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  2. Autotheory - Wikipedia

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    Autotheory is a literary tradition involving the combination of the narrative forms of autobiography, memoir, and critical theory.Works of autotheory involve a first-person account of an author’s life blended with research investigations.

  3. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    Burnout in the box at Tarlton International Raceway, South Africa Fire burnout, Santa Pod Raceway, UK. The origins of burnouts can be traced to drag racing, where they have a practical purpose: drag racing slicks perform better at higher temperatures, and a burnout is the quickest way to raise tire temperature immediately prior to a race.

  4. Effects of fatigue on safety - Wikipedia

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    Fatigue can be both physical and mental. Physical fatigue is the inability to continue functioning at the level of one's normal abilities; a person with physical fatigue cannot lift as heavy a box or walk as far as he could if not fatigued. [3] [4] [5] Mental fatigue, on the other hand, rather manifests in sleepiness or slowness. A person with ...

  5. Driver drowsiness detection - Wikipedia

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    Volkswagen: Fatigue detection system [22] Volvo Cars : Driver Alert Control [ 23 ] In 2007, Volvo Cars launched the world's first Driver Drowsiness Detection system, Driver Alert Control. The system monitors the car's movements and assesses whether the vehicle is being driven in a controlled or uncontrolled way.

  6. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  7. Ride quality - Wikipedia

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    Historically, weight was key to allowing cars such as the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud and the Cadillac in the 1950s and the 1960s to have a more comfortable ride quality. However, there are various drawbacks to heavier cars, including poor fuel efficiency , acceleration, braking, cornering and additional stresses on components.

  8. AP English Literature and Composition - Wikipedia

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    Designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an interest in exploring and analyzing challenging classical and contemporary literature, and a desire to analyze and interpret dominant literary genres and themes, it is often offered to high school seniors and the other AP English course, AP English Language and Composition, to juniors.

  9. Fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Fatigue in a medical context is used to cover experiences of low energy that are not caused by normal life. [2] [3]A 2021 review proposed a definition for fatigue as a starting point for discussion: "A multi-dimensional phenomenon in which the biophysiological, cognitive, motivational and emotional state of the body is affected resulting in significant impairment of the individual's ability to ...