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The 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami: Cascading Impacts and Risks to Japan
Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT On July 29th, 2025, a large earthquake (Mw 8.8) occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. This event caused a tsunami that reached Japan's Pacific coast, even though the source was far away. In this study, we analyze the characteristics of earthquakes and tsunamis and discuss how they relate to the recurrence possibility and risk in Japan.
Ampan Laosunthara +6 more
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Research of the potential opportunities of crowdshipping: The case study of Ukraine and the Czech Republic [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesUrbanization and the growth of e-commerce are the main factors behind the growth of last-mile delivery volumes. Crowdshipping using the public transport system is one of the relatively new scenarios for the organization of such delivery.
Svadlenka Libor +2 more
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Governance of land-use development and urban freight transport
, 2013 In the urban planning process, the role of urban freight movement has often been ignored and the goods distribution theme is widely underrepresented in regional science, urban governance and geographical research.
COMI, ANTONIO, NUZZOLO, AGOSTINO
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Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Disasters exacerbated by climate change have prompted adaptation measures, including seawall heightening, which is an effective approach to protecting coastal areas. However, the combined effect of rising sea levels and tsunamis can create a compound coastal hazard, in which long‐term sea level rise amplifies the impact of tsunamis.
Yushi Miki +7 more
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Urban freight transport sustainability – assessment and evaluation framework
, 2013 Research purpose: Various urban freight transport measures have been introduced in order to improve logistics performance while at the same time reducing the negative environmental and socio-economic impacts.
Behrends, Sönke,
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Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions Forecasting of Transport Sector Using Machine Learning
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.The transport sector accounts for approximately one‐quarter of Iran's final energy consumption. The energy demand in this sector has the least variation, with petroleum products accounting for more than 85% of the demand. Furthermore, the accelerated growth of energy consumption and the sector's reliance on fossil fuels, which are the main cause of ...
Amir Hossein Akbari +2 more
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The Demand Potential of an Urban Freight Consolidation Centre [PDF]
Urban Transport, stated preferences, service contract.
Romeo Danielis, Edoardo Marcucci
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.A conceptual framework of virtual water showing its sources, major applications, components of the virtual water footprint, and emerging future directions. The diagram emphasizes the growing role of virtual water in global sustainability and resource planning.
Priti Bhowmik +2 more
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CO2 Emission Reduction in Freight Transports How to Stimulate Environmental Friendly Behaviour? [PDF]
In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the EU by about 32 % and in Germany by about 1 % since 1990).
Bühler, Georg, Jochem, Patrick
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.While several oncogenic pathogens cause site‐specific cancers, uncertainties remain about many other chronic infections and combined pathogen effects, especially in non‐Western populations. Using a large case–cohort study nested within the China Kadoorie Biobank, the authors found that co‐infection was common, with a mean of 10 pathogens per individual.
Ling Yang +212 more
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