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  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,154 Views
14 Pages

Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes and Urban Expansion in Central Vietnam: A Case Study in Hue City

  • Nguyen Hoang Khanh Linh,
  • Tung Gia Pham,
  • Ty Huu Pham,
  • Chau Thi Minh Tran,
  • Tan Quang Nguyen,
  • Nam Thang Ha and
  • Nguyen Bich Ngoc

3 December 2024

During the past two decades, Hue city has undergone significant changes in its economic development, leading to a rapid transformation of its land-use and land-cover (LULC) patterns. This study used remote sensing data and Geographic Information Syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
17,045 Views
16 Pages

The Influence of Tourists’ Experience on Destination Loyalty: A Case Study of Hue City, Vietnam

  • Vo Viet Hung,
  • Sandeep Kumar Dey,
  • Zuzana Vaculcikova and
  • Le Trieu Hoang Anh

9 August 2021

This research focuses on the impact of the tourist experience on the relationship among destination image, tourist motivation, and tourist satisfaction on destination loyalty by examining the theoretical and empirical evidence on the causal relations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,785 Views
18 Pages

12 June 2022

In recent years, there has been growing awareness about the roles and benefits of urban green spaces (UGSs), particularly in the context of mitigating the negative effects of climate change, which have become increasingly serious. In Vietnam, the gov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,010 Views
18 Pages

13 September 2023

In recent years, ecological design has emerged as an innovative approach for landscape designs to address urban environmental issues such as biodiversity protection and the promotion of ecosystem services. However, in developing countries like Vietna...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,465 Views
18 Pages

Tracking Fecal Bacterial Dispersion from Municipal Wastewater to Peri-Urban Farms during Monsoon Rains in Hue City, Vietnam

  • Windra Prayoga,
  • Masateru Nishiyama,
  • Susan Praise,
  • Dung Viet Pham,
  • Hieu Van Duong,
  • Lieu Khac Pham,
  • Loc Thi Thanh Dang and
  • Toru Watanabe

Disease outbreaks attributed to monsoon flood-induced pathogen exposure are frequently reported, especially in developing cities with poor sanitation. Contamination levels have been monitored in past studies, yet the sources, routes, and extents of c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,883 Views
43 Pages

3 July 2025

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) education is considered increasingly necessary, particularly for children. DRR educational interventions aim to enhance knowledge and attitudes related to self-protective capacity. However, comparative studies on student...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,970 Views
23 Pages

12 September 2024

Architectural colors significantly influence urban culture, city imagery, regional vitality, and residential experiences. Previous studies have demonstrated that appropriate architectural colors can enhance urban vitality, but research on multicolore...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
899 Views
32 Pages

4 November 2025

Urban blue-green spaces are essential land cover types that play a critical role in mitigating urban heat stress. However, the cooling performance of these spaces during heatwave events is influenced by a complex interaction of topographical features...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,725 Views
15 Pages

High-Throughput Phenotyping for the Evaluation of Agronomic Potential and Root Quality in Tropical Carrot Using RGB Sensors

  • Fernanda Gabriela Teixeira Coelho,
  • Gabriel Mascarenhas Maciel,
  • Ana Carolina Silva Siquieroli,
  • Rodrigo Bezerra de Araújo Gallis,
  • Camila Soares de Oliveira,
  • Ana Luisa Alves Ribeiro and
  • Lucas Medeiros Pereira

The objective of this study was to verify the genetic dissimilarity and validate image phenotyping using RGB (red, green, and blue) sensors in tropical carrot germplasms. The experiment was conducted in the city of Carandaí-MG, Brazil, using 5...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,780 Views
29 Pages

Perceiving Fifth Facade Colors in China’s Coastal Cities from a Remote Sensing Perspective: A New Understanding of Urban Image

  • Yue Liu,
  • Richen Ye,
  • Wenlong Jing,
  • Xiaoling Yin,
  • Jia Sun,
  • Qiquan Yang,
  • Zhiwei Hou,
  • Hongda Hu,
  • Sijing Shu and
  • Ji Yang

