Evaluating urban microclimate temperature using Envi-Met Simulation Model: a case study conducted in two city areas, Pudu and Wangsa Maju by Anis Batrisyia Asmadi, Alamah Misni, Mohamed Brahimi

“…Urban areas usually experience the urban heat island effect, where the area is significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas. This is due to the urban character and microclimate change. …”
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Unveiling the impacts of climate change and human activities on land-use evolution in ecologically fragile urbanizing areas: a case study of China's Central Plains Urban Agglomerat... by Jiang, Zhimeng, Li, Yan, Wu, Hao, Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid, Zhou, Han, Fan, Kaixuan

“…Our results reveal that environmental changes significantly influence the spatiotemporal evolution of land use, accelerating rural-to-urban conversions in ecologically vulnerable regions, as validated by a CA-Markov model Kappa coefficient of 0.8378. …”
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AHP Model for Selection of Sustainable Energy: A Focus on Power Generation and Supplying for End-users by Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal, Mohd Shafie, Shafini, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan

“…The use of AHP for selecting the source of renewable energy as the alternative for the non-renewable source of energy is important, especially to the environmental conscious’ end-users, or those who are living in the rural area. However, in the field of sustainable energy, AHP application for power generation focusing on the end-users is still limited. …”
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AHP Model for Selection of Sustainable Energy: A Focus on Power Generation and Supplying for End-users by Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal, Mohd Shafie, Shafini, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan

“…The use of AHP for selecting the source of renewable energy as the alternative for the non-renewable source of energy is important, especially to the environmental conscious’ end-users, or those who are living in the rural area. However, in the field of sustainable energy, AHP application for power generation focusing on the end-users is still limited. …”
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Implications for spatial non-stationarity and the neighborhood effect averaging problem (NEAP) in green inequality research: evidence from three states in the USA by Gyanwali, Sophiya, Karki, Shashank, Jang, Kee M., Crawford, Tom, Zhang, Mengxi, Kim, Junghwan

“…Moreover, previous studies focused mainly on large-sized cities while overlooking other areas, such as small-sized cities and rural neighborhoods. In other words, it remains unclear the potential spatial non-stationarity issues in estimating green space exposure inequality. …”
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Identifying stakeholders in the land use management process and related critical factors in ASEAN by Tulus Tambunan

“…Sustainable LUM acts in a multilevel governance structure between an operational project level and a strategic level of rural/regional/national economic development management, which means dissolving the often-occurring conflict between short-term and long-term orientation within the planning process. …”
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Young Europeans’ geo-political identities: a poststructural analysis by Ross, Alistair

“…This combination of multiple identities and recognising the importance of human rights values is most commonly found amongst young people who have grown up in multicultural societies, often urban, and the corollary of this is that combination is least likely to be found among the older population in more rural, monocultural settlements.…”
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Emergency care knowledge, utilization, and barriers in Northern Tanzania: A community-based survey by Shayo, F, Zaccheus, GG, Sakita, F, Hernandes, TR, Vissoci, JRN, Gordee, A, Kuchibhatla, M, Kiremeji, M, Minja, L, Mmbaga, BT, Staton, CA, Keating, EM, Joiner, AP

“…A higher proportion of those with inappropriate responses to hypothetical emergency conditions lived in rural districts, were uninsured, and had a lower mean income. …”

Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score by Nsubuga, M, Kintu, TM, Please, H, Stewart, K, Navarro, SM

“…Methods: Data from 4,109 trauma patients at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, a rural hospital in Uganda, were used to train and evaluate four ML models: Logistic Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boosting (GB), and Support Vector Machine (SVM). …”

The influence of nature and culture in the formation of traditional food at Lenggong Valley, Perak by Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri, Ab. Karim, Shahrim, Esa, Jamilah Hani

“…Despite that, research on the formation of traditional food is seemingly limited, particularly in the rural area. This phenomenon is due to the lack of appreciation to the traditional food among the community especially the young generation. …”
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Effect of indoor condition of Bangladesh factory to workers health and behavior. by Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Al Sayem Khan, Muhammed Abdullah

