Between 1906 and 2005, records show that global average air temperature near the earth’s surface increased by 0.74 ± 0.18°C. If emissions of greenhouse gases, and in particular CO2, continue unabated the enhanced greenhouse effect may alter the world’s climate system irreversibly...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/118
The projected 40% increase in global deaths resulting from injury between 2002 and 2030 is predominantly due to the increasing number of deaths from road traffic accidents. Road crashes deserve to be a strategic issue for any country’s public health and can lead to overall growth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/106
This paper aims to critically analyze the epidemiology of road traffic accident in India. It is noteworthy to mention that India already accounts for about 9.5% of the total 1.2 million fatal accidents in the world. In 2009, for every 4.14 minute and 1.13 minute one death and one...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/106
Indian tractor industry is now the largest in the world in number of unit production with an average of more than 2 lakhs unit production per year. Export market of tractor is also increasing on an average 30-40% rate. At present most of the tractor models produced in India has (...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2011/120
Gear-up-throttle-down (GUTD) technique as a solution to match the load on tractor during field operation for better fuel economy. Experiments have proved that GUTD approach can save 20 to 30% fuel. Previously a DFE has been developed by keeping in mind the low education level of...
Road Traffic Noise is causing huge socio-economic loss to the nations all around the world. In a study it is estimated that in Europe itself the traffic noise accounted for at least €38 billion per year (0.4% of total GDP of EU22). It is almost as high as one-third of socio-econo...
Due to gradual depletion of world petroleum reserves and the impact of environmental pollution of increasing exhaust emissions, there is an urgent need for suitable alternative fuels for use in engines. The heightened awareness of green house gas emissions and global warming comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/359
Recent data indicate that, in many countries, mobile sources are responsible for the largest portion of emissions of aldehydes, ketones and certain other air toxic pollutants. These air toxic pollutants along with methane are either carcinogenic or pose significant human health t...