Case Studies with the Contiki-NG Simulator to Design Strategies for Sensors’ Communication Optimization in an IoT-Fog Ecosystem by Antonio Marcos Almeida Ferreira, Leonildo José de Melo de Azevedo, Júlio Cezar Estrella, Alexandre Cláudio Botazzo Delbem

“…This work aims to simulate a hybrid network of sensors related to public transport in the city of São Carlos - SP using Contiki-NG to select the most suitable place to deploy an IoT sensor network. …”
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Potential and Scenarios of Variants of Thermo-Modernization of Single-Family Houses: An Example of the Lubuskie Voivodeship by Maciej Dzikuć, Arkadiusz Piwowar, Szymon Szufa, Janusz Adamczyk, Maria Dzikuć

“…The most important of them, include replacement of non-ecological boilers heating single-family buildings, improvement of thermal insulation of outer building walls, development of public transport, limiting the movement of old, non-ecological cars, conducting extensive educational activities, economic support for the poorest families in pro-ecological activities, and development of district heating in urban areas. …”
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Accessibility of family planning and safe abortion services under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Moldova by Cornelia SÎRBU, Irina SAGAIDAC, Adriana PALADI

“…Common obstacles/challenges regarding access to FPS and SAC include: insufficient information about COVID-19, fear of infection, doctors with COVID-19, imposed quarantine, overloaded work schedules of doctors, cessation of public transport with limited mobility, etc. Conclusions. …”
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A Study of the Segment Assembly Error and Quality Control Standard of Special-Shaped Shield Tunnels by Peinan Li, Zeyu Dai, Xi Wang, Jun Liu, Yi Rui, Xiaojun Li, Jie Fan, Peixin Chen

“…Large-section special-shaped shield tunnels feature many advantages, such as versatility and a large space utilization rate in energy transmission and public transport; however, guaranteeing the quality of segments’ assembly is difficult. …”
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Limiting spread of COVID-19 in Ghana: Compliance audit of selected transportation stations in the Greater Accra region of Ghana by Harriet Affran Bonful, Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Justice M. K. Aheto, John Kuumouri Ganle, Bismark Sarfo, Richmond Aryeetey, Francesco Di Gennaro

“…A one-hour audit of 45 public transport stations in the Greater Accra region was carried out between 27th and 29th March 2020. …”
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Understanding the quality of life of people living with HIV in rural and urban areas in Indonesia. by Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Lillian Mwanri, Karen Hawke, Paul Russell Ward

“…These included (i) environmental factors, such as living in rural areas, the unavailability of HIV care services and public transport, and long-distance travel to healthcare facilities; (ii) personal beliefs associated with HIV; (iii) sexual and social relationships and their influence of the QoL of participants; and (iv) level of independence and physical health condition following HIV diagnosis. …”
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Physical and Digital Infrastructure Readiness Index for Connected and Automated Vehicles by Boris Cucor, Tibor Petrov, Patrik Kamencay, Ghadir Pourhashem, Milan Dado

“…Moreover, we demonstrate how the proposed framework can be applied using data collected on a public transport route in the city of Zilina, Slovakia. …”
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Epidemiologic study of patients with upper extremity injuries in Besat Hospital in Hamadan City, Iran by Hamid Bouraghi, Rasoul Salimi

“…Therefore, observing the principles of safety at work, improving the safety of roads, personal vehicles, and public transport, addressing issues related to the prevention of accidents such as the forced use of safety equipment at work, and compliance with traffic rules and driving can play an important role in reducing trauma.…”
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A Critical Review of Hyperloop (Ultra-High Speed Rail) Technology: Urban and Transport Planning, Technical, Environmental, Economic, and Human Considerations by Smriti Premsagar, Jeffrey Kenworthy, Jeffrey Kenworthy

“…Companies globally have been trying to alter existing transportation systems to maximize public transport benefits, especially in the sector of high-speed (HS) ground transportation. …”
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A New Big Data Approach to Understanding General Traffic Impacts on Bus Passenger Delays by Yaiza Montero-Lamas, Margarita Novales, Alfonso Orro, Graham Currie

