Pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Tyler Vitone, Andrea Lucky

“…Since first introduced from Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the ant has become well established and is prevalent in urban areas in the northern U.S. and parts of Canada. …”
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Sap-feeding insects do not respond uniformly to urbanization: The role of urban green spaces and species characteristics by Dávid Korányi, Ádám Kőrösi, András Orosz, Viktor Markó

“…We also considered the amount of green urban areas (gardens and parks) in the surrounding landscape and the characteristics of the hemipteran species (origin, diet, and body size). …”
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Blockchain-Enabled VANET for Smart Solid Waste Management by Muhammad Saad, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Toqeer Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood

“…The purpose of this study is to propose an IoT-driven state-of-the-art system for solid waste management for developing countries and urban areas. The lack of planning and availability of resources in urban areas have made a living in densely populated surroundings even more difficult. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Water System’s Structure and Its Relationship with Urban System Based on Fractal Dimension: A Case Study of the Huaihe River Basin, China by Hailong Yu, Bin Yu, Xiangmin Zhang, Yong Fan, Sai Wen, Shanshan Jiao

“…Urban development mainly relies on outward expansion, whereas the water system is primarily characterized by intensive enhancement. (4) Because of the rapid development of urban areas, water scarcity may occur in densely populated urban areas or larger cities in the future. …”
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Breeding Habitat Preference of the Dengue Vector Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from Urban, Semiurban, and Rural Areas in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka by J. M. Manel K. Herath, W. A. Priyanka P. De Silva, Thilini C. Weeraratne, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne

“…Ae. albopictus mostly preferred concrete slabs in urban areas and tyres in semiurban and rural areas. …”
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How do multiple deprivations in nuanced urban and rural settings affect health differently in South Africa? Evidence from NIDS data, 2017 by Josue Mbonigaba, Msawenkosi Dlamini

“…The PCA variables in the ordered probit model suggest that traditional and rural formal areas soften the effect of multiple deprivations on SRH relative to urban areas. In contrast, informal urban areas enhance the negative effect of multiple deprivation SRH relative to urban formal areas.Conclusion/recommendations The interaction between multiple deprivation variables and the specific areas examined in this study reveals varying impacts on health. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic contamination in fresh vegetables in Bangkok, Thailand, and surrounding areas: A cross-sectional survey by Pokkamol Laoraksawong, Uthaitip Bunkasem, Anunya Pradidthaprecha

“…Furthermore, open-air markets in rural areas had a 1.40 times higher chance (95 % CI: 1.10–1.74, P = 0.005) of IP contamination in vegetables than structured markets in urban areas. Additionally, fresh products in rural open-air markets were 8.54 times more likely to be contaminated with Blastocystis sp. (95 % CI: 2.57–28.40, P < 0.001) and 2.46 times more likely to be contaminated with Taeniidae spp. (95 % CI: 1.01–5.95, P = 0.036) compared to produce from structured markets in urban areas. …”
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Evaluating researches on urban housing indicators in current decade based on PRISMA method by Mohammadreza Zamiri, Mahin Nastaran, Mahmud Galenoyi

“…Considering important role of housing in contemporary urban areas, evaluating urban housing quality has become one of the most popular topics in recent researches. …”
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A Method for Rapidly Determining the Seismic Performance of Buildings Based on Remote-Sensing Imagery and Its Application by Sihan Yu, Xiaofeng Xie, Peng Du, Xiaoqing Wang, Shun Yang, Chao Liu

“…Buildings with the required SP were clustered in the urban areas of each CLD, with a few in the village and township government seats. …”
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Ensemble Learning for Urban Flood Segmentation Through the Fusion of Multi-Spectral Satellite Data with Water Spectral Indices Using Row-Wise Cross Attention by Han Xu, Alan Woodley

“…In post-flood disaster analysis, accurate flood mapping in complex riverine urban areas is critical for effective flood risk management. …”
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Land use and landscape pattern changes in the Fenhe River Basin, China by Ying Zhao, Bingqing Zhao, Fei Wang

“…Conversely, in the low-altitude plains and urban areas with frequent human activities, SHDI values exceeded 1.0, reaching above 1.5 in urban areas. …”
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Exploring the potential impacts of anthropogenic heating on urban climate during heatwaves by Ansar Khan, Konstantina Vasilakopoulou, Mattheos Santamouris

“…By shedding light on these relationships, this study aims to contribute to the formulation of policies that mitigate urban overheating and enhance the livability of urban areas.…”
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Trace element composition of snow cover components in the city of Chita and its environs by Evgeniy A. Bondarevich

“…The variation in the concentrations of chemical elements of snow cover in melt water and native dust in the urbanized area of Chita and its environs was studied in comparison with the background area and literature data from other regions of Russia and Mongolia. …”
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Effects of urban sprawl due to migration on spatiotemporal land use-land cover change: a case study of Bartın in Türkiye by Gökhan Şen

“…Population growth, especially migration from rural to urban areas, leads to land use and land cover (LULCC) changes in urban centres. …”
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Cinématique et impacts d’un événement hydrométéorologique : les inondations du 6-7 octobre 2014, Grabels (France méditerranéenne) by Tony Rey, Stéphanie Defossez, Freddy Vinet, Laurent Boissier

“…We also estimate damages and impacts on urbanized area.…”
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Digital geocomputational technologies for the metaproject of urban green infrastructures by Valeria D’Ambrosio, Ferdinando Di Martino, Marina Rigillo

“…The results of the experiment validate the model in terms of usability and replicability highlighting its added value as a support tool for decision-makers, in particular for the meta-design of green infrastructures in urban areas. …”
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Hiérarchies urbaines et transitions énergétiques: une approche évolutive en Europe de 1800 à 2010 by Maximin Chabrol

“…This analysis is based on news energy consumption data including traditional and modern energy sources (Centre for History and Economics, Harvard) and on e-Geopolis database for population of urban areas 10 000 inhabitants and more (Moriconi F., CNRS, Avignon). …”
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Participative Urban Air Quality Monitoring Using Open Source Devices by Maurizio Vrenna, Matthieu Crétier, Simon Nelson Landén

“…Air pollution negatively affects the life quality of billions of people living in urban areas. Current monitoring systems provide accurate data but this is distributed on large-scale grids. …”
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Return to Stronger Employment Growth Expected in Cities by Anja Rossen

“…While there are no major differences between the administrative district types in the unemployment forecast, the expected growth in employment increases in cities and urban areas compared to the previous year, but stagnates in the case of the two rural structural types.…”
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Approvisionnement en énergie des projets urbains : échelles et acteurs. Analyse des cas Paris Rive Gauche, Clichy-Batignolles et Paris Nord Est by Charlotte Tardieu

“…Henceforth, urban developers have to consider urban areas as potentially producers of energy instead of a place of energy consumption only. …”
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