Assessment of disaster risk management knowledge among households in the South Gondar Zone: The case of kebeles affected by disasters by Temesgen Alemu Tilahun, Abraham Mebrat Asmare, Tesfahun Asmamaw Kassie

“…Findings revealed that 77% of households had low knowledge levels, with rural areas especially those frequently affected by hazards showing significantly lower awareness than urban areas. Factors such as location, age, education, economic status, religion, and experience with Indigenous practices were found to influence knowledge. …”
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Impact of Land-Use Change on Atmospheric Environment Using Refined Land Surface Properties in the Pearl River Delta, China by Anqi Lai, Yiming Liu, Xiaoyang Chen, Ming Chang, Qi Fan, Pakwai Chan, Xuemei Wang, Jianing Dai

“…Overall, the impacts of land-use change on the atmospheric environment are obvious throughout the PRD region, especially in the urbanized areas.…”
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Assessing moisture content in XLPE power cables using frequency-dependent tangent delta measurements by Babu Naik Gugulothu, Sanjay Lakshminarayanan, Madhu Palati, Suresh Haleyur Lakshmegowda, Mahipal Bukya

“…The reliability of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)-insulated power cables, mostly used for electricity distribution and transmission in urban areas, is often compromised due to the lack of effective condition-based monitoring systems. …”
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A remote sensing-based strategy for mapping anthropogenic urban surface ecological poorness zones (AUSEPZ): A case study of Lisbon City by Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Naeim Mijani, Peter M. Atkinson

“…These findings provide valuable insights for urban planners, policymakers, and stakeholders, enabling the design of targeted strategies to mitigate the impacts of urbanization and enhance ecological conditions in urban areas.…”
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Determination of Land Surface Temperature with Thermal Remote Sensing Images: A Case Study Kocaeli Province by Özer Akyürek

“…This heat event, which causes the weather to be warmer than the natural areas around urban areas, is defined as the urban heat island. With the use of thermal bands in remote sensing platforms, the determination of land surface temperatures (LST) and spatial distributions of related parameters have started to be represented better than the old methods. …”
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Minority ethnicity patient satisfaction and experience: results of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England by Henrik Moller, Richard J Pinder, Jamie Ferguson

“…Ethnic minority patients also reported lower confidence in, and less understanding of, healthcare professionals, including clinical nurse specialists, doctors and ward nurses.Conclusions Given the diversity of the British population, as well as the clustering of ethnic minority patients in certain urban areas, a better understanding of the expectations and additional needs of ethnic minority patients is required to improve their experience of and satisfaction with cancer care.…”
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Periodontal disease status and treatment need among a Kurdish population in Sulaimani - Iraq as assessed by CPITN index by Sarhang Sarwat Gul

“…Results: Among the 1354 subjects examined, 43.6% were male and the majority of these (80.9%) were from urban areas. The mean PI and BI were 0.64±24 and 0.39±0.28, respectively. …”
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Overweight and obesity trends and associated factors among reproductive women in Ethiopia by Ermias Tadesse Beyene, Seungman Cha, Yan Jin

“…We found that age, education, living in urban areas, and living in a rich community are associated with becoming overweight and obese. …”
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A Study on the Changes of Urban System Pattern in Markazi Province by Alireza Sayyafzadeh, Mohammad Mireh, Morteza Nodeh Farahani

“…As part of reasons for the absence of the effect, we can mantion the attraction of small cities emigrants to surrounding urban areas of Arak _ Senejan and Karahroud. The rank and statusof thesecitieshas grown rapidly, for this reason. …”
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Urban heat island distribution, transformation, and projection (Case study: Jakarta City in 2000, 2020, and 2040) by Fabiola Candraningtyas Callista, Arkan Maulana Fikri, Suhardono Sapta

“…The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon occurs when urban areas experience higher temperatures than surrounding rural regions due to urbanization, land use changes, and reduced green spaces. …”
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Assessing the quality of life in informal settlements in Miandoab by farhad judi, rahim sarvar, sedigheh hassani mehr

“…Recognizing and measuring the quality of life in urban areas that are the result of the actions of urban management and other public and private institutions is a very vital issue. …”
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An Easy-to-Use Method for Assessing Nitrate Contamination Susceptibility in Groundwater by Daniela Ducci

“…The urban source considers leakages from the sewage network and, consequently, it depends on the anthropogenic pressure, expressed by the population density, particularly concentrated in the urbanized areas (Urban Potential Nitrate Contamination (UPNC) map). …”
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Foresight of urban management of Marand through the Oregan Model by Hamid Pir Alilou, Bashir Beg Babaei, Parviz Norouzi sani

“…The results show that the urban management of Marand is not in a suitable position, and it is necessary for the management to try to improve the lives of citizens with the aim of reducing the weak points and avoiding threats based on the strategies for resolving problems and crises of urban areas, attracting citizens, creating well - being for people, creating financial stability, and building administrative stability.…”
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Evaluating Urban Community Sustainability by Integrating Housing, Ecosystem Services, and Landscape Configuration by Liang Zhou, Haowei Mu, Bao Wang, Bo Yuan, Xuewei Dang

“…The communities of high sustainability level are mainly located in both sides of the Pearl River and emerging urban areas, while those of medium sustainability level are distributed sporadically in the study area and those of low sustainability level are concentrated in old towns. (3) Community transformation cannot be accomplished at one step. …”
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Bioretention Design Simulation for Efficient Urban Stormwater Reduction by Ega Fajar Wicaksono, Entin Hidayah, Cantika Almas Fildzah

“…Overall, this research provides valuable insights into the efficacy of bioretention as a stormwater management strategy in rapidly urbanizing areas, offering guidance for property developers in planning flood-resistant housing with LID bioretention. …”
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Explaining the geopolitical role of the city by Hasan Kamran Dastjerdi, Marjan Badiee Azandehie, Yashar Zaki, Abbas ahmadi, Narjessadat hossainy nasrabady

“…No urban point in the world can rely on maintaining its traditional role in the urban hierarchy, as other urban areas compete in a network structure with other cities in order to enhance their position on the network and overcome other competitors. …”
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Travel Matrix Enabled Delta-Based Roadside Units Deployment for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: A Case of Kigali City by Evariste Twahirwa, Moyukh Laha, James Rwigema, Raja Datta

“…Placements of Road Side Units (RSUs) are an important issue of vehicular networks in urban areas. The merged cost of procurement, installation, and maintenance of intelligent RSUs is high, and therefore, cost-effective deployment strategies are necessary. …”
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A Two-Layer Network Dynamic Congestion Pricing Based on Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram by Bangyang Wei, Daniel(Jian) Sun

“…., the two-layer network consisting of both expressway and arterial network in the urban areas. Recently, the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) developed by both field experiments and simulation tests illustrates a unimodal low-scatter relationship between the mean flow and density network widely, providing the network traffic state is roughly homogeneous. …”
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‘This settlement is just a launch pad to move to better city spaces’: radical sense of place and migration aspirations among youth migrants in the diaspora by Johannes Bhanye, Abraham Matamanda, Ruvimbo Shayamunda

“…The findings reveal that young migrants perceive their settlement as a launch pad to better opportunities in more affluent urban areas, driven by a combination of harsh living conditions and the allure of urban life. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of German Smart Cities: Strategy Analysis through Online Content Examination by Matthias SCHMUCK

“…Smart city initiatives have gained significant attention worldwide as urban areas seek innovative solutions to address various challenges. …”
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