Contribution of Spatial Heterogeneity and Temporal-Spatial Change of Ecosystems to the Thermal Environment of Tourist Destinations: A Case Study of Sichuan-Chongqing Region, China by Dechao Chen, Xinliang Xu, Huailong Jiang, Zongyao Sun, Luo Liu, Zhi Qiao

“…The results indicate the following: (1) Different cities play different roles as the sources and sinks with respect to the thermal environment in the daytime and nighttime. …”
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Spatial Pattern and Evolution of Urban System Based on Gravity Model and Whole Network Analysis in the Huaihe River Basin of China by Yong Fan, Shengdi Zhang, Zongyi He, Biao He, Haicong Yu, Xiaoxiao Ye, Hao Yang, Xiangmin Zhang, Zhifeng Chi

“…The findings of this study are as follows: During the period from 2006 to 2014, the economic contact between the HRB cities has been strengthened, but the differences between cities have been expanding. …”
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Terrorismo extremo e os tensionamentos nas democracias by Hugo Arend

“…What are the peculiarities of this new extreme terrorism and how are they related to the construction of big cities? How can we relate the conflicts that emerge in the midst of big cities after terrorist attacks and the problems faced by Western democracies? …”
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Research on the Establishment and Stability of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Air Pollution Cooperative Control Alliance: An Evolutionary Game Approach by Wei. Zhu, Shaonan. Shan, Xiaohui. Shi, Hui. Li

“…Under the control of the central government, a stable strategy among cities can evolve toward a fast and efficient cooperative management. …”
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Impact of Economic Agglomeration on Carbon Emission Intensity and Its Spatial Spillover Effect: A Case Study of Guangdong Province, China by Qian Xu, Junyi Li, Ziqing Lin, Shuhuang Wu, Ying Yang, Zhixin Lu, Yingjie Xu, Lisi Zha

“…Further, the economic agglomeration effects of Guangdong Province increased the carbon emission intensity of major cities and smaller neighboring cities. The stacking effect of economic agglomeration between cities also affected the carbon emission intensity of neighboring cities in the region. …”
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Smart Parking by using Sensor Network by Chenguang Wang

“…Humanity is currently experiencing one of the short periods of transition thanks to novel sensing solutions for smart cities that bring the future to today. Overpopulation of cities demands the development of solid strategic planning that uses infrastructure, innovation, and technology to adapt to rapid changes. …”
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Computer-Aided Efficient Routing and Reliable Protocol Optimization for Autonomous Vehicle Communication Networks by Alaa Kamal Yousif Dafhalla, Mohamed Elshaikh Elobaid, Amira Elsir Tayfour Ahmed, Ameni Filali, Nada Mohamed Osman SidAhmed, Tahani A. Attia, Badria Abaker Ibrahim Mohajir, Jawaher Suliman Altamimi, Tijjani Adam

“…The simulation results reveal that increasing MaxJitter enhances AODV throughput by 12% in cities but decreases it by 8% on highways, while GPSR throughput declines by 15% in cities and 10% on highways. …”
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An evolution model for the mobility of urban societal classes based on complex networks by Yi-Hua Zhou, Liang-Li Yang, Jieqi Lei, Rui-Jie Wu, Yi-Xiu Kong

“…Like traditional geographical space, in cities, cyberspace and societal space also offer diverse channels for human interactions. …”
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Explaining the Basics and Principles of maintenance and upgrading urban streets with the approach of Islamic teachings and Iranian culture (Imam Reza Zaman Street of Mashhad) by mahdi moharreri, mohammad naghizade, fereshte ahmadi, shirin toghyani

“…One of the issues facing today's cities in Iran is the issue of maintaining and upgrading existing streets. …”
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PROBLEMS OF URBANIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CREATING A COMFORTABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT by N. Musinova

“…The attention has been focused on the fact, that the revision of such standards as insolation time, location of parking lots, etc., associated with the creation of compact cities, should be balanced.…”
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Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle risk factors, nutrition status and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan: a formative stud... by Sabri Bromage, Shamil Tazhibayev, Xin Zhou, Chang Liu, Enkhtsetseg Tserenkhuu, Oksana Dolmatova, Munkhbat Khishignemekh, Leyla Musurepova, Wusigale, Soninkhishig Tsolmon, Enkhjargal Tsendjav, Davaasambuu Enkhmaa, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Bayarmaa Enkhbat, Bilige Menghe, Davaasambuu Ganmaa

“…Design: We collected panel data on household structure, drivers of food choice, nutrition knowledge and diverse measures of nutrition status and lifestyle risk from urban migrants at 0, 3, 6 and 9 months using harmonised methodology in two cities. Trends were analysed using mixed-effects models and qualitatively compared within and between cities. …”
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Motorcycle Ban and Traffic Safety: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment at Zhejiang, China by Jingjing Chen, Qian Wang, Jie Huang

“…Motorcycle bans have been implemented in many cities across China for long time, one of the main reasons for which is the high death rate of the traffic accidents related to motorcycles’ fast speed and weak safety. …”
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Entre campagne publicitaire et films d’auteur : douze paysages urbains italiens au cinéma by Olivier Gaudin

“…12 Registi per 12 città (1989) is a commissioned promotional film comprising twelve portraits of cities, produced by twelve famous Italian filmmakers before the 14th World Cup (Italia’90). …”
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Emergy Comparison of Typical Coastal Urban Ecosystems in China by Fuqiang Qin, Lifang Wang, Shifen Shao

“…With outstanding geographical location and rich natural resources, coastal cities have become concentrated and active areas of human social and economic production. …”
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Study on the Temporal and Spatial Differentiation of Provincial Tourism Efficiency in Eastern China and Influencing Factors by Huadi Wang, Shaogui Xu, Qiuyi Xie, Jianying Fan, Nianxing Zhou

“…Based on the super efficiency DEA model, Malmquist index, and spatial econometric model, this article measures the static and dynamic tourism efficiency of 11 provinces and cities in eastern China for 2010 to 2019. In combining ArcGIS 10.0 and MATLAB 2016b software, this article studies the temporal and spatial differentiation of tourism efficiency in eastern provinces and cities and influencing factors. …”
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Exploration of the Relationship Between the Population and Football Stadiums in Romania by Grigore Vasile Herman, Tudor Caciora, Mariana Laura Herman, Mihai Șandra, Gheorghe Codruț Bulz

“…The strongest relationships were established in the Northwest, Central and South development regions; in Bihor County and in cities like Bucharest, Brașov, Constanta and Iași.…”
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Sydney Carton’s Other Doubles by Joel J. Brattin

“…A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel almost obsessed with doubles and doubling. …”
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Intelligent Traffic Management System Based on the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) by Samir A. Elsagheer Mohamed, Khaled A. AlShalfan

“…This demand becomes stringent with the development of Smart Cities. Unfortunately, road traffic is currently controlled by very old traffic signals (tri-color signals) regardless of the relentless effort devoted to developing and improving the traffic flow. …”
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The trend of urban environment quality as an importaut factorof migration processes by V. Yu. Novikov

“…The successes of socio-economic development of cities are confirmed by practice when the planned activities are fully implemented.At the same time, the goals are to consolidate the indigenous population of cities, to attract high-quality specialists from other cities with favorable living conditions. …”
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Megacities and the Environment by Ethan H. Decker, Scott Elliott, Felisa A. Smith

“…Climatic, demographic, and economic data show no patterns across cities, save that wealthier cities have lower growth rates. …”
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