Impact of primary care benefits on healthcare utilisation and estimated out-of-pocket expenses in urban, rural and remote settings in the Philippines by Antonio L Dans, Arianna Maever L Amit, Leonila F Dans, Gillian Sandigan, Regine Ynez H De Mesa, Mia P Rey, Josephine T Sanchez, Cara Lois T Galingana, Nannette Bernal-Sundiang, Maria Rhodora N Aquino, Johanna Faye E Lopez, Janelle Micaela S Panganiban, Romelei Camiling-Alfonso, Jose Rafael A Marfori, Ramon Pedro Paterno, Carol Stephanie Chua Tan-Lim, Noleen Marie Fabian, Chad Lester Lastrilla, Miguel Callo

“…Background This study aimed to determine the effects of primary care interventions on healthcare utilisation and estimated out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses in selected urban, rural and remote settings in the Philippines.Methodology Context-specific measures relating to expanding healthcare provider networks, augmenting the health human workforce and subsidising transportation costs were implemented to strengthen primary care systems. …”
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Evaluation of the Urban Low-Carbon Sustainable Development Capability Based on the TOPSIS-BP Neural Network and Grey Relational Analysis by Wei Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Fan Liu, Yan Huang, Yuwei Xie

“…With the development of industrialization and urbanization, cities have become the main carriers of economic activities. …”
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Corrigendum to “Data-Driven Prediction System of Dynamic People-Flow in Large Urban Network Using Cellular Probe Data” by Xiaoxuan Chen, Fan Ding, Xia Wan, Qing Li, Charlie McCarthy, Yang Cheng, Bin Ran

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Optimal selection of satellite XCO₂ images for urban CO₂ emission monitoring by A. Danjou, G. Broquet, A. Schuh, F.-M. Bréon, T. Lauvaux, T. Lauvaux

“…This study analyzes the performances of an automated method for estimating urban emissions as a function of the targeted cities and of the atmospheric conditions. …”
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Analysis of Urban Residents’ Consumption Behavior and Influencing Factors of Ecological Agricultural Products in the Post-Pandemic Era of COVID-19 by Ximing Chen, Jie Shang

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Spatial Pattern and Evolution of Urban System Based on Gravity Model and Whole Network Analysis in the Huaihe River Basin of China by Yong Fan, Shengdi Zhang, Zongyi He, Biao He, Haicong Yu, Xiaoxiao Ye, Hao Yang, Xiangmin Zhang, Zhifeng Chi

“…The spatial pattern and evolution of urban system have been hot research issues in the field of urban research. …”
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Lifetime Paid Work and Mental Health Problems among Poor Urban 9-to-13-Year-Old Children in Brazil by Isabel A. Bordin, Ivens H. Pires, Cristiane S. Paula

“…To verify if emotional/behavioral problems are associated with lifetime paid work in poor urban children, when taking into account other potential correlates. …”
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Generative spatial artificial intelligence for sustainable smart cities: A pioneering large flow model for urban digital twin by Jeffrey Huang, Simon Elias Bibri, Paul Keel

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Strategic planning of urban transportation system based on sustainable development dimensions using an integrated SWOT and fuzzy COPRAS approach by S.M. Hatefi

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Typological analysis of the dynamic characteristics of overflows under homogeneous urban form: evidence from Hong Kong’s back alleys by Da Du, Yuhan Gao, Xinpeng Wang, Nobuaki Furuya

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Urban-Rural Differences in the Association Between Internet Use Trajectories and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: Longitudinal Observational Study by Yujie Liu, Xin Ge, Ying Wang, Xue Yang, Shangbin Liu, Chen Xu, Mi Xiang, Fan Hu, Yong Cai

“…Currently, it remains unclear whether the association between internet use trajectories and depressive symptoms varies between urban and rural areas. ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between internet use trajectories and adolescent depressive symptoms and to explore variation in this association between urban and rural areas. …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…For this, riverine sediments from 25 locations along urban banksides of the River Ravi, Pakistan, were collected and analyzed to explore the distribution, pollution, ecological, and toxicity risk indices of PTMs like Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, Sr, V, and Zn using Inductively Coupled Plasma–Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) technique. …”
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Evaluation of the Production-Education Integration Performance of the High-Tech Industry: An Empirical Comparison between Three Urban Agglomerations in China by Quan Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Zhuomei Li, Sifeng Li, Tianzhen Tang

“…The main conclusions are as follows: (1) the GHKM Greater Bay Area is far better in education and industry development than YRD Urban Agglomeration and BTH Urban Agglomeration; (2) the PEI performance of the high-tech industry in GHKM Greater Bay Area was evaluated as high level with industry in lead, that in YRD Urban Agglomeration as moderate level with education in lead, and that in BTH Urban Agglomeration high-tech industry PEI as moderate level with industry in lag. …”
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Quantitative Impact of Monthly Precipitation on Urban Vegetation, Surface Water and Potential Evapotranspiration in Baghdad Under Wet and Dry Conditions by Jamal S. Abd Al Rukabie, Salwa S. Naif and Monim H. Al-Jiboori

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Urban growth dynamics and its influence on land surface temperature in Bhubaneswar metropolitan city: a 1990–2021 analysis by Monashree Panigrahi, Arabinda Sharma

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Overcoming educational inequity for the urban poor through community-based schools: a case study of gajahwong school in Yogyakarta by Rahma Widyana, Bidta A. Hriday

“…Education inequality in Indonesia, especially for the urban poor, remains a problem. The poor often do not have adequate access to quality education, which impacts on their opportunities to improve their lives. …”
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Community perceptions of community health worker effectiveness: Contributions to health behaviour change in an urban health district in South Africa by L S Thomas, Y Pillay, E Buch

“…A cross-sectional descriptive study to determine community perceptions of the role and contributions of the CHW programme was conducted in the Ekurhuleni health district, an urban metropolis in SA. Members from 417 households supported by CHWs were interviewed in May 2019 by retired nurses used as fieldworkers. …”
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Research on Coordinated Passenger Inflow Control for the Urban Rail Transit Network Based on the Station-to-Line Spatial-Temporal Relationship by Ruixia Yang, Weiteng Zhou, Baoming Han, Dewei Li, Bin Zheng, Fangling Wang

“…This study proposes a coordinated inflow control organization for the urban rail transit network to improve train capacity utilization and reduce inbound delay rate, considering existing operational requirements and station-to-line spatial-temporal relationship of passenger flow. …”
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Understanding the Spatial Heterogeneity of CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from an Urban Shallow Lake: Correlations with Environmental Factors by Zhenhua Zhao, Dan Zhang, Wenmei Shi, Xiaohong Ruan, Jie Sun

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Energy and Macronutrients Intakes among Childbearing Age Women Living in the Urban Area of Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatima Barich, Fatima Zahra Laamiri, Slimane Mehdad, Souad Benaich, Anass Rami, Mohamed Idrissi, Chaimae Serbouti, Houria Lahmame, Hasnae Benkirane, Manelle Rjimati, Amina Barkat, El Arbi Rjimati, Hassan Aguenaou

“…We aimed to assess the average daily energy and macronutrient intakes and to investigate their association with socioeconomic factors and weight status among women aged 19–49 years in urban areas. A total of 542 women attending public health centers were recruited. …”
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