265 results on '"L. Fridman"'
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202. Sudden Death Caused by Benign Tumor of the Atrioventricular Node
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Maurice Lev, J P Bicoff, Saroja Bharati, J L Fridman, and Kenneth M. Rosen
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart block ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Atrioventricular node ,Sudden death ,Sudden cardiac death ,Benign tumor ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Internal medicine ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Mesothelioma ,Electrical conduction system of the heart ,business ,Pathological - Abstract
Mesothelioma of the atrioventricular (AV) node, although a benign tumor, is a known cause of sudden cardiac death. 1 This association is surprising, in that the tumor location should produce a site of block proximal to the His bundle, which is ordinarily consistent with a favorable clinical course. 2-6 The present report concerns a 16-year-old girl with acquired heart block, sudden death, and pathological studies demonstrating a mesothelioma of the AV node. The case is unique in that His-bundle recordings were obtained that verified a localized site of AV block consistent with the location of the tumor. This case is of particular interest, since previous correlative studies of His-bundle recording and serial section of the conduction system have been attempted generally in patients with multiple electrophysiologic and pathologic sites of conduction disease, 7-12 rather than with a localized site as in our patient. PATIENT SUMMARY The patient was a gravida
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- 1976
203. Cyclization of 4,4-dinitrobutenoic acid esters to 3-nitroisoxazoline N-oxides
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A. L. Fridman, F. A. Gabitov, V. S. Zalesov, and V. D. Surkov
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Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Organic chemistry ,Radical cyclization - Published
- 1974
204. Peculiarities of the reaction of aliphatic diazo compounds with vicinal dinitroalkenes
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F. A. Gabitov, O. B. Kremleva, and A. L. Fridman
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Organic chemistry ,Diazo ,Vicinal - Published
- 1975
205. Reaction of 3-phenyl-4-diazoacetylsydnone with derivatives of ?,?-unsaturated acids
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F. A. Gabitov, A. L. Fridman, Yu. S. Andreichikov, and G. Yufareva
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Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Organic chemistry - Published
- 1979
206. Reaction of some 3,4-dinitropyrazolines with bases
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A. L. Fridman, F. A. Gabitov, and O. B. Kremleva
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Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Organic chemistry - Published
- 1976
207. Where Is a Tort Committed?
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Sociology and Political Science ,Political science ,Law ,Tort - Published
- 1974
208. The Necessity for Writing in Contracts within the Statute of Frauds
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Statute ,Sociology and Political Science ,Political science ,Law - Published
- 1985
209. Restitution Revindicated, or, the Wonderful World of Professor Samek
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Restitution ,Sociology and Political Science ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Art history ,Art ,Law ,media_common - Published
- 1979
210. The Myth of Res Ipsa Loquitur
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Sociology and Political Science ,Res ipsa loquitur ,Philosophy ,Theology ,Law - Published
- 1954
211. Trespass or Negligence?
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Plaintiff ,Trespass ,Political science ,Common law ,Equivocation ,Commonwealth ,Burden of proof ,General Medicine ,Negligence Law ,Causation ,Law and economics - Abstract
The author examines the validity of distinguishing between trespass to the person and negligence, according to whether the injury was directly inflicted by or merely consequential to negligently performed act. Whereas recent English decisions have tended to merge the two forms of action, in other Commonwealth jurisdictions, including Canada, the historical distinction has largely been retained, despite certain amount of equivocation in the case law. One significant problem arising from any "progressive" union would be the extent to which the concepts of foreseeability, causation and other sinuosities of negligence law would be incorporated into the action. Another consideration would be whether the plaintiff would be required to satisfy uniform burden of proof regardless of whether the injury were direct or indirect. Recognizing that "forms of action must not rule us from their graves", Dean Fridman points out that there may be good reason for not burying distinctions before their usefulness and purpose have died.
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- 1969
212. Complex-forming ability of bis (trinitromethyl)mercury
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S. S. Novikov, T. N. Ivshina, V. A. Tartakovskii, and A. L. Fridman
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chemistry ,Environmental chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,General Chemistry ,Mercury (element) - Published
- 1968
213. Studies in Canadian Business Law
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G. H. L. Fridman and Bradley Crawford
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Sociology and Political Science ,Law ,Commercial law ,Business - Published
- 1972
214. Quantum Meruit
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G. H. L. Fridman
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General Medicine - Abstract
This article analyzes the theoretical and practical differences between contractual and restitutionary quantum meruit Instances of quasi-contractual meruit are also considered. The author explores the evolution and historical foundations for these various claims. While claims for restitutionary quantum meruit are well established today, the scope and range of relief as -well as the theoretical basis upon which these claims are invoked, remain undecided. Factors for a successful claim of restitutionary quantum meruit include the intention to be compensated or reimbursed, having not acted gratuitously, and the existence of a special relationship. While recovery was thought to be dependent on whether the defendant receives a benefit, the author explains that this is not always crucial. An examination of Justice judgment in the Peel case concludes the author's article.
