Allium cepa Bio Assay to Assess the Water and Sediment Cytogenotoxicity in a Tropical Stream Subjected to Multiple Point and Nonpoint Source Pollutants by W. M. Dimuthu Nilmini Wijeyaratne, L. G. Y. J. G. Wadasinghe

“…Six sampling sites (Site A: Urban; B: Industrial; C: Water intake for public water supply; D: Industrial; E: Agricultural; F: Reference) were selected from the study area. …”
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Peculiarities of construction of local self-government models in the modern slavic states by A. Djordjević, A. Seregin, M. Cherkasova, I. Milkina

“…It has been determined, that the list of issues of local importance mainly affects the areas of urban planning, municipal activities, culture, sports, social protection of the population and children, preschool education, healthcare, approval of municipal programs of economic development, local budgets, taxes and fees, the appointment of local referendums, etc. …”
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Text mining of hypertension researches in the west Asia region: a 12-year trend analysis by Mohammad Rezapour, Mohsen Yazdinejad, Faezeh Rajabi Kouchi, Masoomeh Habibi Baghi, Zahra Khorrami, Morteza Khavanin Zadeh, Elmira Pourbaghi, Hassan Rezapour

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Measuring the performance of Dehyariha Foundation in terms of economic, social and environmental indicators in rural regions (Case study: Sarbisheh County) by Hassan Azizi Bohloli, Mahmoud Reza Anvari, Masoumeh Hafez Rezazadeh

“…The purpose of forming this institution is to have a strong executive force in order to develop rural areas. rural municipality, as the executor of village programs and projects, has an important role in reducing urban and rural inequalities and improving the development of the village. …”
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Mitigating moral distress by enhancing healthcare workers’ understanding of challenges faced by carers of children with disabilities in low-resource settings in Kenya by Anne Geniets, Jarim Omogi, Laura Hakimi, Alice Lakati, Niall Winters

“…Methods Employing an intersectional convergent parallel mixed-methods approach, the research explores the factors affecting the psychological wellbeing of caregivers in one urban and one rural low-resource setting in Kenya. …”
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The Variability and Evaluation Method of Recycled Concrete Aggregate Properties by Zhiqing Zhang, Bozhao Shen, Hui Ren, Jin Wang, Shiyun Li, Hao Liu

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Study on the Influence of Connected Vehicle Fog Warning Systems on Driving Behavior and Safety by Wei Guan, Haolin Chen, Xuewei Li, Haijian Li, Xin You

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Microbial Load and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Khebab Sold on a University Campus and Its Environs in Ghana by Azumah Ayamah, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Linda Aurelia Ofori

“…The demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) foods is handy to busy urban dwellers. Handling, processing, and selling are known to contaminate these foods and cause foodborne outbreaks. …”
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Joint Optimization of Regular Charging Electric Bus Transit Network Schedule and Stationary Charger Deployment considering Partial Charging Policy and Time-of-Use Electricity Price... by Xinghua Li, Tianzuo Wang, Lingjie Li, Feiyu Feng, Wei Wang, Cheng Cheng

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Socio-network group formation in the context of evaluating the national projects implementation by V. S. Bogdanov, A. S. Smirnova, M. D. Burdyukova

“…The data was collected from 4 most relevant national projects: “Healthcare”, “Housing and urban environment”, “Safe and high-quality highways” and “Education” in 12 regions of the Russian Federation. …”
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Decolourization properties of pure phases in hydrated cement paste for anionic dyes in textile wastewater by Martin Behringer, Harald Hilbig, Brigitte Helmreich, Alisa Machner

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Dynamic mechanical properties and failure mechanism of sustainable lightweight aggregate rubber concrete by Lin Chen, Fei Yang, Yehua Hong, Wanhui Feng, Xin Li

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Anatomy of leaves of Siberian species of the genus Lilium in conditions of Western Siberia forest zone by Tatiana N. Belaeva, Liu Si, Alina N. Butenkova, Alexey S. Prokopyev

“…The number of Siberian lily populations has declined in recent years due to habitat disturbance caused by anthropogenic impact, including tourism, urban expansion, economic activities, and active harvesting of flowering plants for bouquets. …”
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Channels of influence in sustainable finance: A framework for conceptualizing how private actors shape the green transition by Jan Fichtner, Simon Schairer, Paula Haufe, Nicolás Aguila, Riccardo Baioni, Janina Urban, Joscha Wullweber

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Analysis of Spatial Mismatch of Job and Residence in 22 Regions of Tehran Municipality by Tajeddin Karami, Somayeh Teymouri

“…One of the theories that studied poverty and inequality after World War II and urban reconstruction in America in the duality of the suburbs and the central city is the theory of Spatial Mismatch. …”
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Survey of Vegetation cover Changes in Forcados Area of the Niger Delta by Akuro Adoki

“…Stressed Vegetation occupied 2.42km2 in 1988, and increased to 2.6 km2 in 1998 and then increased to 3.33 km2 in 2008. Urban/Industrial/Sand class increased across the epochs; from 1.94km2 in 1988 to 3.05 km2 in 1998, and 6.44km2 in 2008. …”
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Exploring smartphone utilization patterns, addiction, and associated factors in school-going adolescents: A mixed-method study by Hemangi M. Ladani, M Yogesh, Nidhi S. Trivedi, Rohankumar B. Gandhi, Dhruv Lakkad

“…Factors associated with smartphone use are statistically significant based on adjusted odds ratios (AOR), which were urban residence [2.5 (1.8–3.8)], use of handsfree kit [2.04 (1.56–2.95)], illiterate father’s education [2.7 (1.9–7.8)], illiterate [2.38 (1.98–5.7)], primary/secondary educated [2.15 (1.06–4.3)] mother’s education, and addiction [3.2 (1.7–4.3)]. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Granite Stone Slabs with Near Surface Mounted CFRP Bars and Screw-Thread Steels by Xiaopeng Gao, Zhongfan Chen, Xiaomeng Ding, Erxiang Dong

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Does Industrial Agglomeration Promote Carbon Efficiency? A Spatial Econometric Analysis and Fractional-Order Grey Forecasting by Zuoren Sun, Yi Liu

“…The results revealed that industrial agglomerations have significant impacts on the urban carbon efficiency with significant spatial spillover effects. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) practices in Southern Africa: A scoping review. by Nkeka P Tseole, Tafadzwa Mindu, Chester Kalinda, Moses J Chimbari

“…Rural areas are the most affected by barriers to improved WaSH facilities due to lack of WaSH infrastructure compared to urban settings. Our review has shown that, the current WaSH conditions in Southern Africa do not equate to the improved WaSH standards described in SDG 6 on ensuring access to water and sanitation for all. …”
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