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A comparison of freeway median crash frequency, severity, and barrier strike outcomes by median barrier type by Russo, Brendan J., Savolainen, Peter T.

“…•Safety performance of cable, thrie-beam, and concrete median barriers are compared.•Cable barriers result in less severe crashes, but are most prone to…”
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The statistical analysis of highway crash-injury severities: A review and assessment of methodological alternatives by Savolainen, Peter T., Mannering, Fred L., Lord, Dominique, Quddus, Mohammed A.

“…► This paper provides a state-of-the-practice review of statistical methods for analyzing crash-injury severity data. ► Methodological issues germane to the…”
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Examining driver behavior at the onset of yellow in a traffic simulator environment: Comparisons between random parameters and latent class logit models by Savolainen, Peter T.

“…This study involves an examination of driver behavior at the onset of a yellow signal indication. Behavioral data were obtained from a driving simulator study…”
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Investigating changes in travel behavior over time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Rostami, Alireza, Kamjoo, Ehsan, Bamney, Anshu, Gupta, Nischal, Savolainen, Peter T., Zockaie, Ali

“…•COVID-19 has significantly impacted travel behavior.•This study examines changes in weekly driving hours, as well as the frequency of telecommuting, travel…”
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Probabilistic models of motorcyclists’ injury severities in single- and multi-vehicle crashes by Savolainen, Peter, Mannering, Fred

“…Motorcycle fatalities have more than doubled in the United States since 1997—highlighting the need to better understand the many interrelated factors that…”
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Out of southern East Asia： the natural history of domestic dogs across the world by Wang, Guo-Dong, Zhai, Weiwei, Yang, He-Chuan, Wang, Lu, Zhong, Li, Liu, Yan-Hu, Fan, Ruo-Xi, Yin, Ting-Ting, Zhu, Chun-Ling, Poyarkov, Andrei D, Irwin, David M, Hytönen, Marjo K, Lohi, Hannes, Wu, Chung-I, Savolainen, Peter, Zhang, Ya-Ping

“…The origin and evolution of the domestic dog remains a controversial question for the scientific community, with basic aspects such as the place and date of…”
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Driver speed selection and crash risk: Insights from the naturalistic driving study by Hamzeie, Raha, Savolainen, Peter T., Gates, Timothy J.

“…•Naturalistic driving study data are used to assess the relationship between mean speed, speed variance, and crash risk.•Speed selection is impacted by posted…”
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Genomic regions under selection in the feralization of the dingoes by Zhang, Shao-jie, Wang, Guo-Dong, Ma, Pengcheng, Zhang, Liang-liang, Yin, Ting-Ting, Liu, Yan-hu, Otecko, Newton O., Wang, Meng, Ma, Ya-ping, Wang, Lu, Mao, Bingyu, Savolainen, Peter, Zhang, Ya-ping

“…Dingoes are wild canids living in Australia, originating from domestic dogs. They have lived isolated from both the wild and the domestic ancestor, making them…”
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Communicating safety with drivers via dynamic message signs by Kassens-Noor, Eva, Savolainen, Peter T., Gates, Timothy J., Cai, Meng, Deaminada, Travis

“…•Emotions in safety messaging have a significant impact on self-reported driving behavior.•Messages mentioning cell phone use show high recall.•Positively…”
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Driver decision-making in the dilemma zone – Examining the influences of clearance intervals, enforcement cameras and the provision of advance warning through a panel data random parameters probit model by Savolainen, Peter T., Sharma, Anuj, Gates, Timothy J.

“…In recent years, there have been a series of innovations in the field of vehicle detection at intersection approaches. Modern radar-based smart sensors make it…”
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Mixed logit analysis of bicyclist injury severity resulting from motor vehicle crashes at intersection and non-intersection locations by Moore, Darren N., Schneider, William H., Savolainen, Peter T., Farzaneh, Mohamadreza

“…▶ Assessment of factors affecting bicyclist injury severity. ▶ Comparison between intersection and non-intersection locations. ▶ Heterogeneity in effects of…”
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The genomics of selection in dogs and the parallel evolution between dogs and humans by Wang, Guo-dong, Zhai, Weiwei, Yang, He-chuan, Fan, Ruo-xi, Cao, Xue, Zhong, Li, Wang, Lu, Liu, Fei, Wu, Hong, Cheng, Lu-guang, Poyarkov, Andrei D., Poyarkov JR, Nikolai A., Tang, Shu-sheng, Zhao, Wen-ming, Gao, Yun, Lv, Xue-mei, Irwin, David M., Savolainen, Peter, Wu, Chung-I, Zhang, Ya-ping

“…The genetic bases of demographic changes and artificial selection underlying domestication are of great interest in evolutionary biology. Here we perform…”
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Examining Impacts of COVID-19-Related Stay-At-Home Orders through a Two-Way Random Effects Model by Bamney, Anshu, Jashami, Hisham, Sonduru Pantangi, Sarvani, Ambabo, Jayson, Megat-Johari, Megat-Usamah, Cai, Qiuqi, Gupta, Nischal, Savolainen, Peter T.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on public health and safety, economics, and the transportation system. To reduce the spread of this disease,…”
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How is traffic safety affected by changes in traffic speeds following speed limit increases? An evaluation with probe vehicle data by Gupta, Nischal, Megat Johari, Megat Usamah, Jashami, Hisham, Savolainen, Peter

“…Maximum speed limits continue to be an important policy issue. Research has consistently shown speeds to increase following speed limit increases. These…”
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Mitochondrial DNA data indicate an introduction through Mainland Southeast Asia for Australian dingoes and Polynesian domestic dogs by Oskarsson, Mattias C. R, Klütsch, Cornelya F. C, Boonyaprakob, Ukadej, Wilton, Alan, Tanabe, Yuichi, Savolainen, Peter

“…In the late stages of the global dispersal of dogs, dingoes appear in the Australian archaeological record 3500 years BP, and dogs were one of three…”
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The politics of new driving technologies: Political ideology and autonomous vehicle adoption by Mack, Elizabeth A., Miller, Steven R., Chang, Chu-Hsiang, Van Fossen, Jenna A., Cotten, Shelia R., Savolainen, Peter T., Mann, John

“…•Examine the relationship between political ideology and AV adoption.•Use of probit regression and mediation anlaysis with path model.•Ideology and intention…”
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Driver behavior during bicycle passing maneuvers in response to a Share the Road sign treatment by Kay, Jonathan J., Savolainen, Peter T., Gates, Timothy J., Datta, Tapan K.

“…•A field evaluation was conducted of a bicycle warning sign during passing maneuvers.•The study controlled for vehicle, bicyclist, and roadway…”
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Comparison of Severity of Motorcyclist Injury by Crash Types by Schneider, William H., Savolainen, Peter T.

“…The purpose of this study was to examine statewide motorcycle crash data from the state of Ohio to identify those factors most strongly associated with the…”
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Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs by Savolainen, Peter, Zhang, Ya-ping, Luo, Jing, Lundeberg, Joakim, Leitner, Thomas

“…The origin of the domestic dog from wolves has been established, but the number of founding events, as well as where and when these occurred, is not known. To…”
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Optical bioassay for measuring sublethal toxicity of insecticides in Daphnia pulex by Zein, Maya A, McElmurry, Shawn P, Kashian, Donna R, Savolainen, Peter T, Pitts, David K

“…Many emerging contaminants tend to be biologically active at very low concentrations, occur in water as part of complex mixtures, and impact biota in ways that…”
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