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- 1969
215. Reaction of bis (trinitromethyl) mercury with aliphatic diazo compounds
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A. L. Fridman, S. S. Novikov, V. A. Tartakovskii, T. N. Ivshina, and V. P. Ivshin
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Organic chemistry ,Diazo ,General Chemistry ,Mercury (element) - Published
- 1970
216. The influence of the nature of the substituents on the formation of the sydnone imine ring
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F. M. Mukhametshin, A. L. Fridman, and A. D. Nikolaeva
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Polymer chemistry ,Sydnone imine ,Ring (chemistry) - Published
- 1970
217. Reaction of bisdiazo ketones with acrylonitrile
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N. A. Kolobov, V. S. Zalesov, V. V. Larikov, A. L. Fridman, and G. S. Ismagilova
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Ketone ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Polymer chemistry ,Organic chemistry ,Acrylonitrile - Published
- 1973
218. Lawyers' Law and Politicians' Law
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Law ,Political science ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,General Environmental Science - Published
- 1954
219. The Effect of Exclusion Clauses
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Freedom of contract ,Academic year ,Scope (project management) ,Political science ,Common law ,Law ,Control (management) ,General Medicine - Abstract
The extent to which parties to a contract are free to arrange the existence and scope of their respective liabilities by the use of exemption clauses under a contract is a concern touching an unclear area of the law. Professor Fridman, recently appointed to the Faculty of Law of The University of Alberta and commencing tenure in the 1969-70 academic year, surveys the case law and concludes that proper judicial control of the freedom of contract is essential to the protection and future usefulness of that freedom.
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- 1969
220. Canadian Negligence Law: by Allen M. Linden
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Law ,Philosophy ,General Medicine ,Negligence Law - Published
- 1969
221. The Sovereignty of Law: Selections from Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: Edited by Gareth Jones
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Sovereignty ,Philosophy ,Law ,General Medicine - Published
- 1969
222. Hire Purchase Law and Practice: by R. M. Goode
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Law ,General Medicine ,Business ,Hire purchase - Published
- 1969
223. Motive in the English Law of Nuisance
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G. H. L. Fridman
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English law ,Law ,Sociology ,Nuisance - Published
- 1954
224. Rapid Suture Technique for Critical Artery Anastomoses
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Sheldon H. Steiner, Thomas G. Baffes, G. Valeyudha Paniker, and Jaime L. Fridman
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Heart Defects, Congenital ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Aortic Valve Insufficiency ,Aorta, Thoracic ,Coronary Disease ,Pulmonary Artery ,Anastomosis ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Aortic Coarctation ,Veins ,Dogs ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Saphenous Vein ,business.industry ,Suture Techniques ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Arteries ,Middle Aged ,Coronary Vessels ,Surgery ,Femoral Artery ,Carotid Arteries ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Pulmonary Veins ,Heart Valve Prosthesis ,Female ,Blood supply ,business ,Artery - Abstract
The problem of anastomosing vessels that supply critical areas of the body has several important components. Either the anastomosis must be completed rapidly enough so that the temporary hypoxia to the involved organ is only fleeting and contributes nothing towards reduction of its vital function, or some form of protection must be provided to the organ while the sutures required for anastomosis are placed. Preferably, the protection should be adequate enough and prolonged enough so that the sutures can be placed accurately and unhurriedly, in order to be certain that the critical anastomosis has minimal chance for failure. These criteria are not always fulfilled. Technical difficulties, unexpectedly encountered during the anastomosis, may result in deprivation of blood supply to the critical area for longer than anticipated and lead to significant damage to an important organ. Methods for protecting the critical organ are not always entirely effective for providing adequate protection
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- 1970
225. The Supreme Court and the Law of Obligations
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G. H. L. Fridman
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Law ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Political science ,General Medicine ,Independence ,Law of obligations ,media_common ,Supreme court - Abstract
In this article, Professor Fridman criticizes the Supreme Court of Canada for what he feels to be its lack of independence of thought and reasoning in its tendency to apply English precedents rather than to develop its own opinions in the area of contracts, quasi-contracts and torts. He recommends that the Court should analyse problems in depth at every opportunity afforded to it so as to provide greater guid ance for the lower Courts of Canada.
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- 1969
226. Experimental results on implicit and explicit time-discretization of equivalent control-based sliding mode control
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Franck Plestan, Vincent Acary, Olivier Huber, Bin Wang, Bernard Brogliato, Ahcene Boubakir, Modelling, Simulation, Control and Optimization of Non-Smooth Dynamical Systems (BIPOP), Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann (LJK ), Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes (IRCCyN), Mines Nantes (Mines Nantes)-École Centrale de Nantes (ECN)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), L. Fridman, J.P. Barbot, F. Plestan, and ANR-11-BS03-0007,ChaSliM,Vers une commande par modes glissants performante: réduction du chattering, rejet de perturbations, et boite à outils.(2011)
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Discretization ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Mode (statistics) ,Perturbation (astronomy) ,02 engineering and technology ,Interval (mathematics) ,Sliding mode control ,Projection (linear algebra) ,[SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Sampling (signal processing) ,Control theory ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Mathematics - Abstract
International audience; This chapter presents a set of experimental results concerning the sliding mode control of an electro-pneumatic system. The controller is implemented {\em via} a micro-processor as a discrete-time input. Three discrete-time control strategies are considered for the implementation of the discontinuous part of the sliding mode controller: explicit discretizations with and without saturation, and an implicit discretization (that is very easy to implement as a projection on the interval [-1,1]). While the explicit implementation is known to generate numerical chattering, the implicit one is expected to significantly reduce chattering while keeping the accuracy. The experimental results reported in this work remarkably confirm that the implicit discrete-time sliding mode supersedes the explicit ones, with several important features: chattering in the control input is almost eliminated (while the explicit and saturated controllers behave like high-frequency bang-bang inputs), the input magnitude depends only on the perturbation size and is ``independent'' of the controller gain and sampling time. On the contrary the explicit controller shows obvious chattering for all sampling times, its magnitude increases as the controller gain increases, and it does not reduce when the sampling period augments. The tracking errors are comparable for both methods, though the implicit method keeps the precision when the control gain increases, which is not the case for the explicit one. Introducing a saturation in the explicit controller does not allow to significantly improve the explicit controller behaviour if one does not take care of the saturation width.
