Acceptability and Efficacy of an Adapted School-Based Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group for Adolescents: A Qualitative Perspective by MacKenzie Whitener MPH, Shirin Khazvand PhD, Ian Carson MS, Anna Martin BS, Michelle Salyers PhD, Melissa Cyders PhD, Matthew Aalsma PhD, Tamika Zapolski PhD

“…The current study aimed to understand adolescents’ perspectives on a DBT-A skills group delivered within urban high schools in a midwestern state. The study sample of 18 youth (mean age 14.7; 66.7% male; 38.9% Black) completed individual semi-structured qualitative interviews assessing their perspectives on the DBT-A skills group. …”
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Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Forecasting Air Emissions in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City by 2050 by Rodolfo Sosa Echeverría, Graciela Velasco Herrera, Pablo Sánchez Álvarez, Elías Granados Hernández, Gilberto Fuentes García, Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, Rogelio González Oropeza, William Vicente Rodríguez, Jaime Gandarilla Ibarra, Rodrigo Rivera Rivera

“…Densely populated urban megacities, such as the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, face the ongoing deterioration of air quality. …”
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Unlocking the potential of micro-hydropower in water distribution networks: a comprehensive systematic review for Malaysia’s sustainable energy future by Muhammad Fazrulilahi Abdul Rahman, Norashikin Ahmad Kamal, Jazuri Abdullah, Emanuele Quaranta, Sangmin Shin

“…The possibility of integrating MHP into WDNs will be assessed in the context of Malaysian urban environments. The evaluation emphasizes that WDNs ensure consistent water flow and quality, hence decreasing operational expenses and turbine degradation, rendering MHP a dependable and sustainable energy source. …”
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Multiscale Attention Feature Fusion Based on Improved Transformer for Hyperspectral Image and LiDAR Data Classification by Aili Wang, Guilong Lei, Shiyu Dai, Haibin Wu, Yuji Iwahori

“…However, the complexity of urban areas and their surrounding structures makes it extremely difficult to capture correlations between features. …”
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Assessment of the Contribution of Local and Regional Biomass Burning on PM2.5 in New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area by Subraham Singh, Glen Johnson, David W. DuBois, Ilias G. Kavouras

“…These results indicate that PM2.5 sources in urban environments is changing from anthropogenic secondary sulfate and nitrate to carbonaceous aerosol from local anthropogenic and regional climate-driven biomass burning. …”
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Reduction of NOx and SO2 Emissions by Shore Power Adoption by Duy-Hieu Nguyen, Chitsan Lin, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Jen-Yu Hsu, Ming-Yuan Cho, Shih-Hsien Hsu, Chin-Ko Yeh

“…Additionally, the AERMOD model was used to simulate the ground-level dispersion of the four pollutants to the surrounding urban areas. The simulation results showed that the elevated areas in the city were vulnerable to ship emissions, especially for NOx. …”
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Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii amongst Pregnant Women in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia by Hussein Aqeely, Eman K. El-Gayar, Darakhshan Perveen Khan, Abdullah Najmi, Ayesha Alvi, Ibrahim Bani, Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Saif Elden Abdalla, Ibrahim M. Elhassan

“…The seropositivity rate of T. gondii-specific antibodies was higher among pregnant women from the urban areas than those from rural communities (7.4% versus 0% and 21% versus 15.4% for IgM and IgG, resp.). …”
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Exploring Traditional Knowledge and Potential Uses of Local Freshwater Algae and Aquatic Plants in Thai Wetland Communities by Pasin Norkum Ai, Angkhana Inta, Sarana Rose Sommano, Kittiya Phinyo, Kritsana Duangjan, Tibet Tangpao

“…This gap suggested that local ecological knowledge may be at risk as younger residents migrate to urban areas. This research underscored the need for conservation and educational initiatives to bridge generational gaps and engage younger generations in resource management. …”
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City Through the Eyes Of Students' Youth: Assessment and Regional Practices (A Case Study of Nizhny Novgorod) by O. R. Chepyuk, O. Yu. Angelova, S. D. Makarova, N. G. Bryandinskaya, O. V. Petrova

“…The results of the study are of interest for university management and regional policy, emphasizing the importance of the interaction of educational institutions with the urban environment in the context of the preservation and development of human resources in the region.…”
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Cardiovascular risk profiling among South Asian adults in Hong Kong: a latent class analysis by Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Woohyung Lee, Danna Camille Vargas, Bulbul Sharma, Kai Sing Sun, Heidi Hung, Lee Sha Tong, Tsz Lui Tang, Hasiba Munir, Chi Yui Wong, Soniya Pun, Man Hin Chio, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Dong Dong, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…Abstract Background South Asians living in urbanized settings are facing disproportionate cardiovascular burden largely attributable to modifiable risk factors. …”
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Integrated high-precision real scene 3D modeling of karst cave landscape based on laser scanning and photogrammetry by Congyuan Zhang, Jianping Chen, Ping Li, Sipeng Han, Jie Xu

