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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"London, UK"”.
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Application of Smart Card fare payment data to bus network planning in London, UK
… bus network planning approach at Transport for London (TfL). Then, three potential interchange combinations: bus-to underground, Underground-to-bus, and bus-to-bus are examined to gain an understanding of interchange behavior in London and to formulate recommendations for elapsed time thresholds …
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Bus passenger origin-destination estimation and travel behavior using automated data collection systems in London, UK
… bus-route level and on travel behavior, using London as an example. This research demonstrates the feasibility and ease of applying the trip-chaining method to infer bus passengers' boarding and alighting locations, and validates the results by comparing them with the Bus Passenger Origin and …
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Informational Interfaces: A case study of the impact of discovery systems on biodiversity research and search at the Natural History Museum, London, UK
The Natural History Museum is one of the world's leading research institutions for biological diversity research with collections comprising some 8 million specimens representing a vast wealth of data. It also holds one of the foremost collections of biodiversity-related literature in its Library …
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Jaywalking Index: Visual and Socio-demographic Patterns in London
… framework of Vision Zero principles in London, UK. With a specific emphasis on comprehending jaywalking behavior, this study investigates the sociodemographic characteristics of jaywalkers and examines the correlation between urban design features surrounding jaywalking crashes. …
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Demand for Extinguishing Media in Manual Fire Fighting
… for extinguishing media. Data from the London Fire Brigade (UK) were used to investigate a possible correlation between the area of the fire and the fire-fighting measures employed. This data, together with data from two old investigations, published in the literature, were used to …
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Infrastructuring Urban Regeneration. Reimagining regeneration practice for architects and community organisers
… partners on a live regeneration project in east London, the research uses the concepts of working “within and against” to investigate conflicting relationships between participation, representative democracy and development finance. Beginning from its geographical context in London, UK, the …
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How the institutional organization of Santiago affects its capacity to design and apply urban energy initiatives
… case study analysis of New York City (USA) and London (UK) and interviews and a follow-up survey with relevant actors from the Chilean energy and political sectors. Based on this analysis, this thesis concludes that the lack of organizations and institutions covering Santiago as a single urban …
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Discrete real-time flight plan optimization
… that is considered through the simulations is London (UK) - Boston (MA, USA), flown on a constant flight level. This study shows that running another optimization at the Top of Climb point reduces the average delay at destination from 6.9 minutes to 5.0 minutes. Then, the more futuristic method …
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Surface imaging for patient setup and monitoring for breast radiotherapy
… examined the possibility of using the VisionRT (London, UK) software and cameras for surface visualization to align patients for this treatment. A portable, single pod, the "Mini Cam" was found to be able to generate images for translations less than 2.5-5.5 cm, depending on the direction of …
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A Pilot Study Using Machine Learning for Classification of Pain-Related Versus Non-Pain-Related Electroencephalographic Activity in Preterm Infants
… (Toronto, Canada) and University College London Hospital (London, UK). The primary outcome was to assess the accuracy of various machine learning models (XGBoost, Support Vector Machines, Random Forest, Logistic Regression, Convolutional Neural Networks) in distinguishing EEG features …
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An ontology of ethnicity based upon personal names: with implications for neighbourhood profiling
… typology of ethnic groups optimised for the UK population. The outcome is an improved methodology for classifying population registers, as well as small areas, into cultural, ethnic and linguistic groups (CEL). This in turn makes possible the creation of much more detailed, frequently …
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Corporate Governance: a Strategic Tool for SME Sustainability?
… reported in existing literature relating to the UK, half of SMEs fail in their first five years, hence the context relevance of corporate sustainability. Consequently, this research seeks to determine how corporate governance impacts on SMEs’ sustainability as well as how owners and managers of …
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Sustainable urban waste management through the lens of service users
The Westminster City Council (London, UK) recycling rate has been fluctuating between 19% and 25% over a ten-year period from 2011 to 2021, which is below the 50% threshold target for household waste set by the UK government. This research aimed to investigate the issues surrounding the low …
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Smarter cities: socio-technical innovation towards sustainable urban transport futures. The case of re-establishing utility cycling as a mainstream mode in London
… mode within the road transport system of London, UK. Analysis of the case proceeds in two steps. Findings suggest that, while the transition appears to be progressing well, as indicated by the rise of cycling on mainstream transport policy-making and practice agendas, prospects for a …
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Smarter cities: socio-technical innovation towards sustainable urban transport futures - the case of re-establishing utility cycling as a mainstream mode in London
… mode within the road transport system of London, UK. Analysis of the case proceeds in two steps. Findings suggest that, while the transition appears to be progressing well, as indicated by the rise of cycling on mainstream transport policy-making and practice agendas, prospects for a …
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Crocheting cultures: Contemporary craft practice in Italy and United Kingdom
… and urban areas of Northern Veneto (Italy) and London (UK), the aim of this research project is to uncover the significance and values of contemporary crochet practices from the point of view of practitioners in the three fields of leisure, art and fashion. The primary research at the basis of …
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Spiritual beliefs, practices, and shadows of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at in Fiji
… the spiritual leadership of the Khalifa based in London, UK. The global Ahmadiyya Jama’at positions its adherents as divinely appointed bearers of the truest form of Islam, uniquely entrusted with leading others “from darkness to light”. At its core, this thesis poses a central question: how do …
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Participating in Radical Visual Sociology: Supporting housing activism through gentrification and displacement research
… with a specific focus on Deptford, south-east London (UK). The project challenges dominant gentrification narratives by making visible and audible a variety of alternative perspectives that highlight the lived experiences of gentrification-induced displacement. It proposes a novel art and …
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The experience of taking anti-psychotic medication for schizophrenia: a thematic analysis of online video chat interviews
… driven by the data. The researcher was based in London, UK, while participants were based in the UK and other European countries. Main Findings – Participants reported their experiences of taking anti-psychotic medication. In total, eight themes were identified: (1) Being Different; (2) Self-Care …
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