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Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractMystifying Toxidrome: A Case of Heroin Body Packer SyndromePrasan Kumar Panda, Tom Jose Kakkanattu, Arvind Kumar et al.Drug trafficking is an international problem. Over years it has increased in prevalence and concealment methods. Body packers swallow wrapped packets of illicit drugs, mainly cocaine and heroin and try to conceal them from security personnel. They present to physicians either as body packer syndrome with symptoms of intoxication or asymptomatically on suspicion of drug concealment, for observation. We report … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 18 Jun 2016 · 7,732 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordPerformance Evaluation and Improvement of Main Road Intersections in Al-Bayda City Using Sidra SoftwareWalid Ahmida, Abdullatif Mohamed, Ashraf Fadiel, Taher Abu-LebdehIntersections are one of the most crucial parts of urban transportation systems since they actively contribute to developing strategies to reduce traffic congestion. Congestion is one of the major issues that intersections face as a result of the growth in traffic, which cause lower service levels and longer waiting time. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 10 Mar 2023 · 5,700 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordVehicle Detection in Aerial Traffic MonitoringDmitry Sincha, Mikhail Chervonenkis, Pavel SkribtsovThis work describes a cascade detection of vehicles in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) images and videos. There are some new approaches used in the detection. In particular, the Region of Interest (ROI) search is not only based on GIS and navigation data, but also employs visual method based on rapid image segmentation and road detection. The work also suggests doing … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 11 Jan 2016 · 7,932 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordDEVELOPMENT OF OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUE IN WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARENik Mohd Ramli Nik Yusoff, Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd Shafri, Ratnasamy Muniandy, Islam Mohammad WaliThe shortest path routing is one of the well-known network analysis techniques implemented in road management systems. Pg Routing as an extension of Postgre SQL/Post GIS database is an open source library that implements the Dijkstra shortest path algorithm. However, the functionality to avoid obstacles in that analysis is still limited. Therefore, this study was conducted to enable obstacle avoidance … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 7 · 16 Jun 2014 · 6,933 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordBus Bay Performance and its Influence on the Capacity of Road Network in Dar Es SalaamNurdin K. MushuleOne of major problems facing motorists in Dar es Salaam city today is congestion. Bus bays have a significant influence on the capacity of a roadway because they interfere with passing vehicles primarily when buses maneuver to pull into and out of bus bays. Bus bay stops will also interfere with vehicles movement if bus demand exceeds the bus bay … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 3 Aug 2012 · 8,560 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEstimation of Vehicle Flows and Emissions for Various Scenarios of Street Network Modifications in Mexico CityAngelica Lozano, Francisco Granados, Juan Pablo AntunWe estimate flows and emissions (NOx, HC, CO) generated by vehicles circulating on the main streets of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. The estimation is made for various scenarios, which include a set of changes to the street network for current and future horizons. These changes encompass the construction of new arcs or improvement of existing arcs. Network flows are … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2008 · 6,215 accessesView PDF Cite