Academic Articles & Research Papers

Squeaky wheels: Missing data, disability, and power in the smart city

Data about the accessibility of United States municipalities is infrastructure in the smart city. What is counted and how, reflects the sociotechnical imaginary (norms and values) of a time or place. In this paper we focus on features ident...

Exact and Evolutionary Algorithms for Synchronization of Public Transportation Timetables Considering Extended Transfer Zones

This article addresses timetable synchronization in public transportation, an important problem in modern smart cities, in order to guarantee a proper quality of service to citizens. Two variants of the bus timetabling synchronization probl...

Geospatial for Good: Empowering Citizens for Sustainable Urban and Rural Futures

Geospatial technologies are rapidly emerging as pivotal tools for advancing sustainable urban and rural development through citizen empowerment in India and worldwide. This study systematically reviews peer-reviewed and grey literature to e...

Dynamic Inventory Planning with Unknown Costs and Stochastic Demand

Generally ordering policies are done by two methods, including fix order quantity (FOQ) and fix order period (FOP). These methods are static and either the quantity of ordering or the procedure of ordering is fixing in throughout time horiz...

Identify the causal pattern of sustainability principles Environment Based on Leed Regulations with Emphasis on Traditional Iranian Architecture (Case Study: Qom City)

The question of resource constraints is an issue for all industrialized, developed and developing countries. Therefore, saving on fossil energy consumption and sustainable development have become very important and common issues internation...

Vulnerability assessment of urban remnant mountain ecosystems based on ecological sensitivity and ecosystem services

Urban remnant mountains (URMs) are precious natural green habitat patches that can provide a series of ecosystem services for multi-mountainous cities. The increase in ecological sensitivity and degradation of ecosystem services affected by...

Effects of natural plant growth regulator iron chlorin on photosynthesis, yield, and quality of watermelons grown in greenhouses

Iron chlorin is known to affect plant growth, but its potential applications in watermelon production have rarely been explored. To better understand its effects on the growth, photosynthesis, yield, and quality of watermelon in a greenhous...

Research on the Cooling and Humidifying Effects of <em>Cinnamomum camphora</em> Roadside Plantings in Wuhan and Optimization of Thermal Comfort

Street trees in high-density urban areas play a crucial role in mitigating the urban heat island effect and enhancing spatial thermal comfort. However, the cooling and humidifying effects of street trees are influenced by complex factors su...

Digital Twin-based Framework for Heat Stress Calculation

According to the KNMI Klimaatsignaal&rsquo;21, the average surface temperature in The Netherlands has increased by 2.3&deg;C between 1901 and 2020. Moreover, The Netherlands is also experiencing more frequent and intense heatwaves. Urban de...

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Tourist Behavior: A Case Study on South Moravia

The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly influenced tourism and has led to a change in the consumer behaviour of tourists. The purpose of the study was to find out how the profile of the visitor of the rural area had changed in the context of ...

Spatial Prioritizing of Integrated Management Systems in Urban Districts (Case Study: Tehran municipality districts)

The city as part of a hierarchy of spatial systems and divisions of political-geographical in each country based on various criteria such as type of governance, management, knowledgement, social interest and public participation in decision...

Assessment of Urban Resiliency Concerning Disaster Risk: A Review on Multi- Dimensional Approaches

Measurement the Mentality of Residents of the New Districts and Planned in Relation with the Guality of Life Components (Case Study: Jahed neighborhood of Mashhad)

Paying attention only to the growth of cities and to avoid developing developmental approaches toward cities has led to the emergence of macrocosmic phenomena, which has a direct impact on the quality of life in cities. A remarkable point i...

The Pandemic Storm and the Design Culture’s Rafts: A Review of the Main Italian Architecture Magazines during the 20th and 21st Century’s Major Health Threats

While the Covid-19 emergency has launched a widespread debate about the role of architecture, it is not the only health crisis to have impacted the 20th and 21st centuries. A survey of the leading Italian architectural magazines was perform...

Berlin Pankow: a 15-min city for everyone? A case study combining accessibility, traffic noise, air pollution, and socio-structural data

Abstract Cars are dominating urban traffic in cities around the world, even though daily trips in many cities are often realized with active modes of transportation or public transport. Urban transport planning processes need to adapt to th...

Analysis of the status and framework design of intelligentcoal mine auxiliary transportation system

This paper introduces the development and application status of intelligent auxiliary transportation technology in open-pit coal mine and underground coal mines at home and abroad. The intelligent auxiliary transportation system of open-pit...

The Effect of Health Literacy on a Brief Intervention to Improve Advance Directive Completion: A Randomized Controlled Study

Objective Completion of an advance directive (AD) document is one component of advanced care planning. We evaluated a brief intervention to enhance AD completion and assess whether the intervention effect varied according to health literacy...

Evaluation of Indicators for the Realization of the Development of Public-Oriented Urban Transportation (Study Case: District 11 of Tehran)

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) represents a significant facet of sustainable urban planning aimed at addressing urban traffic challenges through the strategic expansion of public transportation systems. District 11 within the municipali...

Gestão do trabalho, da educação, da informação e comunicação na atenção básica à saúde de municípios das regiões Sul e Nordeste do Brasil Management of work, education, information, and communication in primary healthcare in cities in Southern and Northeastern Brazil

A descentralização das ações no Sistema Único de Saúde requer competências específicas para a gestão municipal. As demandas incluem o gerenciamento de equipes de trabalho, estrutura física e tecnológica, e organização de insumos e estratégi...

Patient and Public Involvement Work With Parents of Children With Life‐Limiting Conditions and Bereaved Parents: A Rapid Systematic Review

ABSTRACT Background Guidance and principles for involving the public in research or service planning exist but are not specific to the needs of parents of children with life‐limiting conditions or bereaved parents. Aim Review the evidence o...