A study of beliefs towards mental illness among teachers in Sikar city, Rajasthan by Navneet Kaur, Nilam S. Behere, Anjali S. Kulkarni

“…Teachers who had prior exposure to mental health issues, residing in semi-urban and urban areas showed more positive beliefs. Conclusion: Study participants have displayed negative beliefs toward mental health. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Destination Branding on the Development of Urban Tourism (Case Study of Tabriz Metropolis) by Salman Feizi, Rahim Heydari, Shahrivar rostaei

“…Tourism is an strategy for increasing the community revitalization of encouraging social revival and improving living conditions in urban areas. Accordingly, urban development planners focus on new tools in their planning strategies to achieve these benefits and move towards new concepts such as branding. …”
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Evaluation of flood determination with various methods: Case study of Ayamama Creek by Orkan Özcan

“…Hydrologic modeling results based on the defined discharge rate showed that 73 hectares of the urbanized area will be affected in the event of 185m3/s of steady flow in Ayamama Creek and these areas were determined in GIS. …”
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Estimating Emissions from Static Traffic Models: Problems and Solutions by Nikolaos Tsanakas, Joakim Ekström, Johan Olstam

“…In large urban areas, the estimation of vehicular traffic emissions is commonly based on the outputs of transport planning models, such as Static Traffic Assignment (STA) models. …”
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Exploring the Socio-personal Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Symptoms of Reproductive Tract Infections among Sexually Active Married Women in Ernakulam District of Kerala... by Ann Merrin George, Leena Kunnath Chacko

“…Multivariate analysis showed that those women living in the urban areas (OR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.334, 0.719), having no previous history of obstetric/gynecological risk factors (OR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.119, 3.19) and using both clothes and sanitary pads interchangeably during menstruation (OR: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.282, 0.734) were found to be at less risk of contracting RTIs. …”
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Produire le logement social. Hausse de la construction, changements institutionnels et mutations de l’intervention publique en faveur des HLM (2004-2014) by Matthieu Gimat

“…To do so, it relies on the processing of statistical data as well as on a survey carried out among local housing decision makers in the urban areas of Bordeaux and Boulogne-sur-Mer, and in the Val-de-Bièvre, a gathering of municipalities located south of Paris. …”
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Shedding light on development: Leveraging the new nightlights data to measure economic progress. by Prachi Jhamb, Susana Ferreira, Patrick Stephens, Mekala Sundaram, Jonathan Wilson

“…Our findings suggest that even after controlling for population density, the harmonized NTL remain a strong predictor of the wealth index. However, while urban areas show a notable association between harmonized NTL and the wealth index, this relationship is less pronounced in rural areas. …”
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Monitoring the earth surface temperature and relationship land use with surface temperature using of OLI and TIRS Image by sayyad asghari, hadi emami

“…The results showed that areas such as soil and urban areas with a lower coverage than areas such as agriculture and pasture, have a higher temperature.  …”
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Reasons for school dropouts in suburban areas near Villupuram district: A retrospective study by D. Arthi, M. Rajalakshmi, Kalaiselvan Ganapathy

“…Hence, we have chosen this study to find various reasons behind student dropouts in sub-urban areas of schools covered under Koliyanur block, Villupuram district. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…The conclusions suggest that the insurance of catastrophic risks should be organized as compulsory insurance for households in urban areas. Regarding the risks, we consider that compulsory insurance should cover earthquake and flood, although at the individual level the consequences of the flood affect a relatively smaller population coverage. …”
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An analyzing the distribution pattern of land uses in learning cities with spatial justice approach (Case Study: Zanjan City) by mohsen kalantari, hossein tahmasebi moghadam, bahareh Akbari Monfared

“…In such a way they show very high qualitative and quantitative differences between the three urban areas, especially indicated in the eastern margin of district two. …”
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Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse: Heckman probit sample selection model by Urgessa Tilahun Bekabil, M.K. Jayamohan, Amsalu Bedemo Beyene

“…. • Implementing wastewater treatment solutions is crucial for minimizing water shortages in urban areas of emerging economies. • The estimated model highlights the essential actions to be taken for achieving a sustainable environment.…”
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The Contributions of Pineapple Growing on Farmers Welfare. by Juliet, Ninsiima

“…The findings of the study recommended that land fragment should be solved by carrying out land consolidation, farmers should be provided with new pineapple varieties and there should be improvement of road connecting to rural areas and urban areas.…”
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Spatiotemporal cooling efficiency analysis of water structures: A case study of the Beni-Haroun Dam, Algeria by Sahnoune Sara, Benharkat Sarah, Kouloughli Abderahim

“…This resulted a global cooling intensity (WCI= −1.39°C), translating to a temperature reduction of 1.39°C across study area, with a notable substantial cooling effect observed in the urban areas surrounding the dam. This study underscores the crucial role of water surfaces in mitigating heat islands, offering valuable in-sights for urban planners seeking to enhance urban climates by modifying existing water surfaces or designing new ones.…”
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A Cyber-ITS Framework for Massive Traffic Data Analysis Using Cyber Infrastructure by Yingjie Xia, Jia Hu, Michael D. Fontaine

“…Traffic data is commonly collected from widely deployed sensors in urban areas. This brings up a new research topic, data-driven intelligent transportation systems (ITSs), which means to integrate heterogeneous traffic data from different kinds of sensors and apply it for ITS applications. …”
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Knowledge and Self-Reported Practice of Insulin Injection Device Disposal among Diabetes Patients in Gondar Town, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abebe Basazn Mekuria, Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie, Daniel Asfaw Erku, Kaleab Taye Haile, Eshetie Melese Birru

“…Respondents living in urban areas had a higher mean of knowledge and practice score than those who live in rural area. …”
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Urban product in view of the commercial activities in Algiers by Abbas Faiza, Lamri Naziha, Berghout Karima, Bachouche Nassima

“…Consequently, local authorities are striving to regulate anarchic free trade to preserve designated urban areas outlined in Algiers' urbanization plan for future organized urban uses.…”
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A Dynamic Analysis of the Role of the Planetary- and Synoptic-Scale in the Summer of 2010 Blocking Episodes over the European Part of Russia by Anthony R. Lupo, Igor I. Mokhov, Merseid G. Akperov, Alexander V. Chernokulsky, H. Athar

“…The excessive heat resulted in forest and peat fires, impacted terrestrial ecosystems, greatly increased pollution in urban areas, and increased mortality rates in the region. …”
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Estimating traffic flow at urban intersections using low occupancy floating vehicle data by Lili Zhang, Kang Yang, Ke Zhang, Wei Wei, Jing Li, Hongxin Tan

“…By leveraging this innovative approach, signal control systems can make more informed decisions, leading to smoother traffic flow and improved traffic management in urban areas.…”
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Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) by Krisztina Szabó, Eszter Tőke, Attila Gergely

“…In addition, deteriorating environmental conditions are making it even more difficult for trees to grow and survive. Tree species in urban areas have multiple functions and high ecosystem services when in good health. …”
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