The dockless bike-sharing system has rapidly expanded worldwide and has been widely used as an intermodal transport to connect with public transportation.However,higher flexibility may cause an imbalance between suppl...The dockless bike-sharing system has rapidly expanded worldwide and has been widely used as an intermodal transport to connect with public transportation.However,higher flexibility may cause an imbalance between supply and demand during daily operation,especially around the metro stations.A stable and efficient rebalancing model requires spatio-temporal usage patterns as fundamental inputs.Therefore,understanding the spatio-temporal patterns and correlates is important for optimizing and rescheduling bike-sharing systems.This study proposed a dynamic time warping distance-based two-dimensional clustering method to quantify spatio-temporal patterns of dockless shared bikes in Wuhan and further applied the multiclass explainable boosting machine to explore the main related factors of these patterns.The results found six patterns on weekdays and four patterns on weekends.Three patterns show the imbalance of arrival and departure flow in the morning and evening peak hours,while these phenomena become less intensive on weekends.Road density,living service facility density and residential density are the top influencing factors on both weekdays and weekends,which means that the comprehensive impact of built-up environment attraction,facility suitability and riding demand leads to the different usage patterns.The nonlinear influence universally exists,and the probability of a certain pattern varies in different value ranges of variables.When the densities of living facilities and roads are moderate and the relationship between job and housing is relatively balanced,it can effectively promote the balanced usage of dockless shared bikes while maintaining high riding flow.The spatio-temporal patterns can identify the associated problems such as imbalance or lack of users,which could be mitigated by corresponding solutions.The relative importance and nonlinear effects help planners prioritize strategies and identify effective ranges on different patterns to promote the usage and efficiency of the bike-sharing system.展开更多
As time goes by,shared bikes have become an essential element in people's life.However,due to the limited number and uneven distribution of shared bikes,it has brought some troubles to people's daily travel.In...As time goes by,shared bikes have become an essential element in people's life.However,due to the limited number and uneven distribution of shared bikes,it has brought some troubles to people's daily travel.In this paper,we establish an empty vehicle scheduling model with normal distribution and study the empty vehicle scheduling problem of shared bikes.This paper establishes a model based on real life,assumes different scheduling schemes,and compares different assumptions,so as to get better empty vehicle scheduling schemes.In this way,shared bikes will be more conducive to People's Daily travel and bring more convenience to people.展开更多
The e-commerce industry has experienced significant growth in the past decade,particu-larly post-COVID.To accommodate such growth,the parcel delivery sector has also grown rapidly.However,there is a lack of study that...The e-commerce industry has experienced significant growth in the past decade,particu-larly post-COVID.To accommodate such growth,the parcel delivery sector has also grown rapidly.However,there is a lack of study that properly evaluates its social and environ-mental impacts at a large scale.A model is proposed to analyze such impacts.A parcel gen-eration process is presented to convert public data into parcel volumes and stops.A continuous approximation model is fitted to estimate the length of parcel service tours.A case study is conducted using New York City(NYC)data.The parcel generation is shown to be a valid fit.The continuous approximation model parameters have R2 values of 98%or higher.The model output is validated against UPS truck trips.Application of the model to 2021 suggests residential parcel deliveries contributed to 0.05%of total daily vehicle-kilometer-traveled(VKT)in NYC corresponding to 14.4 metric tons of carbon equivalent(MTCE)emissions per day.COVID-19 contributed to an increase in parcel deliveries that led to up to 1064.3 MTCE of annual greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions in NYC(which could power 532 standard US households for a year).The existing bike lane infrastructure can support the substitution of 17%of parcel deliveries by cargo bikes,which would reduce VKT by 11%.Adding 3 km of bike lanes to connect Amazon facilities can expand their cargo bike substitution benefit from a VKT reduction of 5%up to 30%.If 28 km of additional bike lanes are made,parcel delivery substitution citywide could increase from 17%to 34%via cargo bike and save an additional 2.3 MTCE per day.Cargo bike priorities can be set to reduce GHG emissions for lower-income neighborhoods including Harlem,Sunset Park,and Bushwick.展开更多
