Testing Methods for Masonry Cores: A way forward to increase reliability of mechanical properties evaluation by Rita Esposito, Francesca Ferretti

“… The assessment of unreinforced brick masonry structures and infrastructure is a worldwide challenge for the development of resilient urban areas and preservation of historical assets. Among other factors, the estimation of mechanical performance of masonry in existing construction is of importance. …”
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A case study of newly tunnels over-crossing the existing subway tunnels by Ben Wu, Wei Liu, Peixin Shi, Xiangyang Xu, Yingjing Liu

“…Due to the continuous expansion of congested urban areas, many new tunnels are inevitable to over-cross the existing subway lines and may even affect the operation of existing lines. …”
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Geoinformation mapping of anthropogenically transformed landscapes of Bila Tserkva (Ukraine) by Vadym Belenok, Liliia Hebryn-Baidy, Nataliia Bielousova, Halyna Zavarika, Oksana Sakal, Andriy Kovalenko

“…Those identified types are: water bodies, vegetation (grass, forest, parks) urban areas and bare soils. Spatio-temporal changes of landscapes are studied and these changes are described in quantitative indicators …”
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Revolutionising high-rise building construction: the role of robotics in South Africa's construction industry by Ntebo Ngcobo, Opeoluwa Akinradewo

“… With the increased demand for high-rise buildings in urban areas, the construction industry is experiencing more accidents caused by workers carrying out construction at heights. …”
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Radon Natural Radioactivity Measurements for Evaluation of Primary Pollutants by Fenjuan Wang, Zhenyi Zhang, Maria Pia Ancora, Xiaodong Deng, Hua Zhang

“…The results show that the ASI allows to highlight the dilution factor playing an important role in determining primary pollution events, and the mixing properties of the lower boundary layer is the key factor determining PM10 concentration in urban areas.…”
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Vegetation Greenness Changes and Land Surface Temperatures Monitoring in the Bandung City, West Java by Himayah Shafira, Sugandi Dede

“…Remote sensing can be used to examine the city of Bandung with variations in its topographical appearance. Apart from that, urban areas such as Bandung generally experience land cover transformation (vegetation and non-vegetation) as well as changes in land surface temperature. …”
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A framework to evaluate public green spaces with an emphasis on recreational values for sustainable urban and rural areas: A systematic review and content analysis by Amirmohammad Ghavimi, Frank Schuessler, Roland Pesch

“…This study provides a framework for evaluating public green spaces (PGS) holistically based on sustainability discourse, specifically including rural and transitional rural-urban areas, with a focus on GS's recreational values. …”
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Design and Control of Hybrid Electric Light Rail Vehicles With Open Ended Winding Machines by Davide De Simone, Maria Stefania Carmeli, Salvatore D'Arco, Luigi Piegari, Pietro Tricoli

“…Light railways are a low carbon emission form of transport, but it is often difficult to electrify tracks in central urban areas. This limitation can be avoided by integrating an on-board battery storage connected to the dc bus of the traction inverter with a boost dc/dc converter. …”
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Clinical Manifestation, Histopathology, and Imaging of Traumatic Injuries Caused by Brazilian Porcupine (Sphiggurus villosus) Quills by Lívia M. Araújo Jorge, Fred Bernardes Filho, Fabrício Lamy, Laila Klotz A. Balassiano, Loan Towersey, Roderick Hay, Marco Andrey C. Frade

“…However, they may occur due to the proximity of urban areas and the animal’s habitat in areas such as the Floresta da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. …”
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Motor coordination and weight status in children according to area of residence by Živan Milošević, Filip Sadri, Ivo Sadri, Marijana Sinđić, Maja Batez

“…A good understanding of potential differences in motor coordination and weight status in children from rural and urban areas may advance targeted measures implemented by experts in the field of sports and physical education. …”
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Feasibility Study of a Building-Integrated PV Manager to Power a Last-Mile Electric Vehicle Sharing System by Manuel Fuentes, Jesús Fraile-Ardanuy, José L. Risco-Martín, José M. Moya

