Driver fatigue is a contributory factor in approximately 20% of vehicle crashes. While other
causal factors (eg, drink-driving) have decreased in recent decades due to increased public …

This review addresses the effects of sleep deprivation on postural balance based on a
comprehensive search of articles dealing with this relationship in the electronic databases …

Abstract The Spring transition to Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been associated with
several health and road safety issues. Previous literature has focused primarily on the …

Advanced driver assistances are becoming increasingly common in commercial cars, not
only to assist but also to free drivers from manual driving whenever possible. Soon, drivers …

Driver drowsiness and attention warning systems are mandatory for new vehicles in the EU
by 2022. Requirements for the test procedure for type approval are laid down in the Annex of …

Drowsiness associated with sleep loss and circadian misalignment is a risk factor for
accidents and human error. The percentage of time that the eyes are more than 80% closed …

Conditionally automated vehicles (Level 3 SAE) are emerging on the roads, but long periods
without engaging in a non-driving-related task can reduce drivers' vigilance. This study aims …

Understanding whether drivers can accurately assess sleepiness is essential for
educational campaigns advising drivers to stop driving when feeling sleepy. However, few …

Despite sleepiness being considered one of the main factors contributing to road crashes,
and even though extensive efforts have been made in the identification of techniques able to …

Microfluidic free-flow electrophoresis (μFFE) is the most promising technique for proteomics.
This method can perform real-time separation and detection of analytes in a small device …