Environmental Performance of Regional Protected Area Network: Typological Diversity and Fragmentation of Forests by Tatiana Chernenkova, Ivan Kotlov, Nadezhda Belyaeva, Elena Suslova, Natalia Lebedeva

“…The identification of forest biodiversity is especially important for large metropolitan areas. An obvious problem in assessing the efficiency of the PAs network is the lack of up-to-date cartographic materials representing the typological diversity of vegetation. …”
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Modeling and Characterization of Traffic Flows in Urban Environments by Jorge Luis Zambrano-Martinez, Carlos T. Calafate, David Soler, Juan-Carlos Cano, Pietro Manzoni

“…Currently, one of the main challenges faced in large metropolitan areas is traffic congestion. To address this problem, adequate traffic control could produce many benefits, including reduced pollutant emissions and reduced travel times. …”
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Flood vulnerability and risk assessment of urban traditional buildings in a heritage district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by D. D'Ayala, K. Wang, Y. Yan, H. Smith, A. Massam, V. Filipova, J. J. Pereira

“…<p>Flood hazard is increasing in frequency and magnitude in major South East Asian metropolitan areas due to fast urban development and changes in climate, threatening people's property and life. …”
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Reflections on an evaluation of the &lsquo;Remote Health Experience&rsquo; - an interprofessional learning, cultural immersion program by Sue Lenthall, Leigh Moore, Madeleine Bower, Kylie Stothers, Greg Raymond, Chris Rissel

“…As a standalone event it has developed positive relationships, improved knowledge, and encouraged students to consider practising outside of metropolitan areas. There is scope to further develop pathways into remote practice for interested students. …”
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Dietary intake and diet quality by weight category among a racially diverse sample of women in Birmingham, Alabama, USA by Rebecca B. Little, Renee Desmond, Tiffany L. Carson

“…These results point to tailored dietary interventions for women in metropolitan areas of Alabama, USA.…”
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Associations of health literacy with dental care use and oral health status in Japan by Keiko Murakami, Jun Aida, Shinichi Kuriyama, Hideki Hashimoto

“…Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted from 2010 to 2011 among residents aged 25–50 years in Japanese metropolitan areas. Data from 3767 participants were used. …”
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Neighborhood Socio-Economic Status Influences Motor Performance and Inhibitory Control in Kindergarten Children—Findings from the Cross-Sectional Kitafit Study by Nadja Schott, Andi Mündörfer, Benjamin Holfelder

“…One hundred twenty-nine preschoolers were recruited from eight kindergartens in low and high NSES areas in Stuttgart, one of Germany’s largest metropolitan areas. Motor functioning (Movement Assessment Battery for Children, MABC-2; Manual Dexterity, Aiming and Catching, and Balance) and inhibitory control (Flanker Task, Go/NoGo Task) were assessed in a sample of 3- to 6-year-old children within a cross-sectional study. …”
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A Machine Learning Framework for Assessing Seismic Hazard Safety of Reinforced Concrete Buildings by Ehsan Harirchian, Vandana Kumari, Kirti Jadhav, Rohan Raj Das, Shahla Rasulzade, Tom Lahmer

“…Many buildings exist amidst the developed metropolitan areas, which are senile and still in service. …”
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Dynamical Downscaling of CO2 in 2016 Over the Contiguous United States Using WRF‐VPRM, a Weather‐Biosphere‐Online‐Coupled Model by Xiao‐Ming Hu, Sean Crowell, Qingyu Wang, Yao Zhang, Kenneth J. Davis, Ming Xue, Xiangming Xiao, Berrien Moore, Xiaocui Wu, Yonghoon Choi, Joshua P. DiGangi

“…WRF‐VPRM modeling results indicate that from May to September, biogenic fluxes dominate variability in XCO2 over most of the contiguous United States, except over a few metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles.…”
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U.S. Farmland under Threat of Urbanization: Future Development Scenarios to 2040 by Yanhua Xie, Mitch Hunter, Ann Sorensen, Theresa Nogeire-McRae, Ryan Murphy, Justin P. Suraci, Stacy Lischka, Tyler J. Lark