“…Abstract In recent years, the application of real scene 3D technology has become widespread in urban planning and cultural heritage protection. …”
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Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Tessa M. Visser, Haidong D. Wang, Sandra R. Abbo, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman

“…The sylvatic MAYV cycle and the unknown cycle of UNAV could possibly spill over and become urban transmission cycles involving Ae. aegypti. …”
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The Atmospheric Deposition of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Year 2022/2023 by Giuseppe Ianiri, Gaetano Settimo, Maria Eleonora Soggiu, Marco Inglessis, Sabrina Di Giorgi, Pasquale Avino

“…Furthermore, a comparison of the deposition rates of sedimentable dust and PAHs with the legislative references currently present in Europe was made, highlighting that in the city of Rome during the monitoring period of this study, the values of dust and PAHs were lower than the limit and guide values and were also in line with other Italian urban locations.…”
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Association between CAPN-10 gene variant and diabetes mellitus in Nigeria: a review by David Olufemi Adebo, Mathew Folaranmi Olaniyan, Christian Onosetale Ugege, Odekunle Bola Odegbemi

“…Results A significant association was observed for UCSNP-43 (rs3792267) with T2DM (OR 1.50; 95% CI 1.28–1.75; p < 0.001), particularly in urban Nigerian populations. UCSNP-19 (rs3842570) also showed a moderate association (OR 1.35; 95% CI 1.10–1.66; p = 0.01), especially in South-West Nigeria. …”
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Spatial-temporal baseline study of nutrients and trace elements characterization of a large tropical transition system in West Africa by Celso Paulo, João A. Carreiras, Susanne Tanner, Carmen Van-Dúnem dos Santos, Vanessa F. Fonseca, Bernardo Duarte

“…Diogo Cao Bay is a massive transitional system northeast of Angola at the Congo/Zaire River mouth, the second-largest river in the world and the largest river in Africa, making it ideal for urban development. The Bay's physicochemical features, nutrients, and trace element contamination were evaluated to assess the system's anthropogenic pressure. …”
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Factors influencing health service utilization among 19,869 China’s migrant population: an empirical study based on the Andersen behavioral model by Yalin Song, Jingru Liu, Shuming Yan, Mingze Ma, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Yiyang Chen, Yanhong Lai, Xinghong Guo, Jian Wu, Beizhu Ye

“…BackgroundWith the surge in population migration across China, particularly from rural to urban regions, the migrant population encounters unique challenges in accessing healthcare services. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of <i>Staphylococcus caprae</i> Infections in Catalonia, Spain by Javier Díez de los Ríos, María Navarro, Judit Serra-Pladevall, Sònia Molinos, Emma Puigoriol, Noemi Párraga-Niño, Glòria Pedemonte-Parramón, Luisa Pedro-Botet, Óscar Mascaró, Esteban Reynaga

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the <i>S. caprae</i> infections identified in two hospitals located, respectively, in rural and urban areas of Catalonia, Spain. In this retrospective, observational study, data were compiled from clinical records of all <i>S. caprae</i> infections diagnosed between January 2010 and December 2023. …”
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A Stochastic Programming Approach for Scheduling Extra Metro Trains to Serve Passengers from Uncertain Delayed High-Speed Railway Trains by Sihui Long, Lingyun Meng, Xiaojie Luan, Alessio Trivella, Jianrui Miao, Francesco Corman

“…The metro system is an important component of the urban transportation system due to the large volume of transported passengers. …”
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Greater residential greenness is associated with reduced epigenetic aging in adults by Andrey I. Egorov, Shannon M. Griffin, Jo Klein, Wei Guo, Jennifer N. Styles, Jason Kobylanski, Mark S. Murphy, Elizabeth Sams, Edward E. Hudgens, Timothy J. Wade

“…Abstract Potential pathways linking urban green spaces to improved health include relaxation, stress alleviation, and improved immune system functioning. …”
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Impact of mealtime social experiences on student consumption of meals at school: a qualitative analysis of caregiver perspectives by Leah Elizabeth Chapman, Wendi Gosliner, Deborah A. Olarte, Monica Daniela Zuercher, Lorrene D. Ritchie, Dania Orta-Aleman, Marlene B. Schwartz, Michele Polacsek, Christina E. Hecht, Kenneth Hecht, Anisha I. Patel, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Margaret Read, Juliana FW Cohen

“…Participants: Caregivers of students in elementary, middle, and high schools in rural, suburban, and urban communities in California (n=46) and Maine (n=20) were interviewed. …”
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