Analysis of Climate and Land Use Changes Impacts on Land Degradation in the North China Plain by Zhihui Li, Xiangzheng Deng, Fang Yin, Cuiyuan Yang

“…The economic development may exert positive impacts on land quality to alleviate land degradation, although the rural economic development and agricultural production will exert negative impacts on the land and lead to land degradation. Infrastructure construction would modify the land surface and further resulted in land degradation. …”
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How many reptile and amphibian species are in Uganda, and why it matters for global biodiversity conservation by Daniel F. Hughes, Mathias Behangana

“…Regional differences in biodiversity impact conservation through the allocation of financial resources, development of infrastructure, and public attention. Such resources are often prioritized to areas that are in more need than others. …”
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Conceptual Framework and Designing for a Seafarers’ Health Observatory (SHO) Based on the Centro Internazionale Radio Medico (C.I.R.M.) Data Repository by Gopi Battineni, Getu Gamo Sagaro, Nalini Chintalapudi, Francesco Amenta

“…In this way, we can design a standard infrastructure in ships and risk assessment conduction.…”
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Influence of Natural Gas Hydrate’s Property Weakening from Dissociation on Subsidence of Seabed Sediments: A Simulation Study by Shuzhi Ma, Hongbo Li, Hongbiao Jia

“…The simulation results in this work are of guiding significance for deformation monitoring and infrastructure deformation prevention in practical hydrate production projects.…”
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Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors by Erwin Ciro Zuleta, Carla Lupi, Ferdinando Felli, Claudio Paris, Cristian Vendittozzi

“…Safety of infrastructures represents one of the most significant concerns for governments and service providers to preserve people's well-being. …”
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Summary of the 2023 (1st edition) Report of TCEP (Tracking Clean Energy Progress) by the International Energy Agency (IEA), and Proposed Process for Computing a Single Aggregate Ra... by Marzouk Osama A.

“…The 53 components (grouped in eight categories) cover sectors (such as Transport, and Buildings), subsectors (such as Aviation, and Building Envelopes), technologies (such as Biofuels, and Electrification), infrastructure and cross-cutting strategies (such as CO2 Transport and Storage, and Electrolyzers). …”
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The Development and Competition of Cinemas in Jakarta, 1950-1966 by Ghesa Ririan Mitalia

“…Jakarta is also going through numerous infrastructure developments as well as the resurgence of its entertainment industry, particularly cinemas. …”
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Motivated by Design: A Codesign Study to Promote Challenging Misinformation on Social Media by Selin Gurgun, Emily Arden-Close, Keith Phalp, Raian Ali

“…Our findings reveal four design considerations: creating secure and supportive environments, facilitating informed discussions through easy confrontation and access to reliable resources, leveraging recognition and social proof, and user support infrastructure. We also identified specific design elements with users, including indirection, semianonymity and privacy, simplicity, one-click challenging, easy access to reliable sources, recognition, displaying social proof, and platform support. …”
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Optimizing the Locations and Sizes of Solar Assisted Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in an Urban Area by Dong Ji, Mingsong Lv, Jiayu Yang, Wang Yi

“…The work of this paper will provide important information for decision makers to integrate solar energy into the EV charging infrastructure.…”
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Development and challenges of autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft by Lijuan Hu, Xufei Yan, Ye Yuan

“…Finally, we conclude by providing future trends and recommendations of autonomous eVTOL aircraft technology, focusing on its interaction with air traffic control system, the adaptation of urban infrastructure, and the design of efficient human-machine interaction protocols.…”
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Flood disaster mitigation on road sections: Optimizing performance by implementing traffic engineering management by Puspa Jayanti Erviela, Sarjana Sri, Karyanto Yudi, Oktosatrio Suhendro, Gogo Mulia Farel

“…Flood disaster mitigation efforts are carried out through traffic engineering management to reduce the negative impacts of flooding on the community and infrastructure, where these efforts require a comprehensive disaster management plan and involve cooperation between the government, traffic authorities, emergency services and the surrounding community. …”
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An Updated Analytical Structural Pounding Force Model Based on Viscoelasticity of Materials by Qichao Xue, Chunwei Zhang, Jian He, Guangping Zou, Jingcai Zhang

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Temperature Effect on Stability of Tunnel Face Under Unsaturated Seepage Condition by Yi Xie, Hong Liao, De Zhou

“…As tunnel excavation technology matures and the demand for transportation infrastructure continues to grow, several high-temperature tunnels have successively emerged in high geothermal areas. …”
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Formation of Technological Sovereignty in the Implementation of Strategies for the Development of Hydrocarbon Fields in the Russian Arctic by Sergey S. Vopilovskiy

“…The directions of state man-agement on creation of institutional basis for implementation of innovative technological projects, production of domestic high-tech products within the framework of the concept of guaranteed independence of the Russian economy in critical infrastructure areas are defined. Promising directions for the implementation of projects aimed at large-scale development of carbon deposits in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in the medium- and long-term perspective from the perspective of achieving technological sovereignty are identified. …”
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Asymmetry of the economic development of the Eurasian Economic Union: analysis and recommendations by A. A. Urunov, A. R. Vagapova, S. I. Shirinova

“…Following the results of this work, a conclusion was formulated on strengthening ties between the countries by focusing on a mixed economy with government regulation, infrastructure development and increased investment activity.…”
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Progressive Collapse of Typical and Atypical Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings by Solomon Abebe Derseh, Tesfaye Alemu Mohammed, Girum Urgessa

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Optimizing Sustainability in Bridge Projects: A Framework Integrating Risk Analysis and BIM with LCSA According to ISO Standards by Dema Munef Ahmad, László Gáspár, Rana Ahmad Maya

“…Building bridges sustainably is essential for advancing infrastructure development and ensuring long-term environmental, social, and economic viability. …”
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Engineering behavior and geotechnical challenges of sulfate-rich soils in Astana by Nazerke Sagidullina, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Jong Kim, Sung-Woo Moon

“…This comprehensive geotechnical characterization provides critical insights into the behavior of sulfate-rich soils and their implications for infrastructure stability. The findings emphasize the need for tailored engineering solutions to mitigate risks associated with sulfate-induced swelling and shrinkage, offering practical contributions to construction practices in sulfate-affected regions. …”
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Evaluation of Small-Scale Irrigation Scheme Performance and Proposed Alternative Mitigation for Improved Water Management on Wezeqa and Gatto Irrigation Schemes, Southern, Ethiopia by Yohannes Smeneh Ketsela, Birara Gebeyhu Reta, Amare Tadesse Muche

“…The effectiveness of infrastructure and weir sediment ratio in the Wezeqa irrigation scheme was 24.4% and 78.5%, respectively, and almost all infrastructures in the Gatto irrigation scheme were not functional. …”
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Dimensions of superiority: How deep reinforcement learning excels in urban drainage system real-time control by Zhenyu Huang, Yiming Wang, Xin Dong

“…This study not only highlights the potential of DRL in urban drainage management but also provides insights into its broader application in enhancing the resilience of urban infrastructure systems.…”
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