DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN THE NORTH CAUCASIAN FEDERAL DISTRICT by V. S. Belozerov, N. A. Shchitova, I. A. Soloviev

“…At the same time, it is obvious that the demographic situation in different subjects and even different settlements is not the same. The purpose of this study is to identify the territorial features of the demographic development of the North Caucasus Federal District. …”
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Microplaston artificial polymers in the Miass River and Lake Turgoyak (Southern Urals, Russia) in the early stages of colonisation by Ph. V. Sapozhnikov, O. Yu. Kalinina, S. V. Vostokov

“…Analysis of the microplaston of LDPE films in hydrologically different habitats demonstrated the features of early colonisation of these substrates, the biotope‐specificity of the species and spatial structure of communities, as well as the organisation of colonial settlements of a number of species.…”
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Tobolsk District Library activity in 1923-1930 by N. I. Zagorodnyuk, N. A. Murashova

“…It characterizes the forms and methods of library practice, the specifics of working with other regional libraries, especially the personnel policy. …”
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Economic Nature and Classification of Stablecoins by D. A. Kochergin

“…The article discusses the nature of stablecoins and their specifics in the financial market. The aim of the article is to reveal the economic nature and characteristics of various types of stablecoins. …”
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Young Europeans’ Geo-Political Identities: A Poststructural Analysis by Alistair Ross

“…This combination of multiple identities and recognising the importance of human rights values is most commonly found amongst young people who have grown up in multicultural societies, often urban, and the corollary of this is that combination is least likely to be found among the older population in more rural, monocultural settlements.…”
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Priority areas of police bodies’ activity in ensuring the citizens’ rights in the conditions of martial law legal regime in Ukraine by O. I. Bezpalova

“…The specifics of the activities of the police bodies regarding the protection of citizens' rights during the legal regime of martial law have been disclosed. …”
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Economic Analysis of the Operation of a Hydropower Plant in a Wastewater Treatment Plant: Toruń, Poland by Paweł Tomczyk, Krzysztof Mastalerek, Karol Kociszewski, Wojciech Orzepowski, Mirosław Wiatkowski

“…The most significant factor in reducing the payback period was the level of electricity production between years, while different types of settlements and changes in electricity sales prices played a lesser role. …”
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Satellite-Observed Mismatch in Urban Growth and Population Dynamics: Implications for Sustainable Regional Planning in Guangdong Province by Fushan Zhang, Chi Duan, Qingling Zhang

“…Using multi-source nighttime light (NTL) images and global settlement layers, this study investigates the settlement growth pattern and potential spatiotemporal mismatch with population distribution in Guangdong, China, from 1995 to 2019 at a 5-year interval. …”
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Advances in Remote Sensing and Deep Learning in Coastal Boundary Extraction for Erosion Monitoring by Marc-André Blais, Moulay A. Akhloufi

“…Specialized methods, such as the Coastal Vulnerability Index, have been specifically designed to evaluate the susceptibility of coastal areas to erosion. …”
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Biodiversity Surveys Before Residential Building Renovations in Bulgaria with Emphasis on the Impact and Conservation of Building-Dwelling Fauna by Stanimira Deleva, Nikolay Kolev, Angel Ivanov, Pavlina Marinova, Nasko Petkov, Nikolay Natchev

“…The urbanization and the expansion of human settlements led to the adaptation of many animal species to living close to humans, often using buildings for roosting. …”
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GIS and remote sensing-based wildlife habitat suitability analysis for Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) at Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia by Mamush Masha, Gemechu Tadila, Elias Bojago

“…The analysis revealed five classes of habitat suitability; of the total land area studied, 1326.7 km2 (60%) was deemed suitable for the Mountain Nyala while 881.3 km2 (40%) was unsuitable. Specifically, 327.4 km2 (15%) was classified as highly suitable, 240.7 km2 (11%) as moderately suitable, 758.6 km2 (34%) as marginally suitable, 352.4 km2 (16%) as currently not suitable, and 528.9 km2 (24%) as permanently not suitable. …”
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Mechanical Response of Pipeline Leakage to Existing Tunnel Structures: Insights from Numerical Modeling by Ruichuan Zhao, Linghui Li, Xiaofei Chen, Sulei Zhang

