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The formation of nitro-aromatic compounds under high NO<sub><i>x</i></sub> and anthropogenic VOC conditions in urban Beijing, China

Y. Wang, M. Hu, M. Hu, Y. Wang et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2019)

Nitro-aromatic compounds (NACs), as important contributors to the light absorption by brown carbon, have been widely observed in various ambient atmospheres; however, their formation in the urban atmosphere was little studied. In this work,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-7649-2019

Traffic Fatalities and Urban Infrastructure: A Spatial Variability Study Using Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression Applied in Cali (Colombia)

Harvy Vivas Pacheco, Diego Rodríguez-Mariaca, Ciro Jaramillo, Andrés Fandiño-Losada et al. • Safety (2023)

The mobility plan and the road infrastructure works implemented, together with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) connected bus system in its first two phases, generated optimistic expectations about the reduction of lethal crashes in the city. Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/safety9020034

URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITH THE USE OF ELECTRIC BUSES – DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES

Stanisław KRAWIEC, Bogusław ŁAZARZ, Sylwester MARKUSIK, Grzegorz KAROŃ et al. • Transport Problems (2016)

The programing documents of the European Union determine the direction of transport systems development, including large cities and agglomerations. The context of these actions which aim to transform into ecologically clean and sustainable ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20858/tp.2016.11.4.12

Inconsistent Patterns of Soil Fauna Biodiversity and Soil Physicochemical Characteristic Along an Urbanization Gradient

Shiqin Yu, Shiqin Yu, Shiqin Yu, Zhifeng Wu et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2022)

Urbanization has induced substantial changes in soil physicochemical characteristic, which plays an important role in regulating soil fauna biodiversity in forests and grasslands. However, less is known about the urbanization effect on soil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.824004

Climate change perception, behaviour, and willingness to purchase alternative fuel vehicles: the missing dots

Ana Paula Jesus, Marta Ferreira Dias, Margarida Coelho • International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management (2023)

This paper explores the correlation between respondents concerns regarding climate change, their eagerness to adopt an AFV and their responsiveness to incentives. Seen as the solution for a cleaner mobility and greenhouse gas reduction in u...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.54337/ijsepm.7416

Designing tax incentives and disincentives for urban cultural heritage conservation: a behavioral policy framework

Zijian Yao • Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (2026)

This study proposes a systematic policy framework that leverages special tax measures to steer stakeholder behavior toward urban cultural heritage conservation. Integrating comparative policy analysis, microeconomic modeling, systematic pol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2026.2639088

Effect of fire-source location on flame behavior and temperature distribution in subway carriages with multiple lateral openings

Xinyu Wang, Guoqing Zhu, Xuyao Qi, Guowei Zhang et al. • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (2026)

Urban rail transit has been widely adopted to alleviate surface traffic congestion. However, subway fire safety remains a critical concern because of the confined carriage space, high occupant density, and complex ventilation conditions. Mo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2026.108501

Exploring the Relative Importance and Interactive Impacts of Explanatory Variables of the Built Environment on Ride-Hailing Ridership by Using the Optimal Parameter-Based Geographical Detector (OPGD) Model

Zhenbao Wang, Shuyue Liu, Yuchen Zhang, Xin Gong et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

The impact of the built environment on the ridership of ride-hailing results depends on the spatial grid scale. The existing research on the demand model of ride-hailing ignores the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP). Taking Chengdu as an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app13042180

Unraveling the mediating role of plant color and familiarity on children’s mood in urban landscape

Han Sheng, Xu Li, Shucai Zeng • Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (2024)

An important element of urban landscapes is various plants, and contact with urban landscapes can promote children’s positive mood and mental health. However, few studies focus on Asian school-aged children’s mood for different urban landsc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2023.2278458

Influence of dispersion degree of water drops on efficiency of extinguishing of flammable liquids

Korolchenko Dmitriy, Voevoda Sergey • MATEC Web of Conferences (2016)

Depending on the size of water drops, process of fire extinguishing is focused either in a zone of combustion or on a burning liquid surface. This article considers two alternate solutions of a heat balance equation. The first solution allo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20168604056

