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Do residents’ perceptions of being well-placed and objective presence of local amenities match? A case study in West Central Scotland, UK [PDF]

, 2013
Background:<p></p> Recently there has been growing interest in how neighbourhood features, such as the provision of local facilities and amenities, influence residents’ health and well-being.
A Crompton, A Ellaway, A Ellaway, A Ellaway, A Ellaway, A Gatrell, A Kearns, A Okabe, Ade Kearns, AG Scotland, Anne Ellaway, AP McGinn, D Altman, D Canter, D Fone, D Ogilvie, Department of Health, DJ Walmsley, E Coombes, E Leslie, EK Sadalla, F Li, G McCormack, G McCormack, J Pearce, J Tilt, K Ball, K Ball, K Donaldson, K Gebel, K Gebel, K Kirtland, K Smoyer-Tomic, L Lin, L Macdonald, L McNeill, L Moore, L Wood, Laura Macdonald, LK Williams, MA Jones, N Humpel, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, P Apparicio, P Seaman, PM Hurvitz, R Briggs, R Cohen, R Harrison, R Hiscock, R Hiscock, S Lotfi, S Macintyre, S Macintyre, S Macintyre, S Macintyre, S Macintyre, S Macintyre, S Macintyre, TL Hawthorne, W Poortinga   +60 more
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A novel method for the capture-based purification of whole viral native RNA genomes

AMB Express, 2019
Current technologies for targeted characterization and manipulation of viral RNA primarily involve amplification or ultracentrifugation with isopycnic gradients of viral particles to decrease host RNA background. The former strategy is non-compatible for
Cedric Chih Shen Tan, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Yue Wan, October Michael Sessions, Paola Florez de Sessions   +4 more
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The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Public Services [PDF]

Economic Horizons, 2017
With the further development of information and communication technology and a growing use of smart phones, the significance of Geographic Information System - GIS will indisputably continue to grow.
Vladimir Senic
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Design of pedestrian network friendliness maps [PDF]

, 2019
This article introduces the concept of pedestrian, or walking friendliness, and presents a methodology for obtaining maps thereof. Walking friendliness is a quality of walking indicator, defined for any given origin in a city, which combines ...
Jesus, Eduardo Natividade, Pais, Filipe, Rodrigues, João Coutinho, Sousa, Nuno   +3 more
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Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg, Joachim von Braun, Julio Celis, Anton Berns, Michael Baumann, Tit Albreht, Nancy Abou‐Zeid, Vanderlei Bagnato, Christian Brandts, Chien‐Jen Chen, Massimiliano di Pietro, Manjit Dosanjh, Thomas Dubois, Alexander Eggermont, Angelika Eggert, Ingemar Ernberg, Sara Faithfull, Johannes Förner, Stefan Fröhling, Manuel Heitor, Leroy Hood, Wei Jiang, Bengt Jönsson, Ravi Kannan, Maria Leptin, Su Li, Peter Lindgren, Douglas Lowy, Jun Ma, Alex Markham, Péter Nagy, Simon Oberst, M. Iqbal Parker, Danielle Rodin, Kevin Ryan, Joachim Schüz, Richard Sullivan, Josep Tabernero, Peter Turkson, Oliver Várhelyi, Harold Varmus, Chijie Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, Nils Wilking   +43 more
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Defining health catchment areas in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia: an example demonstrating the utility of geographical information systems

Geospatial Health, 2008
A tool, based on a geographical information system (GIS) approach, has been developed for the location and organization of public health care centers in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. The potential of GIS for visualizing and modeling available information on
Abdulkader A. Murad
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Incorporating Geographic Information Systems into the Development of Diabetes Programs in Ohio [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most serious diseases in Ohio and the prevalence is rising. Intervention programs are effective in preventing and managing the disease.
Box, Klara
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Neighbourhood, Route and Workplace-Related Environmental Characteristics Predict Adults' Mode of Travel to Work [PDF]

, 2013
Commuting provides opportunities for regular physical activity which can reduce the risk of chronic disease. Commuters' mode of travel may be shaped by their environment, but understanding of which specific environmental characteristics are most ...
A Carse, A Forsyth, A Forsyth, A Goodman, AE Bauman, Alice M. Dalton, Andrew P. Jones, CG Pooley, CJL Murray, D Ogilvie, D Van Dyck, D Van Dyck, David Ogilvie, G Evans, G McCormack, GS Lovasi, H Besson, Harry Zhang, HM Badland, IJM Hendriksen, J Jarrett, J Panter, J Panter, J Panter, J Pucher, J Shill, Jenna R. Panter, JR Panter, K Achuthan, LD Frank, LM Besser, P Oja, R Grewal, R Hickman, RC Brownson, S Nicholls, SDS Fraser, SS Lim, U Lachapelle   +38 more
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Application of GIS technology in public health: successes and challenges

Parasitology, 2016
SUMMARYThe uptake and acceptance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has increased since the early 1990s and public health applications are rapidly expanding. In this paper, we summarize the common uses of GIS technology in the public health sector, emphasizing applications related to mapping and understanding of parasitic diseases.
STEPHANIE M. FLETCHER-LARTEY, GRAZIELLA CAPRARELLI   +1 more
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LDAcoop: Integrating non‐linear population dynamics into the analysis of clonogenic growth in vitro

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Limiting dilution assays (LDAs) quantify clonogenic growth by seeding serial dilutions of cells and scoring wells for colony formation. The fraction of negative wells is plotted against cells seeded and analyzed using the non‐linear modeling of LDAcoop.
Nikko Brix, Daniel Samaga, Katharina Gehr, Benedek Dankó, Mohamed Schumann, Guido Drexler, Ahmed Alnatsha, Georg Beyer, Ujjwal Mahajan, Martin Selmansberger, Julia Mayerle, Claus Belka, Horst Zitzelsberger, Kirsten Lauber   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source