“…Pipeline leakage can induce ground surface settlements and structural responses in existing tunnels. …”
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Features of the organization of the market of cash conversion operations of commercial banks in the territory of a large municipality (on the example of the city of Yekaterinburg) by Elena A. Kachanova, Elena M. Volkova

“…This article aims at examining the specifics of the cash conversion market in Yekaterinburg, one of the largest municipalities in the Russian Federation, to identify the main problems and trends in the industry, and to formulate further development paths. …”
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Bitumen binders for the climatic conditions of Jordan from the point of view of the temperature range of road operation by Atout Hassan Abdellatif tahsin, Ya. M. Katrich, M. A. Vysotskaya

“…The climatic characteristics of the Middle East and, specifically, Jordan, impose a number of stringent requirements on the physicomechanical properties of asphalt concrete mixtures and the operational characteristics of asphalt concrete in pavement, such as rut resistance and fatigue resistance. …”
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Characteristics of community readiness in the slum area on the edge of the Sulang Saling channel, Medan Denai District regarding relocation plans to flats in Medan City by Ina Triesna Budiani, Yunita Syafitri Rambe, Saufa Yardha Moerni, Neneng Yulia Barky

“…The 2023 Medan Municipal RPKPP lists the Medan Denai District in the Medan Municipality of North Sumatra as a priority area for addressing slum areas. Slum settlements are being moved to the city's the margins, specifically to apartments in compliance with the City Government's 1000 Towers program, as one of the strategies employed by the government. …”
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Resilience, reflexivity, and decolonization: policy narratives in Kalaallit Nunaat by Leneisja Jungsberg, Louise Ormstrup Vestergård, Anna Karlsdottir, Arjan Wardekker

“…These developments necessitate resilient policy approaches to support sustainable regional development while addressing historical and contemporary power dynamics.AimThis paper examines policy narratives in Kalaallit Nunaat, analyzing how they shape resilience building processes. Specifically, it explores the interplay between system oriented and community resilience approaches in national and regional policymaking.MethodA policy narrative analysis was conducted through a review of national strategies, government reports and other public policy documents from 2011 to 2020. …”
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Territories -in- between by Alexander Wandl

“…The typology presented in this paper shows that mixed-use in TiB could be related to specific settlement characteristics. The characteristics investigated were: grain, density, permeability, centrality and closeness to transit stations and motorway entries. …”
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Un broche de cinturón tardoantiguo de la cueva de Lazaldai (Zuia, Álava/Araba) by José Ángel Hierro Gárate, Enrique Gutiérrez Cuenca, Leticia Tobalina Pulido, Diego Garate Maidagan, Iñaki Intxaurbe Alberdi, Antonio Torres Riesgo, Sergio Salazar Cañarte

“…Numerous necropolises, cave burials, and early medieval settlements in the area display a blend of Visigothic and Frankish-Aquitanian material culture, suggesting intense cross-Pyrenean interactions. …”
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Syntactic Analysis of Spatial Structure Characteristics of Traditional Villages Along the Yellow River in Western Shanxi Province by Chenge GAO, Fang WANG

“…It provides an optimized basis for the protection and inheritance practices of rural settlement heritage and offers a reference for the implementation of targeted policies in traditional villages.…”
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Medicine and Health in Kırşehir According to the Article Series "The Medical Topography of Kırşehir Sanjak" by Kırşehir Municipality Physician Şakir Abdullah in the Journal of Vaka... by Arif Hüdai Köken, Zeynep Salman, Raşit Gündoğdu, İbrahim Topçu

“…According to the Tabâbet-i Belediye İcrasına Dair Nizâmnâme (Regulation on the Practice of Municipal Medicine), health services in rural settlements were planned, and the first civilian physicians began to be assigned to the provinces. …”
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