Potential enforcement, adjudication and public information strategies for the general deterrence of driving while intoxicated: NHSTA technical note

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore E. Anderson ◽  
Richard P. Compton ◽  
Monroe B. Snyder ◽  
Ron E. Engle
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Driving While Intoxicated ◽  
General Deterrence ◽  
Information Strategies

System Analysis of the General Deterrence of Driving While Intoxicated

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Leland G. Summers ◽  
Douglas H. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
System Model ◽  
Simulation Program ◽  
Driving While Intoxicated ◽  
General Deterrence ◽  
Computer Based

A system analysis was completed of the general deterrence of driving while intoxicated (DWI). The analysis identified system elements relevant to the DWI decision and assessed the potential of countermeasures that might be employed in general deterrence programs. This paper defines the DWI general deterrence framework, describes the analytical methods employed, and presents the conclusions and recommendations derived from project results. The paper also presents a system model for interrelating factors which influence DWI deterrence and an associated computer-based simulation program for examining DWI deterrence alternatives.

scholarly journals Win-stay, lose-switch and public information strategies for patch fidelity of songbirds with rare extra-pair paternity

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Campomizzi ◽  
Michael L. Morrison ◽  
J. Andrew DeWoody ◽  
Shannon L. Farrell ◽  
R. Neal Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Extra Pair Paternity ◽  
Information Strategies

scholarly journals The COVID-19-crisis and the information polity: An overview of responses and discussions in twenty-one countries from six continents

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-274
Author(s):  
Albert Meijer ◽  
C. William R. Webster ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Information Strategies ◽  
The World

Governments around the world are utilizing data and information systems to manage the COVID-19-crisis. To obtain an overview of all these efforts, this global report presents the expert reports of 21 countries regarding the relation between the COVID-19-crisis and the information polity. A comparative analysis of these reports highlights that governments focus on strengthening six functions: management of information for crisis management, publishing public information for citizens, providing digital services to citizens, monitoring citizens in public space, facilitating information exchange between citizens and developing innovative responses to COVID-19. The comparative overview of information responses to the COVID-19-crisis shows that these responses cannot only be studied from a rational perspective on government information strategies but need to be studied as political and symbolic interventions.

scholarly journals Reduction of Emergency Calls and Hospitalizations for Cardiac Causes: Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic and Lockdown in Tuscany Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio D'Ascenzi ◽  
Matteo Cameli ◽  
Silvia Forni ◽  
Fabrizio Gemmi ◽  
Claudia Szasz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Public Information ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Maximum Difference ◽  
Information Strategies ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
Coronary Syndromes ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Containment measures were established to flatten the curve of COVID-19 contagion in order to avoid a crash of the healthcare system. However, these measures influenced the rate of hospitalization of cardiac patients. In this study, we aimed to analyse the impact of COVID-19 and the effects of lockdown measures on hospital admissions and alerts of emergency medical system (EMS) for cardiac causes in the Tuscany region.Methods: An observational, retrospective analysis from Italian Tuscany region was conducted. We evaluated consecutive patients contacting EMS or admitted to the 39 Emergency Departments (EDs) in Tuscany for cardiac causes in the first trimester of 2020. Data were compared with the same period in 2018/19.Results: The alerts of EMS for cardiac causes significantly decrease in 2020 and the highest difference between 2018/19 and 2020 was found immediately after national lockdown (Δ = −47.4%, p < 0.001). The number of admissions for chest pain in the EDs also decreased, with a maximum difference of −67.6% (p < 0.001) vs. 2018/19. The number of hospital accesses for acute coronary syndromes, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure in the EDs significantly decreased in 2020 as compared to 2018/19 (maximum Δ = −58.9%, p < 0.001; maximum Δ = −63.0%, p < 0.001; maximum Δ = −72.7%, p < 0.001, respectively).Conclusions: A significant decrease in the contacts to EMS for cardiac causes and in cardiac diagnoses was observed during the first trimester of 2020. Fear of contagion has likely played a relevant role. The lesson learnt from first wave of COVID-19 pandemic suggests that appropriate public information strategies and re-education of people are essential.

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