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Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong, Massimiliano Cappuccio, Fady Alnajjar, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Essam Debie, Milad Ghasrikhouzani, Alessandro Lanteri, Tate McGregor, Oleksandra Molloy, Alice Plebe, Michael Regan, Eduardo Sandoval, Dongmo Zhang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three dimensional evaluation of alveolar bone changes in response to different rapid palatal expansion activation rates

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
Introduction: The aim of this multi-center retrospective study was to quantify the changes in alveolar bone height and thickness after using two different rapid palatal expansion (RPE) activation protocols, and to determine whether a more rapid rate of ...
Brian LaBlonde, Manuel Lagravere Vich, Paul Edwards, Katherine Kula, Ahmed Ghoneima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathways to increasing adolescent physical activity and wellbeing: A mediation analysis of intervention components designed using a participatory approach [PDF]

, 2020
We assessed which intervention components were associated with change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and wellbeing through proposed psychosocial mediators.
Brown, Helen Elizabeth, Corder, Kirsten, Foubister, Campbell, Hoare, Erin, Jong, Stephanie T., van Sluijs, Esther M. F., Werneck, André O., Wilkinson, Paul O.   +7 more
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A Scoping Review of Construction and Demolition Waste Management and the Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence From Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Construction and demolition waste (CDW) management poses significant challenges but also offers opportunities for advancing sustainable development, especially in rapidly urbanizing countries such as Brazil. This scoping review examines the relationship between CDW management practices in Brazil and the United Nations Sustainable Development ...
Flavio Pinheiro Martins, Olav Bjerke Soldal, Nelson Oliveira Stefanelli, Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of seed soaking and drying on germination, growth andvigour of Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche)

Journal of Horticultural Sciences
Macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia) is among the world’s premium nuts and is gaining popularity in India due to its high market value. However, its germination is poor and slow owing to the presence of a hard seed coat, often delaying emergence for 5–
B M Muralidhara, Anuradha Sane, G Nayan Deepak, S Rajendiran, G S Madhu, A T Rani, D Deekshith, P M Mithun   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does physical capacity explain the height premium? [PDF]

The paper examines the role of physical capacity in the determination of the height premium by using the “Health 2000 in Finland” data that contain both self-reported information on the physical strenuousness of work, and information on muscle mass from ...
Böckerman, Petri, Heliövaara, Markku, Johansson, Edvard, Kiiskinen, Urpo   +3 more
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Why does height matter for educational Attainment? Evidence from German pre-teen children [PDF]

, 2010
Several studies have shown that body height is positively associated with educational attainment. In this paper, we investigate the mechanisms behind this relationship using data on German pre-teen students.
Cinnirella, Francesco, Piopiunik, Marc, Winter, Joachim   +2 more
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Premium jet cooling with two ribs over flat plate utilizing nanofluid mixed convection

, 2017
In this current study, a numerical simulation of the thermal performance of two ribs mounted over a horizontal flat plate and cooled by Cu-water nanofluid is performed.
W. El-Maghlany, M. Teamah, A. Kabeel, A. Hanafy   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrating multimodal data and machine learning for entrepreneurship research

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Extant research in neuroscience suggests that human perception is multimodal in nature—we model the world integrating diverse data sources such as sound, images, taste, and smell. Working in a dynamic environment, entrepreneurs are expected to draw on multimodal inputs in their decision making.
Yash Raj Shrestha, Vivianna Fang He
wiley   +1 more source