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Fleet routing and scheduling problem based on constraints of chance

open access: yesAdvances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
Tramp shipping transport is an important part of ocean transportation. However, facing the spot market with many uncertain conditions, it is not easy for fleet operators to plan vessel’s routes and schedule in the later period time, especially ...
Feng Guan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Story2Board: A Training‐Free Approach for Expressive Visual Storytelling

open access: yesComputer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We present Story2Board, a training‐free framework for expressive storyboard generation from natural language. Existing methods narrowly focus on subject identity, overlooking key aspects of visual storytelling such as spatial composition, background evolution, and narrative pacing.
D. Dinkevich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tramp Ship Routing and Scheduling with Integrated Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Optimization

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
In response to growing environmental concerns and regulatory pressures, reducing carbon emissions in maritime transport has become a priority. Shipping companies face the challenge of balancing profitability objectives with the imperative to minimize ...
Haiying Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scales of Knowing: Intended Parents' Deliberations on Donor Identifiability in Aotearoa New Zealand

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study explored how intended parents choose among known, identifiable‐but‐unknown‐at‐conception and anonymous gamete donors. In New Zealand clinic‐based donation, donor‐conceived people can access identifying donor information at age 18, while some overseas or unregulated arrangements may permit permanent anonymity.
Sharyn Graham Davies   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrastate Truck Driver Pay and Safety: A Longitudinal Analysis

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Truck drivers, their employers, and the public bear the costs of large truck crashes. Prior research finds that truck drivers tend to have fewer crashes when they are paid more, yet much of the U.S. industry operates with low pay and high turnover.
Kevin Conner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Practice of Liner Container Shipping Regulation in the Transport System

open access: yesЕвразийская интеграция: экономика, право, политика
Effective regulatory and legal framework in this field has several positive advantages for the transportation participants. A significant place in the article is given to ensuring the principle of “common carrier” for access of a wide range of consumers ...
I. A. Rusinov, N. V. Shcherbinin
doaj   +1 more source

Confirmation of the presence of non‐native, self‐sustaining brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis and genomic distinction between populations in southwest Germany

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduced to Europe from North America in the 19th century, Brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, can negatively impact native fish communities, yet self‐sustaining populations remain rare in southern Germany despite a long stocking history. Here, we report a survey of 1618 electrofishing records from Baden‐Württemberg, identifying only three ...
J. Peter Koene   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Freight Rates and Productivity Gains in British Tramp Shipping 1869-1950 [PDF]

open access: yes
The standard source for pre-WWII global freight rate trends is the Isserlis British tramp shipping index. We think it is flawed, and that its sources offer vastly more information than the Isserlis aggregate contains. The new data confirm the precipitous
Saif I. Shah Mohammed   +1 more
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Inflation in Theory and Practice: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature From the Great Inflation to the 2020s Surge

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐pandemic inflationary spike brought inflation back to the forefront of academic research. In the debate about the origin and nature of the 2020s inflation, economists have been divided into the following two main camps: the demand‐pull camp, which attributed inflation to excess demand and linked it to fiscal and monetary stimulus put ...
Vicente Ferreira
wiley   +1 more source

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