The link between transport related emissions and human health is a major issue for municipalities worldwide and one of the main challenges to address in the context of Smart Cities. Specifically, Particulate Matter (PM) emissions from exhaust and non-exhaust sources are one of the main worrying contributors to air-pollution. In this paper, we challenge the notion that a ban on internal combustion engine vehicles will result in clean and safe air in our cities, since emissions from tyres and other non-exhaust sources are expected to increase in the near future. We support this claim through simple calculations, based on publicly available data from the city of Dublin, and we present a high level solution to this problem, in the form of a control mechanism and ride-sharing scheme to limit the number of vehicles and therefore maintain the amount of transport-related PM to safe levels. Thanks to the use of Distributed Ledger Technology our proposal is entirely distributed, fair and privacy preserving, which makes it ideal for application in the Smart City domain.

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, established a program entitled Mechanical Systems, which was to become one of five programs in the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Division of the Directorate for Engineering. This program was established to provide support for basic engineering research in the systems and design area of mechanical engineering which would impact on high technology development and industrial productivity. This report summarizes the results of a comprehensive study which defined the field of mechanical systems and identified long-range goals and priorities for research in this field. The primary objective of the study was to prepare recommendations to the NSF on research needs that should be met through the Mechanical Systems Program. The ASME Board on Research initially established a task force on mechanical systems under the Board's Committee on Research Needs. The task force, consisting of H. H. Richardson (Chairman), M. J. Rabins, K. N. Reid, and W. O. Winer, prepared an unsolicited proposal to the NSF in July 1981 which led to a grant to the ASME for the study of research needs in mechanical systems, with K. N. Reid as principal investigator. The study was conducted under the supervision of a steering committee appointed by the Committee on Research Needs, and was carried out through the appointment and action of a 45-person "Select Panel on Research Goals and Priorities in Mechanical Systems." This panel included leaders from academia, industry and government, representatives of the relevant ASME technical divisions, and authorities in the various disciplinary areas involved in mechanical systems. The panel met in a workshop in May 1982, to identify and prioritize research needs in mechanical systems, and to formulate preliminary recommendations. This final report integrates the results from the workshop, input from two national mailings, the advice of a special review panel, and feedback from the technical leadership of ASME concerned with mechanical systems. Two principal outcomes have resulted from the study. First, high-priority research areas have been identified that are not presently being addressed sufficiently in industry or academia, that are not likely to be addressed by industry, and that are fundamental, generic, and have a relatively high potential for medium-and long-range impact on hightechnology development and industrial productivity. Second, it was recognized that a major national initiative is needed in computer integration: in design, manufacturing and operations; in intelligent products; in the computer-human

AFTER graduating from Bristol veterinary school in 2007, I started my first job in a mixed practice in Somerset. I was there for two years, gaining great experience and learning from a lovely group of colleagues before moving on to do a master's degree in wild animal health at the Royal Veterinary College/Zoological Society of London. During the course I worked as a locum to earn some money while studying and realised I enjoyed the flexibility that locum work provided.Fast-forward to 2012 and I was working full time as a locum in clinics across London. I was able to appreciate how varied these were, both in terms of the quality of care offered to their clients and how well they looked after their full time staff (or didn't, in some cases). Chatting with disillusioned colleagues in stressful jobs who were working long hours led me to think that there must be a better, more sustainable way of working as a vet. Many of the colleagues I had graduated with were thinking of leaving, or had already left, the profession, while the veterinary press was full of stories of compassion fatigue and the retention crisis facing the profession. From London to BergenAbout this time I had a call from the brother of a friend who ran a to identify a Norwegian, because they are the ones with a waterproof jacket tied around their waist!