Potential Risks of PM2.5 in Urban and Suburban Environments: A Dual Perspective on Chemical Constituents and Pollution Sources by Huarui Ren, Xiongping Wu, Wenchang Zhao, Jinping Cheng

“…The backward trajectory and the potential source contribution function (PSCF) analysis indicated that the pollution primarily originated from local sources as well as neighboring cities. According to the geo-accumulation index (Igeo), As, Cu, Pb, Se, and Zn were identified as harmful species. …”
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Les capitales des cités gauloises, simulacra Romae ? by Michel Reddé

“…The chronological process itself seems quite slow and gradual, even in the case of new cities like Amiens or Autun, often passing through several successive stages. …”
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Determination of Sulphurdioxide (SO2) Distribution in the Eastern Black Sea Region with Geographical Information System by Kazım Onur Demirarslan, Halil Akıncı

“…In this study, the effects and distributions of SO2 polluter on air quality is investigated by produced maps with the help of geographical information systems in the area of Eastern Black Sea zone that has Artvin, Bayburt, Giresun, Gumushane, Ordu, Rize, and Trabzon cities.The related data of air quality, measurement stations which are belonging to The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, have been used to measure hourly data between 2011-2016 years. …”
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Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in Megacity Tehran by Sahar Sodoudi, Parisa Shahmohamadi, Ken Vollack, Ulrich Cubasch, A. I. Che-Ani

“…Cities demonstrate higher nocturnal temperatures than surrounding rural areas, which is called “urban heat island” (UHI) effect. …”
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The impact of carbon emissions trading on green total factor productivity based on evidence from a quasi-natural experiment by Haisheng Hu

“…Abstract Based on a balanced panel dataset of 272 prefecture-level cities from 2000 to 2022, this paper systematically investigates the impact of the carbon emissions trading system on green total factor productivity and its underlying mechanisms from an integrated perspective of overall, dynamic, and spatial dimensions. …”
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Anthecological features of <i>Lonicera japonica</i> Thunb. in the environments of Southern Uzbekistan by Kh. K. Djumayev, K. G. Tkachenko

“…Identification of spectacular ornamental perennial lianas for urban landscaping in southern cities is important for modern urban greening programs. …”
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The Aging of Urban Gardens Can Enhance Their Role as Refuges for Local Ant Species by Gema Trigos-Peral, Joaquín L. Reyes-López

“…Urban gardens can be crucial for preserving the biodiversity in cities, but their construction often leads to shifts in local ant communities due to drastic habitat changes. …”
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Long-term Characterization of Urban PM10 in Hungary by Zita Ferenczi, Kornélia Imre, Mónika Lakatos, Ágnes Molnár, László Bozó, Emese Homolya, András Gelencsér

“…The goal of the present study is to assess the characteristics of the temporal (annual, seasonal, daily) variations in PM10 concentrations in selected Hungarian cities with large populations, where most of the exceedances have been reported. …”
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Prospects for development of graphic training of students of technical universities by Zh. A. Nazarova

“…Against this background, the demand for specialists in the field of information modeling has increased, employees have to retrain not only to work with new software, but also to move away from individual creativity of individual employees or departments to collective work on one project simultaneously by all employees from their workplaces (perhaps even from different cities and countries). In parallel with this, various software being created in the field of information modeling, both in Russia and abroad, most of them are initially aimed at construction, but there are also adaptation options for other fields of activity. …”
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Study of Aerosols’ Characteristics and Dynamics over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Using a Multisensor Approach Combined with Ground Observations by Ashraf Farahat, Hesham El-Askary, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani

“…This study covers various aspects of the aerosol distribution and characteristics, namely, optical depth climatology, absorption characteristics, and their microphysical properties over four regions in Saudi Arabia using satellite and ground observations including MODIS/Terra and Aqua, OMI, MISR/Terra, AERONET, and CALIPSO for the period April 2003–January 2013. The study includes cities in the North Western, Western, Eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia and in the Rub al Khali desert or Empty Quarter. …”
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A Deep Multi-Task Learning Model for OD Traffic Flow Prediction Between Highway Stations by Yaofang Zhang, Jian Chen, Jianying Rao

