The Urban Built Environment and Mobility in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Review by Andrea L. Rosso, Amy H. Auchincloss, Yvonne L. Michael

“…The existing literature suggests that mobility is associated with higher street connectivity leading to shorter pedestrian distances, street and traffic conditions such as safety measures, and proximity to destinations such as retail establishments, parks, and green spaces. Existing research is limited by differences in exposure and outcome assessments and use of cross-sectional study designs. …”
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Some claim for the end of Botany… but what is Botany today? by Lorenzo Peruzzi

“…Similarly, botanical gardens are often perceived by the public as merely aesthetic spaces, akin to vegetable gardens or parks, rather than as scientifically-driven institutions. …”
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Assessment of Metallic Content, Pollution, and Sources of Road Dust in the City of Białystok (Poland) by Mirosław Skorbiłowicz, Elżbieta Skorbiłowicz, Wojciech Łapiński

“…., streets with heavy traffic, streets in residential neighborhoods, and streets near green areas and parks) of Białystok, Poland, during 2018. In descending order of average concentration, the measured metals were Fe (2,335 mg kg−1), Zn (68.99 mg kg−1), Mn (68.62 mg kg−1), Cu (16.37 mg kg−1), Pb (11.42 mg kg−1), Cr (9.12 mg kg−1), and Ni (5.20 mg kg−1). …”
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Path Clearing, Policy Acceleration or Trend Reinforcement: Potential Implications of Selected Local Government Responses to Covid-19 in the UK by Tony Gore, Emma Bimpson, Julian Dobson, Stephen Parkes

“…The analysis focuses on five selected domains: supporting and coordinating mutual aid; maintaining local economies; addressing homelessness; managing parks and other public spaces; and promoting active travel through road space reallocation. …”
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Area Optimisation for Field-Programmable Gate Arrays in SystemC Hardware Compilation by Johan Ditmar, Steve McKeever, Alex Wilson

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Measuring the Smart Growth Spatial Performance in Developing City of Northwest China Plains Area by Jing Li, Hongwei Zhou, Zhongyuan Cai

“…The increase of technical efficiency promotes the growth of spatial performance, which is mainly manifested in the construction of industrial parks. Although urban and rural spatial performance has made great achievements, there are still problems. …”
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Evaluation of Waterlogging Risk in an Urban Subway Station by Haiying Yu, Chuan Liang, Ping Li, Kaijie Niu, Faxing Du, Junhu Shao, Yuyong Liu

“…Most cities in the world have extensive underground facilities, including public transport and commercial facilities, such as shopping malls, subways, and parks. Safety of underground space has been an important aspect of urban safety. …”
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Evaluating the cooling potential of green open spaces in urban environments by Dwi Setyawan Ahmad, Suhardono Sapta, Indrawan Muhammad, Afzanaya Rarasti Khansa, Wijayanti Sovia

“…This study evaluated the cooling potential of Green Open Spaces (GOS) in Surakarta City, focusing on three parks: Sekartaji Park, Pucang Sawit Park, and Balaikambang Park. …”
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Benefícios ecossistêmicos e econômicos do Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães by Maira Luiza Spanholi, Francisco Eduardo Mendes, Lucas de Almeida Nogueira da Costa, Lucas Rolo Fares, Carlos Eduardo Frickmann Young

“…National Parks are areas created to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development. …”
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DWSD: Dense waste segmentation datasetMendeley Data by Asfak Ali, Suvojit Acharjee, Md. Manarul Sk., Salman Z. Alharthi, Sheli Sinha Chaudhuri, Adnan Akhunzada

“…These images were primarily taken in and around Jadavpur University, including streets, parks, and lawns. Annotations were created with the Labelme program and are available in color annotation formats. …”
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Utilizing large-scale human mobility data to identify determinants of physical activity by Giorgos Ioannou, George Pallis, Marios Dikaiakos, Christos Nicolaides

