Perceived influences of fruit and vegetable consumption among Indian adolescents – A qualitative inquiry by Neha Rathi, Anthony Worsley, Meg Bruening

“…Results A total of 58 adolescents (53% female; 74% urban) with mean age 13.6 years completed the interviews. …”
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Explainable AI-Enhanced Human Activity Recognition for Human–Robot Collaboration in Agriculture by Lefteris Benos, Dimitrios Tsaopoulos, Aristotelis C. Tagarakis, Dimitrios Kateris, Patrizia Busato, Dionysis Bochtis

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Evaluation and driving force analysis of relative effectiveness in the giant panda national park in Sichuan, China by Bao Meng, Bao Meng, Mengchao Wang, Zhifeng Zhang, Hongyi Pan

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Toward sustainable industrialization in Africa: the potential of additive manufacturing – an overview by Desmond Klenam, Desmond Klenam, Tabiri Asumadu, Tabiri Asumadu, Michael Bodunrin, Japheth Obiko, Rodney Genga, Rodney Genga, Sechaba Maape, Fred McBagonluri, Wole Soboyejo

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Patient’s Information Toward Some Modifiable Risk Factors of Ischemic Heart Disease by Bayan Omar Sharif, Aras Hamad Rasul, Osman Ibrahim Mahmud, Farman Nuri Abdulla

“…The outcome showed that most of the sample rang from the age (25-40) years and most of them were male from urban, more than half of them were unemployed but nearly half of them were graduated from primary school. 32.2% of them diagnosed by cardiovascular disease. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Variation Characteristics of Forests and Analysis of Potential for Reconstruction of Water Conservation Forests in the Dongjiang River Basin from 1980 to 2020 by DAI Miaolin, LU Xiaoqi, ZANG Chuanfu, ZHU Ke, QIU Xintong, LUO Yiwen, ZHANG Weiqiang, GAN Xianhua

“…The Dongjiang River is the most important water source area in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,supplying water for the three mega-cities of Hong Kong,Shenzhen,and Guangzhou.The Dongjiang River Basin has abundant light and heat resources and sufficient rainfall,and it is one of the regions with the highest forest coverage rate in China.Since 1980,the land cover,especially the forest with the largest proportion in the Dongjiang River Basin,has changed significantly in the Dongjiang River Basin under the influence of natural factors,policy,and economic development.Therefore,how to scientifically plan and design afforestation projects and transform water conservation forests according to potential has become a hot social issue.The study was based on 30 m resolution land use and soil data of the Dongjiang River Basin from 1980 to 2020,and it combined with the data of Dongjiang River Source station and socio-economic index data.The study used spatial analysis and factor analysis to explore the spatial-temporal changes and driving mechanisms of forest cover in the Dongjiang River Basin from 1980 to 2020 and analyze the potential of water conservation forest reconstruction in the future.① From 1980 to 2020,the forest decreased continuously in the Dongjiang River Basin,with a total reduction of 998.81 km².The changes were mainly concentrated in the south and north of the Dongjiang River Basin.In the northern part of the basin,a great deal of forest has been transformed into farmland,while in the southern part of the basin,a great deal of forest has been transformed into cities and countrysides or areas for industry,mining,and housing.② In the period of 1980—2020,the main factors affecting the change of forest area were the number of permanent residents,population density,GDP,output value of secondary and tertiary industries,output value of industry,agriculture,and forestry,total retail sales of social consumer goods,investment in fixed assets,and urban registered unemployment rate.③ The area for future reconstruction in the Dongjiang River Basin was 5 365 km².The areas with high potential for reconstruction were mainly in the north and southeast parts of the basin.In the past 40 years,the forest area of the Dongjiang River Basin has continued to decrease and is strongly influenced by human activities.Water conservation forest has great potential to be transformed.…”
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Exploring Risk Factors with Crash Severity on China Two-Lane Rural Roads Using a Random-Parameter Ordered Probit Model by Shikun Xie, Xiaofeng Ji, Wenchen Yang, Rui Fang, Jingjing Hao

“…However, most of the studies have focused on urban roadways and freeway systems, and few studies have investigated the issue of heterogeneity on two-lane rural roads. …”
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Digital Transformation of Rural Areas in the Conditions of Innovative Development of the Western Sector of the Russian Arctic by Elena N. Bogdanova, Aleksandr A. Saburov, Oleg V. Minchuk, Aleksey S. Nikiforov

“…Under the concept of regional development “center-periphery”, the gap in the degree of development of digital ecosystems between urban and rural settlements is expected to increase, but the lack of official statistical indicators does not allow assessing its depth. …”
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Magnitude of self-reported non-fatal work-related injuries and associated factors among construction workers in Aleta Wondo, Sidama, Ethiopia by Abel Afework, Aiggan Tamene, Mahlet Gashaw

