“Diversity’s good unless you have a Southern accent, then you’re a hick”: Self-evaluation, linguistic insecurity and symbolic domination in Middle Tennessee by Marc-Philippe Brunet

“…In this context, we draw upon on the notion of symbolic domination, that is a lack of awareness regarding the inherently arbitrary nature of a linguistic standard which leads speakers of less prestigious varieties to judge their own linguistic productions through the prism of dominant criteria (Bourdieu, 2001; Bourdieu & Boltanski, 1975).Our study is based on the results of sociolinguistic fieldwork data from Murfreesboro (Middle Tennessee), which was collected in accordance with the theoretical and methodological framework of the PAC research programme and within the scope of the LVTI-Language, Urban Life, Work, Identity sociophonological project (Durand & Przewozny, 2012; Przewozny et al. 2020). …”
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Estimation of PM10 and PM2.5 Using Backscatter Coefficient of Ceilometer and Machine Learning by Bu-Yo Kim, Joo Wan Cha, Yong Hee Lee

“…Abstract Air quality issues, including health and environmental challenges, have recently become more relevant in urban areas with large populations and active industries. …”
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The concept of sustanaible development in the globalization of the world economy by Оksana Urban, Мykola Dziamulych, Natalia Chyzh

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Comparative Analysis of YOLOv8 and HSV Methods for Traffic Density Measurement by Prof. I Gede Pasek Suta Wijaya, Muhamad Nizam Azmi, Ario Yudo Husodo

“…Traffic density measurement is a critical component in traffic management and urban planning. This study addresses the challenge of accurately measuring traffic density by comparing the performance of the YOLOv8 segmentation method with the traditional HSV method. …”
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Estimation of Current Water Use over the Complex Topography of the Nile Basin Headwaters: The Case of Ghba Subbasin, Ethiopia by Mehari Gebreyohannes Hiben, Admasu Gebeyehu Awoke, Abraha Adugna Ashenafi

“…The industrial water use of the urban areas is 21.2 Mm3/year, whereas the commercial, public, and institutional water use are 1.87 Mm3/year. …”
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Exploring the enigma of low prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in India by Ateev S. Chandna, Satish Suhas, Rahul Patley, Damodharan Dinakaran, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…Factors associated with PTSD included female gender, middle age (40-49 years), and urban residence. The study also highlighted a high rate of comorbid mood and anxiety disorders, substantial disability, poor treatment-seeking behavior, and significant suicidal risk among individuals with PTSD. …”
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Pont de Sant Jordi de Alcoy by Daniel Pérez Verdú

“…The Pont de Sant Jordi was a real urban revolution for Alcoy, as it allowed a spectacular growth and development of the Ensanche area, one of the noblest areas of today. …”
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Statistical monitoring of dust phenomenon in Khuzestan province with hourly approach by Parisa Ahadi, Shahriar Khaledi, Mahmoud Ahmadi

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Women Population Covered by Health Centers in Ardabil by Leli Avesta, Sina Rasoolzadeh, Mahdi Naeim, Aziz Kamran

“…This retrospective descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 1006 women aged 30 to 60 years who were covered by Ardabil comprehensive urban health service centers, and they were selected by using the multistage random sampling method. …”
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Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Renewable Photovoltaic-Wind System-Based Microgrid Using Harris Hawk Optimizer by Abdullrahman A. Al-Shamma’a, Hassan M. Hussein Farh, Abdullah M. Noman, Abdullah M. Al-Shaalan, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli

“…Hybrid renewable energy microgrid has become an attractive solution to electrify urban areas. This research proposes a microgrid design problem including photovoltaic (PV) arrays, wind turbine, diesel, and batteries for which Harris hawk optimization (HHO), a metaheuristic technique, is applied. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT by Denis-Cătălin Arghir

“…This paper seeks to introduce a Learning Management System (LMS) designed to elevate the delivery of educational content, fostering the training and development of students' knowledge in a dynamic and adaptive learning environment anchored to the connectivity and synchronization needs of smart urban living. The system proposes the integration of a language generation model equipped with Application Programming Interface (API) access. …”
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Trends and determinants of maternal health services utilization in India from 2015 to 2021 by Wapangjungla Longchar, Prakash Babu Kodali, Sibasis Hense

“…Odds of completing CoC were higher among women aged 25–34 (AOR:1.18; 95% CI: 1.09–1.27), with higher education (AOR:1.74; 95% CI: 1.58–1.92), urban women (AOR:1.09; 95% CI:1.01–1.19), in richer household (AOR: 1.42; 95% CI: 1.29–1.56), and with health insurance (AOR: 1.24; 95% CI: 1.15–1.35). …”
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Exploring the Performance of Different On-Demand Transit Services Provided by a Fleet of Shared Automated Vehicles: An Agent-Based Model by Senlei Wang, Goncalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Hai Xiang Lin

“…To test the conceptual design of the proposed SAV system, simulation experiments are performed in a hypothetical urban area to show the potential of different SAV schemes. …”
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The Value of Preemptive Pick-Up Services in Dynamic Vehicle Routing for Last-Mile Delivery: Space-Time Network-Based Formulation and Solution Algorithms by Weiran Meng, Lingyun Meng, Guoshuai Han, Xiaotian Zhuang, Lu Carol Tong, Shengnan Wu

“…To provide a systematic assessment on the value of preemptive service for evolving urban logistics systems, a dynamic vehicle routing problem with preemptive pick-up service (VRPPS) is proposed to systematically describe the problem with potentially complex dynamic priorities among different tasks. …”
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Stress Testing of Steel Suspender of Arch Bridge Model Based on Induced Magnetic Flux Method by Guangyuan Weng, Liu Yang, Zhu Xiyu

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A critical assessment of ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems for biomolecules extraction and CO2 absorption by Viggy Wee Gee Tan, Yazan Abuhasheesh, Doris Ying Ying Tang, Yongyu Zhang, Zengling Ma, Lin Chen, Rambabu Krishnamoorthy, Pau Loke Show

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Effects of Antifreeze Proteins on the Quality of Frozen Pork by LIAO Hongmei, WANG Shanglong, ZHANG Baoxue, DING Yinyin, LIU Mingguang, XIONG Guoyuan

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Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Charcoal Production Activities of Rural Households in Mecha District, Ethiopia by Kassahun Tassie, Berihun Misganaw, Solomon Addisu, Ermias Tesfaye

“…Ethiopia is one of the largest charcoal-producing countries in Africa where its urban consumers burn over 3 million tons per year. …”
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Differences in visitation of honeybees and bumblebees to ornamental plant varieties can be explained by floral traits by Femke Verweij, Koos Biesmeijer, Saskia Klumpers

“…One way of supporting bee populations is by enhancing urban green spaces with plants attractive to bees. …”
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The Diurnal Variations of GPS PWV near Poyang Lake in China during Midsummer by Shanshan Wu, Haibo Zou, Junjie Wu

“…Moreover, in PL (Duchang and Poyang) and Nanchang city, the effects (heating or cooling) of lake and urban, the diurnal variation of the 10 m wind over PL, and the acceleration of PL on overlying air also contributed to the diurnal variation of PWV.…”
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