A Method for Quantifying Mung Bean Field Planting Layouts Using UAV Images and an Improved YOLOv8-obb Model by Kun Yang, Xiaohua Sun, Ruofan Li, Zhenxue He, Xinxin Wang, Chao Wang, Bin Wang, Fushun Wang, Hongquan Liu

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The Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality in Pakistan during the COVID-19 Pandemic Inferred from the Multi-sensor Remote Sensed Data by Rehana Khan, Kanike Raghavendra Kumar, Tianliang Zhao

“…During DLP-2020, a variable and least significant decline in surface particulate matter of size 2.5 µm (PM2.5) concentration was observed in the urban regions of KPK (–19.17%) followed by IBR (–0.82%) and BP (–0.26%). …”
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Pooled prevalence and associated factors of traditional uvulectom among children in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Solomon Demis Kebede, Kindu Agmas, Demewoz Kefale, Amare Kassaw, Tigabu Munye Aytenew

“…Mothers residing in rural areas were 2.45 times more likely to have a child experienced TCU compared to those in urban areas (AOR = 2.45; 95% CI: 1.59-3.32). Similarly, Mothers with a history of having a previous child who undergo TCU were 8.44 times more likely to seek the procedure for their other children compared to mothers without such a history (AOR = 8.44; 95% CI: 6.27-10.61). …”
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Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study by Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Oluwatoyosi Adekeye, Beate Ringwald, Rachael Thomson, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Chukwuma Anyaike, S Bertel Squire, John Bimba, Tom Wingfield

“…Therefore, this research aimed to co-create a gender-responsive intervention for men in peri-urban communities in Nigeria. Methods Our study utilised a researcher-led collaborative approach to engage local TB stakeholders including communities adversely affected by the disease to co-create a gender-responsive TB intervention. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to global access to life-saving skills training: an international cross-sectional survey by Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Freddy Lippert, Lin Zhang, Willem Stassen, So Yeon Joyce Kong, Audrey L Blewer, Yeh Lai Chern, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

“…Country level of income (adjusted OR (AOR) 4.31 (95% CI 1.62 to 11.45), p<01), urban location (AOR 10.57 (95% CI 3.32 to 33.66), p<0.001) and level of EMS development (OR 5.73 (95% CI 1.47 to 22.30), p=0.01) were predictive of access to LST.Conclusion This study highlights considerable inequity in LST access globally. …”
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Interfacial Acid‐Like Microenvironment and Orbital Modulating Strategy toward Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Neutral High‐Salinity Wastewater/Seawater by Lina Xu, Wei Li, Kuanchang He, Dongmei Ma, Jinxing Ma, Kui Yang, Abid Ahmad, Faliang Cheng, Sihao Lv, Defeng Xing

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Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting new onset hypertension: a study based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey by Manhui Zhang, Xian Xia, Qiqi Wang, Yue Pan, Guanyi Zhang, Zhigang Wang

“…Additionally, key features selected based on the AMFormer, such as age, province, waist circumference, urban or rural location, education level, employment status, weight, WHR, and BMI, played significant roles. …”
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Les quais nos 1, 12 et 13 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez

“…AD the riverbank of the Saint-Lupien district in Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) was the object of an ambitious urban planning program that transformed it, subsequently emerging as a structured and monumental constructed space. …”
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Feasibility Aspects of Exploring Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Ellika Schalling, Breiffni Leavy, Per Svenningsson, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

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Smart blockchain-powered natural resource asset management and ecological governance countermeasures by Wende Huang, Yuan Han, Qiang Gu, Xiaolong Han, Tiansheng Gao

“…Firstly, the necessity and feasibility of blockchain empowering resource-based urban ecological governance are analyzed, demonstrating its unique potential in addressing traditional governance challenges through decentralization, transparency, and tamper resistance. …”
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Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach by Ines Van den houwe, Rachel Chase, Julie Sardos, Max Ruas, Els Kempenaers, Valentin Guignon, Sebastien Massart, Sebastien Carpentier, Bart Panis, Mathieu Rouard, Nicolas Roux

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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Since 2012, it has invaded several countries of eastern Africa, creating an emerging risk of urban transmission. Urgent efforts are required to develop novel and more efficient strategies for targeted vector control. …”
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Bovine leukemia virus occurrence in Dagestan by N. R. Budulov, M. M. Mikailov, Sh. A. Gunashev, E. A. Yanikova, A. A. Halikov

“…Proportion of infected animals was as follows: 0.5% – in administrative raions, 1.6% – in urban districts and 1.1% – in distant pasture zones. …”
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Effect of irrigation with magnetized and ionized water on yield, nutrient uptake and water-use efficiency of winter wheat in Xinjiang, China by Xinyue Chen, Kai Zhang, Xiaopeng Gao, Xin Ai, Guoyue Chen, Xiaomeng Guo, Chengcheng Wu, Lu Zhang

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Mitochondrial KMT9 methylates DLAT to control pyruvate dehydrogenase activity and prostate cancer growth by Yanhan Jia, Sheng Wang, Sylvia Urban, Judith M. Müller, Manuela Sum, Qing Wang, Helena Bauer, Uwe Schulte, Heike Rampelt, Nikolaus Pfanner, Katrin M. Schüle, Axel Imhof, Ignasi Forné, Christopher Berlin, August Sigle, Christian Gratzke, Holger Greschik, Eric Metzger, Roland Schüle

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A state of the art review on geotechnical reinforcement with end life tires by M. Shariati, M. Afrazi, H. Kamyab, S. Rouhanifar, E. Toghroli, M. Safa, Sh. Chelliapan, H. Afrazi

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Effects of shrinkage, temperature and the degree of connection (N/N f) on the behavior of steel-concrete composite beams by Halima Aouad, Nacer Rahal, Houda Beghdad, Mohamed Sadoun, Abdelaziz Souici, Sara Zatir, Khaled Benmahdi

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El rol de los actores sociales y sus implicancias en la configuración territorial de Moquehue, Neuquén, Argentina by Celia Viviana Torrens, Elsie Marcela Jurio, Vanesa Yanina Cappelletti, Germán Gabriel Pérez, Daiana Elcira Cara Plá, Gimena Nathalie Cuevas, María Silvina Hauw, Pablo Alejandro Leyes

“…Overlapping jurisdictions and land tenure have placed difficulties in control and regulation of urban growth and land use. This is also evidenced by the lack of infrastructure and provision of basic services in order to improve the life quality of the population, and respond to sustained growth and tourism demands.…”
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Domestic sewage irrigation on dynamics of nutrients and heavy metals in soil and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production by S. R. Salakinkop, C. S. Hunshal

“…Background Evaluation of urban sewage for its feasibility and potentiality as sources of irrigation water and plant nutrient is need of the hour. …”
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Assessing the financial burden of multimorbidity among patients aged 30 and above in India by Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Pratheeba John, Sakshi Khemani, Ankur Shaji Nair, Nishikant Singh, Rajeev Sadanandan

“…It was most prevalent among older adults, higher MPCE quintiles, urban patients, and those with NCDs. Multimorbidity was associated with higher OOPE, particularly in the rich quintile, patients seeking care from private providers, low ETL states, and rural areas. …”
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