Shijiazhuang,the capital of Hebei,is a reallyhappy city.It is often called the city of well-beingin China.The city has a nice living environment.Thereare lots of beautiful parks where people can walk,exercise,or just ...Shijiazhuang,the capital of Hebei,is a reallyhappy city.It is often called the city of well-beingin China.The city has a nice living environment.Thereare lots of beautiful parks where people can walk,exercise,or just relax on weekends.The air isgetting cleaner,and the streets are cleaner,too.Transportation in Shijiazhuang is very convenient.Subways,buses,and shared bikes can take youeverywhere.Shijiazhuang also has a rich culture.展开更多
当前美国国家标准与技术研究院(National Institute of Standards and Technology,NIST)对后量子密码(Post-Quantum Cryptography,PQC)标准化方案的评估已进入第四轮,位翻转密钥封装(Bit Flipping Key Encapsulation,BIKE)协议是目前被...当前美国国家标准与技术研究院(National Institute of Standards and Technology,NIST)对后量子密码(Post-Quantum Cryptography,PQC)标准化方案的评估已进入第四轮,位翻转密钥封装(Bit Flipping Key Encapsulation,BIKE)协议是目前被评估的四个候选方案之一.在BIKE的密钥生成算法中,多项式乘法作为众多密码系统中特别耗时的操作之一,耗费了大量的时间和面积资源.针对此问题,本文设计了一种基于Karatsuba算法(Karatsuba Algorithm,KA)的无交叠多项式乘法器,可高效实现万级比特位宽的多项式乘法,具有低时延、高性能和面积小的特点.同时,本文将该优化乘法器应用于BIKE密钥生成算法中,并基于现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)对其进行硬件架构实现,改进了原有的紧凑多项式乘法和多项式求逆算法.本文提出的乘法器通过采用不同的操作数位宽,可适应对面积和延时的不同需求.与BIKE原本的设计相比,改进的设计使密钥生成模块的延时减小了36.54%,面积延迟积(Area Delay Production,ADP)减小了10.4%.展开更多
Among the four candidate algorithms in the fourth round of NIST standardization,the BIKE(Bit Flipping Key Encapsulation)scheme has a small key size and high efficiency,showing good prospects for application.However,th...Among the four candidate algorithms in the fourth round of NIST standardization,the BIKE(Bit Flipping Key Encapsulation)scheme has a small key size and high efficiency,showing good prospects for application.However,the BIKE scheme based on QC-MDPC(Quasi Cyclic Medium Density Parity Check)codes still faces challenges such as the GJS attack and weak key attacks targeting the decoding failure rate(DFR).This paper analyzes the BGF decoding algorithm of the BIKE scheme,revealing two deep factors that lead to DFR,and proposes a weak key optimization attack method for the BGF decoding algorithm based on these two factors.The proposed method constructs a new weak key set,and experiment results eventually indicate that,considering BIKE’s parameter set targeting 128-bit security,the average decryption failure rate is lowerly bounded by.This result not only highlights a significant vulnerability in the BIKE scheme but also provides valuable insights for future improvements in its design.By addressing these weaknesses,the robustness of QC-MDPC code-based cryptographic systems can be enhanced,paving the way for more secure post-quantum cryptographic solutions.展开更多
If you have been in Beijing for any length of time, you will have come to realize that there are several modes of transportation available to commuters, all ofthem relatively in expensive, especially
Existing research models can neither indicate the availability of shared bikes nor detect unusable ones owing to a lack of information on bike maintenance and failure.To improve awareness regarding the availability of...Existing research models can neither indicate the availability of shared bikes nor detect unusable ones owing to a lack of information on bike maintenance and failure.To improve awareness regarding the availability of shared bikes,we propose an innovative approach for detecting unusable shared bikes based on reinforcement learning and the PageRank algorithm.The proposed method identifies unusable shared bikes depending on the local travel data and provides a ranking of the shared bikes according to their availability levels.Given a sliding time window,the value function for the reinforcement learning model was determined by considering the cumulative number of unavailable shared bikes,the proportion of rental cancelations at the same stations,and the mean time between the cancelations.Reinforcement learning was then used to identify shared bikes with the worst availability.An availability ranking for the shared bikes below the reward threshold was performed using the PageRank algorithm.The proposed detection approach was applied to a trip dataset of a real-world bike-sharing system to illustrate the modeling process and its effectiveness.The detection results of unusable shared bikes in the absence of failure and feedback data can provide essential information to support the maintenance management decisions regarding shared bikes.展开更多
