Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding practice among migrant and non-migrant mothers in urban China: results from a cross-sectional survey by Chen Zhao, Jie Wang, Jia Li, Yifan Duan, Ye Bi, Jianqiang Lai, Jin Fang, Zhenyu Yang

“…Among the migrant mothers, factors associated with EBF included residence in big cities (adjusted OR, AOR 1.68 (95% CI 1.20 to 2.34)), premature birth (AOR 0.27 (95% CI 0.09 to 0.81)), knowledge about EBF (AOR 2.00 (95% CI 1.51 to 2.65)), low intention of breast feeding in the first month postpartum (AOR 0.59 (95% CI 0.36 to 0.97)) and mothers working in agriculture-related fields or as casual workers (AOR 1.77 (95% CI 1.18 to 2.64)). …”
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Temperature-Related Bioclimatic Variables Play a Greater Role in the Spatial Distribution of Bumblebee Species in Northern Pakistan by Muhammad Naeem, Arzoo Rani, Weiyao Lyu, Huaibo Zhao, Maryam Riasat, Saail Abbas, Sabir Hussain, Nawaz Haider Bashir, Qiang Li, Huanhuan Chen

“…Among these 43 cities, five exhibited a 100% overlap in suitable areas for the three species. …”
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Construction land transition in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its eco-environmental effects during 2000-2020 by ZHANG Zining, LUO Junqiang, ZHANG Peilei, RONG Han, LIU Haiyang, AN Shuang, CHANG Genying

“…The primary areas of change were the Qinghai Plateau and the Qaidam Basin, with significant changes observed in provincial capitals along river valleys, industrial cities in the basins, and tourist cities. (2) In earlier years, construction land mainly transitioned to cropland and grassland, while in later years, it primarily converted to water bodies and water conservancy land. …”
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Fossil and Non-fossil Fuel Sources of Organic and Elemental Carbonaceous Aerosol in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou: Seasonal Carbon Source Variation by Di Liu, Matthias Vonwiller, Jun Li, Junwen Liu, Sönke Szidat, Yanlin Zhang, Chongguo Tian, Yinjun Chen, Zhineng Cheng, Guangcai Zhong, Pingqing Fu, Gan Zhang

“…Although NF generated the primary share (> 55%) during autumn in all of the cities, the seasonal contributions of the sources differed by location during the rest of the year. …”
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Clonality and the Phenotype–Genotype Correlation of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Isolates from Romania by Adrian-Gabriel Pană, Pavel Șchiopu, Dan Alexandru Țoc, Vlad Sever Neculicioiu, Anca Butiuc-Keul, Anca Farkas, Matei-Ștefan Dobrescu, Mirela Flonta, Carmen Costache, Izabella Éva Szász, Lia-Monica Junie

“…The isolates, although nearly identical in phenotype, displayed different genotypical profiles, with varying degrees of similarity across hospitals and cities, raising the possibility of both local outbreaks of a single clone and widespread dissemination of resistant isolates.…”
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Spatial distribution and influencing factors of secondhand smoke exposure in Chinese healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional survey by Ying LIU, Xinying ZENG, Lin XIAO, Shiwei LIU

“…The regions with the lowest exposure rates were Shanghai city and Beijing city (exposure rates between 0% and 5%), and the region with the highest exposure rate was Jiangxi province (exposure rate between 25% and 30%). …”
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Urban green space during the Coronavirus disease pandemic with regard to the socioeconomic characteristics by R. Setiowati, R.H. Koestoer, K. Mizuno, H.S. Hasibuan

“…The pandemic stopped humans from visiting public amenities such as urban green spaces which are one of the key components of sustainable and livable cities and have the ability to reduce the negative impact on mental health. …”
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Urban Green Infrastructure in Latin America – A strategy for Bogota courtyards by Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, Maria Stella Lux, Natalia Pardo Delgado

“… Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions are crucial for the sustainable transformation of cities into more resilient and inclusive places. However, the planning and design of these interventions must be tailored to different urban environments and socioeconomic contexts. …”
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Roteiro metodológico para análise espacial da covid-19 em áreas urbanas não metropolitanas brasileiras by João Pedro Pereira Caetano de Lima, Raul Borges Guimarães

“…It then presents different mapping techniques and how they can be implemented, especially in medium-sized cities. Point implementation, including proportional symbols and distribution in points; II. …”
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Improvement Measures for Waterlogging Prevention and Control Standards of Highly Built-up Areas by ZHANG Xiaoju, REN Dawei