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- 2016
227. Adaptive solutions for robust control of electropneumatic actuators
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Antonio Estrada, Xinming Yan, Mohammed Taleb, Franck Plestan, Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes (IRCCyN), Mines Nantes (Mines Nantes)-École Centrale de Nantes (ECN)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología [Mexico] (CONACYT), L. Fridman, J.-P. Barbot, and F. Plestan
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Nonlinear system ,Control theory ,Computer science ,[INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering ,Mass flow rate ,Perturbation (astronomy) ,Sliding mode theory ,Robust control ,Actuator ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS - Abstract
This chapter is focused on the design of robust controllers for electropneumatic actuators. This kind of systems is highly nonlinear, and their dynamics is uncertain due to frictions, uncertainties (especially in mass flow rate), and external perturbation. The use of robust controllers is then strongly recommended in order to get high performances for trajectories tracking or stabilization. This chapter presents very recent robust controllers based on sliding mode theory and adaptive gain. Through the application of control laws mixing high-order sliding mode and adaptive gain, the objective is to show their applicability to a real system and to compare their performances by using similar experimental benchmark.
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- 2016
228. Advances in High Order and Adaptive Sliding Mode Control – Theory and Applications
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Alain Glumineau, Yuri B. Shtessel, Emmanuel Moulay, Vincent Bregeault, Franck Plestan, Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes (IRCCyN), Mines Nantes (Mines Nantes)-École Centrale de Nantes (ECN)-Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes (EPUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), SIC, XLIM (XLIM), Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Poitiers, L. Fridman, J. Moreno, and R. Iriarte
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Variable structure control ,Engineering ,Adaptive control ,business.industry ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Control engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Sliding mode control ,Nonlinear system ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Control theory ,Robustness (computer science) ,[INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering ,Convergence (routing) ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,State observer ,business - Abstract
The objective of this chapter is to present advanced control methodologies of uncertain nonlinear systems. Firstly, adaptive sliding mode controller that retains the system's robustness in the presence of the bounded uncertainties/perturbations with unknown bounds is proposed. Due to the on-line adaptation, the proposed approach allows reducing control chattering. Secondly, a high order sliding mode control strategy that features a priory knowledge of the convergence time is presented. Finally, the output feedback second order sliding mode controller is presented and discussed. The control algorithms are applied to experimental set-up equipped by electrical or electropneumatic actuators.
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- 2011
229. Switching and sliding control of limit cycles in planar systems
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F. Angulo, G. Olivar, DI BERNARDO, MARIO, E. Fossas, C. Edwards and L. Fridman, F., Angulo, DI BERNARDO, Mario, and G., Olivar
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Recently a new technique for controlling (or suppressing) limit cycles has been proposed in the literature [3], [1], [2] which is based on the exploitation of recent results in the theory of non-smooth bifurcations [7]. The idea for the controller is to induce a nearby nonsmooth bifurcation event, which does not change the global properties but affects the local phase space structure, which is desirable in most applications.
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- 2005
230. Prioritizing a research agenda on built environments and physical activity: a twin panel Delphi consensus process with researchers and knowledge users.
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Prince SA, Lang JJ, de Groh M, Badland H, Barnett A, Littlejohns LB, Brandon NC, Butler GP, Casu G, Cerin E, Colley RC, de Lannoy L, Demchenko I, Ellingwood HN, Evenson KR, Faulkner G, Fridman L, Friedenreich CM, Fuller DL, Fuselli P, Giangregorio LM, Gupta N, Hino AA, Hume C, Isernhagen B, Jalaludin B, Lakerveld J, Larouche R, Lemon SC, Loucaides CA, Maddock JE, McCormack GR, Mehta A, Milton K, Mota J, Ngo VD, Owen N, Oyeyemi AL, Palmeira AL, Rainham DG, Rhodes RE, Ridgers ND, Roosendaal I, Rosenberg DE, Schipperijn J, Slater SJ, Storey KE, Tremblay MS, Tully MA, Vanderloo LM, Veitch J, Vietinghoff C, Whiting S, Winters M, Yang L, and Geneau R
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- Humans, Delphi Technique, Built Environment, Research Design, Exercise, Environment
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Background: The growth of urban dwelling populations globally has led to rapid increases of research and policy initiatives addressing associations between the built environment and physical activity (PA). Given this rapid proliferation, it is important to identify priority areas and research questions for moving the field forward. The objective of this study was to identify and compare research priorities on the built environment and PA among researchers and knowledge users (e.g., policy makers, practitioners)., Methods: Between September 2022 and April 2023, a three-round, modified Delphi survey was conducted among two independent panels of international researchers (n = 38) and knowledge users (n = 23) to identify similarities and differences in perceived research priorities on the built environment and PA and generate twin 'top 10' lists of the most important research needs., Results: From a broad range of self-identified issues, both panels ranked in common the most pressing research priorities including stronger study designs such as natural experiments, research that examines inequalities and inequities, establishing the cost effectiveness of interventions, safety and injuries related to engagement in active transportation (AT), and considerations for climate change and climate adaptation. Additional priorities identified by researchers included: implementation science, research that incorporates Indigenous perspectives, land-use policies, built environments that support active aging, and participatory research. Additional priorities identified by knowledge users included: built environments and PA among people living with disabilities and a need for national data on trip chaining, multi-modal travel, and non-work or school-related AT., Conclusions: Five common research priorities between the two groups emerged, including (1) to better understand causality, (2) interactions with the natural environment, (3) economic evaluations, (4) social disparities, and (5) preventable AT-related injuries. The findings may help set directions for future research, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaborations, and funding opportunities., (© 2023. Crown.)
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- 2023
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231. The one-week and three-month reliability of acceleration outcomes from an insole-embedded inertial measurement unit during treadmill running.
