Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Reza Monazzam, Elham Karimi, Hossein Shahbazi, Hossein Shahidzadeh
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the potential reduction of air and noise pollution by substituting motorcycles and personal vehicles with bicycles, and to compare the exposure of cyclists to noise pollution when using different modes of transportation. Through theoretical and field phases, different scenarios were analyzed, and it was found that replacing cars and motorcycles with bicycles could significantly reduce both air and noise pollution.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Arezoo Mahmoudi, Seyyed Alireza Mousavi, Parastoo Darvishi
Summary: Municipal activities are a major water user globally, making treatment and reuse of greywater for non-potable purposes essential in reducing water consumption. Various methods, including physical, chemical, and biological processes, are used to achieve greywater reuse standards by removing pollutants. Treated greywater has a wide range of uses and plays a significant role in advancing green roofs, which offer numerous benefits to urban areas.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Oliwia Pietrzak, Krystian Pietrzak
Summary: The economic benefits of implementing zero-emission buses in urban transport are limited by the current energy mix structure of the country, which may lead to increased emissions of SO2 and CO2. Achieving full effects in electromobility in a country depends on diversifying power generation sources and increasing the share of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuxin Meng, Lu Liu, Jianlong Wang, Qiying Ran, Xiaodong Yang, Jianliang Shen
Summary: The study found that the SDPRP policy significantly reduced pollution emission intensity in resource-based cities, with a stronger role of human capital. Compared with mature resource-based cities, the inhibitory effect of the SDPRP was more significant for declining resource-based cities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nadica Stojanovic, Ali Belhocine, Oday Abdullah, Ivan Grujic
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of the brake system for traffic safety, as well as the undesirable effects such as brake wear and noise emission. The noise from brakes is influenced by multiple factors, with a focus on brake pads. The paper also highlights the negative impact of noise on people's health. The analysis shows that the construction of brake pads significantly affects noise emission, and measures for noise reduction are proposed.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Abdul Rehman, Hengyun Ma, Ilhan Ozturk, Recep Ulucak
Summary: The study examines the impact of carbon dioxide emissions on population growth, economic growth, livestock, and energy utilization in Pakistan, using the STIRPAT model and ARDL method. It finds positive associations between variables like population growth, economic growth, rural population growth, livestock production, and CO2 emissions during both short- and long-run interactions. Conversely, food production and urban population growth show negative effects on CO2 emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ajit Singh, Hakeem Bakare, Andrea Mazzeo, William R. Avis, David Ng'ang'a, Michael Gatari, Suzanne E. Bartington, G. Neil Thomas, John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Andrew Quinn, Michael Burrow, Elijah N. Ndegwa, George Mwaniki, Tom Randa, Francis D. Pope
Summary: This study develops and applies an integrated systemic approach to assess the air quality management in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings suggest that progress has been made in improving air quality, but concerted policy efforts are still needed to address the hazardous levels of air pollution. The study also highlights the current data gap in air quality and the importance of political support for long-term sustainability goals.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Pierre Fevrier, Julien Basset, Jerome Esteve, Marco Aprili, Julien Gabelli
Summary: By measuring the photon-assisted current in a planar tunnel junction under infrared illumination, the authors found that optical rectification results from the tunneling Seebeck effect and heating, rather than the exchange of energy quanta between electrons and photons as previously hypothesized.
COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Djoni Hartono, Witri Indriyani, Beta Septi Iryani, Ahmad Komarulzaman, Anda Nugroho, Robi Kurniawan
Summary: This study examines the impact of implementing carbon tax and recycling scenarios on the Indonesian economy. The results show that combining carbon tax revenue with household transfer and investment leads to better GDP and employment rates in the medium and long terms compared to household transfer only. Additionally, carbon tax revenue recycling on household transfer and renewable energy investment contributes to energy intensity reductions. The study recommends implementing the tax by prioritizing specific sectors, setting appropriate tax levels, applying a transitional policy, and diversifying the investment strategy to align with the sustainable development pathway.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Adam Zagubie, Katarzyna Wolniewicz
Summary: The article introduces a newly designed portable device, a test stand, for measuring sound waves reflected from a building's facade. The device can also be used to monitor environmental noise. The article includes a detailed description of the construction and assembly of the test stand. By referencing ISO 1996-2 standard, the study demonstrates significant discrepancies between standard norm corrections and experimental results.