Two key goals for sustainable spatial planning are to promote low-carbon travel in daily life and to enhance human wellbeing through diverse human-environment interactions.Yet,the integration of these goals has been u...Two key goals for sustainable spatial planning are to promote low-carbon travel in daily life and to enhance human wellbeing through diverse human-environment interactions.Yet,the integration of these goals has been underexplored.This study investigates the potential for experiential diversity via active travel in different resi-dential contexts within the Gävle city-region,Sweden.Over 15 months,we collected spatiotemporal data from 165 participants,analyzing 4,362 reported experiences and 13,192 GPS-derived travel trajectories.Our analysis uncovered a significant spatial discrepancy:while the travelled distances to locations of positive experiences typ-ically ranged from 1.5 km to 5 km,active travel predominated only within 1.5 km.This discrepancy persisted across urban,suburban,and peripheral contexts.Although residents in different contexts reported the same types of experiences,urban dwellers travelled about 50%farther for nature experiences compared with other positive experiences,whereas peripheral dwellers travelled twice the distance for urbanicity experiences compared with other positive experiences.Consequently,urban residents mostly relied on active travel for urbanicity experiences and motorised travel for nature experiences,with the reverse trend observed among peripheral dwellers.These results illustrate the importance of spatial scale for promoting diverse positive experiences via active travel,re-gardless of residential context.Effective planning strategies may include enhancing environmental diversity near homes and developing infrastructure that favours active over motorised travel for short to moderate distances.展开更多
Bicycling constitutes an integral component of sustainable non-motorized means of travel. Despite the immense benefits of bicycling, the modal share of bicycling is quite low, specifically among young and low-income c...Bicycling constitutes an integral component of sustainable non-motorized means of travel. Despite the immense benefits of bicycling, the modal share of bicycling is quite low, specifically among young and low-income commuters e.g., college and university students. This study explores the perceptions of and barriers to bicycling of the campus community at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with the aim to identify the factors that could enhance bike use among students at the university campus as well as highlight the barriers that keep young population away from biking. An online survey about bike use at the university campus was administered and responses to the survey were recorded. On the methodological front, a binary logit model was estimated with students’ willingness to use bikes at campus as the dependent variable. The survey results revealed that about 47% of the students considered vehicular traffic as the reason for feeling unsafe while biking and emphasized having separate bike routes. Most of the respondents highlighted the need to change clothes after biking in summer or carry things as the reason for not selecting bikes as a mode of transport at the campus, whereas inadequate bike lanes, paths, or trails, insufficient lighting along bike routes, and the lack of adequate bicycle parking were highlighted as the major barriers deterring bike use within the campus. The study suggests development of a campus bike network with proper bike lanes, bike runnels, installation of safety cameras and better lighting at the campus, and bike-supporting infrastructure such as communal showers to be provided in campus buildings to encourage bike use among university students. The study findings can assist campus transportation planners in devising a sustainable campus transportation plan incorporating the influencing factors and deterrents of bike use in a university campus setting.展开更多
Objectives: The primary objective was to characterize the range of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Helmet use in children amongst parents to prevent head injuries and death. Methods: This is a cross-section...Objectives: The primary objective was to characterize the range of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Helmet use in children amongst parents to prevent head injuries and death. