On the master plan conformance with urban reality: A comparative assessment by M. Jahanbani, E. Lashkari

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The gap between urban planning and its implementation in cities has led to the evaluation of urban plans which heightens the efficiency of plans. …”
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Analysis of the prospects of phase change materials in building structures by A. V. Fedyukhin, O. V. Afanaseva, M. D. Zaitsev

“…Analysis of the possibility of using these materials in building structures was carried out for three cities of the Russian Federation: Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi.Materials and methods. …”
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Spatial Distribution of the Intellectual Capital of Russia by A. S. Mikhaylov, I. Yu. Peker

“…The results of the study confirm the significant accumulation of the intellectual capital in the two largest cities – Moscow and St. Petersburg, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. …”
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Mental health risk communication and community participation among an Indigenous people in Colombia by Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Lizeth Paola Coral-Vela, Luz Helena Pabuena-Yepes

“…This qualitative study conducted focus groups in the Indigenous cities of Albania and Uribia, Colombia, from January to June 2024, to assess perspectives on mental health risk communication. …”
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Multi-Modal Social Media Analytics: A Sentiment Perception-Driven Framework in Nanjing Districts by Meng Xia, Zhengyang Lu, Feng Wang

“…This study investigates the complex urban-rural dynamics of Nanjing through a novel multi-modal analysis of 76,288 social media posts, addressing the critical gap in understanding intra-city variations in perceived urban characteristics across rapidly developing Chinese cities. …”
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Spatiotemporal Detection of Dust Seasonal Extremes in Kurdistan Province from MACC and MODIS by kaveh mohammadpour, MOhammad Saligheh, Tayeb Raziei, Ali Darvishi Bloorani

“…In addition, average AOD in menthioned year was 0.036, 0.335, 0.385, 0.377 and 0.3368 for the cities of Sanandaj, Saqez, Ghorveh, Kamyaran, Marivan, respectively. …”
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Decision support system for waste management: fuzzy group AHP-CoCoSo by Morteza Yazdani, Chenchui Ye, Mayssam Tarighi Shaayesteh, Pascale Zaraté

“…By synthesizing the ratings from the ten experts, ideal decision outcomes are obtained to aid cities in selecting the most suitable waste disposal sites. …”
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Marine environmental regulation and green technology innovation: evidence from enterprises in coastal areas of China by Junchen Jiang, Han Sun

“…Cross-sectional analyses show that the increase in green technology innovation is more pronounced in resource-based cities, areas with high marine economic dependence and high green finance development, as well as in enterprises with low financial constraints and marine-related enterprises. …”
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Assessment and zoning of the geomorphological quality of Vardavard river in Tehran by negar mirzaii, ali ahmadabadi, Seyed morovat eftekhari, elaheh lofti

“…This river flows in the west of Tehran province and has been heavily affected by urban development which has undergone continuous changes in its flow path due to human interference and considering that this river flows in the access route of western cities of Tehran province, its natural and gradual evolution has been disrupted that this transformation, it has removed the river from its natural condition. …”
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The impact of air pollution control measures and the COVID-19 pandemic on photosynthesis in urban trees by Takumi Matsuura, Yousuke Okamoto, Mayu Matsumoto, Takashi Kiyomizu, Luisa Kumpitsch, Atsushi Kume, Yuko T. Hanba

“…We clarified the relationship between NO2 concentrations and photosynthetic function for three major urban trees, Prunus × yedoensis, Rhododendron pulchrum, and Ginkgo biloba, planted in Kyoto and surrounding cities, combining our published data and new data collected from 2020 to 2023. …”
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An intelligent attention based deep convoluted learning (IADCL) model for smart healthcare security by J. Maruthupandi, S. Sivakumar, B. Lakshmi Dhevi, S. Prasanna, R. Karpaga Priya, Shitharth Selvarajan

“…Abstract In recent times, there has been rapid growth of technologies that have enabled smart infrastructures-IoT-powered smart grids, cities, and healthcare systems. But these resource-constrained IoT devices cannot be protected by existing security mechanisms against emerging cyber threats. …”
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Rag-Pickers as Benefactors and Beneficiaries of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Brief Literature Review by G Venkatesh

“… Ragpickers have long led a marginalised, subliminal and deprived existence, and have silently gone about contributing to ‘informal waste recycling’, diverting in many cities and towns, over half of the recyclable wastes from dumpsites to the technosphere. …”
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Historical shoreline analysis in selected areas on the east coast of Albay, Philippines by Antonino B. Mendoza Jr., Joshua K. B. Bista, Skorzeny C. De Jesus, María Luisa U. Tango

“…Erosive trends have resulted in the loss of up to 6 m of coastline in certain places in the cities of Santo Domingo, Bacacay, Malilipot, Legazpi, and Tabaco. …”
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Heterogeneity in the Preferences of Potential Users of Automated Transit Network (ATN) by Ardeshir Kohandel Shirazi, Ingmar Andreasson, Farshid Afshar, Ashkan Kohandel Shirazi, Hamidreza Mokhtarian

“…Many cities in Iran, including the metropolis of Shiraz, are increasingly car-oriented, resulting in traffic congestion and related issues. …”
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Dynamic modeling of spatial-temporal characteristics of dust in south and southeastern Iran with REG-CM4 model by Motahhareh Zargari, Mahdi Boroughani, Alireza Entezari, Abbas Mofidi, Mohammad Baaghideh

“…The location of monthly and annual dust distribution shows the highest amounts of dust for the cities of Zabol, Bandar Abbas, Zahedan and Jask compared to Sirjan, Kahnooj and Lar stations. …”
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Spectral characterization and quality assessment of organic compost for agricultural purposes by Anchal Sharma, Rajiv Ganguly, Ashok Kumar Gupta

“…Abstract Purpose The study presents the physico-chemical, heavy metal and spectral characterization of aerobic compost to assess the suitability of its use for different purposes generated from two different municipal solid waste dumpsites located in the cities of Solan and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Methods The spectral characteristics of the compost material were determined using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) technique. …”
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Influence of Accessibility on Land Use and Landscape Pattern Based on Mapping Knowledge Domains: Review and Implications by Yongwei Liu, Xiaoshu Cao, Tao Li

“…Third, research on the functional landscape in inner cities has become a significant research focus, particularly with the progress in big data. …”
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The Target Recovery Strategy for Preventing Avalanche Breakdown on Interdependent Community Networks by Kai Gong, Yu Huang, Xiao-long Chen, Qing Li, Ming Tang

“…Many real infrastructure systems such as power grids and communication networks across cities not only depend on each other but also have community structures. …”
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The Laws and Customs of the Yorùbá People by E.A. Ajisafe Moore (Undated, M. A. Ola Fola Bookshops, Abeokuta, Nigeria. 87 pages. Price $21.95 on Amazon.com) by Akinloye Ojo Ojo, Kingsley Opia-Enwemuche

“… The Laws and Customs of the Yorùbá People chronicles the prevalent customary practices and native laws of the Yorùbá people who have their ancestral home in South Western Nigeria and descendants in several cities around the world by virtue of forced and voluntary migrations. …”
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Measuring and Ranking the Physical Resilience of Urban Areas Against Earthquakes: A Case Study of the Metropolis of Tabriz by yaser nazaryan, amane haghzad, laila ebrahimi, Kia bozorgmehr

“…Urban management has initiated a range of programs to address these crises, with a contemporary focus on enhancing the resilience of cities. The concept of resilience can be examined across various dimensions, including physical, economic, social, and environmental aspects. …”
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