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Load-Bearing Masonry Technology: Success Factors and Challenges of Implementation in the Malaysian Construction Industry

International Journal of Technology, 2018
This study aims to identify the success factors and challenges of implementing load-bearing masonry (LBM) technology in the Malaysian construction industry.
Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi, Che Sobry Abdullah, Nor Azlinda Ramli, Mohd Hanizan Zalazilah, Ahmad Yusni Bahauddin   +4 more
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Spatio-temporal analysis land use land cover changes in South Kashmir region of North-western Himalayas using Landsat data

Discover Geoscience
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of land use and land cover changes in South Kashmir from 2000 to 2022 leveraging remote sensing technologies revealing significant transformations in various land ...
Shaista Mushtaq, Shahid Saleem, Rayees Ahmed, Mohammad Sajad Tass, Javeed A. Rather, G. M. Rather   +5 more
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The association between exposure and psychological health in earthquake survivors from the Longmen Shan Fault area: the mediating effect of risk perception

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background In this study, exposure refers to survivors who suffered from life-changing situations, such as personal injuries, the deaths or injury of family members, relatives or friends or the loss of or damage to personal or family property, as a ...
Jiuping Xu, Jiuzhou Dai, Renqiao Rao, Huaidong Xie   +3 more
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From vulnerability to resilience: Examining the Sister Village program's approach to volcanic disaster risk reduction using the DROP model

Progress in Disaster Science
This study examines the implementation of the Sister Village Program in enhancing community-based disaster resilience in Umbulharjo Village, located in the eruption-prone zone of Merapi Volcano.
Dina Ruslanjari, Retno Argian Pangesti Putri, Diana Puspitasari, Retnadi Heru Djatmiko, Ryo Tanaka, Hasri Alvionita Hasan, Taaj Nabil, Nabilla Auriel Fajarian   +7 more
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TDBOSegNet: A Semantic Segmentation Model for Typical Disaster-Bearing Objects in UAV Images of Flood Disasters: TDBOSegNet:un modèle de segmentation sémantique pour identifier les objets affectés lors d’inondations, à partir d’images de drones

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
In recent years, the intensifying effects of climate change have led to an increase in natural disasters, posing significant challenges to ecosystems. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), with their rapid deployment and high flexibility, play a crucial role ...
Yanwei Sui, Weifeng Shan, Maofa Wang, Yu Yang, Mengyu Wang   +4 more
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Does parent-child connectedness influence substance use among Bhutanese adolescents: evidence from a national survey?

BMC Public Health
Highlights • Tobacco use was highest, followed by alcohol and marijuana use. • The prevalence of substance use was higher in male than female adolescents.
Md. Tanvir Hasan Sojib, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Imamur Rashid Gogon, Md. Khalid Hasan   +3 more
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Curved Megathrust Geometry and Locking Heterogeneity Contributed to the Rupture of the 2025 Mw 8.8 Kamchatka Earthquake, as Inferred from Geodesy and Seismic Data

Remote Sensing
On 29 July 2025, an Mw 8.8 megathrust earthquake occurred offshore of the southeastern Kamchatka Peninsula, ranking among the ten largest earthquakes worldwide since 1900. Due to observational limitations, the rupture characteristics of large earthquakes
Guangtong Sun, Ping Song, Guohong Zhang
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Climate-induced shifts in habitat suitability of forest types and adaptation strategies in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

Scientific Reports
Climate change poses a critical threat to forest ecosystems, particularly in biodiversity hotspots such as the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. This study aims to assess the current and future habitat suitability of dominant tree species representing ...
Andimuthu Ramachandran, Mithilasri Manickavasagam, S. Hariharan, S. Kanmani, M. Mathan, S.N. Ahamed Ibrahim, S. Pavithrapriya, P. Praveenkumar, R. Geetha, K. Sathyapriya, Divya Subash Kumar, K. A. Yasar Arafath, V. S. Vijaya Kumar, L. Balaji, Kurian Joseph   +14 more
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Carbon Dioxide Emission Forecasting Using BiLSTM Network Based on Variational Mode Decomposition and Improved Black-Winged Kite Algorithm

Mathematics
With the growing severity of global climate change, forecasting and managing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has become one of the critical tasks in addressing climate change.
Yueqiao Yang, Shichuang Li, Haijun Liu, Jidong Guo   +3 more
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COVID-19 and multidimensional poverty: a spatio-temporal analysis of urban vs. rural areas in Jashore, Bangladesh

BMC Public Health
As one of the most severe pandemics in decades, COVID-19 has left lasting impacts on health systems, economies, and social structures across the world.
Nafisa Nuari Islam, Lotifa Tamanna Toma, Md Nayim Rahman, Muhammad Abu Sayed, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman   +4 more
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