City Diplomacy as a Green Strategy? International Sister City Partnerships and Urban Decarbonization
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The establishment of international sister city partnerships (ISCPs) has expanded since the postwar era, developing from cultural exchanges into strategic diplomatic channels for sustainable development. While their socioeconomic benefits are well‐documented, their potential as instruments for global environmental governance and urban ...
Fubin Luo +4 more
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Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.Consolidated FMEA–HAZOP safety management framework for WEC construction projects. ABSTRACT This study presents an advanced safety management framework for “Wave Energy Converter” (WEC) projects, addressing the inherent uncertainty, technological complexity, and environmental exposure of offshore renewable energy systems.
Panagiotis K. Marhavilas +4 more
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Physics-guided residual learning for phase-aware UAV trajectory prediction in urban environments. [PDF]
Sci RepIslam MA, Förster S, Zhang T, Fricke H.
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Adaptive cruise control for electric vehicles using hybrid-mode MPC. [PDF]
Sci RepSharkawy AE +3 more
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Alignment of Agile and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Principles in Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Organizations have consistently sought faster and more efficient methods for producing and delivering products. Agile principles offer essential guidance for shaping their policies and practices. The Agile Manifesto (AM) outlines 12 core principles for guiding software development but can also be applied in other contexts.
Terry Plonsky, Daniel R. Herber
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A Hierarchical NMPC and TD3-Based Framework for Seamless Cruise-to-Park Automated Valet Parking. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Tian D, Guvenc L.
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Systems Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Complex engineered systems routinely face schedule and cost overruns, along with poor post‐deployment performance. Both INCOSE and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) have championed Digital Engineering (DE) as a potential remedy, yet most of DE's purported benefits remain anecdotal, and its return on investment (ROI) remains poorly ...
Jannatul Shefa, Taylan G. Topcu
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Peptide‐directed nanovehicles enabling tumor‐selective ROS amplification and antitumor immunity
VIEW, EarlyView.Cancer cells are vulnerable to oxidative stress, yet exploit immune tolerance to escape destruction. In contrast, their metabolic profile is markedly altered to support rapid proliferation, accompanied by elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Manuela Calin +3 more
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How stakeholder requirements constrain drone-based medical delivery: probabilistic sizing of eVTOL aircraft at high altitude. [PDF]
Sci RepAlulema V +3 more
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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