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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 11 August 2024

A Review on Urban Planning and Its Role in Managing Flood Risks

Rafah Zuhair Alshaikh, Sally Adnan Abdulmunem, Amer Shakir Alkinani

Urban Planning and Construction · 1-8 · 10.55121/upc.v1i1.104

This review delves deep into the intricate relationship between urban planning and flood risk management, tracing its historical trajectory and the evolution of methodologies over time. Traditionally, urban centers prioritized defensive measures, like dikes and levees, with an emphasis on immediate solutions over long-term resil

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 11 August 2024

Effect of Mishandling and Vending of Used Engine Oil on the Environment, Health and Urban Planning in Kaduna Metropolis: A Call to Action for a Paradigm Shift

Patrick Shehu, Bulus Azi, Solomon Dyachia Zakka, Alheri Tanimu, Nuhu Akanbi-Lawal, Ayaka Yakubu

Urban Planning and Construction · 9-25 · 10.55121/upc.v1i1.100

This study examined the effect of mishandling and vending of used engine oil (UEO) on the environment, health, and urban planning. An evaluation of UEO handling, environmental and public health effects, spatial distribution of UEO vendors and contributing factors to choice of location, and the relationship between the vending lo

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Translation Methods for Food Culture-specific Expressions in David Hawkes’ English Translation of the Chu ci

Qingling Shi, Chuanmao Tian

Classical Literature · 15-26 · 10.55121/cl.v2i1.153

The Chu ci, a significant legacy of ancient Chinese culture, showcases a diverse range of culinary vocabulary that mirrors the lifestyle of the ancient Chu people and reflects the deep-rooted Jingchu culture of China. This paper focuses on analyzing the translation methods of food-related vocabulary in the Chu ci, with a specifi

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Robust Chemical Testing for Food Safety: Assessing and Identifying Dye Adulterants in Blueberry Juice: A Comprehensive Case Study with Statistical Measures and Correlation Analysis

Saurabh Bhandare, Sarika Shivaji  Malode

Food and Drug Safety · 28-43 · 10.55121/fds.v1i1.145

In the food sector, the problem of food fraud—which encompasses the more focused category of adulteration driven by economic gain—is becoming more widely acknowledged and is raising concerns. Both the government and the industry are accountable for avoiding food adulteration, regardless of where the food danger originated. Food

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

European Common Data Management Platform Definition for Railway AI Function Development

Mikel Labayen, Daniel Ochoa de Eribe, Ander Aramburu, Marcos Nieto, Naiara Aginako

Transportation Development Research · 15-26 · 10.55121/tdr.v2i1.143

Digitalisation and automation of operations in the railway industry include the use of Automatic Train Operation systems that provide automated functions to reach different levels of automation, known as the Grade of Automation (GoA) levels. These levels go up to GoA4 in which the train is automatically controlled without any st

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Bamboo Leaves: An Emerging Multi-functional Food

Poonam Singhal

Food and Drug Safety · 1-9 · 10.55121/fds.v1i1.134

Bamboos form a unique group of giant arborescent grasses belonging to the family Poaceae and sub-family Bambuseae. Bamboo leaves are the favorite food of pandas and many other animals and are much valued as fodder. Other than this, its uses in the food industry in various food products, bamboo wine and as packaging material are 

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Operational and Policy-Related Data Assessment and Recommendations from Review-based Analysis of Autonomous Shuttle Deployments

Dil Samina Diba, Srinivas Pulugurtha

Transportation Development Research · 1-14 · 10.55121/tdr.v2i1.130

The advent of driverless technology and supporting infrastructure has enabled the implementation of autonomous shuttles for enhancing mobility and providing first and last-mile (F & LM) connectivity. These shuttles have been employed to address short-distance travel needs, serve internal transportation needs, and cater to specif

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Comprehensive Review on Mechanistic Insights, Optimal Dosages, and Safety Prospective of Natural Products in Anticancer Therapeutics

Gul-e-Saba Chaudhry, Zeenia, Abdah Md Akim, Sung, Tengku Muhammad

Food and Drug Safety · 10-27 · 10.55121/fds.v1i1.137

Cancer remains a formidable global health challenge, necessitating sustained research efforts to develop innovative and efficacious therapeutic modalities. The exploration of alternative cancer therapies has gained prominence, given the adverse side effects associated with conventional treatments like chemotherapy. Natural medic

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Towards a Cultural Sociology of the Uses of Classical Literature: Deploying Literary Representations of Rome and the Romans in England between the 15th and 18th Centuries

David Inglis, Christopher Thorpe

Classical Literature · 49-65 · 10.55121/cl.v1i1.115

Studies of receptions of ancient Greek and Roman literature analyze how so-called ‘classical’ texts are variously taken up and deployed by persons existing at later points in history. So far, the nature of such reception has not been conceptualized in an explicitly sociological manner. This paper proposes one way to do that, dra

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 9 August 2024

Nature-Culture Binary versus Ancient Folklore of Bihar (An Eastern Indian State)

Tosha Mallika, Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi

Classical Literature · 6-14 · 10.55121/cl.v2i1.109

The research article utilizes the ancient folklore of Bihar to build an enhanced perspective on the relationship between culture and nature. Different legends, folk-beliefs, and folk practices have played an immense role in the generation of this analysis. The folklore of the Angika region as shown in the map is the primary sour

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