“…Most of the factories are clustered around the capital city Dhaka and invite thousands of rural inhabitants in search of a job in the city and hoping to lead better life. …”
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Grand challenges in entomology: priorities for action in the coming decades by Luke, Sarah H., Roy, Helen E., Thomas, Chris D., Tilley, Luke A. N., Ward, Simon, Watt, Allan, Carnaghi, Manuela, Jaworski, Coline C., Tercel, Maximillian P. T. G., Woodrow, Charlie, Aown, Susmita, Banfield-Zanin, Jennifer A., Barnsley, Sarah L., Berger, Iris, Brown, Mark J. F., Bull, James C., Campbell, Heather, Carter, Ruth A. B., Charalambous, Magda, Cole, Lorna J., Ebejer, Martin J., Farrow, Rachel A., Fartyal, Rajendra S., Grace, Miriam, Highet, Fiona, Hill, Jane K., Hood, Amelia S. C., Kent, Eleanor S., Krell, Frank-Thorsten, Leather, Simon R., Leybourne, Daniel J., Littlewood, Nick A., Lyons, Ashley, Matthews, Graham, Mc Namara, Louise, Menéndez, Rosa, Merrett, Peter, Mohammed, Sajidha, Murchie, Archie K., Noble, Michael, Paiva, Maria-Rosa, Pannell, Michael J., Phon, Chooi-Khim, Port, Gordon, Powell, Charlotte, Rosell, Stewart, Sconce, Francisca, Shortall, Chris R., Slade, Eleanor M., Sutherland, Jamie P., Weir, Jamie C., Williams, Christopher D., Zielonka, Natalia B., Dicks, Lynn V.

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Older women's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: individual, community, and contextual factors by Banda, A, Hoffman, J, Roos, V

“…Results: Overall, 29% (613) of older women reported a decline in their well-being due to COVID-19. Older women in rural areas had lower odds of well-being [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 0.607, 95% 0455,0.809]. …”

Mosquito-borne diseases in urban East African Community region: a scoping review of urban typology research and mosquito genera overlap, 2000-2024 by Joseph, NK, Mumo, E, Morlighem, C, Macharia, PM, Snow, RW, Linard, C

“…Diverse definitions of urban landscapes emerged, emphasizing (i) distinct characteristics for dichotomous delineation from rural settings (e.g., population density) and (ii) urban-peri-urban continuum integrating spatial variations in urban features associated with MBDs (e.g., planned/unplanned neighbourhoods). …”

Malaria as a cause of morbidity and mortality in children with homozygous sickle cell disease on the coast of Kenya by Komba, A, Makani, J, Sadarangani, M, Ajala-Agbo, T, Berkley, J, Newton, CRJC, Marsh, K, Williams, T

“…<p><strong> Conclusions</p></strong>We found no evidence to support the conclusion that the risk of malaria is higher among children with SCD than it is among children without SCD in a rural area on the coast of Kenya. Further studies should be undertaken to help policy makers develop appropriate guidelines regarding malarial prophylaxis for patients with SCD in malaria-endemic regions.…”

Integration of LoRa IoT with cloud platform in stingless beehive remote monitoring system by Ahmad, Yasser Arul, Nurul Salshabila, Mustapa, Anis Hannani, Razaman, Muhammad Nasrin Aqil, Abdul Hamid, Noreha, Abdul Malik, Mohd Faizal, Jamlos

“…However, conventional monitoring practices are time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially for beekeepers in rural or remote areas. Without access to real-time hive data, beekeepers may struggle to detect changes in temperature, humidity, and other vital conditions that could impact bee health and productivity. …”
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Cool surface as urban heat island effect mitigation strategy for tropical climate by D E V S Kiran Kumar

“…Due to retention of solar radiation heat, reduced ventilation and concentrated anthropogenic heat activities, many urban areas experience higher ambient temperatures than their less developed rural surroundings. This phenomenon is often referred to as the urban heat island (UHI) effect. …”
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In situ synthesis and microfabrication of high entropy alloy and oxide compounds by femtosecond laser direct writing under ambient conditions by Hegde, Chidanand, Lim, Joel Chin Huat, Teng, Tan Hui, Liu, Daobin, Kim, Young-Jin, Yan, Qingyu, Li, Hua

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萧红与萧军的革命意志 ：比较《生死场》与《八月的乡村》的女性身体刻画 = Revolutionary will of Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun : comparison of body portrayed between “The Field of Life and Death” and “Village in August”... by 李慧仪 Lee, Huiyi

“…Both works are set in rural Manchuria and describe the struggle of Chinese guerrilla forces against the Japanese. …”
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Antimicrobial effects of moringa oleifera seeds on E. coli K-12 derivatives by Zhou, Lingyan

“…However, conventional disinfection treatments such as chlorine, ultraviolet radiation, and ozone treatment, as well as traditional flocculant chemicals, are cost-prohibitive for rural communities. Hence, sustainable alternatives to disinfect water using locally available resources are preferable. …”
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