National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Consensus and Advisory Studies Division, Katherine F. Turnbull
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...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
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 curr...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
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,...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-
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 change...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
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 infras...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
Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, motor coaches, and transit buses - collectively, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, or MHDVs - are used in every sector of the economy. The fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of MHDVs have become a focus of...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
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...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
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 hea...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
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 associate...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
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
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 chang...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
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 dev...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
Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions--such as aviation, medicine and the military--demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little margin for error. The potential for fatigue to negat...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
The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established. Concern about this potential in the aviation context extends back decades, with both airlines and pilots agreeing that fatigue is a safety concern. A more recent c...Daugiau...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Transportation Research Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Committee for the Review of NASA's Aviation Safety-Related Programs
Advancing the state of aviation safety is a central mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Congress requested this review of NASAs aviation safety-related research programs, seeking an assessment of whether the program...Daugiau...
Committee to Assess Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Transportation Research B
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buse...Daugiau...
Committee to Assess Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Transportation Research Board, National Research Co
(Išleidimo metai: 30-Jul-2010, Hardback, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309387255)
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Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit...Daugiau...
Serija: Transportation Research Board: Special Reports
(Išleidimo metai: 14-Jan-2010, Paperback, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309142755)
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In reviewing proposals for transportation research programs as part of reauthorizing the federal surface transportation program, the Transportation Research Board recognized a gap: no proposals explicitly addressed research to mitigate GHG emis...Daugiau...
Lynn Parker, Annina Catherine Burns, Eduardo Sanchez, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Transportation Research Board, Institute of Medicine...
(Išleidimo metai: 10-Dec-2009, Hardback, Leidėjas: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309388061)
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The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of todays generation of children. While parents and other adult caregivers play a fundamental role in teaching children about healthy be...Daugiau...
