The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) among Mexican married persons from Monterrey by José Moral

“…A sample of 727 participants (52.8% women and 47.2% men) was collected by random routes in Monterrey and its metropolitan area, Mexico. The PANAS, the Relationship Assessment Scale, and the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding were applied. …”
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A 12-Year Experience Covering a Wide Spectrum of Presentations, Diagnoses, and Outcomes by Michael A. Page, William D. Mathers

“…This figure equates to 10.3 new cases/1,000,000/year for the Portland metropolitan area. Patients diagnosed with AK exhibited a wide spectrum of clinical and microscopic characteristics. …”
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Les stratégies spatiales de la population haïtienne à Miami by Cédric Audebert

“…The take over of a section of the metropolitan area and its affectation to social, commercial and political forms of representation aim at perpetuating the Haitian community’s  bond by creating cohesion, solidarity and sociality.…”
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ITALSKÉ ZKUŠENOSTI S METROPOLITNÍ SPRÁVOU A MOŽNOSTI JEJICH VYUŽITÍ V ČESKÉ SPRÁVNÍ PRAXI by Jiří Ježek

“…The author recommends the use of elements of the Italian practice, such as metropolitan conferences and inter-municipal associations, which can strengthen cooperation at the level of metropolitan areas in Czechia and promote territorial cohesion and effective governance of urban regions.…”

Association of ambient air pollutants with blood physiological and biochemical indicators and systemic immune inflammation index in people living around Beijing: an analysis of air... by Bingqian DU, Zhiqiang REN, Peian CHEN, Zhenjun LI

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the association of ambient air pollutants with blood physiological and biochemical indicators and systemic immune inflammation index in people living around the Beijing metropolitan area and to provide a basis for formulating intervention policies on the health hazards of air pollution. …”
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La gestion des déchets post-catastrophe à Port-au-Prince : entre relégation et proximité by Roxana Popescu, Mathieu Durand, Robert d’Ercole

“…It reduces negatives effects (pollution, canal obstruction, interrupted communications...) while participating in economic revitalization of this area (waste recycling, stimulating economic sectors...).In this context, the article presents results of research carried out in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and one of its districts, Tabarre, following the January 12, 2010 earthquake. …”
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A Case Study on the Impacts of Connected Vehicle Technology on No-Notice Evacuation Clearance Time by Karzan Bahaaldin, Ryan Fries, Parth Bhavsar, Plaban Das

“…No-notice evacuations of metropolitan areas can place significant demands on transportation infrastructure. …”
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The economic impact of next-generation stadiums: evidence from the Juventus Stadium using synthetic control methodology by Valerio Antolini

“…Unlike prior studies, which have merely identified correlations, this research provides the first evidence of a causal relationship between the construction of a stadium and changes in the well-being of residents within the metropolitan area where the stadium is located.…”
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Research on Chaotic Characteristics of Cascade Failure in Rail Transit Networks considering Nonlinear Load Fluctuations by Changfeng Zhu, Zhaoxin Tang, Chun An, Jinhao Fang, Jie Wang, Linna Cheng

“…The stable and efficient operation of rail transit networks (RTNs) is critical for the integrated development of metropolitan areas. However, numerous studies have indicated that RTNs are prone to large-scale cascading failures when subjected to disturbances. …”
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Insights on Crash Injury Severity Control from Novice and Experienced Drivers: A Bivariate Random-Effects Probit Analysis by Daiquan Xiao, Quan Yuan, Shengyang Kang, Xuecai Xu

“…The geocrash data of Las Vegas metropolitan area from 2014 to 2017 were collected. In order to estimate two (seemingly unrelated) nonlinear processes and to control for interrelations between the unobservables, the bivariate random-effects probit model was built up, in which injury severity levels of novice and experienced drivers were addressed by bivariate (seemingly unrelated) probit simultaneously, and the interrelations between the unobservables (i.e., heterogeneity issue) were accommodated by bivariate random-effects model. …”
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Swede Midge (Contarinia nasturtii Keiffer) Phenology and Management in Minnesota Community Gardens by Cindy Tong, Eric Burkness, Jonathan Dregni, Mary Rogers, Angie Ambourn, Jonathan Osthus

