures are a common occurrence in trauma cases, particularly in India where road traffic accidents contribute significantly. Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a potent instrument to help medical professionals diagnose and treat facial fractures. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis, that is, a quantitative and qualitative analysis, of publications focusing on the role of AI in detecting facial bone fractures.
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December 2024
Emergency Medicine, West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham, GBR.
Cervical spine injuries are one of the most common injuries of the spine that are encountered in the emergency department (ED). More than half of all spinal injuries presenting to the ED involve the cervical spine, with nearly half of them resulting from road traffic accidents. The majority of spinal cord injuries are found to occur in males of younger age groups, with almost half of them resulting in incomplete spinal cord injuries.
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