Impacto de la Educación Formal y Migración en el Desempeño de las Empresas Familiares: Un Caso en Jerez, Zacatecas by Héctor Gabriel Villegas-Berumen, Humberto Morales Magallanes, César Landeros Soriano

“…It was found that companies whose average educational level is high do not necessarily have better performance expectations in a Mexican urban area with low economic growth, due to the phenomenon of migration at an early age. …”
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Basics of Quantifying N Sources and Fates on the University of Florida Campus by Jiexuan Luo, George Hochmuth

“…Therefore, educating people about nitrogen cycling in the urban environment is critical for the development of solutions to the environmental problems caused by nitrogen loss. …”
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Le Parc Méric à Montpellier : représentations sociales d’un parc public entre campagne, jardin et nature sauvage by Gaëlle Aggéri

“…Motivated by the desire to use ecological engineering methods and of offering city dwellers a variety of green spaces ranging from the traditional sophisticated garden to “wild” open spaces, the directors of municipal parks and green spaces have experimented with what is called in France “La gestion différenciée” or “the differentiated management” of green spaces.Parallel with this essentially technical approach, the evolution of the idea of “urban nature”, demanded by the directors of municipal parks and green spaces, brought about the creation of alternative public parks, whose image and use refer strongly to the pastoral and “the wild”.This study investigates the physical and symbolic construction of this new type of nature, in particular with the example of the design and the social representations of the “Parc Méric” in Montpellier, a former bourgeois rural estate. …”
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Temporary city between emergency and recovery by Roberto Ruggiero

“…The paper presents the first results of a scientific-design research carried out at the School of Architecture and Design Eduardo Vittoria of Ascoli Piceno (SAAD) of the University of Camerino concerning the transformation of post-disaster first emergency settlements into temporary urban systems capable of reactivating social and productive dynamics.…”
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Planning and Design of Equitable Free-Floating Bike-Sharing Systems Implementing a Road Pricing Strategy by Leonardo Caggiani, Rosalia Camporeale, Michele Ottomanelli

“…Promoting a more sustainable development of urban realities is one of the most important goals of the recent decades. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Subgrade Behavior under a Dynamic Maglev Train Load by Wubin Wang, Zhixing Deng, Yandong Li, Zhichao Huang, Yunbin Niu, Kang Xie

“…Medium-low-speed maglevs are increasingly used in the urban rail transit industry because of their advantages, such as low noise and low energy consumption. …”
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Environmental Risk Factors in Patients with Noninvasive Fungal Sinusitis by Badr Eldin Mostafa, Mohammed M. K. El Sharnoubi, Hesham A. A. El-Sersy, Mohammed S. M. Mahmoud

“…Yet, no statistical significance was found between allergy related occupations, exposure to animals or plants, although their percentages were higher among cases, smoking, and urban or rural residence. Conclusion. We suggest that for patients with noninvasive fungal sinusitis a change in their living environment must be implied with better exposure to sunlight, larger well ventilated homes, proper cleaning of dust and cockroach extermination, and if possible the judicious use of air conditioners.…”
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Jouer et modéliser un territoire sans voiture : retour d’expérience sur le projet post-car Île-de-France by Arnaud Banos, Fanny Cottet, Jean Debrie

“…This paper deals with an urban foresight exercise combining a board game and modeling. …”
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Severe Varicella Pneumonia. A Pediatric Case Presentation by Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Jesús Vila Díaz, Andrés Prieto Apesteguía

“…The case of a 12 years child old child, white skin, obese, from urban procedence and with a history of Crohn's disease who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the "Paquito González Cueto” Pediatric University Hospital because of bloody diarrhea and severe dehydration is presented. …”
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‘Groaning wicked like a maddening dog’: Bestiality, Modernity and Irishness in J. M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World by Hélène Lecossois

