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Edaphic Macrofauna as Indicator of Edge Effect in Semi-deciduous Forest Fragments

open access: yesFloresta e Ambiente, 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the edge effect using the macrofauna community of the soil as indicator in three fragments of Semi-deciduous Seasonal Forest in the city of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. Three sampling ranges denominated edge,
Mariana dos Santos Nascimento   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving equitable healthcare resource use: Developing a neighbourhood district nurse needs index for staffing allocation

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Abstract Background Allocating health care resources to local areas in proportion to need is an important element of many universal health care systems, aiming to provide equal access for equal need. The UK National Health Service allocates resources to relatively large areas in proportion to need, using needs-weighted capitation formulae ...
Filipe, Luís   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source

Social value-weighted greenspace exposure index: A novel metric integrating cultural ecosystem services for equitable benefits

open access: yesEcological Indicators
Well-maintained urban greenspaces (UGSs) can provide benefits for human health and recreation. Existing evaluations often focus solely on greenspace presence, overlooking their attractiveness and the resulting quality as perceived by the citizens. Thereby, we lack comprehensive understanding on whether citizens have equal access to high-quality UGSs ...
Wang, Jingyi   +12 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Biodiversity of oribatid mites in two different microhabitats of Khuzestan province (Southwestern Iran)

open access: yesJournal of Crop Protection, 2014
Two different microhabitats (cropped fields versus established date-palm farms) in two different cities in Khuzestan Province, Southwestern Iran, were sampled monthly during 2011-2012 in order to assess the role of anthropic uses of soil on the ...
Leila Ramezani, Mohammad Mossadegh
doaj  

Dynamics of abundance and diversity of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria in aquatic ecosystems of Foumbot, an agricultural area of Cameroon (Central Africa)

open access: yesThe Microbe
Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health challenges of the 21st century with a rapid increase in strains producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL).
Issah Moifon Nji Mongou   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cumulative Social Disadvantage and Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Social determinants of health (SDOH) contribute to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) disparities, but most studies have assessed SDOH independently rather than cumulatively across individual, family, and neighborhood levels. Using a socioecological framework, we investigated the relationship among cumulative social disadvantage ...
William Daniel Soulsby   +448 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity of biting midges Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), potential vectors of disease, in different environments in an Amazonian rural settlement, Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: The Culicoides transmit a variety of pathogens. Our aim was to survey the Culicoides species occurring in an Amazonian rural settlement, comparing abundance, richness, and diversity in different environments.
Emanuelle de Sousa Farias   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dendrometric and floristic study of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei forests of a concession in Democratic Republic of Congo

open access: yesRevue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires, 2019
This study was about the systematic inventory in two types of forest stands (mixed Forest and Gilbertiodendron dewevrei mono- dominant forest) in the concession 033/11 under the management of the SICOBOIS company, based in the province of Equateur in ...
Norbert E. BOLIA   +3 more
doaj  

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