Utilizing Remote Sensing to Quantify Evapotranspiration: A Case Study of the Saiss Basin (Morocco) by Oumou Abdellah, Essahlaoui Ali, Khrabcha Abdelali, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Alitane Abdennabi, Kassou Amina, El Hafyani Mohammed, Van Rompaey Anton, Gobin Anne

“…Furthermore, water bodies and vegetation are characterized by significant ET compared to bare soils and urbanized areas. The comparison of METRIC ET and reference ET showed a strong correlation with an R², RMSE, and MAE of 0.68, 1.0, and 0.78, respectively. …”
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Effect of DEHP on SCFA Production by Anaerobic Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge by Rui Gong, Xiang Tang, Changzheng Fan, Baowei Zhang, Man Zhou

“…The DEHP in the wastewater enters the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) along with the urban pipeline. After DEHP enters the WWTPs, it may affect the anaerobic fermentation with waste activated sludge (WAS) as raw material. …”
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Factors affecting utilization of male sexual and reproductive health services: a qualitative description of males in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria by Nwamaka Alexandra Ezeonu, Nkiru Nwamaka Ezeama, Ijeoma Uchenna Itanyi, Jane Nkolika Ezeonu, Achunam Simeon Nwabueze

“…Results Males in both urban and rural areas of Anambra State preferred informal health facilities; male-focused health facilities and male health workers. …”
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AnomLite: Efficient binary and multiclass video anomaly detection by Anna K. Zvereva, Mariam Kaprielova, Andrey Grabovoy

“…These attributes make AnomLite suitable for real-time applications in resource-constrained environments like urban centers and public transport hubs. The code could be found here: https://github.com/AnnaZverev/UCF_Crime.git…”
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Performance of a score to characterise adequate contact among the social network of persons with TB by M.E. Castellanos, S. Zalwango, T.H.T. Quach, R. Kakaire, L. Martínez, M.H. Ebell, K.K. Dobbin, N. Kiwanuka, C.C. Whalen

“…The setting score was associated with a higher prevalence of infection among children aged 5–14 years, whereas the relationship score was associated with infection in children aged 0–4 years. CONCLUSION: In urban Africa, contacts of TB with higher settings and relationship scores were more likely infected with M. tuberculosis.…”
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Real-Time Smart Parking Systems Integration in Distributed ITS for Smart Cities by Muhammad Alam, Davide Moroni, Gabriele Pieri, Marco Tampucci, Miguel Gomes, José Fonseca, Joaquim Ferreira

“…The proposed architecture is deployed to tackle the problem of traffic management inefficiency in urban areas, where traffic load is substantially increased, by vehicles moving around unnecessarily, to find a free parking space. …”
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Dietary Pattern and Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Adults by W. Aekplakorn, W. Satheannoppakao, P. Putwatana, S. Taneepanichskul, P. Kessomboon, V. Chongsuvivatwong, S. Chariyalertsak

“…Respondents with a healthy pattern were more likely to be female, higher educated, and urban residents. The carbohydrate pattern was more common in the northeast and rural areas. …”
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Exploration of Resident Satisfaction and Willingness in the Renovation of a Typical Old Neighborhood by Wenjun Peng, Yanyan Huang, Changquan Li, Yilin Wang

“…The reconstruction of old communities makes an outstanding contribution to, and holds practical significance for, livelihoods and ecological civilization in the urban renewal context. Clarifying the renovation intentions of residents is conducive to the effective implementation of reconstruction projects. …”
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Intramuscular Olanzapine in the Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Retrospective Descriptive Study by Silvia Duong, Kam-Tong Yeung, Feng Chang

“…A retrospective observational study of inpatients 65 years or older with at least one order for olanzapine IM during admission in urban Ontario Canada was conducted. Patient demographics, prescriptions for olanzapine IM, reason for administration, perceived effectiveness, adverse events, concurrently prescribed psychotropics, comorbidities, and patient discharge destination were recorded. …”
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Tracking Boats on Amazon Rivers—A Case Study with the LoRa/LoRaWAN by Marlos Rodrigues, Alyson dos Santos, Hillermann Lima, Warley Nogueira, Vicente de Lucena Junior

