Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPermanent Magnetic FluidsNicolae Petrescu, Florian Ion Tiberiu PetrescuA team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has accidentally obtained the first magnetized permanent liquid in the world, the droplets of this liquid moving in unison and able to associate in different forms while being manipulated exterior by means of a magnet, according to a new study published in the latest issue of the journal Science, reports … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 22 Aug 2019 · 8,848 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIdentification of Venom-Specific Fingerprints of Clinically Relevant Uruguayan Snakes by MALDI-TOFNorma Suarez, Victor MoraisSnakebite envenomation is a particular public health problem in many areas of the world, including extensive areas of Latin America. In particular, in Uruguay, snakebite accidents are caused by two snakes of the genus Bothrops: Bothrops alternatus and Bothrops pubescens. The only effective treatment available is the administration of the specific antivenom. Although there is an ELISA that allows the … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 26 Jul 2019 · 8,212 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDrop Weight Impact Behaviour of Tube Filled Polymeric Syntactic FoamYash M. Chordiya, Manmohan Dass GoelAccidents are misfortune which could happen to anyone at any place at any time and it affects the vehicle as well as the occupants. Continuous research is being carried out for improving the crashworthiness of the vehicles with different materials. These materials plays important aspect in energy absorption and impact resistant design of the structure, wherein, presence of these materials … …International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 28 May 2019 · 7,607 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMedical Service of RobotsRelly Victoria Virgil PetrescuToday, robots have not only penetrated to create microchips in electronics but also in medicine, where it helps to perform difficult operations, especially where precision is needed and the size is small and any human error could be fatal to the patient. Robots assist the doctor in heart, brain, kidney operations, not to mention bone implants and repair of damaged … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 24 Apr 2019 · 7,549 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFuzzy Logic Decision Support System for Hypovigilance Detection based on CNN Feature Extractor and WN ClassifierInes Teyeb, Ahmed Snoun, Olfa Jemai, Mourad ZaiedFatigue and drowsiness are among the main causes of traffic accidents, just behind excessive speed and alcoholism. This paper deals with the problem of road safety. It attempts to present a driver vigilance monitoring system based on a video approach. This work aims at creating an assistive driving application employing eyes closure duration and head posture estimation as performant signs … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 11 · 22 Nov 2018 · 7,570 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPedestrian Recognition Based on Multi-Scale Weighted HOGMonther Hussein Al-BsoolPedestrian recognition receives a great attention in recent years due to its importance in traffic accidents identification. Traffic surveillance systems can provide valuable information for pedestrian recognition using computer vision and image processing techniques. Most techniques exploit simple feature extraction and multi-stage feature matching to train classifiers. In this study, Canny edge information and Histogram of Oriented Gradient (HOG) has … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 11 · 7 Nov 2018 · 7,161 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDetection of a Moving Car Based on Invariant MomentsAbdul Monem Rahma, Nabaa Basil AbdThis paper presents a proposed technique based on Invariant Moments to detect moving cars in front of Autonomous Cars in order to increase safety and reduce road accidents, thus saving lives, which are one of the most important matters in the context of Autonomous Cars. Object detection from a sequence of images is preparatory step but a crucial mission for … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 3 · 20 Nov 2017 · 7,642 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRoad Safety When Drivers Use Alcohol and Marijuana: Confounded Poisson Distribution Helps to UnderstandRamalingam Shanmugam, Ram Tripathi, Karan SinghSelf-admitted users of alcohol and/or marijuana while driving haunt road safety regulating agencies in general and community groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in particular. Motivated by such data in a survey, by 6,612 drivers above 18 years old in USA during years 2013-2015, we thought of interpreting how the road safety is in the scenarios. Needless to … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 3 Jun 2017 · 7,174 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHistory of Aviation-A Short ReviewRelly Victoria Virgil Petrescu, Raffaella Aversa, Bilal Akash et al.The man has always wanted to be able to fly. The dream or although it has achieved, has not been reached yet fully. The fuse of the flight today is much higher than in the past, but is not yet complete. Although they have carried out the steps in the increase of the safety of a ship in flight, there … …Journal of Aircraft and Spacecraft Technology, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 22 May 2017 · 16,592 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIntegration of Human Factor in Design Ergonomics: Example of a High Speed Train Cabin DesignHajar El M’hadi, A. CherkaouiThe development of new technologies and technical progress has accelerated man/machine substitution. Work is disappearing in its human form. This technical progress has not avoided certain catastrophes occurring. These major disasters, both for man and for the environment, took place where reliability was at its highest level. The responsibility of the operator, of the human, the weak point in these … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 30 Mar 2017 · 7,891 accessesView PDFCite