Long-Term Assessment of Soil Salinization Patterns in the Yellow River Delta Using Landsat Imagery from 2003 to 2021 by Yu Fu, Pengyu Wang, Wengeng Cao, Shiqian Fu, Juanjuan Zhang, Xiangzhi Li, Jiju Guo, Zhiquan Huang, Xidong Chen

“…The Yellow River Delta (YRD), as a key area for the economic development of the Bohai Rim region, significantly impacts soil fertility and plant growth through soil salinization content. …”
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GIS based flood susceptibility mapping in the Keleghai river basin, India: a comparative assessment of bivariate statistical models by Kabirul Islam

“…Abstract Flooding in the Keleghai River Basin, India, threatens communities with severe economic and environmental consequences. This study develops a scalable model to map flood-prone areas, providing crucial insights for disaster management using bivariate statistical methods (Frequency Ratio, Shannon Entropy, and Information Value), with analyzed eight independent variables: slope, elevation, drainage density, rainfall, topographic wetness index, normalized difference vegetation index, land use, and stream power index. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Real-Time Monitoring System of Small-Scale Multi-Purpose Juice Extractor by Tae-Hyeon Kim, Jae-Min Jung, Wang-Hee Lee

“…Such technologies are considered economically burdensome and technically challenging for small-scale enterprises to adopt. …”
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Affordability of sugar-sweetened beverages and nonessential energy-dense foods after taxation, Mexico, 2010–2022 by Néstor A. Sánchez-Ortiz, Adriana Vargas Flores, Jesús E. Morales-Ríos, J. Alai Quiroz-Reyes, M. Arantxa Colchero

“…Tax rates would need to increase significantly to reduce affordability, and they should be adjusted for economic growth to compensate for increases in household income.…”
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Investigating the quality of Karst water resources: A case study on Fars Namdan plain by Mohammadsadegh Talebi

“…One of the distinctive features of our Iran is the lack of water, which has affected the natural environment and economic-social structure. Indiscriminate exploitation of water sources and inefficient traditional irrigation systems have made the society face the challenge of water supply. …”
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Ecological Footprint Awareness of Generation Z: A Case Study of Selçuk University Faculty of Science by Halil Osman Erbek, Yunus Akdoğan, Tenzile Erbayram

“…Environmental factors directly influence human well-being, economic activities, and the health of all living organisms while reshaping the ecological order. …”
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Spatial-temporal evolution of habitat quality in tropical monsoon climate region based on “pattern–process–quality” – a case study of Cambodia by Kang Junmei, Yang Fengshuo, Wang Jun, Liu Yang, Fang Dengmao, Jiang Chengcheng

“…The results show that (1) during 2000–2022, forest in Cambodia covered a wide range, showing a landscape pattern mainly distributed in the east and west. (2) The degree of fragmentation of impervious landscape pattern increased gradually from 2000 to 2022, indicating that it was seriously affected by human activities and natural factors, and with the increase in elevation and slope, the area of various types converted to impervious decreased. (3) During 2000–2022, high habitat quality areas were concentrated in Tonle SAP Lake in the east, southwest, and central part of Cambodia, while low habitat quality areas were concentrated in the central part. (4) Natural factors, socio-economic factors, policies, and regulations all have an impact on the change in land use pattern and habitat quality in Cambodia.…”
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Causes and Risk Factors of Repeated Hospitalization among Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy by Yu Xiao, Yingying Liang, Zhanjie Lin, Huiqian Kong, Zijing Du, Yunyan Hu, Shuyi Ouyang

“…Multiple causes and risk factors contribute to repeated hospitalization, imposing a substantial physical and economic burden on DR patients. A better understanding of these causes and risk factors of readmission may lead to lowering such risks and alleviating patients’ burden.…”
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A comparative study of the formation and development of the establishment of government centers in the cities on the edge of the desert from the beginning until now and the feasibi... by Mohammad Ali Jamalizadeh, Abbas Masoudi

“…These distinctions, influenced by economic, political, cultural, and social conditions, have resulted in varying degrees of change in the urban structure and have given rise to two types of urban growth. …”
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An agency mapping of marginalized communities and aid providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Melati Nungsari, Nicole Fong, Chuah Hui Yin, Veena Pillai

“…Such an understanding is important not only for creating an effective and inclusive aid delivery mechanisms but also improving preparedness for future public health and economic crises. Methods: This study utilizes Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory to comprehensively map the agency landscape of aid providers and marginalized populations during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. …”
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Study on Influencing Factors and Countermeasures of Elderly Nursing Services in the Elderly by Shuo Liu, Li Chen, Dandan Li, Qianqian Yang, Fangfang Liu, Yanli Cheng

