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The present research was designed to examine the psychometric properties of Chinese versions of the Self Report Driver Behavior Aggression and Assertiveness subscales, the Driving Vengeance Questionnaire, and the Violent Driving Questionnaire. Study 1 found that the all scales demonstrated good internal consistency, with alphas ranging from .76 to .87 and that assertive driving was related to demerit points received over the past 12 months while driver aggression and violence were linked to collisions over the past 12 months. Study 2 found that the scales exhibited reasonable test-retest reliability, with correlations ranging from .82 to .89. Finally, Study 3 showed that each scale was predicted by other dangerous driving attitudes and behaviors, similar to the original versions. The consistency between the translated and original scales, the implications for use in a Chinese sample, and the uniformity of actions in the traffic environment across cultures are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A model of simultaneous transport in hygroscopic porous materials was developed. Water in fabrics is considered to be present in three forms: liquid water in the void space between fibers, bound water in the fibers, and vapor. It is assumed that the heat and mass transport mechanisms include movement of liquid water due to the capillarity and atmospheric pressure gradient, diffusion of vapor within interfibers due to the partial pressure gradient of vapor and total gas pressure gradient, diffusion of vapor into fiber, evaporation, and condensation of water. The moisture diffusion process into hygroscopic porous materials such as wool fabrics was simulated. At normal atmospheric pressure, the results were compared with experimental data on the temperature and water content changes reported in the literature. The distribution of temperature, moisture concentration, liquid water saturation, and atmospheric pressure in the void space between fibers at different boundary conditions are numerically computed and compared. The conclusion is that atmospheric pressure gradient has significant impact on heat and mass transport processes in hygroscopic porous materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]