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Willingness to become a ride-sourcing driver: results of an error components model
Travel Behaviour and SocietyResearch on individuals’ participation in being a driver for ride-sourcing companies is rare and this decision has not been fully understood. This study uses stated choice experiment data collected in China through face-to-face interviews to explore the effects of job conditions, car ownership and socio-demographics on individuals’ decisions to become ...
Zhang, Hexin +2 more
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Impact of Ride-Sourcing Services on Travel Habits and Transportation Planning [PDF]
, 2015 The use of app-based, on-demand ride-sourcing services has spread rapidly and become more and more important in urban transport. Companies such as Uber and Lyft may provide better service with less waiting time and higher vehicle occupancy when compared ...
Zhen , Chen
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
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Investigating the involvement of public transport authorities in MaaS developments
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesIn recent years, a novel mobility concept that is known as Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) has emerged in several metropolitan regions. MaaS is presently conceived as a decisive concept in shaping how mobility services are accessed by the users.
Ibrahim Mubiru
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Ride-sourcing pricing under travel time variability
, 2019 Ride-sourcing service is a burgeoning urban mobility service provided by transportation network companies (TNCs). Since solo-rider trips and ride-splitting trips have different service reliabilities which have been neglected in most previous studies ...
Lo, Hong K., Li, Manzi, Jiang, Gege
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Algorithmic platforms are reshaping how people work and how human activity is rendered intelligible within data‐intensive systems. This paper argues that Heidegger's philosophy of technology, specifically Ge‐stell (enframing) and Poiesis (bringing‐forth), offers information science a conceptual vocabulary for understanding both algorithmic ...
Fred Fonseca
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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract The growing global demand for sustainable energy solutions has intensified the search for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, with biodiesel emerging as a promising candidate due to its biodegradability and lower emissions. However, its large‐scale application is limited by low oxidative stability, which compromises storage and performance.
Patricia R. S. Wenceslau +10 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Historically, a university education has been seen primarily as a route for the middle classes to achieve professional qualifications while structural barriers have served to restrict entry to individuals from particular demographics. First‐generation students (FGS), often with low socio‐economic backgrounds, face multiple barriers to Higher ...
Helen Williams, Ellen‐Alyssa Gambles
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Integration of nighttime metro and ride-sourcing: Passenger equilibrium and joint service strategies
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging TechnologiesThe nighttime economy has led to rising travel demand and concentrated passenger arrivals at urban transit hubs during nighttime hours. This study investigates the potential integration of metro and ride-sourcing to improve nighttime mobility under limited supply conditions.
Yue Zhao +3 more
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The implications of drivers’ ride acceptance decisions on the operations of ride-sourcing platforms [PDF]
As a two-sided digital platform, ride-sourcing has disruptively penetrated the mobility market. Ride-sourcing companies provide door-to-door transport services by connecting passengers with independent service suppliers labelled as “driver-partners ...
Ashkrof, Peyman +5 more
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