Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds in Air Using Passive Sampling: Regional Cross-Border Study between N. Macedonia and Kosovo by Vllaznim Mula, Jane Bogdanov, Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva, Lulzim Zeneli, Zoran Zdravkovski

“…Furthermore, the ratios of benzene to toluene (B/T) and xylenes to ethylbenzene (X/E) were used to assess the origins of VOCs emissions in the outdoor urban air at the monitored sites.…”
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Science and opinion in decision making: A case study of the food security collapse in Sri Lanka by Akila Wijerathna‐Yapa, Robert J. Henry, Matt Dunn, Christine A. Beveridge

“…However, this abrupt change led to the rapid collapse of Sri Lanka's food supply, a significant decline in GDP, and hardships for both rural and urban communities. While the government eventually reversed its policy, Sri Lanka faced challenges in recovery. …”
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Specific detection of pigeon parvovirus with TaqMan real-time PCR technology by Cuiteng Chen, Chunhua Zhu, Shuyu Chen, Zhen Chen, Huanru Fu, YuYi Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Wenyu Zhang, Yu Huang, Longfei Cheng, Chunhe Wan

“…Recently, pigeon parvovirus (PiPV) was detected in the feces of wild urban pigeons. Owing to no specific detection platform for PiPV, studies on the epidemiology of PiPV are still a research gap. …”
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UAV-Enabled Inspection System With No-Fly Zones: DRL-Based Joint Mobile Nest Scheduling and UAV Trajectory Design by Jin Dai, Yunfei Gao, Chao Cai, Wei Xiong, Manjia Liu

“…This paper investigates a UAV-enabled inspection system in an urban environment with no-fly zones (NFZs), where the UAV flies to inspection points to capture images while constrained by limited onboard energy. …”
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Effectiveness of Extractants for Bioavailable Phosphorus in Tropical Soils Amended with Sewage Sludge by Roberta Corrêa Nogueirol, Wanderley José de Melo, Edna Ivani Bertoncini, Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni

“…Urban wastes such as sewage sludge can be an economically viable alternative source for providing macro- and micronutrients to plants in tropical conditions. …”
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Dynamic Full-Duplex Cellular System for Wide Area IoT Network Backbone by Keiichi Mizutani, Kazuki Nishikori, Kyoya Teramae, Hiroto Kuriki, Takeshi Matsumura, Hiroshi Harada

“…Further, we propose and evaluate appropriate user equipment (UE) scheduling and transmission power control schemes for DDC in dense urban multi-cell environments. The proposed DDC sufficiently suppresses inter-cell interference through fully distributed resource allocation, which does not require information exchange among neighboring cells. …”
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Advanced Deep Learning Algorithms for Energy Optimization of Smart Cities by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Krzysztof Galas, Adrianna Piszcz

“…These technologies are driving the transformation towards sustainable and energy-efficient urban environments, meeting the growing demands of modern smart cities. …”
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Geoconservation Initiatives in the State of Paraná (Brazil) by Luiz Alberto Fernandes, Fernanda Caroline Borato Xavier, Kimberlym Tábata Pesch Vieira, Liliane Maia Tcacenco-Manzano

“…We also present two examples of pioneering geoconservation and scientific communication initiatives: the creation of the Curitiba Sedimentary Basin geosite (a municipal conservation unit within the urban territory) and the Paleontology Museum of Cruzeiro do Oeste’s research station. …”
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Cross-Line Fusion of Ground Penetrating Radar for Full-Space Localization of External Defects in Drainage Pipelines by Yuanjin Fang, Feng Yang, Xu Qiao, Maoxuan Xu, Liang Fang, Jialin Liu, Fanruo Li

“…These findings indicate that the proposed approach is reliable and has the potential to support the transparency and digitalization of urban underground drainage networks.…”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Canadian First Nations and Non-First Nations Patients by Julia Uhanova, Gerald Minuk, Federico Lopez Ficher, Natasha Chandok

“…The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence, severity, and outcome of NAFLD in FN versus non-FN patients at an urban, tertiary care centre. Methods. Adults with NAFLD and no additional liver disease were identified in a prospectively derived database at the University of Manitoba. …”
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Identification of the Aerosol Types over Athens, Greece: The Influence of Air-Mass Transport by D. G. Kaskaoutis, P. G. Kosmopoulos, H. D. Kambezidis, P. T. Nastos

