Mitigation of Socio-Economical Inequalities on the Profile of Healthcare Workers Infected with SARS-CoV-2 upon Vaccination: The Experience of a Brazilian Public Healthcare Institut... by Maria Celia Chaves Zuma, Roberta Soares Faccion, Ana Carolina Carioca da Costa, Leonardo Henrique Ferreira Gomes, Daniella Campelo Batalha Cox Moore, Saint Clair Gomes Junior, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Wilson Savino, Sotiris Missailidis, Zilton Farias Meira Vasconcelos

“…Results: Compared to the original COVID-19 wave, higher odds of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in highly exposed workers in our hospital and a loss of impact of public transportation and other socio-demographic features in SARS-CoV-2 transmission were observed. …”
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Measuring Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities for Populations with Multiple Transportation Modes Considering Residential Transportation Mode Choice by Xinxin Zhou, Zhaoyuan Yu, Linwang Yuan, Lei Wang, Changbin Wu

“…We selected Nanjing as the experimental area, used route planning data of four modes (including driving, walking, public transportation, and bicycling) from a web mapping platform, and applied the three models to pediatric clinic services to measure accessibility. …”
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Giving Families a Voice for Equitable Healthy Food Access in the Wake of Online Grocery Shopping by Gabriela M. Vedovato, Shahmir H. Ali, Caitlin M. Lowery, Angela C. B. Trude

“…The most salient perceived causes of inequitable food access were neighborhood resource deficiencies and public transportation limitations. Rural communities, people with disabilities, older adults, racially and ethnically diverse groups were perceived to be disproportionately impacted by food inequities, which were exacerbated by the pandemic. …”
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A meta-analytic review of the association between the built environment and integrated usage of rail transport and bike-sharing by Mahdi Aghaabbasi, Saksith Chalermpong

“…The findings reveal that land use, population and employment density, intersections, branch roads, number of public transportation (PT) stops and stations, PT located in suburban areas, bikeways, and distance to the central business district (CBD) significantly impact RTBS, while housing density does not. …”
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Characterization, ratio analysis, and carcinogenic risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds bounded PM10 in a southwest of Iran by Marzye Enshaey Nezhad, Gholamreza Goudarzi, Ali Akbar Babaei, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi

“…It is also necessary to create a culture in society in order to increase the use of public transportation.…”
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Road Traffic Emission Inventory in an Urban Zone of West Africa: Case of Yopougon City (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) by Madina Doumbia, Adjon A. Kouassi, Siélé Silué, Véronique Yoboué, Cathy Liousse, Arona Diedhiou, N’Datchoh E. Touré, Sékou Keita, Eric-Michel Assamoi, Adama Bamba, Maurin Zouzoua, Alima Dajuma, Kouakou Kouadio

“…This work provides new key information on local pollutant emissions and may be useful to guide mitigation strategies such as modernizing the vehicle fleet and reorganizing public transportation, to reduce emissions and improve public health.…”
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The promise of co-design for improving transit service for older immigrants: Development of a co-design framework for Hamilton, Ontario by Shaila Jamal, K. Bruce Newbold

“…Although co-design is extensively used in education, organizational, and healthcare design, it has rarely been used in public transportation decision-making. Typically, transport service users’ involvement is practiced in the form of public hearings or consultations rather than their direct involvement in the design process. …”
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A new servicizing business model of transportation: Comparing the new and existing alternatives via neutrosophic Analytic Hierarchy Process by Saliha Karadayi-Usta

“…The new normal of the world has been shaped by the COVID-19 outbreak by avoiding public transportation in order to prevent the spread of the disease. …”
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Optimisation of vehicle routing problem with time windows using Harris Hawks optimiser by S.W. Chai, M.R. Kamaluddin, M.F.F. Ab. Rashid

“…This paper presents a VRPTW study for a public transportation network in Kuantan and Pekan districts, located in East Pahang, Malaysia. …”
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Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary and secondary school students and staff in England in the 2020/2021 school year: a longitudinal study by Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo, William E Oswald, Katherine E Halliday, Sarah Cook, Joanna Sturgess, Neisha Sundaram, Charlotte Warren-Gash, Paul EM Fine, Judith Glynn, Elizabeth Allen, Taane G. Clark, Benjamin Ford, Alison Judd, Georgina Ireland, John Poh, Chris Bonell, Fiona Dawe, Emma Rourke, Ian Diamond, Shamez N Ladhani, Sinéad M Langan, James Hargreaves, Punam Mangtani

“…We found no statistical association between infection risk in primary and secondary schools and reported contact patterns between students and staff in either period in our study. Using public transports was associated with increased risk in autumn in students (adjusted odds ratio = 1.72; 95% confidence interval 1.31-2.25) and staff. …”
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Resilience Assessment and Improvement Strategies for Urban Haze Disasters Based on Resident Activity Characteristics: A Case Study of Gaoyou, China by Yang Cao, Tingting Yang, Hao Wu, Shuqi Yan, Huadong Yang, Chengying Zhu, Yan Liu