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Gaiesky SKT, Fridman L, Michie T, Blazey P, Tran N, Schneeberg A, and Napier C
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Inertial measurement units (IMUs) represent an exciting opportunity for researchers to broaden our understanding of running-related injuries, and for clinicians to expand their application of running gait analysis. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the 1-week (short-term) and 3-month (long-term) reliability of peak resultant, vertical, and anteroposterior accelerations derived from insole-embedded IMUs. The secondary aim was to assess the reliability of peak acceleration variability and left-right limb symmetry in all directions over the short and long term. A sample of healthy adult rearfoot runners ( n = 23; age 41.7 ± 11.2 years) ran at a variety of speeds (2.5 m/s, 3.0 m/s, and 3.5 m/s) on a treadmill in standardised footwear with insole-embedded IMUs in each shoe. Peak accelerations exhibited good to excellent short-term reliability and moderate to excellent long-term reliability in all directions. Peak acceleration variability showed poor to good short- and long-term reliability, whereas the symmetry of peak accelerations demonstrated moderate to excellent and moderate to good short- and long-term reliability, respectively. Our results demonstrate how insole-embedded IMUs represent a viable option for clinicians to measure peak accelerations within the clinic.
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- 2023
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232. Blame attribution analysis of police motor vehicle collision reports involving child bicyclists.
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Caplan L, Lashewicz B, Pitt TM, Aucoin J, Fridman L, HubkaRao T, Pike I, Howard AW, Macpherson AK, Rothman L, Cloutier MS, and Hagel BE
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- Adult, Humans, Child, Accidents, Traffic prevention & control, Motor Vehicles, Alberta, Police, Bicycling injuries
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Background: Injuries resulting from collisions between a bicyclist and driver are preventable and have high economic, personal and societal costs. Studying the language choices used by police officers to describe factors responsible for child bicyclist-motor vehicle collisions may help shift prevention efforts away from vulnerable road users to motorists and the environment. The overall aim was to investigate how police officers attribute blame in child (≤18 years) bicycle-motor vehicle collision scenarios., Methods: A document analysis approach was used to analyse Alberta Transportation police collision reports from Calgary and Edmonton (2016-2017). Collision reports were categorised by the research team according to perceived blame (child, driver, both, neither, unsure). Content analysis was then used to examine police officer language choices. A narrative thematic analysis of the individual, behavioural, structural and environmental factors leading to collision blame was then conducted., Results: Of 171 police collision reports included, child bicyclists were perceived to be at fault in 78 reports (45.6%) and adult drivers were perceived at fault in 85 reports (49.7%). Child bicyclists were portrayed through language choices as being irresponsible and irrational, leading to interactions with drivers and collisions. Risk perception issues were also mentioned frequently in relation to poor decisions made by child bicyclists. Most police officer reports discussed road user behaviours, and children were frequently blamed for collisions., Conclusions: This work provides an opportunity to re-examine perceptions of factors related to motor vehicle and child bicyclist collisions with a view to prevention., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2023
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233. In vivo optical mapping of the tympanic membrane impulse response.
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Hamra M, Fridman L, Shinnawi S, Vaizer MC, and Yelin D
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- Humans, Hearing Loss, Conductive diagnosis, Ear, Middle pathology, Acoustic Impedance Tests methods, Tympanic Membrane pathology, Deafness pathology
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The wide frequency range of the human hearing could be narrowed by various pathologies in the middle ear and in the tympanic membrane that lead to conductive hearing loss. Diagnosing such hearing problems is challenging, however, often relying on subjective hearing tests supported by functional tympanometry. Here we present a method for in vivo 2D mapping of the impulse response of the tympanic membrane, and demonstrate its potential on a healthy human volunteer. The imaging technique is based on interferometric spectrally encoded endoscopy, with a handheld probe designed to scan the human tympanic membrane within less than a second. The system obtains high-resolution 2D maps of key functional parameters including peak response, rise and decay times, oscillation bandwidth and resonance frequency. We also show that the system can identify abnormal regions in the membrane by detecting differences in the local mechanical parameters of the tissue. We believe that by offering a full 2D mapping of broad-bandwidth dynamics of the tympanic membrane, the presented imaging modality would be useful for effective diagnosis of conductive hearing loss in patients., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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234. Pinhole shifting for reducing speckle contrast in reflectance confocal microscopy.
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Fridman L and Yelin D
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The high speckle contrast in reflectance confocal microscopy is perhaps the most limiting factor on this imaging modality, particularly in high scattering samples such as biological tissues. In this Letter, we propose and numerically analyze a method for speckle reduction that uses simple lateral shifting of the confocal pinhole in several directions, which results in reduced speckle contrast and only a moderate penalty in both lateral and axial resolutions. By simulating free-space electromagnetic wave propagation through a high-numerical-aperture (NA) confocal imaging system, and assuming only single-scattering events, we characterize the 3D point-spread function (PSF) that results from full-aperture pinhole shifting. Simple summation of four different pinhole-shifted images resulted in a 36% reduction in speckle contrast, with reductions of only 17% and 60% in the lateral and axial resolutions, respectively. This method could be particularly useful in noninvasive microscopy for clinical diagnosis, where fluorescence labeling is impractical and high image quality is imperative for achieving accurate diagnosis.
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- 2022
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235. Measuring the red blood cell shape in capillary flow using spectrally encoded flow cytometry.
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Fridman L and Yelin D
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Red blood cells in small capillaries exhibit a wide variety of deformations that reflect their true physiological conditions at these important locations. By applying a technique for the high-speed microscopy of flowing cells, termed spectrally encoded flow cytometry (SEFC), we image the light reflected from the red blood cells in human capillaries, and propose an analytical slipper-like model for the cell morphology that can reproduce the experimental in vivo images. The results of this work would be useful for studying the unique flow conditions in these vessels, and for extracting useful clinical parameters that reflect the true physiology of the blood cells in situ ., Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this article., (© 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement.)
