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Urban ScienceE-scooters have emerged as a popular micromobility option for short trips, with many cities embracing shared e-scooters to enhance convenience for travelers and reduce reliance on automobiles.
Mostafa Jafarzadehfadaki +1 more
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INTERANTIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 2023 In today’s world, the infrastructure of College and Industries are becoming large so if one has to travel or visit from one place to another we have to walk a long distance and sometimes it becomes very hasty and inconvenient. Sometimes after too many travelling on campus, it causes strain and pain in the body.
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Decentralized Wind Energy Systems as Catalysts for Urban Resilience: A Design Framework
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Confronting the escalating extreme weather events (EWEs) and intensifying winds, this study proposes an active response to these issues by exploring decentralized wind energy production for Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong. It integrates theoretical perspectives on energy democracy—empowering local communities through energy autonomy—and urban ...
Tian Cheng
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Are e-scooters polluters? The environmental impacts of shared dockless electric scooters
Environmental Research Letters, 2019 Shared stand-up electric scooters are now offered in many cities as an option for short-term rental, and marketed for short-distance travel. Using life cycle assessment, we quantify the total environmental impacts of this mobility option associated with ...
Joseph Hollingsworth +2 more
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Interaction Between Vortex‐Induced Vibrations and Base Vibrations in Piezoelectric Harvesters
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the present era, powering sensors using green energy is a significant challenge. One promising solution for the power supply of small sensors relies on piezoelectric energy harvesters excited by vortex‐induced vibrations (VIVs) generated by wind.
Michele Tonan +3 more
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Automated detection of e-scooter helmet use with deep learning [PDF]
, 2022 E-scooter riders have an increased crash risk compared to cyclists [1 ]. Hospital data finds increasing numbers of injured e-scooter riders, with head injuries as one of the most common injury types [2]. To decrease this high prevalence of head injuries,
Gül, Oguzhan +6 more
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Friend or foe? A spatial approach to overlay bicycle and scooter trajectories
European Transport Research ReviewDockless e-scooter schemes have seen increasing popularity in 28 German cities. Increasing use on insufficiently dimensioned bicycle infrastructure can lead to conflicts between e-scooter riders and cyclists.
Iwan Porojkow, Sven Lißner
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PM&R, EarlyView.Abstract Climate‐driven disasters have disproportionate and often devastating consequences on individuals with disabilities. Warming ocean and air temperatures are fueling more extreme tropical cyclones, further endangering those living in at‐risk regions.
Mollie Andreae +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundShareable e-scooters have become popular, but injuries to riders and bystanders have not been well characterized. The goal of this study was to describe e-scooter injuries and estimate the rate of injury per e-scooter trip.Methods and ...
Kimon L H Ioannides +9 more
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PM&R, EarlyView.Abstract Background Epidemiological studies show an increasing incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among people aged 65 years and older. Advances in neurointensive care have improved survival after TBI. There is a need for knowledge about long‐term outcome after TBI among older survivors of TBI.
Charlotta von Seth +4 more
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