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, done by online survey using a snowball sampling technique, the number of included responses were 386 parents (Male and female) living in Riyadh Aged 21 - 60 years old or above. Results: The study showed that there is a difference in Parents’ belief in the importance of helmet use while riding a Bicycle vs Motorcycle/Quad bike and that was affected by parents’ education level, almost all the people who answered the survey (76.7%) agree that it is important for their children to wear a helmet when riding both a Bicycle and a Motorcycle or Quadbike with a cumulative percentage of (93.8%). And almost all agreed on multiple approaches to help increase helmet use be it by forcing rental shops to give out helmets, forcing sellers to recommend the use of helmets, increasing awareness campaigns, and imposing fines for not wearing helmets. Conclusions: This study is the first to explore Family helmet use while riding Bicycles and Motorcycles/Quad bikes. Although Parent’s belief in the importance of helmet use for their children was high, it is clear that the level of practice is low. With that the risk of head injuries might be high, our findings suggest that safety interventions for increasing pediatric helmet use are needed to increase helmet use and reduce the risk of head injury and hospitalization.展开更多
Dear Bob,Thank you for your letter. I know you have lots of things to do every day. Do you want to know about my day? OK, let me tell you.I usually get up at about 6:00 in the morning. Then I take a bath and have a qu...Dear Bob,Thank you for your letter. I know you have lots of things to do every day. Do you want to know about my day? OK, let me tell you.I usually get up at about 6:00 in the morning. Then I take a bath and have a quick breakfast at home. At 7:30, I go to school by bike.展开更多
As the economy and technology keep growing,the mode of shared bikes gains popularity under these circumstances.At the current period,university students become fond of using shared bikes,which changes body health and ...As the economy and technology keep growing,the mode of shared bikes gains popularity under these circumstances.At the current period,university students become fond of using shared bikes,which changes body health and life style of university students.When this mode combines the characteristics and functions of shared bikes,it has a great impact on the awareness and motivation of work-out of university students.Supported by Internet technology,shared bikes meet the need of people that they can use them at any time,which is new and innovative to the university students.This article provides university students with shared bike service in campus by analyzing the influence of“Internet+shared bike”on health and sports of university students.It will promote the effective application of shared bikes.展开更多
Mobility is among the urban issues that most affect the population’s quality of life.The complexity inherent to mobility requires the development and application of methods and tools that enable a better understandin...Mobility is among the urban issues that most affect the population’s quality of life.The complexity inherent to mobility requires the development and application of methods and tools that enable a better understanding of their interrelationships.In this sense,the use of indicators is important for the analysis of current mobility conditions,as well as allowing the monitoring of the impact of public policies and the evolution of certain phenomena and actions.Thus,the objective is to study the cycling modal in urban mobility in the city of Vitória,Espírito Santo,during the period of the new coronavirus pandemic,through the application of two indicators:the cycling network increase and the traffic accident reduction.It is considered that the demand for the use of public transport and motor vehicles has decreased due to social isolation.The methodology includes a literature review on the studied subject;urban mobility indicators selection;data collection from public agencies;and analysis of the results.The results reveal that indicators are required to support the proposition of public policies,targeting of actions,identification of areas in need of investments and mainly can reflect the pandemic influence on urban mobility.展开更多
In order to study the spatiotemporal characteristics of the dockless bike sharing system(BSS)around urban rail transit stations,new normalized calculation methods are proposed to explore the temporal and spatial usage...In order to study the spatiotemporal characteristics of the dockless bike sharing system(BSS)around urban rail transit stations,new normalized calculation methods are proposed to explore the temporal and spatial usage patterns of the dockless BSS around rail transit stations by using 5-weekday dockless bike sharing trip data in Nanjing,China.First,the rail transit station area(RTSA)is defined by extracting shared bike trips with trip ends falling into the area.Then,the temporal and spatial decomposition methods are developed and two criterions are calculated,namely,normalized dynamic variation of bikes(NDVB)and normalized spatial distribution of trips(NSDT).Furthermore,the temporal and spatial usage patterns are clustered and the corresponding geographical distributions of shared bikes are determined.The results show that four temporal usage patterns and two spatial patterns of dockless BSS are finally identified.Area type(urban center and suburb)has a great influence on temporal usage patterns.Spatial usage patterns are irregular and affected by limited directions,adjacent rail transit stations and street networks.The findings can help form a better understanding of dockless shared bike users behavior around rail transit stations,which will contribute to improving the service and efficiency of both rail transit and BSS.展开更多
