Driver fatigue is a major contributor to road accidents. Therefore, driver assistance systems
(DAS) that would monitor drivers' states may contribute to road safety. Such monitoring can …

Sleep deprivation may have a deleterious effect on inhibitory control; however, this effect is
not consistent across studies. To arrive at an overall estimate of the relationship between …

Driving fatigue impairs the driver's hand-foot coordination, a significant factor in traffic
accidents. However, the functional brain connectivity underlying driver coordination remains …

To deepen the understanding of the impact of car-following driving style (CFDS) on traffic
conflict risk and address the lack of clear CFDS evaluation metrics, this study proposes an …

Fatigue is a phenomenon with implications at the individual level, causing daily
perturbations for each of us. Fatigue also has societal implications, as economic costs and …

Fatigue is one of the crucial factors in human error-related traffic accidents. Despite the
development of highly advanced intelligent transport systems, fatigue-related traffic …

Sleepiness is a significant workplace safety hazard and prevalent in shift workers including
bus drivers. Several aspects of professional driving can result in shortened sleep and …

Sufficient sleep is necessary for optimal health, daytime performance and wellbeing and the
amount required is age-dependent and decreases across the lifespan. Sleep duration is …

In this issue of the journal, Vital-Lopez et al.[1] outline a combined biomathematical model
for optimizing alertness based on better planning of sleep and caffeine consumption …

The Covid-19 pandemic led to the deaths of 50 doctors in the UK, 150 in Italy and over 700
in India. Infectious diseases are an obvious risk for medical students and doctors, but there …