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Social exclusion and the future of cities [PDF]

, 2000
In both Britain and the United States, people have been moving away from the inner cities to suburban developments, often leaving behind concentrations of poverty and decaying neighbourhoods. Anne Power's paper focuses on the British situation.
Power, Anne, Wilson, William Julius
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Adaptive performance optimization for large-scale traffic control systems [PDF]

, 2011
In this paper, we study the problem of optimizing (fine-tuning) the design parameters of large-scale traffic control systems that are composed of distinct and mutually interacting modules.
Aboudolas, K(), Kosmatopoulos Ilias(http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~ikosmatopoulos), Kouvelas Anastasios(http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~akouvelas), Papageorgiou Markos(http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~mpapageorgiou), Κοσματοπουλος Ηλιας(http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~ikosmatopoulos), Κουβελας Αναστασιος(http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~akouvelas), Παπαγεωργιου Μαρκος(http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~mpapageorgiou)   +6 more
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Normal‐Appearing White Matter Injury Mediates Chronic Deep Venous Hypoxia and Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore how cerebral hypoxia and Normal‐Appearing White Matter (NAWM) integrity affect MS lesion burden and clinical course. Methods Seventy‐nine MS patients, including 13 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients and 66 relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, and 44 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited from ...
Xinli Wang, Huiying Wang, Zhizheng Zhuo, Ai Guo, Ke Lv, Decai Tian, Chao Chai, Yunyun Duan, Shuang Xia   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fuzzy Decision-Making Valuation Model for Urban Green Infrastructure Implementation

Energies
Urban green infrastructure plays a significant role in sustainable development and requires proper land management during planning. This study develops a valuation model for urban green infrastructure in land management, focusing on Zagreb’s 17 city ...
Samanta Bačić, Hrvoje Tomić, Katarina Rogulj, Goran Andlar   +3 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling, Mark D. Parker, Sven Kerst, Richard A. Pasternack, Jacob Tondreau, Marjolein Breur, Gemma M. van Rooijen‐van Leeuwen, Davide Tonduti, Ettore Salsano, Alejandra Darling, Joanna A. E. van Wijk, Susanna Törnroth‐Horsefield, Marianna Bugiani, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Quinten Waisfisz, Marjo S. van der Knaap, Rogier Min   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ljubljana as a ‘Green’ and Sustainable city–Comparing and Contrasting Various Practices [PDF]

Izzivi Prihodnosti, 2017
Purpose and Originality: ‘Greenness’ and sustainability are moving from an abstract concept toward a measurable state, using the triple bottom line approach considering environmental, social, and economic dimensions.
Mihaela Rudar Neral
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Green Progress Index in Resource-based Yellow River Cities

Economic Society and Humanities
This study is dedicated to evaluating the Green Progress Index of 40 Cities dominated by resource industries in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) over the period from 2013--2022, and to examining the variations in this efficiency across different time frames and regions.
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Cultural Vitality in Communities: Interpretation and Indicators [PDF]

, 2006
This report introduces a definition of cultural vitality that includes the range of cultural activity people around the country find significant. We use this definition as a lens to clarify our understanding of data necessary, as well as the more limited
Florence Kabwasa-Green, Joaquin Herranz, Maria Rosario Jackson   +2 more
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A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
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Tree species distribution analysis for eco forest city development in Medan Belawan Subdistrict, North Sumatra, Indonesia [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Medan Belawan Subdistrict, a coastal area of Medan City, faces increasing urbanization pressures that threaten the sustainability of green open spaces (GOS), particularly mangrove ecosystems.
Suranto Suranto, Rahmawaty Rahmawaty, Fitri Isnen, Hakim Luthfi, Rauf Abdul, Delvian Delvian, Cetin Mehmet   +6 more
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