Experimental Study on Influence of Vaporous Water on Salt Expansion of Sulfate Saline Soil by Shuquan Peng, Fan Wang, Ling Fan

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An innovative framework for incorporating iPhone LiDAR point cloud in digitized documentation of road operations by Srikulnath Nilnoree, Tsukasa Mizutani

“…The transformation of road infrastructures with digital solutions is vital in response to the growing population in urban areas. Ensuring timely repairs of potholes, cracks, and other damages is essential for enhancing the overall quality of transportation networks. …”
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Macroscopic Modeling of On-Street and Garage Parking: Impact on Traffic Performance by Manuel Jakob, Monica Menendez

“…We formulate an on-street and garage parking-state-based matrix that describes the system dynamics of urban traffic based on different parking-related states and the number of vehicles that transition through each state in a time slice. …”
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Assessment and Modelling of Walk Trips in Akure, Nigeria by Yinka Benjamin Oluwadiya, Arafat Ayodeji Adeowu, Emmanuel Femi Adebayo, Adekunle Isaac Omole, Musa Odunayo Sabit, Olatunji Akhigbe Akinyeye

“…The paper recommends the need to incorporate non-motorized spaces and walkways into various levels of urban planning and implementation to foster a more walkable environment and encourage active transportation in the city. …”
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Spherical sustainability in construction and demolition: How aligned are policies, goals, regulations, markets, and stakeholder mindsets? by Mohammad Amin Havaei, Hassan Malekitabar

“…Rapid urbanization in developing countries has intensified Construction and Demolition (C&D) socio-environmental impacts, substantially contributing to global environmental pollution and degradation. …”
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Trend of skin cancer mortality and years of life lost in China from 2013 to 2021 by Jingyi Li, Jiaqi Zeng, Yuanchao Yang, Biran Huang

“…The mortality rates of skin cancer were stratified by gender, age group, and area (urban or rural).ResultsFrom 2013 to 2021 in China, the crude mortality rate (CMR) of skin cancer increased, and the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized years of life lost (YLL) rate decreased. …”
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Comparative Ecophysiological Study of Salt Stress for Wild and Cultivated Soybean Species from the Yellow River Delta, China by Gang Wu, Zhengda Zhou, Peng Chen, Xiaoli Tang, Hongbo Shao, Hongyan Wang

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The Multiple Effects of Precursors on the Properties of Polymeric Carbon Nitride by Wendong Zhang, Qin Zhang, Fan Dong, Zaiwang Zhao

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Assessment of Awareness and Attitude Regarding Early Childhood Caries among Parents of Preschool Children Attending Pediatric Outpatient Department: A Cross-sectional Study by S. Deepak, Gaurav Mishra, Vinay Kumar Gupta, Sumit Kumar, Aman Rajput, Mohit Kumar Kanoujia

“…Results: The sample consisted of 38.3% females and 61.8% males, with 35.5% from urban areas and 64.5% from rural areas. Awareness scores were higher in females (Mean = 8.65) than in males (Mean = 6.93) and higher in urban (Mean = 9.86) than rural areas (Mean = 6.45). …”
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Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms in Short-term Forecasting of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Selected Polish Agglomerations by Bartosz Czernecki, Michał Marosz, Joanna Jędruszkiewicz

“…Abstract Air pollution continues to have a significant impact on Europeans living in urban areas, and episodes of elevated PMx are responsible for a large number of premature deaths (mostly due to heart disease and stroke) each year. …”
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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision. by Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

“…Effective interventions to reduce FGM prevalence would need to address multiple aspects simultaneously, including improving access to education (especially for girls and women), targeting both urban and rural areas with awareness campaigns, and considering culturally sensitive approaches that take into account religious and traditional beliefs while promoting the health and rights of girls and women.…”
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What Is Affecting the Residents’ Subjective Perception toward Objective Environment Quality? by Jihong Zhang, Chaopeng Xie, Chuan Chen, Ninghan Xu, Rui Gao

“…Environmental quality assessment is an important way to promote the improvement of urban environmental quality. Environmental performance is usually used to evaluate the improvement of environmental quality, and residents’ satisfaction with environmental quality is also an important method to evaluate environmental improvement. …”
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Digital competencies for municipalities – Findings from Switzerland as a role model for smart regions within the European Union member states by Christian SCHACHTNER, Nadine BAUMANN

“…While smart city initiatives have gained traction in larger urban areas, less attention has been paid to digitalization efforts in smaller municipalities. …”
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A Precise Analysis of the Behavior of Pit Side Tunnels Caused by Deep Excavation by Huasheng Sun, Yuexin Zhao, Yadong Chen, Jiahui Li

“…As urbanization gathers pace, projects involving adjacent subway tunnels are increasing, thereby amplifying the need for robust tunnel protection measures. …”
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Assessing the Quality of services provision in the system of Bus Rapid Transit from the viewpoint of citizens Case study: Rasht city by Seyedreza Azadeh, fatemeh Alavi Zadeh Shalkouhi

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Adaptation indicator to climate change and farm sizes in agriculture: A reflection of farming culture and history by Husniddin Sharofiddinov, Moinul Islam, Koji Kotani

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Nondestructive Testing on Ancient Wooden Components Based on Shapley Value by Li-hong Chang, Xiao-hong Chang, Hao Chang, Wei Qian, Li-ting Cheng, Xiao-li Han

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Does the Expected Teaching and Learning Take Place in Preprimary Grades in Zambezi Region, Namibia? by Кенет Нзвала

“…Using the lens of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, data for this research were generated through interviews, and lesson observation, and every participating teacher in this study was observed while teaching to establish whether indeed learners benefited from their teaching and whether their teaching escalated into learning; participants were sampled purposively from three different school contexts of urban, peri urban and rural.    Results. The key question which this study sought to provide answers to was: Does the expected teaching and learning take place in preprimary grades in Zambezi region of Namibia? …”
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Hydrochemical Denudation and Transient Carbon Dioxide Drawdown in the Highly Glacierized, Shrinking Koxkar Basin, China by Jian Wang, Haidong Han, Qiudong Zhao, Xiaowen Zhang

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CURRANTS (RIBES L., GROSSULARIACEAE) IN THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka

“…They are suitable for urban landscape architecture, city parks, or  afforestation. …”
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