Review
Environmental Sciences
S. Domingo-Echaburu, L. M. Davalos, G. Orive, U. Lertxundi
Summary: Drug pollution has a significant impact on the Sustainable Development Goals, yet it has not been adequately addressed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Business
Simone Lazzini, Zeila Occhipinti, Angela Parenti, Roberto Verona
Summary: With climate change worsening, policymakers should enforce environmental regulations to encourage firms to adopt sustainable corporate models. The study shows that the EU Emission Trading Scheme can activate the Porter hypothesis and promote the implementation of sustainable corporate models by firms. However, the economic crisis can neutralize the effects of environmental regulations on firm performance, preventing the triggering of the Porter hypothesis in severely affected firms.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ching-Wen Lou, Xiangyu Zhou, Xilin Liao, Haokai Peng, Haitao Ren, Ting-Ting Li, Jia-Horng Lin
Summary: This study improved the sound-absorbing performance of cellulose aerogels using directional freezing, which resulted in high sound absorption coefficient, low density, high porosity, and good thermal stability. The directional cellulose aerogel also exhibited good mechanical properties, indicating promising applications in the field of sound absorption.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Artur Czech, Katarzyna Gralak, Marzena Kacprzak, Agnieszka Krol
Summary: This study aims to assess sustainable transport development in Polish voivodeships, using classical and multivariate statistical measures and data from BDL Statistics Poland. Rankings were obtained for the provinces in terms of environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainable transport development, identifying underdeveloped regions. The use of taxonomic methods, including the multidimensional Weber median, allowed for consideration of interactions within a complex transportation system and minimized bias from diagnostic variables.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ke-Liang Wang, Bin Zhao, Li-Li Ding, Zhuang Miao
Summary: The study found a non-linear U-shaped curve relationship between government intervention and pollution emission efficiency in Chinese provinces, with a positive correlation between market development and pollution emission efficiency. Government intervention and market development are complementary in promoting pollution emission efficiency.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Konrad Lewczuk, Michal Klodawski, Pawel Gepner
Summary: This article examines energy consumption in warehouses and proposes a methodology for estimating storage space and energy consumption. By conducting a comparative analysis of six different variants of warehouse technology, it is found that maintaining warehouse buildings consumes a significant amount of energy, especially in facilities with low automation levels.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Lucyna Szacillo, Marianna Jacyna, Emilian Szczepanski, Mariusz Izdebski
Summary: This article aims to assess the risk of rail freight transport performance by analyzing accidents data in Poland, and calculating the probability of vehicle delays for different emergency situations. The authors conducted a risk assessment of freight train delays on railway lines based on statistical data and selected scientific studies related to risk assessment process.
EKSPLOATACJA I NIEZAWODNOSC-MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Piotr Golebiowski, Marianna Jacyna, Andrzej Stanczak
Summary: The article addresses issues related to energy efficiency assessment in rail transport, emphasizing the importance of energy consumption and environmental impact in the context of the green deal, climate change, and sustainable development. It presents an approach to energy-efficient planning of rail freight traffic, aiming to minimize energy consumption while ensuring the completion of transport tasks. The article proposes a decision-making model for allocating railway vehicles, considering energy efficiency assessment, routing, and transport conditions, and illustrates the method's operation in Poland through a case study.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Iouri Semenov, Marianna Jacyna
Summary: The article presents the problem of planning effective modular supply chains to resist adverse events and proposes a proprietary approach to constructing reliable modular supply chains in the automotive industry. The research findings demonstrate that the effectiveness of supply chain design can be measured by the synergy effect.
