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Hypertension risk pathways in urban built environment: the case of Yuhui District, Bengbu City, China

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe rapid development of urbanization has brought about changes in residents’ living environment and behavior, leading to health challenges such as hypertension.
Kangkang Gu, Kangkang Gu, Yao Jing, Jingjing Tang, Xianjie Jia, Xinmu Zhang, Beichen Wang, Beichen Wang   +7 more
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Challenges and opportunities for the built environment in a carbon-constrained world for the next 100 years and beyond

Frontiers in Energy Research
Today, the built environment, including infrastructure for tunnels, bridges, highways, subways, railroads, harbors, buildings and airports, is responsible for a significant portion of the energy consumption, natural resource utilization, waste generation
Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Jonah M. Williams, Julio Friedmann, David Hanson, Shiho Kawashima, Volker Sick, Mahmoud Reda Taha, Jennifer Wilcox   +7 more
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Rapid CFD Prediction Based on Machine Learning Surrogate Model in Built Environment: A Review

Fluids
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is regarded as an important tool for analyzing the flow field, thermal environment, and air quality around the built environment.
Rui Mao, Yuer Lan, Linfeng Liang, Tao Yu, Minhao Mu, Wenjun Leng, Zhengwei Long   +6 more
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The potential of built-environment professionals’ contribution towards emerging contractor development

Acta Structilia, 2012
Emerging contractors have enjoyed greater privileges since the advent of the new South African dispensation. The state has put many resources, ranging from enabling legislative laws and regulations to the funding of training and development programmes ...
Fanie Buys, Daluxolo Ludwaba
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Industry 4.0: digital twins characteristics, applications, and challenges in-built environments

Production & Manufacturing Research
The emergence of Digital Twins (DT) represents a significant technological innovation aimed at enhancing the design, construction, and operation of built assets. DT are virtual representations of physical objects, allowing an effective management across various stages within the construction and infrastructure sectors.
Heni Zribi, Taycir Ben Abid, Abdelkarim Elloumi, Yasmina Hani, Besma Bechir Graba, Aderrahman Elmhamedi   +5 more
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Addressing ‘difficulty in dining’ among older adults: optimizing community senior dining halls from external and internal built environments

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Many developed and developing countries, including China, are facing the challenges of the aging population. One such challenge is the difficulty for some older adults to access nutritious hot meals to maintain their health and well-being.
Xinyi Zou, Ying Zhou, Yi Lu
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Taming the interoperability challenges of complex IoT systems

of communication protocols and data formats; hence ensuring diverse devices can interoperate with one another remains a significant challenge. Model-driven development and testing solutions have been proposed as methods to aid software developers achieve
Barbosa, Justan, Grace, Paul, Pickering, Brian, Surridge, Mike   +3 more
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Towards a climate neutral built environment: challenges and strategies of environmental design

Techne
Fabrizio Tucci
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Assessing regulatory institutions and building collapse in Lagos state, Nigeria. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Salau WO, Anifowose RK.
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The Push and Pull of Biomimicry in Construction: Identifying Key Drivers for Sustainable Transformation. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Oguntona OA.
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