Les fonctions sociales du cinéma selon Emmanuel Bove by Christophe Trebuil

“…From local cinema to actors’ pictures pinned on the walls, the cinematographic world is part of places and communities: as the café or the street, the movie theatre is associated with periodical activities; the different representations of the players invade as much the urban area as the private life. For Bove, cinema, far from being an artefact in fiction, cannot be separated from of the life.…”
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Exploring Local People’s Perception of Ecosystem Services in Djoumouna Periurban Forest, Brazzaville, Congo by V. Kimpouni, J. D. D. Nzila, N. Watha-Ndoudy, M. I. Madzella-Mbiemo, S. Yallo Mouhamed, J.-P. Kampe

“…Finally, the study highlights the social and ecological value of periurban and urban forests in the daily lives of people and urban resilience.…”
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Pediatric patients clinical-epidemiological characterization with suicide attempt at the Holguín Provincial Pediatric Hospital by Nilda Ramona Sarmiento Ardebol, Jorge Antonio Fernández Carballo, Dayana María Fernández Sarmiento, Frank Miguel Hernández Velázquez

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: patients aged between 16 and 18 years old (48.4%), female (74.6%) and urban origin (70.3%) predominated. 92.2% used the ingestion of psychotropic drugs as a method of suicide.…”
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Vehicle maneuver recognition and correction algorithm for road quality measurement system optimization by Roland Nagy, István Szalai

“…Vibration-based measurement systems have gained prominence in recent years, but their accuracy can be significantly compromised by vehicle maneuvers, particularly on urban or curvy roads. Despite this, the influence of aggressive maneuvers has largely been overlooked in previous studies. …”
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Enhancing real estate price prediction using optimized least squares moment balanced machine by Radian Khasani Riqi

“…Real estate price prediction is crucial for urban planning and economic forecasting, as property values are influenced by factors such as location and infrastructure. …”
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Invasive Traits of <i>Symphyotrichum squamatum</i> and <i>S. ciliatum</i>: Insights from Distribution Modeling, Reproductive Success, and Morpho-Structural Analysis by Alina Georgiana Cîșlariu, Ciprian Claudiu Mânzu, Mioara Dumitrașcu, Daniela Clara Mihai, Marius Nicu Andronache, Petronela Camen-Comănescu, Eugenia Nagodă, Anca Sârbu

“…<i>Symphyotrichum squamatum</i>, a South American species first recorded in Bucharest in 2015, is currently expanding into urban and peri-urban areas of Romania, raising concerns about its invasive potential. …”
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Modeling the Impact of Innovation on Economic Quality and Environmental Pollution Change under Consideration of Environmental Regulation by Xinfei Li, Yuan Tian, Yueming Li, Chang Xu, Xiaobing Liu, Baodong Cheng

“…On the basis of obtaining the GTFP, TFP, and various pollutant emissions of 193 cities, this paper selects environmental regulations as the threshold variable and the number of urban patents as the explanatory variable to measure the level of urban innovation. …”
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Planning and Layout Method for Community Bus Stops Based on Carbon Reduction Benefits by Yang LI, Chenyu XIANG, Ning LIU

“…Accordingly, new methods and ideas are presented for urban bus stop planning, and the process toward ‘carbon neutrality’ and ‘carbon peaking’ is accelerated.…”
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Applying BIM and pedestrian simulation for architectural flow line optimization in subway stations: an empirical analysis at Chongqing Ranjiaba Station by Xian Li, Ziyi Zhao, Xudong Zeng

“…In China’s new urbanization, urban rail transit has developed rapidly. …”
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Study of a System Dynamics Model of Wuhan Commodity Housing Price by Jingyi Guo, Junwu Wang, Denghui Liu, Shi Qiao, Han Wu

“…Eight subsystems, namely, housing demand, housing supply, housing price, urban population, urban economy, housing land, housing tenancy, and macro-control, are studied. …”
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How do Spanish consumers perceive different lettuce cultivation systems? Insights from explicit and implicit methods by Juan Diego Torres, Sara R. Jaeger, Patricia Puerta, Amparo Tárrega

