Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualita... by Elke Mitchell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Krentel, Lucia Romani, Leanne J Robinson, Susana Vaz Nery, John Kaldor, Andrew C Steer, Stephen Bell

“…The settings that remain-such as remote areas of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, or large, highly populated, multi-cultural urban settings in India and Indonesia-present huge challenges going forward.…”
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Determinants of Seed Distribution System: The Case of Womberma District, North West Ethiopia by Gizachew Wosene Minwagaw, Wubalem Gobie Ejigu

“…Bread wheat also known as common wheat is one of the most important crops for food security and job opportunities for many smallholders as well as the urban population in Ethiopia. Farmers obtain seed from both formal and informal seed distribution systems. …”
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Structures of Astaxanthin and Their Consequences for Therapeutic Application by Tatas Hardo Panintingjati Brotosudarmo, Leenawaty Limantara, Edi Setiyono, Heriyanto

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Changes and determinants of pneumococcal vaccine uptake in Ethiopia. by Biniyam Tedla Mamo, Ferehiwot Gebrehiwot Geram, Kebron Yihenew Getnet, Zelalem Tazu Bonger

“…Children in rural areas were 69% less likely to receive more doses of PCV vaccinations than those living in urban areas (AOR = 0.307, 95% CI: 0.127 - 0.742). …”
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ReMAV: Reward Modeling of Autonomous Vehicles for Finding Likely Failure Events by Aizaz Sharif, Dusica Marijan

“…We evaluated ReMAV in a high-fidelity urban driving simulator across various single- and multi-agent scenarios. …”
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Big Data-Based Boring Indexes and Their Application during TBM Tunneling by Shuangjing Wang, Yujie Wang, Xu Li, Lipeng Liu, Hai Xing, Yunpei Zhang

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Analysis and study of Future atmospheric hazards in Sistan region by Neamatallah Safarzaei, Alireza Entezari, Mokhtar Karami, Gholamali Khammar

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A Deep-Learning Approach to a Volumetric Radio Environment Map Construction for UAV-Assisted Networks by Bethelhem S. Shawel, Dereje H. Woldegebreal, Sofie Pollin

“…We developed the Addis dataset, a large REM dataset comprising 54,000 samples collected from the urban part of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to train the proposed models. …”
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Effects of Different Cultivation Modes on the Storage Quality and Flavor of Harvested Chinese Leek by ZHOU Xinyuan, TAO Jiejie, LIU Mingchi, ZUO Jinhua, WU Zhanhui, ZHENG Yanyan, KANG Xinna, LIANG Hao, MU Jianlou, CHEN Jie, JI Yanhai

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ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY IN TELEORMAN BY MEANS OF BIOMONITORS-LICHENS by Cernat POPA

“…In carrying out the study, I ordered the selection of the area, namely Teleorman county - in 5 urban points, the sampling of lichen samples from the Troianul Forest - Teleorman, their transplantation in 5 measurement points on the bark of some trees at a height of 1.50 m and their application with natural resin and the exposure period is 30 days between October 11, 2021 and November 11, 2021. …”
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Molecular Understanding of the Role of Catalyst Particle Arrangement in Local Mass Transport Resistance for Fuel Cells by Aoxin Ran, Linhao Fan, Chasen Tongsh, Jiaqi Wang, Zhengguo Qin, Qing Du, Meng Ni, Kui Jiao

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Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Satureja montana L. Essential Oil and Its Antibacterial Potential against Salmonella Spp. Strains by Hanene Miladi, Rihab Ben Slama, Donia Mili, Sami Zouari, Amina Bakhrouf, Emna Ammar

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Impact of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in Nigeria, a Review of the Future of Farming in Africa by Mabel Adaeze Nwanojuo, Christian Kosisochukwu Anumudu, Helen Onyeaka

“…Additionally, there is a lack of localized research on resource utilization, crop profitability, and the scalability of these systems in Nigeria’s urban and rural contexts, which further hinders adoption. …”
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Incidence and Impact of Ventilator Associated Multidrug Resistant Pneumonia in Patients with SARS-COV2 by Seife Yohannes, Zaki Ahmed, Rachel Schelling, Swaminathan Perinkulam Sathyanarayanan, Alexandra Pratt, Mathew P. Schreiber

“…A retrospective study was conducted at 2 tertiary urban academic centers involving 132 COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). …”
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Identification of Saharan-Dust Intrusions over Sofia, Bulgaria, Using Near-Ground PM10 and PM2.5 Mass Concentration Measurements by Tsvetina Evgenieva, Elena Vakareeva, Ljuan Gurdev, Tanja Dreischuh

“…It was shown as well that during very intense Saharan dust intrusions over the region of Sofia (with dust load > 0.15–0.20 g m–2), the urban PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentrations noticeably increased, while the PM2.5/PM10 mass concentration ratio dropped down as a rule to values around 0.2 and below. …”
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Mothers’ Care-Seeking Behavior for Common Childhood Illnesses and Its Predictors in Ethiopia: Meta-Analysis by Tiwabwork Tekalign, Mistire Teshome Guta, Nefsu Awoke, Abiyot Wolie Asres, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa

“…After correcting Duval and Tweedie’s trim and fill analysis, the overall pooled prevalence of mothers’ care-seeking behavior is 60.73% (95% CI: 43.49-77.97), whereas the highest prevalence, 74.80% (95% CI: 62.60, 87.00) and 67.77%(95% CI: 55.66, 79.87), was seen in Amhara region and urban residents, respectively, while the lowest, 36.49% (95% CI: -27.21, 100.18) and 47.80% (95% CI:-15.31, 110.9), was seen in South Nation Nationality Peoples’ Regions and among rural residents, respectively. …”
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From InSAR‐Derived Subsidence to Relative Sea‐Level Rise—A Call for Rigor by P. S. J. Minderhoud, M. Shirzaei, P. Teatini

“…Correct interpretation of results is essential as InSAR satellites measure reflector movement, which may not always align with land surface movement, particularly in urban areas. Ignoring these discrepancies can lead to underestimation of subsidence rates. …”
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Commuting in the Storm: Adaptation of Transit Riders and Measures for Transit Operator—A Case in Shanghai by Kun Bo, Jing Teng, Cen Zhang, Dahai Han

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Building with Jelly, or, Concrete as the Concretion of the Abstract by Alan Díaz Alva

“…As the call for contributions rightly points out, the fields of architecture and urbanism have not yet properly addressed their implication in this process. …”
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Isolation and Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in Baghdad by Fatima Rheem Wadi, Maryam Kareem Ali

“…A total of 55 patients (68.75%) were from urban areas, and 25 patients (31.25%) were from rural areas .With regard to the antibiotic susceptibility profile, the data showed that the most effective antibiotics were colistin(77%) Ceftazidime(55%) ,Cefepime(45%), Imipenem (42%),   highest resistance percentages of strains to tested antibiotics was for Ceftoriaxone  , Cefpodoxime (100%) and the lowest resistant percentages was (22.5%) for colistin Females were more likely to develop otitis media, and the prevalence appeared to be higher among the elderly. …”
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