In-car distractions and automated driving: A preliminary simulator study

As vehicles with automated driving features become more common, drivers may become ever more tempted to engage in secondary in-car tasks. We report on the results of a driving simulator study that investigated whether the presence of an in-car video would make drivers more likely to switch on an automated driving system so that they can watch the video. Results show an increase in automated driving mode usage when a video was playing compared to when it was not playing. The presence of this in-car video also made participants slower at reacting to frequent red traffic lights, which the automated driving mode did not detect and were the responsibility of the driver to respond to. These results suggest that in-car distractions are a critical concern for the safe and responsible use of automated driving systems

An Overview of the Healthcare System in Argentina

Poster outlines: The Health Care System The Population The Politics Conclusio

Local Constructions of Singularities Subject Positionings in Turkish Conversations

A researcher must constantly decide whether the discourses, acts, identities, and singularities in one locality operate differently or, in fact, are fundamentally different from those in other localities. For example, in daily Turkish conversations which syntactically give precedence to the action (unlike the ones which syntactically give precedence to the subject), participants display important differences in terms of subject positioning and its relation with meaning constructions of action in talk-in-interactions. In this paper, motivated by a recent article by Gulerce, I will discuss construction strategies of individuals' singularity in Turkish talk-in-interactions in which participants have the choice of constructing singularity based on the meaning construction of the action in context. singular positioning is not a necessary requirement for constructing an action in an utterance in Turkish conversations

Feasibility of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation with opioid sparing truncal plane blocks and deep sedation

Introduction: The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is most commonly implanted under general anesthesia (GA), due to the intraoperative discomfort associated with tunneling and dissection. Postoperative pain can be substantial and is often managed with opioids. There is a growing interest in transitioning away from the routine use of GA during S-ICD implantation, while also controlling perioperative discomfort without the use of narcotics. As such, we assessed the feasibility of a multimodal analgesia regimen that included regional anesthesia techniques in patients undergoing S-ICD implantation. Methods and Results: Twenty patients received truncal plane block (TBL) immediately before S-ICD implantation. The first 10 patients were implanted under general anesthesia (GA + TBL), and the next 10 patients were implanted under deep sedation (DS + TBL). Additionally, the DS + TBL patients were also prescribed a structured regimen of nonopioid analgesics in the perioperative period. Opioid consumption was calculated as milligram morphine equivalents (MME). In-hospital opioid consumption was significantly lower in the patients implanted with DS + TBL (MME = 0) as compared with patients receiving GA + TBL (MME = 60; P = 0.004). Conclusions: Subcutaneous ICD implantation with anesthesia-delivered DS and a multimodal anesthetic regimen that includes TBL is feasible and associated with significantly less perioperative opioid consumption