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The sustainability of the urban layer of e-commerce deliveries: the Belgian collection and delivery point networks

open access: yesEuropean Planning Studies, 2021
The increase in at-home deliveries of online ordered goods has led to a rise in urban logistics facilities.
Joris Beckers, Ann Verhetsel
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A Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in Pennsylvania, 1997–2001 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Preterm delivery can lead to serious infant health outcomes, including death and lifelong disability. Small increases in preterm delivery risk in relation to spatial gradients of air pollution have been reported, but previous studies may have controlled ...
Amy H. Herring   +12 more
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Optimal Location Plan for Delivery Points for Home Delivery Service

open access: yesINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW, 2006
This study aims to show home delivery service systems with extra attention paid to the hierarchical structure (two-level) of delivery points, comprising inter-area transport point and intra-area delivery point. The focus is on the delivery systems of two major home delivery service operators (private operator and Japan Post) in the Kinki region. First,
Michiyasu Odani, Yasuhito Tanaka
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond CD-ROM : wider horizons in the provision of electronic information [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
The availability of information across the networks is explored and described, along with plans for the navigation and filtering tools which will promote access to them.
Law, Derek
core   +1 more source

Blockchain-Based Proof of Delivery of Physical Assets With Single and Multiple Transporters

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2018
With the widespread of E-commerce, the need of a trusted system to ensure the delivery of traded items is crucial. Current proof of delivery (PoD) systems lacks transparency, traceability, and credibility. These systems are mostly centralized and rely on
Haya R. Hasan, K. Salah
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A mobile controlled algorithm for improving the throughput in a s-aloha ds-cdma system [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
This paper presents a novel adaptive DS-CDMA slotted-ALOHA packet random access scheme with transmitter-based spreading codes for mobiles. It is aimed at improving the throughput and message delay delivery when traffic load values below the saturation ...
Agustí Comes, Ramon   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Transport impacts of local collection/delivery points

open access: yesInternational Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2006
This paper presents an analysis of the vehicle mileage incurred by carriers and customers using local collection/delivery points (CDPs) for failed first time home shopping deliveries compared with the traditional carrier redelivery method. A number of key factors were identified, including the delivery failure rate, the carrier depot distance from the ...
Mcleod, Fraser   +2 more
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Relaxin gene delivery mitigates liver metastasis and synergizes with check point therapy

open access: yesNature Communications, 2019
Activated hepatic stellate cell (aHSC)-mediated liver fibrosis is essential to the development of liver metastasis. Here, we discover intra-hepatic scale-up of relaxin (RLN, an anti-fibrotic peptide) in response to fibrosis along with the upregulation of
Mengying Hu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research Priorities for Children's Nursing in Ireland: A Delphi Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper is a report of a study which identified research priorities for children's nursing in an acute care setting in Ireland. A limited number of studies have examined research priorities for children's nursing. This study was undertaken against the
Adshead   +42 more
core   +1 more source

COVID-19 vaccines: The status and perspectives in delivery points of view

open access: yesAdvanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021
Due to the high prevalence and long incubation periods often without symptoms, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected millions of individuals globally, causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even with the recent approval of the anti-viral drug, remdesivir, and Emergency Use Authorization of ...
Chung, Jee Young   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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