As children mature, bike products for children in the market develop at the same time, and the conditions are frequently updated. Certain problems occur when using a bike, such as cycle overlapping, repeating function...As children mature, bike products for children in the market develop at the same time, and the conditions are frequently updated. Certain problems occur when using a bike, such as cycle overlapping, repeating function, and short life cycle, which go against the principles of energy conservation and the environmental protection intensive design concept. In this paper, a rational multi-function method of design through functional superposition, transformation, and technical implementation is proposed. An organic combination of frog-style scooter and children’s tricycle is developed using the multi-function method. From the ergonomic perspective, the paper elaborates on the body size of children aged 5 to 12 and effectively extracts data for a multi-function children’s bike, which can be used for gliding and riding. By inverting the body, parts can be interchanged between the handles and the pedals of the bike. Finally, the paper provides a detailed analysis of the components and structural design, body material, and processing technology of the bike. The study of Industrial Product Innovation Design provides an effective design method to solve the bicycle problems, extends the function problems, improves the product market situation, and enhances the energy saving feature while implementing intensive product development effectively at the same time.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China[grant number 2017YFB0503601]。
文摘The dockless bike-sharing system has rapidly expanded worldwide and has been widely used as an intermodal transport to connect with public transportation.However,higher flexibility may cause an imbalance between supply and demand during daily operation,especially around the metro stations.A stable and efficient rebalancing model requires spatio-temporal usage patterns as fundamental inputs.Therefore,understanding the spatio-temporal patterns and correlates is important for optimizing and rescheduling bike-sharing systems.This study proposed a dynamic time warping distance-based two-dimensional clustering method to quantify spatio-temporal patterns of dockless shared bikes in Wuhan and further applied the multiclass explainable boosting machine to explore the main related factors of these patterns.The results found six patterns on weekdays and four patterns on weekends.Three patterns show the imbalance of arrival and departure flow in the morning and evening peak hours,while these phenomena become less intensive on weekends.Road density,living service facility density and residential density are the top influencing factors on both weekdays and weekends,which means that the comprehensive impact of built-up environment attraction,facility suitability and riding demand leads to the different usage patterns.The nonlinear influence universally exists,and the probability of a certain pattern varies in different value ranges of variables.When the densities of living facilities and roads are moderate and the relationship between job and housing is relatively balanced,it can effectively promote the balanced usage of dockless shared bikes while maintaining high riding flow.The spatio-temporal patterns can identify the associated problems such as imbalance or lack of users,which could be mitigated by corresponding solutions.The relative importance and nonlinear effects help planners prioritize strategies and identify effective ranges on different patterns to promote the usage and efficiency of the bike-sharing system.
文摘As time goes by,shared bikes have become an essential element in people's life.However,due to the limited number and uneven distribution of shared bikes,it has brought some troubles to people's daily travel.In this paper,we establish an empty vehicle scheduling model with normal distribution and study the empty vehicle scheduling problem of shared bikes.This paper establishes a model based on real life,assumes different scheduling schemes,and compares different assumptions,so as to get better empty vehicle scheduling schemes.In this way,shared bikes will be more conducive to People's Daily travel and bring more convenience to people.
基金support from C2SMART University Transportation Center(USDOT#69A3551747124).