“…Abstract Ethiopia has experienced rapid urbanization over the past three decades, leading to the explosion of building construction. …”
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Trends, gender, and racial disparities in patients with mortality due to paroxysmal tachycardia: A nationwide analysis from 1999-2020. by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Saif Yamin, Abdullah, Wania Sultan, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Samia Aziz Sulaiman, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar

“…Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) and annual percent changes (APC) were calculated by year, gender, age group, race/ethnicity, geographic location, and urbanization status. Trends in AAMRs were analyzed using the Joinpoint Regression Program to identify significant changes and inflection points in mortality trends throughout the study period.…”
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African agri-entrepreneurship in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic by Mariam A. T. J. Kadzamira, Adewale Ogunmodede, Solomon Duah, Dannie Romney, Victor Attuquaye Clottey, Frances Williams

“…In addition, logistic regression modelling results show that financing prior to the pandemic, engaging in primary agricultural production, and being further from urban centres significantly influenced the likelihood of a firm incurring business losses. …”
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Le port antique de Saintes/Mediolanum (Charente-Maritime) by Jean-Philippe Baigl, Adrien Camus, Olivier Dayrens, Vincent Lebaron, Jonathan Letuppe, Vivien Mathé

“…Saintes/Mediolanum (Charente-Maritime) exhibits all the urban features characteristic of large Gallo-Roman cities, including remarkable and well-preserved monuments. …”
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Virtual consultation in kidney care: a mixed-methods study on a model for safe and effective integration into routine clinical care by Aminu K Bello, Stephanie Thompson, Deenaz Zaidi, Scott Klarenbach, Feng Ye, Terry J Smith, Mark Courtney

“…Further study is required to clarify the impacts of virtual care on specific population demographics based on geography (rural vs urban) and age (elderly population) in the post-COVID-19 era, and determine how to effectively integrate patient perspectives into this model of care.…”
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Spatiotemporal Relationship Between Carbon Metabolism and Ecosystem Service Value in the Rural Production–Living–Ecological Space of Northeast China’s Black Soil Region: A Case Stu... by Yajie Shang, Yuanyuan Chen, Yalin Zhai, Lei Wang

“…Cropland production space and urban living space served as key compartments and dominant pathways for carbon flow transfer in the two periods, respectively. (3) The total ecosystem service value (ESV) showed a downward trend, decreasing by CNY 1.432 billion from 2000 to 2020. …”
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Deformation Law of the Diaphragm Wall during Deep Foundation Pit Construction on Lake and Sea Soft Soil in the Yangtze River Delta by Yuan Mei, Dongbo Zhou, Xueyan Wang, Liangjie Zhao, Jinxin Shen, Shumin Zhang, Yuanying Liu

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Solar Power Generation in Smart Cities Using an Integrated Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis Methods by Ahmad Almadhor, K. Mallikarjuna, R. Rahul, G. Chandra Shekara, Rishu Bhatia, Wesam Shishah, V. Mohanavel, S. Suresh Kumar, Sojan Palukaran Thimothy

“…Megacity electricity generation is regarded as a current research problem in the modern features of urban administration, particularly in developing nations such as Iran. …”
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Factors Predicting Insecticide-Treated Bednet Use among Children under Age Five in Female-Headed Households in Ghana: An Analysis of the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey by Desmond Klu, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Michael Larbi Odame

“…However, children living with older female household heads aged 70 years and above (aOR = 0.12; CI: 0.07–0.21), 60–69 years (aOR = 0.23; CI: 0.14–0.38), and those residing in urban areas (aOR = 0.59; CI: 0.43–0.82) were less probable to sleep under treated bednet. …”
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Optimization of Truck Platoon Size in Freeway Diverging Areas Based on Comprehensive Performance Evaluation by Zhifa Yang, Zongyao Li, Zhuo Yu, Wencai Sun, Jingjing Tian

“…Using the Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO) platform, this paper examines the effects of truck platoon size (ranging from 2 to 15 trucks) on traffic efficiency, safety, and fuel consumption under varying conditions. …”
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Metropolitan construction carbon emission efficiency: an integrative static-dynamic analytical framework by Jianing Hu, Wanxiang Yao, Gangwei Cai, Qinfeng Zhao, Chanjuan Wang, Tongyu Xu, Chunyan Shi, Weijun Gao

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Estimating the met need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in three payams of Torit County, South Sudan: a facility-based, retrospective cross-sectional study by Pontius Bayo, Imose Itua, Suzie Paul Francis, Kofi Boateng, Elijo Omoro Tahir, Abdulmumini Usman

“…The met need was highest (88%) for Nyong Payam, an urban area, compared with the other two rural payams, and 98.8% of the complications were treated from the hospital, while no complications were treated from three PHCCs. …”
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