Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study by M. Dorobantu, R. O. Darabont, E. Badila, S. Ghiorghe

“…The general prevalence of AHT was 44,92%, higher in men (50,17%) than in women (41,11%) (P<.0001) and predominant in rural areas (49,47%) in comparison to the urban ones (41,58%) (P<.02). AHT awareness attended 44,26%, rising with age, significantly lower in men (34,58%) than in women (52,8%) (P<.0006). …”
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Toward A Smart City Pontianak: A Study of Digital Governance Effectiveness As A Moderator of The Relationship Between Work Culture, HR Management, and Public Satisfaction by Sulaiman Sulaiman, Andjani Trimawarni, Endang Wahyuni, Yunika Depri Listiana

“…This research contributes to the development of social humanities sciences, particularly in understanding the role of digital governance as a reinforcement in the relationship between human resource management and public satisfaction in urban contexts moving towards smart cities.…”
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“You Learn So Much from Reading for Pleasure”: Exploring a Reading for Pleasure Pedagogy Impact on Pre-Service Teachers’ Literate Identities by Katherine Price, Alyson Simpson

“…During the study, four student teachers in their final year of a Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree in an urban university in NSW, Australia, met weekly for six weeks to engage with Reading for Pleasure practices. …”
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A Global Sensitivity Analysis of Dynamic Loading and Route Selection Parameters on Network Performances by Charlotte Duruisseau, Ludovic Leclercq

“…We conduct a Global Sensitivity Analysis (GSA) of urban-scale network performances to parameters representing a wide range of realistic dynamic loadings, decomposed in a choice of OD matrix, routing alternatives, and paths flow distribution. …”
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Miserable victims or Troublesome delinquents? A Critical perspective on the news media coverage of Chinese rural left-behind children by Ruixia Sun, Wei Han

“…The fast urban development in China has attracted many migrant workers in rural areas heading for cities due to more job opportunities and higher salaries. …”
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Peněžní deníky „druhého pohlaví“ ve druhé polovině „dlouhého“ 19. století by Milena Lenderová

“…The consumption habits of urban families differed from those of rural families; much less food was bought in villages. …”
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Shedding light on development: Leveraging the new nightlights data to measure economic progress. by Prachi Jhamb, Susana Ferreira, Patrick Stephens, Mekala Sundaram, Jonathan Wilson

“…Our findings suggest that even after controlling for population density, the harmonized NTL remain a strong predictor of the wealth index. However, while urban areas show a notable association between harmonized NTL and the wealth index, this relationship is less pronounced in rural areas. …”
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The Mechanics of Fear: Organic Haunted Houses in American Cinema by Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris

“…In his 1981 film The Entity, Sidney Furie stages Barbara Hershey’s body (Carla Moran) as a vehicle for the revelation process and in their 1982 Poltergeist, Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg also use young Heather O’Rourke (Carol Anne Freeling) as a medium in very different kinds of houses, no longer darkened and isolated in some desolate part of the American East Coast but now part of the West Coast urban sprawl. Not unlike the next houses on the block, sometimes even belonging to the same housing development, they nevertheless come alive through the impetus given by some obscure catalizer. …”
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The importance and challenges of data collection in risk assessment by Xekalakis Georgios, Fokaides Paris, Christou Petros

“…Reliable data collection is paramount for assessing and mitigating risks posed by natural hazards and climate change to urban sustainability and resilience. This study underscores the significance of diverse data collection methods, including field surveys, artificial intelligence (AI) analysis, and satellite imagery, each essential for developing robust risk assessment frameworks. …”
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Analysis of Rural Talent Scale in Hebei Province Based on Fractional GM (1,1) and the Grey Relational Analysis Model by Yibo Li, Wenbin Bi, Kuo Xiao, Huan Li, Shi Yin, Chaoyong Tang

“…Through the grey relational analysis, it was found that the infrastructure had the greatest impact on production-oriented talents, the agricultural industrialization operating rate had the strongest impact on service-oriented talents, and the urban-rural income level had the greatest impact on business-oriented talents, management-oriented talents, and skilled talents. …”
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Scoping Review on Maternal Health among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada: Prenatal, Intrapartum, and Postnatal Care by N. Khanlou, N. Haque, A. Skinner, A. Mantini, C. Kurtz Landy

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Carbon and energy taxes in a small and open country by S. Solaymani

“…The carbon tax policy, in comparison with the energy tax, due to revenue recycling causes much more increase in the welfare of rural and urban households in Malaysia, especially the welfare of rural (lower income) households.…”
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Challenges faced by human resources for health in Morocco: A scoping review. by Wafaa Al Hassani, Youness El Achhab, Chakib Nejjari

“…Despite promising developments in the Moroccan healthcare system, addressing the unequal urban-rural HRH distribution, augmenting funding, and enhancing HRH quality of life stand as pivotal imperatives.…”
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Reasons for school dropouts in suburban areas near Villupuram district: A retrospective study by D. Arthi, M. Rajalakshmi, Kalaiselvan Ganapathy

“…Hence, we have chosen this study to find various reasons behind student dropouts in sub-urban areas of schools covered under Koliyanur block, Villupuram district. …”
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Plant Factory in a Restaurant: Light Quality Effects on the Development, Physiology, and Quality of Three Baby-Leaf Vegetables by Filippos Bantis, Nikolaos Simos, Athanasios Koukounaras

“…Plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs) are a notable choice for urban agriculture due to the system’s benefits, where light can be manipulated to enhance the product’s yield and quality. …”
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Modeling and leveling of categories affecting the geographical landscape form of the world by Leyla Meshkani, Jamile tavakolinia, mohamad taghi Razavian

“…It is based on such an understanding that the present study attempts to combine qualitative content analysis techniques and soft operations based on interpretive philosophy with a qualitative approach to the question of why each geographical (urban) landscape emerges. Thus, by analyzing the content of printed resources in this field, 14 categories were extracted, and the experts answered the questions related to the role of each category by using the evaluation questionnaire. …”
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Beyond Distribution: Critique of Spatial Justice Theories—Case Study of Shanghai’s 15-Minute City by Shengxi Xin, Qingyuan Guo

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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…The conclusions suggest that the insurance of catastrophic risks should be organized as compulsory insurance for households in urban areas. Regarding the risks, we consider that compulsory insurance should cover earthquake and flood, although at the individual level the consequences of the flood affect a relatively smaller population coverage. …”
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Smart mobility as sustainable mobility: Application to the agglomeration of Fez in Morocco by Mohammed Mouhcine MAAROUFI, Laila STOUR, Ali AGOUMI

“…This article presents the results of research conducted for the setting up of a new model of sustainable mobility - in a horizon of 20 years – in an urban Moroccan area, booming 'Fez'. It offers a conceptual approach to measuring the sustainability of the transport system. …”
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Alexandria’s Paradiplomacy: Leveraging Cultural Heritage and Economic Strategies for Mediterranean Leadership by Yusuf Idrus Malik, Kwei Haliday Nyingchia

“…However, challenges persist in balancing heritage conservation with modernization demands, including urban development and the maintenance of sustainable economic growth. …”
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