Authors are asked to submit new manuscripts online through Rapid Review (www.rapidreview.com), where they can track their manuscripts from submission through acceptance. Preparing computer files in one of the preferred computer applications increases the likelihood that graphics will be rendered correctly. (more…)
Bicyclists are vulnerable road users for severe injury all over the world. The nature and extent of such injuries are less well known in Iran. Using data from a comprehensive survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 13 health divisions of Iran, in 2003, we examined circumstances around bicyclist injury and death. (more…)
This study summarizes evidence from empirical studies on the effects of electronic stability control (ESC) on accidents in a meta-analysis. Large reductions of single vehicle accidents have been found (?49%; 95% confidence interval: [?55%; ?42%]), and smaller but still significant reductions of head-on collisions (?13%; 95% confidence interval: [?17%; ?8%]). Multi-vehicle fatal accidents are also significantly reduced (?32%; 95% confidence interval: [?43%; ?20%]). (more…)
Sleep apnea among commercial drivers may increase the risk of fall-asleep crashes, which incur large expenses. Drivers of passenger cars whose apnea is treated experience lower crash risk. Among community-based holders of commercial driver’s licenses, we considered three methods for identifying sleep apnea syndrome: (1) in-lab polysomnography; (2) selective in-lab polysomnography for high-risk drivers, where high risk is first identified by body mass index, age and gender, (more…)
ObjectivesTo describe a population of older drivers with driving restrictions, their most common restrictions, and to compare restricted drivers to their safe and unsafe counterparts. Safe drivers are those who do not commit hazardous errors or traffic violations. (more…)
Inattention and distraction account for a substantial number of traffic accidents. Therefore, we examined the impact of secondary task performance (an auditory oddball task) on a primary driving task (lane keeping). (more…)
Between May and September 2006, 640 specimens of the rabbitfish Siganusrivulatus Forsskal (Teleostei, Siganidae) were examined for infections with intestinal helminths.These fishes were caught in the Red Sea off the coast of Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt,examined in a field laboratory and separated into three size groups of regular length intervals.Only three species of helminths were recovered: (more…)
BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii (EPC) infection is anuncommon condition, regardless of HIV status, and can occur as a complication of P carinii pneumonia(PCP). However, PCP is the most common severe opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Theincidence of EPC is variable, and in HIV-1-infected individuals it has been estimated to be0.06-2.5%. CASE: (more…)
