On‐Time Meal Delivery Assisted by Drone Resupply
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ensuring timely delivery is crucial with the increasing competition in online meal delivery services. This requires the industry to adopt new technologies and the corresponding operational models, including the use of drones. Concerning the desired features of meal delivery, such as safety and reliability, we propose an operational model that ...
Wenqian Liu, Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi
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Progress in family planning in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods case study. [PDF]
BMJ Glob HealthAmara PS +15 more
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Leveraging Public Transit for Robotic Deliveries: A Column Generation Approach
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are small, electric, wheeled vehicles that operate at pedestrian speeds. In the last‐mile delivery service considered in this study, a fleet of AMRs is deployed across multiple recharging depots within a service area, from which they depart to perform point‐to‐point deliveries. We consider an operational setting
Yishay Shapira, Mor Kaspi
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Operationalizing preventive care: the preventive health logistics ecosystem framework for aging societies. [PDF]
Front Public HealthTan HY +5 more
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Multifaceted burden of short bowel syndrome for patients and caregivers: The landmark survey
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Short bowel syndrome is a debilitating condition often requiring long‐term parenteral support to maintain hydration, nutrition, and survival. Methods As part of the noninterventional, cross‐sectional Landmark Survey study, we evaluated burdens associated with short bowel syndrome and parenteral support dependency from patient and ...
Jenny E. Harrison +11 more
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PROTOCOL: Artificial Intelligence and Other Digital Tools Used by, and for Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to Improve Outcomes and Increase Effectiveness: An Evidence and Gap Map. [PDF]
Campbell Syst RevPhilbrick WC +6 more
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Optimizing Household Waste Recycling Centre Network Reorganization in Hampshire
Networks, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local councils across the UK are facing sustained financial pressures, and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are being increasingly considered for closure to reduce expenditure. In 2024, Hampshire County Council, which operates the largest HWRC network in the UK, proposed closing either five or twelve existing sites.
Montree Jaidee +4 more
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Definitions Matter: BIPOC Nonprofits and Racial Disparities in Nonprofit Funding
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) nonprofits have gained increased attention and funding; however, a lack of clear definition and identification persists. This ambiguity hinders our understanding of the BIPOC nonprofits population and racial disparities in nonprofit funding.
Shuyi Deng
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to develop foundational propositions designed to reflect success factors in the recruitment and retention of volunteers for future longevity. Using insights gathered from three universities' experiences of student volunteering during COVID‐19, plus capturing the experiences of volunteer involving organizations, we ...
Ingrid O'Brien +5 more
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