Prevalence of Ticks Infesting Dairy Cattle and the Pathogens They Harbour in Smallholder Farms in Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya by Shepelo Getrude Peter, Hellen Wambui Kariuki, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Daniel Waweru Gakuya, Ndichu Maingi, Charles Matiku Mulei

“…While ticks are well-known vectors of major bacterial pathogens of both veterinary importance and public health importance, few studies have investigated the range of the tick species and the associated pathogens, especially present in unique dairy production systems, which compromise animal welfare, such as those in peri-urban areas. A cross-sectional study was undertaken involving 314 randomly selected dairy cattle in 109 smallholder farms. …”
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Comparative assessment of the resilience of new urban settlements to earthquake risk (Case study: Greater Isfahan urban area) by Fazllollah Karimi Ghotbabadi, Ali Zangiabadi

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The Impact of Policy Quantification on Rural Spatial Development in Suburbs: A Case Study of Dalian’s Main Urban Area by Jiaxiang Wang, Zehao Cao, Tian Chen, Chunguang Hu

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Spatial Patterns of Travel Behavior in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas: A Case Study of Sango-Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria by S. O. Gbadebo, A. B. Muili, E. M. Dairo

“…The study underscores the importance of integrating urban planning with transportation strategies to improve mobility in rapidly growing urban areas. …”
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Suspended Particulates Concentration (PM10) under Unstable Atmospheric Conditions over Subtropical Urban Area (Qena, Egypt) by M. El-Nouby Adam

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Climate stressors and adaptation strategies using green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems in urban areas: Improving design and functionality by Ebru Özer, Berrin Tansel

“…Climate stressors and their implications for stormwater management require evaluating climate-related threats and opportunities and implementing effective green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems to improve the resiliency and climate adaptation of communities, especially in urban areas. This study provides an evaluation of appropriate GSI systems that are aligned with specific climate conditions to analyze the relationship between climate types and the existing GSI practices; classify GSI implementation impediments; and identify appropriate GSI practices for different climate conditions. …”
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Is low-value care for persistent musculoskeletal pain more common in rural than urban areas? A scoping review by Kara Harris, Alejandra Lopera-Escobar, Georgina Luscombe, Paulo Ferreira, Carlos Mesa-Castrillon

“…Hip and knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy, inappropriate pharmacotherapy and complementary and alternative medicine, were more common in rural compared to urban areas. Hip and knee arthroplasty (in women), lumbar spinal fusion, spinal imaging and glucosamine use, were less common in remote compared to regional and urban areas. …”
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Wilderness beyond the natural: Mapping urban novel wilderness to support ecological conservation and recreational provision in rapidly urbanizing areas by Lei Shen, Duanqiang Zhai, Chang Li

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RECENT OCCURRENCES OF THE GREAT ANTSHRIKE TARABA MAJOR (AVES: THAMNOPHILIDAE) IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THE LARGEST URBAN AREA IN SOUTH AMERICA by Fabio Schunck, Marcus Azevedo

“…We compiled and evaluated available records for the species in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP) with the aim of understanding how it has been accessing the largest urban area in South America. We found 13 records made in the last eight years at nine locations, including riparian environments, solitary birds, subadult birds and a predominance of unique records, indicating its occurrence in MRSP is recent. …”
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Microgeographical Variation in <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> Prevalence in Dogs in Suburban and Urban Areas of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil by Marianna Laura Elis Chocobar, Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Ângelo Joel Ferreira Mendes, Paul Christopher Duncan Johnson, William Weir, Rossella Panarese

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Risk Factors Associated with Dengue Transmission and Spatial Distribution of High Seroprevalence in Schoolchildren from the Urban Area of Medellin, Colombia by Leidy Diana Piedrahita, Ivony Y. Agudelo Salas, Katherine Marin, Andrea I. Trujillo, Jorge E. Osorio, Sair Orieta Arboleda-Sanchez, Berta Nelly Restrepo

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Natural Background Level and Contamination of Shallow Groundwater Salinity in Various Aquifers in a Coastal Urbanized Area, South China by Pan Bi, Dongya Han, Chunyan Liu, Liquan Xiao, Heqiu Wu, Meng Zhang

“…Moreover, the wastewater leakage from sewer systems was one of the main pathways for groundwater salinity contamination in urbanized areas, because the proportion of groundwater salinity contamination in urbanized areas formed in 1988–1998 was more than 1.5 times that in urbanized areas formed in 1998–2006 regardless of groundwater units. …”
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The impact of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage in the Gulf Coast and the Rest of the United States by rural and urban areas by Hosik Min, Kenneth Hudson

“…Results: Our results show the implementation of the ACA increased health insurance coverage nationwide but was still less in the Gulf Coast states than rest of the nation, and less in rural than urban areas. Within the Gulf Coast states region, the increase in coverage varied by state and by rural and urban areas. …”

Evaluation and Changes in the Comprehensive Ecological Effects of Agriculture in Urbanizing Areas: A Case Study of the Xi'an Metropolitan Zone, China by Zhongxue Zhou, Fangze Zhao, Bingjie Song

“…Improving these practices can alleviate the environmental burden in urbanizing area. (4) The proposed framework provides a comprehensive and scientifically valid approach for assessing agricultural ecological effects and identifying their sources, with broad applicability.…”
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Delimitation of rural and urban areas from spatial data in statistical grids: the province of Jaén (Spain) as a case study by José Domingo Sánchez-Martínez, Antonio Garrido-Almonacid

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Hydrological-hydraulic modelling to assess Nature-Based Solutions for flood risk mitigation in an urban area of Catania (Sicily, Italy) by L. Sciuto, F. Licciardello, E.R. Giuffrida, S. Barresi, V. Scavera, D. Verde, S. Barbagallo, G.L. Cirelli

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Urban risk mapping for geological faults in urban areas, prevention, and analysis with Geographic Information Systems, Mexico City, Mexico by Oscar Daniel Rivera-González, Mary Frances Teresa Rodriguez Van Gort

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Retrieval of Vegetation Indices and Vegetation Fraction in Highly Compact Urban Areas: A 3D Radiative Transfer Approach by Wenya Xue, Liping Feng, Jinxin Yang, Yong Xu, Hung Chak Ho, Renbo Luo, Massimo Menenti, Man Sing Wong

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Identification and optimization of urban wetland ecological networks in highly urbanized areas: A case study of Haidian District, Beijing by Wang Zecheng, Zhao Xinsheng, Cui Lijuan, Lei Yinru, Guo Ziliang, Wang Jinzhi, Li Jing, Zhai Xiajie, Wang Rumiao, Li Wei

“…However, research on constructing, analyzing, and optimizing wetland ecological networks in highly urbanized areas remains limited. This study used landscape ecology, topology, and spatial analyses techniques to build a wetland ecological network for Haidian District, a rapidly urbanizing area. …”
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Effect of Pollution Level on Size Distributions and Mixing State of Ambient Black Carbon Particles in an Urban Area during Wintertime by Kangning Li, XiaoFei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Xin Yang

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