MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN LAST-MILE LOGISTICS: A REVIEW by Franco Corti, Chiara D’Alpaos, Luciano Greco

“…As cities continue to grow, there is a pressing need to enhance the quality of life for citizens while also tackling challenges such as the rising demand for urban freight deliveries and environmental sustainability goals. …”
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Strength Characteristics of Cement Treated and Expanded Polystyrene Mixed Lightweight of Waste Soil from the Construction Site of a Yangtze River Bridge in China by Weihua Lu, Jianyun Wang, Yongxing Zhang

“…The waste soil (muddy clay and fine sand) as the main component of the lightweight mixture is taken from a foundation construction site of a Yangtze River Bridge which connects two eastern coastal cities, Zhenjiang and Yangzhou. With different mixture ratios and additives of the cement treated and expanded polystyrene mixed lightweight, a series of cubic samples were tested by the unconfined compressive strength test, and collections of standard cylinder samples prepared by hand were inspected by the conventional triaxial shear test. …”
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Enseignement Du Fle: Les Documents Visuels Utilisés Dans L’étape D’anticipation Et Leurs Représentations by Barış Aydın

“…Les concepteurs de manuels prennent en compte l’exploitation de ces images dans la première étape de la phase d’accès au sens du fait de leur nature citée ci-dessus. Cet article a pour objectif de montrer l’efficacité de divers types d’image dans le manuel Saison 1 et leur apport à l’enseignement du français langue étrangère. …”
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Biological function of d-tryptophan: a bibliometric analysis and review by Fei Wang, Runyu Du, Yunxiao Shang

“…The “Bibliometrix” R package and CiteSpace were utilised for data processing.ResultsAnalyses of 865 publications revealed 2209 keywords, 4068 authors, 2094 institutions, and contributors from 302 regions. …”
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Exploring the Users’ Perspective of the Nationwide Self-Exclusion Service for Gambling Disorder, “Spelpaus”: Qualitative Interview Study by Johanna Tjernberg, Sara Helgesson, Anders Håkansson, Helena Hansson

“…The subcategories identified a number of reasons for self-exclusion, such as financial reasons and family reasons, and positive experiences described as a relief from gambling; in addition, important suggestions for improvement were cited, such as a more gradual return to gambling post–self-exclusion, better ways to address loopholes in the system, and transfer from self-exclusion to treatment. …”
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Hydrological drivers of flooding in Niamey (Niger): the role of the Sirba River by Idi Souley Tangam, Roland Yonaba, Boubacar Ibrahim, Mahaman Moustapha Adamou, Harouna Karambiri

“…These findings are crucial for improving flood prevention and further refine urban flood management strategies in Niamey and other cities globally, affected by fluvial floods.…”
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Parameters Influencing Sulfur Speciation in Environmental Samples Using Sulfur K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure by Siwatt Pongpiachan, Kanjana Thumanu, Charnwit Kositanont, Klaus Schwarzer, Jörg Prietzel, Phoosak Hirunyatrakul, Itthipon Kittikoon

“…The “particle-size” effect on sulfur K-edge XANES spectrum sensitivities was examined by comparing signal-to-noise ratios of total suspended particles (TSP) and particulate matter of less than 10 millionths of a meter (PM10) collected at three major cities of Thailand. The analytical results have demonstrated that the signal-to-noise ratios of sulfur K-edge XANES spectra were positively correlated with sulfate content in aerosols and negatively connected with particle sizes. …”
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Analyzing industry ecological sustainability from the perspective of spatial association network: A case study of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River by Weifeng Deng, Shuoshuo Li, Guoen Wei, Ling Bai, Yaobin Liu

“…The IES correlation intensity decreases as the distance from core cities increases. The network forms three types of blocks: bidirectional spillover, net beneficiary, and net spillover. …”
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF TERRORISM ON FOOD PRICES IN NIGERIA by LILIAN NNENNE AKHANOLU, HEZEKIAH AMAMIZO OGUNNUBI

“… Nigeria as a nation has been overshadowed by terrorism since 2009 in Borno state where it started as a fight against western education until it aggravated to the destruction of lives and properties in several towns and cities of the country. Farmers are not left out in this mayhem as some were killed and injured on their farms, thus creating a scenario where people are afraid to go to their farms for fear of being maimed and killed. …”
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Global Warming, Air Pollution and Health by Robin Attfield

