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Autonomous X‐Ray Fluorescence Mapping for Nanoscale Chemical Speciation of Fine Particulate Matter

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
We present X‐AutoMap, an autonomous X‐ray fluorescence mapping framework that integrates real‐time analysis with rule‐based computer vision to selectively target chemically relevant regions. By avoiding background‐dominated areas, the method reduces acquisition time by fourfold while enabling accurate particle‐level speciation.
Carlos Deleon, Dmitri Gavrilov, Peggy O’Day, Ajith Pattammattel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Integrated Approach to Study Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Land Cover Within Urban Functional Units: A Multi-City Comparative Study in China

Remote Sensing, 2020
Understanding the factors that drive green space composition and richness in heterogeneous urban landscapes is critical for maintaining important ecosystem services and biodiversity.
Hua-Feng Wang, Xia-Lan Cheng, Mir Muhammad Nizamani, Kelly Balfour, Liangjun Da, Zhi-Xin Zhu, Salman Qureshi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

High‐Speed Altitude Regulation With Neuromorphic Camera and Lightweight Embedded Computation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Neuromorphic cameras deliver rapid, high‐dynamic‐range sensing but overwhelm embedded processors at high speeds. This work presents a lightweight, optimized Lucas–Kanade optical flow method with parallelization, gyroscopic derotation, and adaptive event slicing.
Simon L. Jeger, Alessandro Marchei, Charbel Toumieh, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Monocular Depth Estimation Using ResNet Backbone and Multiscale Feature Decoding for Precise Object Distance Measurement

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A lightweight monocular perception framework generates high‐fidelity depth maps and integrates YOLOv8 detection to estimate object‐wise distances from a single RGB image. Evaluated on KITTI and the proposed D‐Far250 dataset, the system demonstrates accurate long‐range perception up to 250 m while maintaining real‐time performance, enabling scalable ...
Faseeh Muhammad, Misbah Bibi, Murad Ali Khan, Syed Shehryar Ali Naqvi, Adnan Ejaz Muhammad, Do-Hyeun Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Greening in the Process of Climate Change Adaptation of Large Cities

Energies
Cities—being places where both growth at large and human activity concentrate to the maximum extent, as well as being places of creation, innovation, and development—have been facing the challenge of adaptation to changing climate conditions.
Alina Pancewicz, Anna Kurianowicz
doaj   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greening dominates greenspace exposure inequality in Chinese cities

npj Urban Sustainability
Urban greenspaces are vital for human health, providing multiple ecosystem services, yet their distribution often fails to align with population needs, resulting in disparities in exposure and associated benefits.
Zhaowu Yu, Weiyuan Ma, Jinyu Hu, Gaoyuan Yang, Hongxiao Liu, Yuyu Zhou, Xuecao Li, Ying Li, Chenghe Guan, Wenjuan Ma, Yuxia Hu, Yujia Zhang, Wenjun Yang, Bin Jiang, Weiqi Zhou   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where Are the Humans in Urban Greening? Proposing a New Approach to Urban Greening Through the Lens of Human-Centered Design

Urban Science
Urban greening has transitioned from a supplementary component of urban development to a central element in contemporary planning policies, driven by its recognized environmental, social, and health benefits.
Idoia Landa-Oregi, Itsaso Gonzalez-Ochoantesana, Maite Anaya-Rodríguez, Bruce Wilson, Marco Amati   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green or gray: government-business relations and urban greening construction

Applied Finance Letters
This study examines the impact of the government-business relations on urban greening investments in major Chinese cities. We find that the government-business index (GBI) is positively related to urban greening construction. However, the corruption sub-
Yi Wei, Junshi Chen, Kai Huang, Yiran Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source