Capabilities of an Automatic Lidar Ceilometer to Retrieve Aerosol Characteristics within the Planetary Boundary Layer by Dingdong Li, Yonghua Wu, Barry Gross, Fred Moshary

“…Continuous observation and quantitative retrieval of aerosol backscatter coefficients are important in the study of air quality and climate in metropolitan areas such as New York City. Ceilometers are ideal for this application, but aerosol backscatter coefficient retrievals from ceilometers are challenging and require proper calibration. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Australian Patients with Solid Organ Cancers by Nathan Bain, Mike Nguyen, Lisa Grech, Daphne Day, Amelia McCartney, Kate Webber, Alastair Kwok, Sam Harris, Hieu Chau, Bryan Chan, Louise Nott, Nada Hamad, Annette Tognela, Craig Underhill, Bao Sheng Loe, Daniel Freeman, Eva Segelov, on behalf of the CANVACCS Investigators

“…The median age was 62.5 years (<i>SD</i> = 11.8; range 19–95), 40.9% were male, 71.3% lived in metropolitan areas and 90.3% spoke English as their first language. …”
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Selecting ecologically appropriate scales to assess landscape ecological risk in megacity Beijing, China by Bingjie Li, Yuanyuan Yang, Limin Jiao, Mingying Yang, Ting Li

“…These findings will provide scientific reference for researches aimed at mitigating ecological risks and fostering high-quality sustainable development in metropolitan areas.…”
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Rethinking the distribution of sleep services: discrepancy of obstructive sleep apnoea in rural compared with metropolitan men in Australia - a large national survey by Lauren Booker, Brad Hodge, Timothy Skinner

“…This study explores the proportion of diagnosed and undiagnosed OSA in men living in rural compared to metropolitan areas. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, secondary analysis of the Australian Ten to Men dataset. …”
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Comparison of Urbanization, Climate Change, and Drainage Design Impacts on Urban Flashfloods in an Arid Region: Case Study, New Cairo, Egypt by Bassma Taher Hassan, Mohamad Yassine, Doaa Amin

“…Urban flooding is considered one of the hazardous disasters in metropolitan areas, especially for those located in arid regions. …”
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Regional disparities in food security and depression among single-person households in the Republic of Korea by Seong-Ah Kim, Seul Ki Choi

“…According to population density and poverty rate, the residence of the participants was classified into four regions: metropolitan areas with high population density were classified into areas with low poverty rates (Region 1) and high poverty rates (Region 2), and provinces with low population density were classified into areas with low poverty rates (Region 3) and high poverty rates (Region 4). …”
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A Review and Prospect of Urbanization Research in Pearl River Delta: Bibliometrics and Mapping Knowledge Domain Based on CiteSpace by Wu Runnan, Chen Kairui, Liu Lixin, Zhou Chunshan

“…After the urbanization development stage of a metropolitan circle and urban agglomeration was jointly entered, the theoretical construction of localization was slightly insufficient, and that of the people-oriented urbanization mode was lacking. (5) Pearl River Delta entered the regional urbanization stage, with the metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations being the main body. …”
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Sensing pedestrian flows for real-time assessment of non-pharmaceutical policy interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jonas Klingwort, Sofie Myriam Marcel Gabrielle De Broe, Sven Alexander Brocker

“…Objective This work aimed to analyse location-based sensor measurements of pedestrian flows in 49 metropolitan areas at 100 locations in Germany to study whether such technology is suitable for the real-time assessment of behavioural changes during a phase of several different pandemic-related policy interventions. …”
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‘A Different Ball Game’: Adaptation of a men’s health program for implementation in rural Australia by Matthew D. McDonald, Kate Hunt, Joanna Moullin, Deborah Kerr, Nikos Ntoumanis, Eleanor Quested

“…Conclusions Rural areas were described as ‘a different ball game’ due to limited local services and resources in comparison to metropolitan areas. Study findings have synergies with previous studies undertaken in rural contexts including in relation to the power of word of mouth, the importance of trust, and local partner organisations. …”
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Rising food insecurity and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency food assistance in Michigan by Dorceta Taylor, Te’yah Wright, Ian Ortiz, Alison Surdoval, Ember McCoy, Sorroco Daupan

“…In addition to studying organizations in the state’s metropolitan areas, we also study organizations in small towns and rural areas. …”
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Pharmacists' roles in assisted reproductive technology by Amanda M. Mackay, Selina M. Taylor, Beverley D. Glass

“…Methods: Purposive sampling related to location of practice, pharmacist experience with ART and self-classification as an ART specialist was used to recruit 19 Australian pharmacists from rural, remote, large regional, and metropolitan areas, who participated in semi-structured interviews based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). …”
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Factors influencing seniors' willingness to pay intention for exercise in the civil sports and recreation centers by Chin-Yi Fang, Po-Yu Chen, Yung Liao

“…The civil sports and recreation centers (CSRCs) in Taiwan have adopted operating transfer (OT) and are located mainly in metropolitan areas, with programs consisting of indoor sports offering people daily exercise. …”
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Regional health inequalities in Australia and social determinants of health: analysis of trends and distribution by remoteness by Joanne Flavel, Sophie Kedzior, Vivian Isaac, Darryl Cameron, Fran Baum

“…Variation in health and SDH within non-metropolitan areas suggests it may not be appropriate to clump regions and towns together when conducting analysis in Australia. …”
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Significant Reduction in Precipitation Seasonality and the Association with Extreme Precipitation in the Hai River Basin of China from 1960 to 2018 by Xin Zhang, Yuna Mao

“…Furthermore, we detected significant positive correlations of 0.31 (<i>p</i> = 0.02) and 0.35 (<i>p</i> = 0.01) between precipitation seasonality and precipitation extremes (R95T and R99T), suggesting that a more evenly distributed precipitation across seasons corresponds to fewer precipitation extremes over the past sixty years. Metropolitan areas, in particular, experienced a noteworthy reduction in precipitation seasonality and a decreased frequency of precipitation extreme events. …”
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Demand uncensored : car-sharing mobility services using data-driven and simulation-based techniques by Fields, Evan(Evan Jerome)

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Performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of structural reform of the Chicago public transportation system by Hesen, Anneloes, 1979-

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Essays in macroeconomics by Nenov, Plamen T. (Plamen Toshkov)

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Curbside eating : mobilizing food trucks to activate public space by Sheppard, Alison Marguerite

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Parameterizing land use planning : deploying quantitative analysis methods in the practice of city planning by Kaufmann, Talia

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Biological and ecological characterisation of roosting bats and troglofauna in the dark cave conservation site using lidar technology by Nordin, Juliana

“…Batu Caves is a habitat island of limestone karst tower surrounded by metropolitan areas located 11 km north of Kuala Lumpur. …”
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