Agave and Yucca: Tough Plants for Tough Times by Gary W. Knox

“…Knox, describes these tough, low-maintenance plants that thrive in the sometimes harsh conditions associated with urban environments — requirements and placement, water and fertilizer, pests, diseases, and cultural problems, container gardening, propagation, historical and modern uses, and agave toxicities. …”
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Dimorphic Jumper Maevia inclemens (Walckenaer 1837) (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) by Laurel Lietzenmayer, Lisa Taylor

“…http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1209 Also available on the Featured Creatures website:  http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/URBAN/SPIDERS/dimorphic_jumper.html   …”
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Wind and Trees: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes by Mary L. Duryea, Eliana Kampf

“…Duryea and Eliana Kampf, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It reports on the lessons learned from research conducted after 10 hurricanes by scientists at the University of Florida/IFAS, providing many recommendations for homeowners and communities. …”
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Impacts of Sea Land Breeze on the Fog and PM2.5 Concentration in Tianjin, China by Lihong Meng, Erhui Yang, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Jianbo Yang, Ping Qu

“…Then the continuous sea breeze carried the water vapor from the sea to the land, promoting the landing of sea fog and forming the coastal urban fog in Tianjin. The vertical height of the sea breeze reached about 1200 m. …”
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Trend of skin cancer mortality and years of life lost in China from 2013 to 2021 by Jingyi Li, Jiaqi Zeng, Yuanchao Yang, Biran Huang

“…The mortality rates of skin cancer were stratified by gender, age group, and area (urban or rural).ResultsFrom 2013 to 2021 in China, the crude mortality rate (CMR) of skin cancer increased, and the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized years of life lost (YLL) rate decreased. …”
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Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms in Short-term Forecasting of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Selected Polish Agglomerations by Bartosz Czernecki, Michał Marosz, Joanna Jędruszkiewicz

“…Abstract Air pollution continues to have a significant impact on Europeans living in urban areas, and episodes of elevated PMx are responsible for a large number of premature deaths (mostly due to heart disease and stroke) each year. …”
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Does the Expected Teaching and Learning Take Place in Preprimary Grades in Zambezi Region, Namibia? by Кенет Нзвала

“…Using the lens of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, data for this research were generated through interviews, and lesson observation, and every participating teacher in this study was observed while teaching to establish whether indeed learners benefited from their teaching and whether their teaching escalated into learning; participants were sampled purposively from three different school contexts of urban, peri urban and rural.    Results. The key question which this study sought to provide answers to was: Does the expected teaching and learning take place in preprimary grades in Zambezi region of Namibia? …”
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Artificial Hummingbird Optimization Algorithm With Hierarchical Deep Learning for Traffic Management in Intelligent Transportation Systems by Abdulrahman Alruban, Hanan Abdullah Mengash, Majdy M. Eltahir, Nabil Sharaf Almalki, Ahmed Mahmud, Mohammed Assiri

“…Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) make use of advanced technologies to optimize interurban and urban traffic, reduce congestion and enhance overall traffic flow. …”
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Bottom-up analysis for carbon emissions from passenger and freight transport sectors in Xi’an: a city-level study using MOVES and LMDI models by Ya’nan Bo, Liyuan Zhang, Jiahao Zhong, Wei Zhong, Pengyue Zhu

“…Road transportation is identified as one of the primary contributors to urban carbon emissions. This study employed a localized MOVES model, integrating high-resolution urban vehicle data, along with a categorical LMDI decomposition model, to conduct a detailed bottom-up analysis of carbon emissions from passenger and freight vehicles in Xi’an. …”
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Using Recyclable Water Containment Areas (RWCAs) to Treat Agricultural Stormwater Runoff For Watersheds: A Concept Paper by Edward A. Hanlon

“…Develop a means by which private land owners/growers can benefit from assisting with the management of water at the watershed level for control of non-urban stormwater runoff, nutrient sequestering, and soil quality improvement. …”
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Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase-Engaging Residents by Daniel Feinberg, Mark Hostetler

“… As urban communities grow, design and management strategies for new developments become critical factors that determine impacts on natural resources. …”
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What is Phase II NPDES? by Mark W. Clark

“… The Phase II program expands Phase I by requiring additional operators of MS4s in urban areas, and most industries and operators of small construction sites, to implement programs and practices to control polluted stormwater runoff through the use of NPDES permits. …”
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Cleaning Up After a Hurricane — Safety Comes First! by Astrid Delgado, Eliana Kampf, Carol Lehtola, Traci Partin, Mary Duryea, Edward Gilman

“…FOR-115, a 3-page full-color fact sheet by Astrid Delgado, Eliana Kampf, Carol Lehtola, Traci Partin, Mary Duryea, and Edward Gilman, is the first chapter in the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It gives tips on chainsaw safety, creating a safe work zone, and personal protective equipment.  …”
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Chapter 4 — Restoring Trees After a Hurricane by Edward F. Gilman, Traci Partin

“…Gilman and Traci Partin, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It provides a step-by-step guide for restoring trees after a hurricane or windstorm so that trees can bring beauty and shade back to the community with reduced risk. …”
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Building a Partnership World: Imagining a Future of Cooperation and Equity by Fang Lei

“…By drawing on cultural transformation work and Indigenous wisdom, this paper outlines a comprehensive vision for education, agriculture, urban development, governance, and social inclusion in a partnership world. …”
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The Sea Wall and the Kampung by Roi Salgueiro Barrio, Sasha McKinlay

“…Jakarta is an essential case for exploring cosmotechnics: a world city at the forefront of planetary environmental challenges, and a capital with a conflicted urban history, deeply shaped by colonisation and by its immersion in global circuits of capital and trade. …”
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Habitat Requirements of the Florida Panther by Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Elena C. Rubino

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are primary threats, driven by urban development and the conversion of rangelands to row crops, citrus production, and mining. …”
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EVALUATION OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCE ON BENZENE ACCIDENTAL POLLUTION. CASE STUDY: BACAU CITY 2008 by DOINA CAPSA, VALENTIN NEDEFF, NARCIS BARSAN, EMILIAN MOSNEGUTU, DANA CHITIMUS

“…In addition, air quality in urban areas depends by the green areas management, population density, climatic conditions and geographic. …”
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Hairy Rove Beetle Creophilus maxillosus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) by Nicolas Johsnton, Philip Stansly, Andrea Lucky

“…Found globally, it inhabits various environments and is beneficial in forensic entomology for determining post-mortem intervals. Despite occasional urban infestations, the beetle is valued for biological control in agriculture. …”
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Pavement ant Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Tyler Vitone, Andrea Lucky

“…Since first introduced from Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century, the ant has become well established and is prevalent in urban areas in the northern U.S. and parts of Canada. …”
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