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Pre-Transit Oriented Development Assessment Guidelines for Assessing Metro Station Dependent Component Area
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) assessment models are commonly used to assess existing and planned metro station catchment areas. Elements like diversity, density, design, destination, distance, and demand management ...
Colchicine use might be associated with lower mortality in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Colchicine was recently repurposed for the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This rapid review and meta-analysis aimed to assess colchicine's impact on mortality outcomes in COVID-19 patients. ...
Efficient system reliability-based design optimization study for replaced hip prosthesis using new optimized anisotropic bone formulations
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
An efficient reliability algorithm is developed to transfer the system reliability problem to a single-component reliability problem, considering the uncertainty of loading cases and the material properties. The main ...
How do tobacco control policies work in low-income and middle-income countries? A realist synthesis
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BMJ
, 2022 , Article)
Background The burden of tobacco use is disproportionately high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scarce theorisation on what works with respect to implementation of tobacco control policies in these ...
Developing and validating a multidisciplinary scale of E-retailing website elements
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
The purpose of this article is to theoretically identify the salient elements of e-retailing websites and empirically verify them through a rigorous scale development process. A mixed method approach was followed to achieve ...
Methods for modeling and evaluating construction disputes: A critical review
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IEEE
, 2020 , Article)
Cost and time are the targeted outcomes of any successful construction project, and disputes over these two key factors constitute a major obstacle to successful project outcomes. As escalated levels of dispute are becoming ...
Development and initial validation of stigma towards healthcare providers working with covid-19 patients scale (S19-hcps)
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: The S19-HCPs tool evaluates the stigma towards healthcare providers working with patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The psychometric properties of the Arabic and English versions of the S19-HCPs were ...
Finite Element Analysis of the Dynamics of Power-Law Fluid around an Obstacle in a Channel
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Hindawi Limited
, 2022 , Article)
Control of uid forces is an emerging area of research with numerous engineering applications. e uneven wake behind an
obstacle causes undesirable structural oscillations, which can lead to fatigue or structural failure. ...
Future cities and autonomous vehicles: analysis of the barriers to full adoption
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KeAi Communications Co.
, 2021 , Article)
The inevitable upcoming technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will affect our cities and several aspects of our lives. The widespread adoption of AVs repose at crossing distinct barriers that prevent their full adoption. ...
Preparing for the worst? Household food stockpiling during the second wave of covid-19 in serbia
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Stockpiling and panic buying are significant components of crisis-and disaster-related consumption behaviors that have gained significant media coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to analyze the features ...