Geography of Sand and Gravel Mining in the Lower Mekong River by Jean-Paul Bravard, Marc Goichot, Stéphane Gaillot

“…The reasons most often cited to explain the retreat of the delta are the trapping of sediment in the existing upstream reservoirs and climate change. …”
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The Construction of Identities in Space Inversion (the Case of Blagoveshensk and Chei-Che) by I. Y. Okunev, D. V. Basova, M. I. Tislenko

“…The research conclusions derive from series field research made in two-cities, during which some sociological and qualitative methods were used. …”
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Conceptualising cultural safety at an Indigenous-focused midwifery practice in Toronto, Canada: qualitative interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients by Michelle Firestone, Sara H Wolfe, Cheryllee Bourgeois, Janet K Smylie, Mackenzie E Churchill, Helle Moeller

“…While some ideas were shared across groups, the distinctions between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants were prominent.Conclusion The Indigenous participants conceptualised cultural safety in ways that highlight the survival and resurgence of Indigenous values, understandings, and approaches in cities like Toronto, and affirm the need for Indigenous midwives. …”
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Biodiversity and integration of ecological characteristics of species in spatial pattern analysis by Z. Mohebi, H. Mirzaei

“…This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers…”
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穿山甲的贸易与保护 by 尹 峰 卢琳琳 梦 梦 刘定震

“…所有8种穿山甲都被列入世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)濒危物种红色名录和《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》(CITES)附录Ⅱ物种,亚洲4种穿山甲野外获得标本的商业性年度出口限额为零。由于近年来快速增长的盗猎和非法贸易,作为世界上最受非法交易影响的哺乳动物,穿山甲的保护日益受到国际社会的关注。…”
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Factors associated with the uptake and utilisation of diabetic retinopathy screening services in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Iheanyi Oby Nwaoha, Albain Ayime Balibuno, Nuha Ibrahim

“…Similarly, age at onset and inadequate referral by healthcare providers were cited as significant determinants of DR screening access in 7 studies, respectively.…”
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Measurement and assessment of human resources in information economy: substantive and methodological aspect by Krasova Elena

“…The information base of the article is the most relevant and cited works of Russian and foreign scientists published in the 2000–2020s. …”
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Ion Pillat descoperă Balcicul by Carmen Brăgaru

“…A passionate reader and consumer of history and geography and a born traveler, the poet had the chance to visit from an early age an impressive number of regions and cities in Europe, from Normandy, Bretagne, Loire Valley, Bruges, Anvers, Venice, Delft, Hague, Amsterdam to Prague, Bratislava, Barcelona, Geneva, Vienna, Brussels, Berlin, Constantinople, Varna, Athens and many others. …”
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Dorsal cortex line is more reliable than transepicondylar axis for rotation in revision total knee arthroplasty with severe bone loss by Mikhail Salzmann, Ellen Kropp, Robert Prill, Nikolai Ramadanov, Marco Adriani, Roland Becker

“…Surgeons should be aware that there are outliers in this study in up to 17% of the measurements, which potentially could result in deviations of femoral component rotation. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2024;5(12):1067–1071.…”
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The Lawfulness of Using Copyrighted Works for Generative AI Training : A Case Study of a US Lawsuit against OpenAI and Perplexity AI by Stefany Ismantara, Wilma Silalahi

“…GAI outputs may also infringe copyright if: (1) the source is not cited, violating Article 7 on copyright management information; (2) substantial portions of the work are reproduced, violating the rightholder's economic rights under Article 9; or (3) the work is distorted in a way that harms the rightholder’s honor, infringing on moral rights under Article 5. …”
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Electronic health record and primary care physician self-reported quality of care: a multilevel study in China by Wenhua Wang, Mengyao Li, Katya Loban, Jinnan Zhang, Xiaolin Wei, Rebecca Mitchel

“…Methods A total of 224 primary care physicians from 38 community health centres (CHCs) in four large Chinese cities participated in a cross-sectional survey to assess CHC care quality. …”
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Performance of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annum) Under Different Grow Bag Media in Lalitpur District, Nepal by Sakuna Nepal, Pratibha Khatiwada, Pankaj Karki Dholi, Safal Adhikari

