Analysis of the impact of road noise on urban green spaces: a case study of the dendrological garden in Poznań, Poland by Staniszewski Ryszard, Podawca Konrad, Sojka Mariusz, Kacprzak Emil, Karsznia Krzysztof

“…Green parks and gardens in urban areas are an essential part of ecosystem services for inhabitants, especially in cities where people are affected by road noise. These problems have been the subject of many studies worldwide. …”
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Wildlife road mortalities during COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown in south Texas: a comparative survey by Bradley E. Beer, Kevin Ryer, Md Saydur Rahman, Md Saydur Rahman, John H. Young, Richard J. Kline, Richard J. Kline

“…Mortalities of wildlife caused by collisions with vehicles along roads are increasing in prevalence, threatening the existence of various species and populations. …”
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Nonlinear effects of traffic statuses and road geometries on highway traffic accident severity: A machine learning approach. by Yao Liang, Hongxia Yuan, Zhenwu Wang, Zhongjin Wan, Tiantian Liu, Bing Wu, Shijie Chen, Xiaobo Tang

“…The optimal Random Forest model was employed to identify the key factors infulencing traffic accident severity, and the partial dependence plot was introduced to visualize the relationship between severity and various single and two-factor variables. The results indicate that the percentage of trucks, daily traffic volume, slope length, road grade, curvature, and curve length all exhibit significant nonlinear and threshold effects on accident severity. …”
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GPT-4off: On-Board Traversability Probability Estimation for Off-Road Driving via GPT Knowledge Distillation by Nahyeong Kim, Seongkyu Choi, Sun Choi, Yejun Lee, Youngjae Cheong, Jhonghyun An

“…This paper proposes a framework for predicting traversability probability in off-road environments by distilling knowledge from large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4o into lightweight models. …”
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Balancing Environmental and Economic Considerations in Horizontal Alignment Optimization of a Ring Road near Anzali International Wetland by Saeid Aftabi Hossein, Kamran Rahimov

“…Roads are the primary transportation infrastructure of every country and play a crucial role in achieving sustainable economic development. …”
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Optimization of energy management strategies for multi-mode hybrid electric vehicles driven by travelling road condition data by Hongxia Wang, Cheng Chang, Zhiyi Pan, Xuewen Zhai, Hanwu Liu, Supeng Zhang, Yubo Liu

“…Then, an EMS optimized based on road condition information (RC-EMS) was developed according to the operating curves and interval thresholds of motors and engine. …”
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Image-based machine learning and cluster analysis for urban road network: employing Orange for codeless visual programming by Zuo Zhang, Mengwei Zhang, Xiangxiang Song, Zhi Li

“…In this study, we constructed an analytical framework that leveraged road network image recognition, multi-scale influence factors analysis, and predictions using codeless visual programming. …”
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Automated Geographic Information System Multi-Criteria Decision Tool to Assess Urban Road Suitability for Active Mobility by Bertha Santos, Sandro Ferreira, Pollyanna Lucena

“…The developed tool was tested and validated through its application to a case study involving the road network of the urban perimeter of the medium-sized city of Covilhã, Portugal. …”
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Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents Among Motorcycle Riders In Four Selected Sub-Counties, Kitui County, Kenya by Mutinda FK, Juma J, Muchiri J, Kariuki P

“…This study aimed to establish the determinants of road traffic accidents among motorcycle riders in selected four Sub-counties in Kitui County, Kenya. …”
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Traffic Signal Optimization in Large-Scale Urban Road Networks: An Adaptive-Predictive Controller Using Ising Models by Daisuke Inoue, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuyuki Aihara, Hiroaki Yoshida

“…The method works adaptively according to traffic conditions such as the structure of the road network and feedback from observation of the traffic system. …”
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Road Design on Human Driver Accidents Versus Automated Vehicle Failures: Comparison With Real-World Field Data by Soomin Woo, Boram Woo, Yoojin Chang, Sehyun Tak

“…We additionally gather data on detailed road geometry like road curvature and road width, traffic operation, and HD accidents for the same roads. …”
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Prehospital factors associated with mortality among road traffic injury patients: analysis of Cameroon trauma registry data by Serge Ngekeng, Odette Kibu, Rasheedat Oke, Nahyeni Bassah, Darwin Arole Touko, Mark T. Yost, Fanny Dissak-Delon, Nicholas Tendongfor, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Alan Hubbard, Sandra I. McCoy, S. Ariane Christie, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Catherine Juillard

“…Abstract Background Cameroon is amongst the worst affected countries by road traffic injuries with an estimated 1443 disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 population. …”
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Vehicle extrication in road traffic crashes: a descriptive analysis of an advanced medical rescue service in South Africa by Naseef Abdullah, Jaydon Rose, Egnall Brown, Heike Geduld

“…Introduction: Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) represent a significant global health challenge, with a disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries. …”
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LEAVES: An Expandable Light-curve Data Set for Automatic Classification of Variable Stars by Ya Fei, Ce Yu, Kun Li, Xiaodian Chen, Yajie Zhang, Chenzhou Cui, Jian Xiao, Yunfei Xu, Yihan Tao

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Spectral Energy Distribution Variability of the Blazar OJ 287 During 2009–2021 by Wenwen Zuo, Alok C. Gupta, Minfeng Gu, Mauri J. Valtonen, Svetlana G. Jorstad, Margo F. Aller, Anne Lähteenmäki, Sebastian Kiehlmann, Pankaj Kushwaha, Hugh D. Aller, Liang Chen, Anthony C. S. Readhead, Merja Tornikoski, Qi Yuan

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Fine-scale variability in iceberg velocity fields and implications for an ice-associated pinniped by L. M. Kaluzienski, J. M. Amundson, J. N. Womble, A. K. Bliss, L. E. Pearson

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Investigation of The Effect of Design Variables on Slip Assembly: Spline Module and Slip Length by Hüseyin Özgürler, Mert Can Kahyalar, Onur Şen

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Variable Ionized Disk Winds in MAXI J1803−298 Revealed by NICER by Zuobin Zhang, Cosimo Bambi, Honghui Liu, Jiachen Jiang, Fangzheng Shi, Yuexin Zhang, Andrew J. Young, John A. Tomsick, Benjamin M. Coughenour, Menglei Zhou

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Diabetic nephropathy nomogram construction based on optical coherence tomography angiography variables by Lobsang Tshedron, Zijing Li

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An Improved Design of a Continuously Variable Transmission Based on Circumferentially Arranged Disks for Enhanced Efficiency in the Low Torque Region by Muhammad Bilal, Qidan Zhu, Shafiq R. Qureshi, Ghulam Farid, Ahsan Elahi, Muhammad Kashif Nadeem, Sartaj Khan

“…A continuously variable transmission based on circumferentially arranged disks (CAD CVT) is a new type of CVT that is highly beneficial for applications requiring large torques, like heavy road transport. …”
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