Influence of Structural Shape on Earth Pressure for High-Filled Cut-and-Cover Tunnel with and without Load Reduction Based on Discrete Element Method by Sheng Li, Liangliang Zhao, I-Hsuan Ho, Guixia Ning, Bentian Yu, Changdan Wang

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Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness by Amber DeJohn, Bochu Liu, Xinlin Ma, Michael J. Widener, Zhilin Liu

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Knowledge and Attitude of Sciatica Pain and Treatment Methods among Adults in Saudi Arabia by Majdi Hashem, Reem Abdulrahman AlMohaini, Norah Ibrahim AlMedemgh, Sara Abdulmajed AlHarbi, Lena Saleh Alsaleem

“…The factors correlated with an increase in knowledge and attitude were having a bachelor’s or higher degree and living in an urban area. Conclusion. While the attitude of the adult population toward sciatica pain seems adequate, their knowledge was shown to be deficient. …”
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Predicting the Use of Public Transportation: A Case Study from Putrajaya, Malaysia by Muhamad Nazri Borhan, Deprizon Syamsunur, Norliza Mohd Akhir, Muhamad Razuhanafi Mat Yazid, Amiruddin Ismail, Riza Atiq Rahmat

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Heavy metals accumulation in lichens Parmeliaceae and mahogany bark as an indicator of air and pollution levels in several locations in Bandung City by Putri Nurul Fitriyyah, Taufikurahman

“…A total of 25 sampling stations were distributed across five locations in Bandung City, including city parks, an urban forest park, and a bus station. The samples were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) to measure the concentration of heavy metals. …”
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Contribution of Surface Treatment on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Concrete Aggregates by Brian Jacks Odero, Raphael N. Mutuku, Timothy Nyomboi, Zachary A. Gariy

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Testing the Dual-State-Process assumption in the preventive care services use by Dimitris Zavras

“…The survey used stratified random sampling, and the sample selection strata were defined by age, gender, urbanity status of permanent residence and prefecture. …”
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Analysis of Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Tunnel Groundwater Based on Multivariate Statistical Technology by Chen Peng, Yuanming Liu, Huiyu Chen, Qiaowei Yuan, Qingzhi Chen, Shilong Mei, Zhonghu Wu

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Numerical Analyses of Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Deformation Behaviour of an Upstream Tailings Dam by Muhammad Auchar Zardari, Hans Mattsson, Sven Knutsson, Muhammad Shehzad Khalid, Maria V. S. Ask, Björn Lund

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Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis on Impact Resistance of Civil Air Defense Engineering Shear Wall by Chenglong Shi, Jigang Zhang, Junbo Zhang, Feng Shao, Yicong Zhang, Menglin Zhang

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Exploring internet addiction and its associated factors among college students in Western Rajasthan, India: A mixed-methods study by Thota Rajasekhar, Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen, Pankaja Raghav, Jitender Aneja, Prasanna Thirunavukkarasu, Gitashree Dutta, Srikanth Srinivasan, Prem Prakash Sharma, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Akhil Dhanesh Goel

“…Predictors of IA were male gender, age in years, age of first internet use in years, urban origin, accessing internet at college, mobile internet use, using internet to make online friendship, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety, and stress. …”
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Dispersion modeling of NOx from stacks of cracking furnaces of OLEFIN unit using AERMOD by Iman Jalali, Somayeh Tourani

“…Additionally, the output concentrations did not exceed the standard limits in all urban and residential areas. Finally, the study results indicate that the pollutant concentrations obtained from the model are lower than the measured values. …”
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Analysis of Joint Angular Distribution for Nonreciprocal Beams via the Mixture of Gaussian Distribution Based on Ray-Tracing by Jiachi Zhang, Liu Liu, Zhenhui Tan, Kai Wang, Tao Zhou

“…Then, we conduct an omnidirectional antenna-based channel simulation in an urban macro-cell scenario via the ray-tracing platform. …”
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Noise risk assessment of the sensitive areas in the Administrative Center of Manolo Fortich Bukidnon by Sheerah Dale M. Orlasan, Judy Marie R. Zoleta, Kenn Migan Vincent C. Gumonan

“…The following interventions are recommended: (a) conduct noise monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment; (b) implement strict urban planning and zoning regulations; (c) create noise barriers and buffer zones; (d) conduct public awareness and education collaboration; and (e) conduct of descriptive-correlational research. …”
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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…The author elaborates on the dissatisfactions of all factors in the country, the urban and rural population, certain authorities and the leading political forces, and discusses the circumstances that accelerated the convening of the National Assembly on St. …”
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Ulul Albab’s Paradigm Approach to Post-Conventional Legal Culture of Consumers in Indonesia by Faishal Agil Al Munawar, Dwi Hidayatul Firdaus, Musataklima Musataklima

“…Furthermore, there is a disparity between consumer protection institutions and public, exacerbated by the concentration of LPKSM in urban areas where advocacy often supersedes efforts aimed at empowerment. …”
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Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinic among ever married women: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017–201... by Md Akib Al-Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Rabeya Kumkum, Sk Tasnuva Alam, Benojir Ahammed

“…The result of the multivariate analysis revealed that higher education, division and higher number of children were significantly positively associated, whereas the richest wealth index was significantly negatively associated with both awareness and visitation to CCs. Furthermore, the urban residence was negatively and respondent involvement in currently working was positively significantly related to awareness of CCs. …”
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An investigation of consumer willingness to pay for traceable pork accompanied by supplementary quality assurance information by Zengjin Liu, Tingting Fan, Caixia Li, Shanshan Wang

“…This study explored consumer willingness to pay for traceable pork in Shanghai with additional quality credit information.MethodsIn October of 2020, 669 valid respondents were surveyed across 15 urban districts in Shanghai. By employing the contingent valuation method and a binary logit model, we empirically analyze consumer WTP for credit-traceable pork and its influencing factors, and estimate the average WTP.ResultsThe results indicate the following. (1) As bid prices increase, fewer consumers are willing to pay extra for credit-traceable pork. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Cable-Supported Barrel Vault Structures with Varying Temperature by Guojun Sun, Mingze Wu, Zhihua Chen, Suduo Xue

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Treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders in Punjab by Rohit Garg, Bir Singh Chavan, Subhash Das, Sonia Puri, Arvind A. Banavaram, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…Settings and Design: Multisite, multistage, stratified, random cluster sampling study conducted in four districts, namely Faridkot, Moga, Patiala, and Ludhiana (for urban metro areas). Data were collected from October 2015 to March 2016. …”
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