Investigation of Some Real Estate Valuation Problems in Turkey by Varol Koç

“…The urban population increases after the industrial revolution also increased the commercialization of real estate. …”
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Depressive Symptoms and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans: The SABPA Study by Mark Hamer, Nancy Frasure-Smith, François Lespérance, Brian H. Harvey, Nico T. Malan, Leoné Malan

“…We examined the association between depressive symptoms and 24-hour ambulatory BP in a sample of 405 (197 black and 208 Caucasian) urbanized African teachers aged 25 to 60 yrs (mean 44.6 ± 9.6 yrs). …”
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Substantial increases in compound climate extremes and associated socio-economic exposure across China under future climate change by Pei Fang, Taihua Wang, Dawen Yang, Lihua Tang, Yuting Yang

“…The projected changes will escalate socio-economic exposure across China’s major urban clusters, among which Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao will face the highest risk. …”
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An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search for a Green Vehicle Routing Problem with Depot Sharing by Zixuan Wu, Ping Lou, Jianmin Hu, Yuhang Zeng, Chuannian Fan

“…In urban logistics distribution, vehicle carbon emissions during the distribution process significantly contribute to environmental pollution. …”
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Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of the Bay of Bengal Coast by M. Z. H. Khan, M. R. Hasan, M. Khan, S. Aktar, K. Fatema

“…It was revealed that the majority of the trace elements have been introduced into the Bengal marine from the riverine inflows that are also affected by the impact of industrial, ship breaking yard, gas production plant, and urban wastes. The concentration of heavy metals was measured using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence instruments. …”
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Adsorption of brilliant cresyl blue using NaOH-activated biochar derived from sewage sludge by Ben Ali Majda, Bakhtaoui Yassmina, Flayou Majda, El Hazzat Mouatamid, Sifou Aicha, Dahhou Mohammed, Kacimi Mohammed, Benzaouak Abdellah, El Hamidi Adnane

“…Our research focuses on converting this urban sludge into activated carbon. We employed various techniques to characterize NaOH-activated biochar, including infrared (IR) analysis. …”
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Earthquake-based multi-hazard resilience assessment: a case study of Istanbul, Turkey (neighborhood level) by Saman Ghaffarian, Mahyat Shafapourtehrany, Umut Lagap, Maryna Batur, Haluk Özener, Rıza Evren Kılcı, Himmet Karaman

“…These findings provide actionable and practical data-driven insights for policymakers and urban planners, underscoring the need for targeted interventions to improve resilience in high-risk areas in Istanbul.…”
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Environmental injustice and human rights violations in Jalisco, Mexico by Beatriz Adriana Venegas-Sahagún, Juan Alberto Gran-Castro

“…The findings show that recommendations are linked to situations of contamination of water bodies, lack of water supply, and water privatization; with the loss of biodiversity or with related affectations; and with the poor management of urban solid waste. These problems occur particularly through processes of unequal distribution of environmental impacts and the exclusion of affected people from decision-making. …”
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Vulnérabilité de la population face aux fortes chaleurs dans l’agglomération de Kairouan (Tunisie centrale) by Mohamed Chebli, Salem Dahech, Sami Charfi

“…After that, we correlated the socioeconomic and urban design parameters with the heat vulnerability factors. …”
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Evolution Game Model of Travel Mode Choice in Metropolitan by Chaoqun Wu, Yulong Pei, Jingpeng Gao

“…This confirms that fast construction of the urban rail transit would be an effective means of alleviating traffic congestion. …”
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Potential threats and socio-economic contradictions in the context of the smart city formation by M. N. Rybina, E. N. Bykovskaya

“…The results of the study contribute to knowledge about the potential and negative aspects of the information technologies use in urban environments.…”
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The physics-based deterministic scenarios for earthquake hazards and losses of the Zhujiangkou fault in southern China by Yilong Li, Houyun Yu, Ming Wang, Xiuwei Ye, Kai Liu, Zhenguo Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiaofei Chen

“…The rupture directivity effect, driven by seismic wave interferences in forward propagation, leads to stark differences in hazards and losses across urban agglomerations, even under similar fault conditions. …”
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Mitigating the implementation of SDGs program no. 13 in Indonesia: An overview of social dynamics and local wisdom by Negara Anita Puspita, Ariza Irena Sulistya, Nurjaya Luh Asri Ningsih Widhi, Ubaidillah Moh. Farich, Wijaya Rama, Lestari Vissia Poppy Puspita, Saputro Erwan Adi, Sukirmiyadi, Nurherdiana Silvana Dwi

“…The review explores key sectors including waste management, forest fire prevention, population dynamics, food security, and urban planning. Findings highlight that while local wisdom-based practices like “Tri Hita Karana” and customary land-use regulations are effective in mitigating environmental damage, scaling these approaches across diverse communities remains a challenge. …”
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Research and Application of the Beijing Road Traffic Prediction System by Ruimin Li, Hongliang Ma, Huapu Lu, Min Guo

“…As an important part of the urban Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) and Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS), short-term road traffic prediction system has received special attention in recent decades. …”
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Education as a key determinant of health: A case study from rural Anhui, China by Adam Mursal, Weizhen Dong

“…Introduction: Recent attention has focused on the emergence and causes of substantial health disparities between rural and urban residents in China. This study aims to identify which social determinants contribute to the poor health status of rural Chinese. …”
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Municipal variations in the housing arrangements of international students by Feng Hou, Max Stick, Haozhen Zhang

“…Understanding how international students use the housing market across different municipalities can inform policy and planning decisions regarding housing supply, urban infrastructure and services to better accommodate the needs of a diverse student population. …”
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Tram-Oriented Traffic Signal Timing Resynchronization by Yuxiong Ji, Yu Tang, Wei Wang, Yuchuan Du

“…Modernized trams usually run on exclusive rail lanes along urban streets, but they share the right of way with general vehicles at intersections and often get interrupted by traffic signals. …”
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Digitalised Welfare-to-work program in Indonesia: A Prelimenary Study of The Pre-Employment Card (PECP) and Job-Loss Insurances (JLI) Programs by Fadillah Putra, Anwar Sanusi

“…The provision of helpdesks is beneficial for individuals who face difficulties in accessing digital services, especially those living in urban areas. However, digitization may not effectively support those who are geographically marginalized.…”
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Differential biotransformation ability may alter fish biodiversity in polluted waters by Marco E. Franco, Juliane Hollender, Kristin Schirmer

“…These differences were exacerbated by urban and agricultural influence, which increased biotransformation potential at the enzyme level by approximately 11-fold and micropollutant clearance by approximately 2-fold compared to fish from areas with minimal human influence. …”
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Habiter sur serre à Eden Square. Un espace collectif tempéré à l’épreuve de ses habitants by Valérie Foucher-Dufoix, Laetitia Overney

“…This paper reports on a bioclimatic building of 87 housing units organized around a green house, Eden Square, delivered in 2012 in the Rennes urban area (France) by architects Christian Hauvette and Pierre Champenois, who describe it as “a social and ecological utopia”. …”
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