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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Means of transport"”.
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The factors associated with school transport to get to educational institutions in South Africa.
School transportation has been a major challenge for learners in South Africa. Although transportation infrastructure has improved since the end of apartheid, learners are still experiencing issues with the means of transport to get to school. This study aims to identify the factors associated with …
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HYBRID MOBILE FEMTOCELLS: the mmWave solution for 5G Moving Networks
… anywhere, and anytime, especially in public means of transport where they spend a lot of time travelling. The connectivity to Internet becomes difficult for passengers because public transportation vehicles suffer from the low quality signal from the outside wireless network. One of the …
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A Foundation of Dust: Analyzing the Relationship between Famine and Political Stability in Developing States
… to humanity's food needs and established means of transport, famine remains a threat for several states around the world. It would seem obvious that famine would be a strong destabilizing force, but this has not always been the case. This study compares several prominent famines in …
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The effectiveness and economic impact of enhancing container security
… shipping has evolved to become the main artery of global trade, providing both convenient and inexpensive access to goods from markets around the world. Yet the very size and efficiencies that have made container shipping such an attractive means of transport have also created a system that is …
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The significance of non-motorised transport interventions : a case study of Greater Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province, South Africa
South Africa has a significant proportion of learners (64%) that use walking as a means of transport on a daily basis to a place of education, and workers (21.1%) to place of work ( Statistic SA, 2014), that are predominantly located in peri-urban and rural areas. Therefore, Non-Motorised Transport …
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Pedalando por direitos: vozes femininas no ciclismo
This work aims to analyze the role of cycling in women's empowerment, highlighting the intersections of gender and race. The study originated from the observation of the underrepresentation of women, especially Black and transgender women, in the cycling world. The research, conducted at the …
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Experiencing the wait: Civic Connector
… and phenomenology are investigated with the aim of establishing an entry point into designing spaces which are socially resilient. The preliminary research, which is exploratory in nature, recognises phenomenology as a valuable tool in realising an engaging architecture; acting as a mediator …
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Logística brasileira: um estudo teórico do modal aquaviário (cabotagem)
To meet the complexities found in the transportation of different goods, logistics has a number of routes or modes which are the procedures for conducting the products according to the load characteristics and application. They are modal logistics, means of transport, road, air transportation, …
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A city's edge: where the land meets water
The Edge of a City is a philosophical region, where City and Natural Landscape overlap, existing without choice or expectation.' Steven Holl The interaction across boundaries sets up a dialogue that is highly complex and ambiguous. The periphery of a modern city presents itself as an erratic …
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Relationships between transport, mobility, sustainable livelihoods and social capital for poverty reduction
The focus of contemporary development discourse has shifted from economic growth to poverty reduction, leading to development of the Millennium Development Goals. An estimated 1.1 billion people in the world live in absolute poverty, 314 million of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Seventy five …
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An Assessment of Household Purchasing Decisions in Kasulu Urban and Kasulu Rural Areas'
The study is mainly concerned with an assessment of household purchasing decisions in Kasulu Urban and Kasu1u rural areas for some selected product types. Data analysis shows that, there is no significant difference in household purchasing decision making patterns between Kasulu urban and Kasu1u …
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The financial planning and control in the airline industry : a comparative study of British Airways and Egyptair
The examination of the financial planning and control systems in the airline industry is vitally needed. There were two important reasons for deciding to study this industry: firstly, its significant role in the development of the national economy of a country, linked with the growth of …
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Travelling Through Time: Tracing the Arrival of Modernity in German-Speaking Women’s Travel Literature on the Orient between 1840 and 1945
Travelling Through Time discusses accounts of the “Orient,” questions of identity formation through interactions with the “Other,” and the significance of the global spread of technological advances for these questions. Travel writing by both male and female authors has been a topic of interest for …
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A tecnologia do Processo Judicial Eletrônico do Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da Paraíba na perspectiva arquivística
Presents the deployment and use of the electronic process, adopting as research scenario the Regional Labor Court of the Thirteenth Region (TRT 13) in João Pessoa, Brazil. This is a descriptive and documentary survey using a qualitative approach. Data were collected through the electronic process …
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Aerial jurisdiction over safety zones surrounding maritime installations
… is a relatively recent phase in the production of oil and gas. Although shallow water mining has been conducted since the 1940's, these attempts have been seen more as extensions of terrestrial mining than as serious offshore attempts. The technological feasibility of offshore oil ~nd gas mining …
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A study of the economic effects of the Punjab canal colonies
To readers interested in the material progress of the Province, no introduction seems necessary for so fascinating, a subject as the "Enonomic effects of the Punjab Canal Colonies. The origin, growth and development of the Canal colonies is an interesting and surprising miracle of the 20th century …
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EVALUATION AND MITIGATION OF THE RISK OF ROAD ACCIDENT IN URBAN AREAS ACCORDING TO TECHNIQUES BASED ON HUMAN-ROAD INTERACTION
… the case in the foreseeable future. The number of road traffic deaths continues to climb, reaching a high of 1.35 million in 2016. That’s nearly 3 700 people dying on the world’s roads every day. While progress has been made by countries in strengthening road traffic laws, improving the safety …
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Creating a platform for transit-oriented development (TOD) through integrated land use and transport planning in Cape Town: a study of Bellville station
… urban sprawl. With the global introduction of the automobile in the 1960's, urban sprawl has been exacerbated with the automobile allowing for the decentralisation of employment, residential, commercial and leisure opportunities away from the Central Business Districts of the city. Due to a …
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Evaluation of when road space prioritisation/infrastructural improvements for paratransit vehicles is warranted: A case study of Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
… have confined or absolute non-availability of modern quality public transport systems, therefore residents of these cities solely rely on non-scheduled, informal, flexible route transportation system referred to as ‘Paratransit’ to move from one point to another. South Africa being a partly …
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Dispersal and remineralisation of biodeposits: Ecosystem impacts of mussel aquaculture
… bivalves produce biodeposits (faeces and pseudofaeces) that have much higher sinking velocities than their constituent particles. Consequently they cause sedimentation of material that might otherwise not be deposited. The benthic remineralisation of biodeposits increases sediment oxygen demand …
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