Deep learning for snake pattern detection by Ching, Jia Chin

“…Snakebites are a serious concern for many countries worldwide, especially for rural undeveloped countries. From snakebites alone, about a 100,000 people die every year in these countries and 3 times as many people experience lasting effects such as amputation and kidney failures. …”
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Biodiesel purification from cellulose-containing materials by Lim, Leonard Chin Boon.

“…With the overall intention of providing a low cost biodiesel purification method so that rural communities can be empowered with the benefits of a clean and sustainable source of energy, the feasibility of using various cellulose-containing materials,namely saw dust, wood shavings, orange peel and coconut husk, for biodiesel purification was qualitatively examined. …”
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Solar-wind street lighting by Soh, Tian Lai.

“…Feasibility study and hardware implementation on the hybrid solar wind street lighting system using renewable energy resources, solar energy and wind power, together with high brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LED) module as light source power street lights in an urban environment such as Singapore as well as remote or rural areas. The design of HB-LED Driver with two level of brightness control was studied and implemented in this project. …”
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From entrenched gender bias to economic empowerment: undermining the patriarchy

“…A particular focus is given to the economic involvement of rural women, the potential for technology to assist female empowerment in India, gender equality within the creative industries, and the persistence of patriarchy in the UK. …”
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The Chinese way: alternative policy perspectives and challenges by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

“…This volume seeks to develop new narratives on China's alternative policy and challenges policy makers on gender, regional, income and wage inequalities among rural migrant workers in China. The book also looks at China's social, environmental, economic and governance policies aimed at implementing a sustainable financial and corporate system for a prosperous society. …”
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Do we need economic inequality? by Dorling, D

“…What if, he asks, widespread economic inequality is actually just a passing phase, a feature of the capitalist transition from a settled rural way of life to our next highly urban steady-state? …”

A methodological note on the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2024 changes over time results for 86 countries by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…Our results also show poverty trends by rural-urban area.…”

Driven Factors to Sustainable Paddy Farming Production in Malaysia by Mohd Zahari, Fadhilah, Othman, Zakirah, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Salleh, Nurul Azita

“…The results of this study are expected to give awareness and motivate the farmers to embark on the alternative practices to sustainable rice cultivation, and also potentially help to optimize the abandoned land for productive farming in the rural areas…”
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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. It is part of a pattern of violence against women driven by misogynistic, racist and transphobic attitudes in society, discrimination and unequal power. …”
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"Kemunting : a journey" - Malay identity in pre- and post- independence Singapore by Muhammad Hidhir Md Razak

“…Kemunting follows a young village girl, Yah, living on the rural beaches of 1950s Malacca. Based on my own ancestral village, Padang Kemunting (Kemunting Field in Malay) is the village where the novel's events play out. …”
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Exploring multi-scenario simulation of ecosystem service value of Wetland in Yinchuan, China by Yuxuan, Gao, Muthuveeran, Adam Aruldewan S., Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari, Yali, Ma, Lulu, Ma

“…Wetland conservation in rural parts of western China is a matter of concern due to the presence of water scarcity, fragile ecosystems, and insufficient resilience to natural disasters. …”
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Genetic analysis of normal human phenotypes within the people of the British Isles by Meena, D

“…</p> <p>In summary, I have taken advantage of a sampling criterion of having four grandparents from the same rural area, minimizing the risk of spurious genotype- phenotype correlations that are due to population stratification. …”

Machine Learning Method for Forecasting Weather Needed For Crop Water Demand Estimations in Low-Resource Settings Using A Case Study in Morocco by Sheline, Carolyn, Winter, Amos

“…Local, low-cost weather prediction services are needed to enable optimal irrigation scheduling and increase crop productivity for rural farmers in low-resource settings. This work proposes a machine learning approach to predict the weather inputs needed to calculate crop water demand, namely evapotranspiration and precipitation. …”
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Transient Stability Guarantees for Ad Hoc DC Microgrids by Cavanagh, Kathleen, Belk, Julia A., Turitsyn, Konstantin

“…They are designed to be installed and operated by individual communities - without central oversight - and as a result are well-suited to addressing the lack of electricity access in rural and developing areas. However, ad hoc networks are not widely used, and a major technical challenge impeding their development (and deployment) is the difficulty of certifying network stability without a priori knowledge of the topology. …”
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Small bamboo shelter by Vimalatulasi Vetrivel

“…Bamboo is one of the oldest and most resourceful construction materials with numerous purposes in the field of construction, particularly in rural areas. It characterized by high strength and low weight, and is effortlessly worked using simple tools. …”
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Remote monitoring and control of wind turbine simulator (a1026-131) by Yin, Min Htet

“…Most of the wind turbine systems are installed far from the rural area to avoid any obstacle in the wind direction. …”
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Communing with others: performing voices by Hällsten, Johanna

“…This article concerns how we can use sound and listening practices to foster a different relationship with the animals in rural environments. This is done through two artworks Rapture (2014) and Flow (2019) created by the author, and how they explored ideas of voicing, translation and noise to push the human body to become more sensitised, and other to itself. …”
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Me or the machine, who decides? Acceptance spillover of digital automation for a sustainable transition by Vrain, E

“…</p> <p>As part of a living lab of UK households with wide ranging characteristics (household composition, socio-economic, digital engagement, home type and ownership, rural/urban location), this research will conduct two distinct trials which automate daily life activities. …”

Infrastructure decision preferences and the influence of social justice education by Van-Hein Sackey, C, Cao, C, Nock, D, Armanios, D, Davis, A

“…Since infrastructure investments are often allocated to urban areas, it is important for stakeholders to equally prioritize rural electrification in their efforts to achieve universal electrification. …”

Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? An intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure by Ambuehl, B, Kunwar, BM, Schertenleib, A, Marks, SJ, Inauen, J

“…We conducted a nonrandomized cluster-based controlled trial with pre–post intervention assessment (N = 369) in 33 villages in rural Nepal, where safe water infrastructure is shared. …”