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Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro, Sivia Trentin, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Paolo Landoni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

HELMET (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooTers) study: Data collection methods and information gathered for the evaluation of the introduction of share-hire schemes [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

NIHR Open Research
Background This study aimed to collect and summarise information on e-bike and e-scooter use in areas with and without e-bike (EB) and e-bike plus e-scooter (EB+ES) combined share-hire schemes.
James Garbutt, Miranda EG Armstrong, Ben Spencer, Tim Jones, Sabina Sanghera, Ian Philips, Rayne Roberts, Lesley Welch, Ruth Salway, Frank de Vocht, Russell Jago   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Is the Role of Personas in Environmental Sustainability Studies? A Systematic Review of 36 Research Articles

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT User personas are important tools for user understanding in human‐computer interaction (HCI), and understanding how personas contribute to environmental sustainability across research and practice contexts is increasingly important. Our systematic review of 36 articles on persona research in environmental sustainability reveals four key ...
Rajat Patil, Joni Salminen, Waleed Akhtar, Shah Rukh Shakeel, Bernard J. Jansen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helmet (Health impact of e-bikes and e-scooters) study: Data collection methods and information gathered for the evaluation of the introduction of share hire schemes [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

NIHR Open Research
Background This study aimed to collect information on e-bike and e-scooter use in areas with and without e-bike (EB) and e-bike plus e-scooter (EB+ES) combined share-hire schemes. Methods This study employed a repeated cross-sectional design.
James Garbutt, Miranda EG Armstrong, Ben Spencer, Tim Jones, Sabina Sanghera, Ian Philips, Rayne Roberts, Lesley Welch, Ruth Salway, Frank de Vocht, Russell Jago   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

TD3 Deep Reinforcement Learning Control Approach for a DC‐DC Multiport Converter Used in Low‐Power EV Applications

IET Smart Energy Systems, EarlyView.
A TD3‐based deep reinforcement learning controller is developed for a multiport converter in low‐power EV applications. The data‐driven, model‐free strategy improves dynamic performance under constant power load destabilisations and demonstrates advanced intelligent control suited for next‐generation smart and integrated energy systems.
Amirhossein Hosseini, Saeed Hosseinnataj, Ali Arzani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are electric scooters promoted on social media with safety in mind? A case study on Bird's Instagram

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019
Electric scooter (e-scooter) companies are growing in popularity across the United States looking to take advantage of the rideshare economy by providing an independent alternative to cars and bicycles.
Jon-Patrick Allem, Anuja Majmundar
doaj   +1 more source

Massakustomoinnin kautta ekologisten ratkaisujen edellytysten parantaminen : Sähköskootterin konseptointia [PDF]

, 2011
Tässä opinnäytteessä pyritään löytämään massakustomoinnin avulla kiinnostavia yhteyksiä Savonia driven ja globaaleiden tulevaisuuden haasteiden välille.
Javier Boned Purkiss, María de la O Artiles Burgos   +1 more
core   +1 more source

PRECARIZED AGEING‐IN‐PERIFERIA: Low‐Income Older Adults in a Transforming Neighbourhood

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article we investigate how intersecting forms of precarity shape the everyday practices of ageing‐in‐place developed by low‐income older adults in Via Milano, a historically segregated yet rapidly transforming neighbourhood in Brescia, northern Italy. We draw on qualitative and ethnographic research to examine how diverse urban changes—
Marco Alioni, Barbara Badiani
wiley   +1 more source

How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? “Rules Of The Road” for Personal Transportation Devices [PDF]

, 2019
In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized.
Agrawal, Asha Weinstein, Fang, Kevin, Hooper, Ashley M.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Magnetrecycling bei Pedelecs: Rahmenbedingungen und Akteure - Status Quo und Perspektiven

, 2016
Dieses Arbeitspapier untersucht die Möglichkeiten der Etablierung eines Recyclingsystems für NdFeB-Magnete aus Elektromotoren am Beispiel von Pedelecs. Die Ergebnisse basieren neben Literaturrecherchen auf Interviews mit Akteuren, die in den Pedelec Life-
Eckartz, Katharina, Glöser-Chahoud, Simon, Ostertag, Katrin   +2 more
core   +1 more source