“…Agricultural land losses are projected to be greatest in fast-growing regions such as Texas, California, and the Southeast, and on the outskirts of metropolitan areas across the country, especially in the Midwest, where agricultural lands are more concentrated. …”
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The Application of Mobile Sensing to Detect CO and NO₂ Emission Spikes in Polluted Cities by Spanddhana Sara, Andrew Rebeiro-Hargrave, Ayu Parmar, Pak Lun Fung, Ishan Patwardhan, Samu Varjonen, C. Rajashekar Reddy, Sachin Chaudhari, Sasu Tarkoma

“…There is a lack of useful information regarding the spatial distribution and temporal variability of CO and NO2 emissions in major metropolitan areas. The primary goal of this research is to provide a geospatial data methodology for detecting emission spikes of CO and NO2 in polluted urban environments employing portable, low-cost sensors. …”
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Characteristics of Depreciation in Commercial and Multifamily Property: An Investment Perspective by Bokhari, Sheharyar, Geltner, David M

“…Depreciation rates vary considerably across metropolitan areas, with areas characterized by space market supply constraints exhibiting notably less depreciation. …”
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Data-Driven Methodology to Support Long-Lasting Logistics and Decision Making for Urban Last-Mile Operations by Gutierrez-Franco, Edgar, Mejia-Argueta, Christopher, Rabelo, Luis

“…This preliminary analysis shows the potential benefits, especially in understudied metropolitan areas from emerging markets, supporting a more effective delivery process, and encouraging proactive, dynamic decision making during the execution stage.…”
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“The Past We Step Into and How We Repair It” by Williams, Rashad, Steil, Justin

“…Problem, research strategy, and findings Anti-racist futures in urban and regional planning require repairing the White supremacist harms that have structured our metropolitan areas and patterns of living. What would constitute the appropriate dimensions for a reparative planning practice? …”
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Measuring urban sprawls on highway strips parameters using GIS approach by zainab, Khin Cho Myint, Hj. Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati

“…According to Ewing (1997), these features accelerate the spatial expansion of metropolitan areas by creating discontinuous land use patterns. …”
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An ecological analysis of walkability and housing affordability in Canada: Moderation by city size and neighbourhood property type composition. by Chelsea D Christie, Christine M Friedenreich, Jennifer E Vena, Dany Doiron, Gavin R McCormack

“…We linked built environment data from the 2016 Canadian Active Living Environments (Can-ALE) index with neighbourhood-level structural home characteristics and sociodemographic data from the 2016 Canadian census for 33,026 neighbourhoods across 31 Census Metropolitan Areas. We used multilevel linear regression models to estimate covariate-adjusted associations between neighbourhood walkability and natural-log median home values and tested city size and neighbourhood property type composition as moderators. …”
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A cross-sectional study reporting concussion exposure, assessment and management in Western Australian general practice by Elizabeth Thomas, HuiJun Chih, Belinda Gabbe, Melinda Fitzgerald, Gill Cowen

“…Demographics, usual practice, knowledge, confidence, identification of prolonged recovery as well as guideline and resource awareness of GPs who practised in regional and metropolitan areas were comparable (p > 0.05). Characteristics of GPs were similar between those who identified all symptoms of concussion and distractors correctly and those who did not (p > 0.05). …”
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Do Locations of Employment and Residence Influence whether People Use Virtual Social Networks? A Case Study of Residents in Wuhan, China by Huixia Deng, Qiang Niu, Lei Wu

“…This study identified the clustering of virtual social users’ places of employment and residence in metropolitan areas and concluded that virtual social interaction offers new social channels for people who lack access to adequate physical social facilities; that is, it complements traditional social interaction. …”
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Study supports for rural mature-aged university health students: a Stakian multicase study by Claire Quilliam, Nicole Crawford, Carol McKinstry, Alison Buccheri, Sara Brito

“…Particular attention to the experiences of mature-aged health students is needed to build a sustainable rural health workforce, given the higher proportions of mature-aged university students in rural, regional and remote areas compared with metropolitan areas and rural mature-aged students wanting to stay in their communities. …”
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The distribution of registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and podiatrists in Australia. by Engida Yisma, Vincent L Versace, Martin Jones, Sandra Walsh, Sara Jones, Esther May, Lee San Puah, Marianne Gillam

“…<h4>Results</h4>Nationwide, the density of occupational therapists and physiotherapists was highest in metropolitan areas (Modified Monash 1) and decreased with the increasing levels of the MMM categories. …”
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