Dispersion modeling of NOx from stacks of cracking furnaces of OLEFIN unit using AERMOD by Iman Jalali, Somayeh Tourani

“…Additionally, the output concentrations did not exceed the standard limits in all urban and residential areas. Finally, the study results indicate that the pollutant concentrations obtained from the model are lower than the measured values. …”
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Analysis of Joint Angular Distribution for Nonreciprocal Beams via the Mixture of Gaussian Distribution Based on Ray-Tracing by Jiachi Zhang, Liu Liu, Zhenhui Tan, Kai Wang, Tao Zhou

“…Then, we conduct an omnidirectional antenna-based channel simulation in an urban macro-cell scenario via the ray-tracing platform. …”
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Noise risk assessment of the sensitive areas in the Administrative Center of Manolo Fortich Bukidnon by Sheerah Dale M. Orlasan, Judy Marie R. Zoleta, Kenn Migan Vincent C. Gumonan

“…The following interventions are recommended: (a) conduct noise monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment; (b) implement strict urban planning and zoning regulations; (c) create noise barriers and buffer zones; (d) conduct public awareness and education collaboration; and (e) conduct of descriptive-correlational research. …”
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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…The author elaborates on the dissatisfactions of all factors in the country, the urban and rural population, certain authorities and the leading political forces, and discusses the circumstances that accelerated the convening of the National Assembly on St. …”
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Ulul Albab’s Paradigm Approach to Post-Conventional Legal Culture of Consumers in Indonesia by Faishal Agil Al Munawar, Dwi Hidayatul Firdaus, Musataklima Musataklima

“…Furthermore, there is a disparity between consumer protection institutions and public, exacerbated by the concentration of LPKSM in urban areas where advocacy often supersedes efforts aimed at empowerment. …”
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Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinic among ever married women: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017–201... by Md Akib Al-Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Rabeya Kumkum, Sk Tasnuva Alam, Benojir Ahammed

“…The result of the multivariate analysis revealed that higher education, division and higher number of children were significantly positively associated, whereas the richest wealth index was significantly negatively associated with both awareness and visitation to CCs. Furthermore, the urban residence was negatively and respondent involvement in currently working was positively significantly related to awareness of CCs. …”
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An investigation of consumer willingness to pay for traceable pork accompanied by supplementary quality assurance information by Zengjin Liu, Tingting Fan, Caixia Li, Shanshan Wang

“…This study explored consumer willingness to pay for traceable pork in Shanghai with additional quality credit information.MethodsIn October of 2020, 669 valid respondents were surveyed across 15 urban districts in Shanghai. By employing the contingent valuation method and a binary logit model, we empirically analyze consumer WTP for credit-traceable pork and its influencing factors, and estimate the average WTP.ResultsThe results indicate the following. (1) As bid prices increase, fewer consumers are willing to pay extra for credit-traceable pork. …”
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MANUEL CASTELLS: THE IMPACT OF THE NETWORK SOCIETY ON THE NATURE OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS by L. A. Bobova

“…An unprecedented increase of urbanization in the world happened as well. The society became multiethnic. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Cable-Supported Barrel Vault Structures with Varying Temperature by Guojun Sun, Mingze Wu, Zhihua Chen, Suduo Xue

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Treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders in Punjab by Rohit Garg, Bir Singh Chavan, Subhash Das, Sonia Puri, Arvind A. Banavaram, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…Settings and Design: Multisite, multistage, stratified, random cluster sampling study conducted in four districts, namely Faridkot, Moga, Patiala, and Ludhiana (for urban metro areas). Data were collected from October 2015 to March 2016. …”
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Allium cepa Bio Assay to Assess the Water and Sediment Cytogenotoxicity in a Tropical Stream Subjected to Multiple Point and Nonpoint Source Pollutants by W. M. Dimuthu Nilmini Wijeyaratne, L. G. Y. J. G. Wadasinghe

“…Six sampling sites (Site A: Urban; B: Industrial; C: Water intake for public water supply; D: Industrial; E: Agricultural; F: Reference) were selected from the study area. …”
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Peculiarities of construction of local self-government models in the modern slavic states by A. Djordjević, A. Seregin, M. Cherkasova, I. Milkina

“…It has been determined, that the list of issues of local importance mainly affects the areas of urban planning, municipal activities, culture, sports, social protection of the population and children, preschool education, healthcare, approval of municipal programs of economic development, local budgets, taxes and fees, the appointment of local referendums, etc. …”
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Text mining of hypertension researches in the west Asia region: a 12-year trend analysis by Mohammad Rezapour, Mohsen Yazdinejad, Faezeh Rajabi Kouchi, Masoomeh Habibi Baghi, Zahra Khorrami, Morteza Khavanin Zadeh, Elmira Pourbaghi, Hassan Rezapour

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Measuring the performance of Dehyariha Foundation in terms of economic, social and environmental indicators in rural regions (Case study: Sarbisheh County) by Hassan Azizi Bohloli, Mahmoud Reza Anvari, Masoumeh Hafez Rezazadeh

“…The purpose of forming this institution is to have a strong executive force in order to develop rural areas. rural municipality, as the executor of village programs and projects, has an important role in reducing urban and rural inequalities and improving the development of the village. …”
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Mitigating moral distress by enhancing healthcare workers’ understanding of challenges faced by carers of children with disabilities in low-resource settings in Kenya by Anne Geniets, Jarim Omogi, Laura Hakimi, Alice Lakati, Niall Winters

“…Methods Employing an intersectional convergent parallel mixed-methods approach, the research explores the factors affecting the psychological wellbeing of caregivers in one urban and one rural low-resource setting in Kenya. …”
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The Variability and Evaluation Method of Recycled Concrete Aggregate Properties by Zhiqing Zhang, Bozhao Shen, Hui Ren, Jin Wang, Shiyun Li, Hao Liu

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Study on the Influence of Connected Vehicle Fog Warning Systems on Driving Behavior and Safety by Wei Guan, Haolin Chen, Xuewei Li, Haijian Li, Xin You

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Microbial Load and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Khebab Sold on a University Campus and Its Environs in Ghana by Azumah Ayamah, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Linda Aurelia Ofori

“…The demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) foods is handy to busy urban dwellers. Handling, processing, and selling are known to contaminate these foods and cause foodborne outbreaks. …”
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Joint Optimization of Regular Charging Electric Bus Transit Network Schedule and Stationary Charger Deployment considering Partial Charging Policy and Time-of-Use Electricity Price... by Xinghua Li, Tianzuo Wang, Lingjie Li, Feiyu Feng, Wei Wang, Cheng Cheng

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Socio-network group formation in the context of evaluating the national projects implementation by V. S. Bogdanov, A. S. Smirnova, M. D. Burdyukova

“…The data was collected from 4 most relevant national projects: “Healthcare”, “Housing and urban environment”, “Safe and high-quality highways” and “Education” in 12 regions of the Russian Federation. …”
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