Maximum Closeness Centrality k-Clubs: A Study of Dock-Less Bike Sharing by Ali Rahim Taleqani, Chrysafis Vogiatzis, Jill Hough

“…Due to its computational complexity, the problem cannot be solved exactly in a large-scale setting, as is such of an urban area. Hence, we provide a greedy heuristic approach that is shown to run in reasonable computational time. …”
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Coupling coordination mechanism of higher education and industrial economy: evidence from higher education institutions in Chongqing, China by Pengfei Guo, Hang Chen, Xinyun Hu

“…The results of the study found that: (1) the level of higher education in Chongqing shows a trend of rapid growth followed by basic stability and slight decline during the sample period, with the public undergraduate > the public specialized > the private undergraduate > the private specialized, and the central urban area > the new area of the city proper > the two clusters. …”
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A Comparison Study of Chemical Compositions and Sources of PM1.0 and PM2.5 in Hanoi by Pham Duy Hien, Vuong Thu Bac, Nguyen Thi Hong Thinh, Ha Lan Anh, Duong Duc Thang, Nguyen The Nghia

“…Abstract We simultaneously collected 85 pairs of 24-h PM1.0 and PM2.5 samples from a new urban area in Hanoi, Vietnam, and analyzed their chemical compositions with particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and ion chromatography (IC) to obtain input data for source apportionment via positive matrix factorization (PMF). …”
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Aerosol Monitoring over Athens Using Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements by D. G. Kaskaoutis, N. Sifakis, A. Retalis, H. D. Kambezidis

“…Satellite data of moderate spatial resolution (MODIS and MERIS) were used to retrieve the aerosol optical depth (AOD) over the urban area of Athens. MODIS products were obtained at a horizontal resolution of 10 by 10 km2 centered over Athens, while the differential textural analysis (DTA) code was applied to MERIS images to retrieve relative-to-reference AOD with a resolution of 260 m by 290 m. …”
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Microscopic Malaria Infection and Its Determinants in Urban and Rural Populations Living in South-East Gabon by Jean-Claude Biteghe-Bi-Essone, Roméo Karl Imboumy-Limoukou, Steede-Seinnat Ontoua, Nick Atiga, Nancy Mbani-Mpega, Lady Charlène Kouna, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Lydie Sandrine Oyegue-Liabagui

“…The prevalence was highest in children aged 6–11 years. In urban areas, the prevalence was 19.35% (95/491; 95% CI [16.10–23.07]), and 96.84% of infections were asymptomatic. …”
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Variation in Provider Identification of Obesity by Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Characteristics among an Insured Population by Sara N. Bleich, Jeanne M. Clark, Suzanne M. Goodwin, Mary Margaret Huizinga, Jonathan P. Weiner

“…The odds of having an obesity diagnosis code were greater among members who were female, aged 44 or below, hypertensive, dyslipidemic, BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2, had a larger number of provider visits, or who lived in an urban area (all P<.05). Conclusions. Most health care providers do not include an obesity diagnosis code in their obese patients' claims. …”
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KAJIAN KONSEP LINKAGE PADA KAWASAN TOD (TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT) WEST KOWLOON, HONG KONG by Muhammad Fikri Nusyawal, Ari Widyati Purwantiasning

“…TOD (Transit Oriented Development) is an urban area concept that has the vision to be a solution to the impact of population density. …”
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The teaching of the association between physical inactivity and non-communicable diseases in physical education classes by Julia Terra, Lúcio Canabarro, Marilda Neutzling, Nicole Gonzales, Airton Rombaldi

“… The study was conducted with physical education teachers from elementary and high schools in the urban area of Pelotas, southern Brazil, and identified the prevalence of those who taught the association of physical inactivity (PI) with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during their classes. …”
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Identification of degradation risk areas and delineation of key ecological function areas in Qinling region by Xiaojuan Xu, Dayi Lin, Yue Yang, Jing Liu, Changxin Zou, Naifeng Lin, Fusheng Jiao, Qian Wu, Jie Qiu, Kun Zhang