17 June 2025

Urban color represents the visual skin of a city, embodying regional culture, historical memory, and the contemporary spirit. However, while the existing studies focus on pedestrian-level facade colors, the “fifth facade” from a bird&rsqu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,638 Views
27 Pages

Spatial Dynamics and Drivers of Urban Growth in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam: Insights for Urban Sustainability in the Global South

  • Olabisi S. Obaitor,
  • Oluwafemi Michael Odunsi,
  • Thanh Bien Vu,
  • Lena C. Grobusch,
  • Michael Schultz,
  • Volker Hochschild,
  • Linh Nguyen Hoang Khanh and
  • Matthias Garschagen

Investigating the historical patterns of urban growth and their drivers is crucial to informing sustainable urban planning policies, especially in cities of the Global South. In Vietnam, most studies focus primarily on city extents, offering little i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,052 Views
18 Pages

The color of urban architecture plays a crucial role in influencing the visual comfort of city inhabitants. During overcast and rainy conditions, there is a noticeable shift in how people perceive the comfort level of building colors and their visual...

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  • Open Access
274 Views
15 Pages

Screening of Bioactive Microalgae from Freshwaters, Collected in Hue, Vietnam: Cytotoxic Constituents from Dolichospermum smithii HU04

  • Nguyen Thi Minh Hang,
  • Nguyen Thi Thu Ha,
  • Hoang Duc Manh,
  • Duong Thi Thuy,
  • Hoang Thi Quynh,
  • Nguyen Thi Thu Lien,
  • Nguyen Thi Tu Oanh,
  • Tran Huu Giap,
  • Buu Huu Tai and
  • Nguyen Xuan Nhiem
  • + 1 author

1 January 2026

Background/Objectives: Microalgae are recognized as prolific producers of bioactive metabolites with pharmaceutical potential. This study aimed to isolate and characterize cytotoxic constituents from selected cytotoxic microalgae, collected in Hue ci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,700 Views
20 Pages

Estimating Land-Use Change Using Machine Learning: A Case Study on Five Central Coastal Provinces of Vietnam

  • Nguyen Hong Giang,
  • Yu-Ren Wang,
  • Tran Dinh Hieu,
  • Nguyen Huu Ngu and
  • Thanh-Tuan Dang

25 April 2022

Population growth is one factor relevant to land-use transformation and expansion in urban areas. This creates a regular mission for local governments in evaluating land resources and proposing plans based on various scenarios. This paper discussed t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,943 Views
11 Pages

Current Plastic Waste Status and Its Leakage at Tam Giang–Cau Hai Lagoon System in Central Vietnam

  • Nguyen Bac Giang,
  • Tran Ngoc Tuan,
  • Hoang Cong Tin,
  • Duong Thanh Chung,
  • Tran Ngoc Khanh Ni,
  • Ngo Huu Binh,
  • Duong Thi Nhung,
  • Le Cong Tuan,
  • Te Minh Son and
  • Nguyen Tran Bao Khuyen

Plastic waste poses a significant threat to the environment, impacting both aquatic ecosystems and human health. This study aimed to quantify the leakage of plastic waste from urban and rural areas into the Tam Giang–Cau Hai lagoon system area...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,392 Views
22 Pages

An Archaeometric Study of Lead-Glazed Medieval Ceramics (13th–14th Century) from Santarém, Portugal

  • L. F. Vieira Ferreira,
  • T. M. Casimiro,
  • C. Boavida,
  • M. F. Costa Pereira and
  • I. Ferreira Machado

25 April 2024

Ceramic sherds from approximately 20 samples of lead-glazed tableware, recovered from diverse archaeological sites, including three repurposed storage pits transformed into dumpsters within the medieval city of Santarém (13th–14th centur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
25,451 Views
17 Pages

Public Participation in Designing the Recycling Bins to Encourage Recycling

  • Kiriaki M. Keramitsoglou and
  • Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis

