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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

Litter box size and litter type preference and their associated behavioral changes in cats. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci
Iwabuchi-Inoue Y, Hattori Y, Kikusui T.
europepmc   +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

Operationalizing the Metaverse for Urban Sustainability: Evidence From an Expert Panel and the Seoul Metaverse City Case Study

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart cities and urban digital twins have fostered the emergence of immersive environments, such as the metaverse. While contemporary scholarlship has increasingly examined the integration of the metaverse within smart city infrastructures, the critical nexus between urban sustainability and the metaverse remains largely under‐researched. This
Jose Manuel Diaz‐Sarachaga, Ayyoob Sharifi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of thermal perceptions, metabolic rate, clothing, and local skin temperature in people with cold constitution in air-conditioned office environments. [PDF]

J Physiol Anthropol
Biswas BK, Ishii K, Watanabe Y, Li J, Tan Y, Dempoya A, Takeuchi S, Lee SI, Iwamura T, Konoshita S, Wakabayashi H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regulated versus unregulated competition: How drug shortages boost illegal pharmacy sales

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study examines how product shortages among legal firms create competitive opportunities for illegal firms. We analyze 713 drug shortages in the United States between 2017 and 2023 and show that shortages substantially increase illicit pharmacies’ sales of affected drugs, which rise by 40.5% during shortages and remain 32 ...
Luis Diestre, Benjamin Barber IV
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Adherence to Medication and Its Association with Health-Related Quality of Life Among Hypertensive Patients in the United Arab Emirates. [PDF]

Patient Prefer Adherence
Maqadmi AF, Ghannem K, Sebastian J.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Mediator's Mind: Navigating Party Psychology and Behavioural Dynamics in Dispute Resolution

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mediation increasingly requires psychological competence, as mediators regulate emotion, cognition and interaction within conflict systems. This study examines how mediators' psychological awareness and behavioural reflexivity shape conflict trajectories, advancing the concept of a behavioural architecture that transforms emotional volatility ...
Ali Almarri
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Patient Satisfaction by Measuring Service Quality in Outpatient Service of a Public Hospital in Bagmati Province, Nepal. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
Uprety V, Paudel BK, Shrestha M, Kharel S, Neupane S, Neupane H, Sigdel M, Pandey B.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mentoring matters to early‐career veterinarians' confidence, clinical growth and career retention: A qualitative interview study

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Veterinarians in clinical practice, especially early‐career veterinarians and those identifying as women, have higher levels of negative mental health outcomes compared to the general population. Partnering with a mentor can mitigate some of the work‐related challenges that may contribute to poor mental health and career attrition ...
Catherine Standage, Philip Smith, Andria Jones, Caroline Ritter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source