Chinese Investment in Latin America: A Case Study of Argentina, and Venezuela by Hira Bashir, Durr e Shahwar Khan, Asia Karim

“…In contrast, Argentina has channeled Chinese investment into infrastructure, including hydroelectric dams, nuclear plants, railway modernization, and energy diversification projects. …”
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Addressing the deficit in chronic traumatic encephalopathy research in Africa: a call for urgent attention by Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili, Kehinde Alare, Oluwapelumi Samuel Solagbade, Piel Panther Kuol

“…Various challenges responsible for the gap can be attributed to limited infrastructure, limited funding opportunities, and sociocultural factors. …”
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Les objets techniques au prisme du cycle hydrosocial : renouveaux théoriques et empiriques by Marie-Anne Germaine, David Blanchon, Élise Temple-Boyer, Rhoda Fofack-Garcia

“…Our aim is to explain how « infrastructure » and « apparatus » forge and transform water-society interrelations, reshape them and modify their functioning. …”
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Impact of Smart City Planning and Construction on Economic and Social Benefits Based on Big Data Analysis by Zihan Zhao, Yuhan Zhang

“…The scale of the city is growing, urban management problems are increasingly prominent, the urban population is showing a rapid growth trend, and various elements of urban infrastructure management, such as rapid growth and urban expansion, have increased the load of urban infrastructure. …”
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The Shared Transportation Industry in China: Examining the Influence of Regional Environmental Factors on New Venture Formation by Yan Zhou, Sangmoon Park, Justin Zuopeng Zhang, Xin Rong

“…The empirical results show that entrepreneurial capital, entrepreneurial support policies, and urban auxiliary infrastructure positively impact the formation of new ventures. …”
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Green actions for innovative cities. The new agri-food landscape by Emanuele Sommariva, Nicola Valentino Canessa, Giorgia Tucci

“… The role of ecosystem services is interlinked with the growing awareness of research and development funding programmes sensitive to green infrastructure and urban greening strategies. They become one of the structural components for the ecological transition of European urban agendas, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF SMART CITIES IN CROATIA by Ljubica Milanović Glavan, Nikolina Filić

“…Successful smart cities will build a strong, flexible, digital infrastructure that integrates new technology into the existing structure. …”
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Incorporating mean-field velocity difference in a continuum macroscopic traffic flow model for adverse road conditions by Gabriel Obed Fosu, Dickson Anokye, Albert Adu-Sackey, Bright Emmanuel Owusu

“… In developing countries, the quality of driving infrastructure, specifically road conditions, is often suboptimal, presenting challenges and limitations for motorists. …”
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UAV swarms: research, challenges, and future directions by Yunes Alqudsi, Murat Makaraci

“…This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of UAV swarm infrastructure, recent research advancements, and diverse applications. …”
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Mitigating the impact of urban densification on citizens. A comprehensive approach for sustainable urban development by Rotaru George, Constantin Ion Alexandru, Luca Oana

“…While densification offers significant advantages, such as minimizing urban sprawl and enhancing access to infrastructure, it also brings forth challenges that impact the quality of life, environmental health, and social cohesion. …”
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Impact of Road Traffic Noise from the R3 Expressway in the Sections Oravský Podzámok – Dolný Kubín – Highway D1 by Trojanova Maria, Malatincova Nikoleta

“…The components of Slovakia’s integrated transport infrastructure should be designed, constructed, maintained, and decommissioned at a reasonable cost and quality, respecting the relevant requirements of users, residents in the surrounding area, and the principles of sustainable development throughout its entire life cycle. …”
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Filming Up: Brazilian Elites Through an Ethnographic Lens by Alex Vailati, Walter Andrade

“…Considering the category of production infrastructure, we will then focus on the cinema scene in the city of Recife (Brazil), underlining how it enables the production of documentaries that focus on elites. …”
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Second homes in Tyrol by Axel Borsdorf

“…On the other hand alpine municipalities attain financial means by selling lots, which can be invested in infrastructure and for the maintenance of touristic competitiveness. …”
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Cooperative trajectory prediction system for intelligent and automated connected convoy based on blockchain by Rensheng WANG, Tianhao WU, Lin ZHANG, Konglin ZHU

“…Autonomous vehicles have been extensively researched and developed rapidly in recent years.However,these vehicles may be not able to avoid collision with vehicles that appear suddenly.To solve this problem,a cooperative trajectory prediction system for intelligent and automated connected convoy based on blockchain was proposed.In the proposed system,each node in the intelligent and automated connected convoy and roadside infrastructure predict the trajectory of vehicles around them with the LSTM model,and they share the information they get.Using blockchain,the intelligent and automated connected convoy and roadside infrastructure rate the received messages.The summarized rating will be stored as a block in the blockchain that stores the trust values.Vehicles in the intelligent and automated connected convoy are able to judge whether the other nodes in the Conroy are credible according to their trust value,and messages from the low trust value sender will be ignored,thus achieving cooperative driving.Experiment shows that the proposed system plays a significant role in improving driving safety of the intelligent connected platoon.…”
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Research on reconfigurable service carrying network active protection algorithms by Ning QI, Bin-qiang WANG, Zhi-ming WANG

“…To construct reconfigurable service carrying network (RSCN) in reconfigurable flexible network (RFNet) infrastructure could provide traffic specific communication services for different end users.This could effectively solve the puzzle faced by traditional Internet infrastructure.Because of the blight of network failure,active protection problems of RSCN were discussed.Mathematics model of RSCN active protection issues were established.To avoid enormous influence because of important resource failure,a resource stress factor (RSF) awareness main link construction algorithm named RSF-aware MLCA was proposed.To improve success running ratio and reduce network link failure loss of RSCN,a RSCN protection link construction algorithm named RPLCA was implemented.Considering of the two sub-algorithms,RSCN active protection algorithm named RAPA was designed.The efficiency of algorithms was evaluated by emulation experiments according to RSCN success running ratio and main link utilization ratio and average network link failure loss under several scenarios.…”
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Investigating the Compliance of Tourist Needs with Tabriz Urban Tourism Management Measures by Fereydoon Babai Aghdam, Rahim Heydari Chinay

“…The results showed that the average level of satisfaction of tourists with accommodation and tourism infrastructure in Tabriz is moderate. The needs and expectations among tourists regarding infrastructure, transportation, accommodation, services, are consistent with urban management practices and the research hypothesis is confirmed. …”
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Feasibility of Hydrogen Energy for High-Power Aerospace Applications: A Comprehensive Assessment by Cai Zhenglin

“…Additionally, the technical viability of hydrogen storage and distribution infrastructure, such as cryogenic storage, lightweight tank materials, and hydrogen fuel cell technology, is explored. …”
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Structural performance of lightweight fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete subjected to impact loadings under varying boundary conditions by Idris Ahmed Ja'e, Zakaria Che Muda, Agusril Syamsir, Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Hamad Almujibah, Ali.E.A. Elshekh, Maaz Osman Bashir, Abdulrazak H. Almaliki

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Evaluating the challenges and opportunities for diabetes care policy in Nigeria by Olatunde Olalekan Isaac

“…Identified challenges include inadequate funding of the healthcare system, insufficient human resources, poor health infrastructure, corruption, and low socioeconomic status. …”
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EBRD financing in Kosovo (2013-2020): Impact and strategies by Albrim Badallaj

“…Results: The findings reveal significant EBRD investments, primarily in SMEs and infrastructure, contributing to competitive gains and sustainable development. …”
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