It's essential to be mindful of your food choices when embarking on a weight-loss journey. ? Choosing nutrient-dense options over calorie-dense ones can make a significant difference. Unfortunately, foods like bread , pasta , pizza , and pastries are often high in refined carbohydrates and calories

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Dr. George Tsibani discusses the importance of water resilience, sustainable development goals, and the role of BRICS in fostering smart cities and rural-urban integration. The focus is on building resilience in urban water systems for economic growth and societal well-being. Solutions are proposed

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The Burgess concentric ring model and Hoyt sector model are key frameworks explaining urban social structures. Burgess's model illustrates urban land use in rings around the CBD, while Hoyt's model emphasizes outward growth along transportation arteries. Criticisms include applicability limitations

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Dallas's Comprehensive Urban Agriculture Plan focuses on promoting urban agriculture to ensure all communities have access to healthy, local food. The plan includes strategies to reduce regulatory barriers, support land access, provide education and resources, facilitate partnerships, and build mark

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The State Water Resources Control Board proposed Urban Water Use Efficiency Objectives in March 2023 to address the challenges of a hotter, drier future. The objectives include creating storage space for up to 4 million acre-feet of water, recycling and reusing at least 800,000 acre-feet of water pe

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In the 21st century, urbanization has accelerated, leading to the emergence of smart cities. They are intelligent urban environments that harness technology to enhance quality of life. At the heart of this transformation are civil engineers. Sustainable Urban Development, as a discipline, encompasse

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Hydrographs in urban and rural areas exhibit distinct characteristics due to differences in land use and infrastructure. Urban hydrographs typically display steeper rising and falling limbs, shorter lag times, and higher peak discharge rates compared to rural hydrographs, which have gentler slopes a

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ERA-NET Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity focuses on enhancing urban accessibility and connectivity through collaboration among national funding agencies. The initiative aims to improve urban infrastructure and transportation systems to create more accessible and connected cities. Contact

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Malawi implemented the COVID-19 Urban Cash Intervention (CUCI) to assist urban poor populations during the pandemic. Evaluations focused on efficiency, impact on food security, and unintended consequences. The CUCI targeted 35% of the urban population, providing financial assistance for three months

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The guidelines emphasize the importance of periodic follow-up and review of the New Urban Agenda by Member States to ensure effective implementation. They stress inclusivity, transparency, and voluntary participation in tracking progress towards sustainable urban development goals. The document outl

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The analysis delves into various aspects of urban land management, including growth analysis, property market overviews, economic statistics, and infrastructure requirements for green hydrogen in Lüderitz. It highlights the need for a national urban land framework to ensure secured, equitable, affo

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Urbanization, a key factor in socio-economic change, is linked to per capita income growth. The association between urbanization and development is evident worldwide, with rapid urban growth in developing countries. In Africa, high rural-urban migration and urban fertility rates drive urbanization.

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Parking surveys play a crucial role in urban planning and traffic management by providing data on parking space availability, usage, and demand. These surveys help in determining effective parking policies, such as pricing strategies and duration limits. Different types of surveys, including parking

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Expert statistical delineation of cities and rural areas in India, focusing on the definitions and classifications used during the decennial census operations. The process includes identification of urban areas based on population density, economic activities, and other criteria. The concept of Urba

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The document presents a detailed analysis of the 802.11ax technology's performance in meeting IMT-2020 requirements for eMBB in dense urban settings. It includes results from simulations evaluating peak spectral efficiency, data rates, user experience, and mobility metrics. The study confirms 802.11

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Vision 2040 and National Development Plan emphasize the pivotal role of cities in Uganda's development. The absence of a legal framework for urban development led to fragmented mandates across ministries. Efforts are underway to establish a comprehensive legal framework for sustainable urban develop

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The Urban Land and Housing Sector in Namibia faces significant challenges such as a backlog in land delivery, high input costs, weak urban planning, and limited institutional capacity. These issues lead to slow supply rates and affordability problems for end users. Addressing these challenges requir

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This document discusses the evaluation of IEEE 802.11ax technology in the context of the IMT-2020 Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) Dense Urban test environment. It analyzes the performance of 802.11ax in meeting the key PHY/MAC metrics required for eMBB Dense Urban scenarios, such as Peak Spectral E

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The SULM Bihar State Urban Livelihood Mission, an initiative under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), aims to empower urban poor households through self-employment and skilled wage opportunities. The mission focuses on poverty reduction and enhancing livelihoods sustainably by establishi

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Urbanization and economic growth lead to increased consumption of food away from home, impacting calorie intake and food expenditures. Traditional household food consumption surveys may underestimate this trend. Consuming food outside the home often involves calorie-dense, less nutrient-dense option