An enhanced model predictive control method for single-stage three-phase transformerless grid-connected photovoltaic inverter

Zhonglin Guo, Zhijie Liu, Miao Guo, Ke-Jun Li et al. • International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (2025)

The single-stage transformerless photovoltaic (PV) topology is an attractive configuration as it offers high efficiency, low installation cost and smaller size. For such a configuration, the control algorithm should be designed to track the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2025.111239

Collision Avoidance Strategies for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in Structured Airspace Using a Roundabout Intersection

Skyler Hawkins, Jaya Sravani Mandapaka, Logan McCorkendale, Zachary McCorkendale et al. • IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology (2025)

The increasing size of the Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) ecosystem necessitates effective infrastructure and Collision Avoidance (CA) systems to facilitate high-density UAS traffic in urban environments. Unfortunately, current-generation A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/OJVT.2025.3562581

On the Capacity of Densely Packed Arrays with Mutual Coupling and Correlated Noise

Vahid Dehghanian, John Nielsen • International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2015)

Capacity of a wireless link can be enhanced by increasing the number of receive antennas. However, imposed receiver physical size constraints necessitate that the antenna elements be in close proximity, which typically reduces the overall l...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2015/143759

Evaluating the impact of urban traffic patterns on air pollution emissions in Dublin: a regression model using google project air view data and traffic data

Pavlos Tafidis, Mehdi Gholamnia, Payam Sajadi, Sruthi Krishnan Vijayakrishnan et al. • European Transport Research Review (2024)

Abstract Air pollution is a significant and pressing environmental and public health concern in urban areas, primarily driven by road transport. By gaining a deeper understanding of how traffic dynamics influence air pollution, policymakers...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12544-024-00671-z

Effects of Density and Moisture Variation on Dynamic Deformation Properties of Compacted Lateritic Soil

Weizheng Liu, Shuai Qu, Zhihong Nie, Junhui Zhang • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2016)

A series of repeated load triaxial tests were conducted in this study to investigate the influences of compaction density and postcompaction moisture variation on the dynamic elastic modulus (Ed) and plastic permanent strain (PPS) of compac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2016/5951832

A method for preparing remolded samples of silty clay interbedded with silty sand

SHEN Zhi-fu , XU Qi-er , ZHU Ling-yu , WANG Zhi-hua , GAO Hong-mei • Yantu gongcheng xuebao (2021)

Interbedded soil is a special soil and is often encountered in littoral facies and river floodplain formations. Furthermore, the interbedded soil of cohesive soil and sandy soil is especially unique in its overall mechanical behavior due to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11779/CJGE2021S2023

Parabolic Equation Modeling of Propagation over Terrain Using Digital Elevation Model

Xiao-Wei Guan, Li-Xin Guo, Ya-Jiao Wang, Qing-Liang Li • International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2018)

The parabolic equation method based on digital elevation model (DEM) is applied on propagation predictions over irregular terrains. Starting from a parabolic approximation to the Helmholtz equation, a wide-angle parabolic equation is deduce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2018/1878307

Deflection and bending moment dynamic load allowance of runway bridges: Theoretical and numerical studies

Yuxin Xue, Wei Hou, Yongjun Zhou, Huichi Li et al. • Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online) (2026)

Runway bridges offer a practical structural solution for airport construction in terrain-constrained areas. However, their dynamic behavior under aircraft landing loads remains insufficiently studied, and design-oriented theoretical guidanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2026.01.002

Numerical Simulation of Cooling Plate Using K-Epsilon Turbulence Model to Cool Down Large-Sized Graphite/LiFePO<sub>4</sub> Battery at High C-Rates

Satyam Panchal, Krishna Gudlanarva, Manh-Kien Tran, Münür Sacit Herdem et al. • World Electric Vehicle Journal (2022)

In this paper, an analogous study of the velocity and temperature profiles inside microchannel cooling plates (with hydraulic diameter of 6 mm), placed on a large pouch-type LiFePO4 battery, is presented using both the laboratory and simula...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/wevj13080138