A Comprehensive Survey of RAN Architectures Toward 5G Mobile Communication System by Mohammad Asif Habibi, Meysam Nasimi, Bin Han, Hans D. Schotten

“…It is also expected to enable new use-cases for various vertical industrial applications—such as automobiles, public transportation, medical care, energy, public safety, agriculture, entertainment, manufacturing, and so on. …”
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Using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to Assess Liveability in Slum Upgrading Schemes: Case of Pune, India by Subhashree Nath, Raphael Karutz

“…The FCMs show that the liveability indicators <i>availability of community space</i>, <i>proximity to public transportation</i>, <i>feeling of belonging</i>, and <i>good relationship with neighbours and community</i> are central elements of these neighbourhoods’ liveability. …”
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Protection of gender health and fight against gender violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of our street clinic in a disadvantaged suburb of Rome Metropolitan City by Suleika Urbano, Elisabetta Gobbi, Valeria Florio, Aurelia Rughetti, Lucia Ercoli

“…The request of support varied depending on the ethnicity: while healthcare support was requested mostly by African female community, the COVID-19 test, mandatory for public transportation and work, was a need of the east-european community. …”
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Challenges of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Iran. The Need for a Paradigm Shift by Mahta Mirmoghtadaee

“…It simply refers to integration of urban development and public transportation facilities, together with some other characteristics such as “intensified land uses near TOD stations”, “landownership and car-ownership variety”, mixed use, “lower car dependency”, compact form, mass transit stations, open spaces, walkability, etc. …”
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Edentulism and Individual Factors of Active Aging Framework in Colombia by Bruno Gutiérrez, Adriana Gisella Martínez, Iván Arroyave Zuluaga

“…The personal determinants included basic (Barthel scale) and instrumental activities of daily living (Lawton scale), public transportation, functional limitations, self-perceived health, and health problems. …”
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Mobile Phone Data: A Survey of Techniques, Features, and Applications by Mohammed Okmi, Lip Yee Por, Tan Fong Ang, Chin Soon Ku

“…Due to the rapid growth in the use of smartphones, the digital traces (e.g., mobile phone data, call detail records) left by the use of these devices have been widely employed to assess and predict human communication behaviors and mobility patterns in various disciplines and domains, such as urban sensing, epidemiology, public transportation, data protection, and criminology. …”
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Zoning of Dust Heavy Metals in Arak Plain Using Pollution Indicators and Geographic Information System (GIS) by Faezeh Saberinasab, Samar Mortazavi, Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari

“…Analysis of PI, NIPI, and spatial distribution maps revealed heightened pollution in the northeast, center, south, and southwest areas of the Arak plain, attributed to human activities like heavy vehicle traffic, high population density, concentrated agriculture, and specific industrial operations.Conclusion: The study recommends mitigation strategies, including biological methods like phytoremediation, promotion of public transportation, mandatory environmental standards for industries, and encouragement of green practices. …”
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An improved A-ECMS energy management for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles considering transient characteristics of engine by Hongwen He, Yiwen Shou, Jian Song

“…The plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are playing an increasingly important role in urban public transportation systems for their unique potential for energy saving and emission reduction. …”
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The Role of Hydrogen and H₂ Mobility on the Green Transition of Islands: The Case of Anafi (Greece) by Andreas Dimou, Konstantinos Moustakas, Stergios Vakalis

“…The produced hydrogen is utilized to address the energy needs of the mobility sector (H₂ mobility), focusing primarily on public transportation vehicles (buses) and secondarily on private vehicles. …”
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Menelusuri Makna Keuntungan Di Balik Bertahannya Angkutan Umum “Pedesaan” by Indriani Ayu Rimadani, Achdiar Redy Setiawan, Muhammad Asim Asy’ari

“…The results indicate that profits as material are used to support the family needs and the cost of public transportation itself. Meanwhile, For the profits that are interpreted as a non-material form, namely inner satisfaction profits where they can help people who need transportation and spiritual profits by applying “flexible” cost. …”
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Modeling the Travel Behavior Impacts of Micro-Scale Land Use and Socio-Economic Factors by Houshmand Ebrahimpour Masoumi

“…In considering the causal relations, the study shows that providing neighborhood infrastructures that increase or ease the accessibility to neighborhood amenities can lead to higher shares of sustainable transportation modes like walking, biking, or public transportation use.<br />…”
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Heterogeneous application prospect and techno-economic analysis of hydrogen from wasted activated sludge: Using microbial electrolysis cell by Ke-Xin Zhao, Yan Zhou, Nai-Rong Tan, Hui Fang, Yu-Wei Li, Tao Ma

