Semi-Supervised Change Detection with Data Augmentation and Adaptive Thresholding for High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Wuxia Zhang, Xinlong Shu, Siyuan Wu, Songtao Ding

“…Change detection (CD) is an important research direction in the field of remote sensing, which aims to analyze the changes in the same area over different periods and is widely used in urban planning and environmental protection. While supervised learning methods in change detection have demonstrated substantial efficacy, they are often hindered by the rising costs associated with data annotation. …”
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Fine Particulate Matter Deposition in 3D Out-of-Plane Bifurcation Lung Airway by Chun-Chih Chuang, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Chih-Che Chueh, Anurita Selvarajoo, Wei-Hsin Chen

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) produced from traffic-loaded urban areas, combustion processes during industrial processes, and dust resuspension during mechanical disturbances may cause considerable health hazards when it is inhaled, owing to an enhanced accumulation of this particulate material in the lung. …”
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A review of quantum communication and information networks with advanced cryptographic applications using machine learning, deep learning techniques by R. Ramya, P. Kumar, D. Dhanasekaran, R. Satheesh Kumar, S. Amithesh Sharavan

“…Quantum-secured networks enhance urban security, smart management, and infrastructure protection by providing data privacy and facilitating secure data transmission, thereby facilitating robust infrastructure and technological development.…”
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Assessing the Impact of Traffic Emissions on Fine Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Levels in Hanoi through COVID-19 Social Distancing Periods by Nhung H. Le, Bich-Thuy Ly, Phong K. Thai, Gia-Huy Pham, Ich-Hung Ngo, Van-Nguyet Do, Thuy T. Le, Luan V. Nhu, Ha Dang Son, Yen-Lien T. Nguyen, Duong H. Pham, Tuan V. Vu

“…Hourly PM2.5 and CO concentrations were measured from nine urban and traffic monitoring stations during pre-, soft, hard, and post-social distancing periods. …”
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Measuring above-ground carbon stock using spatial analysis and the InVEST model: application in the Thoria Watershed, India by Zhe Guo, Himani Sharma, Mahesh Jadav, Upeksha Hettiarachchi, Chiranjit Guha, Wei Zhang, Pratiti Priyadarshini, Ruth S Meinzen-Dick

“…Our findings indicate that while urban development contributes to carbon losses, increasing wooded land and tree cover helps mitigate these losses, highlighting the importance of afforestation in maintaining ecological balance and reducing environmental impact.…”
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Genotoxic effects in island populations of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia due to environmental exposure to mercury and cadmium [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Doris Gómez-Camargo, Dacia Malambo-García, Eder Cano-Pérez

“…Methods Ninety-four individuals from the four island communities (study group) and 30 individuals from the urban area of Cartagena (control group) participated in this study. …”
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A Framework for Developing Biodiversity Conservation Networks Based on Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis and the Maximum Entropy Model: A Case Study of the Jianghan Plain, Chi... by Xiaohua Guo, Chang Liu, Shibo Bi, Xuewen Zhang

“…Constructing ecological networks in urban areas improves ecosystem stability and biodiversity protection. …”
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Human&vehicle-in-the-loop test method in human factors research on automated vehicles: Conceptualization, realization, case-study, and lessons learned by Markus Steimle, Vanessa Stange, Mark Vollrath, Markus Maurer

“…We investigate the interactions between an AV and vulnerable road users in urban mixed traffic from the passenger’s perspective in a case study consisting of five studies: one online video study, two driving simulator studies, and two Hu&ViL studies. …”
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State regulation of public libraries in Russia in the first half of the XIX century by D. I. Popov

“…It is shown that the government showed interest in involving the public in the development of the cultural life of urban centers, and therefore created relatively comfortable legal conditions and an organizational environment for the work of public libraries. …”
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Probable Relationship between COVID-19, Pollutants and Meteorology: A Case Study at Santiago, Chile by Giovanni A. Salini, Patricio R. Pacheco, Eduardo Mera, María C. Parodi

