Water Quality Assessment of Rivers in Aquatic Eco-environmental Function Regions in Changzhou City by WANG Xuesong, ZHANG Ge, LI Ying, XU Jinqian, CAI Yongjiu

“…In 2018,57 monitoring sections were arranged for a quarterly water quality survey in Changzhou,which can help grasp the water quality of 13 aquatic eco-environmental function regions.The current situation,characteristics of spatial heterogeneity,and seasonal changing laws of main water quality indicators are evaluated by multiple methods such as the water quality grade analysis,comprehensive water quality identification index (WQII) method,redundancy analysis,and principal component analysis.In this way,we can explore the major influencing factors of water quality.The results are as follows:① In 2018,the water quality of rivers in Changzhou City was mainly classified as Grade IV according to the Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water (GB 3838—2002),which indicates the poor water quality.② The results show significant spatio-temporal difference in the concentration of main water quality indicators,and the water quality in the western hills is better than that in the eastern plains.The grade of water quality is higher in summer and autumn than in spring and winter.③ From the perspective of aquatic eco-environmental function regions,the water quality of III-09 (ecologically Grade III), IV-02 (ecologically Grade IV),and IV-03 (ecologically Grade IV) regions in the eastern urban area is poor,while the water quality of I-02 (ecologically Grade I), II-01 (ecologically Grade II),III-08 (ecologically Grade III) regions in the west is good.The grades of aquatic eco-environmental function regions are highly consistent with the water quality,which proves that the function regions can provide scientific reference for the monitoring, assessment,and environmental management of water quality.④ The redundancy analysis shows that the land for construction is the main influencing factor in the deterioration of water quality.The increase in the relative proportion of arable land and the decrease in the aquatic area closely correlate with the deterioration of water quality when the scale is over 2,000 m.⑤ The principal component analysis indicates that the five-day biochemical oxygen demand,COD,and permanganate index have high interpretation rates.This shows that the water quality of rivers in Changzhou City is mainly affected by organic pollution and eutrophication. …”
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Grid-Based Characterization and Sustainable Planning for Fractured Urban Textures: A Case Study of Nanhao Village in Baotou by Haoyu Tian, Weidong Wang, Ting Hao

“…The fractured urban textures of an FUT-UV create a disconnect from the surrounding urban area, isolating it from the city. This separation significantly impacts the daily lives and interactions of its residents. …”
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Effect of healthy lifestyle score trajectory on all-cause mortality in the late middle-aged and older population: Finding from 17-year retrospective cohort study by Jeong Min Yang, Jieun Hwang

“…Furthermore, stratified analysis by sex, age, marital status and residential region showed that male, ≥65 years, single and urban area groups had a strong association between HLST and all-cause mortality. …”
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Impact of a Detailed Urban Parameterization on Modeling the Urban Heat Island in Beijing Using TEB-RAMS by Lei Jiang, Lixin Lu, Lingmei Jiang, Yuanyuan Qi, Aqiang Yang

“…The geometric morphology of an urban area characterized by road, roof, and wall also seems to have notable effects on the UHI intensity. …”
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Assessment of vulnerability to fluvial floods: Case of municipalities of the Gidra River Basin, Slovakia by Matej Vojtek, Soheyl Moradi

“…We have calculated a fluvial flood vulnerability index (FFVI) related to the year 2021 for twelve municipalities, which fall into the Gidra River Basin and whose urban area is completely or partially located in the basin, and at the same time a watercourse, belonging to the Gidra River Basin, flows through the municipality. …”
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Patient Perception of Ideal Body Weight and the Effect of Body Mass Index by Rozhin Naghshizadian, Amir A. Rahnemai-Azar, Kruthi Kella, Michael M. Weber, Marius L. Calin, Shahida Bibi, Daniel T. Farkas

“…The study took place in an urban area, with the majority of participants in the study being Hispanic (65.7%) or African-American (28.0%). …”
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Rose cultivars for biomonitoring of air quality by Wanjala Sylvia Nafula, László Orlóci, Szilvia Kisvarga, Gábor Boronkay, Béla Tóthmérész, Stewart Ajele, Vanda Éva Abriha-Molnár, Edina Simon

“…A total of 11 cultivars of roses were evaluated; they were collected from a peri-urban area of the city of Budapest (Hungary). The Air Pollution Tolerance Index is based on the physiological and biochemical parameters of the specimens, including the relative water content, leaf pH, ascorbic acid, and total chlorophyll. …”
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Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards COVID-19: an Epidemiological Survey in Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Zhino Rawf Ali, Bayan Omar Sharif, Aram Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali, Varin Tofiq Abbas, Azad Karim Ahmed, Shaho Osman Mahmood, Chiman Jamal ahmed, Sarwat Ahmed Abdulqader

“…As well as, the female employer by Bachelor degree with barely sufficient financial status in urban area had a high score of KAP concerning COVID-19, lastly the present study observed a strong positive correlation between KAP toward coronavirus among the participants. …”
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Greenness and averted mortality in 390 cities in China (2000–2020)Research in context by John S. Ji, Zheng Tao, Hui Miao, Tom Cole-Hunter, Xuecao Li, David Rojas-Rueda, Wenjia Cai

