Travel Matrix Enabled Delta-Based Roadside Units Deployment for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: A Case of Kigali City by Evariste Twahirwa, Moyukh Laha, James Rwigema, Raja Datta

“…Placements of Road Side Units (RSUs) are an important issue of vehicular networks in urban areas. The merged cost of procurement, installation, and maintenance of intelligent RSUs is high, and therefore, cost-effective deployment strategies are necessary. …”
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Two-Echelon Pickup and Delivery Problem Using Public Transport in City Logistics by Shuai Wang, Xiaoning Zhu, Pan Shang, Wenqian Liu, Xiao Lin, Lóránt Tavasszy

“…The rapid increase in e-commerce and the emergence of combined passenger/freight systems in urban areas have raised the question of how best to integrate public transport services into door-to-door deliveries. …”
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Engineering and technical design of main streets with integration of green infrastructure elements by E. Yu. Zaykova, S. S. Feofanova

“…The authors found that urban areas in Moscow that are often flooded by stormwater are main streets of the 2nd class of regulated traffic in the western administrative district. …”
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A Two-Layer Network Dynamic Congestion Pricing Based on Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram by Bangyang Wei, Daniel(Jian) Sun

“…., the two-layer network consisting of both expressway and arterial network in the urban areas. Recently, the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) developed by both field experiments and simulation tests illustrates a unimodal low-scatter relationship between the mean flow and density network widely, providing the network traffic state is roughly homogeneous. …”
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SOSIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG MARRIED WOMAN: EVIDENCE FROM THREE INDONESIA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY (IDHS) by Nur Faridah Latifah, Ratna Dwi Jayanti, Gatut Hardianto

“…Women living in rural and urban areas have equal opportunities to obtain contraceptive services. …”
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‘This settlement is just a launch pad to move to better city spaces’: radical sense of place and migration aspirations among youth migrants in the diaspora by Johannes Bhanye, Abraham Matamanda, Ruvimbo Shayamunda

“…The findings reveal that young migrants perceive their settlement as a launch pad to better opportunities in more affluent urban areas, driven by a combination of harsh living conditions and the allure of urban life. …”
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Wealth-related inequality in women healthcare-seeking behaviour for under-five children illness in Afghanistan: evidence from 2022 Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by Conrad Murendo

“…There is need for decentralizing health facilities in both rural and urban areas to improve equitable access to healthcare services. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of German Smart Cities: Strategy Analysis through Online Content Examination by Matthias SCHMUCK

“…Smart city initiatives have gained significant attention worldwide as urban areas seek innovative solutions to address various challenges. …”
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Wild animals connect us with nature: about awe, eco-pedagogy, and nature-connectedness by Theresa S. S. Schilhab, Gertrud L. Esbensen

“…., a place that, unlike urban areas, has characteristics that stimulate positive experiences of nature. …”
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Analyzing the Relationship Between City and its influence From Economic Dimension(Case study of Jiroft city) by sedighe mosazade, gholam reza miri, mahmodreza anvari

“…Also, considering the role of these relations in the process of development and development of urban and rural centers, in addition to the importance of studying the types of these relationships, the recognition of its socio-cultural, socio-cultural and spatial effects on urban and rural development in the context of sustainable development of rural and urban areas It is very important. This study is to investigate the interrelationship between Jiroft city and surrounding villages through descriptive-analytical method. …”
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Drinking Water Treatment Residuals to Control Phosphorus in Soils by Jonathan D. Judy, Maria L. Silveira, Sampson Agyin-Birikorang, George O'Connor, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Excess P in soil does not damage soil fertility but can be transported from agricultural and urban areas either dissolved in water that drains away or as particulate matter (attached to soil particles) that travels with eroding soil.  …”
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Molecular Identification Based on β-Tubulin of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection among Women in Babylon Province by Zainab Waddah Kermasha, Hayam Khalis Al-Masoudi, Suhaila Fadhil Mohammed

“…Residency and age-related prevalence of T. vaginalis infection were not statistically significant, despite the higher positive cases reported in urban areas. Additionally, higher percentages of history of abortion were seen in infected females versus noninfected females. …”
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A comparison of gambling behaviors and beliefs in rural and urban populations in Pennsylvania by Gillian Russell, Glenn Sterner III, Kayla Lopez, Amanda Ferrara, Miranda Kaye

“…In addition, there were several demographic differences, which largely reflected existing differences between those living in rural and urban areas. Conclusion: Findings suggest a need for provision of policies, treatment, and prevention targeting those living in rural areas, where individuals may be at a greater risk of developing a gambling problem due to less access to relevant service. …”
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Use of morphometry in the arborization of Paragominas city, Pará, Brazil, with Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos (Bignoniaceae) by Victor Pereira de Oliveira, Michael Douglas Roque Lima, Walmer Bruno Rocha Martins

“…The morphometric variables obtained from H. impetiginosus individuals reveal growth form data that should be considered when planning new urban areas for implantation.…”
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Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis Between Depressive Symptoms, Social Withdrawal, Self-Esteem, and School Adaptation in Multicultural Adolescents by Chung Choe, Seunghee Yu

“…A high household income was associated with lower social withdrawal. Adolescents in urban areas exhibited higher levels of depressive symptoms, lower self-esteem, and poorer school adaptation compared to those in rural areas. …”
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Knowledge towards Tuberculosis Transmission among Women of 15–49 Years of Age in India by Baikunth Kumar Yadav, Pranveer Singh, Bijaya Kumar Padhi

“…Multivariable analysis indicated that the probability of having good knowledge of TB was consistently significant among women with higher education [aOR: 2.502; 95% CI: 2.454–2.551]; women living in rich households (highest wealth quintile) [aOR: 1.590; 95% CI: 1.556–1.625]; and women residing in urban areas [aOR: 1.191; 95% CI: 1.166–1.215] than their rural counterparts. …”
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Optimizing Reservoirs to Provide Water in Times of Crisis, With Emphasis on the Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Different Uses by Mohammad Reza Shamsaeifar, Nasser Mehrdadi, Ghulamreza Nabi Bidhandi

“…The proposed designs ensure sustainable water supply and effective crisis management for drinking and non-potable applications in high-risk urban areas.…”
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A mixed-methods systematic review of mental health activities among urban left-behind children in mainland China by Siyu Long, Siyu Long, Zainal Bin Madon, Noris Mohd Norowi, Mei Foong Ang

“…Although several interventions have been implemented to address these children’s mental health in urban areas, a gap remains in understanding the types of interventions, their effectiveness, and the factors that act as barriers or facilitators during the implementation process.MethodsA mixed methods systematic review informed by JBI methodology. …”
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Factors associated with essential newborn care practices among non-institutional births in urban Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2021 by Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Mst. Fatema Begum, Md Badsha Alam, Md Awal Kabir, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

“…The likelihood of adopting the highest level of ENC practices was higher among mothers with relatively higher education and wealth quintiles and lower among those residing in slum and other urban areas of city corporations compared to non-slum areas. …”
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The impact of an urbanizing tropical watershed to the surface -runoff by B.S. Igulu, E.E. Mshiu

“…Given that most of the rivers in Tanzania are ungauged, the approach applied in this study can be used to enhance decision making on settlement planning, water resource, and disaster management in the currently observed urbanizing areas.…”
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