“…This article proposes to read these imageries as indexes of (pre-) modernity, and as markers of the divide between rural and urban areas that modernity accentuated. It argues that the animal-like behaviour that Synge’s play calls for may be considered as a form of resistance to a hegemonic and early twentieth century conception of modernity. …”
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Pretraining Convolutional Neural Networks for Image-Based Vehicle Classification by Yunfei Han, Tonghai Jiang, Yupeng Ma, Chunxiang Xu

“…Vehicle detection and classification are very important for analysis of vehicle behavior in intelligent transportation system, urban computing, etc. In this paper, an approach based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) has been applied for vehicle classification. …”
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Economic Impacts of the Turfgrass and Lawncare Industry in the United States by John J. Haydu, Alan W. Hodges, Charles R. Hall

“… The turfgrass and lawncare industry in the United States continues to grow rapidly due to strong demand for residential and commercial property development, rising affluence, and the environmental and aesthetic benefits of turfgrass in the urban landscape. Economic sectors of the industry include sod farms, lawncare services, lawn and garden retail stores, and lawn equipment manufacturing. …”
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Une Transition périurbaine by Hervé Davodeau, Pierre Donadieu, André Fleury

“…The Anet canton constitutes an illustration of the emergence of new « urban countrysides», of their territorial dynamics, and the challenges faced by the local actors.…”
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Spatial analysis of earthquake crisis management (Case study: Khuzestan province) by HOOMAYOON Molaei, Emamgholi Babadi

“…The research area of ​​Khuzestan province and the statistical population included elites in the field of urban planning in Khuzestan province who were selected by targeted sampling method. …”
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Planning Concept for the Circular Economy Industrial Park in Heyuan City by Liu Hengran

“…Finally, it is recommended that the park and enterprises minimize the impact of facilities on the surrounding environment to better integrate into the surrounding urban space.…”
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Neither “Platformization” Nor “Infrastructuralization”: Government as a Platform in China by Jingyan Elaine Yuan, Yuchao Zhao

“…Through a case study of “the digital reform” in Zhejiang Province, and the affiliated smart city project—City Brain—in Hangzhou, the municipal capital, this study draws on data from participatory observations and interviews to (1) provide a historical context, in which “platformization” in urban governance is aimed to serve market-oriented socio-economic reforms; (2) argue that such “platformization” is shaped by the long-standing structural tension between centralization and localism, which has been renewed by digital data flows; and (3) understand the shifting public–private demarcation in social interactions and arrangements to deflect continual frictions between the state, local agents, and platforms in the domain of digital governance.…”
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Dispatching Design for Customized Bus of Hybrid Vehicles Based on Reservation Data by Xuemei Zhou, Jiaojiao Xi, Zhen Guan, Xiangfeng Ji

“…This mode can meet the requirements of multiple lines in urban centers during peak hours, which can realize direct service between two stations. …”
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A curated walk with peer researchers and their communities: Engaging a research journey toward meaningful impact by Bradley Rink, Gina Porter, Bulelani Maskiti, Sam Clark, Caroline Barber, Peer Researchers

“…We do so with the intent of exploring the embodied and social experiences of walking and writing research differently through a collaborative process of listening, co-creating and sharing knowledge about the pedestrian mobilities of young men as mediated by the precarities of urban life. Our walking-writing practices are a hybrid of the actual practices of walking and potential for enacting change by valuing the everyday experiences and knowledge of peer researchers. …”
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Potential Damage to Modern Building Materials from 21st Century Air Pollution by Peter Brimblecombe, Carlota M. Grossi

“…The evolution of damage to building materials has been estimated for the 21st century, with a particular focus on aluminum, zinc, copper, plastic, paint, and rubber in urban areas. We set idealized air pollution and climates to represent London and Prague across the period 1950–2100. …”
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Basics of Quantifying N Sources and Fates on the University of Florida Campus by Jiexuan Luo, George Hochmuth

“…Therefore, educating people about nitrogen cycling in the urban environment is critical for the development of solutions to the environmental problems caused by nitrogen loss. …”
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