“…On their rest days, they often substitute exercise with visits to full-service restaurants and parks. Moreover, they tend to visit grocery stores immediately after their exercise session. …”
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Coastal moderation of Holocene fire and vegetation change on the Pacific coast of Canada by Maggie E. Duncan, Marlow G. Pellatt, Marlow G. Pellatt, Karen E. Kohfeld, Karen E. Kohfeld

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Genetic diversity of Tulipa suaveolens Roth populations in Volgograd Province by T. A. Kritskaya, A. S. Kashin

“…Considering that genetic subdivision of T. suaveolens populations within the administrative borders of Volgograd Province is insignificant, while all the province’s natural parks and a number of protected natural areas undertake measures to preserve the species, the existing conservation strategy may be recognized as effective and sufficient.…”
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Exploring historical maps for insights into ecosystem extent and condition: a case study landscape in Poland by Marta Sylla, Iga Kołodyńska, Piotr Krajewski

“…The Ślęża Landscape Park’s ecosystem extent results show trends of increase in forest cover of about 700 ha driven by afforestation and decrease in the agricultural share of land. …”
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Development of MHz X-ray phase contrast imaging at the European XFEL by Jayanath C. P. Koliyadu, Daniel Moško, Eleni Myrto Asimakopoulou, Valerio Bellucci, Šarlota Birnšteinová, Richard Bean, Romain Letrun, Chan Kim, Henry Kirkwood, Gabriele Giovanetti, Nerea Jardon, Janusz Szuba, Trey Guest, Andreas Koch, Jan Grünert, Peter Szeles, Pablo Villanueva-Perez, Fabian Reuter, Claus-Dieter Ohl, Mike Andreas Noack, Francisco Garcia-Moreno, Zuzana Kuglerová-Valdová, Libor Juha, Martin Nikl, Wataru Yashiro, Hitoshi Soyama, Daniel Eakins, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Jozef Uličný, Alke Meents, Henry N. Chapman, Adrian P. Mancuso, Tokushi Sato, Patrik Vagovič

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Insights on the effect of mega-carcass abundance on the population dynamics of a facultative scavenger predator and its prey by Sidous, Mellina, Cubaynes, Sarah, Gimenez, Olivier, Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn, Dray, Stéphane, Bollache, Loïc, Madhlamoto, Daphine, Ngwenya, Nobesuthu Adelaide, Fritz, Hervé, Valeix, Marion

“…We used the semi-natural experimental opportunity in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, where contrasted management measures (culling and artificial supply of water) have led to fluctuations in elephant carrion abundance, to identify the consequences of facultative scavenging on the population dynamics of a large mammalian carnivore, the spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta), and its prey. …”
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Analyse de l’enseignement en architecture de paysage à travers la recherche sur l’évolution de la profession d’architecte-paysagiste en Lituanie by Vaiva Deveikienė

“…The profession had its origins in the art of gardens and parks and evolved in response to the challenges of the times and academic opportunities. …”
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Quantifying the Effect of Soil Ameliorants on Soil Crusting by Means of Field Experiments in a Wildlife Protected Area, South Africa by Anélle Human, Gerhardus P. Nortjé, Michiel C. Laker

“…Soil crusting (surface sealing) is widespread and serious in ecotouristic game parks and reserves in southern Africa, and especially South Africa. …”
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Identification of plastic waste generation and composition to reduce environmental disaster risk (case study: Public facility sources in Padang City) by Ruslinda Yenni, Fahrunisa Gebi, Ayu Lestari Resti, Gunawan Hendra, Amin Muhammad

“…The research was conducted at public facility sources in Padang City, including parks, beaches, recreational areas, and roads. Plastic waste generation at public facility sources in Padang City amounted to 13.76 tons/day, or 6.44% of the total public facility waste. …”
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Effects of Environmental Variability on the Genus Olea L. by Atayeva Leyla, Ahmadova Sariye, Nasirli Lala, Aghayeva Jamala, Zakharova Gulnar, Mammadova Vagida

“…As a result of the research conducted during the monitoring of Absheron parks and gardens, it was found that the trunks and branches of the species are infected with Saissetia oleae Olivier. …”
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