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Resource deserts, village hierarchies and de-growth in sparsely populated areas: the case of Southern Lapland, Sweden by Dean Bradley Carson, Doris Anna Carson, Linda Lundmark, Anna-Karin Hurtig

“… Small villages in northern Sweden have seen a continuing removal of key services, such as schools, shops and public transport, since the 1970s. Disinvestment in public services has not been strategically planned but has happened in response to population loss and increased costs on a case-by-case basis. …”
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Implications of Traffic Mix on Pedestrian Roads Safety in Urban Built Environment by PAULO KITOSI

“…Tanzania like many other most of urban areas face poor public transport which force city dwellers to use alternative transport including walking. …”
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The feasibility of implementing a pedestrian plan in urban historical context Case study of Khajeh Nasir Street in Gaz-e-Borkhar by Dr. younes gholami beyragh, abolfazl dehghan jozi

“…The increasing tendency of man to the life of the car and the use of personal vehicles, the lack of utilization of public transport, the increase of environmental pollution and, ultimately, the movement of society to individual life, diminish social interactions and distant Human beings are from each other. …”
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E-scooter micromobility systems: Review of attributes and impacts by Lambros Mitropoulos, Eirini Stavropoulou, Panagiotis Tzouras, Christos Karolemeas, Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou

“…Thirty-eight studies are considered; for which a database is built that includes e-scooter attributes, such as service type (i.e., docked or dockless), infrastructure (i.e., dedicated lanes) and role (i.e., competing or complementary to public transport), key performance indicators and measured impacts by considering empirical and simulated data. …”
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Spatial Factor—Using a Random Forest Classification Model to Measure an Internationally Comparable Urbanity Index by Ulrich Niklas, Sascha von Behren, Tamer Soylu, Johanna Kopp, Bastian Chlond, Peter Vortisch

“…In order to describe urbanity, data were collected regarding spatial structure, population, land use, and public transport. We developed the UI using a supervised machine learning technique which divides zip codes into four area types: (1) super-urban, (2) urban, (3) suburban/small town, (4) rural. …”
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Forecasting fuel consumption in means of transport with the use of machine learning by Artur Budzyński, Aleksander Sładkowski

“…The possibilities of using the methods of forecasting electricity and hydrogen consumption in various means of transport, including public transport, where indicated. The data is processed using the Pandas library. …”
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Using Massive Vehicle Positioning Data to Improve Control and Planning of Public Road Transport by Gabino Padrón, Carmelo R. García, A. Quesada-Arencibia, Francisco Alayón, Ricardo Pérez

“…This study describes a system for the automatic recording of positioning data for public transport vehicles used on roads. With the data provided by this system, transportation-regulatory authorities can control, verify and improve the routes that vehicles use, while also providing new data to improve the representation of the transportation network and providing new services in the context of intelligent metropolitan areas. …”
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Waiting for cataract intervention for people with curable blindness: Lived experiences by Buyiswa M. Sitole, Emeka Obioha

“…Theme 1 had six subthemes: (1.1) personal care and household chores, (1.2) attending to health, (1.3) accessing public transport, (1. 4) lack of dignity, (1.5) taking care of own finances and (1.6) attending to spiritual needs. …”
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Systematic review and narrative synthesis of the key barriers and facilitators to the delivery and uptake of primary healthcare services to women in Pakistan by Jane Barlow, Sara Rizvi Jafree

“…Five facilitators of the uptake of primary healthcare services for women were identified, under two core themes of ‘development of trust and acceptance’ and ‘use of technology’.Conclusions Change is needed not only to address the limitations of the primary healthcare services themselves, but also the cultural practices and limited awareness and literacy that prevent the uptake of healthcare services by women, in addition to the wider infrastructure in terms of the provision of financial support, public transport and child care centres.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020203472.…”
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The External Characteristics and Mechanism of Urban Road Corridors to Agglomeration: Case Study for Guangzhou, China by Luhui Qi, Liqi Jia, Yubin Luo, Yuanyi Chen, Minggang Peng

“…The agglomeration power is mainly caused by private transportation and has no relationship with public transport. The article concludes the model of the corridor effect and provides some policy suggestions to the government in order to strengthen the linkage development of transportation and land and to promote the improvement of land use efficiency.…”
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