Traditional multi-agent path planning algorithms often lead to path overlap and excessive energy consumption when dealing with cooperative tasks due to the single-agent-single-task configuration. For this reason, the “many-to-one” cooperative plannin...
While research on the sustainable built environment has acknowledged the need to integrate multidisciplinary perspectives in the early planning phases, few studies have focused on early-phase meetings and how these can support such co-creation of sus...
A refined investigation of new trends in urban analysis assuming a sustainable design of Areas of Public Space and Meeting (APSM) is a fundamental response to the challenges of inclusive and efficient cities. Even though the APSM are districts regard...
Effective construction project planning relies on addressing constraints related to materials, labor, equipment, and others. Planning meetings are typical venues for stakeholders to identify, communicate, and remove constraints. However, a critical g...
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 challenges small island developing states such as the Kingdom of Tonga, which relies on variable rainwater and fragile groundwater lenses for freshwater supply. Meeting water needs in dispersed small islands under ch...
3 March 2023
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate real-life speech levels of health professionals during communication with older inpatients in small group settings. Methods: This is a prospective observational study assessing group interactions b...
Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, was ruled by three Euro-Christian colonisers for over 450 years. Alongside their pursuit of trade and wealth, these colonial powers—the Portuguese (1505–1658), Dutch (1658–1796), and British (1796&nd...
Background/Objectives: Transurethral Laser Ablation (TULA) is fast evolving as a surgical procedure, especially for small or recurrent bladder tumours. It offers a safe alternative for patients who are unsuitable for general anaesthetic (GA) or who c...
Secondary and post-secondary science and engineering educators share common class arrangements with both a laboratory and lecture component, coordinating both components so they build upon each other to create meaningful learning experiences. The COV...
Deep reinforcement learning is an artificial intelligence technology that combines deep learning and reinforcement learning and has been widely applied in multiple fields. As a type of deep reinforcement learning algorithm, the A3C (Asynchronous Adva...
With the improvement of urban infrastructure and the increase in the coverage of high-rise buildings, the demand for location information services inside buildings is becoming more and more urgent. Moreover, indoor path planning, as a prerequisite an...
The aircraft four-dimensional trajectory planning is an important technology for multiple aircraft to achieve cooperation. However, the current four-dimensional trajectory planning technology is mainly used for civil aviation and helicopters and is d...
Loan-type reverse mortgage plans and sell-type home reversion plans for retirement financing are two well-known equity release plans that entitle homeowners not only to release cash from their properties but also to allow them to age in place. Recent...
As the Rural Revitalization Strategy continues to progress, there is an increasing demand for the digitization of rural houses, roads, and roadside trees. Given the characteristics of rural areas, such as narrow roads, high building density, and low-...
Path planning is the core problem of orchard fertilization robots during their operation. The traditional full-coverage job path planning algorithm has problems, such as being not smooth enough and having a large curvature fluctuation, that lead to u...
This article presents a participatory action research initiative involving counsellors and parents at a perinatal and family center for drug addiction in order to reflect on what shape parental participation might take within this resource. The goal...
Urban strategies and the way cities are planned have changed throughout history, adapting to the needs of the inhabitants, infrastructure requirements, and advances in technology. Uses and customs of people and cities are changing and can evolve much...
20 January 2020
An emerging strategy to combat homelessness is the development of “tiny homes”. However, the advent of tiny homes as a new form of housing intervention raises a number of questions about their intentions, efficacy, and policy feasibility....
The research presented in this article adopts an urban sociology perspective to explore the relationship between spaces designed with biophilic principles and people’s pro-environmental values and behaviors. The research hypothesized that bioph...
The Association is currently planning the 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held in Orlando, Florida, in August […]
Nowadays, high-speed railway (HSR) has become one of the main choices for passengers. As the number of passengers increases, their travel demands become diverse and the fluctuation range of passenger travel demands will also increase. In order to ada...
The core of power system planning lies in optimizing resource portfolios to ensure reliable electricity supply, with generalized adequacy serving as a key indicator of supply security. As the share of renewable energy increases, the mechanisms underl...
This paper introduces a new concept in transmission expansion planning based on unconventional lines, termed “smart transmission expansion planning”. Traditionally, the domains of transmission expansion planning (TEP) and transmission lin...
Despite the committed action by many in past decades, recent reviews show little progress in slowing species declines, and future waves of extinction are predicted. Not only do such declines signal a failure to meet international commitments to stem...
In recent years, high-quality surfaces with large areas and curvatures have been increasingly used in engineering, but the precision machining and inspection of such surfaces is a particular challenge. Surface machining equipment needs to have a larg...
