URBANIZATION, MIGRATION, AND HUMAN SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA by Damian Kehinde Adesegha, Adeshina Iyanuoluwa Omotayo

“…The continent's rapid urbanization and internal migration have created new challenges for policymakers, particularly in the areas of human security and sustainable development. …”
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Construction of Quality Index System and Screening of Characteristic Index of Rice for Different Uses by Cuiling ZHU, Shengyang JI, Yanjun LIU, Huaxin SONG, Yafang SHAO, Baiyi LU

“…The results showed that the dominant producing areas of rice for edible commercial rice were the rice dominant areas in northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin) and the rice dominant areas in the Yangtze River basin (Jiangsu), high quality varietiesare, Shennong 511, Jijing 816, Nanjing 46, and the characteristicquality indicators were food taste value, protein, smell. …”
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Agricultural Management Options for Climate Variability and Change: Variable-Rate Irrigation by Calvin Perry, Clyde Fraisse, Daniel Dourte

“…Most fields are not uniform because of natural variations in soil type or topography. When water is applied uniformly to a field, some areas of the field may be overwatered while other areas may remain too dry. …”
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Telehealth in Response to the Rural Health Disparity by Shreya Kolluri, Thor S. Stead, Rohan K. Mangal, R. Lane Coffee Jr., Jonathan Littell, Latha Ganti

“…Telehealth is capable of bridging the gap of lack of access and transportation for individuals in rural areas to meet their healthcare needs in a timely fashion in the coming years.…”
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ANALYSIS OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION PATH LOSS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES by ALEXANDER OKANDEJI, FRANK ONAIFO, MATHEW OLAJIDE, AYODEJI OKUBANJO, HEZEKIAH FASANYA

“…Additionally, this paper is also aimed at determining the path loss under transmission line to ensure proper network planning in areas covered by transmission lines. Result obtained shows that areas with pylons have greater path loss compared to areas with no pylons. …”
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ASSESSING SELECT PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISASTER AND RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT DURING PANDEMIC RESTRICTION IN THE PHILIPPINES by M. Alican Pandapatan

“…It is highly recommended that schools maximize their implementation in these four areas and create ways to enhance their ability to deal with disasters. …”
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Medicinal Potential of Pine Trees: A Brief Review Focusing on Three Species by Qinsong Li, Qiyu Li, Anping Wang, Wenxuan Quan

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Evaluation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoff and Synergy in the Alpine and Canyon Region of Southwest China Based on Multi-source Geographic Data by LIU Jing, XIANG Jiayi, ZHANG Donghai, LAN Mengyao, GUAN Yinghui

“…In contrast, soil retention services was overall deteriorated, decreasing from 263.50 t/(km2·a) to 226.25 t/(km2·a), with a reduction of 27.50% in the northwest Yunnan alpine canyon ecological maintenance zone. (2) The proportion of the area of ecosystem service hotspot areas increased by 5.41%, following a distribution pattern of the first-class hotspot areas > the non-hot spot areas > the second-class hotspot areas > the third-class hotspot areas form 2000 to 2020. (3) Carbon sequestration services exhibited a synergistic relationship with both water retention services and soil retention services, with synergy areas accounting for 54.91% and 44.46% of the total area, respectively. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…It then follows that the goal of virtually all studies concerning the centre-periphery paradigm has been to assess whether there is convergence or divergence in development between the centre and the periphery, and what are the factors associated with the “success” of core regions or the atypical success-stories in peripheral areas. …”
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Simulating the impact of white matter connectivity on processing time scales using brain network models by Paul Triebkorn, Viktor Jirsa, Peter Ford Dominey

“…We show that long distance pathways such as the IFO provide a form of shortcut whereby input driven activation in the visual cortex can directly impact distant frontal areas. To validate our model we demonstrated significant correlation of our predicted time scale ordering with empirical results from the intact/scrambled narrative fMRI task paradigm. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…It then follows that the goal of virtually all studies concerning the centre-periphery paradigm has been to assess whether there is convergence or divergence in development between the centre and the periphery, and what are the factors associated with the “success” of core regions or the atypical success-stories in peripheral areas. …”
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Opening the Door to Nature: Accounting for People’s Constraints to Nature-based Recreation by Margaret E. Gullion, Taylor Stein

“… Although millions of people recreate in parks, forests, and other conservation areas in the United States every year, research shows that some are left out; not everyone takes advantage of natural areas for the numerous benefits nature-based recreation provides. …”
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Effects of Brackish Water with Different Sodium-Potassium Ratios on Soil Water-Salt Characteristics and Winter Wheat Growth by GAO Weiqiang, ZHANG Tibin, TONG Jiankang, LIU Zhenyuan, LIANG Qing, KUANG Yuxin, CHENG Yu, FENG Hao

“…The T2 treatment enhanced plant height, leaf area per plant and aboveground dry matter mass of winter wheat, and increased the yield by 8.41% (p<0.05) compared to CK; while there was no significant difference in underground dry matter mass among treatments (p>0.05). …”
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Potential Risks of PM2.5 in Urban and Suburban Environments: A Dual Perspective on Chemical Constituents and Pollution Sources by Huarui Ren, Xiongping Wu, Wenchang Zhao, Jinping Cheng

“…Abstract To investigate the chemical characteristics and source profiles of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) between suburban and urban areas, intensive observation and sample collection were conducted from November 2019 to January 2020 covering both clean and polluted days in Yulin, southwestern China. higher pollution levels were observed in urban areas during both clean and polluted days. …”
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Addressing the Rural and Underserved Healthcare Workforce Needs: Residency Specialty Selection and Workforce Outcomes of the WWAMI AHEC Scholars Program by Kenya Morales-Luna, Stacey Morrison, Toby Keys

“… Introduction: The availability of well-trained healthcare providers in rural and medically underserved areas in the United States is crucial for improving health outcomes. …”
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Influence of Water System Connectivity Project on Hydrodynamics of Offshore Tidal Waters by WANG Yifei, WANG Yanhong, YANG Xiaoyu, JIAO Jian, DING Lei

“…The hydrodynamic conditions in the north lake area are obviously weaker than those in the south lake area, and the hydrodynamic conditions in the dry season and the rainy season are not much different. …”
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Healthy Living: Taking Care from Head to Toe by Linda B. Bobroff

“… If you have diabetes, pay special attention to your skin, eyes, teeth, gums, and feet. These areas are at high risk for complications. This 3-page fact sheet is a major revision that gives helpful information on ways to take care of these areas to reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications. …”
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Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Breeding and Wintering Habitat for Forest Birds by Mark Hostetler, Jan-Michael Archer

“… Several bird species use forest fragments and trees conserved in built areas as breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat. …”
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Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Forest Fragments Used as Stopover Sites by Migrant Birds by Mark E. Hostetler, Jan-Michael Archer

“… Several bird species use forest fragments and trees conserved in built areas as breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat. …”
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Premature Cancer Mortality in Young People Aged 15–44 Years in China, 2004–2021 by Chunrong Chen, Xing Xing, Shaojie Li, Bo Qu, Chunyu Liu, He Zhu, He Zhu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine and compare premature cancer mortality in young people aged 15–44 years old between rural and urban areas to inform early-onset cancer prevention.MethodsThe data were obtained from the China Death Surveillance Datasets from 2004 to 2021. …”
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