Structural Analysis and Total Coal Demand Forecast in China by Qing Zhu, Zhongyu Zhang, Rongyao Li, Kin Keung Lai, Shouyang Wang, Jian Chai

“…Considering the speedy growth of industrialization and urbanization in China and the continued rise of coal consumption, this paper identifies factors that have impacted coal consumption in 1985–2011. …”
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Temporal-spatial evolution and formation mechanism of energy consumption carbon footprint at county scale in the Yellow River Basin by Liyan Zhang, Mei Song, Yan Gao

“…Government intervention, urbanization, human capital, and agricultural energy inputs increase the carbon footprint.…”
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Antidiabetic Potential of Marine Brown Algae—a Mini Review by Thilina L. Gunathilaka, Kalpa Samarakoon, Pathmasiri Ranasinghe, L. Dinithi C. Peiris

“…Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder and the third leading cause of death worldwide due to lifestyle changes associated with rapid urbanization. Due to the adverse side effects of currently available antidiabetic drugs, search for an effective natural-based antidiabetic drug is important to combat diabetes and its complications. …”
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Analysis of the attractiveness of the fortress landscape of Warsaw Fortress in the context of a contemporary city by Justyna Jastrzębska, Ewa Zaraś

“…However, increasing challenges associated with city development, such as urbanization, infrastructure changes, and development pressure, pose significant threats. …”
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Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fingerprints of Water and Sediment Samples of Buffalo River Estuary in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by A. O. Adeniji, O. O. Okoh, A. I. Okoh

“…However, the levels in the sediments exceeded the EGASPIN target value (50 mg/kg) for mineral oil but were below the intervention value (5,000 mg/kg), indicating a serious impact of industrial growth and urbanization on the area, although the n-alkane ratios and indexes used for source tracking revealed excessive flow from both natural and anthropogenic sources.…”
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The trypanosomatid (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasites in bees: A review on their environmental circulation, impacts and implications by Rossella Tiritelli, Giovanni Cilia, Tamara Gómez-Moracho

“…Biotic factors, including co-infections, gut microbiota, food contamination, and abiotic factors like environmental conditions, pesticides, and urbanization, play crucial roles in infection dynamics. …”
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Change Detection Analysis and Deforestation Rates in Oluwa Forest Reserve, Ondo State, Nigeria by J.O. Mephors, O.S. Afolabi, O.M. Ogoliegbune, I.S. Adamu, A.R. Orunkoyi

“… Land use and land cover (LULC) intensified by the conversion of natural resources for food purpose, urbanization, and other socioeconomic benefits as affected forest reserves and made them undergo rapid, wide-ranging changes. …”
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The Transformative Power of Environmental Education in the Consumption of Safety: The Case of a Popular Housing Estate by River Chávez Santos, Angelica María Carrasco Rituay, Jesús Rascón, Yuri Reina Marín, Einstein Sánchez Bardales, Ytmar Tatiana Chávez Santos, Rosas Carranza Guevara

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention in a popular urbanization that lacks access to drinking water and is supplied by surface wells. …”
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Host-Guest Interaction between Herbicide Oxadiargyl and Hydroxypropyl- β -Cyclodextrin by Sofia Benfeito, Tiago Rodrigues, Jorge Garrido, Fernanda Borges, E. Manuela Garrido

“…In the face of a growing human population and increased urbanization, the demand for pesticides will simply rise. …”
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Research on Mental Health Monitoring Scheme of Migrant Children Based on Convolutional Neural Network Based on Deep Learning by Guangyan Yang

“…In recent years, with the acceleration of urbanization and the implementation of compulsory education, the pressure on students’ study and life has increased, and the phenomenon of psychological and behavioral problems has become increasingly prominent. …”
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Progress in the Research of the Toxicity Effect Mechanisms of Heavy Metals on Freshwater Organisms and Their Water Quality Criteria in China by Ya-jun Hong, Wei Liao, Zhen-fei Yan, Ying-chen Bai, Cheng-lian Feng, Zu-xin Xu, Da-yong Xu

“…Due to the development of urbanization and industrialization, the problem of heavy metal pollution has become a serious environmental problem. …”
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Sex ratio at birth in Kogi state, North-Central Nigeria by Adekunle Bakare, Deborah Peter, Motunrayo Mojoyin Coker, Silas Fagbenro, Okunola A. Alabi

“…The SRB might have been influenced by the preference for male children, the use of oral contraceptives, family size, urbanization, and socioeconomic factors. …”
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MANUEL CASTELLS: THE IMPACT OF THE NETWORK SOCIETY ON THE NATURE OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS by L. A. Bobova

“…An unprecedented increase of urbanization in the world happened as well. The society became multiethnic. …”
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An integrated modelling framework for optimization of the placement of grey-green-blue infrastructure to mitigate and adapt flood risk: An application to the Upper Ting River Water... by Jun Wu, Jiangang Xu, Muqiu Lu, Haolin Ming

“…Study focus: The study investigates the adverse impacts of urbanization and land-use change on hydrology, proposing the implementation of grey-green-blue infrastructure (GGBI) practices to mitigate these effects. …”
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Portland (Oregón, EE.UU.) (2016) by Jesús M. González Pérez, María José Piñeira Mantiñán

“…Segregation is a cause of urban inequality, which in turn perpetuates the segregated location of the most disadvantaged and the difficulties of upward mobility. …”
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STURM-Flood: a curated dataset for deep learning-based flood extent mapping leveraging Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery by Nicla Notarangelo, Charlotte Wirion, Frankwin van Winsen

“…Flooding is a major global natural disaster exacerbated by climate change and urbanization. Timely assessment and mapping of inundations are crucial for preventive and emergency measures, driving the demand for curated global geospatial data to implement novel algorithms. …”
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The algorithm for foggy weather target detection based on YOLOv5 in complex scenes by Zhaohui Liu, Wenshuai Hou, Wenjing Chen, Jiaxiu Chang

“…Abstract With the rapid development of urbanization and global climate warming, complex environments and adverse weather conditions pose significant challenges to the accuracy of object detection and driving safety in autonomous driving systems. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Particulate Matter (PM10) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Concentrations in Ankara Using Climate Parameters by Olgu Aydın, Nussaïbah Begum Raja

“…Air pollution in Turkey has become a significant issue, particularly in large cities, due to population growth, unplanned urbanization, and increases in industrial and energy facilities. …”
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Spherical sustainability in construction and demolition: How aligned are policies, goals, regulations, markets, and stakeholder mindsets? by Mohammad Amin Havaei, Hassan Malekitabar

“…Rapid urbanization in developing countries has intensified Construction and Demolition (C&D) socio-environmental impacts, substantially contributing to global environmental pollution and degradation. …”
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Satellite-Driven Hydrological Modelling in Ungauged Moroccan bassins: Case study Ouzoud river by Zilali Abdessamad, Larabi Abdelkader, Ajdor Youssef

“…This study focuses on Morocco's arid and semi-arid regions, where water resource management is critical for agriculture, urbanization, and economic stability. Using the ERA5 dataset, which provides high-resolution atmospheric information, the study evaluates satellite-derived precipitation against ground measurements from the Sgatt station at Bernat River on daily timescales. …”
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