EKSPLOATACJA I NIEZAWODNOSC-MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Wieslaw Staniuk, Michal Staniuk, Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski, Marianna Jacyna, Michal Klodawski
Summary: The next industrial revolution during the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a new perspective on supply chain change management. This perspective emphasizes the importance of supply chain efficiency at multiple levels and the integration of green and energy-saving logistics. The dynamic changes in demand and supply due to social, political, and economic transformations have significantly influenced the development of long-term supply chains. New manufacturing and logistics technologies have led to the development of integrated planning methods to support supply chain management processes in this changing environment.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jerzy Fiuk, Norbert Chamier-Gliszczynski, Marianna Jacyna, Mariusz Izdebski
Summary: This article discusses the energy efficiency of transport tasks carried out by the air SAR system in the Baltic Sea and proposes a selection model for assessing and limiting the energy efficiency.
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Grzegorz Karon
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Grzegorz Karon
Article
Transportation Science & Technology
Miroslaw Krzesniak, Marianna Jacyna, Piotr Prycinski, Jakub Murawski, Michal Banka
Summary: This paper analyzes the value chain in transport with a focus on railway transport, describing the elements of the transport organization process that affect the entire value chain and identifying factors that impact the efficient organization of rail transport processes based on statistical data and literature review.
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-SERIES TRANSPORT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Aleksandra Zabielska, Marianna Jacyna, Michal Lasota, Karol Nehring
Summary: The article discusses the assessment of the effectiveness of a logistics process through the use of a simulation model and queue theory. The authors conducted a literature review and used queueing theory to describe the logistics process. The system's characteristics and graphic representation were also included. The process was then implemented in a computer simulation environment, and four variants of system operation were analyzed. The comparison of system parameters for each variant allowed for a detailed analysis of its operation and the influence of selected factors on its effectiveness and reliability.
EKSPLOATACJA I NIEZAWODNOSC-MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY
(2023)
Article
Transportation Science & Technology
Marianna Jacyna, Renata Zochowska, Aleksander Sobota, Mariusz Wasiak
Summary: This article discusses the use of decision support tools to select the variant of urban transport system organization, comparing two scenarios for the use of electric vehicles. The authors emphasize the importance of considering sustainable urban mobility planning and reducing harmful exhaust emissions in the development of urban traffic organization.
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-SERIES TRANSPORT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Jacek Kukulski, Konrad Lewczuk, Ignacy Gora, Mariusz Wasiak
Summary: Efficient transport solutions rely on multimodal systems, with rail and road transport playing a dominant role in land versions. The article introduces a risk mapping method in multimodal transport systems to estimate the risk of decreasing logistics service quality. This method combines factors usually studied separately and proposes a formal mathematical model for risk factors.
EKSPLOATACJA I NIEZAWODNOSC-MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Grzegorz Karon, Robert Tomanek
Summary: This article discusses the actions and factors influencing the decarbonization of urban mobility, including urban collective transport, bicycles and personal transport, cybermobility, and electromobility. The research aims to critically assess the current mobility model and provide the basis for change in this field. The results indicate the significant decarbonization potential of cybermobility and zero-emission means of transport, which can be promoted through virtualization and deconcentration of travel sources for sustainable development and decarbonization.
Proceedings Paper
Automation & Control Systems
Michal Lasota, Marianna Jacyna, Mariusz Wasiak, Aleksandra Zabielska
Summary: The paper discusses the issue of cargo road transport exceeding permissible parameters and focuses on the selection of vehicles for oversize cargo transport. Through literature review and multi-criteria analysis, several transport means were evaluated and compared. The study concludes that the maximum gross vehicle weight and technical load capacity are the most important factors to consider when selecting tractor units for oversize cargo transport.
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR PRESENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, 2023
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
E. Szczepanski, M. Jacyna, R. Jachimowski, R. Vasek, K. Nehring
Summary: The article discusses the issue of container handling processes at a rail-road intermodal terminal, focusing on the evaluation of necessary parking lots for trucks in relation to their appointment time windows. The research highlights the importance of correctly allocating truck appointment time windows to significantly reduce the required parking lots at the terminal.
ARCHIVES OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2021)
