Prediction of Hourly PM2.5 and PM10 Concentrations in Chongqing City in China Based on Artificial Neural Network by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Zhaosheng Wang

“…An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is exploited to predict hourly PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations in Chongqing City. We take PM2.5 (PM10), time and meteorological elements as the input of the ANN, and the PM2.5 (PM10) of the next hour as the output to build an ANN model. …”
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Empowering Nursing Practices: Enhancing Patient Care Through Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Urinary Catheterisation in Taicang City by Lihong Zhang, Hong Zhang, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Li, Ting Liu, Jingjing Qian, Chi Wang

“…ABSTRACT Aim To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards unnecessary urinary catheterisation among nurses in Taicang City, China. Design Cross‐sectional study. Methods This study included nurses from our hospital and was conducted between February 2023 and June 2023. …”
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An Assessment of Heavy Metals in <i>Synodontis Clarias</i> (Linnaeus, 1766) from Ikpoba Reservoir, Benin City, Nigeria by OM Wangboje, JAO Oronsaye

“…This study determined the concentrations of Cd, Mn, Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr in Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus, 1766) and water from Ikpoba Reservoir, Benin City, Nigeria, in order to ascertain the magnitude of impact by these heavy metals on the resources of the investigated ecosystem. …”
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Maternal plasma urocortin level as a biomarker of preterm birth: a prospective cohort study in Sulaimaniyah city in Iraq by Sallama Kamel Nasir

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Socioeconomic Assessment and Impact of Social Security on Outcome in Patients Admitted with Suspected Coronary Chest Pain in the City of Salta, Argentina by Ricardo A. León de la Fuente, Patrycja A. Naesgaard, Stein Tore Nilsen, Leik Woie, Torbjoern Aarsland, Harry Staines, Dennis W. T. Nilsen

“…We assessed total mortality, cardiac death, and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in relation to socioeconomic class and social security in 982 patients consecutively admitted with suspected coronary chest pain, living in the city of Salta, northern Argentina. Patients were divided into three socioeconomic classes based on monthly income, residential area, and insurance coverage. …”
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La ville du futur et ses spectres. Le cas d’Eko Atlantic City à Lagos by Hervé Roquet

“…In this article, I start with the dual apparatus of virtual reality and augmented reality from the new city megaproject ‘Eko Atlantic City’ in Lagos, Nigeria, to discuss how it performs the futurity of the development project by making it tangible. …”
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Sub-seasonal Patterns of PM10 and Black Carbon in a Coastal City: A Case Study of Salé, Morocco by Anas Otmani, Abdeslam Lachhab, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Mohamed Azougagh, Mohammed El Bouch, El Mahjoub Chakir

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Multi-Objective Simulated Annealing for Efficient Task Allocation in UAV-Assisted Edge Computing for Smart City Traffic Management by Ahmed Shamil Mustafa, Salman Yussof, Nurul Asyikin Mohamed Radzi

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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

“…The study’s outcomes provide a scientific basis for urban planners to design strategies that balance urban growth with environmental sustainability, aiming to reduce the city’s rising temperatures and promote a resilient urban ecosystem.…”
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Performance Analysis of Costs and Implementation Time Using Earned Value Method on the Distribution Pipe Network Expansion in Samarinda City by Dedy Sugi Hartawan, Wateno Oetomo, Risma Marleno

“… The problems raised in this research relate to the implementation performance of the Samarinda City distribution piping network expansion project. …”
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The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Ayehu Bereket, Denekew Bitew, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among secondary school teachers in Bahir Dar city administration. Methods. An institutional-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among secondary school teachers in Bahir Dar. …”
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Utilising Smartphone Light Sensors to Measure Egg White Ovalbumin Concentration in Eggs Collected from Yinchuan City, China by Linlin Liu, Hualin Bi

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Employee discipline in the city of banjarmasin: case study of employee discipline in public service review at the north banjarmasin district office by Dewi Merdayanty, Arif Darmawan, Syahrial Shaddiq, Junaidy Junaidy, Sitna Hajar Malawat