“…The amount of CO2 emitted by natural gas, fuel diesel buses, or power electric public transportation could reduce approximately 1.51, 3.2, and 2.4 million tons/year, respectively, through utilizing hydrogen instead of the above energy sources. …”
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Analyzing the Factors Affecting the Satisfaction of Domestic Tourists in Yazd Province Using Fuzzy DEMATEL by Ali Morovati sharifabadi, فاطمه عزیزی, Zinat Jamshidi

“…According to the results, factors affecting the satisfaction of Yazd domestic tourists are cost levels and their fairness; public transportation performance; provided services; quality of facilities and services; tour operators’ knowledge; cleanness of places; quality of attractions; parking services; urban architecture beauty and quality; cultural values; hospitality of host community; tourism advertisement at province level; quality of tourist guide books, brochures and maps; destination facilities and infrastructure; variety of  customs, traditions and cultures; variety of accommodation and entertainment services; region’s health; uniqueness of attractions; variety of tour services, souvenirs, handicrafts, food and beverage; and secondary attractions. …”
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Analyzing the Service Quality of E-Trike Operations: A New Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in Metro Manila, Philippines by Ma. Janice J. Gumasing, Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Satria Fadil Persada, Reny Nadlifatin

“…Moreover, this study can also be used for other public transportations to improve their current service quality and operations.…”
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Residents’ preferred measures and willingness-to-pay for improving urban air quality: A case study of Hanoi city, Vietnam by Thanh Cong Nguyen, Hang Dieu Nguyen, Hoa Thu Le, Shinji Kaneko

“…Findings – Respondents expressed their strong preferences for three measures for air quality improvements, including: (1) increase of green spaces; (2) use of less polluting fuels; (3) expansion of public transportation. The mean WTP for the implementation of those measures was estimated at about 148,000–282,000 Vietnamese dong, equivalent to 0.09–0.16% of household income. …”
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The Design Concept of an Electric Amphibious Bus as an Alternative Mass Transportation on Rivers and Roads to Overcome Congestion in the Jabodetabek by Ardan Nagra Coutsar, Sovian Aritonang, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Ade Bagdja

“…To overcome the congestion, innovation is needed to utilize the rivers as a means of public transportation. The design uses the spiral design method with a parent design approach. …”
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Implementation of green communication in the city of Surabaya to build a clean and sustainable environment by Akhmad Yusuf ZUHDY, Totok SOEHARTANTO, Ifarrel Rachmanda HARIYANTO

“…Apart from that, the Surabaya government also carries out emission tests in different places on non-electric motorized vehicles 4 times a month in different places and urges the public to use comfortable public transportation in the form of Suroboyo buses for routes in the city and Wira Wiri micro buses for routes through village. …”
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Uncovering the spatio-temporal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on shared e-scooter usage: A spatial panel model by Farzana Mehzabin Tuli, Arna Nishita Nithila, Suman Mitra

“…The key findings are: i) while the daily e-scooter trips reduced, the average trip distance and the average trip duration increased during the Pandemic; ii) the central part of Austin city experienced a major decrease in e-scooter usage during the Pandemic compared to other parts of Austin; iii) areas with low median income and higher number of available e-scooter devices experienced a smaller decrease in daily total e-scooter trips, trip distance, and trip duration during the Pandemic while the opposite result was found in areas with higher public transportation services. The results of this study provide policymakers with a timely understanding of the changes in shared e-scooter usage during the Pandemic, which can help redesign and revive the shared micromobility market in the post-pandemic era.…”
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Simplified model of local transit services by Giovanni Circella, John Douglas Hunt, Kevin John Stefan, Alan Thomas Brownlee, Michael McCoy

“…This paper discusses the development of a simplified model to efficiently represent local public transportation services in a large-scale travel demand model. …”
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A Digital Twinning Approach for the Internet of Unmanned Electric Vehicles (IoUEVs) in the Metaverse by Mohsen Ebadpour, Mohammad (Behdad) Jamshidi, Jakub Talla, Hamed Hashemi-Dezaki, Zdeněk Peroutka

“…Regarding the importance of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Metaverse as two practical emerging technologies to enhance the digitalization of public transportation systems, this article introduces an approach for the improvement of IoT and unmanned electric vehicles in the Metaverse, called the Internet of Unmanned Electric Vehicles (IoUEVs). …”
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