Assessment of Road Noise Pollution in Urban Residential Areas—A Case Study in Piteşti, Romania by Aurel Mihail Titu, Andrei Alexandru Boroiu, Sorin Mihailescu, Alina Bianca Pop, Alexandru Boroiu

“…Thus, noise and traffic measurements are made at the main road intersections in the central part of the city, determining the most relevant noise indicators for the specifics of urban traffic and residential areas. …”
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AN IMPROVED METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE THE WIGGLE FACTOR: AN APPLICATION FOR SPANISH ROAD TRANSPORT by Pablo Domínguez-Caamaño, José Antonio Comesana Benavides, José Carlos Prado Prado

“…Performing a statistical analysis with more than 10.000 routes, this article shows that the most common Wiggle Factor (1.2) is not a good approximation for Spanish roads, thus two different WF are presented: the first WF (1.36) characterizes mainly road infrastructure in rural areas while the second WF (1.29) characterizes high-capacity roads (typically motorways). …”
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De nuevo sobre el Puente de Aljucén en la Vía de la Plata by José María Álvarez Martínez

“…The bridge in question lay on the route of the ≪ Via de la Plata ≫, the iter ab Emerita Asturicam, which, for all the efforts of various scholars, was never located and was even confused with the bridge existing on main Road 630. The reason lay on its almost complete dismantling in the XVIIIth c. and the smothering of the ruins underneath the vegetation and the silts of the river Aljucen. …”
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Performance of asphalt wearing course against the immersion effect of tidal flood (rob) with added materials polyethylene and fine aggregate slag by Sulistyo Juny Andry, Pratikso, Mudiyono Rachmat

“…Heavy traffic and tidal immersion on main roads result in permanent deformation require quality asphalt that is resistant to tidal immersion and traffic loads. …”
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Market Outlet Choice and Its Effects on the Welfare of Smallholder Vegetable and Fruit Producers in Ethiopia by Burhan Ozkan, Ahmed Kasim Dube, Ramu Govindasamy

“…The results on the determinants of market outlet choices obtained using this model indicated that distance to main roads, livestock ownership, access to extension, and cooperative membership influenced the decisions of smallholder farmers in one way or another. …”
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Applying GIS in Analysing Black Spot Areas in Penang, Malaysia by Wan Muhammad Taufiq Wan Hussin, Tarmiji Masron, Mohd Norarshad Nordin

“…The KDE analysis result shows that most fatal accident black spot areas happened at main road areas or segments.…”
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Effects of Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag Used as Filler in Dense Graded Asphalt by Amin Chegenizadeh, Scott W. Hanson, Hamid Nikraz, Calvin Scott Kress

“…GGBFS was used as a replacement for the conventional hydrated lime (HL) filler used in mix designs of the Main Roads WA specifications. A control mixture (1.5% HL) was compared with three prototype mixtures containing 1.5%, 3% or 5% GGBFS instead of HL. …”
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Adoption of Improved Maize Varieties as a Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Eastern Ethiopia: Implications for Food and Nutrition Security by Mengistu Ketema, Kibebew Kibret, Feyisa Hundessa, Tewodros Bezu

“…Furthermore, logit model output indicated that the decision to adopt improved maize varieties is influenced by location (district) dummy, education status of the household head, age of the household head, distance from the main road, and the number of plots owned. Major recommendations include improving the rural road infrastructure, educating and training farmers, organizing experience sharing events among farmers, and raising awareness about the food and nutrition security benefits of sustainable agricultural intensification practices like intercropping improved maize with improved common bean varieties.…”
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A heuristic decomposition method for large-scale traffic assignment: Aburra Valley case study by Laura Lotero, Patricia Jaramillo, Claudia Cristina Rave

“…The proposed traffic assignment model is applied to the multimodal main road network of the Aburra Valley, Colombia. Such an application of a great amount of variables and equations converts the model into a large-scale problem. …”
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The influence of rural road development on forest extent changes over the three time periods: A case study of Chegeni region, Lorestan province by Ayoob REZAEE MOTLAQ, Aidin PARSAKHOO, Kamran ADELI, Mohamad Hadi MOAYERI

