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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction The disparity in maternal mortality and severe morbidity between high‐ and low‐income countries is well established. Previously, we highlighted within‐country disparities in Ethiopia using demographic and health survey data. This study used enhanced obstetric surveillance data to detect subnational hotspot areas and factors ...
Sisay Mulugeta Alemu +8 more
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Remote Sensing, 2019 First responders and recovery planners need accurate and quickly derived information about the status of buildings as well as newly built ones to both help victims and to make decisions for reconstruction processes after a disaster. Deep learning and, in
Saman Ghaffarian +3 more
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esy-osmfilter – A Python Library to Efficiently Extract OpenStreetMap Data
Journal of Open Research Software, 2020 OpenStreetMap is the largest freely accessible geographic database of the world. The necessary processing steps to extract information from this database, namely reading, converting and filtering, can be very consuming in terms of computational time and ...
Adam Pluta, Ontje Lünsdorf
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As a vital water conservation region in China, the Three River Source Region (TRSR) plays a critical role in safeguarding regional ecological security and ensuring the sustainable utilization of water resources. In this study, the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) was employed to quantify soil erosion in the study area across three ...
Fei Liu +3 more
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The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld +14 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2019 Volunteered geographic information (VGI) encourages citizens to contribute geographic data voluntarily that helps to enhance geospatial databases. VGI’s significant limitations are trustworthiness and reliability concerning data quality due to the ...
Gangothri Rajaram, KR Manjula
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Over the last few decades, many countries, especially islands in the Caribbean, have been challenged by the devastating consequences of natural disasters, which pose a significant threat to human health and safety.
Ran Goldblatt +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Global legal frameworks seek to ensure that benefits arising from the use of biological resources are shared fairly, yet their practical application—particularly where plant materials and Indigenous knowledge are involved—remains challenging. This article presents a case study modelling a pathway for ethical research and commercialisation of Indigenous
Jessica Cartwright +5 more
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Increasing urban flash flood risk attributable to both climate and development
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.A new event impact attribution methodology that combines convection‐permitting climate model data with flood inundation modelling was used for a five‐hour flash‐flooding event in the suburbs of Leeds in 2014. The results show increased urban flood extent due to both climate change (+16%) and increased urbanisation (+29%).
Daniel F. Cotterill +5 more
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L'importante ruolo degli open data nelle emergenze
GEOmedia, 2016 The important role of open data in emergencies During emergencies, the geographic information plays a very important and delicate role becoming the main tool to understand what happened and to take decisions.
Maurizio Napolitano
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