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[Assessment of urban location factors from remote sensing] [PDF]

, 2006
Highly-dynamic, explosively and unmanageably growing megacities arise throughout the world. This rapid alteration within the urban environment often results in a lack of reasonable information for city planning, risk management or site selection.
Taubenböck, Hannes, Roth, Achim
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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering Youth for Climate Resilience: A Geographical Education Model from Italy and Turkey

Geographies
Climate change poses significant risks to both natural and urban systems, and fostering climate literacy among younger generations is increasingly recognized as a key component of resilience strategies. This paper presents the outcomes of a transnational
Antonella Senese, Davide Fugazza, Veronica Manara, Emilio Bianco, Laura Brambilla, Sara Settembrini, Elisa Falcini, Daniela Marzano, Michela Panizza, Carmela Torelli, Maurizio Maugeri, Guglielmina Adele Diolaiuti   +11 more
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Conceptualizing algorithmic inequality and future agenda. An annual review of information science and technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
wiley   +1 more source

Transboundary Cooperation and Urban Paradiplomacy in Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of the Baltic Region

Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta
This article examines the substantive and organizational dimensions of transboundary cooperation and urban paradiplomacy in addressing climate change adaptation.
A. E. Kuteynikov, E. A. Bliznetskaya, S. V. Ivlev, V. I. Shapovalov   +3 more
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Driving continuous improvement of sustainability certification for industrial biobased systems through comprehensive sustainability requirements

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing monitoring frameworks for sustainability certification schemes and labels (CSLs) have largely prioritised environmental aspects, while the social and economic pillars of sustainability remain comparatively underdeveloped. Also, dedicated circularity requirements tailored to biobased systems are still largely lacking, despite being ...
Iris Vural Gursel, Heleen Ballemans, Heike Axmann, Lesly Garcia‐Chavez, Marta Rodriguez‐Illera, Laura Väyrynen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonadherence and uncontrolled arterial hypertension in Croatia—Insights from the May Measurement Month 2023 campaign and Hunting the silent killer programme

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To determine the prevalence of non‐adherence to antihypertensive medicines and to identify demographic and behavioral factors associated with non‐adherence in subjects enrolled in the May Measurement Month (MMM) 2023, as part of the permanent public health action Hunting the silent killer.
Valerija Bralić Lang, Ana Soldo, Olgica Velkovski Škopić, Sunčana Vlah Tomičević, Tin Šaban, Andrej Belančić, Ana Jelaković, Josipa Josipović, Mihaela Marinović Glavić, Ivan Pećin, Luka Prgomet, Tajana Željković Vrkić, Bojan Jelaković   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upsurge of dengue outbreaks in several WHO regions: Public awareness, vector control activities, and international collaborations are key to prevent spread

Health Science Reports
Background Dengue, the world's fastest‐growing vector‐borne disease, has skyrocketed in the 21st century. Dengue has harmed human health since its first known cases among Spanish soldiers in the Philippines to its 21st‐century outbreaks in Southeast Asia,
Rapty Sarker, A. S. M. Roknuzzaman, Md. Aminul Haque, Md. Rabiul Islam, Eva Rahman Kabir   +4 more
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The quality of interaction with children in collective play: Children's agency

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and perspective to their personally meaningful learning in collective play.
Liang Li
wiley   +1 more source

Discussions in space : interactive urban screens for enhancing citizen engagement [PDF]

, 2012
Local governments struggle to engage time poor and seemingly apathetic citizens, as well as the city's young digital natives, the digital locals. Capturing the attention of this digitally literate community who are technology and socially savvy adds a ...
Schroeter, Ronald
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