“…Specific indicators show that the residential activity exposure index is significantly influenced by the built environment factor index, with the vegetation coverage index showing a significant positive correlation (0.837) and the public transportation facility accessibility index showing a significant negative correlation (−1.242). …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Urban form and Energy Consumption in Urban Settlements (Case Study: Qazvin City) by fateme ghorbani, Aliakbar Salaripour

“…Due to global warming, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and people's dependence on private cars, the need for more attention from urban experts to the impact of urban form indicators and economic and social indicators on energy consumption and traffic behaviors of citizens, becomes more critical than before  Among these, the city form with indicators such as density, mixed land-use, design, distance to public transportation, and distance to the city center is one of the most important determining factors in the travel patterns of residents. …”
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A CNN-Based Length-Aware Cascade Road Damage Detection Approach by Huiqing Xu, Bin Chen, Jian Qin

“…Accurate and robust detection of road damage is essential for public transportation safety. Currently, deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs)-based road damage detection algorithms to localize and classify damage with a bounding box have achieved remarkable progress. …”
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Insight into vegetation inclusion along urban roads: A pilot study on the preferences of expatriate roadside users in downtown Doha, Qatar by Soujanya Mogra, Mohd Faris Khamidi, Fodil Fadli

“…In the capital city of Doha, expatriates constitute a large portion of the resident population; and primary roadside users due to their dependence on public transportation like the Metro rail. Using a quantitative survey, this pilot study conducted in a typical road segment of downtown Doha investigated the preferences of expatriate roadside users for ecosystem services (ES) offered by the street vegetation, the four potential roadside vegetation types, and the associated reasons. …”
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Algorithms for Smooth, Safe and Quick Routing on Sensor-Equipped Grid Networks by Giovanni Andreatta, Carla De Francesco, Luigi De Giovanni

“…Automation plays an important role in modern transportation and handling systems, e.g., to control the routes of aircraft and ground service equipment in airport aprons, automated guided vehicles in port terminals or in public transportation, handling robots in automated factories, drones in warehouse picking operations, etc. …”
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New Energy Commuting Optimization under Low-Carbon Orientation: A Case Study of Xi’an Metropolitan Area by Xin Dai, Tianshan Ma, Enyi Zhou

“…The results will help further promote the development of a low-carbon economy and energy integration in the field of transportation and provide a reference for the sustainable development of public transportation.…”
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Mining Topological Dependencies of Recurrent Congestion in Road Networks by Nicolas Tempelmeier, Udo Feuerhake, Oskar Wage, Elena Demidova

“…The discovery of spatio-temporal dependencies within urban road networks that cause Recurrent Congestion (RC) patterns is crucial for numerous real-world applications, including urban planning and the scheduling of public transportation services. While most existing studies investigate temporal patterns of RC phenomena, the influence of the road network topology on RC is often overlooked. …”
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Gap Implementation of Thematic Tourism Development Policy in Kampung Sayur Banjarbaru City by Dewi Purboningsih, Trisylvana Azwari, Nana Abdul Aziz

“…This is influenced by several inhibiting factors, including the absence of Kampung Sayur tourism center, the absence of vacant land owned by the government village for infrastructure development as a means of supporting tourists, the absence of public transportation access, and the absence of Tourism Awareness Group (POKDARWIS).…”
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Implementation of Object Detection With You Only Look Once Algorithm in Limited Face-To-Face Times in Pandemic by Yogi Yunefri, Sutejo Sutejo, Yogi Ersan Fadrial, Keumala Anggraini, Maya Ramadhani, Roki Hardianto

“…The Indonesian Ministry of Health (in Mardhia et al., 2020) Efforts that can be made in the prevention phase by each individual include: Wearing a mask, Wearing gloves, Using hand sanitizer/disinfectant, Washing hands with soap, Avoiding touching the face, Avoid shaking hands, Avoid gatherings or long queues, Avoid touching objects/object surfaces in public areas, Avoid taking public transportation, Maintain a distance of at least two meters from other people when outside the house, and If you show symptoms of illness, immediately notify the people around. …”
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Determining change factors for demand and supply in motorcycle-based ride hailing operations by Adi Subandi, Rudy Hermawan Karsaman, Harun Al Rasyid Lubis, Prawira Fajarindra Belgiawan

“…Finally, several proposed efforts and policies for the government, applicators, and other relevant stakeholders, both related to legal aspects, setting tariffs and limiting quotas for drivers who operate, etc., in managing the operational sustainability of MBRH and the public transportation system, especially in urban areas.…”
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