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  2. Level of service (transportation) - Wikipedia

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    Level of service (LOS) is a qualitative measure used to relate the quality of motor vehicle traffic service. LOS is used to analyze roadways and intersections by categorizing traffic flow and assigning quality levels of traffic based on performance measure like vehicle speed, density, congestion, etc.

  3. New Car Assessment Program - Wikipedia

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    The first standardized, 35 mph front crash test was May 21, 1979, and the first results were released October 15 that year. The agency established a frontal impact test protocol based on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 (“Occupant Crash Protection”), except that the frontal 4 NCAP test is conducted at 56 km/h (35 mph), rather than ...

  4. Vehicular metrics - Wikipedia

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    Top speed mph: mph: km/h: Maximum rate of straight line travel: higher is better Electronically limited in some cars for safety (mostly due to concerns of tire failure at high speed) A speed greater than the legal maximum/recommended speed limit can be considered as useless/unsafe. Torque: lbf·ft or lb·ft lbf·ft or lb·ft N·m: acceleration ...

  5. Euro NCAP - Wikipedia

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    The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment programme (i.e. a New Car Assessment Program) based in Leuven, Belgium. Formed in 1996, the first results were released in February 1997. [ 1 ]

  6. 0 to 60 mph - Wikipedia

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    Measuring the 0 to 60 mph speed of vehicles is usually done in a closed setting such as a race car track or closed lot used for professional drivers. This is done to reduce risk to the drivers, their teams, and the public. The closed course is set up for test-drives in order to reduce any variables, such as wind, weather, and traction.

  7. Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources - Wikipedia

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    The initial draft of FHIR, then known as Resources For Healthcare (RFH), was published on Grahame Grieve's blog in Australia [3] [4] 2011-09-11-The standard was adopted by Health Level Seven International (HL7) as a work item [4] 2014-09-30: 0.082: DSTU1 (First Draft Standard for Trial Use) official version published [5] [6] 2015-10-24: 1.0.2

  8. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set - Wikipedia

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    The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a widely used set of performance measures in the managed care industry, developed and maintained by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). HEDIS was designed to allow consumers to compare health plan performance to other plans and to national or regional benchmarks.

  9. Performance car - Wikipedia

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    A performance car is a car that exhibits above-average capabilities in one or more of the following areas: acceleration (torque and throttle response), top speed , cornering and braking. [1] It is debated how much performance is required to move classification from standard to high performance.