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- 2022
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236. Differences in Peak Impact Accelerations Among Foot Strike Patterns in Recreational Runners.
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Napier C, Fridman L, Blazey P, Tran N, Michie TV, and Schneeberg A
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Introduction: Running-related injuries (RRIs) occur from a combination of training load errors and aberrant biomechanics. Impact loading, measured by peak acceleration, is an important measure of running biomechanics that is related to RRI. Foot strike patterns may moderate the magnitude of impact load in runners. The effect of foot strike pattern on peak acceleration has been measured using tibia-mounted inertial measurement units (IMUs), but not commercially available insole-embedded IMUs. The aim of this study was to compare the peak acceleration signal associated with rearfoot (RFS), midfoot (MFS), and forefoot (FFS) strike patterns when measured with an insole-embedded IMU., Materials and Methods: Healthy runners ran on a treadmill for 1 min at three different speeds with their habitual foot strike pattern. An insole-embedded IMU was placed inside standardized neutral cushioned shoes to measure the peak resultant, vertical, and anteroposterior accelerations at impact. The Foot strike pattern was determined by two experienced observers and evaluated using high-speed video. Linear effect mixed-effect models were used to quantify the relationship between foot strike pattern and peak resultant, vertical, and anteroposterior acceleration., Results: A total of 81% of the 187 participants exhibited an RFS pattern. An RFS pattern was associated with a higher peak resultant (0.29 SDs; p = 0.029) and vertical (1.19 SD; p < 0.001) acceleration when compared with an FFS running pattern, when controlling for speed and limb, respectively. However, an MFS was associated with the highest peak accelerations in the resultant direction (0.91 SD vs. FFS; p = 0.002 and 0.17 SD vs. RFS; p = 0.091). An FFS pattern was associated with the lowest peak accelerations in both the resultant and vertical directions. An RFS was also associated with a significantly greater peak acceleration in the anteroposterior direction (0.28 SD; p = 0.033) than an FFS pattern, while there was no difference between MFS and FFS patterns., Conclusion: Our findings indicate that runners should be grouped by RFS, MFS, and FFS when comparing peak acceleration, rather than the common practice of grouping MFS and FFS together as non-RFS runners. Future studies should aim to determine the risk of RRI associated with peak accelerations from an insole-embedded IMU to understand whether the small observed differences in this study are clinically meaningful., Competing Interests: LF and NT are employees of Plantiga Technologies, Inc. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Napier, Fridman, Blazey, Tran, Michie and Schneeberg.)
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- 2022
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237. Methodological considerations in MVC epidemiological research.
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Fridman L, Rothman L, Howard AW, Hagel BE, and Macarthur C
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- Adolescent, Child, Data Collection, Humans, Research Design, Risk Factors, Accidents, Traffic prevention & control, Artificial Intelligence
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Background: The global burden of MVC injuries and deaths among vulnerable road users, has led to the implementation of prevention programmes and policies at the local and national level. MVC epidemiological research is key to quantifying MVC burden, identifying risk factors and evaluating interventions. There are, however, several methodological considerations in MVC epidemiological research., Methods: This manuscript collates and describes methodological considerations in MVC epidemiological research, using examples drawn from published studies, with a focus on the vulnerable road user population of children and adolescents., Results: Methodological considerations in MVC epidemiological research include the availability and quality of data to measure counts and calculate event rates and challenges in evaluation related to study design, measurement and statistical analysis. Recommendations include innovative data collection (eg, naturalistic design, stepped-wedge clinical trials), combining data sources for a more comprehensive representation of collision events, and the use of machine learning/artificial intelligence for large data sets., Conclusions: MVC epidemiological research can be challenging at all levels: data capture and quality, study design, measurement and analysis. Addressing these challenges using innovative data collection and analysis methods is required., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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238. State-of-the-art review: preventing child and youth pedestrian motor vehicle collisions: critical issues and future directions.
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Cloutier MS, Beaulieu E, Fridman L, Macpherson AK, Hagel BE, Howard AW, Churchill T, Fuselli P, Macarthur C, and Rothman L
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- Accidents, Traffic prevention & control, Adolescent, Built Environment, Child, Environment Design, Female, Humans, Motor Vehicles, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Walking, Pedestrians, Wounds and Injuries prevention & control
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Aim: To undertake a comprehensive review of the best available evidence related to risk factors for child pedestrian motor vehicle collision (PMVC), as well as identification of established and emerging prevention strategies., Methods: Articles on risk factors were identified through a search of English language publications listed in Medline, Embase, Transport, SafetyLit, Web of Science, CINHAL, Scopus and PsycINFO within the last 30 years (~1989 onwards)., Results: This state-of-the-art review uses the road safety Safe System approach as a new lens to examine three risk factor domains affecting child pedestrian safety (built environment, drivers and vehicles) and four cross-cutting critical issues (reliable collision and exposure data, evaluation of interventions, evidence-based policy and intersectoral collaboration)., Conclusions: Research conducted over the past 30 years has reported extensively on child PMVC risk factors. The challenge facing us now is how to move these findings into action and intervene to reduce the child PMVC injury and fatality rates worldwide., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2021
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239. An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19.