“…For highly built-up urban areas,further improving the waterlogging prevention and control standards and refining the waterlogging prevention and control system with a limited land use space are problems demanding prompt investigation.Taking Shenzhen's improvement strategies for waterlogging prevention and control standards as an example,this paper analyzed the main points and applicability of several measures,including source optimization,vertical adjustment,improvement of pipe network standards,multi-aspect drainage system,diversified detention measures,and joint control of flood and waterlogging.By investigating representative basins,this paper also built a Mike Flood model to evaluate the effects of different waterlogging prevention and control schemes.The results show that an 85% reduction of waterlogging risk areas can be achieved by comprehensively applying the waterlogging prevention and control measures according to local conditions under a once-in-a-hundred-year rainstorm,indicating the efficacy of those measures.The results provide a reference for cities to develop improvement strategies for waterlogging prevention and control standards under similar conditions.…”
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Les ports d’Ifrīqiya et les stratégies des califes fatimides dans le Maghreb central by Dominique Valérian

“…By expanding their action in the port cities of the whole Maghreb – and not only those of Ifrīqiya –, the Caliphs’ policy broke with that followed by the Muslim powers until then, and prepared the systematic development of the coastline by the rulers of the central Maghreb, Zirids and Hammadids, in the 11th century.…”
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Fighting against depopulation in inland Spain. Alternatives from Art, Design and Architecture by José-Luis Baró Zarzo, Javier Poyatos Sebastián, Nydia Martínez Martínez

“…The First Industrial Revolution brought about a mass influx of labour force to the cities from the countryside. In Spain, this migratory phenomenon accelerated during the period of development of the 1960s and continues to this day. …”
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Urban forests management. Design-driven technological routes for wood waste valuing by Cyntia Santos Malaguti de Sousa, Tomás Queiroz Ferreira Barata, Caio Dutra Profirio de Souza, Felipe Gustavo de Melo

“… Urban forestry is fundamental to cities’ quality of life and resilience and deserves an effort in planning, management and expansion. …”
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AIoT: a taxonomy, review and future directions by Jiyi WU, Wenjuan LI, Jian CAO, Shiyou QIAN, Qifei ZHANG, Rajkumar BUYYA

“…AIoT (artificial intelligence of things) is an integrated product of artificial intelligence (AI) and internet of things (IoT).Currently, it has been widely used in smart cities, smart homes, smart manufacturing, and driverless.However, the research of AIoT is still in its infancy, facing with many problems and challenges.In order to clarify the concept and provide possible solutions, a comprehensive survey was carried out on AIoT.Firstly, a clear definition of AIoT was provided, along with the brief introduction on its background and application scenarios.And then a novel cloud-edge-end hybrid AIoT architecture for intelligent information processing was constructed.Based on the research framework of AIoT, the research status and solutions were discussed, including AI integrated IoT data acquisition, complex event processing and coordination, cloud-edge-end integration, AI-enhanced IoT security and privacy, and AI-based applications, etc.Finally, it identified the open challenges and offers future research directions.…”
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The influence of service quality on the Aceh government SIGAP website by Irham Maulida, Ulung Pribadi

“…Research questionnaires were distributed to 6 districts/cities in Aceh Province with a research sample of 128 respondents. …”
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Coherent Network Optimizing of Rail-Based Urban Mass Transit by Ying Zhang

“…An efficient public transport is more than ever a crucial factor when it comes to the quality of life and competitiveness of many cities and regions in Asia. In recent years, the rail-based urban mass transit has been regarded as one of the key means to overcoming the great challenges in Chinese megacities. …”
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Imagen aérea de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (agosto de 2017) by Teresa Artal Borrás

“…It is greater in the big cities: the network is more dense and the infrastructure is better and more diversified. …”
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Le Paysage de la vallée de l’Ondaine. Complexité et paradoxe de la transformation et de la narration d’un territoire post minier by Georges-Henry Laffont, Luc Rojas

“…Primarily composed of three cities with populations fluctuating between 8,000 and 16,000 inhabitants, the Ondaine Valley gives us a view of a territory in which three different "projects" are expressed in terms of mining heritage management. …”
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Regeneration versus demolition. Strategies, actions and local practices on Yongqing Fang Site by Edoardo Bruno, Francesco Carota

“…In the variable physical and regulatory context of the cities of contemporary China, the development of some pilot projects becomes an opportunity to experiment with innovative regeneration practices of existing urban fabrics. …”
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Effect of Irrigation on the Changes in Wetland Rice Productivity (Oryza Sativa L.) due to a Climate Change in North Sumatra Province by Hasbul Hadi, Diana Chalil

“…To analyze the influence of irrigation in North Sumatra Province, the data were collected from 27 regencies/cities in 2011 – 2015 and were analyzed using a Simple Linear Regression analysis model. …”
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