Transformer-based travel time estimation method for plateau and mountainous environments by Guangjun Qu, Kefa Zhou, Rui Wang, Dong Li, Yingpeng Lu, Zhihong Lv, Dequan Zhao, Aijun Zhang, Qing Zhang

“…The objective of this study is to develop TTE methods that are applicable to wilderness areas characterized by plateau and mountainous topography. …”
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The Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Oral Neoplasm among Smokers and Betel Quids Chewers by Mei-Sheng Ku, Pallop Siewchaisakul, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Chen-Yu Liu

“…Information on age, gender, living area, personal oral habits, and monthly PM2.5 concentration in average were collected. …”
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Mapping global annual urban land cover fractions (2001–2020) derived with multi-objective deep learning by Haoyu Wang, Qian Wang, Xiuyuan Zhang, Shihong Du, Lubin Bai, Shuping Xiong

“…Existing global urbanization research focused on urban expansion and neglected the dynamic ULC changes occurring inside urban areas. This study addresses this issue by developing a Global Annual Urban Land Cover Fraction (GAULCF) dataset, which encompasses six ULC categories (Non-crop Vegetation-Cropland-Building-Non-build Impervious-Surface-Soil-Water, V-C-B-I-S-W) in global urban areas and measures their dynamics from 2001 to 2020. …”
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EVALUATION OF SMARTNESS OF THE TOURISM DESTINATION WEBSITES OF THE KLAIPEDA REGION by Julius Ramanauskas, Šarūnas Banevičius, Putinas Bielskis

“…This is of paramount importance for the sustainable development of urban areas. The tourism sector plays a significant role in this system, particularly due to the impact of sophisticated tourism ecosystems. …”
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Assessment of Management Factors Influencing Vaccination Against Cholera in the Health District of Katana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Irène Ntererwa-Nsimire, Leonid M Irenge, Paulin B Mutombo, Eric M Mafuta, Jean-Luc Gala, Dosithée Ngo-Bebe

“…Cholera vaccine for children under 2 years was available in all the 5 health areas investigated, only 2 out of 5 health areas had enough vaccine stockpiles. …”
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Review of the Urban Carbon Flux and Energy Balance Based on the Eddy Covariance Technique by Yuxuan Li, Xinli Cai, Mingjun Li, Zhen Jiang, Feifei Tang, Shaojie Zhang, Taotao Shui, Shuguang Zhu

“…The results show that carbon emissions in urban areas are highly cyclical and vary greatly at different times and seasons. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Kaharo Sub-County of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Nyakiti, Dorcas Awino

“…The study also recommended areas for further studies like assessment of the effects of flooding on agricultural production in Kaharo sub-county and assessing Vulnerability of Peri-Urban Areas to Floods.…”
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The Impact of Urbanization on Lives of People in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala City. by Byonanebye, Bright

“…However, the size of the place has been the most widely used criterion in the definition of the urban population. Urban areas have a higher concentration of population in a limited area and thus a higher density of population and social heterogeneity. …”
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The Role of Soil Management in Minimizing Water and Nutrient Losses from the Urban Landscape by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Esen Momol, Don Rainey, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…Homeowners in urban areas often overcompensate for poor planting conditions by applying inappropriate amounts of fertilizer and water. …”
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Reurbanization and Spatially Polarized Land Markets – An Analysis of Urban Land-Value Changes in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2012–2024 by Stefan Siedentop, Maximilian Schartmann

“…Our empirical findings point to a significant trend of market polarization, with excessive growth rates in prospering metropolitan areas and real value losses in some rural areas. …”
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Napiergrass: Biology and Control in Sugarcane by Curtis Rainbolt

“…It is of African origin, but has been introduced to all tropical areas of the world because of its ability to quickly produce large amounts of biomass. …”
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Considerations for Building Climate-based Species Distribution Models by David N. Bucklin, Mathieu Basille, Stephanie S. Romañach, Lauren A. Brandt, Frank J. Mazzotti, James I. Watling

“…A given species may adjust to new conditions in-place, move to new areas with suitable climates, or go extinct. Scientists and conservation practitioners use mathematical models to predict the effects of future climate change on wildlife and plan for a biodiverse future. …”
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Effectiveness of the world network of biosphere reserves in maintaining forest ecosystem functions by Charlotte Gohr, Henrik von Wehrden, Sassan Saatchi, Nathalie Pettorelli, Pierre L. Ibisch

“…Abstract UNESCO biosphere reserves serve as learning areas for sustainable development, where preserving ecosystem functionality is an imperative. …”
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REVIEW ON THE ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ASSESSMENT by ALINA PETROVICI, CLAUDIA TOMOZEI, FLORIN NEDEFF, OANA IRIMIA, MIRELA PANAINTE-LEHADUS

“… This paper presents a synthesis of current state of the assessment of road traffic noise in urban areas considering economic, social and legal aspects. …”
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Human-environment interaction during the Holocene in Eastern South America: Rapid climate changes and population dynamics. by Astolfo G M Araujo, Letícia Cristina Correa, Glauco Constantino Perez, Enrico Dalmas Di Gregorio, Mercedes Okumura

“…Since then, data regarding paleoenvironmental reconstructions for this vast area, coupled with an increase in the archaeological knowledge, allow us to reassess the idea of the "Archaic Gap" and redefine both the spatial extent of the phenomenon and its possible causes. …”
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Coastal environmental changes in Ninh Thuan Province, South-Central Vietnam. by Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil, Siham Acharki, Vikram Puri, Vanna Teck

“…This study investigated five critical coastal environmental features (shoreline dynamics, drought conditions, soil salinity trends, mangrove deforestation, and reforestation, as well as spatiotemporal variations in aquaculture and salt farming areas) using satellite data and geospatial analysis. …”
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Análisis territorial de la Política Agraria Común (PAC) en el periodo 2014-2020. Estudio de caso: Extremadura by Francisco Manuel Martínez García, Ana Nieto Masot, Gema Cárdenas Alonso, José Manuel Pérez Pintor

“… As Spain joined the European Union (EU), the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) plays an important role in the agricultural sector in Extremadura with the intention of progressing a fundamental sector for the development of the regional economy and with sufficient capacity to maintain the population in rural areas. Hence, since Agenda 2000, there have been a series of reforms that have established decoupled aid by paying farmers for the environmental benefits they produce in the rural environment, as well as addressing the problems of Europe's rural areas through rural development aid. …”
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