Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms in Short-term Forecasting of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Selected Polish Agglomerations by Bartosz Czernecki, Michał Marosz, Joanna Jędruszkiewicz

“…Abstract Air pollution continues to have a significant impact on Europeans living in urban areas, and episodes of elevated PMx are responsible for a large number of premature deaths (mostly due to heart disease and stroke) each year. …”
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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision. by Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

“…Effective interventions to reduce FGM prevalence would need to address multiple aspects simultaneously, including improving access to education (especially for girls and women), targeting both urban and rural areas with awareness campaigns, and considering culturally sensitive approaches that take into account religious and traditional beliefs while promoting the health and rights of girls and women.…”
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What Is Affecting the Residents’ Subjective Perception toward Objective Environment Quality? by Jihong Zhang, Chaopeng Xie, Chuan Chen, Ninghan Xu, Rui Gao

“…Environmental quality assessment is an important way to promote the improvement of urban environmental quality. Environmental performance is usually used to evaluate the improvement of environmental quality, and residents’ satisfaction with environmental quality is also an important method to evaluate environmental improvement. …”
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Digital competencies for municipalities – Findings from Switzerland as a role model for smart regions within the European Union member states by Christian SCHACHTNER, Nadine BAUMANN

“…While smart city initiatives have gained traction in larger urban areas, less attention has been paid to digitalization efforts in smaller municipalities. …”
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Assessing the Quality of services provision in the system of Bus Rapid Transit from the viewpoint of citizens Case study: Rasht city by Seyedreza Azadeh, fatemeh Alavi Zadeh Shalkouhi

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Adaptation indicator to climate change and farm sizes in agriculture: A reflection of farming culture and history by Husniddin Sharofiddinov, Moinul Islam, Koji Kotani

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Nondestructive Testing on Ancient Wooden Components Based on Shapley Value by Li-hong Chang, Xiao-hong Chang, Hao Chang, Wei Qian, Li-ting Cheng, Xiao-li Han

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Does the Expected Teaching and Learning Take Place in Preprimary Grades in Zambezi Region, Namibia? by Кенет Нзвала

“…Using the lens of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, data for this research were generated through interviews, and lesson observation, and every participating teacher in this study was observed while teaching to establish whether indeed learners benefited from their teaching and whether their teaching escalated into learning; participants were sampled purposively from three different school contexts of urban, peri urban and rural.    Results. The key question which this study sought to provide answers to was: Does the expected teaching and learning take place in preprimary grades in Zambezi region of Namibia? …”
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Hydrochemical Denudation and Transient Carbon Dioxide Drawdown in the Highly Glacierized, Shrinking Koxkar Basin, China by Jian Wang, Haidong Han, Qiudong Zhao, Xiaowen Zhang

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CURRANTS (RIBES L., GROSSULARIACEAE) IN THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka

“…They are suitable for urban landscape architecture, city parks, or  afforestation. …”
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Comparing Dynamic User Equilibrium and Noniterative Stochastic Route Choice in a Simulation-Based Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model: Practical Considerations for Large-Scale Network... by Mudabber Ashfaq, Ziyuan Gu, S. Travis Waller, Meead Saberi

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Landscape ecological risk based on optimal scale and its tradeoff/synergy with human activities: A case study of the Nanjing metropolitan area, China by Xia Wang, Tianke Zhu, Changzheng Jiang

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The epidemiological and economic burden of diabetes in Ghana: A scoping review to inform health technology assessment. by Joseph Kazibwe, Mohamed Gad, Emmanuella Abassah-Konadu, Ivy Amankwah, Richmond Owusu, Godwin Gulbi, Sergio Torres-Rueda, Brian Asare, Anna Vassall, Francis Ruiz

“…The prevalence of diabetes was generally higher in women in comparison to men. Urban areas were found to have a higher prevalence of diabetes than rural areas. …”
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Enhancing Ecologically Sustainable Management of Deadwood in Kenya’s Natural Forests by Sylvester Ngome Chisika, Chunho Yeom

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Road Traffic Safety Risk Estimation Method Based on Vehicle Onboard Diagnostic Data by Xiaoyu Cai, Cailin Lei, Bo Peng, Xiaoyong Tang, Zhigang Gao

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HEADWAY-BASED AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM-BASED ASSIGNMENTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN VISUM: THE CITY OF KRYVYI RIH CASE by Volodymyr SISTUK

“…The modelling outputs for an actual urban network illustrate that the choice of the shortest route in the transport system-based assignment is closely linked to the main urban roads. …”
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Study on the Influence of Excavation of Superlarge and Ultra-Deep Foundation Pits on the Pile Foundation of Existing Viaducts by Wancai Zhong, Nianyong Huang, Nan Nie, Haibin Ding, Feng Gao

“…The rapid development of urban above- and underground transportation has brought an increasing number of deep foundation pit projects that close to existing urban viaducts. …”
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Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Maxillary Premolars Restored by Various Direct Filling Materials: An In Vitro Study by Jozef Mincik, Daniel Urban, Silvia Timkova, Renata Urban

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Impact of In Situ Soil in Soil-Bentonite Cutoff Wall Backfill on Compressibility and Hydraulic Conductivity by Ridong Fan, Yuling Yang, Songyu Liu

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Evaluation of the role of cultural-religious indices in tourism development with an emphasis on the Chehel Dokhtar ritual in Khorram Abad city by ali amiri, mandana masoudi rad, somayeh bakhshizadeh, hosein zaree

“…The results of regression analysis at the significant level of 99% show that all three variables of keeping of urban organizations such as culture and Islamic guidance during the chehell manbarr ceremonies, the abilities and potentials in the chehell manbarr ceremonies and the creation of visual beauties have a direct and significant effect on the tendency to Tourism and motivation for future trips.…”
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