“…Other impacts are mediated through the air pollution that results from emissions from vehicles in the form of a cocktail of carbon oxides including carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulates. Most of the world’s cities have streets with unsafe pollution levels, and one child’s death in Britain has been officially ascribed to air pollution (BBC 2020).  …”
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Prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease in an urban Indian population by S Singh, M Singh, S K Singh, R Aggarwal, T Sekhri, R S Kanwar, R Wilfred, P Chugh, M Chhillar, Y K Sharma, J Sethi, J Sundriyal, K Bhadra, N Rautela, Tek Chand

“…Recruitment was carried out in 20 cities across 14 states, and in one union territory. …”
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum due to Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 Requiring a Bilateral Lung Transplant by Amrit Singh Jhajj, James Hok Shun Yeung, Fergus To

“…Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (anti-MDA5) is a subset of dermatomyositis associated with respiratory complications, in which rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RPILD) is commonly cited, and spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a rare complication. …”
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Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected distri... by John Gwamba, Samuel Imathiu, John Kinyuru, Arnold Onyango, Masa Veronica Motaung

“…Across the four districts, morama bean was found to be an important component in traditional food and medicinal mixtures for undernourished infants, and expectant and lactating mothers, mostly prepared with soft porridge. Respondents cited a significant lack of scientific knowledge about the bean's medicinal properties (mean = 1.27–1.38), indicating the need for additional research. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution of rural multifunctionality and its influencing factors: a case study of the Liaoning Coastal Economic Belt, China by Yu Chen, Jun Wang

“…In China, rural areas have special functions that cannot be replaced by cities, such as residential carrying, agricultural and non-agricultural production, and ecological conservation. …”
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吉林莫莫格春季白鹤觅食地生境初步研究 by 范巍巍, 王宇嘉, 李晓民

“…白鹤为大型涉禽,由于栖息地丧失,数量减少,已被CITES列为附录I,IUCN红皮书列为全球濒危物种,并被列为国家I级重点保护鸟类。2010年5月,笔者在吉林莫莫格自然保护区对白鹤春季迁徙停栖地生境进行了调查:采用GPS定位技术和直接观察法对白鹤栖息生境进行测定,共获取70个1 m×1 m的样方,测定其春季觅食地植物的类型、盖度、高度、植被密度等;结果显示:春季白鹤觅食地主要植被有扁杆蔗草、野稗、虎尾草、芦苇、荆三棱、水葱、酸模叶蓼、东方蓼等;植被平均高度52 cm,植被密度≥100棵/m²,盖度≤75%。…”
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Fra armesterke bondesønner til akademikerbarn by Paul Larsson

“…Today, however, police students generally come from towns and smaller cities, and as much as 70 percent of them have parents with university or college degrees. …”
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Knowledge and Perception of Brazilian Dental Students about Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization by Thalys Gustavo Oliveira Martins, Naiara Oliveira Carvalho, Cristiane Tomaz Rocha, Beatriz Gonçalves Neves

“…Enamel hypoplasia (64.2%) was cited as the most challenging differentiating condition from MIH. …”
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Sociology of values: experience of building a taxonomy by using natural language analysis technology by M. A. Kashina, S. Tkach

“…Building clusters enables researchers to work with all texts in a given subject area, and not just with the most cited ones. This, in turn, provides the visibility of all scientific ideas, including those that have not gained popularity/notability.…”
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The Borehole Water Intakes Mathematical Models with a Branched and Circular Connection Schemes for Prefabricated Water Conduits by V. V. Veremenyuk, V. V. Ivashechkin, V. I. Krytskaya

“…Borehole water intakes of underground water are widely used for water supply of agricultural towns, urban settlements, small and large cities and megacities. The number of consumers in these localities determines the number of water intakes, the number of wells, their productivity, location and connection to the prefabricated water conduits. …”
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Los métodos gravitacionales como herramienta para el cálculo de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero derivadas del tráfico rodado en la planificación urbana Gravity methods... by Sergio Zubelzu Mínguez, Alfonso López Díaz, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez García, Fernando Blanco Silva

“…The method uses information about the cities and their growth estimates in order to model traffic by using a gravity model. …”
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