Experimental Studies of Stone Mortar Manufacturing Technology (based on materials from bronze age sites in Surxondaryo region of Uzbekistan) by Abror A. Uralov, Alisher Sh. Shaydullaev

“…This study focuses on exploring the methods of manufacturing stone mortars, which are frequently found in various settlements of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in Uzbekistan. …”
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Spatial Patterns of Land Take in a Mediterranean City: An Assessment of the SDG Indicator 11.3.1 in the Peri-Urban Area of Thessaloniki by Athena Yiannakou, George Zografos

“…This paper assesses the land take patterns in the peri-urban area of a typical compact city that experienced significant sprawl trends after the mid-1990s, which are closely linked to the specificities of planning regulations regarding the development in peri-urban settlements as well as outside planned areas. …”
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A Mechanism for Using Renewable Energy Applications in Remote Areas by Safwat Abdel Fattah Seleem

“…<p>Currently our world is facing the challenge of natural resources depletion, specifically, the depletion of fossil fuel resources. …”
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Analyzing Cost Efficiency and Project Scope in Post-Disaster Housing: Reconstruction Cases of TOKI in Türkiye by Özlem Geylani

“…This research examines differences in construction costs between urban mass housing developments and rural village settlements, particularly focusing on the integration of functional structures such as schools, mosques, commercial units, and barns. …”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGES UNDER PUBLIC INVESTMENT EFFORTS IN THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS by Silvia-Valentina URECHE, Ionel-Mugurel JITEA

“…However, the geographic specificity is also associated with the high dispersal of the human settlements, poor connectivity and infrastructure. …”
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An Ecosystem Approach to Balanced Territorial Development by L. A. Gamidullaeva, E. S. Grosheva

“…The purpose of the article is to develop theoretical and methodological aspects of sustainable development of territories, encompassing rural areas with small urban settlements, based on the ecosystem approach to form a unified multi-level strategy for the development thereof. …”
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Exploring Youth Religiosity: Research Among Catholic Confirmands in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Split–Makarska (Croatia) by Doris Žuro, Jadranka Garmaz, Sanja Stanić

“…However, this paper specifically focuses on selected variables related to youth religiosity. …”
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Implementation of vertical axis wind turbine on renewable energy based self-sustaining public street lighting system by Dewi Indriati Hadi Putri, Muhamad Praja Dewanata, Arditya Baskara Mahbubi, Liptia Venica, Muhammad Rizalul Wahid

“…Kutamanah village, located in Sukasari Sub-district, Purwakarta District, faces limited electricity networks in strategic locations such as connecting roads between settlements, which impacts residents' safety and activities, especially at night. …”
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Multidecadal Land Use Patterns and Land Surface Temperature Variation in Sri Lanka by Randika K. Makumbura, Jayanga Samarasinghe, Upaka Rathnayake

“…In addition, the rate of conversion from agriculture to settlements is higher in the latter decade (2010–2020) compared to the earlier decade (2000–2010). …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART IOT TECHNOLOGIES ON THE BULGARIAN MARKET - AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS by Nikolay Vankov, Vasil Lukarev

“…The proposed model is distinguished by its flexibility, making it suitable for both large urban municipalities and smaller settlements striving for sustainable development. …”
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Rail Track with Rail Compression by V. N. Sukhodoev

“…The condition for the appearance of a shift of the compression forces in the direction from vertical shoulder of the half-sleepers is the unequal settlements of the horizontal shoulder of the L-shaped half-sleepers and its eccentric loading. …”
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Exploring infrastructure project delays in a selected Eastern Cape Municipality, South Africa by Siyabonga M. Faku, Yusuf Lukman

“…The causes of these delays include lack of funding, legal issues, site settlements, shortage of labour, corruption, theft of supplies and equipment, strikes, design modifications, lack of stakeholder engagement, changes to the project scope and bad weather. …”
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Framing Colonial Australia: A Socio-historical Articulation of the Display of Art by Anita Gowers

“…During the first half of the nineteenth century European settlement was consolidated in Australia. The industrialisation of convict transportation saw vast numbers of lawbreakers sent unceremoniously to Australian shores, with the newly emergent convict settlements of Hobart Town and Sydney quickly becoming Antipodean slums: untidy, unruly and in dire need of civilising. …”
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Land Use Prediction Using Markov – Cellular Automata in the Peusangan Watershed, Aceh by Rini Fitri*, Astrid Damayanti, Nur Intan Simangunsong, Munawir Munawir

“…The results of the analysis specifically show that the trend of land use change until 2030 is a decrease in the area of forest land use covering an area of 11,014 ha (4.27%), open land covering an area of 31 ha (0.01%), shrubs 6,083 ha (2.36%), and water bodies covering an area of 459 ha (0.18%). …”
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Decentralized Immunization Monitoring: Lessons Learnt from a Pilot Implementation in Kumbotso LGA, Kano State, Nigeria by Adam Attahiru, Yahaya Mohammed, Fiyidi Mikailu, Hyelshilni Waziri, Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri, Mustapha Tukur, Bashir Sunusi, Mohammed Nasir Mahmoud, Nancy Vollmer, William Vargas, Yusuf Yusufari, Gustavo Corrêa, Heidi W. Reynolds, Teemar Fisseha, Talatu Buba Bello, Moreen Kamateeka, Adefisoye Oluwaseun Adewole, Musa Bello, Imam Wada Bello, Sulaiman Etamesor, Joseph J. Valadez, Patrick Nguku

“…The study covered 209 settlements selected using probability proportionate to size (PPS) sampling from the wards. …”
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Deep learning models for enhanced forest-fire prediction at Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: Integrating satellite images, weather data and human activities data by Cesilia Mambile, Shubi Kaijage, Judith Leo

“…Forest fires (FFs) are a growing threat to ecosystems and human settlements, particularly in vulnerable regions such as Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. …”
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Alaskan Russian: Cultural and Historical Trace of the Russian Expansion in North America by Marina K. Raskladkina

“…The study used both universal scientific methods and special methods of historical research determined by the specifics of the problem, namely: the problem-chronological method, the method of comparative analysis, the systematic method. …”
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Seismic Response Compression of Various MSE Walls Based on 3D Modeling by Muhammad Akbar, Huali Pan, Guoqiang Ou, Georgios Nikitas, Bilal Ahmed

“…Based on the findings, the hollow prefabricated MSE wall was the most practical alternative due to its lower displacement and settlement. The specifics of the modeling approach used in this study and the lessons learned serve as benchmarks for future comparable lines of inquiry and practitioners, especially as the computational power of desktop computers continues to rise.…”
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Population of small towns of North Ossetia: between the village and the city by S. A. Khubulova, E. V. Khubulova

“…One of the most important directions was the formation of urban settlements by merging several promising villages and the formation of a city. …”
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Does formal public transport serve the city well? The importance of semiformal transport for the accessibility in Medellín, Colombia. by Dorothee Stiller, Michael Wurm, Marta Sapena, Simon Nieland, Stefan Dech, Hannes Taubenböck

“…Guided by the UN Habitat Sustainable Development Goal 11.2, which aims to ensure accessible, safe, affordable, and sustainable transport systems for all, our study focuses specifically on accessibility as a key dimension of achieving this goal and its implications for social and spatial equity. …”
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