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View article: Heme and hemozoin induce platelet cell death through UPR-induced apoptosis and ferroptosis in vivax malaria
Heme and hemozoin induce platelet cell death through UPR-induced apoptosis and ferroptosis in vivax malaria Open
Malaria is a highly prevalent infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. Plasmodium intraerythrocytic replication leads to hemolysis-driven intermittent febrile crisis in patients. Additionally, the lysis of unparasitized red blood…
View article: Mobile-Depots and Cargo Bikes Towards a Sustainable Last-Mile Future
Mobile-Depots and Cargo Bikes Towards a Sustainable Last-Mile Future Open
E-commerce growth is driving the need for novel, more sustainable last-mile delivery strategies. One potential strategy is based on setting up a mobile-depot from where last-mile deliveries are conducted using cargo bikes. This research ex…
View article: Impact of Kitchen Natural Gas Use on Indoor NO2 Levels and Human Health: A Case Study in Two European Cities
Impact of Kitchen Natural Gas Use on Indoor NO2 Levels and Human Health: A Case Study in Two European Cities Open
Natural gas (NG) is commonly used in kitchens, powering stoves, ovens, and other appliances. While it is known for its efficiency and convenience, NG contributes to the release of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and can have significant implication…
View article: Nutritional composition of ultra-processed plant-based foods in the out-of-home environment: a multi-country survey with plant-based burgers
Nutritional composition of ultra-processed plant-based foods in the out-of-home environment: a multi-country survey with plant-based burgers Open
Ultra-processed plant-based foods, such as plant-based burgers, have gained in popularity. Particularly in the out-of-home (OOH) environment, evidence regarding their nutritional profile and environmental sustainability is still evolving. …
View article: Enhancing decision-making in transportation management: A comparative study of text classification models
Enhancing decision-making in transportation management: A comparative study of text classification models Open
Machine learning algorithms offer the capability to analyze large volumes of real-time data, providing transport authorities with valuable insights into traffic conditions, congestion hotspots, and incident detection from diverse data sour…
View article: Sustainable Urban Last-Mile Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review
Sustainable Urban Last-Mile Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review Open
Globalisation, urbanisation and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has been raising the demand for logistic activities. This change is affecting the entire supply chain, especially the last-mile step. This step is considered the most expensive a…
View article: Leveraging Social Media as a Source of Mobility Intelligence: An NLP-Based Approach
Leveraging Social Media as a Source of Mobility Intelligence: An NLP-Based Approach Open
This work presents a deep learning framework for analyzing urban mobility by extracting knowledge from messages collected from Twitter. The framework, which is designed to handle large-scale data and adapt automatically to new contexts, co…
View article: Detection of vehicle-based operations from geolocation data
Detection of vehicle-based operations from geolocation data Open
Geolocation data identifies the geographic location of people or objects, which may unveil the performance of some activity or operation. A good example is, if a vehicle is in a gas station then one may assume that the vehicle is being ref…
View article: A multi objective approach for DRT service using tabu search
A multi objective approach for DRT service using tabu search Open
Urban population is increasing fast. This is creating new challenges to public transport systems since some groups of citizens as elderly people may have sensory, cognitive or motor impairments that need to be addressed. This work explores…
View article: Accessibility as an indicator to estimate social exclusion in public transport
Accessibility as an indicator to estimate social exclusion in public transport Open
Accessibility is one of the key measures of urban transportation planning, which quantify how easy is the access to a facility. Public transport accessibility concerns of the access level of geographical locations to public transport. In t…
View article: A Deep Learning Approach for Predicting Bus Passenger Demand Based on Weather Conditions
A Deep Learning Approach for Predicting Bus Passenger Demand Based on Weather Conditions Open
This work apply a deep learning artificial neural network model – the Multilayer Perceptron – as a regression model to estimate the demand of bus passengers. Transit bus ridership and weather conditions were collected over a year from a me…
View article: Process discovery on geolocation data
Process discovery on geolocation data Open
Fleet tracking technology collects real-time information about geolocation of vehicles as well as driving-related data. This information is typically used for location monitoring as well as for analysis of routes, vehicles and drivers. Fro…
View article: Conceptualization of an information system for integrated management of public transport
Conceptualization of an information system for integrated management of public transport Open
Software requirements are key elements that contribute to the quality of systems and stakeholders' satisfaction. In the domain of public transport, many information systems have been developed; however, the majority is focused on operation…
View article: Improving Air Quality in Lisbon: modelling emission abatement scenarios
Improving Air Quality in Lisbon: modelling emission abatement scenarios Open
Lisbon is one of the European cities where NO2 and PM10 legal limit values are still exceeded, leading to an Air Quality Plan applicable up to 2020. The developed work combined a detailed emission inventory, monitoring data, and modelling …
View article: Evaluation of an integrated mobile payment, route planner and social network solution for public transport
Evaluation of an integrated mobile payment, route planner and social network solution for public transport Open
The proliferation of new technologies is revolutionizing the public transport sector, allowing Operators to replace complex and expensive infrastructures by travellers' mobile devices and online management channels and platforms. This pape…
View article: Mobile payments adoption in public transport
Mobile payments adoption in public transport Open
Nowadays, mobile phones are ubiquitous systems of our society. Nevertheless, the adoption of this technology to perform mobile payments, namely in public transport, was only implemented in a few number of transport networks. Thus, this pap…
View article: A Multi-User Integrated Platform for Supporting the Design and Management of Urban Mobility Systems
A Multi-User Integrated Platform for Supporting the Design and Management of Urban Mobility Systems Open
Public transport networks were, in the past, mainly designed to maximize the efficiency of commuting trips. However, with such perspective there are considerable risks to marginalize some specific population groups (e.g. disabled, elderly,…
View article: Integrated indicator to evaluate vehicle performance across: Safety, fuel efficiency and green domains
Integrated indicator to evaluate vehicle performance across: Safety, fuel efficiency and green domains Open
In general, car manufacturers face trade-offs between safety, efficiency and environmental performance when choosing between mass, length, engine power, and fuel efficiency. Moreover, the information available to the consumers makes diffic…
View article: OBAVUM: An ontology-based approach to visualizing urban mobility data
OBAVUM: An ontology-based approach to visualizing urban mobility data Open
This paper proposes an ontology-based approach to visualizing urban mobility data. Our approach, which is in ongoing development, is centered in a visualization-oriented urban mobility ontology that is used to semantically characterize dat…
View article: Urban scale air quality modelling using detailed traffic emissions estimates
Urban scale air quality modelling using detailed traffic emissions estimates Open
The atmospheric dispersion of NOx and PM10 was simulated with a second generation Gaussian model over a medium-size south-European city. Microscopic traffic models calibrated with GPS data were used to derive typical driving cycles for eac…
View article: Application of Collaborative Information Exchange in Urban Public Transport: The Seamless Mobility Solution
Application of Collaborative Information Exchange in Urban Public Transport: The Seamless Mobility Solution Open
Contemporary urban transportation networks are facing challenges to address the growing needs of mobility, all the while improving their economic gains and environmental sustainability. Several studies demonstrate that competitive alternat…