“…Employee discipline is not only important for the internal operational effectiveness of an organization but also has a significant impact on the quality of public services provided to the community, especially public services in North Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City. The purpose of this study was to determine employee discipline in improving public services in North Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City. …”
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Multitemporal High-Resolution Satellite Images for the Study and Monitoring of an Ancient Mesopotamian City and its Surrounding Landscape: The Case of Ur by Giacomo Di Giacomo, Giuseppe Scardozzi

“…The paper concerns the use of multitemporal high-resolution satellite images for the study of the ancient city of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, inaccessible to scholars from 2003. …”
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Quantifying and Mapping the Impact of Construction Land Expansion on Cultivated Land Fragmentation—A Case Study of Fuqing City, China by Xiaoran Yang, Xiping Zheng, Xinyang Yu

“…This study integrated morphological spatial pattern analysis, spillover effect analysis, landscape pattern analysis, and a land use transition monitoring method to investigate the characteristics of construction land expansion and cultivated land fragmentation. Fuqing City of China was selected as the case study area for demonstration. …”
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Treatment failure and drug resistance among the newly reported HIV-infected patients in Taizhou City from 2020 to 2022 by LI Yan, WU Xuanhe, SHI Lu, LI Guixia, WANG Shanling, WANG Yating, CHEN Tailin, WANG Tingting, XIE Yali, SHEN Weiwei, LIN Haijiang, CHEN Xiaoxiao, HE Na

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and drug resistance characteristics among the newly reported HIV-infected patients in Taizhou City from 2020 to 2022.MethodsBlood samples, sociodemographic characteristics and ART information of the newly reported HIV-infected patients who received ART for ≥6 months in Taizhou City from 2020 to 2022 were collected for the detection of recent infections and HIV-1 genotypic drug resistance. …”
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Assessing the Relationship between COVID-19, Air Quality, and Meteorological Variables: A Case Study of Dhaka City in Bangladesh by Md Sariful Islam, Mizanur Rahman, Tanmoy Roy Tusher, Shimul Roy, Mohammad Arfar Razi

“…This study investigated the effects of selected air pollutants and meteorological variables on daily COVID-19 cases in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Air pollutants and meteorological data for Dhaka city were collected from 8 April to 16 June 2020 from multiple sources. …”
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Sources and Health Risks of PM2.5-bound PAHs in a Small City along with the “Clean Heating” Policy by Zhiyong Li, Ziyuan Yue, Jixiang Liu, Zhen Zhai, Jianwei Meng, Lei Wang, Jihong Wei, Dingyuan Yang, Ailian Hu, Wenjia Zhu, Ning Ding, Xiaoxia Lu, Chunhao Lin

“…Abstract Levels, composition, and sources of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) vary significantly along with the “Clean Heating” (CH) policy in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, whereas the PAH characteristics with CH in small cities still remain unclear. A field observation was conducted in Baoding City, a small city within the BTH region, in winter of 2019 covering both the pre-heating season (PHS) and the heating season (HS). …”
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Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasitosis among Private School-Going Pupils of Dharan Submetropolitan City, Nepal by Bijay Kumar Shrestha, Manita Tumbahangphe, Jenish Shakya, Anu Rai, Kabita Dhakal, Bidhya Dhungana, Romika Shrestha, Jyoti Limbu, Kabiraj Khadka, Santoshi Ghimire, Sujata Chauhan, Lata Chalise, Ashu Ghimire

“…This research is aimed at studying the prevalence and related risk factors of parasitic infections among private school-going pupils of Dharan Submetropolitan City. Methods and Materials. This was a cross-sectional laboratory-based study conducted from 13 November 2018 to 26 February 2019 among 400 private school pupils. …”
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Progress towards 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 strategy implementations and HIV positivity trends in the City of Johannesburg by J C Y Nyasulu, I Maposa

“…To establish performance towards the 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 targets and trends in HIV positivity rates since strategy implementation rollout in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ), South Africa. Methods. …”
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