“…Promoting rooftop farming using suitable grow bag media is of utmost importance in densely populated cities like Lalitpur to sustain the human race. To assess the productivity and other economic characteristics of bell peppers, an experiment was conducted from Feb 2022 to Jun 2022 in different grow bag media on the premises of Vegetable Crop Development Centre, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. …”
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Trojan Horses and Friendly Faces: Irish Gaelic Typography as Propaganda by Mathew D. Staunton

“…Steinberg plaide pour l’élimination des caractères non-latin et cite le gaélique d’Irlande comme l’exemple même d’une typographie devenue désuète. …”
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Progress and prospects of research on wetland concession system by LIU Qianqian, XU Ruiliang, JIN Cheng, SUN Dongfang

“…[Methods] This paper combines systematic review with bibliometric methods, utilizing CiteSpace software for co-occurrence visualization analysis, to summarize the characteristics of wetland concession system research, identify existing issues, and propose prospects for future research on wetland concession systems. …”
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Comparative analysis of outsourcing and in house warehouse management system to improve productivity and stock accuracy by Untung Alamsah, Anang Muftiadi, ⁠Ria Arifianti

“…Additionally, 62.5% of respondents found the in-house WMS highly effective, citing smoother implementation and higher reliability. …”
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Adept Domestic Energy Load Profile Development Using Computational Intelligence-Based Modelling by Olawale Popoola, Agnes Ramokone, Ayokunle Awelewa

“…This will translate into power system reliability, reduce operation cost (lowest cost), and reduce greenhouse emissions (environmental pollution), thereby cumulating into sustainable cities.…”
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Security of Smart Grid: Cybersecurity Issues, Potential Cyberattacks, Major Incidents, and Future Directions by Mohammad Ahmed Alomari, Mohammed Nasser Al-Andoli, Mukhtar Ghaleb, Reema Thabit, Gamal Alkawsi, Jamil Abedalrahim Jamil Alsayaydeh, AbdulGuddoos S. A. Gaid

“…Despite the fact that countless IoT applications are arising frequently in various fields, such as green cities, net-zero decarbonization, healthcare systems, and smart vehicles, the smart grid is considered the most critical cyber–physical IoT application. …”
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Online Shopping Behaviour of Slovak During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Cities and regions worldwide, not only in Slovakia but also across the globe, have implemented various procedures to diminish the spread of the coronavirus, resulting in a profound impact on consumers' shopping behaviour. …”
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Multi-year simulations at kilometre scale with the Integrated Forecasting System coupled to FESOM2.5 and NEMOv3.4 by T. Rackow, T. Rackow, X. Pedruzo-Bagazgoitia, T. Becker, S. Milinski, I. Sandu, R. Aguridan, P. Bechtold, S. Beyer, J. Bidlot, S. Boussetta, W. Deconinck, M. Diamantakis, P. Dueben, E. Dutra, E. Dutra, R. Forbes, R. Ghosh, H. F. Goessling, I. Hadade, J. Hegewald, T. Jung, T. Jung, S. Keeley, L. Kluft, N. Koldunov, A. Koldunov, T. Kölling, J. Kousal, C. Kühnlein, P. Maciel, K. Mogensen, T. Quintino, I. Polichtchouk, B. Reuter, D. Sármány, P. Scholz, D. Sidorenko, J. Streffing, B. Sützl, D. Takasuka, D. Takasuka, S. Tietsche, M. Valentini, B. Vannière, N. Wedi, L. Zampieri, F. Ziemen

“…We provide first examples of significant advances in the realism and thus opportunities of these kilometre-scale simulations, such as a clear imprint of resolved Arctic sea ice leads on atmospheric temperature, impacts of kilometre-scale urban areas on the diurnal temperature cycle in cities, and better propagation and symmetry characteristics of the Madden–Julian Oscillation.…”
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Impact of Wheat Harvest on Levels and Sources of PM2.5-associated PAHs in an Urban Area Located at the Center of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region by Zhiyong Li, Zhenxin Li, Ziyuan Yue, Dingyuan Yang, Yutong Wang, Lan Chen, Songtao Guo, Jinsong Yao, Lei Wang, Xiao Lou, Xiaolin Xu, Jinye Wei, Baole Deng, Hong Wu

“…Abstract Wheat harvest and subsequent straw burning for maize planting can cause severe PM2.5 and PAH pollutions and deteriorate the air quality of nearby cities in consequence. PM2.5 samples were collected in Baoding urban area (BUA) from June 18 to July 7 of 2019, during and after wheat harvest (DWH and AWH, respectively). …”
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