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  • Article
  • Open Access
424 Views
23 Pages

14 May 2026

This study focuses on a large rubber-tired gantry crane (RTGC) operating in a nomadic prefabricated beam yard and develops a Digital Twin-driven dynamic feasible route planning method for the path planning problem under the combined effects of a disc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,061 Views
9 Pages

The Effect of Epidural Analgesia on Labour and Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes in 1, 2a, 3, and 4a Robson’s Classes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

  • Bruno Antonio Zanfini,
  • Stefano Catarci,
  • Francesco Vassalli,
  • Valentina Laurita Longo and ,
  • Matteo Biancone,
  • Brigida Carducci,
  • Luciano Frassanito,
  • Antonio Lanzone and
  • Gaetano Draisci
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

18 October 2022

Background: Lumbar epidural analgesia (EA) is the most commonly used method for reducing labour pain, but its impact on the duration of the second stage of labour and on neonatal and maternal outcomes remains a matter of debate. Our aim was to examin...

(This article belongs to the Section Obstetrics & Gynecology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,607 Views
10 Pages

21 August 2025

Background: Cesarean section (CS) is a critical surgical procedure in obstetrics but is increasingly overused worldwide. Vietnam has seen rising CS rates, especially in urban tertiary hospitals, with limited standardized analysis to guide interventio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,513 Views
12 Pages

Analysis of Caesarean Section Rates Using the Robson Classification System at a University Hospital in Spain

  • Rafael Vila-Candel,
  • Anna Martín,
  • Ramón Escuriet,
  • Enrique Castro-Sánchez and
  • Francisco Javier Soriano-Vidal

Background: The WHO recommends the use of the Robson ten-group classification system (RTGCS) as an effective monitoring and analysis tool to assess the use of caesarean sections (CS). The present study aimed to conduct an analysis of births using the...

(This article belongs to the Section Women's Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,266 Views
16 Pages

Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates at Hospital Discharge Across the Robson Ten-Group Classification System: A Retrospective Study

  • Rafael Vila-Candel,
  • Anna Martin-Arribas,
  • Joaquín Mateu-Mollá,
  • Fatima Leon-Larios and
  • Desirée Mena-Tudela

26 November 2025

(1) Background: While the Robson Ten-Group Classification System (RTGCS) is widely used to assess and monitor caesarean section rates, its association with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) outcomes at hospital discharge remains insufficiently explored....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Nutritional and Supportive Interventions for Breastfeeding Success)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,003 Views
23 Pages

1 January 2026

Yard crane (YC) operations are critical to the overall productivity of container terminals, especially as terminals move toward higher levels of automation. This study proposes a score-based dispatching strategy for twin RTGCs operating within a sing...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fuzzy Control Systems and Decision-Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,142 Views
12 Pages

Indications of Induction and Caesarean Sections Performed Using the Robson Classification in a University Hospital in Spain from 2010 to 2021

  • Rafael Vila-Candel,
  • Nadia Piquer-Martín,
  • Nerea Perdomo-Ugarte,
  • José Antonio Quesada and ,
  • Ramón Escuriet and
  • Anna Martin-Arribas
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Background: The Robson Ten Group Classification System (RTGCS) enables the assessment, monitoring, and comparison of caesarean section rates both within healthcare facilities and between them, and the indications of caesarean sections (CS) performed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,452 Views
26 Pages

14 November 2019

Irregular external truck arrivals at a marine container terminal often leads to long queues at gates and substantial greenhouse gas emissions. To relieve gate congestion and reduce carbon emissions, a new truck arrival pattern called “vessel de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,682 Views
26 Pages

Narrow Band State of Charge (SOC) Control Strategy for Hybrid Container Cranes

  • Sheron Ruchiranga Anton Bolonne and
  • Dedduwa Pathiranage Chandima

23 February 2019

This paper evaluates possibility of using a new hybrid system based on variable speed diesel generator (VSDG), Li-ion battery bank and supercapacitor bank (SC) for a rubber tire gantry crane (RTGC) used in container terminals. Existing commercial hyb...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)