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Impact of fuel and lubricant oil on particulate emissions in direct injection spark ignition engines: A comparative study of methane and hydrogen

Fuel Processing Technology
Internal combustion engines play a critical role in the global transportation system and the use of alternative fuels, such as methane and hydrogen, offers a promising way for ensuring their sustainability in the future.
Barbara Apicella, Francesco Catapano, Silvana Di Iorio, Agnese Magno, Carmela Russo, Paolo Sementa, Antonio Tregrossi, Bianca Maria Vaglieco   +7 more
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A Repeated Game Freeway Lane Changing Model

Sensors, 2020
Lane changes are complex safety- and throughput-critical driver actions. Most lane-changing models deal with lane-changing maneuvers solely from the merging driver’s standpoint and thus ignore driver interaction.
Kyungwon Kang, Hesham A. Rakha
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Global Warming Potential of a New Waterjet-Based Recycling Process for Cathode Materials of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Batteries, 2021
Due to the increasing demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), the need for vehicle battery raw materials is increasing. The traction battery (TB) of an electric vehicle, usually a lithium-ion battery (LIB), represents the largest share of a BEV’s ...
Leonard Kurz, Mojtaba Faryadras, Ines Klugius, Frederik Reichert, Andreas Scheibe, Matthias Schmidt, Ralf Wörner   +6 more
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Can Electricity Powered Vehicles Serve Traveler Needs?

International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2013
Electric vehicles (EV), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) or Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) are believed to be a promising substitute for current gas-propelled vehicles.
Jianhe Du, Hesham Rakha, John Sangster
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A Methodology to Evaluate Accessibility to Bus Stops as a Contribution to Improve Sustainability in Urban Mobility [PDF]

, 2019
Walking and transit are the backbone of sustainable mobility. Bus stops not only represent the connection between the two, but are also central in dictating the attractiveness of the latter. Accessibility of bus stops becomes, then, pivotal in increasing
Corazza, M. V., Favaretto, N.
core   +1 more source

Encountering Automated Delivery Robots in Public Spaces: Presentation of Two Case Studies Involving Pedestrians and Cyclists

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
Automated delivery robots (ADRs) are perceived as one of the solutions towards sustainable and efficient last-mile delivery process. However, research on their integration into public spaces has predominantly focused on interactions with intentional ...
Louison Duboz, Konstantinos Mattas, Luca Bonamini, Enrico Silani, Sophie Damy, Biagio Ciuffo   +5 more
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Flexible Charging to Energy Saving—Strategies Assessment with Big Data Analysis for PHEVs Private Cars

World Electric Vehicle Journal
In road transport, most vehicles today still rely on internal combustion engines. However, these engines have lower efficiency and generate higher pollution levels compared to electric motors.
Natascia Andrenacci, Giancarlo Giuli, Antonino Genovese, Giovanni Pede   +3 more
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Ageing study of Li-Ru/Al2O3 dual function material during the integrated CO2 capture and methanation with SO2-containing flue gas

Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2023
A Dual Function Material containing Ru (1% wt.) and Li (3% wt.) dispersed by sequential impregnations onto Al2O3 spheres was extensively tested in the integrated CO2 capture and methanation process to assess the effects of the main species (O2 and H2O ...
Stefano Cimino, Elisabetta Maria Cepollaro, Luciana Lisi   +2 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
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NeTrainSim: a network-level simulator for modeling freight train longitudinal motion and energy consumption

Railway Engineering Science
Although train modeling research is vast, most available simulation tools are confined to city- or trip-scale analysis, primarily offering micro-level simulations of network segments.
Ahmed S. Aredah, Karim Fadhloun, Hesham A. Rakha   +2 more
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