Vegan diets in children need to be adequately planned so they can safely meet children’s requirements for growth and development. Adequate and realistic meal planning guidelines should not be difficult to achieve, thanks to the increasing numbe...
This research aims to determine the appropriate level of effort required for each step of the Observe–Plan–Do–Check–React (OPDCA) cycle to improve the workflow reliability of a construction project. Empirical data on detailed...
20 November 2021
Less than one-quarter of U.S. adults meet physical activity (PA) recommendations, with rural residents less likely to be active than urban residents. The built environment has been identified as a potential facilitator of PA and local comprehensive p...
Regional development planning systems contain multiple uncertainties which come from economic restructuring, resource management, carbon peak action, environmental protection, and other factors, it is difficulty to handle all of these uncertainties i...
Against the backdrop of accelerating transformation in traditional mechanical manufacturing toward intelligent production models integrating mechanical, electronic, and information technologies, coupled with increasing demands for mass customization,...
In 1996, the government of South Africa introduced the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) policy process to transform municipal administration, integrated planning and service delivery. One of the IDP policy’s key aspects is community participat...
Future cities will need to plan and design urban green spaces and woodlands to meet diverse interests and needs, provide ecosystem services required by an evolving urban society and improve continuity between urban and rural spaces. This future plann...
Systematic land use planning to address environmental impacts does not typically include human health and wellbeing as explicit inputs. We tested the effects of including issues related to human health, ecosystem services, and community wellbeing on...
This paper primarily studies the path planning problem for UAV formations guided by semantic map information. Our aim is to integrate prior information from semantic maps to provide initial information on task points for UAV formations, thereby plann...
Trajectory planning is a crucial step in controlling robot motion. The efficiency and accuracy of trajectory planning directly impact the real-time control and accuracy of robot motion. The robot’s trajectory is mapped to the joint space, and a...
Cities are exploding, occupying rural territory in dispersed and fragmented ways. A consequence of this phenomenon is that the demand for utilities includes more and more extensive territories. Among them, fulfilling the demand for services related t...
Although Cyber–Physical Systems (CPSs) provide a flexible architecture for enterprises to deal with changing demand, an effective method to organize and allocate resources while considering sustainability factors is required to meet customers&r...
The coronavirus outbreak forced design companies to consider how the flow of information and work processes could be managed in the context of remote design work. This research aims to put a digital Last Planner System (LPS) whiteboard to the test in...
This paper proposes an energy-saving lane-changing trajectory model for intelligent electric vehicles at high speeds that considers different driving needs under multiple constraints to address the issues of simple lane-changing considerations and po...
Volatile markets and uncertain deterioration rate make it extremely difficult for manufacturers to make the quantity of saleable vegetables just meet the fluctuating demands, which will lead to inevitable out of stock or over production. Aggregate pr...
Climate change and accelerated development that threaten the survival of humankind require an urgent review of planning approaches to achieve sustainable development, including transport systems, since the quantity of motorised traffic and GHG emissi...
Public interest in popular diets is increasing, in particular whole-food plant-based (WFPB) and vegan diets. Whether these diets, as theoretically implemented, meet current food-based and nutrient-based recommendations has not been evaluated in detai...
The randomness of the power supply side and the load side of comprehensive energy systems is increasingly prominent. It is very difficult to meet demand through traditional planning methods. To solve this problem, this paper explores the coordinated...
Due to the complicated and changing circumstances of the sea environment, path planning technology is essential for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to fulfill search tasks. In most cases, the location of the underwater target is unknown, so it is ne...
Despite the reality of older adults living many years after driving cessation, few prepare for the eventuality; empirically, planning for a nondriving future has not been directly quantified or explored. The following study quantifies (1) the extent...
Locusts are recognized globally as one of the worst pests affecting human activities in the agricultural sector. From 2019 to 2024, a severe outbreak of the Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) occurred in Sardinia (Italy). We aim to propose a m...
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) path planning in complex marine environments meets many chanllenges, such as many influencing factors, complex models and the performance of the optimization algorithm to be improved. To find a path with minimum co...
Industrial objects constructed between the XIX century and the first half of the XX century were scattered outside the historical city center. However, they are currently located within the boundaries of the historical area of a big city. Postindustr...
When a fire occurs underground, pre-existing emergency escape routes may become ineffective. Such scenarios necessitate the real-time planning of escape routes that consider evolving conditions and prioritize safety. This paper proposes a multi-objec...
With the increasing demand for expected data volume daily, current telecommunications infrastructure can not meet requirements without using enhanced technologies adopted by 5G and beyond networks. Due to their diverse features, 5G technologies and s...
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