The influence of environmental concerns and psychosocial factors on electric motorbike switching intention in the global south

Motorcycle riding is the principal mode of travel in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Motorcycle-based transport is regarded as highly problematic today due to reliance on fossil-based fuels, which contributes to climate change. Additionally, emissions from fuel combustion release air pollutants in urban areas, resulting in public...

Towards Automation of Configuration Management for Multi-Research Infrastructure Experiments

The complexity and dynamic nature of laboratory configurations pose a challenge when undertaking joint experiments, involving multiple Research Infrastructures (RIs). In this context, this paper presents an approach towards the automation of Configuration Management (CM) for joint experiments between multiple labs. The objective is to develop a...

Socio-hydrological approach for farmer adaptability to hydrological changes: a case study in salinity-controlled areas of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is an example of a complex dynamic socio-hydrological system in which societies and hydrology interact and co-evolve. The dominant engineering approach in the VMD has enhanced the dynamics of society and hydrology. This study looks at the implications of socio-hydrological dynamics in the coastal VMD where...

Ecosystem service monitoring using remote sensing, citizen science and other ground observations and current practices in Vietnam

Ecosystems are providing a stream of essential goods and services for the national socio-economic prosperity and welfare; paradoxically, these services have to suffer a high vulnerability against the increasingly uncontrolled use of human beings. World-wide researchers and authorities are working to ensure the sustainability of nature; and...

Influence of seed layer on crystallinity and orientation of pulsed — DC sputtered AlN thin-films for piezoelectric actuators

Aluminum Nitride thin films with the desired properties for piezoelectric actuators are grown by pulsed DC sputtering on Si (100) substrates coated with different seed layers (Al/1%Si, Mo, Ti). The influence of sputtering parameters and the seed layers on crystallinity and orientation of the AlN films is investigated. Raman spectroscopy...