Coupling the urban canopy model TEB (SURFEXv9.0) with the radiation model SPARTACUS-Urbanv0.6.1 for more realistic urban radiative exchange calculation by R. Schoetter, R. J. Hogan, R. J. Hogan, C. Caliot, V. Masson

“…This better matches the distributions in real cities than in the infinitely long street canyon employed by the classical TEB. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to wood smoke and impact of the combined exposure to tobacco by C.A. Torres-Duque, C. Jaramillo, A. Caballero, N.J. Proaños-Jurado, M.J. Pareja-Zabala, J.B. Soriano, M. González-García

“…METHOD: This was an analysis of data from PREPOCOL (Prevalence of COPD in Five Colombian Cities Situated at Low, Medium, and High Altitude), a random cross-sectional population-based study (n = 5,539) focusing on the effect of combined WS and TS exposure and WS-COPD characterisation. …”
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Two-stage efficiency evaluation of industrial water resources and the role of digital inclusive finance: insight from Yangtze River Delta by Linjie Feng, Tingting Liu, Zhenjie Yang, Yi Shi, Hongxi Chen, Ka Leong Chan, Bin Chen

“…The current paper employed Network Super-SBM and the Global Malmquist-Luenberger index to evaluate industrial water use efficiency and wastewater treatment efficiency of YRD’ cities. Furthermore, digital inclusive finance and green innovation are introduced to investigate the mechanisms underlying their influence on the overall industrial water resources efficiency. …”
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Experimental determination of lateral sway of a pneumatic spring when passing through a railroad switch in conditions of provision of high-speed trains` safety by Andrii Kuzyshyn, Vitalii Kovalchuk, Yulia Sobolevska, Julia Lesiv

“…The operation of railway rolling stock under high-speed conditions is crucial for Ukraine, as it will increase the throughput and carrying capacity of the railway network and improve the mobility of people in large cities. The dynamic behavior of the pneumatic spring, as the main structural element of the suspension system of high-speed rolling stock, has been studied. …”
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Parental acceptance of school-based universal depression screening for children and adolescents in primary and secondary school in China by Peipei Wu, Wenjuan Huang, Feng Jiao, Guoping Chen, Ying Sun

“…The analysis included 13,480 parents with at least one child in grades 4–12 from 29 primary and secondary schools in four cities across China. Results In this large and diverse sample, 92.4% of the participants supported SBUDS for their children despite concerns about the risks of SBUDS (e.g., accuracy and privacy of screening results). …”
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Psychological factors affecting post-treatment follow-up care in breast cancer patients attending healthcare centers in western Mazandaran (2021-2022) by Zahra Fotokian, Sobhan Rahimi Esbo, Zahra Jannat Alipour, Ali Pourhabib, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Mojtaba Qanbari Qalesari, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian, Mohsen Vakili Sadeghi

“…Methods & Materials: This descriptive-analytical study involved 180 breast cancer patients from Babol and other cities of western Mazandaran province. Participants were selected using a simple random sampling method between 2021 and 2022. …”
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The Role of Ubiquitin-Like Interferon (IFN)-Stimulated 15 and IFN Gamma Genes Polymorphism with the Severity and Serum Biochemical Markers in COVID-19 Patients by Khadijah Gatfan Hosseien, Parisa Tahmasebi, Hayder Obayes Hashim, Alaa Tareq Shakir, Zahra Bozorgi Moghadam

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 100 blood samples were collected from COVID-19 patients in different cities in Iraq and tested for hematological parameters, including complete blood count, as well as biochemical markers, such as D-dimer, ferritin, and C-reactive protein (CRP). …”
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Complexity to Forecast Flood: Problem Definition and Spatiotemporal Attention LSTM Solution by Yirui Wu, Yukai Ding, Yuelong Zhu, Jun Feng, Sifeng Wang

“…In this paper, we aim to solve a complex problem that affects both cities and villages, i.e., flood. To reduce impacts induced by floods, hydrological factors acquired from physical space and data-driven models in cyber space have been adopted to accurately forecast floods. …”
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State regulation of public libraries in Russia in the first half of the XIX century by D. I. Popov