“…Our study aims to track greenness trends in urban areas in China and quantify the health impact of greenness on adult mortality. …”
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Gender inequalities in prescribing and initiation patterns of guideline-recommended drugs after acute myocardial infarction by Irene López-Ferreruela, Sara Malo, Blanca Obón-Azuara, María José Rabanaque, Adriana Gamba, Sara Castel-Feced, Isabel Aguilar-Palacio

“…Overall, age and morbidity burden were the main contributors to differences in the prescribing patterns. Living in an urban area seemed to be a protective or mitigating factor. …”
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Rural-urban disparity in uptaking skilled antenatal care visits by pregnant women in Bangladesh: Zero and One Inflated Poisson regression model. by Lubana Tanvia, M Ershadul Haque, Wasimul Bari

“…However, the rate of change in uptaking the SANC visits is higher in rural area compared to urban area. It was observed that for a given survey year, the rate of mean SANC visits was higher among women from urban areas compared to that among women from rural areas of Bangladesh. …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…Regions with significant changes in sensitivity levels were located in the central urban area and the southeastern Wuling Mountainous area of Chongqing. (3) The temporal and spatial evolution of comprehensive ecological sensitivity in the study area was the result of the joint action of natural environmental factors and social economic factors. …”
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Predicting the reduction in heatstroke and heart disease-related mortality under urban modification scenarios using machine learning by Yukitaka Ohashi, Ko Nakajima, Yuya Takane, Yukihiro Kikegawa, Tomohiko Ihara, Kazutaka Oka

“…This study proposes a novel approach combining machine learning (ML) techniques with meteorological model simulations to evaluate the heat-related mortality reduction potential of a climate change adaptation measure, namely, the installation of energy-saving or temperature-decreasing modifications in an urban area (e.g. greening, high-albedo paints, and photovoltaics). …”
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Socioeconomic status and delayed surgery: impact on non-metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma outcomes by Kun Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Jianyong Lei, Anping Su, Tao Wei, Zhihui Li, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen

“…Kaplan–Meier survival curve, Cox proportional hazard regression, competing risk hazard regression, and multinomial logistic regression were applied.ResultsReceiving neck dissection or radioactive iodine therapy, being married at diagnosis, living in an urban area, being richer, and being of other minority ethnicity were estimated to be independent predictors for better overall survival. …”
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Être enfant à Sfax (Tunisie) by Fanny Vuaillat, Noa Schumacher, Sami Ben Fguira

“…The most striking disparities are between, on the one hand, villas and car-owning peri-urban area, with an over-representation of upper-class categories, and, on the other hand, the coastal area, with its concentration of working-class categories, or even those who are very poor, as in the Medina, an enclosed, dense and pedestrian aera.Within these two specific urban areas, four schools, both private and public, were involved in the surveys, with 178 pupils (10 to 12). …”
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Seroprevalence of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya in São Sebastião, Brazil (2020–2021): a population-based survey by Tayane Nobre, Andre Luiz Dutra Fenner, Emerson Luiz Lima Araújo, Wildo Navegantes de Araújo, Emmanuel Roux, Pascal Handschumacher, Helen Gurgel, Bruno Dallago, Mariana Hecht, Luciana Hagström, Walter Massa Ramalho, Nadjar Nitz

“…São Sebastião, a lower-middle-class urban area just 26 km from the Brazilian capital, is an endemic area for dengue. …”
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Le temple polygonal de la rue Lecointre à Reims/Durocortorum by Sébastien Péchart, Frédéric Poupon

“…In terms of chronology, the elements uncovered precede all of the community-oriented remains discovered within the Reims urban area, with the exception of those belonging to the necropolis on rue de Sébastopol, which presents similar chronologies to those found on rue Lecointre. …”
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Perencanaan Coverage Jaringan 5G Berdasarkan Propagasi Rugi Rugi Lintasan dan Shadowing by Made Niama Dwi Susila, Linawati Linawati, Nyoman Gunantara

“…This propagation model is used considering the use of flexible frequencies and the city of Denpasar is an urban area. The purpose of this study is to determine the mapping of the rooftop tower location and 5G network coverage in Denpasar City. …”
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PREFERENSI PEMANFAATAN RUANG PUBLIK DI RUMAH SUSUN SEWA MARISO DI MAKASSAR by Ratriana Said Bunawardi, Burhanuddin Amin

“…Its also expected to be more efficient in land use and will reduce the number of slums in urban areas. The phenomenon is seen in the Mariso flats, where the preferences of residents in utilizing public spaces are not in accordance with the initial function of space. …”
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Pengaruh Kebisingan Lalulintas terhadap Konsentrasi Belajar Siswa SMP N 1 Padang by Amwal Halil, Amel Yanis, Mustafa Noer

“…<br />Kata kunci: kebisingan lalulintas, siswa, konsentrasi belajar</p><p>Abstract<br />Noise problems due to heavy traffic in urban area making it is difficult to get a quiet location. …”
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