“…The findings indicate that: (1) Urban area expansion was the most rapid, increasing by about 1800 km², with an average yearly growth rate of 2.43%. …”
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Evaluation of the Possible Impacts of New Residential Areas on Air Pollution in the Development Plan by Merve Arslan, Doğan Dursun

“…To achieve this, after conducting an air pollution analysis for the existing urban area of Erzurum (2021), a new air pollution analysis was produced for the target year 2027 in accordance with the proposed urban planning decisions within the study area. …”
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Impact of Local Soil Conditions on Earthquake Sensitivity in Erzincan City by Emre Özşahin, İlker Eroğlu

“…The study explores the distribution of earthquake sensitivity based on the local soil conditions in the urban area as well as its possible effects on the population. …”
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Characterization of sexual and reproductive behaviour in female high school students by Perla Caridad López Hernández, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Lisbet Cepero Äguila

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> A descriptive study of a sample comprising 180 female students from the 9th grade in the urban area of Cumanayagua, from September 2007 to June 2008. …”
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Deformation Characteristics of Existing Twin Tunnels Induced by Double Shield Undercrossing with Prereinforcement: A Case Study in Hangzhou by Xinjiang Wei, Mobao Zhang, Shaojun Ma, Chang Xia, Xingwang Liu, Zhi Ding

“…This paper is based on the case of the earth pressure balance (EPB) shield tunnelling project of the new Metro Line 2 undercrossing the existing Metro Line 1 in the soft soil urban area of Hangzhou. Because the EPB shield must break through a plain concrete wall before undercrossing the existing tunnels, the pipe roof prereinforcement was adopted to stabilize the soil between the existing tunnels and the new shield tunnel. …”
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Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Yudith Brito Pérez de Corcho, Lázaro Hermes González Otero, José Omar de Armas García, Luciano Miranda Alvarado

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in a universe composed of the population aged 15 to 74 years in the urban area of Cienfuegos municipality. The sample included 644 people studied in 2010. …”
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Epidemiological Survey of Toxoplasmosis among Aborted Women in Garmian district, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…Furthermore, a higher percentage of Toxoplasma seropositivity was recorded in rural area than urban area. The aborted women who were in contact with soil showed the higher rate of Toxoplasma seropositivity (38.7%) than those were not in contact with soil (25%). …”
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Does environmental public policy act as a slowdown for urban expansion? A 2012-2023 analysis with Landsat images by Jorge Alberto Escandón-Calderón, Columba Jazmín López-Gutiérrez, Demian Vázquez-Muñoz, Marco Antonio Gálvez-Lomelín, Marcela Rosas-Chavoya

“…Urban expansion constitutes one of the main activities that modify natural environments worldwide; the most vulnerable areas to these effects are peri-urban areas. An example is 59% of the surface of Mexico City, considered a Conservation Zone (CZ). …”
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Usage and Perceived Side Effects of Personal Protective Measures against Mosquitoes among Current Users in Delhi by Charu Kohli, Rajesh Kumar, G. S. Meena, M. M. Singh, Jyotiranjan Sahoo, G. K. Ingle

“…Out of 350 families selected, 210 belonged to rural area and 140 to urban area. Personal protective measures were used by 219 (62.5%) subjects. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Family Relatives among Thalassemic Patients in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…Majority of patients who have major type of thalassemia were from rural area followed by urban area 113 (95.8%) vs. 7 (5.0%), these differences are statistically significant at (p?…”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…Building on earlier quantitative work where we showed that lone senior households reliant on public pensions in Nova Scotia (NS), Canada lacked the necessary funds for a basic nutritious diet, here we present findings from a qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with eight low-income lone senior women living in an urban area of NS. Using a phenomenological inquiry approach, in-depth interviews were used to explore lone senior women’s experiences accessing food with limited financial resources. …”
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Sacral buildings suitable for defense purposes and their ensembles in Vilnius in the 14th-18th centuries by Linas Girlevičius

“…In Vilnius, monasteries and nunneries were established according to the Christian traditions of constructing such ensembles of sacral buildings — they were built close to the border of the city of the time (14th-15th centuries) or in the peri-urban area. It is possible to trace the development of the early city and the strategy of its planning according to the locations of the monasteries suitable for defense purposes. …”
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