18 April 2018

Recycling bin design has been shown to be important in guiding and changing waste management practices. The top-down imposition of recycling scheme components, the various colour signage, the different types of recycling bins per material even in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,504 Views
12 Pages

Impact of School-Based Oral Health Education on Vietnamese Adolescents: A 6-Month Study

  • Vy Thi Nhat Nguyen,
  • Takashi Zaitsu,
  • Akiko Oshiro,
  • Tai Tan Tran,
  • Yen Hoang Thi Nguyen,
  • Yoko Kawaguchi and
  • Jun Aida

We have evaluated the impact of a school-based intervention on oral health knowledge, behaviours, and oral health status of adolescents in Vietnam. This 6-month study included 462 adolescents aged 12 years from four selected schools in Hue City, Viet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
324 Views
26 Pages

10 December 2025

Young people in developing countries play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable practices; however, little is known about whether the psychological determinants behind their pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) differ across developmental stages This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,996 Views
14 Pages

17 June 2024

Bentonite slurry trenches are becoming increasingly popular in the excavation of trenches, especially for diaphragm wall construction. The problem that needs to be addressed is the stability of bentonite slurry trenches. This paper presents a stabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,675 Views
17 Pages

19 April 2025

The aim of this study was to compare selected physicochemical properties and sensory attributes of ricotta cheeses supplied by different producers and purchased from retail outlets in Poland. The experiment was performed on 40 fresh, unripened ricott...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,526 Views
19 Pages

Integrated Investigations of Painting Materials in the Sasanian City of Ardaxšīr Khwarrah, near Firuzabad (Southern Iran)

  • Maria Letizia Amadori,
  • Valeria Mengacci,
  • Pierfrancesco Callieri,
  • Alireza Askari Chaverdi,
  • Matteo Bartolucci,
  • Negar Eftekhari,
  • Alessia Andreotti and
  • Parviz Holakooei

26 February 2024

Ancient Ardaxšīr Khwarrah, today known as Shahr-e Gur, situated near the modern town of Firuzabad in Fars, Iran, holds historical significance as the inaugural capital city of the Sasanian Empire. During archaeological excavations conduct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
11,025 Views
15 Pages

11 August 2017

The study examined the natural and social capital of Bo Hon villagers in central Vietnam, before and after resettlement within Binh Thanh commune due to the building of Binh Dien Hydroelectric dam on the Huu Trach River. (1) Background: The two-fold...

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  • Open Access
1,108 Views
16 Pages

28 August 2025

A new type of vesuvianite jade has recently been discovered in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, China. However, a systematic investigation into its mineralogical characteristics and the origin of its color is currently lacking. In this study, the gem...

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  • Open Access
821 Views
27 Pages

17 September 2025

This study addresses the limitations of traditional nighttime light remote sensing data in ground object feature recognition and carbon emission monitoring by proposing a fusion framework based on Nonsubsampled Contourlet Transform (NSCT) and Intensi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,671 Views
11 Pages

24 October 2022

The Xuebaoding deposit, which is located 14.5 km northwest of Huya Town, Pingwu County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China, produces a kind of yellow-orange-hued scheelite with ideal crystal shapes, large-grain crystals, and high market value whi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,787 Views
27 Pages

8 February 2023

Contemporary landscape architecture studies have paid close attention to the interactions between public aesthetic preferences and the landscape environment. Scenic beauty has become an important evaluation indicator of landscape quality. The quality...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,649 Views
17 Pages

The Complexity of Colour/Textile Interaction in Digital Printing as an Integral Part of Environmental Design

  • Marijana Tkalec,
  • Martina Glogar,
  • Željko Penava,
  • Petra Forte Tavčer,
  • Danjela Kuščer and
  • Izabela Stojanoska

7 February 2024

Textile materials are an essential part of contemporary architecture, the environment, and urban spaces due to their unique appearance and qualities, as it is now possible to achieve both a structural function and an aesthetic quality with textiles....