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Sustainable Tourism and Projectification: Evidence from South‐Eastern Italy

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how public policy can be used to promote local tourism and steer it towards sustainability. It uses the municipality of Lecce—a medium‐sized city in south‐eastern Italy—and the broader Salento region as a critical case study, drawing on descriptive statistics, administrative data on local policy projects promoting culture
Lorenzo Mascioli
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Gastrointestinal syndrome encountered during a train voyage to high altitudes: A 14-day survey of 69 passengers in China

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: The diagnosis and evaluation of the severity of acute mountain sickness (AMS) continue to be problematic due to a lack of consensus on the inclusion of symptoms in a scoring system.
Yihui Chen, Xiaoqi Tang, Xiong Zeng, Ben Han, Huichao Xie, Wei Wang, Lihua Sun, Mingdong Hu, Yuqi Gao, Weidong Xiao   +9 more
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Respiratory parameters at varied altitudes in intermittent mining work [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Workers in the mining industry in altitude are subjected to several risk factors, e.g., airborne silica and low barometric pressure. The aim of this study has been to assess the risks for this work category, evaluating single risk factors as ...
Bacaloni, Alessandro, Insogna, Susanna, Sinibaldi, Federica, Steffanina, Alessia, Zamora Saà, Margarita Cecilia   +4 more
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AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
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Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This schematic depicts the cardiovascular adaptations of mammals and birds to high‐altitude hypoxia. It highlights key phenotypic changes in oxygen transport and cardiac responses, driven by molecular mechanisms including transcriptional regulation and genetic modifications.
Huishang She, Yanhua Qu
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Monitoring outcomes of substance use disorder among healthcare professionals in Utah: A retrospective study of the professionals health program

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Substance use disorders (SUD) among healthcare professionals threaten both patient safety and workforce stability. Professional health programs (PHPs) aim to support recovery and safe practice reentry, yet outcomes for non‐physician professionals remain underexplored. This study assessed return to use and professional
Mubo O. Olufemi, Lisa J. Merlo, Melissa Cheng, Hongwei Zhao, Justin Yang, Matthew S. Thiese   +5 more
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Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on symptoms of acute mountain sickness and basic physiological responses in a group of male adolescents during ascent to Mount Everest Base Camp [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary nitrate supplementation, in the form of beetroot juice, on acute mountain sickness (AMS) symptoms and physiological responses, in a group of young males trekking to Mount Everest Base ...
Anand, Angie Wade, Bailey, Bakker, Bates, Beall, Casey, Daniel S. Martin, Edward Gilbert-Kawai, Erzurum, Gilbert-Kawai, Hobbs, Hoon, Janocha, Kay Mitchell, Kelly, Larsen, Levett, Levett, M G, Martin Feelisch, Masschelein, Michael P. Grocott, Muggeridge, Philip J. Hennis, Puype, Roach, Team, Umbrello, van Velzen, Vanhatalo, Vassiliki Bountziouka   +31 more
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Risk of infection in dogs in contact with clinical canine leptospirosis cases

Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 104, Issue 6, Page 334-340, June 2026.
Background and aim Canine leptospirosis cases have been increasing since the disease emerged in urban Sydney in 2017. Clinical infection is associated with a high case fatality rate and might pose public health risks. This study was conducted to determine whether Leptospira spp.
VJ Skinner, MP Ward, C Griebsch
wiley   +1 more source

Physiological and molecular mechanisms of tolerance to hypoxia and oxygen deficiency resistance markers

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Humans and laboratory animals differ in their resistance to hypoxia, which affects the severity of inflammatory diseases and the rate of tumor progression.
Maria Silina, Dzhuliia Dzhalilova, Dzhuliia Dzhalilova, Nikolai Fokichev, Nikolai Fokichev, Olga Makarova   +5 more
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Obesity as a Conditioning Factor for High-Altitude Diseases

Obesity Facts, 2017
Obesity, a worldwide epidemic, has become a major health burden because it is usually accompanied by an increased risk for insulin resistance, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and even some kinds of cancer.
Rocío San Martin, Julio Brito, Patricia Siques, Fabiola León-Velarde   +3 more
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