“…Transportation is one of the largest single sources of air pollution in urban areas. This paper analyzes a model of solar-powered vehicle sharing system using building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), resulting in a zero-emission and zero-energy mobility system for last-mile employee transportation. …”
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Au-delà de l'État. La vie sociale des pesticides dans le secteur maraîcher au Bénin by Roch Appolinaire Houngnihin, Pascal Mègnissè Gbégan, Dimi Theodore Doudou

“…The methodological device is an ethnographic type based on the review of texts relating to pesticides, in-depth interviews, and direct observations on market garden sites in Benin's three main urban areas: Cotonou, Porto-Novo and Parakou. In total, 55 actors from different profiles were surveyed. …”
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Research and Application of Urban Flood Model in Shenzhen River and Bay Basin by LENG Yubo, LIU Shu, ZHENG Jingwei, ZHANG Yang, LIU Xunping, WANG Zheng

“…This study provides important technical support for the refined management of flood risk in highly urbanized areas.…”
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Colliding public health priorities: A call to improve the understanding of autistic individuals utilizing housing assistance. by Lindsay Shea, Anne Roux, Amy Blank Wilson, Jonas Ventimiglia, Conner Carlton, Wei-Lin Lee, Dylan Cooper, Shelby Frisbie

“…HUD-assisted autistic individuals, versus non-HUD-assisted, were more likely to be Black/African American and less likely to have private insurance. Most lived in urban areas and were enrolled in the Housing Choice Voucher program. …”
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On the analysis of the strategic role of intermediate development in the recreation of urban decadent (worn out) districts (fabrics) (case study: metropolis of Tabriz, district 8) by gholamreza jaliz, Karim hoseinzadeh, hosein nazmfar

“…An infill development of the process of urban developing and reusing empty or unused parts or sections of existing urban areas that have already been developed. the infill development, which may be considered as the simplest interpretation of endogenous development, tends to extend development on these lands, with emphasizing the abandoned and empty intra-city lands. …”
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Les agglomérations de Nyon, Lausanne et Yverdon (Suisse) : trois exemples de l’ouest du plateau suisse entre Antiquité tardive et haut Moyen Âge by Clément Hervé

“…This contribution gives a first review of archaeological data on Late Antiquity and Early Middle Age of Nyon, Lausanne and Yverdon — three urban areas which illustrate different urban and territorial mutations which occured during those periods in the Western part of the “Plateau suisse”. …”
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De l’économie socialiste à l’économie de marché : l’Algérie face à ses problèmes écologiques by Belkacem Ouchene , Aurora Moroncini

“…In Algeria, the industrialization program after independence, high population growth with the "over-urbanization of the North" that has created and unemployment aggravated by the structural adjustment program have had because of the quality of environment, both in urban areas than in villages. That's why, like many countries, Algeria after three decades of development, and a passage gap in the ecological culture, realized since the emergence of the particular debate on development-environment she has, as well as developed countries, problems of environmental order that it cannot ignore (pollution, erosion, fragility of the vegetation cover and the impoverishment of its potential, over-urbanization, etc.) …”
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Regional Variation in Rates of IVF Treatment across Australia: A Population-based Study by Louise Rawlings, Pauline Ding, Stephen J. Robson

“…Measures of accessibility considered were percentage of the population remote from urban areas and average state population density. Linear regressions were performed using log-transformed ratio of IVF and IUI incidence rates. …”
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The Dynamics of Consumer Spending in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Musbatiq Srivani, Ranny Fitriana Faisal

“…For this study, data was gathered using online surveys that were distributed to chosen samples across different regions and urban areas in West Sumatra. The analysis relied on the Ordinary Least Squares Method. …”
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Nourrir les morts ou « Celui qui fait vivre », les différents régimes de commensalité rituelle chez les Mixe (Oaxaca, Mexique) by Perig Pitrou

“…The development of this imaginary, in particular in urban areas, supports the idea that Mexicans maintain close relations with the dead, whom they welcome with meals in the festive atmosphere that marks their yearly return. …”
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