“…In order to explore the needs of the elderly for elderly nursing services, this paper studies from this aspect; China’s economic development, scientific, and technological progress and concepts have also changed. …”
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Is There Association between Vitamin D Concentrations and Body Mass Index Variation in Women Submitted to Y-Roux Surgery? by Maria Tereza A. dos Santos, Fabiola Isabel Suano-Souza, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Marise Lazaretti-Castro, Roseli Oselka Saccardo Sarni

“…Body mass index (BMI), self-declared ethnicity, economic condition, physical activity level, serum concentrations of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D; radioimmunoassay), parathormone, and body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (Hologic DXA-QDR-1000) were collected. …”
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Planning analysis, planning approaches and design of the new city of Tis In line with the regional development of Makran Coast by Badil Sancholi, Maryam Karimian Bostani, Masoumeh Hafez Rezazadeh

“…The establishment of new cities and settlements and the development of economic and industrial activities on the shores of Makran, is inevitable, and since the creation and development of new cities has been one of the policies in land management in recent decades, planning and designing a new city in Regional development orientation of this region is essential. …”
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Analysis on the Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Urban Expansion and the Complex Driving Mechanism: Taking the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration as a Case by Luo Liu, Jianmei Liu, Zhenjie Liu, Xuliang Xu, Binwu Wang

“…Meanwhile, the decline in the proportion of outlying expansion type indicated that the urban land has gradually become more compact. (2) From 2000 to 2015, the socio-economic factors had a greater effect on UEI than natural factors. …”
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Designing a multi-period multi-stage supply chain network under uncertainty by Maryam Hemmati, Masoud Rabbani, Mohammad Reza Mehregan

“…The results of the first iteration provide us with better answers compared to the other iterations.Originality/Value: This research can be considered as one of the first optimization papers that presented a multi-level and multi-product-multi-period supply chain with uncertainty in the parameters in the dairy and pharmaceutical industries and the environmental costs of production and transportation and sustainable social costs such as reported accidents and incidents, job satisfaction, safety, reduction of dispatch time and lost working days simultaneously with the economic dimension in management-related decisions. …”
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Weighing temporal fluctuations of drought features in Rwanda through the implementation of the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index and standardized precipitation in... by Kazora Jonah, Zhu Weijun, Kyaw Oo Than, Temesgen Gebremariam Asfaw, Emmanuel Adu Gyamfi Kedjanyi, Abraham Okrah, Akimana Diane, Mathieu Mbati Mugunga

“…Through the utilization of complementary drought indices and robust statistical approaches, this study offers valuable insights into Rwanda’s susceptibility to climate variability and its impacts on socio-economic advancement. The findings offer essential guidance for policymakers, stakeholders, and communities in developing targeted interventions to mitigate the adverse impacts of droughts and enhance resilience to climate change.…”
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Feasibility Study of PV-Wind-Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Electrification of a Rural Village in Ethiopia by Mikias Hailu Kebede, Getachew Bekele Beyene

“…In this work, the techno-economic feasibility study (using HOMER) of emission-free hybrid power system of solar, wind, and fuel cell power source unit for a given rural village in Ethiopia called Nifasso (latitude of 9°58′40″N and longitude of 39°50′3″E with an estimated population of 1059) that can meet the electricity demand in a sustainable manner has been studied. …”
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Sport and National Pride: A Literature Review by Rizal Kurniawan, Indriyani Santoso, Amin Akbar, Hanifa Dalimunthe, Hanny Damra, Iftita Rahmi, Anindra Guspa, Free Dwatra, Mario Pratama

“…National pride has a positive correlation with demographics, economic and educational levels, family status, gender, age, race, and even ethnicity. …”
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Unravelling hybridization in Phytophthora using phylogenomics and genome size estimation by Kris Van Poucke, Annelies Haegeman, Thomas Goedefroit, Fran Focquet, Leen Leus, Marília Horta Jung, Corina Nave, Miguel Angel Redondo, Claude Husson, Kaloyan Kostov, Aneta Lyubenova, Petya Christova, Anne Chandelier, Slavcho Slavov, Arthur de Cock, Peter Bonants, Sabine Werres, Jonàs Oliva Palau, Benoit Marçais, Thomas Jung, Jan Stenlid, Tom Ruttink, Kurt Heungens

“…Abstract The genus Phytophthora comprises many economically and ecologically important plant pathogens. …”
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Effectiveness of nurse-led volunteer support and technology-driven pain assessment in improving the outcomes of hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cluster randomised control... by Max K Bulsara, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Mustafa Atee, Caroline Bulsara, Beverley Ewens, Olivia Gallagher, Renee M Graham, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Bev O'Connell, Karla Seaman, Jeff Hughes, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Debra Scaini

“…Stakeholder evaluation and an economic analysis of the interventions will also be conducted.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been granted by Human Research Ethics Committees at Ramsay Health Care WA|SA (number: 2057) and Edith Cowan University (number: 2021-02210-SAUNDERS). …”
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