National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Consensus and Advisory Studies Division, Katherine F. Turnbull
(Išleidimo metai: 11-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309729345)
The climate crisis poses a threat to life on the planet, with human health, ecosystem, and economic impacts globally. These impacts are projected to worsen in the future, as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and warming to date continues to p...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Scien
(Išleidimo metai: 20-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309682879)
Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. The United States has a historic opportunity to lead the way in decarbonization by transforming its curre...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Scie
(Išleidimo metai: 21-Nov-2023, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309702812)
While there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals, substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and flight attendants at the same rate as the general population - around 15 percent - but due to the high-risk nature of their jobs, a...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Division on Earth and Life Studies-
(Išleidimo metai: 08-Aug-2023, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309701792)
While technologies are clearly instrumental in transitioning away from fossil fuel-based energy and toward a decarbonized economy, decisions about which technologies are prioritized, how they are implemented, and the policies that drive these changes...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Board
(Išleidimo metai: 24-Feb-2023, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309692700)
Steel is a common component of U.S. infrastructure, but that steel can corrode when buried in soil, rock, or fill. Steel corrosion is estimated to cost the United States 3-4 percent of its gross domestic product every year, and it can lead to infrast...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
Serija: Nchrp Report
(Išleidimo metai: 11-Jan-2022, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309275620)
Transportation engineers have used editions of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) in their analyses for decades. The HCM is the fundamental reference for concepts, performance measures, and analysis techniques for evaluating the multimodal operation o...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Assessment of Technologies and Ap
(Išleidimo metai: 15-May-2020, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309496384)
Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, motor coaches, and transit buses - collectively, "e;medium- and heavy-duty vehicles"e;, or MHDVs - are used in every sector of the economy. The fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of MHDVs have become...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Panel on the Review of the Compliance, Safet
(Išleidimo metai: 31-Aug-2017, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309462044)
Every year roughly 100,000 fatal and injury crashes occur in the United States involving large trucks and buses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation works to reduce crashes, injuries, and f...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Panel on the Review of the Compliance, Safet
(Išleidimo metai: 31-Aug-2017, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309462020)
Every year roughly 100,000 fatal and injury crashes occur in the United States involving large trucks and buses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation works to reduce crashes, injuries, and f...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Alina Baciu, Theresa Wizemann
(Išleidimo metai: 28-Nov-2016, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309449380)
Evidence from the public health sector demonstrates that health care is only one of the determinants of health, which also include genes, behavior, social factors, and the built environment. These contextual elements are key to understanding why heal...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Alina Baciu, Theresa Wizemann
(Išleidimo metai: 28-Nov-2016, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309449366)
Evidence from the public health sector demonstrates that health care is only one of the determinants of health, which also include genes, behavior, social factors, and the built environment. These contextual elements are key to understanding why heal...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Committee on National Statistics, Panel
(Išleidimo metai: 12-Aug-2016, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309392556)
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated...Daugiau...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Committee on National Statistics, Panel
(Išleidimo metai: 12-Aug-2016, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309392532)
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment
(Išleidimo metai: 26-Jun-2015, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309372183)
In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero-emission-vehicle requirements, and the current...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment
(Išleidimo metai: 26-Jun-2015, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309372206)
In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero-emission-vehicle requirements, and the current...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Marine Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Envir
(Išleidimo metai: 01-Aug-2014, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309298896)
U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Marine Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Envir
(Išleidimo metai: 01-Aug-2014, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309298872)
U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment
(Išleidimo metai: 18-Jun-2013, EPUB+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309284516)
The electric vehicle offers many promisesincreasing U.S. energy security by reducing petroleum dependence, contributing to climate-change initiatives by decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, stimulating long-term economic growth through the deve...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment
(Išleidimo metai: 18-Jun-2013, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309284493)
The electric vehicle offers many promisesincreasing U.S. energy security by reducing petroleum dependence, contributing to climate-change initiatives by decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, stimulating long-term economic growth through the deve...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
(Išleidimo metai: 30-Sep-2011, PDF+DRM, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309216975)
Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professionssuch as aviation, medicine and the militarydemand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little margin for error. The potential for fatigue to negativel...Daugiau...
