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Evaluating the impact of altitudinal variations on COVID-19 mortality rates: a comprehensive analysis [PDF]

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background High altitude, known for its effects on respiratory diseases, was analyzed for its potential protective role. Data from the New York Times COVID-19 repository, U.S.
Emre Karsli, Damla Anbarli Metin, Arda Kocatas, Feride Fulya Ercan, Ramazan Sabirli, Aylin Koseler, Matteo Pellegrini   +6 more
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New local health officials: health departments’ newest leaders [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe purpose of this descriptive study was to compare the demographics of new and experienced local health officials (LHOs) and the rurality and size of the local health departments (LHDs) they serve.Materials and methodsDescriptive ...
Chelsey Kirkland, Noah Yee Westfall, Krishna Patel, Timothy C. McCall, Timothy C. McCall, Jonathon P. Leider   +5 more
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Reconversion of Agri-Food Production Systems and Deagrarianization in Spain: The Case of Cantabria

Land, 2023
The term deagrarianization refers to the dwindling importance of agrarian activity as the economic and social basis of a rural area. Deagrarianization is reflected in the declining number of people engaged in agricultural production and a reduction in ...
Carmen Delgado-Viñas
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The Major Relationships in the Economic Growth of the Rural Space

European Countryside, 2022
In this study, we aimed to overview the relationships of the most significant international theories dealing with the spatial economy, with special regard to the endogenous resources.
Káposzta József, Nagy Henrietta
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Food systems: New‐Ruralism versus New‐Urbanism [PDF]

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2012
AbstractThere is a growing debate on whether agricultural land in urban fringes should be maintained or converted to other uses. While ‘pro‐ruralists’ believe agricultural land conversion can threaten food security and cause rural‐urban migration, ‘pro‐urbanists’ find it a necessary change for transition from a primitive agricultural‐based community to
Azadi, Hossein, Van Acker, Veronique, Zarafshani, Kiumars, Witlox, Frank   +3 more
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Is patients’ rurality associated with in-hospital sepsis death in US hospitals?

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe focus of this study was to explore the association of patients’ rurality and other patient and hospital-related factors with in-hospital sepsis mortality to identify possible health disparities across United States hospitals.MethodsThe ...
Jongwha Chang, Mar Medina, Sun Jung Kim, Sun Jung Kim, Sun Jung Kim   +4 more
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Regional Concentration and Specialisation in Agricultural Activities in EU-9 Regions (1950-2000) [PDF]

, 2010
Both traditional (von Thünen) and modern (Hayami & Ruttan, Krugman) theories on land use suggest that productions with a high value added per unit of land tend to be located near urban centres.
Strijker, Dirk, Terluin, Ida, van Leeuwen, Eveline   +2 more
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'Country life'? Rurality, folk music and 'Show of Hands' [PDF]

, 2009
This paper examines the contribution of folk music to understanding the dynamic, fluid and multi-experiential nature of the countryside. Drawing from literature on the geographies of music, it examines the work of 'Show of Hands', a contemporary folk ...
Agg, Anderson, Bell, Boyes, Brace, Brocken, Bunce, Bunce, Chapman, Clive Charlton, Cloke, Cloke, Cloke, Cloke, Connell, Connell, Dunstan, Ennis, Gibson, Gold, Gold, Halfacree, Halfacree, Halfacree, Hollows, Hudson, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Kassabin, Kent, Kneafsey, Knightley, Knightley, Knightley, Knox, Kong, Kong, Leyshon, Lowe, Matless, Matthews, McCann, Meegan, Morton, Nettl, Nettl, Nettl, Phillips, Philo, Rawding, Revill, Revill, Revill, Richard Yarwood, Robinson, Roud, Short, Smith, Smith, Stokes, Storey, Stradling, The Countryside Agency, Thompson, Thrift, Vallely, Woods   +67 more
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Newcomers to farming: towards a new rurality in Europe

Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 2016
One of the oldest laments in agrarian development has been over the ageing and loss of the farm population but, for the first time since the Second World War, a noticeable return to farming is now taking place across most of Europe.
Neus Monllor i Rico, Anthony M. Fuller
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Current forest use in the light of new rurality

Trees, Forests and People, 2022
Current use of forests in the Javadi Hills, Tamil Nadu, a Southern state of India, is captured from three perspectives that have a direct bearing on forest use: livelihoods, housing and energy.
Ezhilan Arivudai Nambi, Prabhakaran Tenkasi Raghu   +1 more
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