The impact of COVID-19 control measures on air quality in China by Ben Silver, Xinyue He, Steve R Arnold, Dominick V Spracklen

“…The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China in January 2020 prompted substantial control measures including social distancing measures, suspension of public transport and industry, and widespread cordon sanitaires (‘lockdowns’), that have led to a decrease in industrial activity and air pollution emissions over a prolonged period. …”
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تداعيات الأزمة السورية على قطاع النقل السككي ودوره في إعادة الإعمار

“…The researcher reached several results including: the transportation sector has been severely affected and damaged in most areas, railway transport has ceased as a result of terrorist acts, roadblocks and the destruction of locomotives buildings and infrastructure of the rail network,  And also the contribution of rail transport to public transport increased during the crisis especially in the branches near the ports and regions. …”
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A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Research in Mobility Technologies for Visually Impaired People by Jyoti Madake, Shripad Bhatlawande, Anjali Solanke, Swati Shilaskar

“…The paper lays a concrete foundation and direction for future development, emphasizing the critical challenges faced by blind users, including boarding trains, traveling on public transport, shopping in a supermarket, avoiding dynamic obstacles, and real-time understanding of the surrounding scene. …”
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Editorial by Karel Pospíšil

“…The first article explores how pandemic events influenced the transportation choices of European users by limiting the use of public transport at various times and favoring walking and/or the use of electric bikes and e-scooters for last-mile travel. …”
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Social Norms and Preventive Behaviors in Japan and Germany During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Christoph Schmidt-Petri, Carsten Schröder, Carsten Schröder, Toshihiro Okubo, Daniel Graeber, Thomas Rieger

“…In Germany, however, a significantly higher proportion washed their hands frequently and avoided crowds, physical contact, public transport, peak-hour shopping, and contact with the elderly. …”
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A Modified RNN-Based Deep Learning Method for Prediction of Atmospheric Visibility by Zengliang Zang, Xulun Bao, Yi Li, Youming Qu, Dan Niu, Ning Liu, Xisong Chen

“…Accurate atmospheric visibility prediction is of great significance to public transport safety. However, since it is affected by multiple factors, there still remains difficulties in predicting its heterogenous spatial distribution and rapid temporal variation. …”
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The FLURESP European commission project: cost-effectiveness assessment of ten public health measures against influenza in Italy: is there an interest in COVID-19 pandemic? by Ariel Beresniak, Christian Napoli, John Oxford, Alejandra Daruich, Laurent Niddam, Gérard Duru, Alberto E. Tozzi, Marta Ciofi degli Atti, Danielle Dupont, Caterina Rizzo, Dominique Bremond-Gignac

“…Methods Ten public health measures against human influenza pandemics pandemic were selected to be also relevant to other respiratory virus pandemics such as COVID 19: individual (hand washing, using masks), border control (quarantine, fever screening, border closure), community infection (school closure, class dismissal, social distancing, limitation of public transport), reduction of secondary infections (implementation of antibiotic therapy guidelines), pneumococcal vaccination for at-risk people, development of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity, implementation of life support equipments in ICU, screening interventions, vaccination programs targeting health professional and targeting general population. …”
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Metal-enriched nanoparticles and black carbon: A perspective from the Brazil railway system air pollution by Bianca D. Lima, Elba C. Teixeira, James C. Hower, Matheus S. Civeira, Omar Ramírez, Cheng-Xue Yang, Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Luis F.O. Silva

“…Having a better understanding of air pollutants in railway systems is crucial to ensure a clean public transport. This study measured, for the first time in Brazil, nanoparticles (NPs) and black carbon (BC) on two ground-level platforms and inside trains of the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre (MAPA). …”
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Body physiological responses of city bus drivers subjected to noise and vibration exposure in working environment by Ramin Rahmani, Mohsen Aliabadi, Rostam Golmohammadi, Mohammad Babamiri, Maryam Farhadian

“…Background: The city bus drivers have critical roles in public transport and are occupationally exposed to different environmental stressors. …”
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Covid-19 mobility restrictions: impacts on urban air quality and health by Nahid Mohajeri, Alina Walch, Agust Gudmundsson, Clare Heaviside, Sadaf Askari, Paul Wilkinson, Michael Davies

“…Spearman rank-order correlations show a significant correlation between the lowering of NO2 levels and reduction in public transport ('p' < 0.05) and driving ('p' < 0.05), which is associated with a decline in NO2-attributable mortality. …”
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ANALYSIS OF CASES OF CEREBRAL COMMOTION AFTER ROAD ACCIDENTS IN KRASNODAR by V. A. PORODENKO, S. A. ANUPRIENKO, YU. A. SERGEEVA, V. V. SHUTOVA

