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Optimising a liquid garbage disposal truck suspension

International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2022
Xiaojian Wu, Xingfa Yang
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Zoonotic anxieties: The cultural politics of Nepal's quest for pandemic preparedness

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Based on fieldwork conducted in Nepal (2022–2024) and by paying attention to how local and transnational notions of epidemiological risk are deployed, this ethnography introduces the concept of “zoonotic anxieties” to make sense of the multi‐species relational ethos that contemporary global health regimes propose.
Max D. López Toledano, Hari Basnet, Anna Durrance‐Bagale, Natasha Howard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finite element analysis and structural optimization design of multifunctional robotic arm for garbage truck

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
IntroductionWith the increasing demand for garbage disposal, complex operating environments and frequent use require garbage truck manipulators to have better performance.MethodsThis study designs a multifunctional robotic arm for garbage trucks, which ...
Hainan Li, Yang Li
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Route planning of separate waste collection on a small settlement [PDF]

Transport Problems, 2014
Waste collection problems are one of the most important logistic tasks to solve. The paper deals with the optimization of vehicle routes, which is one of the ways of reducing costs of waste collection.
Bogna MRÓWCZYŃSKA
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Historic disturbance events overruled climatic factors as drivers of ruderal species distributions in the Scandinavian mountains

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The contemporary interaction of climate and disturbance drives vegetation composition and species distribution shifts, making their respective roles difficult to disentangle. This study describes the long‐term ruderal plant species distributions along the ‘Rallarvägen' in Abisko, subarctic Sweden.
Dymphna Wiegmans, Keith Larson, Jan Clavel, Lore Hostens, Jasmine Spreeuwers, Amber Pirée, Ivan Nijs, Jonas J. Lembrechts   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a Special PLC for Garbage Truck

Journal of Measurement Science and Instrumentation, 2011
A special PLC is designed for the control system of garbage truck,based on the feature and applications of vehicular electrical device.The purpose is developing a kind of mature products to control the hydraulic system.The general design plans are ...
Bo GAO, Xiao-mei LUAN
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Frontline Workers and Civic Tech: Bridging the Responsiveness Gap in Digital Client Encounters

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As governments increasingly digitalize client encounters, there are growing concerns that standardized platforms may reduce bureaucratic responsiveness, particularly for historically underserved communities. We examine whether frontline workers help close that gap through their use of civic‐tech platforms.
Gregory A. Porumbescu, Vishal Trehan, Agbonlahor Edomwonyi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of reclamation approaches on plant establishment in an arid environment during copper mine revegetation

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Revegetation using native vegetation is a commonly used technique to reclaim landscapes degraded by mining activities. Revegetation efforts in the arid Southwestern United States face physical, geochemical, hydrological, and biological challenges unique to drylands.
Sierra T. Lauman, Catherine G. Fontana, Elise S. Gornish, Julia W. Neilson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

IoT-Enabled Intelligent Garbage Management System for Smart City: A Fairness Perspective

IEEE Access
Waste management has been identified as a critical problem underpinning the vision of sustainable cities. Despite existing efforts to tackle this challenge, traditional approaches still undermine resource allocation and utilization for the task.
Md. Arafatur Rahman, Sze Wei Tan, A. Taufiq Asyhari, Ibnu Febry Kurniawan, Mohammed J. F. Alenazi, Mueen Uddin   +5 more
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Caught Between Privacy and Surveillance: Explaining the Long‐Term Stagnation of Data Protection Regulation in Liberal Democracies

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article pursues two objectives. First, it aims to trace the genealogy of data protection regulation in major liberal democracies. To do so, it examines the evolution of this regulation in the United States, France, and Germany, among others, and relies on the policy actors' triangle framework.
Nicolas Bocquet
wiley   +1 more source