Route Planning Algorithms for Fleets of Connected Vehicles: State of the Art, Implementation, and Deployment by Mattia D’Emidio, Esmaeil Delfaraz, Gabriele Di Stefano, Giannantonio Frittella, Edgardo Vittoria

“…Among them, one of the most interesting and successful examples with a highly positive impact in terms of the quality of urban environments and societal and economical welfare is a system of semi-autonomous connected vehicles, where IoT devices, data centers, and fleets of smart vehicles equipped with communication and computational resources are combined into a heterogeneous and distributed infrastructure, unifying hardware, networks, and software. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of chemical control on the ecology of Rattus norvegicus of an urban community in Salvador, Brazil. by Arsinoê Cristina Pertile, Ricardo Lustosa, Ticiana Carvalho-Pereira, Gabriel Ghizzi Pedra, Jesus Alonso Panti-May, Udimila Oliveira, Caio Graco Zeppelini, Fábio Neves Souza, Daiana S Oliveira, Hussein Khalil, Mitermayer G Reis, James Childs, Albert I Ko, Mike Begon, Federico Costa

“…<h4>Background</h4>The presence of synanthropic rodents, such as Rattus norvegicus, in urban environments generates high costs of prophylaxis and control, in large part due to the environmental transmission of the pathogenic spirochete Leptospira interrogans, which causes leptospirosis. …”
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Aerosol mixing state, hygroscopic growth and cloud activation efficiency during MIRAGE 2006 by S. Lance, T. Raatikainen, T. B. Onasch, D. R. Worsnop, X.-Y. Yu, M. L. Alexander, M. R. Stolzenburg, P. H. McMurry, J. N. Smith, A. Nenes

“…This is consistent with other CCN studies carried out in urban environments, and is partly due to the fact that the highest CCN concentrations occur during the daytime when the aerosol is internally mixed. …”
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Enhancing urban waste sustainability through community-driven composting in São Paulo megacity by Luís Fernando Amato-Lourenco, Gilberto Cunha Franca, Marcelo Martins Seckler, Thais Mauad

“…This study addresses the challenge of municipal solid waste management in urban environments, focusing on the case of São Paulo, Brazil. …”
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Risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome in Cali, Colombia (2013): A case-control study by Sayda Milena Pico, Gustavo Bergonzoli, Adolfo Contreras

“…Objective: To identify social, biological, and behavioral factors associated with the metabolic syndrome in adults to help in the design of health policies in urban environments. Materials and methods: We included 300 cases and 675 controls. …”
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Ultrasonic deterrents reduce nuisance cat (Felis catus) activity on suburban properties by Heather M. Crawford, Joseph B. Fontaine, Michael C. Calver

“…Urban environments are increasingly important for biodiversity conservation, but pet cats threaten wildlife therein, displaying nuisance behaviour such as hunting, fighting, fouling and urine spraying. …”
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Ability for self-care in urban living older people in southern Norway by Sundsli K, S&amp;ouml;derhamn U, Espnes GA, S&amp;ouml;derhamn O

“…Kari Sundsli1,2, Ulrika S&amp;ouml;derhamn2, Geir Arild Espnes1,3, Olle S&amp;ouml;derhamn21Department of Social Work and Health Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway; 2Centre for Caring Research &amp;ndash; Southern Norway, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway; 3Research Centre for Health Promotion and Resources HiST-NTNU, Department of Social Work and Health Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayBackground: The number of older people living in urban environments throughout the world will increase in the coming years. …”
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Local Site Effects Investigation in Durres City (Albania) Using Ambient Noise, after the 26 November 2019 (M6.4) Destructive Earthquake by Nikos Theodoulidis, Edmond Dushi, Llambro Duni, Ioannis Grendas, Areti Panou, Ardit Hajrullai, Neki Kuka, Rexhep Koci

“…Ambient noise measurements are favorable, as acquiring ambient noise data is an easy and effective noninvasive approach within urban environments. Measurements were processed using the widely applied Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) method, following the SESAME project (2004) guidelines. …”
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Multi-objective calibration of vertical-axis wind turbine controllers: balancing aero-servo-elastic performance and noise by L. Brandetti, L. Brandetti, S. P. Mulders, R. Merino-Martinez, S. Watson, J.-W. van Wingerden