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Word2Vec is a technique used to create dense vectors to represent words in neural networks. By distinguishing target and context words, the network input and output layers are defined. Through training, the neural network predicts target words and minimizes loss. The hidden layer's neuron count dete

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Presenting the initial outcomes of simulations on mobility in a Dense Urban enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) scenario using IEEE 802.11-19/0728r1 standard. Results indicate compliance with ITU requirements for IMT-2020 RAT. Simulation parameters, configurations, assumptions, and analysis of mobility

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Tf-idf and PPMI are sparse representations, while alternative dense vectors offer shorter lengths with non-zero elements. Dense vectors may generalize better and capture synonymy effectively compared to sparse ones. Learn about dense embeddings like Word2vec, Fasttext, and Glove, which provide effic

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Explore the forces behind water movement across the globe, including the impact of wind on surface currents and the role of temperature and density in driving deep ocean currents. Discover how cold, dense water sinks while warm, less dense water rises, influencing the circulation of water in our oce

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The Roundtable on Urban Regeneration focuses on challenges posed by Covid-19, Climate, and Conflicts on inequalities. It explores how urban regeneration can address these challenges and create social value while reducing poverty and inequality. The event also delves into the role of the private sect

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The European Commission's Urban Mobility Action Plan focuses on promoting sustainable urban transport to address the challenges faced by urban areas in Europe. The plan emphasizes the importance of efficient transport for economic growth, citizen concerns related to urban mobility, and the role of t

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This study by Wenjing Zhang from the University of Bristol delves into the effects of the marketisation process on home care for the elderly in urban China. It explores the rationale behind the marketisation of care, the trends in home care marketisation, and the processes involved. The background s

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Target areas for sanitation marketers training in urban low-income areas include informal settlements, planned urban areas with low-income housing, informal housing in planned residential areas, urban IDP settlements, and urban sub-centers. These areas present challenges with water supply and sanita

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The discussion revolves around achieving consensus in the presence of dense Byzantine faults on an unknown torus. Various challenges and impossibility theorems are explored, highlighting the complexities of reaching an agreement in such fault-prone environments. The content delves into the limitatio

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The UK has been engaged in the urban sector in India for over 30 years, focusing on slum infrastructure development initially and transitioning towards sustainable development and smart urban growth. The emerging priority is smart urbanisation, aiming to build inclusive and climate-resilient cities

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Unpacking the narratives of African urbanization and cities, this collection explores Africa's unique urban revolution, urban challenges, and the prevalence of informality in its cities. Data and projections highlight the evolving urban landscape across different regions in Africa, emphasizing the s

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The urban population in India has seen significant growth over the years, reaching 31.30% in 2011. However, urbanization in India faces challenges such as lopsided growth, lack of industrialization, and issues with rural-urban migration. Despite this, India has a dispersed urban population, with var

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Urban C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems) Working Group discusses additional services for improving mobility and transport in urban areas. Outcomes of meeting 1 include various C-ITS services like traffic signal priority, green light optimization, traffic information, and more. The cat

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This content discusses the urban challenges and opportunities in India, focusing on population trends, urban initiatives, and the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). It emphasizes the need for sustainable, inclusive, and smart cities with strategies such as improving urban gove

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Training dense linear models on FPGA with low-precision data offers increased hardware efficiency while maintaining statistical efficiency. This approach leverages stochastic rounding and multivariate trade-offs to optimize performance in machine learning tasks, particularly using Stochastic Gradien

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Urban sociology explores the dynamics of city life, urbanization, and urban communities. It delves into the origin and development of cities, social structures, family dynamics, class struggles, urban issues, and more. Key elements include population density, family structures, occupations, social h

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Explore the implications of AI in urban development, addressing key definitions, expected benefits, potential risks, enabling conditions, and EU policy. Emphasize the importance of governance in implementing AI in urban contexts, highlighting benefits like improved urban management, economic opportu

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This joint initiative between JPI Urban Europe and NSFC aims to promote research projects focusing on sustainable and liveable cities in both Europe and China. With a budget of 9.35 million euros on the European side, the call seeks to address key urban challenges such as economic transformation and

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Delve into the world of urban studies, exploring how urban sociology investigates systematic causes and effects on people in urban environments. Discover the challenges of defining 'urban,' understanding informal city structures, and navigating public spaces. Uncover the cultural influences of citie

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A new method is proposed to estimate urban water storage capacity based on evapotranspiration recession analysis, showcasing the significant differences between urban and rural/forested areas. The study highlights the strong water limitations in cities, leading to smaller water storage capacities. F

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