GPS Tracking Blog
Fleet vehicles go through many extremes over the course of a year. Depending on your location and the routes your drivers take, you could be experiencing opposite ends of temperature extremes in the course of a few days. While cold weather certainly takes a toll on vehicle batteries, so does extreme heat.
You’ve probably heard by now, more than once, that cold weather can slow down your batteries making fleet vehicles slow to start during winter weather. What isn’t quite so common knowledge among the general public is how heat affects vehicle batteries and what you can do to prevent some of the worst damage.
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There are three major holiday events that take place in the United States each summer:
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
According to AAA, more than 41.5 million people were expected to travel for Memorial Day weekend in 2018 alone. Of those, nearly 36.6 million were expected to travel by car. That’s a lot of drivers on the road for a long holiday weekend.
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New Screening Tool for Dementia
3 Jul 2018
Dementia is a devastating disease affecting nearly 5.7 million people of all ages living in the U.S. including nearly 5.5 million people ages 65 and older. Early detection is one of the key factors in slowing the progress of the condition and warding off symptoms longer.
Montefiore reports that nearly 28 million of the 36 million people believed to have dementia worldwide remain undiagnosed. Part of the reason is that there have been few tools allowing physicians to screen for early signs of dementia. The one tool, most commonly used to screen for dementia, is the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE), but it isn’t the best test for detecting early symptoms of cognitive impairment. In fact, there have been few options available for this purpose, until now.
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GPS Tracking for Mosquito Control Fleets
2 Jul 2018
Mosquitoes pose a clear and present danger to human populations in cities large and small. Whether you’re operating a municipal mosquito control fleet or one that is privately owned and operated, you have a huge responsibility on your hands week after week to help reduce the risks for countless diseases spreading through mosquito infestations.
GPS tracking can help you optimize the performance and operation of your mosquito fleet while reducing costs and expenses. Here’s how.
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Surprisingly, few research studies exist that focus on frequent walkers. Derek Christie is a researcher in EPFL’s Urban Sociology Laboratory who decided to study this population for his thesis paper. He presented his ideas on April 20, 2018.
According to his findings, most people can change their lifestyle by integrating frequent walking into their routine. He discovered that nearly all participants had chosen to start walking more at the same time as another change in lifestyle. His paper shows how the use of devices like smartphone apps or pedometers often played a decisive role in a participant’s decision to walk.
