Relationship between Urban Innovation Capability and Energy Utilization Efficiency: An Empirical Study of 281 Prefecture-Level Cities in China by Wanshu Wu, Kai Zhao

“…In addition, the positive effect that urban innovation capability has on energy utilization efficiency is higher in low-pollution cities than in high-pollution cities.…”
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Long-Term (1951–2007) Rainfall Trends around Six Indian Cities: Current State, Meteorological, and Urban Dynamics by Shailesh Kumar Kharol, D. G. Kaskaoutis, Anu Rani Sharma, Ramesh P. Singh

“…The present study focuses on analyzing the precipitation trends over six Indian cities during the summer monsoon (June–September) covering the period 1951–2007 and also attempting to investigate possible urban forcing and dynamics by examining the variation in precipitation in the upwind and downwind directions. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, THROUGH GEOGRAPHICAL ACCESSIBILITY, OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN CITIES OF COLOMBIA'S COFFEE-GROWING REGION by Jorge Alberto MONTOYA, Diego Alexander ESCOBAR, Carlos Alberto MONCADA

“…That is why, in this research, it is proposed as an objective to carry out a comparative analysis of the levels of coverage offered by Public Transport Systems in cities of the Colombian coffee region to visualize the current state of operation of each city. …”
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Exploring Research Trends and Building a Multidisciplinary Framework Related to Brownfield: A Visual Analysis Using CiteSpace by Xinjia Zhang, Yang Song, Shijun Wang, Sitong Qian

“…Brownfield has become one of the critical issues in modern cities. Over the past few decades, a considerable number of papers on brownfield research have been published. …”
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Advanced artificial intelligence with federated learning framework for privacy-preserving cyberthreat detection in IoT-assisted sustainable smart cities by Mahmoud Ragab, Ehab Bahaudien Ashary, Bandar M. Alghamdi, Rania Aboalela, Naif Alsaadi, Louai A. Maghrabi, Khalid H. Allehaibi

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Assessing and optimizing the potential for climate change mitigation and carbon sequestration in urban residential green spaces: energizing sustainable cities by Hancheng Liu, Jialong Zhang, Zijun Wang

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How do crime and neighborhood environment affect transit ridership? Evidence from five metropolitan cities in the Texas Triangle by Qian He, Jianling Li

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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Jingjing Sun, Xin Guan, Xiaojun Sun, Xiaojing Cao, Yepei Tan, Jiarong Liao

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Urban Spatial Naturalness Degree in the Planning of Ultra-High-Density Cities: The Case of Urban Green Open Spaces in Macau by Jitai Li, Fan Lin, Hongcan Cui, Shuai Yang, Yile Chen

“…This study deeply examines the livable environment in high-density cities like Macau, focusing on urban green spaces. …”
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Allergic Responses Induced by a Fungal Biopesticide Metarhizium anisopliae and House Dust Mite Are Compared in a Mouse Model by Marsha D. W. Ward, Yong Joo Chung, Lisa B. Copeland, Donald L. Doerfler

“…We compared the ability of fungal biopesticide Metarhizium anisopliae (MACA) and house dust mite (HDM) extracts to induce allergic responses in BALB/c mice. …”
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Spatio-temporal Variation of Meteorological Influence on PM2.5 and PM10 over Major Urban Cities of Bangladesh by Nafisa Islam, Tarik Reza Toha, Mohammad Maksimul Islam, Tanvir Ahmed

“…Abstract A detrended seasonal analysis on a 6-year (2013–2018) dataset of daily Particulate Matter (PM) concentration and meteorological parameters is performed to understand the spatio-temporal variation of PM and the seasonal influence of meteorological factors on PM pollution over 6 major urban cities of Bangladesh. Cross-correlation and multiple non-linear regression (MNLR) of air quality and meteorological data were used to explore the meteorology-PM interactions and their spatio-temporal variability. …”
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What factors enable or limit the role of intermediaries in strengthening transformative capacities? Case studies of intermediaries in two Cambodian cities by Fiona Nicole Lord, Jason Prior, Monique Retamal

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Urban Stock-Demography Approach to Uncover Electric Vehicle Battery and Embedded Lithium Stock across 366 Cities in China by Chenyang Wang, Peng Wang, Linchang Zheng, Wei Chen, Yuqi Hu, Rui Jing, Yi Ding, Xiaojie Liu, Wei-Qiang Chen

“…Regional disparities persist: around 21 very large and super-large cities hold over 58% of total lithium in-use stock, with eastern regions dominating distribution; smaller cities, despite faster growth, maintain a smaller share. …”
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A NOVA ABORDAGEM RACIAL DA TELENOVELA BRASILEIRA: ruptura ou confirmação do mito da democracia racial? by Ana Rodrigues Cavalcanti Alves

“…Em que medida a nova abordagem racial da telenovela brasileira se distancia do discurso racial dominante, que reforça o mito da democracia racial, construindo um discurso de denúncia e enfrentamento do racismo? …”
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Study on Sugarcane Production Efficiency Based on DEA-Malmquist Index: A Case Study of 8 Cities in Guangdong Province by Xiaohui Wang, Xin Zhang

“…This article takes the evaluation model of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Malmquist index change and its decomposition method, from 2014 to 2018, of sugarcane production in 8 cities in Guangdong province as the research object and the selection of sugarcane production output and production factors as a model output variable and input variable, respectively, according to the eight cities of Guangdong province in 2014–2018 statistics and analyzes the sugarcane production efficiency of 8 cities in Guangdong province. …”
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A Study on the Prediction of House Price Index in First-Tier Cities in China Based on Heterogeneous Integrated Learning Model by Yaqi Mao, Yonghui Duan, Yibin Guo, Xiang Wang, Shen Gao

“…Firstly, web search data affecting house prices were collected by web crawler technology, and Spearman correlation analysis was performed on the attribute set to reduce its complexity and establish a prediction index system for four first-tier cities in China. Secondly, with the goal of improving accuracy, diversity, and generalization ability, the types of base learners as well as metalearners are determined, and the parameters of the base learners are optimized using the grey wolf optimization algorithm to produce the GWO-stacking model, and the experimental results from four datasets demonstrate that the model has high prediction accuracy. …”
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Le mausolée de Vervoz (Belgique) dans la cité des Tongres, entre agglomération routière et villa by Catherine Coquelet, Jean-Luc Schütz, Fabienne Vilvorder

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Green Space Planning and Landscape Sustainable Design in Smart Cities considering Public Green Space Demands of Different Formats by Juan Shan, Zhuo Huang, Sibo Chen, Yue Li, Wenli Ji

“…The fast urban development leads to many complex problems. A smart city aims to solve these problems using scientific approaches. …”
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Systemic Impacts of National Civilized Cities on Sustainable Development: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Economic and Environmental Outcomes in China by Weixin Yang, Yunpeng Yang, Zhili Chen, Yuxun Gu

“…Employing a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences (DID) method, we analyze data from a panel of Chinese cities (1997–2019) to assess how the NCC title influences economic growth and urban sustainability. …”
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A Nonstationary Daily and Hourly Analysis of the Extreme Rainfall Frequency Considering Climate Teleconnection in Coastal Cities of the United States by Lei Yan, Yuhan Zhang, Mengjie Zhang, Upmanu Lall

“…The vulnerability is especially high in coastal cities, where the flat terrain and impervious cover present an additional challenge. …”
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