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Howard J, Huang A, Li Z, Tufekci Z, Zdimal V, van der Westhuizen HM, von Delft A, Price A, Fridman L, Tang LH, Tang V, Watson GL, Bax CE, Shaikh R, Questier F, Hernandez D, Chu LF, Ramirez CM, and Rimoin AW
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- Humans, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 prevention & control, Contact Tracing, Masks, SARS-CoV-2
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The science around the use of masks by the public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact, transmission characteristics, source control, wearer protection, sociological considerations, and implementation considerations. A primary route of transmission of COVID-19 is via respiratory particles, and it is known to be transmissible from presymptomatic, paucisymptomatic, and asymptomatic individuals. Reducing disease spread requires two things: limiting contacts of infected individuals via physical distancing and other measures and reducing the transmission probability per contact. The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected respiratory particles in both laboratory and clinical contexts. Public mask wearing is most effective at reducing spread of the virus when compliance is high. Given the current shortages of medical masks, we recommend the adoption of public cloth mask wearing, as an effective form of source control, in conjunction with existing hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing strategies. Because many respiratory particles become smaller due to evaporation, we recommend increasing focus on a previously overlooked aspect of mask usage: mask wearing by infectious people ("source control") with benefits at the population level, rather than only mask wearing by susceptible people, such as health care workers, with focus on individual outcomes. We recommend that public officials and governments strongly encourage the use of widespread face masks in public, including the use of appropriate regulation., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest.
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- 2021
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240. Effect of reducing the posted speed limit to 30 km per hour on pedestrian motor vehicle collisions in Toronto, Canada - a quasi experimental, pre-post study.
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Fridman L, Ling R, Rothman L, Cloutier MS, Macarthur C, Hagel B, and Howard A
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- Adolescent, Adult, Canada epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Middle Aged, Police, Research Design, Young Adult, Accidents, Traffic statistics & numerical data, Automobile Driving legislation & jurisprudence, Pedestrians, Wounds and Injuries epidemiology
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Background: Pedestrian related deaths have recently been on the rise in Canada. The effect of changing posted speeds on the frequency and severity of pedestrian motor vehicle collisions (PMVC) is not well studied using controlled quasi-experimental designs. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of lowering speed limits from 40 km/h to 30 km/h on PMVC on local roads in Toronto, Canada., Methods: A 30 km/h speed limit on local roads in Toronto was implemented between January 2015 and December 2016. Streets that remained at a 40 km/h speed limit throughout the study period were selected as comparators. A quasi-experimental, pre-post study with a comparator group was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention on PMVC rates before and after the speed limit change using repeated measures Poisson regression. PMVC data were obtained from police reports for a minimum of two years pre- and post-intervention (2013 to 2018)., Results: Speed limit reductions from 40 km/h to 30 km/h were associated with a 28% decrease in the PMVC incidence rate in the City of Toronto (IRR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.58-0.89). A non-significant 7% decrease in PMVC incidence rates were observed on comparator streets that remained at 40 km/h speed limits (IRR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.70-1.25). Speed limit reduction also influenced injury severity, with a significant 67% decrease in major and fatal injuries in the post intervention period on streets with speed limit reductions (IRR = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.13-0.85) compared with a 31% not statistically significant decrease in major and fatal injuries on comparator streets (IRR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.37-1.31). The interaction term for group and pre-post comparisons was not statistically significant (p = 0.14) indicating that there was no evidence to suggest a pre-post difference in IRRs between the intervention and comparator streets., Conclusions: Declines in the rate of PMVC were observed on roads with posted speed limit reductions from 40 km/h to 30 km/h, although this effect was not statistically greater than reductions on comparator streets.
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- 2020
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241. Driver and road characteristics associated with child pedestrian injuries.
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Fridman L, Pitt T, Rothman L, Howard A, and Hagel B
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- Accidents, Traffic mortality, Adolescent, Adult, Alberta epidemiology, Built Environment statistics & numerical data, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Injury Severity Score, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Sex Distribution, Young Adult, Accidents, Traffic prevention & control, Distracted Driving statistics & numerical data, Driving Under the Influence statistics & numerical data, Pedestrians statistics & numerical data, Wounds and Injuries epidemiology
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Background: Child pedestrians make up a significant proportion of all road traffic deaths. Our primary objective was to examine the association of driver characteristics with child pedestrian injuries with a secondary objective to broadly describe the road characteristics surrounding these collisions., Methods: We included drivers involved in child (<18 years old) pedestrian motor-vehicle collisions (PMVCs) in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta (2010-2015). These drivers were compared with not at fault (Alberta adaptation of a Canadian culpability scoring tool) drivers involved in vehicle-only collisions. The data were analyzed with unconditional logistic regression., Results: Seven hundred ninety-three drivers collided with 826 children. One quarter of child PMVC drivers were 40-54 years old (25.2%). Younger drivers, 16-24 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.27-2.09), and older drivers, ≥55 (aOR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.24-1.99) were more likely to be involved in a child PMVC. Time of day between 06:01 - 09:00 (aOR = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.16-1.85) and 18:01 - 24:00 (aOR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.30-2.17), no seatbelt use (aOR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.09-4.85), having a child passenger in the vehicle (aOR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.56-2.96), and impairment including 'had been drinking' (aOR = 7.70, 95% CI: 2.85-20.86) and 'fatigued/asleep/medical defect' (aOR = 27.15, 95% CI: 8.30-88.88) were also associated with being a driver involved in a child PMVC., Conclusions: Age, time, impairment and distraction were risk factors for being a driver involved in a child PMVC. Because child PMVC driver characteristics differ from the general driver population, driver-based interventions are a rational additional means of preventing child PMVCs., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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242. Canadian Child Safety Report Card: a comparison of injury prevention practices across provinces.
