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The impact of public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots in last‐mile delivery

International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 3825-3854, November 2026.
Abstract The growing concern over emissions from last‐mile logistics is motivating the development of innovative delivery models aimed at reducing environmental impact and traffic congestion. To this end, we propose a last‐mile delivery scheme based on both public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots.
Gianpaolo Ghiani, Emanuela Guerriero, Emanuele Manni, Deborah Pareo   +3 more
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Driver‐Centric Vehicle Routing for Parcel Delivery

Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 47, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT One issue parcel delivery drivers are facing in their workplace is the limited access to restrooms. Because drivers are constantly pressured to meet the demanding performance standards called work quotas, they have little time to visit restrooms while working, often forcing them to urinate into bottles in the back of their trucks.
Yoshinori Suzuki, Bo Lan
wiley   +1 more source

Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for co-loading mitoxantrone and verapamil to overcome multidrug resistance in breast tumor

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2017
Yurui Xu,1 Sajid Asghar,2 Shiya Gao,1 Zhipeng Chen,3 Lin Huang,1 Lining Yin,1 Qineng Ping,1 Yanyu Xiao11Department of Pharmaceutics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China ...
Xu Y, Asghar S, Gao S, Chen Z, Huang L, Yin L, Ping Q, Xiao Y   +7 more
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EUS‐Guided Gallbladder Drainage for Acute Cholecystitis in the Western World: Heterogeneity in Current Practice and the Relation With Patient Outcome

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 14, Issue 7, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC), but some patients are unfit for (immediate) surgery. Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided gallbladder drainage (EUS‐GBD) using a lumen‐apposing metal stent (LAMS) is increasingly used in this population.
Louis De Wispelaere, Eva Hufkens, Hannah van Malenstein, Wim Laleman, Michiel Bronswijk, Schalk van der Merwe, Roberto Di Mitri, Michele Amata, Daniela Scimeca, Niels G. Venneman, Koen R. Beukema, Alberto Larghi, Antonio Pelegrino, Felice Molinario, Dominiek De Wulf, Elise Devolder, Dennis Yang, Mustafa Arain, Natalie Cosgrove, Muhammad K. Hasan, Maham Hayat, Kambiz Kadkhodayan, Christophe Snauwaert, Roberto Trasolini, Cynthuja Thilakanathan, Shirley Jiang, Douglas G. Adler, Lionel S. D'Souza, Rogier P. Voermans, Anouk G. Overdevest, Roy L. J. Van Wanrooij, Enrique Pérez‐Cuadrado‐Robles, Willem J. Lammers, Pieter Jan de Jonge, Marco J. Bruno, Helena Degroote, Thomas Billiet, Alexander Arlt, Sebastian Stefanovic, Emine Gökce, Ellen Deschepper, Pieter Hindryckx   +41 more
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A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization with Genetic Operator for Vehicle Routing Problem

Journal of Advances in Information Technology, 2010
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a NP-hard and Combinatorial optimization problem. Combinatorial optimization problem can be viewed as searching for best element in a set of discrete items, which can be solved using search algorithm or meta heuristic.
Geetha Shanmugam, Poonthalir Ganesan, Vanathi P T   +2 more
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Production routing decisions in a two‐echelon supply chain with multiple delivery modes

International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 3385-3421, September 2026.
Abstract We study an original two‐echelon production routing problem with multiple delivery modes (2E‐PRP‐MDM). In the first echelon, the primary production facility is tasked with satisfying the demands of two distinct entities: a set of warehouses and a set of customers through direct shipments. In the second echelon, warehouses become delivery hubs,
Rachida Benfedel, Fayçal Belkaid, Nadjib Brahimi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An SSI‐Informed Design for Tuned Mass Dampers With Small‐to‐Large Mass Ratios

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 10, Page 2511-2529, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs) are used to mitigate structural vibrations induced by seismic or wind excitation, by tuning the device to the system's dominant resonant frequencies. However, the TMD effectiveness can be undermined by soil‐structure interaction, which can lead to elongation of the vibration periods and to combined translational ...
Davide Noè Gorini, Pasquale Roberto Marrazzo, Elide Nastri, Rosario Montuori   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Survey of Methods and Challenges of Vehicle Routing Problem with Uncertainties

Mathematics
This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the methodologies and challenges associated with the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), focusing on the uncertainties that impact routing decisions in real-world logistics and transportation scenarios ...
Meraryslan Meraliyev, Cemil Turan, Shirali Kadyrov, Ualikhan Sadyk   +3 more
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A simple planning tool for tibial slope osteotomy—Osteotomy depth is a precise parameter to determine wedge height

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 34, Issue 8, Page 2916-2925, August 2026.
Abstract Purpose To compare the planning precision of three wedge height planning methods relative to angular‐based reference planning for infratubercle anterior closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (ACW‐HTO). Methods Lateral knee radiographs of patients with posterior tibial slope (PTS) ≥ 13° were retrospectively reviewed.
Romed Peter Vieider, Julius Maria Watrinet, Robert Bilodeau, Sahil Dadoo, Luilly Vargas, Luke Thomas Mattar, Mahmut Enes Kayaalp, Johnathan Daniel Hughes, Volker Musahl   +8 more
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Water Flow Through the Pits in Eucalyptus urophylla Wood

Floresta e Ambiente
This research aimed to evaluate the relationship between Vessel-Ray Pits (VRP) and Intervessel Pits (IVP) and water flows in the different axes of Eucalyptus urophylla wood. Samples of E.
Thiago Campos Monteiro, José Tarcísio Lima   +1 more
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