A proposed framework of the impact of tourist’s social interactions on destination image by Yan, Yurao, Kanjanapathy, Malini, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah

“…The objective of this research is to elucidate the role of social interactions in shaping destination images, especially within the Chinese rural tourism context. Through these findings, the implications of the study will offer insights that advance the improvement of tourist experiences, elevate destination allure, and foster rural tourism progression in China.…”
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Bridging the Health Divide: Achieving Equitable Healthcare Access in Kenya through Artificial Intelligence by Nyakiongora, Geoffrey Mosoti

“…Challenges identified include data quality and availability in rural settings, the need for ongoing model refinement, and the importance of establishing ethical guidelines for AI use in healthcare design. …”
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Effect of darkness on speed-flow-density relationship for Malaysian roads by Sundara, Parameswary

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发达地区失地老人养老支持体系内卷化及其突破 — 基于苏州市的个案研究 = The involution of the eldercare system for the landless elderly in China’s developed regions : a case study based on Suzhou municipality... by 叶继红 Ye Jihong, 占少华 Zhan Shaohua

“…As a special group in the process of rural urbanization and land acquisition, the old people who lost their land are facing the practical problems regarding eldercare service provision. …”
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Challenges of measuring self-reported exposure to occupational biomechanical risk factors amongst people with low literacy engaged in manual labour: findings from a cross-cultural... by Igwesi-Chidobe, Chinonso Nwamaka, Sorinola, Isaac Olubunmi, Ozumba, Benjamin Chukwuma, Godfrey, Emma Louise

“…The adapted ORFQ was pre-tested amongst rural Nigerian adults with chronic LBP using cognitive think-aloud interviewing. …”
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Performance of pulsed plasma thrusters by Loh, Kelvin Kwong Lam.

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International differences in conservation priorities are more complicated than Global North-Global South divisions by Mutinhima, Y, Sibanda, L, Rono, B, Kulunge, S, Kimaili, D, Dickman, A, Madsen, E, Mandoloma, L, Tacey, J, Allred, S, Hare, D

“…Moreover, variation among local publics (i.e., living in high biodiversity areas of rural sub-Saharan Africa) was greater than among distant publics. …”

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2024 disaggregation results and methodological note by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…<p>OPHI MPI Methodological Note No. 59 presents the methodology and technical decisions that underlie the published <strong>disaggregation</strong> results (age groups, rural and urban areas, subnational regions and gender of household head) of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2024. …”

(Re)wilding London: fabric, politics, and aesthetics by Turnbull, J, Fry, T, Lorimer, J

“…We establish future priorities for research into urban rewilding, including exploring minoritarian cultures of nature, comparative analysis of diverse cases, and examination of rural–urban linkages. …”

Incidence and mortality rates of 14 site-specific infectious diseases in 10 diverse areas of China: findings from China Kadoorie Biobank, 2006-2018 by Huang, R, Kartsonaki, C, Turnbull, I, Pei, P, Chen, Y, Liu, J, Du, H, Sun, D, Yang, L, Barnard, M, Lv, J, Yu, C, Chen, J, Li, L, Chen, Z, Bragg, F

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> From 2004 to 2008, the prospective China Kadoorie Biobank enrolled 512,726 adults aged 30-79 years from 10 diverse areas (5 rural, 5 urban) of China. During the 12 years of follow-up, 101,673 participants were hospitalized for any infectious disease. …”

Electrical substations mapping for possible communication technologies using QGIs and Google Earth Pro by Zulkifli, Izzati Thaqifah, Azhar, Nayli Adriana, Mohamed Radzi, Nurul Asyikin, Md. Aripin, Mohamad Faruq Syahmi, Mohd. Azmi, Kaiyisah Hanis, Samidi, Faris Syahmi

“…The QGIS in this study is used to reclassify the demographics into three main demographics: urban, suburban, and rural areas. On the other hand, the Google Earth Pro programme is used to map and visualize the overall electrical distribution substations alongside the communication technology ranking, based on the three main demographics. …”
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Ubin or, life in the woods. by Tan, Katrina Liyi.

“…The installation showcases a series of images and found objects that encapsulates the essence of this last bit of rural landscape left in Singapore. Experimenting with the early photographic salt print process using local seawater, the work speaks of the organic beauty of the island and its ephemeral state.…”
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Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting by McConnell, JR, Chellman, N, Plach, A, Wensman, SM, Plunkett, G, Stohl, A, Smith, N, Vinther, BM, Dahl-Jensen, D, Steffensen, JP, Fritzsche, D, Brugger, SO, McDonald, BT, Wilson, AI

“…The most significant exposure for the rural, nonelite population may have been to background air pollution from silver mining and smelting that underpinned the Roman economy. …”

Factors predicting financial well-being of government employees in selected states in Malaysia by Fazan Ahmad, Noor Diyana

“…Each state was categorized into urban and rural areas. Lists of government departments were obtained for each urban and rural area of the selected states departments in the second stage of sampling. …”
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Sorption mechanisms of divalent cations with titanate nanotube by Du, Jianhong

“…Discharges that are not properly treated causes pollution to the downstream river and groundwater which are often used for drinking and irrigation in the rural area. This thesis explores the feasibility of titanate nanotube as an industrial sorbent to remove cadmium and other divalent cations from water.…”
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Safeguarding human rights : opportunities and challenges for NGOs involved in the democratisation of communication by Pradip, N. Thomas

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Chinese labor protest and trade unions by Chan, J, Pun, N, Selden, M

“…Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese-owned transnational corporation founded in Taipei in 1974, holds more than 50 percent of the market share in global electronics manufacturing. 1 Its 1.4 million workers in China are comprised mostly of rural migrants in their late teens to twenties. This chapter considers their struggle for labor rights, the nature of union representation at the giant firm, and the joint responsibility of the enterprise and government for the protection of workers.…”

Roof politics: the materiality of interpellation by Wendel, Delia Duong Ba

“…Ethnographic research with state ministries and interviews with rural residents reveal the ideological basis for those connections — how aesthetics regulated values and the reception of the programme by ordinary Rwandans. …”
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Field monitoring of urban thermal comfort parameters in various street canyons by Luk, Zhen Hao

“…With the expansion of concrete surfaces in developing countries, the urban areas around the countries show a significant increase in temperature compared to that of rural areas. This phenomenon is called the Urban Heat Island [UHI] effect. …”
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Extended features based random vector functional link network for classification problem by Malik, Ashwani Kumar, Ganaie, M. A., Tanveer, M., Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam

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