“…Noise annoyance should be considered in the design and decision-making process to foster the social acceptance of VAWTs in urban environments. At the same time, maximising the operational efficiency of VAWTs in terms of power generation and actuation effort is equally important. …”
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Polymerase chain reaction and real-time PCR for diagnosing of Leishmania infantum chagasi in dogs Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase e PCR em tempo real para diagnóstico de Leishmania... by Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos, Carlos Alberto do Nascimento Ramos, Márcia Mariza Gomes Jusi, Flábio Ribeiro de Araújo, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Maria Aparecida da Glória Faustino, Leucio Câmara Alves

“…The importance of dogs as a reservoir for Leishmania infantumchagasi in urban environments has stimulated numerous studies assessing diagnostic techniques. …”
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Property value impacts of rapid transit accessibility in Boston by Paul, Austin (Austin John), Spurr, Stacey

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Long-term ground response For borehole heat exchangers in clay by Zymnis, Despina M

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Reinventing the golden age ballpark and the pastoral ideal : a new home for the Boston Red Sox on Fort Point Channel by Schiamberg, Scott Raphael

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Applications of optical-feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy by Bergin, A

“…For NO, this detection limit compares favourably with other mid-IR QCL-based NO sensors, and is sufficient for mon- itoring NO in polluted urban environments. With the Maxion DFB-QCL, mon- itoring of NO in air outside the laboratory was attempted, and an air sample drying system benchmarked. …”

Plastic cows: purity, pollution, and polymers by Nagy, K

“…The concept of the urban-animal contact zone suggests that the city is a site of both risk and opportunity for animals that inhabit urban environments. Finally, the thesis proposes that the ubiquitous polymer products known as plastics are leaky materials (Nading, 2017) which release chemicals back into the environment. …”

Contribution of tourism to sustainable rural development in Sri Lanka by Aslam, M.S.M.

“…Inability of sustainable practices in urban environments pushes the alternative tourism into rural areas. …”
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Improvement on rooftop classification of worldview-3 imagery using object-based image analysis by Norman, Masayu

“…Interestingly, the degradation status of the roof in heterogenous urban environments can be determined and the quality of roof-based harvested rainwater affected by roofing materials and roofing conditions can be analyzed effectively.…”
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Environmental determinants and demographic influences on global urban microbiomes, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity by Yang Chen, Xi Fu, Zheyuan Ou, Jiang Li, Simiao Lin, Yaoxuan Wu, Xuwei Wang, Yiqun Deng, Yu Sun

“…Meanwhile, socio-economic considerations, particularly reducing antibiotic usage in regions with lower GDP, are paramount in curbing the spread of antimicrobial resistance in urban environments.…”
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Comparison of PM₁₀ Sources at Traffic and Urban Background Sites Based on Elemental, Chemical and Isotopic Composition: Case Study from Krakow, Southern Poland by Lucyna Samek, Katarzyna Styszko, Zdzislaw Stegowski, Miroslaw Zimnoch, Alicja Skiba, Anna Turek-Fijak, Zbigniew Gorczyca, Przemyslaw Furman, Anne Kasper-Giebl, Kazimierz Rozanski

“…The article presents the results of combined elemental, chemical and isotopic analyses of particulate matter PM₁₀ at two contrasting urban environments during winter and summer seasons. Daily PM₁₀ samples were collected during the summer and winter seasons of 2018/2019 at two stations belonging to the network monitoring air quality in the city. …”
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Half-lives of PAHs and temporal microbiota changes in commonly used urban landscaping materials by Marja I. Roslund, Mira Grönroos, Anna-Lea Rantalainen, Ari Jumpponen, Martin Romantschuk, Anirudra Parajuli, Heikki Hyöty, Olli Laitinen, Aki Sinkkonen

“…This may open new possibilities for managing urban environments by careful selection of landscaping materials, to benefit health and wellbeing.…”
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