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of the development of road quality (surfacing condition and road type) and road quantity (road density and distance to main road) on forest extent changes in a region in Zagros forests of Iran over the three time periods of 1960s, 2000s and 2010s. …”
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Design of two retention basins along the torrent Liera on the Gares Valley (Dolomites, North East Italy) after the storm Vaia by Barbini Matteo, Bernard Martino, Boregggio Mauro, Da Re Fabio, Gregoretti Carlo

“…Herein we show the design of two retention basins that should protect both the Liera torrent and the main road parallel to it. We computed the debris-flow volume to be retained both using an empirical law and simulated solid-liquid hydrographs corresponding to a return period of 300 years. …”
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Application of MODIS image satellite and GIS technique in assessment of avalanche fall in roads by Shahabi, H., Ahmad, Baharin

“…Mahmod Abad pass, located in Main Road Saqez-Sanandaj in north of Kurdistan province of Iran country, is one of path ways that accurse avalanche results dangerous accidents. …”

Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks for a Fault Diagnosis System Using LEACH Protocol by Indhu Ramalingam, R. A. Sankaran

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Optimization, fabrication, and characterization of anthocyanin and carotenoid derivatives based dye-sensitized solar cells by Pooja Prakash, B. Janarthanan, Mohd Ubaidullah, Abdullah M. Al-Enizi, Shoyebmohamad F. Shaikh, Nouf B. Alanazi, Rayana Ibrahim Alkhalifah, Mohammad Ilyas

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Agronomic Traits in Oilseed Rape (<i>Brassica napus</i>) Can Predict Foraging Resources for Insect Pollinators by Stacey M. Fairhurst, Lorna J. Cole, Tereza Kocarkova, Catherine Jones-Morris, Andy Evans, Gail Jackson

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Nanocellulose: A Fundamental Material for Science and Technology Applications by Aiswarya Poulose, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Jinu Jacob George, Jineesh Ayippadath Gopi, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Midhun Dominic C. D., Nishar Hameed, Nisa V. Salim, Sabarish Radoor, Natalia Sienkiewicz

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Assessing the market potential of electric bicycles and ICT for low carbon school travel: a case study in the Smart City of ÁGUEDA by Elisabete Arsenio, Joana V. Dias, Sofia Azeredo Lopes, Helena Iglésias Pereira

“…Results The absence of cycling infrastructures (segregated from main road) and the absence of cycle lanes in the road infrastructure were ranked as the first, second and third most important barriers, by 25.4% and 24.8% of the students, respectively. …”
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MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL BASIS FOR DEVELOPING A SIMULATOR FOR TOWING AND PULLING OF WHEELED AND TRACKED MACHINES by Alexander Serhieiev, Andriy Krivoshapka, Oleksandr Isakov, Vyacheslav Lysenko, Viktor Moskalenko, Sergiy Burdin

“…The tasks to be solved are: based on the analysis of the main roads and ground characteristics to formalize the list of calculated parameters and physical quantities determine the amount of evacuation work when pulling, towing and transporting wheeled and tracked vehicles; to develop a mathematical model that describes the process of pulling and towing wheeled and tracked vehicles using cable ropes and dynamic slings. …”
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Zonasi Bahaya Jatuhan Batuan di Sepanjang Jalan Utama Desa Parangtritis � Desa Giricahyo Provinsi D. I. Yogyakarta by , Karlina Triana, , Dr.rer.nat. Doni Prakasa Eka Putra, ST., MT.

“…Main road which pass through Parangtritis Village to Giricahyo Village in southern Province of D.I. …”

INVENTARISASI POTENSI SUMBER DAYA EKOWISATA DI DANAU WAY JEPARA LAMPUNG TIMUR by imam nur muchlas, Agus Setiawan, Gunardi Djoko Winarno, Sugeng Prayitno Harianto

“…The available infrastructure includes the main road, the alternative way, path tracking, bridges, parking and irrigation canals. …”
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