“…Based on both AOD550 and FM values three main aerosol types have been discriminated corresponding to urban/industrial aerosols, clean maritime conditions, and coarse-mode, probably desert dust, particles. …”
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Analysis of the Relationship between Changes in Meteorological Conditions and the Variation in Summer Ozone Levels over the Central Kanto Area by Mai Khiem, Ryozo Ooka, Hong Huang, Hiroshi Hayami, Hiroshi Yoshikado, Yoichi Kawamoto

“…The results of numerical simulations also indicate that urban heat island (UHI) phenomena can play an important role in the formation of high ozone concentrations in this area.…”
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Outlining a Population “at Risk” of Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence from a Case-Control Study by Tommaso Schirinzi, Giuseppina Martella, Alessio D’Elia, Giulia Di Lazzaro, Paola Imbriani, Graziella Madeo, Leonardo Monaco, Marta Maltese, Antonio Pisani

“…We enrolled 300 PD patients and 300 controls, gender and age matched, from the same urban geographical area. All subjects were interviewed on demographics, family history of PD, occupational and environmental toxicants exposure, smoking status, and alcohol consumption. …”
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Impacts of neighborhood restaurant density on adults’ dietary quality: evidence from an IV-LASSO approach in China by Yalin Tang, Maoran Zhu, Maoran Zhu, Jian Zong, Xuyuan Zheng, Chengfang Liu

“…These effects are more pronounced among males with higher-income, and those living in urban and eastern China. The mechanisms underlying these relationships include the increased frequency of eating outside home (OH), with the similar inverted U-shaped relationship observed for dietary diversity further explaining our findings. …”
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Structural Analysis and Total Coal Demand Forecast in China by Qing Zhu, Zhongyu Zhang, Rongyao Li, Kin Keung Lai, Shouyang Wang, Jian Chai

“…Considering the speedy growth of industrialization and urbanization in China and the continued rise of coal consumption, this paper identifies factors that have impacted coal consumption in 1985–2011. …”
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Design of CubeSat-Based Multi-Regional Positioning Navigation and Timing System in Low Earth Orbit by Georgios Tzanoulinos, Nori Ait-Mohammed, Vaios Lappas

“…The importance of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) PNT systems lies in their ability to enhance the GNSS by implementing signals in additional frequency bands, offering increased signal strength, reduced latency, and improved accuracy and coverage, particularly in challenging environments such as urban canyons or polar regions, thereby addressing the limitations of the traditional Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) GNSS. …”
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Carbon emission effects of land use change in Nanchang, West of Central China Region by Shuai Fu, Bingxian Xu, Yuxin Peng, Ciyi Huangxiong, Xiuxiang Li

“…Abstract Urban development leads to frequent changes in land use, which leads to temporal and spatial variation of carbon emissions. …”
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Psycho-educational program for high school females by Perla Caridad López Hernández, Laura López Angulo, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Lisbet Cepero Águila, Rafael Luis Pino Pich

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental study conducted between September 2007 and June 2008, based on a sample composed of 180 ninth grade females living in Cumanayagua's urban area. Variables analyzed: adolescents knowledge on sex-related risks, sexually transmitted infections and contraceptives. …”
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Highlights in IBD Epidemiology and Its Natural History in the Paediatric Age by Marco Gasparetto, Graziella Guariso

“…The highest prevalence and incidence rates of IBD worldwide are reported from Canada. Just as urbanization and socioeconomic development, the incidence of IBD is rising in China. …”
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Survey data on strategic alignment in multispecialty hospitals: Implementing a balanced scorecard approach for optimal performanceMendeley Data by Shefali Mohan, Rohit Kushwaha, M. Venkatesan, Ramya Singh, Manish Mishra

“…It provides a comprehensive snapshot of how strategic alignment and performance measurement frameworks are perceived and implemented across multiple hospitals in different urban regions. The dataset can be leveraged for comparative studies, validation of performance measurement tools, and further exploration of factors influencing optimal performance in healthcare organizations.…”
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