“…In nine cases (6%) there was an accident involving motorcyclists and cyclists, 4 (3%) cases were passengers of public transport. 77% of the injured people received medical care in a hospital, 23% – on an outpatient basis. …”
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Positions of Chinese Car Manufacturers in the World Car Market by Shuba Olena А., Han Rui

“…It was the introduction of electric public transport and taxi fleets that helped Chinese car manufacturers subsequently become leaders in the global electric transport market. …”
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Results From the 2015 National Adult Tobacco Survey by Shweta Vishwas Kulkarni, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Daovieng Douangvichith, Latsamy Siengsounthone, Khatthanaphone Phandouangsy, Ly Thi-Hai Tran, Phuc Hong Le, Thanh Cong Bui, Thanh Cong Bui

“…Lower education levels were associated with exposure at home or the workplace. 99.2% reported SHS exposure at any public place; specifically for restaurants/food stores 57.7%, government offices 56.2%, public transport 31.6%, and health care facilities 11.7%.Conclusion: SHS exposure at home and workplace in Lao PDR is among the highest in South-East Asia. …”
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, and Its Associated Factors Among Health-care Workers, Teachers, and Bankers in Arusha City, Tanzania by Zubery D, Kimiywe J, Martin HD

“…Age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR=7.73; 95% CI: 1.93&ndash; 30.87]), gender (AOR=2.60; 95% CI: 1.30&ndash; 5.21), marital status (AOR=2.47; 95% CI: 1.11&ndash; 5.50), years spent with the current institution (AOR=4.59; 95% CI: 1.38&ndash; 17.80), using private car or public transport to and from work (AOR=2.43; 95% CI: 1.10&ndash; 5.39) and sedentary work (AOR=2.43; 95% CI: 1.04&ndash; 5.71), were significant factors associated with overweight or obesity.Conclusion: The study identified a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in Tanzania compared with previous studies. …”
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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among urban cleaning and solid waste management workers during transmission of the Omicron variant in Brazil by Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho, Joyce Thayane da Conceição dos Santos, Márcia Santos Rezende, Fernanda Oliveira de Carvalho, Érica Santos dos Reis, Waneska de Souza Barboza, Taise Ferreira Cavalcante, Cliomar Alves dos Santos, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior, Renata Grespan, Cristiane Bani Corrêa, Tatiana Rodrigues de Moura, Dulce Marta Schimieguel, Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans, Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo

“…Data on socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities, vaccination status, mask use, and use of public transport to commute to the workplace were collected. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccination Intention Associated with Behaviors towards Protection and Perceptions Regarding the Pandemic by Chrysoula Dafogianni, Polyxeni Mangoulia, Despoina Pappa, Panagiota Xanthopoulou, Ioannis Koutelekos, Mixalis Zografakis-Sfakianakis, Eftychia Ferentinou, Antigoni Fountouki, Marianna Drakopoulou, Anna Giga, Nikos Anastasiou, Nikoletta Margari, Georgia Fasoi

“…The most widespread protection practice was avoiding crowded places (90.1%), followed by reducing the use of public transport (86.1%) and washing their hands with soap and water more often than usual (84.2%). …”
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions to combat COVID-19 in the Americas described through daily sub-national data by Michael Touchton, Felicia Marie Knaul, Héctor Arreola-Ornelas, Thalia Porteny, Óscar Méndez Carniado, Marco Faganello, Calla Hummel, Silvia Otero, Jorge Insua, Fausto Patino, Eduardo Undurraga, Pedro Pérez-Cruz, Mariano Sanchez-Talanquer, V. Ximena Velasco Guachalla, Jami Nelson-Nuñez, Carew Boulding, Renzo Calderon-Anyosa, Patricia J Garcia, Valentina Vargas Enciso

“…The dataset includes individual and aggregate indices of nine NPI: school closures, work suspensions, public event cancellations, public transport suspensions, information campaigns, local travel restrictions, international travel controls, stay-at-home orders, and restrictions on the size of gatherings. …”
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Kinematic analysis of an unrestrained passenger in an autonomous vehicle during emergency braking by Silvia Santos-Cuadros, Álvaro Page del Pozo, Carolina Álvarez-Caldas, José Luis San Román García

“…The absence of restraint systems is prevalent in public transport and is also being considered for future integration into autonomous vehicles operating at low speeds. …”
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Detecting and quantifying bus operation impedance : the balance between reliability and speed by Sindzingre, Maud.

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Assessing Journey Time Impacts of Disruptions on London's Piccadilly Line by Freemark, Yonah (Yonah Slifkin)

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