“…Five agricultural systems were compared in the context of lettuce cultivation: vertical indoor agriculture, small-scale local agriculture (local/small), high-tech greenhouses, urban community gardens, and industrial agriculture. …”
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Unraveling the levels of emerging contaminants along the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Fatima Haydous, Bilal Nehmeh, Joseph Rebehmed, Josephine Al-Alam, Christopher Saab, Sara Sabbagh, Ali Hamieh, Ali Yassin, Mahmoud Wazne, Elias Akoury

“…Metal concentrations varied, with chromium (Cr) reaching 20.3 µg/L, arsenic (As) 12.1 µg/L, and lead (Pb) 30.6 µg/L, indicating pollution from urban and industrial activities. Manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) were within safe limits, while selenium (Se) and arsenic posed ecological risks. …”
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Monitoring and Simulation of Dynamic Spatiotemporal Land Use/Cover Changes by Andong Guo, Yuqing Zhang, Qing Hao

“…Therefore, using the spatial zoning approach to identify the conversion rules among land use classes in different zones can more effectively predict future land use changes and provide a reference for urban planning and policy making.…”
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FACTORS AFFECTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: MIXED MODELS by Mustafa Akal, Çisem Bektur, Mustafa Naimoğlu

“…A 1% increase in social globalization, government efficiency, and control of corruption increase energy efficiency by about 0.15%, 0.10%, and 0.03%, respectively, while a 1% increase in urbanization decreases it by about 1.18%…”
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Identity of the Courtyard in Traditional and Contemporary Erbil City Houses by Rawaz Abdullah, Aisha Saied, Dlman Azeez

“…In contrast, courtyards in contemporary urban homes are often designed with a focus on aesthetics, losing much of the functional and cultural significance found in their traditional counterparts.…”
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Jute mills as restorative landscapes: perceptions of environmental aesthetics in living industrial heritage by Abantika Mukherjee, Haimanti Banerji

“…Apart from creating a historic industrial landscape, the elements within each of the heritage jute mills contain aesthetically significant built and natural elements. Urban regeneration proposals for these sites are receiving attention from the stakeholders, where the concept of restorative landscapes may be incorporated. …”
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Harmonization of the Long-term PM2.5 Carbon Data from the CSN Sites in New York State by Hesham Hassan, James Schwab, Jie Zhang

“…To address the above issue, field blanks are used to remove artifacts from samples, an outlier filter is applied to remove anomalies from the dataset, and a regression between retired samplers and the current sampler data is used to establish the harmonization between two co-located urban sites in this study. A second comparison between the retired method and Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) network data was carried out at two sites (one urban and one rural) with co-located samplers. …”
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Design and implementation of a solar powered kit for measurement and logging of environmental parameters using the SEN55 sensor by J. Nchi Muhvu, M.D. Fendji, C.M. Ekengoue

“…Field tests conducted in urban (Muea) and peri-urban (Awae-Ewangkang) areas in Cameroon revealed significant differences in air quality. …”
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Analysis of Air Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Naples (Italy) by Alessia Sannino, Mariagrazia D’Emilio, Pasquale Castellano, Salvatore Amoruso, Antonella Boselli

“…Our findings show a rather significant reduction of the pollution due to NO2 (49–62%) in urban as well as in green suburban area, while CO and SO2 showed a more important reduction in urban or industrial districts of the city (50–58% and 70%, respectively). …”
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The Brazilian National Policy for Regional Development and the RIDE-DF Management opposite the Governance vs Brasília’s Metropolitan Area by Renata Callaça Gadioli dos Santos, Luiz Fernando de Macedo Bessa, Magda de Lima Lúcio

“…To contribute to the debate of possible reach of PNDR in the management of important and complex city, which is also the federal capital, and its respective metropolitan area, we suggest a theoretical and methodological analysis of the urban governance model. Throughout the analysis, we will demonstrate the relationship between PNDR I and II with the - RIDE-DF and Entorno, a proposal for territorial management of the Federal District of Brazil and its urban agglomeration. …”
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