A Morphometric Approach to Bozkurt (Kastamonu-Türkiye) Flood by Vedat Avci, Ömer Ünsal

“…According to CORINE land cover data, urban areas in the Ezine Stream Basin increased by over 100% between 1990 and 2018, which is also affected by disastrous floods and overflows. …”
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Cobalt-induced oxidative stress and defense responses of Adhatoda vasica proliferated shoots by Abeer A. Radi, Fatma A. Farghaly, Fatma A. Al-Kahtany, Ahmed M. Zaher, Afaf M. Hamada

“…Abstract Background Levels of heavy metal pollution are increasing due to industrial activities and urban expansion. While cobalt (Co) can be toxic to plants at high levels and isn’t considered essential, it plays a beneficial role in many enzymes and is critical for various biological functions. …”
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Prediction of Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of an Umbrella Species in Western Sichuan Province, China: Insights from the MaxEnt Model and Circuit Theory by Xiaoyun Deng, Qiaoyun Sun

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Characterization of Residential Woodsmoke PM2.5 in the Adirondacks of New York by George Allen, Lisa Rector

“…Abstract Although woodsmoke from residential wood heating can be the dominant source of winter PM2.5 in rural areas, routine monitoring is done primarily in urban or suburban areas. To obtain data on elevated woodsmoke concentrations from nearby sources, the PM2.5, black carbon at 880 and 370 nm, particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and wind speed and direction were measured during winter at three residential locations in Saranac Lake, New York. …”
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Climate change risk trap: low-carbon spatial restructuring and disaster risk in petroleum-based economies by Viktor Rözer, Sara Mehryar, Mohammad M M Alsahli

“…It shows how decisions on urban planning and low-carbon economic restructuring have increased flash flood risk. …”
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Educating patients about health helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in the eastern region of India by Supriya Dasgupta, Reeti Debnath

“…Results: In this study, several factors were linked to elevated creatinine levels among CKD patients, including being in the middle-age range, male gender, living predominantly in urban areas, and working in business or service occupations. …”
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Social inclusion programming for older adults living in age-friendly cities: a scoping review by Josephine McMurray, Madalena Pamela Liougas, Adriana Fortino, Kari Brozowski

“…A notable gap was the absence of studies focused on Indigenous populations.Conclusion We highlight that programmes addressing population, environment and sectoral inclusion may improve the well-being of older adults in urban settings. Our findings will inform AFC practices and policies by deepening our understanding of how social inclusion can be improved for older adults, including those from under-represented groups, ensuring an equitable approach to enhancing quality of life.…”
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Assessment of mechanical properties and durability of compressed mud bricks stabilized with stone dust, wheat straw, and cement by Yaqin Chen, Muhammad Saqib, Khan Shahzada, Mohammad Aizaz, Akhtar Gul

“…This work bridges traditional mud brick composition with modern engineering insight by providing a scalable, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, application to disaster-prone and rapidly urbanizing areas worldwide.…”
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An assessment of South African policy and strategic framework for the development of a sufficient, equitably distributed and well-performing health workforce for the implementation... by S V Mokoena, P Naidoo

“…The findings indicate that the current policies and frameworks to address health worker shortage, their performance improvement and the rural-urban disparities in the distribution of health workers are not sufficient to address the current challenges. …”
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Educational Potential of Cities – Russian University Centers as a Factor of Increasing Their Competitiveness by T. F. Kreydenko, M. D. Petrovic, V. N. Kholina

“…At the third stage, there was a comparation of the previous results with their positions in the Sustainable Urban Development Index and realization of creative potential. …”
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Performance Enhancement of NavIC With Low-Cost MEMS-IMU, Barometer, and Magnetometer by Saraswathi Sirikonda, Laxminarayana Parayitam, Hari B. Hablani

“…This last ensemble of devices meets the required accuracy for identification of the lane for autonomous navigation of land vehicles in Indian urban areas, where the lane span is 3.75 m. However, further improvement in the accuracy is recommended.…”
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The Impact of Litter Decomposition on Soil Organic Carbon Stability in Coastal Shelter Forests Under Thinning by ZHANG Zixu, HU Dingmeng, LU Yucun, WU Qicong, DONG Zhi, GAO Peng

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Capacity and market potential for local production and distribution of electric two-wheelers in Southeast Asia, focused on Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam by Hyung Ju Kim, Shritu Shrestha, Kanya Pranawengkapti

“…However, the vast majority of 2Ws in the region still rely on internal combustion engine (ICE), contributing significantly to urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Phytochemical profile, therapeutic potentials, nutritional composition, and food applications of ginger: a comprehensive review by Great Iruoghene Edo, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Raghda S. Makia, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, Emad Yousif, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, Khalid Zainulabdeen, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Rapheal Ajiri Opiti, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Dina S. Ahmed, Huzaifa Umar

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Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…Methods: Totally, 660 adolescents, selected using systematic random sampling, in four urban schools in Aligarh were interviewed using pre-designed questionnaire and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. …”
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The Impact of (DEM) Accuracy and (LC/LU) Resolution on the Watersheds Areas by Alaa Qais Muttar, Mustafa Tariq Mustafa, Muntasir Abdl Hameed Abdl Shareef

“…In this research, the different accuracy of 30m resolution DEMs with Satellites (Copernicus (GLO-30), ASTER, and SRTM), besides to supervised classification (Support vector machines (SVM) classifier) results (LC/LU) main layers (green land, bare soil, urban areas, and water) of different spatial and spectral resolutions images with Satellites (10m Sentinel-2, 30m Landsat-8, and resampled 15m from 30m Landsat-8) are examined by using the techniques of  Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS). …”
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The COVID‐19 pandemic and associated declines in cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and census‐tract level SES, rurality, and persistent poverty status by Benmei Liu, Mandi Yu, Jeffrey Byrne, Katheen A. Cronin, Eric J. Feuer

“…Significantly larger PCs were observed for the lowest versus highest SES groups (prostate cancer), PP versus non‐PP groups (prostate and female breast cancer), and all urban versus rural areas (prostate, female breast, female and male lung, colon, cervix, melanoma, liver, bladder, and kidney cancer). …”
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Designing Buildings and Building Environments for Greater Resilience against the Encroachment of Seasonal Forest Fires by Adekunle Olubowale Mofolasayo

“…Aim: The threat of forest fires in residential communities close to the urban-wildland interface is a big concern in the face of limited manpower for firefighting operations. …”
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Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Bangladesh by Bipul Kumer De Sarker, Sheikh M A Mannaf, Siddiqur Rahman, Md Shafiqul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, M Nazrul Islam, Salma Parvin

“…International Society for Geographic and Epidemiological Ophthalmology definitions were used to define glaucoma and glaucoma suspect cases.Results One hundred forty clusters (89 rural and 51 urban) were randomly selected, and 13 791 residential households were visited. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“… Landscaping is making visual improvements to academic institutions, urban and other private organizations with plants and attractive materials. …”
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