文摘The e-commerce industry has experienced significant growth in the past decade,particu-larly post-COVID.To accommodate such growth,the parcel delivery sector has also grown rapidly.However,there is a lack of study that properly evaluates its social and environ-mental impacts at a large scale.A model is proposed to analyze such impacts.A parcel gen-eration process is presented to convert public data into parcel volumes and stops.A continuous approximation model is fitted to estimate the length of parcel service tours.A case study is conducted using New York City(NYC)data.The parcel generation is shown to be a valid fit.The continuous approximation model parameters have R2 values of 98%or higher.The model output is validated against UPS truck trips.Application of the model to 2021 suggests residential parcel deliveries contributed to 0.05%of total daily vehicle-kilometer-traveled(VKT)in NYC corresponding to 14.4 metric tons of carbon equivalent(MTCE)emissions per day.COVID-19 contributed to an increase in parcel deliveries that led to up to 1064.3 MTCE of annual greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions in NYC(which could power 532 standard US households for a year).The existing bike lane infrastructure can support the substitution of 17%of parcel deliveries by cargo bikes,which would reduce VKT by 11%.Adding 3 km of bike lanes to connect Amazon facilities can expand their cargo bike substitution benefit from a VKT reduction of 5%up to 30%.If 28 km of additional bike lanes are made,parcel delivery substitution citywide could increase from 17%to 34%via cargo bike and save an additional 2.3 MTCE per day.Cargo bike priorities can be set to reduce GHG emissions for lower-income neighborhoods including Harlem,Sunset Park,and Bushwick.
文摘Shijiazhuang,the capital of Hebei,is a reallyhappy city.It is often called the city of well-beingin China.The city has a nice living environment.Thereare lots of beautiful parks where people can walk,exercise,or just relax on weekends.The air isgetting cleaner,and the streets are cleaner,too.Transportation in Shijiazhuang is very convenient.Subways,buses,and shared bikes can take youeverywhere.Shijiazhuang also has a rich culture.
基金funded by Beijing Institute of Electronic Science and Technology Postgraduate Excellence Demonstration Course Project(20230002Z0452).
文摘Among the four candidate algorithms in the fourth round of NIST standardization,the BIKE(Bit Flipping Key Encapsulation)scheme has a small key size and high efficiency,showing good prospects for application.However,the BIKE scheme based on QC-MDPC(Quasi Cyclic Medium Density Parity Check)codes still faces challenges such as the GJS attack and weak key attacks targeting the decoding failure rate(DFR).This paper analyzes the BGF decoding algorithm of the BIKE scheme,revealing two deep factors that lead to DFR,and proposes a weak key optimization attack method for the BGF decoding algorithm based on these two factors.The proposed method constructs a new weak key set,and experiment results eventually indicate that,considering BIKE’s parameter set targeting 128-bit security,the average decryption failure rate is lowerly bounded by.This result not only highlights a significant vulnerability in the BIKE scheme but also provides valuable insights for future improvements in its design.By addressing these weaknesses,the robustness of QC-MDPC code-based cryptographic systems can be enhanced,paving the way for more secure post-quantum cryptographic solutions.
文摘If you have been in Beijing for any length of time, you will have come to realize that there are several modes of transportation available to commuters, all ofthem relatively in expensive, especially
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(G.Nos.71961025 and 71910107002)Natural Science Foundation of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(G.No.2019MS07020)Young Talents of Science and Technology in the Universities of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(G.No.NJYT-20-B08).
文摘Existing research models can neither indicate the availability of shared bikes nor detect unusable ones owing to a lack of information on bike maintenance and failure.To improve awareness regarding the availability of shared bikes,we propose an innovative approach for detecting unusable shared bikes based on reinforcement learning and the PageRank algorithm.The proposed method identifies unusable shared bikes depending on the local travel data and provides a ranking of the shared bikes according to their availability levels.Given a sliding time window,the value function for the reinforcement learning model was determined by considering the cumulative number of unavailable shared bikes,the proportion of rental cancelations at the same stations,and the mean time between the cancelations.Reinforcement learning was then used to identify shared bikes with the worst availability.An availability ranking for the shared bikes below the reward threshold was performed using the PageRank algorithm.The proposed detection approach was applied to a trip dataset of a real-world bike-sharing system to illustrate the modeling process and its effectiveness.The detection results of unusable shared bikes in the absence of failure and feedback data can provide essential information to support the maintenance management decisions regarding shared bikes.