“…The rapid development of highways greatly affects the flow of people, finance, goods, and information between cities, and monitoring the OD flow of travel has become a very important task for intelligent transportation systems (ITS). …”
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PROFILES AND PREFERENCES OF ON-LINE MILLENIAL SHOPPERS IN BULGARIA by Patricia R. Loubeau, Robert Jantzen, Elitsa Alexander

“…One limitation of this study arises because of its reliance on a convenience sample of students from medium sized cities in Southern Bulgaria. Further research employing stratified random sampling across Bulgaria is needed to assess whether the findings are broadly generalizable for the Gen Y population. …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Western Australia, 2010–2020 by Delia Hendrie, Crystal Man Ying Lee, Suzanne Robinson, Aron Chakera, James Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Sean Randall, Madison Frith, Kevin Chai, Kanika Mehta, Mohamed Estai

“…Higher CKD prevalence was observed in regional and remote areas compared with major cities, and among individuals in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged quintiles. …”
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Psychometric Validation of the Information Area of Digital Competence in High School Students in Perú by Teresa Fernández-Bringas, Francisco Sandoval-Arteta, Cristóbal Suárez-Guerrero, Giancarlo Ojeda Mercado

“…The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric validity of the “ECODIES – Area 1: Information” test with high school students from two Peruvian cities in 2021. Materials/methods – The research was formed as a basic level, non-experimental, and cross-sectional study. …”
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Area Differences in Regional Logistics Efficiency and the Law Governing Its Temporal and Spatial Evolution by Wenxue Ran, Ruli Liu, Shiwen Liu

“…Moreover, it uses DEA models to calculate the logistics efficiency of 31 provinces and cities in these eight economic regions. Results indicate the following: (1) affected by external environmental factors, the pure technical efficiency is underestimated and the scale efficiency and integrated technical efficiency are overestimated; (2) it reveals that residents’ consumption level and the total retail sales of social consumer goods are negatively correlated with regional logistics efficiency, whereas the regional per capita gross domestic product is positively correlated with regional logistics efficiency; (3) in terms of space, the logistics industry in the same region displays characteristics of high aggregation and cooperation, whereas serious segmentation and opposition are found among different regions. …”
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The Effect of Utilizing Business Model Canvas on the Satisfaction of Operating Electronic Business by Bahjat Fakieh, Abdullah S. AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…In this paper, a quantitative survey was distributed conveniently to 200 SMEs in the two largest Saudi cities, which are Riyadh (the capital) and Jeddah (the country’s main seaport), resulting in 63 valid participations from different industries. …”
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Using Open Big Data to Build and Analyze Urban Bus Network Models within and across Administrations by Sheng Wei, Lei Wang, Xiongwu Fu, Tao Jia

“…This paper contributes to the body of research methodologies into public transport networks and to understanding the sharing of urban public services across administrations, improving the management of urban bus networks, and highlighting the importance of examining the characteristics of urban bus network in county-level administrations rather than just in large cities in China.…”
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The Principle of Transparency in the Ukrainian Decentralisation Reform by Sergii Slukhai, Liudmyla Demydenko, Yuliia Nakonechna, Tetiana Borshchenko

“…We attempt to fill the gap still existing in the research of public sector transparency in Ukraine, concerning the basic administrative level, hereby being limited to big cities and regions. The authors carried out an assessment of budget transparency in newly-established ATCs in four Ukrainian regions by applying a simplified methodology (‘snapshot assessment’) involving 11 measures that could be easily located on the ATC websites. …”
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Analyser les impacts des circuits courts alimentaires : une étude en Nord-Pas-de-Calais by Amélie Gonçalves, Thomas Zeroual

“…Short food supply chains seem to be a virtuous alternative to classical food chains notably to ensure a sustainable food supply of cities. However, there are some doubts as to whether they deserve this reputation. …”
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FRR: A Fast Routing Recovery mechanism minimizing network formation time in smart grids by Giancarlo C. Heck, Ananias A. Quispe, Patryk H. da Fonseca, Osni S. Junior, Roberto A. Hexsel, Luiz C.P. Albini

“…In recent years, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have been applied to the most diverse types of applications, highlighting their use in Smart Grids (SGs), such as smart metering, demand response, fault detection and renewable energy integration, as well as in Smart Cities, such as smart lighting, smart parking and environmental monitoring. …”
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