GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis model for utility water demand: the case of Lodwar Municipality, Turkana County, Kenya by Wanguba, B, Siriba, DN, Okumu, BO

“…The analysis of satellite images showed the expansion of built-up areas and emerging human activities in regions towards the South and Western of Lodwar Town. The resulting model outcome identified the potential demand priority sites within the region of which some are underserved. …”

A 35-Year Analysis of Vegetation Cover in Rare-Earth Mining Areas Using Landsat Data by Zheng, Zhubin, Liu, Yuqing, Chen, Na, Liu, Ge, Lei, Shaohua, Xu, Jie, Li, Jianzhong, Ren, Jingli, Huang, Chao

“…The findings indicate that (1) vegetation coverage in Dingnan County decreased from 1988 to 2002, followed by a gradual increase; (2) high vegetation cover is predominantly found in forested areas that maintain their natural state, while the central town and mining areas exhibit generally low coverage; (3) there are regional differences in the relationship between vegetation cover and environmental factors in Dingnan County. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation on precast CECFST column-to-column connections subjected to axial and eccentric compression by Zhu, Gaoming, Tan, Kang Hai

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Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

“…Population prevalence of (spirometrically defined) COPD ranged from 3.6% in Barranquilla, Colombia, to 19.0% in Cape Town, South Africa. Only 26.4% reported a previous lung function test, and only 5.0% reported a previous diagnosis of COPD, whereas 9.7% had a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC < LLN. …”

Episcopacy and parochialism in early South African Anglicanism: Bishop Robert Gray and the antecedent churches of the Cape Colony, 1806-72 by Bester, M

“…<p>This thesis considers the development of ecclesiastical authority in early Cape Colonial Anglicanism under the episcopacy of Robert Gray (1809–72), the first Bishop of Cape Town (1847–72). It explores the nature of opposition that Gray’s episcopacy faced from the fourteen independent worshipping congregations established privately or by the colonial state between 1806 and 1847, and how he brought these disputes to resolution, or, in some cases, failed to do so.…”

Quality of service profiling by Misailovic, Sasa, Sidiroglou, Stylianos, Hoffmann, Henry Christian, Rinard, Martin C.

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Bagan Mural project : building a robust digital library on Wordpress by Chia, Yew Boon, Ng, Kiak Peng

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Eccentric compression performance of jointed precast concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube columns with dry connections by Zhu, Gaoming, Tan, Kang Hai

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Agriculture and citadel in the Bronze Age Aegean: the view from western Anatolia by Maltas, T

“…In doing so, it aims to suggest how arable farming contributed to the formation and collapse of elite social and economic structures within the citadel and lower town settlements of the Early Bronze Age (EB/EBA) II-III. …”

History education for transitional justice: how students understand and construct historical legacies in the post-apartheid South African history classroom by Robinson, N

“…It draws on nine months of ethnographic research in four Grade 9 history classrooms in Cape Town, each with a different racial composition. Every history class over three terms was observed, and teachers and students from each class were interviewed multiple times over the course of the year.…”

Emerging Materials, Technologies, and Solutions for Energy Harvesting / by Mehta, Shilpa, 1987-, editor 655491, Abougreen, Arij, 1989-, editor 655492, Gupta, Shashi Kant, editor 655493, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

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From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…After outlining my theoretical framing, I explore the many procedures and techniques that modulate to Nauru’s state-building effort as a phosphate turned refugee company town.</p> <p>Nauru has occupied a prominent place in the international news, but the landscape of refugee market production that takes place there is represented by legal critics and global media as an exception. …”

Negotiating shared spaces in informal peri-urban settlements in North India: collaborative architectural making as a catalyst for civic empowerment and social change by Tang, Bo

“…Central to the research was the development of spatial practices through small-scale interventions in two peri-urban settlements, which acted as vehicles for understanding the civic and institutional order of town for all constituents (including myself as PhD by Practice). …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…Of the other surviving editions, our impression is that the Kathmandu manuscript is probably the most corrupt, sometimes a veritable jungle of scribal errors to the point of unusability; in addition, its pages are frequently broken and torn. However, the Nubri manuscript is said to be very similar to the wretchedly preserved Kathmandu manuscript, but in far better condition both physically and with regard to scribal accuracy. …”

Efficacy of Wolbachia-mediated sterility to reduce the incidence of dengue: a synthetic control study in Singapore by Lim, Jue Tao, Bansal, Somya, Chong, Chee Seng, Dickens, Borame, Ng, Youming, Deng, Lu, Lee, Caleb, Tan, Li Yun, Chain, Grace, Ma, Pei, Sim, Shuzhen, Tan, Cheong Huat, Cook, Alex R., Ng, Lee Ching

“…We selected two large towns (Yishun and Tampines) to adopt an expanding release strategy and two smaller towns (Bukit Batok and Choa Chu Kang) to adopt a targeted-release approach. …”
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The working of 5668 lbs. third grade and 1147 lbs. 1st grade argentiferous galena ore from the Merrimac Mine, Newburyport, Mass., including crushing, washing, roasting, and smeltin... by Towne, Linwood O.

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Data activism against feminicide Co-designing digital tools to monitor gender-related violence across the Americas by Cruxên, Isadora, Jungs de Almeida, Alessandra, D’Ignazio, Catherine

“…Gender-related violence happens inside the home and outside in the public spaces of cities, towns, villages and rural areas around the world. …”
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Blogs vs vlogs: evaluation of chinese audience resonance in slow tourism by Wang, Meng, Abd Rahman, Azmawani, Abdul Aziz, Yuhanis, Adzharuddin, Nor Azura

“…Slow tourism has been implemented in rural areas and small towns in China for over a decade. However, the effectiveness of utilizing blogs or vlogs for promoting slow tourism destinations varies significantly. …”
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Microgrid network design and control by Goh, Kok Liang.

“…It has been designed to supply small towns and villages with electricity with high penetration of renewable energy resources. …”
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Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - a simulation based study by Thapa, Samar, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad

“…In this study, a pre-validated model of 3-storey concrete residential building was used to study the indoor performance and thermal comfort in the face of climate change in the 8 (eight) different hill towns (hill stations) located from west to the east. …”