基金supported by funding provided by University of Gävle and Vinnova through the GeoLife Region project coordinated by Future Position X[2019-05068]K.S.was supported by a grant from Forte[2022-00841]+3 种基金S.B.was supported by a joint grant from Mistra[DIA 2019/28]Formas via the national research programme on cli-mate[2021-00416]called FAIRTRANSWe acknowledge support from the project Cycle4Climate(Grant No.CB0300173)funded by Interreg Europe’s Central Baltic programme,that inspired and enriched this paper.
文摘Two key goals for sustainable spatial planning are to promote low-carbon travel in daily life and to enhance human wellbeing through diverse human-environment interactions.Yet,the integration of these goals has been underexplored.This study investigates the potential for experiential diversity via active travel in different resi-dential contexts within the Gävle city-region,Sweden.Over 15 months,we collected spatiotemporal data from 165 participants,analyzing 4,362 reported experiences and 13,192 GPS-derived travel trajectories.Our analysis uncovered a significant spatial discrepancy:while the travelled distances to locations of positive experiences typ-ically ranged from 1.5 km to 5 km,active travel predominated only within 1.5 km.This discrepancy persisted across urban,suburban,and peripheral contexts.Although residents in different contexts reported the same types of experiences,urban dwellers travelled about 50%farther for nature experiences compared with other positive experiences,whereas peripheral dwellers travelled twice the distance for urbanicity experiences compared with other positive experiences.Consequently,urban residents mostly relied on active travel for urbanicity experiences and motorised travel for nature experiences,with the reverse trend observed among peripheral dwellers.These results illustrate the importance of spatial scale for promoting diverse positive experiences via active travel,re-gardless of residential context.Effective planning strategies may include enhancing environmental diversity near homes and developing infrastructure that favours active over motorised travel for short to moderate distances.
文摘Bicycling constitutes an integral component of sustainable non-motorized means of travel. Despite the immense benefits of bicycling, the modal share of bicycling is quite low, specifically among young and low-income commuters e.g., college and university students. This study explores the perceptions of and barriers to bicycling of the campus community at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with the aim to identify the factors that could enhance bike use among students at the university campus as well as highlight the barriers that keep young population away from biking. An online survey about bike use at the university campus was administered and responses to the survey were recorded. On the methodological front, a binary logit model was estimated with students’ willingness to use bikes at campus as the dependent variable. The survey results revealed that about 47% of the students considered vehicular traffic as the reason for feeling unsafe while biking and emphasized having separate bike routes. Most of the respondents highlighted the need to change clothes after biking in summer or carry things as the reason for not selecting bikes as a mode of transport at the campus, whereas inadequate bike lanes, paths, or trails, insufficient lighting along bike routes, and the lack of adequate bicycle parking were highlighted as the major barriers deterring bike use within the campus. The study suggests development of a campus bike network with proper bike lanes, bike runnels, installation of safety cameras and better lighting at the campus, and bike-supporting infrastructure such as communal showers to be provided in campus buildings to encourage bike use among university students. The study findings can assist campus transportation planners in devising a sustainable campus transportation plan incorporating the influencing factors and deterrents of bike use in a university campus setting.
文摘Objectives: The primary objective was to characterize the range of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Helmet use in children amongst parents to prevent head injuries and death. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, done by online survey using a snowball sampling technique, the number of included responses were 386 parents (Male and female) living in Riyadh Aged 21 - 60 years old or above. Results: The study showed that there is a difference in Parents’ belief in the importance of helmet use while riding a Bicycle vs Motorcycle/Quad bike and that was affected by parents’ education level, almost all the people who answered the survey (76.7%) agree that it is important for their children to wear a helmet when riding both a Bicycle and a Motorcycle or Quadbike with a cumulative percentage of (93.8%). And almost all agreed on multiple approaches to help increase helmet use be it by forcing rental shops to give out helmets, forcing sellers to recommend the use of helmets, increasing awareness campaigns, and imposing fines for not wearing helmets. Conclusions: This study is the first to explore Family helmet use while riding Bicycles and Motorcycles/Quad bikes. Although Parent’s belief in the importance of helmet use for their children was high, it is clear that the level of practice is low. With that the risk of head injuries might be high, our findings suggest that safety interventions for increasing pediatric helmet use are needed to increase helmet use and reduce the risk of head injury and hospitalization.