“…The rivers act as roads, and boats serve as vehicles for transporting passengers and cargo to large urban centers, municipalities, riverside communities, villages, and settlements. …”
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Fruit and seed plumpness, germination and viability of rare plants in Yakutia by D. N. Androsova, N. S. Danilova, K. G. Tkachenko, N. E. Staroverov, A. Yu. Gryaznov

“…Collecting and studying natural flora species in botanical gardens helps to save biological resources of useful species and recommend them for urban landscaping.Materials and methods. X-ray techniques were used to analyze seed quality and viability of rare species in the flora of Yakutia: Adonis sibirica Patrin, Phlojodicarpus sibiricus (Steph. ex Spreng.) …”
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Environmental health risks and impacts of PM2.5 exposure on human health in residential areas, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Azham Umar Abidin, Anisful Lailil Munawaroh, Aulia Rosinta, Arvi Tri Sulistiyani, Iwan Ardianta, Fajri Mulya Iresha

“…The findings emphasize the imperative for more rigorous air quality standards and regulations, enhanced public awareness and education regarding preventive practices, and urban planning development strategies incorporating green infrastructure. …”
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Longer food miles of beef under self-insufficiency and halal requirements by La Ode Nazaruddin, Qisthina Aulia, Mária Fekete-Farkas, Balázs Gyenge

“…Longer food miles of beef are affected by changes in consumption behaviour and self-insufficiency induced by the change in urban consumption behaviour. Longer food miles of beef are tolerable among Indonesian consumers in situations of self-insufficiency, provided that halal requirements are fulfilled. …”
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A Reference Architecture for Data-Driven Intelligent Public Transportation Systems by Franca Rocco Di Torrepadula, Sergio Di Martino, Nicola Mazzocca, Paolo Sannino

“…Still, being independent from the specific considered urban scenario, the architecture can be easily instantiated in different cities with similar needs. …”
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Variation in Malaria Transmission Dynamics in Three Different Sites in Western Kenya by S. S. Imbahale, W. R. Mukabana, B. Orindi, A. K. Githeko, W. Takken

“…The main objective was to investigate malaria transmission dynamics in three different sites, two highland villages (Fort Ternan and Lunyerere) and a lowland peri-urban area (Nyalenda) of Kisumu city. Adult mosquitoes were collected using PSC and CDC light trap while malaria parasite incidence data was collected from a cohort of children on monthly basis. …”
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Climate change impacts on flood risks in the Abou Ali River Basin, Lebanon: A hydrological modeling approach by Fouadi AlZaatiti, Jalal Halwani, Mohamed R. Soliman

“…Flood modeling with the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model reveals a dramatic increase in inundation extent, from 8.78 km² to 26.05 km², and a rise in maximum depth from 6.5 m to 14.7 m, with urban and agricultural areas at significant risk. …”
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Development of an adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system–based equivalent consumption minimisation strategy to improve fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles by Krishna Veer Singh, Hari Om Bansal, Dheerendra Singh

“…The comparison clearly reveals that the proposed ANFIS‐based method results in better optimization of energy and hence offers better fuel economy. The urban dynamometer driving schedule has been employed for this analysis.…”
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Investigation of the Air Pollution Event in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in December 2016 Using WRF-Chem by Dongdong Wang, Baolin Jiang, Fangzhou Li, Wenshi Lin

“…The online coupled weather research and forecasting model with chemistry (WRF-Chem) was used to investigate an air pollution event during December 2016 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration. Evaluation indicates that WRF-Chem captured the main weather conditions and pollutant distribution in this event. …”
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Array Three-Dimensional SAR Imaging via Composite Low-Rank and Sparse Prior by Zhiliang Yang, Yangyang Wang, Chudi Zhang, Xu Zhan, Guohao Sun, Yuxuan Liu, Yuru Mao

“…Array three-dimensional (3D) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging has been used for 3D modeling of urban buildings and diagnosis of target scattering characteristics, and represents one of the significant directions in SAR development in recent years. …”
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School-Based Health Center Intervention Improves Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Adolescents by Alberta S. Kong, Andrew L. Sussman, Carolina Yahne, Betty J. Skipper, Mark R. Burge, Sally M. Davis

“…Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition and Physical Activity (ACTION) was undertaken to determine feasibility of a school-based health center (SBHC) weight management program. Two urban New Mexico SBHCs were randomized to deliver ACTION or standard care. …”
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