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Fridman L, Fraser-Thomas JL, Pike I, and Macpherson AK
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- Adolescent, Canada epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Databases, Factual, Evidence-Based Practice, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Surveys, Hospitalization, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Policy Making, Protective Devices, Wounds and Injuries mortality, Accident Prevention legislation & jurisprudence, Accidents statistics & numerical data, Public Policy legislation & jurisprudence, Wounds and Injuries prevention & control
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Background: Injury prevention report cards that raise awareness about the preventability of childhood injuries have been published by the European Child Safety Alliance and the WHO. These report cards highlight the variance in injury prevention practices around the world. Policymakers and stakeholders have identified research evidence as an important enabler to the enactment of injury legislation. In Canada, there is currently no childhood injury report card that ranks provinces on injury rates or evidence-based prevention policies., Methods: Three key measures, with five metrics, were used to compare provinces on childhood injury prevention rates and strategies, including morbidity, mortality and policy indicators over time (2006-2012). Nine provinces were ranked on five metrics: (1) population-based hospitalisation rate/100 000; (2) per cent change in hospitalisation rate/100 000; (3) population-based mortality rate/100 000; (4) per cent change in mortality rate/100 000; (5) evidence-based policy assessment., Results: Of the nine provinces analysed, British Columbia ranked highest in Canada and Saskatchewan lowest. British Columbia had a morbidity and mortality rate that was close to the Canadian average and decreased over the study period. British Columbia also had a number of injury prevention policies and legislation in place that followed best practice guidelines. Saskatchewan had a higher rate of injury hospitalisation and death; however, Saskatchewan's rate decreased over time. Saskatchewan had a number of prevention policies in place but had not enacted bicycle helmet legislation., Conclusions: Future preventative efforts should focus on harmonising policies across all provinces in Canada that reflect evidence-based best practices., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2019. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.)
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243. Predicting road scenes from brief views of driving video.
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Wolfe B, Fridman L, Kosovicheva A, Seppelt B, Mehler B, Reimer B, and Rosenholtz R
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- Adult, Attention physiology, Female, Humans, Judgment physiology, Male, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time physiology, Video Recording, Visual Perception physiology, Anticipation, Psychological physiology, Automobile Driving psychology
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If a vehicle is driving itself and asks the driver to take over, how much time does the driver need to comprehend the scene and respond appropriately? Previous work on natural-scene perception suggests that observers quickly acquire the gist, but gist-level understanding may not be sufficient to enable action. The moving road environment cannot be studied with static images alone, and safe driving requires anticipating future events. We performed two experiments to examine how quickly subjects could perceive the road scenes they viewed and make predictions based on their mental representations of the scenes. In both experiments, subjects performed a temporal-order prediction task, in which they viewed brief segments of road video and indicated which of two still frames would come next after the end of the video. By varying the duration of the previewed video clip, we determined the viewing duration required for accurate prediction of recorded road scenes. We performed an initial experiment on Mechanical Turk to explore the space, and a follow-up experiment in the lab to address questions of road type and stimulus discriminability. Our results suggest that representations which enable prediction can be developed from brief views of a road scene, and that different road environments (e.g., city versus highway driving) have a significant impact on the viewing durations drivers require to make accurate predictions of upcoming scenes.
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244. Childhood road traffic injuries in Canada - a provincial comparison of transport injury rates over time.
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Fridman L, Fraser-Thomas JL, Pike I, and Macpherson AK
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- Adolescent, Canada epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Databases, Factual, Hospitalization statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Wounds and Injuries mortality, Wounds and Injuries therapy, Young Adult, Accidents, Traffic statistics & numerical data, Wounds and Injuries epidemiology
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Background: In Canada, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children and youth ≤19. Across the country, there is variability in road traffic injury prevention policies and legislation. Our objective was to compare pediatric road traffic related injury hospitalization and death rates across Canadian provinces., Methods: Population-based hospitalization and death rates per 100,000 were analyzed using data from the Discharge Abstract Database and provincial coroner's reports. Road traffic related injuries sustained by children and youth ≤19 years were analyzed by province and cause between 2006 and 2012., Results: The overall transport-related injury morbidity rate for children in Canada was 70.91 per 100,000 population between 2006 and 2012. The Canadian population-based injury hospitalization rates from all transport-related causes significantly decreased from 85.51 to 58.77 per 100,000 (- 4.42; p < 0.01; - 5.42; - 3.41) during the study period. Saskatchewan had the highest overall transport related morbidity rate (135.69 per 100,000), and Ontario had the lowest (47.12 per 100,000). Similar trends were observed for mortality rates in Canada., Conclusions: Transport-related injuries among children and youth have significantly decreased in Canada from 2006 to 2012; however the rates vary by province and cause.
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245. An interprovincial comparison of unintentional childhood injury rates in Canada for the period 2006-2012.
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Fridman L, Fraser-Thomas J, Pike I, and Macpherson AK
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Databases, Factual, Female, Hospitalization trends, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Mortality trends, Ontario epidemiology, Saskatchewan epidemiology, Wounds and Injuries mortality, Wounds and Injuries therapy, Young Adult, Accidents statistics & numerical data, Accidents trends, Wounds and Injuries epidemiology
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Objectives: To perform an interprovincial comparison of unintentional population-based injury hospitalization and death rates for Canadian children ages 0-19 years and compare trends between 2006 and 2012., Methods: Annual population-based hospitalization rates per 100,000 from unintentional injuries were calculated for children/youth (< 19 years) using data from the Discharge Abstract Database between 2006 and 2012. Annual mortality rates were analyzed using provincial coronial data. The mean annual change in the rate of hospitalizations due to unintentional injuries was reported for each province., Results: The average annual rate of hospital admissions for unintentional injuries was 305.10 per 100,000 population between 2006 and 2012, and this decreased by - 11.91 over time (p < 0.01, - 15.85; - 7.77). Saskatchewan had the highest average annual morbidity rate (550.76 per 100,000) from all unintentional causes, and Ontario had the lowest average annual rate (238.89 per 100,000). Saskatchewan had the highest average annual rate for all subcauses except for drowning. Ontario was the only province with an average annual injury morbidity rate that was consistently below the Canadian average. The average annual mortality rate from all unintentional injury was highest in Saskatchewan (17.51 per 100,000) and lowest in Ontario (5.99 per 100,000) when compared to Canada (7.97 per 100,000)., Conclusion: Injury prevention policies vary considerably among provinces. Although the unintentional injury hospitalization rate is decreasing over time, some subcauses such as choking/suffocation have shown an increase in certain provinces. Evidence-based childhood injury prevention policies, such as playground equipment safety and four-sided pool fencing among others, should be standardized across Canada.
