Prevalence of Hypertension and Determination of Its Risk Factors in Rural Delhi by Jugal Kishore, Neeru Gupta, Charu Kohli, Neeta Kumar

“…Data is available on hypertension in urban population but few studies are reported in rural areas. …”
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An Inheritance Mode of Rural Cultural Heritage Based on Virtual Museum in China by Yuhui Yang, Hao Zhang, Mo Chen, Youbin Jiang, Huifang Chai

“…In China, there is a crisis of rural cultural heritage inheritance due to urbanization. The traditional cultural inheritance modes such as building museums may not satisfy the needs of wide and fast culture transmission, communication, and inheritance. …”
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Bengal: From a Periphery to the Heartland of South Asia by Csaba M. KOVÁCS

“…Though West Bengal and especially the great urban agglomeration of Kolkata remains one of India’s most important industrial and commercial zones and is quickly developing today, the region was for decades lagging behind other states, while Kolkata lost its primacy (behind Delhi and Mumbai) among the great cities of India. …”
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review by Ismael Kithinji Kinoti, Joanne Ogunah, Cyprian Muturia M’Thiruaine, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…Due to climate change and anthropogenic activities such as agriculture, mining, and urbanization, water contamination has become a very real modern problem. …”
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Waste Management in Sustainable Disaster Management by Ülker Aslı Güler

“…Rapid increase in population, uncontrollable urbanization, degradation of natural environment, global climate change and unpredictable hazards and risks and affect the magnitude of disasters and create significant grievances in communities. …”
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Advanced Transition Preemption Strategy for Signalized Intersections near Highway-Rail Grade Crossings with Dual Tracks by Yifeng Chen, Laurence R. Rilett, Zifeng Wu

“…The new TPS algorithm is designed for corridors with multiple HGRCs that have dual tracks. An urban highway corridor with multiple HRGCs in Lincoln, NE, was selected as the study corridor. …”
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Rheological Properties and Microscopic Characterization of Delayed Decay-Modified Asphalt Based on UV Ageing by Hening Gu, Yongqiang Zhu, Yunchu Zhu, Lijing Chu, Qinyuan Peng, Qian Chen

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Impact of anthropogenic activities on the biodiversity of macrobenthos and benthic ecological quality in the mudflats of Hwangdo Island, South Korea: field surveys and remote sensi... by Jian Liang, Chae-Woo Ma

“…IntroductionAs coastal urbanization progresses, anthropogenic activities have significantly impacted mudflats. …”
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Explaining the framework of sustainable competitiveness in the direction of spatial development of Arak District by Mina Eftekharnia, Keramatollah Ziari, Majid Naderi

“…On the other hand, due to the complex relationship between environmental, social and economic systems, with the introduction of the concept of competitiveness in the development process, regardless of other subsystems, the field of environmental and social damage in urban and regional systems has arisen and consequences Such as uneven development, increasing social disparities and inequalities and environmental pollution, increasing energy consumption, traffic and other social, cultural and environmental issues; In a way that many metropolises of the world and even Iran are involved with these issues now. …”
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PARTNER CITIES: HISTORICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION by Олег ПЕТРИК

“…The historical way of the formation of global and regional international organizations and associations of municipalities, which developed recommendations for in-depth cooperation between cities of different political systems to exchange experience, deepening of cooperation in the environment of modern management in the context of urbanization, is highlighted. It is proved that such initiatives are based on intercultural cooperation, the foundations of the international and national law, which strengthens the reputation and foreign policy integration strategies of the state as a whole. …”
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Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly by Maša Isaković, Urban Sedlar, Mojca Volk, Janez Bešter

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Schedule-based analysis of airborne transmission risk in public transportation systems by Jiali Zhou, Haris N. Koutsopoulos

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A pedagogical approach: toward leveraging mathematical modeling and AI to support integrating humanities into STEM education by Quintana M. Clark

“…This study profiles a multi-year, NSF-funded project focused on enhancing STEM literacy among underrepresented minority students through agricultural sciences-based MEAs that address key societal challenges in health, energy, urban green spaces, and food security. The paper details the curriculum’s design principles, emphasizing real-world, culturally relevant contexts. …”
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Fracture Behavior of Rock with Initial Damage: Theoretical, Experimental, and Numerical Investigations by Hui Zhang, Panpan Guo, Yixian Wang, Yanlin Zhao, Hang Lin, Yan Liu, Yahui Shao

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Simulación del crecimiento urbano con AMEBA: Modelo Basado en Agentes para la ocupación residencial by Carolina Cantergiani, Montserrat Gómez Delgado

“…El prototipo AMEBA (Agent-based Model for the Evolution of urBan Areas) pretende simular este fenómeno, donde interactúan planificadores, promotores inmobiliarios y la población, a partir del desarrollo de tres submodelos independientes. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Concrete Characteristics Strength with Partial Replacement of Cement by Hybrid Coffee Husk and Sugarcane Bagasse Ash by Muliye Tarekegn, Kabtamu Getachew, Goshu Kenea

“…Concrete is the most extensively utilized construction material globally and is increasingly used due to industrialization and urbanization. Currently, most scientists worldwide are concentrating their attention on effective strategies to adopt materials from large amounts of waste resources as a partial substitute for cement in concrete production due to scarcity of resources and continuous environmental pollution. …”
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The geographical factors affecting ICT diffusion process in the healthcare sector. A case study in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan by Tsutomu Nakamura

“…Based on the ICT’s utilization, the results demonstrate that the diffusion of medical information system was determined by existing social relations ; however, the degree of social relations was not always proportional to the size of the urban area. System-diffusion patterns were found to be a different form than those in previous studies. …”
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Particle-density segregation of rock–ice avalanche by Zhiping Sun, Shentian Li, Jinkun Dong, Zhibo Dong, Siyou Xiao

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Capacity Model of Exclusive Right-Turn Lane at Signalized Intersection considering Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction by Chengcheng Yang, Jiawen Wang, Jieshuang Dong

“…In high density urban areas, pedestrians have a great influence on the capacity of intersections. …”
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Architecture muséale : une figure de l’art de la ville "Du British Museum à la spirale du Victoria & Albert Museum à Londres" by Isabelle Alzieu

“…Starting with an analysis of the architectural envelope of museums in the urban milieu, we will address the question of the museum as an ornament of the city. …”
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