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Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2015 Preliminary Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The number of pedestrian fatalities in the United States increased 19 percent from 2009 to 2014, a period in which total traffic deaths decreased by about 4 percent.
Heather Rothenberg   +2 more
core  

Dusty Streets: The Challenge of Dust‐Borne Pollutants in Low‐Income Countries

open access: yesCLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, Volume 54, Issue 2, February 2026.
Generally, pollution impacts developed and low‐income countries (LICs) to different extents, and the disease burden due to roadway dust is not uniformly distributed across socio‐economic classes. Roadway dust materials from paved and unpaved urban and rural roads were reported to contain organic constituents which are toxic and affect public health ...
Abimbola E. Oluwalana‐Sanusi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraspecific Contact Among White‐Tailed Deer: A Literature Review and Chronic Wasting Disease Case Study

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
We identified five themes underlying research on intraspecific contact among white‐tailed deer: physical touch, social groups, spatial overlap, contact rates, and social networks. We found white‐tailed deer infected with chronic wasting disease exhibited similar rates of intraspecific contact as those without infections.
Nathaniel H. Wehr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

RESEARCH OF THE APPLICATION OF COMBINED ANCHOR SYSTEMS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF RE-USED MINING WORKINGS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Study the possibility of developing the technical and technological justification of combined anchor systems for the maintenance of re-used mining workings in economic effective ...
BONDARENKO, Volodymyr   +9 more
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Predicting Seismic Debris Distributions of Collapsed Unreinforced Masonry Structures Through Physics Engines and Machine Learning Algorithms

open access: yesEarthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 1, February 2026.
Unreinforced masonry (URM) structures are widespread worldwide, particularly in older urban districts. However, URM buildings—particularly those constructed before the introduction of modern building codes—are highly vulnerable to seismic hazard, and prone to experiencing local and/or global failures when subjected to significant horizontal shaking ...
Jiadaren Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large Section of Soft Rock Gob-Side Entry Retaining Surrounding Rock Control

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering
When cutting roof and pressure relief, the impact of blasting is especially obvious on the integrity of the roof of a large-section soft-rock roadway.
Xizhi Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bus rapid transit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Effective public transit is central to development. For the vast majority of developing city residents, public transit is the only practical means to access employment, education, and public services, especially when such services are beyond the viable ...
Wright, Lloyd
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Our Changing Climate Is Presenting Major Challenges to the Great Lakes Region

open access: yesJAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Volume 62, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Earth's climate, including that of North America, is changing rapidly and the corresponding changes in temperature, precipitation, extreme weather, and other effects are accelerating. This changing climate is affecting the region around the Great Lakes and the physical behavior of the Great Lakes themselves, presenting new challenges to ...
Donald J. Wuebbles, Kenneth E. Kunkel
wiley   +1 more source

An integrated social–ecological–evolutionary–phenotypic (SEEP) approach to understanding animal responses to urbanization

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 419-436, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Humans play key roles in shaping the structure and processes of ecosystems globally, especially in cities. This recognition has prompted a recent focus on understanding urban systems via interactions between human social systems and ecological and evolutionary processes.
Kevin E. McCluney   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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