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A new approach to estimate the heat thresholds at the county level in China

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background High temperature beyond the comfort threshold is the main hazard to cause heat-related mortality. However, existing methods of defining the heat thresholds are usually based on case studies in data-rich regions and rarely considers the ...
Qian Yin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Flow Clusters Based on Density Domain Decomposition

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2020
Flow clustering is one of the most important data mining methods for the analysis of origin-destination (OD) flow data, and it may reveal the underlying mechanisms responsible for the spatial distributions and temporal dynamics of geographical phenomena.
Ci Song, Tao Pei, Hua Shu
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using geographical information systems for management of back-pain data

open access: yes, 2002
This is the post-print version of the Article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2002 MCB UP LtdIn the medical world, statistical visualisation has largely been confined to the realm of relatively simple ...
Frank, AO   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Estimation of Urban Development in China’s Cities Using Socioeconomic and DMSP/OLS Night Light Data

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2014
China has been undergoing a remarkably rapid urbanization process in the last several decades. Urbanization is a complicated phenomenon involving imbalanced transformation processes, such as population migrations, economic advancements and human ...
Junfu Fan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Prospective Study of Individuals at Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Informs the Design of Primary Prevention Studies

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In multiple sclerosis, the optimal time for deploying a therapeutic intervention is before the central nervous system is damaged; given the success of trials treating the earliest stage of MS, the radiologically isolated syndrome, developing primary prevention strategies is an important next challenge.
Amy W. Laitinen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative Association between Nighttime Lights and Geo-Tagged Human Activity Dynamics during Typhoon Mangkhut

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2019
The daily nighttime lights (NTL) and the amount of location-service requests (NLR) data have been widely used as a proxy for measures of disaster-induced power outages and geo-tagged human activity dynamics.
Zhang Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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