Experiences of HIV Positive Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partner Among Individuals in Discordant Couples in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda. by Atwijukiire, Humphrey, Nakidd, Gladys, Tweheyo, Otwine Anne, Kabami, Jane

“…Approval for this research was obtained from the Mbarara University Research Ethics Committee (MUST-REC) and administrative clearance from the city clerk of Mbarara City. Results: The mean age of the participants was 38 years old, ranging from 20 to 67 years. …”
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Corporate governance and firm’s financial performance amongst private business enterprises in Uganda, a perspective from Lira City by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Arthur, Sunday, Sammy, Godfrey Poro

“…The study found out that corporate governance significantly influences the financial performance of hotels and manufacturing firms in Lira City and majority of the firms investigated performed on average financially. …”
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3D Web Application of Wind Prediction Under Typhoon on Coastal Cities Based on Ensemble k-NN and OpenFOAM by Mamad Tamamadin, Seong-Hoon Kee, Jurng-Jae Yee

“…Coastal cities are vulnerable areas to the impacts of strong wind under typhoon events. …”
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Secure and energy-efficient inter- and intra-cluster optimization scheme for smart cities using UAV-assisted wireless sensor networks by Niayesh Gharaei, Aliaa M. Alabdali

“…These results highlight SEI2’s potential as a comprehensive solution for extending WSN lifetimes, enhancing energy efficiency, and strengthening data security, making it particularly suitable for smart city applications.…”
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Industrial Structure, R&D Staff, and Green Total Factor Productivity of China: Evidence from the Low-Carbon Pilot Cities by Shengqian Guo, Xue Tang, Ting Meng, Jincan Chu, Han Tang

“…Using data of 26 cities in China from 2004 to 2017, the green total factor productivity is investigated by the SMM-GML method. …”
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How to disseminate the research results on climate change impacts in cities to guide adaptation public policies ? Application to the Paris region (France) by Julie André, Benjamin Le Roy, Aude Lemonsu, Morgane Colombert, Valéry Masson

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Does water rights trading cause economic losses from agricultural water scarcity? Evidence from 264 Chinese cities by Jiajia Liu, Muhammad Umer, Jun Zhao, Qiang Li, Mei Qu

“…Using panel data from 264 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2020, we estimate the Agricultural Water Scarcity Risk (AWSR), which quantifies the economic loss caused by agricultural water scarcity, and analyze the impact of WRT on AWSR using the Spatial Difference-in-Differences method. …”
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Innovative Integration and Optimization of RE and Smart Energy Management Systems in Skyscrapers: Enhancing Sustainability and Energy Self-Sufficiency in Vertical Cities by Yan Bingzhuo

“…Case studies like Masdar City and Shanghai Tower illustrate successful applications of these technologies. …”
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The Role of Small and Medium Sized Cities in Regional Development – Report on the 14th Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Regional Science Association by Sándor Zsolt Kovács, Szilárd Rácz

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Solar Energy Validation for Strategic Investment Planning via Comparative Data Mining Methods: An Expanded Example within the Cities of Turkey by Oya H. Yuregir, Cagri Sagiroglu

“…We use modern data mining methods (SOM and K-Means) and official governmental statistics for clustering cities according to their consumption similarities, the level of welfare, and growth rate and compare them with their potential of renewable resources with the help of Rapid Miner 5.1 and MATLAB software. …”
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Analysis of the Water Resources Sustainable Utilization in Guangdong Province and Nine Cities in the Pearl River Delta Based on Ecological Footprint Theory by ZHANG Yimin, ZHANG Xiaolin, CHEN Chang

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Colloque international « Transferts, transgressions, transformations : évolution de la ville américaine / Transfers, Defiance, Alteration : Evolutions in American Cities » by Clément Lévy, Nathalie Roelens, Sandrine Baudry, Zeenat Saleh, Marta Alvarez

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A framework for ranking potential cities for implementing emerging urban mobility technologies: A case study for eVTOL aircraft by Felix Spühler, Kristian Siebenrock, Ivan Terekhov, Dirk C. Mattfeld

“…Urban mobility is an important component of a well-functioning city. Moreover, it is an important sector that must be considered in the steady transition of cities. …”
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Impact of economic shocks on mental health during COVID-19: A longitudinal study of adult residents of Indian metropolitan cities by Zakir Husain, Mousumi Dutta, Saswata Ghosh, Soumitra S. Datta

“…Aim: To evaluate the impact of income shocks on mental health of adults in metro cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The data were collected using the abridged version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Schedule administered through a telephonic survey on adult residents of six metropolitan cities in September–August 2020 and July–August 2021. …”
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Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era by Gift Fabolude, Charles Knoble, Anvy Vu, Danlin Yu

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How Much Space Does My Shade Tree Need? Planting Space Recommendations for Medium and Large Trees in Florida Cities by Deborah R. Hilbert, Andrew Koeser, Brooke L. Moffis, JuWanda G. Rowell, Drew C. McLean

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11th International Conference on Urban History, "Cities & Societies in Comparative Perspective" (Prague, 29 August-1 September 2012) by Paola Nestola

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Urban vegetation benefits in mediterranean cities for climate change adaptation and water usage efficiency – a case study in Algarve, Portugal by Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, João Teigão, Amílcar Duarte, Amílcar Duarte

“…In the current climate change scenario, Mediterranean cities face heatwaves and reduced availability of freshwater alternated with intense precipitation events in short periods. …”
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Revealing Land-Use Dynamics on Thermal Environment of Riverine Cities Under Climate Variability Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Techniques by Nazia Iftakhar, Fakhrul Islam, Mohammad Izhar Hussain, Muhammad Nasar Ahmad, Jinwook Lee, Nazir Ur Rehman, Saleh Qaysi, Nassir Alarifi, Youssef M. Youssef

“…Urbanized riverine cities in southern Asian developing countries face significant challenges in understanding the spatiotemporal thermal impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes driven by rapid urbanization and climatic variability. …”
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Comparative Analysis of All-Sky Luminous Efficacy Models Based on Calculated and Measured Solar Radiation Data of Four Worldwide Cities by Donghyun Seo

“…Three representative luminous efficacy models are selected and evaluated with measured solar radiation and illuminance data from four worldwide cities. It was found that all the evaluated models provide good predictions (over 0.96 R2 value) for both global and diffuse illuminance. …”
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