“Don’t leave us behind”: a qualitative study exploring the feasibility of a palliative care training program for non-health caregivers in Honduras by Sheryl Ruiz, Martin Stafström, Leda Parham, Luis Orellana

“…Interviews were conducted in Honduras’ three main cities: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba. …”
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Tracking illegal activities using video surveillance systems: a review of the current state of research by D. O. Zhadan, M. V. Mordvyntsev, D. V. Pashniev

“…The current state of research on the use of the neural networks under martial law to identify offenders committing illegal acts, prevent acts of terrorism, combat sabotage groups in cities, track weapons and control traffic is considered. …”
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Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter before and during pregnancy, and the risk of birth defects: A population-based study by Shihan Zhen, Na Li, Yan Li, Qian Li, Lu Zheng, Zhouxin Yin, Yan Dou, Shuqi Wu, Yilin Liu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xinyue Yang, Ye Wang, Wenxiu Ge, Xiaoyu Gao, Jing Yang, Fengchao Liang, Jiajin Hu, Ying Zhao

“…This study included 16,080 births with birth defects and 567,483 controls born between 2014 and 2019 in 14 cities in Liaoning Province, China. The assessment of exposure was conducted using satellite-based PM2.5 data at a spatial resolution of 1 km. …”
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Application of WiMAX technology in difficult geographical conditions: Perspectives for mountain environment by Rustamova D. F., Suleymanov N. M., Gafarov G. A., Bakhshaliyeva S. V., Marasulov M., Rizaeva Sh.

“…As a result, this approach makes it possible to create high-speed networks that expand across cities. In recent years, the development of network technologies has led to a significant expansion of the list of possible ways of connecting personal computers to the network and the types of connections to the global Internet. …”
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Global human exposure of atmospheric polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Variation patterns of exposure pathways and phase contributions by Pengtuan Hu, Shimin Zhong, Jin Guo, Mengyao Wang, Shiyu Shi, Donghai Liu, Hao Yu, Fujie Zhu, Yi-Fan Li, Zhiguo Cao

“…Data on gaseous PBDEs were collected from 125 cities across 38 countries and regions to predict size-resolved particulate exposure levels, utilizing our previous method for inhalation alongside a size-dependent prediction method for dermal exposure developed in this study. …”
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The Construction of Identities in Space Inversion (the Case of Blagoveshensk and Chei-Che) by I. Y. Okunev, D. V. Basova, M. I. Tislenko

“…The research conclusions derive from series field research made in two-cities, during which some sociological and qualitative methods were used. …”
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Electronic health record and primary care physician self-reported quality of care: a multilevel study in China by Wenhua Wang, Mengyao Li, Katya Loban, Jinnan Zhang, Xiaolin Wei, Rebecca Mitchel

“…Methods A total of 224 primary care physicians from 38 community health centres (CHCs) in four large Chinese cities participated in a cross-sectional survey to assess CHC care quality. …”
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Performance of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annum) Under Different Grow Bag Media in Lalitpur District, Nepal by Sakuna Nepal, Pratibha Khatiwada, Pankaj Karki Dholi, Safal Adhikari

“…Promoting rooftop farming using suitable grow bag media is of utmost importance in densely populated cities like Lalitpur to sustain the human race. To assess the productivity and other economic characteristics of bell peppers, an experiment was conducted from Feb 2022 to Jun 2022 in different grow bag media on the premises of Vegetable Crop Development Centre, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. …”
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Adept Domestic Energy Load Profile Development Using Computational Intelligence-Based Modelling by Olawale Popoola, Agnes Ramokone, Ayokunle Awelewa

“…This will translate into power system reliability, reduce operation cost (lowest cost), and reduce greenhouse emissions (environmental pollution), thereby cumulating into sustainable cities.…”
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Online Shopping Behaviour of Slovak During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Cities and regions worldwide, not only in Slovakia but also across the globe, have implemented various procedures to diminish the spread of the coronavirus, resulting in a profound impact on consumers' shopping behaviour. …”
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Impact of Wheat Harvest on Levels and Sources of PM2.5-associated PAHs in an Urban Area Located at the Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region by Zhiyong Li, Zhenxin Li, Ziyuan Yue, Dingyuan Yang, Yutong Wang, Lan Chen, Songtao Guo, Jinsong Yao, Lei Wang, Xiao Lou, Xiaolin Xu, Jinye Wei, Baole Deng, Hong Wu

“…Abstract Wheat harvest and subsequent straw burning for maize planting can cause severe PM2.5 and PAH pollutions and deteriorate the air quality of nearby cities in consequence. PM2.5 samples were collected in Baoding urban area (BUA) from June 18 to July 7 of 2019, during and after wheat harvest (DWH and AWH, respectively). …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Traffic Behaviors of Pedestrians in Marand by Sepideh Harzand-Jadidi, Abolfazl Rahimi Bonab, Morteza Haghighi, Mohammad Saadati, Saeid Mousavi

“…This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in Marand, one of the major cities in East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2018-2019. …”
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Violence Detection From Industrial Surveillance Videos Using Deep Learning by Hamza Khan, Xiaohong Yuan, Letu Qingge, Kaushik Roy

“…The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in industrial surveillance and the proliferation of surveillance cameras in smart cities has empowered the development of real-time activity recognition and violence detection systems, respectively. …”
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Solving the Fragment Complexity of Official, Social, and Sensorial Urban Data by Hui Liu, Jingqing Jiang, Yaowei Hou, Jie Song

“…Cities in the big data era hold the massive urban data to create valuable information and digitally enhanced services. …”
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Genetic determinants of COVID-19 severity and mortality: ACE1 Alu 287 bp polymorphism and ACE1, ACE2, TMPRSS2 expression in hospitalized patients by João Locke Ferreira de Araújo, Átila Duque Rossi, Jessica Maciel de Almeida, Hugo José Alves, Isabela de Carvalho Leitão, Renata Eliane de Ávila, Anna Carla Pinto Castiñeiras, Jéssica da Silva Oliveira, Rafael Mello Galliez, Marlon Daniel Lima Tonini, Débora Souza Faffe, Shana Priscila Coutinho Barroso Barroso, Gustavo Gomes Resende, Cássia Cristina Alves Gonçalves, Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Amilcar Tanuri, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Renato Santana Aguiar, Cynthia Chester Cardoso, Renan Pedra de Souza

“…Methods Swabs were collected in two Brazilian cities in 2020: Belo Horizonte (n = 134) and Rio de Janeiro (n = 41). …”
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Verification of Interaction Between Cl⁻ Erosion and Carbonation in Marine Concrete by Maohua Zhang, Lin Du, Ronghua Xu

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Integrating landscape ecological risk with ecosystem services in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia by M.S. Boori, K. Choudhary, A. Kupriyanov

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Measuring China’s Policy Stringency on Climate Change for 1954–2022 by Bo Li, Enxian Fu, Shuhao Yang, Jiaying Lin, Wei Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yaling Lu, Jiantong Wang, Hongqiang Jiang

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Ecohydrological responses to solar radiation changes by Y. Wang, N. Meili, S. Fatichi

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Cultures of Display: The Mirror of Imperialism by John M. MacKenzie

“…Moreover, local studies of the material presence of cities and of the press (together with the cross-over from the presentation of fact into fiction) seemed to suggest the ubiquity of the imperial presence in British culture.…”
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