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Spatial scales matter in designing buffer zones for coastal protected areas along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Published 2025-01-01“…Our findings reinforce the significant contribution of protected coastal wetlands to waterbird conservation and highlight the growing importance of spatially relevant buffer zones in facilitating a gradual transition between protected and urbanized areas in supporting waterbird diversity amidst coastal developments.…”
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Multiscale Attention Feature Fusion Based on Improved Transformer for Hyperspectral Image and LiDAR Data Classification
Published 2025-01-01“…However, the complexity of urban areas and their surrounding structures makes it extremely difficult to capture correlations between features. …”
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Reduction of NOx and SO2 Emissions by Shore Power Adoption
Published 2021-06-01“…Additionally, the AERMOD model was used to simulate the ground-level dispersion of the four pollutants to the surrounding urban areas. The simulation results showed that the elevated areas in the city were vulnerable to ship emissions, especially for NOx. …”
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Evaluation and Optimization Research on the Spatial Distribution of Automated External Defibrillators Based on a Genetic Algorithm: A Case Study of Central Urban District of Nanjin...
Published 2025-01-01“…It enhances the efficiency of current AED deployment in the main urban areas of Nanjing and offers significant insights for the optimization of urban emergency resource allocation.…”
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Exploring Traditional Knowledge and Potential Uses of Local Freshwater Algae and Aquatic Plants in Thai Wetland Communities
Published 2025-01-01“…This gap suggested that local ecological knowledge may be at risk as younger residents migrate to urban areas. This research underscored the need for conservation and educational initiatives to bridge generational gaps and engage younger generations in resource management. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of <i>Staphylococcus caprae</i> Infections in Catalonia, Spain
Published 2025-01-01“…The aim of this study was to characterize the <i>S. caprae</i> infections identified in two hospitals located, respectively, in rural and urban areas of Catalonia, Spain. In this retrospective, observational study, data were compiled from clinical records of all <i>S. caprae</i> infections diagnosed between January 2010 and December 2023. …”
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Hydrological and hydrodynamic coupling simulation under composite underlying surfaces in urban polder areas
Published 2025-02-01“…This study proposed a runoff and confluence model incorporating various land surfaces, including paddy fields, drylands, forests, urban areas, and water surfaces. The MIKE 11 model was used to simulate river flood evolution. …”
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Urban landscape patterns and residents’ perceptions of safety under extreme city flood disasters
Published 2025-01-01“…Context: Urban areas are increasingly susceptible to extreme flooding events, posing significant challenges to residents’ safety and well-being. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Fear and Its Association with Oral Health Status Among School Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Cross-Sectional Study
Published 2025-01-01“…<i>Conclusions</i>: The study found a moderate level of dental fear among Bosnian schoolchildren, with younger children and those from urban areas showing more fear of injections. It also showed a consistent link between dental anxiety and clinical factors such as caries, gum disease, and oral hygiene, even after adjusting for sociodemographic factors.…”
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Morphological typification ofel negro stream in its lower basin. Ventania system, argentina
Published 2016-12-01“…The corresponding portion of the lower basin was selected for morphological characterization as the one showing major changes due to being in the urbanized area. The investigation was done based on Thorne’s methodology (1998), and afterwards typified following Rosgen’s criteria (1994). …”
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Impact of landscape patterns on river water quality: Spatial-scale effects across an agricultural-urban interface
Published 2025-01-01“…Urban river water pollution is a serious environmental challenge confronting urban areas worldwide. The scientific quantification of the impact of landscape patterns on water quality provides essential support for pollution control and watershed landscape optimization. …”
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Efficient Beach Litter Monitoring: Accelerated Surveys of Pollution Hotspots—A North African Case Study
Published 2025-01-01“…Our findings reveal an average litter density of 1.01 ± 1.08 pieces/m<sup>2</sup>, with higher pollution in urban areas. Based on the Clean Coast Index (CCI), two beaches were classified as extremely dirty, one as dirty, two as moderately clean, and one as clean. …”
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DeepGolf: A fine-grained perception framework for golf course distribution in the real world based on multi-source remote sensing data
Published 2025-02-01“…Results indicate that golf courses are primarily concentrated around urban fringes, with the highest densities in the Kanto and Kinki regions. Non-urban areas contain 97.3 % of the courses, while urban regions account for just 2.7 %. …”
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Newer Generation of Scooters: Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Reductions
Published 2020-05-01“…Abstract Scooter emissions have attracted attention in recent years because of human exposure to their direct effects in urban areas. Trace toxics, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have thus become important in scooter emissions. …”
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Machine Learning Model Reveals Land Use and Climate’s Role in Caatinga Wildfires: Present and Future Scenarios
Published 2024-12-01“…Anthropogenic factors, such as proximity to farming and urban areas, also contributed to fire susceptibility. …”
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How can urban expansion and ecological preservation be balanced? A simulation of the spatial dynamics of production-living-ecological spaces in the Huaihe River Eco-Economic Belt
Published 2025-02-01“…The findings reveal: (1) a distinct geographical differentiation of the PLES within the Huaihe River Eco-Economic Belt, with production and living spaces dispersed across urban areas and ecological space predominantly situated in the central and western regions; (2) an expansion of living space while production and ecological spaces are contracting, indicating significant urbanization, with the transition of living space primarily occurring through the conversion of agricultural land; (3) a relatively stable structural composition of the PLES projected by 2030, with production space still prevailing. …”
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Modeling the role of healthcare access inequalities in epidemic outcomes
Published 2016-06-01“…Urban areas, with large and dense populations, offer conditions that favor the emergence and spread of certain infectious diseases. …”
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TIPIFICACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA DE CURSOS PRINCIPALES. CUENCA DEL ARROYO EL NEGRO, SISTEMA DE VENTANIA, ARGENTINA
Published 2016-12-01“…The corresponding portion of the lower basin was selected for morphological characterization as the one showing major changes due to being in the urbanized area. The investigation was done based on Thorne’s methodology (1998), and afterwards typified following Rosgen’s criteria (1994). …”
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Hierarchical Recognition for Urban Villages Fusing Multiview Feature Information
Published 2025-01-01“…The results demonstrated an “urban village ring” pattern in the city, with central urban areas showing a “multicenter and multicluster” spatial distribution, while suburban areas exhibited “large and concentrated” characteristics. …”
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First Comprehensive List of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Leishmaniasis Focus (Djelfa, Algeria), Including the First Record of Phlebotomus langeroni Fem...
Published 2024-09-01“… Background: The wide distribution of phlebotomine vectors complicates the leishmaniasis situation in the world, with the risk of spreading from rural to urban areas. Our study investigates for the first time the ecology and distribution of sand fly populations in leishmaniasis focus (Djelfa, Algeria). …”
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