“…Abstract We present here a study about the possible spread of covid-19 pandemic between human’s beings through aerosols contained in urban air polluted by respirable particulate matter and tropospheric ozone, as well as the incidence of local meteorology in an area with orographic basin characteristics and in a certain period of time. …”
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Two-Echelon Multidepot Logistics Network Design with Resource Sharing by Siyu Luo, Yong Wang, Jinjun Tang, Xiangyang Guan, Maozeng Xu

“…Results indicate that this study contributes to long-term partnerships between logistics facilities within multi-echelon logistics networks in practice and contributes to the long-term sustainability of urban logistics pickup and delivery networks’ development.…”
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Correlates of access to sanitation facilities and benefits received from the Swachh Bharat Mission in India: analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2018 National Sample Survey by Pradeep Kumar, Sayeed Unisa, Srayasi Prakash, Preeti Dhillon

“…Bivariate and multinomial logistic regression analysis were performed to identify factors associated with the outcome variables.Results Findings show the existence of state and regional disparities, along with rural–urban gaps, in the accessibility of sanitation facilities. …”
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Identifying threshold concepts in postgraduate general practice training: a focus group, qualitative study by Katherine Hall, Anna Chae

“…Heuristical TCs were identified from the thematic analysis.Setting Aotearoa/New Zealand (A/NZ).Participants Fifty participants, mostly comprising current trainees and educators from urban centres, and of NZ/European ethnicity.Results Twenty TCs covering many aspects of postgraduate general practice experience were derived from themes identified in the data. …”
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Determinants of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) of Glaucoma Patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia by Mitiku Wale Muluneh, Shewayiref Geremew Gebremichael

“…The estimated coefficient of fixed effect intercept was 25.1829, which indicates that the average IOP of the patients was 25.1829 mmHg at baseline time by excluding all covariates in the model (p value <0.0001), age (β=0.07, 95%CI 0.03, 0.11), urban residence (β = −1.60, 95%CI −2.84, −0.36), family history of glaucoma (β = 4.90, 95%CI 3.38–6.43), timolol and pilocarpine medication (β = −2.02, 95%CI −4.01, −0.03), cup-disk ratio >0.7 (β = 2.60, 95% CI 1.24–3.96), and follow-up time (β = −0.34, 95%CI −0.47, −0.21) were significantly associated with intraocular pressure of glaucoma patients. …”
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Migration in Elista during the Restoration of the Kalmyk ASSR and the Return of Kalmyks from Places of Deportation. 1957–1963 by Sergey S. Belousov

“…The population of Elista has increased dramatically, especially among young people, which has improved the demographic indicators of citizens, their social composition has changed, which has transformed into an urban one, the city has turned from a mono-national into a multi-national one. …”
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Evaluation and Prediction of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency in the Jianghan Plain Based on the Tent-SSA-BPNN Model by Tianshu Shao, Xiangdong Xu, Yuelong Su

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Impact of the new hazard classes in the CLP regulation on EU chemicals legislation by Diana Kättström, Anna Beronius, Urban Boije af Gennäs, Christina Rudén, Marlene Ågerstrand

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Evaluation of the Cost of Intelligent Upgrades of Transportation Infrastructure for Intelligent Connected Vehicles by Zongwei Liu, Haokun Song, Hong Tan, Han Hao, Fuquan Zhao

“…Then, the cost evaluation model for intelligent upgrade of transportation infrastructures was established, based on which, the cost evaluation of different intelligent upgrade routes of transportation infrastructure was carried out in closed highway and open urban road scenarios to determine the optimal route. …”
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Necriphysiphilia as a psychopathology of the anthropocene epoch and, a dissoanalytic political psychology perspective on the transformation of individual trauma to social trauma by Erdinc Ozturk

“…For dissociated subjects and societies, the &quot;last exit before the bridge&quot; involves safe habitats that are intertwined with nature, amidst environmental destruction, urban sprawl, epidemic traumas, multiple dependencies, and ongoing oppression. …”
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