Carbon load in airway macrophages, DNA damage and lung function in taxi drivers exposed to traffic-related air pollution
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04179-1
Abstract: To evaluate the potential applicability of carbon load in airway macrophages as a marker of exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and its association with parameters of comet assay as a marker of DNA damage,… read more here.
Keywords: airway macrophages; dna damage; carbon; carbon load ... See more keywords
Introducing a Model of Urban Taxi Driver’s Offenses
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DOI: 10.1007/s40999-018-0378-9
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the unsafe behavior of taxi drivers as a large group of professional drivers and the factors affecting driving violations occurring in Tehran. For this goal, the data… read more here.
Keywords: taxi; engine power; urban taxi; taxi drivers ... See more keywords
Taxi Drivers as Reporters: Studying the Distinctive Journalism of the UTCC Voice Newsletter
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DOI: 10.1080/1461670x.2019.1601028
Abstract: ABSTRACT Taxi driving is an arduous form of labor, occupied by a largely immigrant workforce in major US cities such as Chicago and New York. Taxi drivers barely scrape by and in recent years community… read more here.
Keywords: utcc voice; voice; journalism; newsletter ... See more keywords
Joint Charging and Relocation Recommendation for E-Taxi Drivers via Multi-Agent Mean Field Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning
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DOI: 10.1109/tmc.2020.3022173
Abstract: Nowadays, most of the taxi drivers have become users of the relocation recommendation service offered by online ride-hailing platforms (e.g., Uber and Didi Chuxing), which could oftentimes lead drivers to places with profitable orders. At… read more here.
Keywords: taxi; taxis; relocation recommendation; taxi drivers ... See more keywords
UK doctor is suspended after certifying taxi drivers without seeing medical records
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j3981
Abstract: An associate specialist in orthopaedics and part time out-of-hours GP has been suspended from the UK medical register for a month after he admitted to certifying 127 taxi drivers as fit to drive a cab… read more here.
Keywords: without seeing; seeing medical; taxi drivers; doctor suspended ... See more keywords
Prevalence and associated factors of low back pain among taxi drivers in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069631
Abstract: Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of low back pain and associated factors among professional taxi drivers. Design Community-based cross-sectional study. Setting and participants A Modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to collect… read more here.
Keywords: taxi drivers; among taxi; low back; back pain ... See more keywords
P.1.17 Working time, smoking, and caffeine intake by working type of taxi drivers in korea
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DOI: 10.1136/oem-2019-epi.220
Abstract: Taxi drivers in Korea are known to work long hours and receive low wages. In addition, there are various forms of working, so that they can work 12 hours a day for 2 shifts, work only… read more here.
Keywords: drivers korea; time; smoking caffeine; day ... See more keywords
Exploring the Knowledge and Attitude of the Taxi Drivers in the Field of Traffic Rules and Regulations
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/5280857
Abstract: Background In all countries, the knowledge of driving guidelines is the most important and critical mechanism to ensure the safety of drivers. Naturally, it is expected that more knowledge and attitude towards driving laws would… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge attitude; rules regulations; attitude taxi; taxi drivers ... See more keywords
Comparative effect of driving side on low back pain due to Repetitive Ipsilateral Rotation
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DOI: 10.12669/pjms.35.4.488
Abstract: Objective: To determine the effects of repetitive ipsilateral rotation on low back pain among the taxi drivers of right and left hand drive. Methods: A total of 1200 (600 Iran+600 Pakistan) male taxi drivers, aged… read more here.
Keywords: ipsilateral rotation; back pain; repetitive ipsilateral; low back ... See more keywords
The Impact of Aggressive Behaviour, Sleeping, and Fatigue on Road Traffic Crashes as Comparison between Minibus/Van/Pick-up and Commercial Taxi Drivers
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DOI: 10.17265/2328-2142/2017.01.003
Abstract: No study has been conducted to determine the relationship between RTC (road traffic crashes) and depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21), tiredness, fatigues and sleeping. The aim of the present study was to examine the… read more here.
Keywords: commercial taxi; taxi drivers; van pick; minibus van ... See more keywords
Comparison of work-related traffic crashes between male taxi drivers aged ≥65 years and
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-203286
Abstract: BACKGROUND The percentage of drivers aged ≥65 years among all Korean taxi drivers has risen sharply from 3.2% in 2006 to 22.0% in 2016. OBJECTIVE This study compared the characteristics of work-related traffic crashes between… read more here.
Keywords: aged years; male taxi; taxi drivers; drivers aged ... See more keywords