“…Since 2014, when continuous trapping began in Minnesota, USA, it has primarily been found in community gardens in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Trapping data obtained at Saint Paul community gardens over 3 years indicated that swede midge phenology in any particular garden varied from year to year. …”
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Comparative discourse analysis of logical memory recall in normal elderly from rural and urban areas by Lúcia Inês de Araújo, Sérgio Leme da Silva, Leonardo Caixeta

“…Methods: We evaluated neurologically normal elderly divided into two groups: 12 subjects resident in a rural area in Central Brazil (group 1, called “Interior”) and 10 subjects from a metropolitan area in a big city in Central Brazil (group 2, called “Metropolis”). …”
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Understanding Health Literacy Among Migrants in Portugal: The Impact of Environmental Issues by Rosa Machado, Madalena Garcia, Isaura Serra, Ana Lúcia João

“…We aimed to assess the perceptions and behaviors of migrants residing in a neighborhood within a municipality in the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon regarding health risks arising from environmental conditions, as well as to determine their level of health literacy. …”
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Performance on a Motor Control Test in an Asymptomatic Adolescent Population by Kari Lindegren, Kristin Bastian, Christopher Kovacs, Robyn McHugh, Catherine Quatman-Yates, Mark Paterno

“… # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Four licensed physical therapists administered the SDLLT with a Stabilizer pressure biofeedback cuff and inclinometer in 90 adolescents without low back pain (females = 41, males = 49) from three schools in a mid-western metropolitan area. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests, two-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients were utilized to analyze the data…”
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The Analysis of Urban Form Elements Effect on the Behaviour of the travel and to Develop low-carbon City Case Study: Tabriz Metropolitan by rasoul ghorbani, Akbar Asghari Zamani, rahim gholamhosseini

“…The results of this method show that access to metro stations in Tabriz metropolitan area the coefficient of importance of 0/40 have the least relationship with urban travel behavior, respectively and the two factors combining urban land use and business center access with a factor of importance of 0/54 are most important in urban travel behavior. …”
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Gender, psycho-emotional impacts and experiences associated with COVID-19 in adults from Guadalajara, Mexico by Bersabee Aguirre Gutiérrez, Karla Alejandra Contreras Tinoco

“…Objetive: This study sought to determine gender differences in terms of psycho-emotional impacts and experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the adult population of the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Mexico. Method: A qualitative study was implemented, with theory based on the data, through semi-structured interviews (ten women and three men) and through a non-probabilistic convenience sampling. …”
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Comparative assessment of the resilience of new urban settlements to earthquake risk (Case study: Greater Isfahan urban area) by Fazllollah Karimi Ghotbabadi, Ali Zangiabadi

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate and rank the earthquake resilience of new urban developments within the Isfahan Metropolitan area through the utilization of a combined index. …”
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Future studies of the Crisis Increases surface Temperature and Reduces the Climatic Comfort of Citizens in Tehran Metropolis by Hamideh Afsharmanesh, zahra hejazizadeh, Bohloul Alijani

“…The growth of Tehran's metropolitan area, improving living standards, expanding urbanization and industry, climate change, and the energy shortage crisis are important. …”
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Integrative Geospatial Analysis: Unveiling Insights through GIS Modeling and Statistical Evaluation of SPT-N and Soil Types Data of New Kabul City, Afghanistan by Mohammad Amini, Longsheng Deng, Waqas Hassan, Muhammad Naqeeb Nawaz, Fatima Zahra Zidane, Ranke Fang

“…As Kabul City, Afghanistan’s largest metropolitan area, undergoes rapid expansion and the demand for safer infrastructure rises, the necessity for precise geotechnical information becomes increasingly urgent. …”
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Influence of the pairs in the expression of bullying in high school students in Arequipa by Filiberto Bellido, Renzo Rivera, Julio C. Salas, Verónica Bellido, Norma Peña, Guillermo Villasante, Yesenia Casapía

“…The aim of this study was to determine the degree of influence of the proximity of high school students with peers who break rules on the role assumed these students within the bullying (bully, victim or viewer) in the metropolitan area of ​​the city Arequipa, considering sex and level of education. …”
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