“…In the 1830, the authorities tried, using bureaucratic methods, to introduce a public initiative to create public libraries in provincial cities. In response to the proposal of the head of the Free Economic Society P. …”
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The Role of Spatial Political Economy in Shaping Urban Design by Mojtaba Lorzangeneh

“…Cuthbert’s perspective ultimately fosters a convergence of overlapping ideas, enabling the development of a strong theoretical foundation for urban design that promotes the enhancement of the public realm in cities. …”
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A traffic prediction method for missing data scenarios: graph convolutional recurrent ordinary differential equation network by Ming Jiang, Zhiwei Liu, Yan Xu

“…Abstract Traffic prediction plays an increasingly important role in intelligent transportation systems and smart cities. Both travelers and urban managers rely on accurate traffic information to make decisions about route selection and traffic management. …”
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Change in traffic volumes in construction work zones by Roman Rohalskyy, Romana Bura

“…The problem of bottlenecks on the road network is relevant, especially in cities with radial and radial-ring schemes, since in case of their occurrence on arterial radial streets, it is difficult to choose an alternative route due to the low capacity of secondary streets. …”
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Emotional competence and problem behavior of left-behind preschool children—the roles of self-regulation and authoritative grandparenting styles by Lanlan Luo, Shan Jin, Qi Huang

“…IntroductionWhen parents migrate to other cities for work, their children who are left behind show a high prevalence of behavioral problems, which affect social function. …”
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Performance Appraisal and Employee Productivity in Organizations: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Atuheire, Nancy

“…Regarding challenges in appraising employee performance, respondents cited distribution errors, similarity errors, proximity bias, appraisal conflicts, attribution errors, and stereotyping. …”
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Assessing the Utilization of Technology in the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Ariho, Pretty

“…For the second objective, the most frequently mentioned challenges included limited access to computer equipment and the Internet, while fewer respondents cited negative attitudes and beliefs among teachers regarding the use of technology in classrooms. …”
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ANÁLISE ERGONÔMICA COGNITIVA: INFLUÊNCIA DOS ESTEREÓTIPOS NA INTERAÇÃO COM O COMANDOS DE TRATORES by Ricardo Kozoroski Veiga, Leila Amaral Gontijo, Fabrício Campos Masiero

“…Além da grande frequência, pela gravidade dos acidentes, muitos ocasionam incapacidade ou morte do trabalhador. …”
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Portugal... Entre o apelo do mar e o apego à terra. O discurso europeu na periferia atlântica by António Martins da Silva

“…Após o 25 de Abril, volvida a fase da vertigem revolucionária, a situação periclitante da lusitana condição doméstica impôs-se à evidência de muitos: a opção europeia, apesar de todas as dúvidas e hesitações, tornou-se, doravante, uma realidade incontornável. …”
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Tipos de relações conjugais, papéis de gênero e diferenciais socioeconômicos no Brasil by Juliana Mara F. Viana Gandra, Simone Wajnman, Luciana Luz

“…Resumo A mudança nos padrões familiares observada a partir da segunda metade do século XX leva à necessidade de se examinar a estrutura familiar muito além dos contornos típicos de tamanho e composição. …”
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A telemedicina está preparada para contornar as barreiras de implementação no Brasil? by Maria Eulália Vinadé Chagas, Gabriela Tizianel Aguilar, Tiago Sigal Linhares, Taís de Campos Moreira, Andressa Dutra Dode, Gabriel Ricardo Fernandes, Guilherme Carey Frohlich, Deysi Heck Fernandes, Hilda Maria Rodrigues Moleda Constant, Felipe Cezar Cabral

“…Conclusões: Apesar de todas as barreiras e desafios encontrados no processo de implementação, foi possível verificar que as teleinterconsultas têm muitas vantagens e funcionam, também, como estratégia de educação continuada. …”
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EFEITO DO TREINAMENTO DE DEEP WATER RUNNING NO LIMIAR ANAERÓBIO DETERMINADO NA CORRIDA EM PISTA DE INDIVÍDUOS SEDENTÁRIOS by Fabiana Andrade Machado, Benedito Sérgio Denadai

“…Com base nestes dados, pode-se concluir que a transferência dos efeitos do treinamento do DWR sobre o LAn da corrida em pista, parece ocorrer apenas quando os indivíduos apresentam um nível muito baixo de condicionamento aeróbio. …”
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