文摘Dear Bob,Thank you for your letter. I know you have lots of things to do every day. Do you want to know about my day? OK, let me tell you.I usually get up at about 6:00 in the morning. Then I take a bath and have a quick breakfast at home. At 7:30, I go to school by bike.
文摘As the economy and technology keep growing,the mode of shared bikes gains popularity under these circumstances.At the current period,university students become fond of using shared bikes,which changes body health and life style of university students.When this mode combines the characteristics and functions of shared bikes,it has a great impact on the awareness and motivation of work-out of university students.Supported by Internet technology,shared bikes meet the need of people that they can use them at any time,which is new and innovative to the university students.This article provides university students with shared bike service in campus by analyzing the influence of“Internet+shared bike”on health and sports of university students.It will promote the effective application of shared bikes.
文摘Mobility is among the urban issues that most affect the population’s quality of life.The complexity inherent to mobility requires the development and application of methods and tools that enable a better understanding of their interrelationships.In this sense,the use of indicators is important for the analysis of current mobility conditions,as well as allowing the monitoring of the impact of public policies and the evolution of certain phenomena and actions.Thus,the objective is to study the cycling modal in urban mobility in the city of Vitória,Espírito Santo,during the period of the new coronavirus pandemic,through the application of two indicators:the cycling network increase and the traffic accident reduction.It is considered that the demand for the use of public transport and motor vehicles has decreased due to social isolation.The methodology includes a literature review on the studied subject;urban mobility indicators selection;data collection from public agencies;and analysis of the results.The results reveal that indicators are required to support the proposition of public policies,targeting of actions,identification of areas in need of investments and mainly can reflect the pandemic influence on urban mobility.
基金The National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB1600900)the Project of International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51561135003)the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51338003)
文摘In order to study the spatiotemporal characteristics of the dockless bike sharing system(BSS)around urban rail transit stations,new normalized calculation methods are proposed to explore the temporal and spatial usage patterns of the dockless BSS around rail transit stations by using 5-weekday dockless bike sharing trip data in Nanjing,China.First,the rail transit station area(RTSA)is defined by extracting shared bike trips with trip ends falling into the area.Then,the temporal and spatial decomposition methods are developed and two criterions are calculated,namely,normalized dynamic variation of bikes(NDVB)and normalized spatial distribution of trips(NSDT).Furthermore,the temporal and spatial usage patterns are clustered and the corresponding geographical distributions of shared bikes are determined.The results show that four temporal usage patterns and two spatial patterns of dockless BSS are finally identified.Area type(urban center and suburb)has a great influence on temporal usage patterns.Spatial usage patterns are irregular and affected by limited directions,adjacent rail transit stations and street networks.The findings can help form a better understanding of dockless shared bike users behavior around rail transit stations,which will contribute to improving the service and efficiency of both rail transit and BSS.
基金supported by Social Science Fund for Young Scholar of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No. 12YJC760092)Changzhou Key Digital Manufacturing Technology Laboratory Foundation of China(Grant No. CM2007301)
文摘As children mature, bike products for children in the market develop at the same time, and the conditions are frequently updated. Certain problems occur when using a bike, such as cycle overlapping, repeating function, and short life cycle, which go against the principles of energy conservation and the environmental protection intensive design concept. In this paper, a rational multi-function method of design through functional superposition, transformation, and technical implementation is proposed. An organic combination of frog-style scooter and children’s tricycle is developed using the multi-function method. From the ergonomic perspective, the paper elaborates on the body size of children aged 5 to 12 and effectively extracts data for a multi-function children’s bike, which can be used for gliding and riding. By inverting the body, parts can be interchanged between the handles and the pedals of the bike. Finally, the paper provides a detailed analysis of the components and structural design, body material, and processing technology of the bike. The study of Industrial Product Innovation Design provides an effective design method to solve the bicycle problems, extends the function problems, improves the product market situation, and enhances the energy saving feature while implementing intensive product development effectively at the same time.