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246. Investigating the correspondence between driver head position and glance location.
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Lee J, Muñoz M, Fridman L, Victor T, Reimer B, and Mehler B
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The relationship between a driver's glance orientation and corresponding head rotation is highly complex due to its nonlinear dependence on the individual, task, and driving context. This paper presents expanded analytic detail and findings from an effort that explored the ability of head pose to serve as an estimator for driver gaze by connecting head rotation data with manually coded gaze region data using both a statistical analysis approach and a predictive (i.e., machine learning) approach. For the latter, classification accuracy increased as visual angles between two glance locations increased. In other words, the greater the shift in gaze, the higher the accuracy of classification. This is an intuitive but important concept that we make explicit through our analysis. The highest accuracy achieved was 83% using the method of Hidden Markov Models (HMM) for the binary gaze classification problem of (a) glances to the forward roadway versus (b) glances to the center stack. Results suggest that although there are individual differences in head-glance correspondence while driving, classifier models based on head-rotation data may be robust to these differences and therefore can serve as reasonable estimators for glance location. The results suggest that driver head pose can be used as a surrogate for eye gaze in several key conditions including the identification of high-eccentricity glances. Inexpensive driver head pose tracking may be a key element in detection systems developed to mitigate driver distraction and inattention., Competing Interests: Trent Victor is an employee of Volvo Cars and SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Center., (©2018 Lee et al.)
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247. Exploring Maker Cultures and Pedagogies to Bridge the Gaps for Students with Special Needs.
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Hughes J, Fridman L, and Robb J
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- Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Ontario, Schools, Education, Special, Learning, Students
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Through this ethnographic study, the researchers investigate the efficacy of using "makerspace" pedagogies with students who are identified as having special needs. These pedagogies include the transferable skills and global competencies as outlined by the Ontario Ministry of education. The research questions address how teachers view changes in his/her special education students' behaviour and learning based on their participation in maker-related activities, including, but not limited to coding, programmable robots, and circuits, in the classroom. Teachers were supported through professional development by our STEAM 3D Maker Team at the Faculty of Education and then subsequent visits made to each of 20 different schools investigated how maker pedagogies were being employed. Qualitative data was collected in the form of digital video and audio recordings, photographs, observational field notes, and individual and focus group interviews. The data suggest that the use of maker pedagogies can facilitate a number of improved outcomes for students with exceptionalities, including confidence and perseverance, engagement and motivation, self-regulation, collaborative skills, and increased academic achievement.
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248. Annual Trends in Follow-Up Visits for Pediatric Concussion in Emergency Departments and Physicians' Offices.
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Fridman L, Scolnik M, Macpherson A, Rothman L, Guttmann A, Grool AM, Rodriguez Duque D, and Zemek RL
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- Adolescent, Brain Concussion diagnosis, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Ontario, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Retrospective Studies, Aftercare statistics & numerical data, Brain Concussion therapy, Emergency Service, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Guideline Adherence statistics & numerical data, Patient Compliance statistics & numerical data, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data, Primary Health Care statistics & numerical data
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Objective: To assess whether children and youth with concussion receive follow-up visits in accordance with the recommended guidelines., Study Design: We conducted a retrospective, population-based study using linked health administrative data from all concussion-related visits to emergency department and physician offices by children aged 5 through 18 years (range, 5.00-18.99) in Ontario between 2003 and 2013. We analyzed the percentage of children and youth seen for follow-up. The Mann-Kendall test for trends was used to assess a monotonic increasing trend over time in concussion follow-up visits., Results: A total of 126 654 children and youth were evaluated for an index concussion visit. The number of children and youth assessed for concussion follow-up (N = 45 155) has increased significantly over time (P < .001). In 2003, 781 of 7126 patients (11.0%; 95% CI, 10.3-11.7) with an index visit for concussion had a follow-up assessment. By 2013, 6526 of 21 681 (30.1%; 95% CI, 29.5-30.7) patients received follow-up care., Conclusions: The proportion of children and youth receiving follow-up after an acute concussion has significantly increased between 2003 and 2013. Nevertheless, more than two-thirds of all patients do not seek medical follow-up or clearance as recommended by current concussion guidelines, suggesting that ongoing efforts to improve and monitor compliance with recommended guidelines by patients and physicians are important., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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249. Control of discrete time systems based on recurrent Super-Twisting-like algorithm.
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Salgado I, Kamal S, Bandyopadhyay B, Chairez I, and Fridman L
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Most of the research in sliding mode theory has been carried out to in continuous time to solve the estimation and control problems. However, in discrete time, the results in high order sliding modes have been less developed. In this paper, a discrete time super-twisting-like algorithm (DSTA) was proposed to solve the problems of control and state estimation. The stability proof was developed in terms of the discrete time Lyapunov approach and the linear matrix inequalities theory. The system trajectories were ultimately bounded inside a small region dependent on the sampling period. Simulation results tested the DSTA. The DSTA was applied as a controller for a Furuta pendulum and for a DC motor supplied by a DSTA signal differentiator., (Copyright © 2016 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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250. Corrigendum: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus infection mitigates the heat stress response of plants grown at high temperatures.
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Anfoka G, Moshe A, Fridman L, Amrani L, Rotem O, Kolot M, Zeidan M, Czosnek H, and Gorovits R
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- 2016
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