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A Shared Perspective for PGIS and VGI [PDF]

Cartographic Journal, 2016
This paper reviews persistent principles of participation processes. On the basis of a review of recent interrogations of the (Public) Participatory Geographic Information Systems (P)PGIS and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) approaches, a summary of five prevailing principles in participatory spatial information handling is presented.
Mordechai Haklay, Jeroen Verplanke, Michael K McCall   +2 more
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Translation and evaluation of the Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale in Kenya and Uganda [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background and Aim Stillbirth or neonatal death are distressing life experiences for parents. In many sub-Saharan African countries, bereavement care and support are inadequate.
Allen Nabisere, Sabina Wakasiaka, James Dodd, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Maia Lesosky, Tina Lavender, Tracey A Mills, Elizabeth Ayebare   +7 more
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Personal growth initiative: confirmatory factor analysis, gender invariance, and external validity of the Persian version [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThe current cross-sectional research was performed to verify the measurement soundness of the Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II (PGIS-II) regarding reliability, validity, and gender invariance in an Iranian sample.MethodsIn an online survey,
Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Pardis Salehi Yegaei, Parishad Bromandnia, Joseph Ciarrochi, Stefanos Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos Mastrotheodoros, Nora Wiium   +8 more
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Participatory Mapping and PGIS

International Journal of E-Planning Research, 2021
Applications of participatory mapping (PMapping) and PGIS to the mapping of local spatial knowledge are expanding; therefore, updated ethics and good practice improvements are needed. The intention here is to secern, or distinguish between, two pairs of concepts essential to PMapping – between ‘facts' and ‘values' in the knowledge being mapped and ...
Michael K McCall
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Heterogeneous associations of polygenic indices of 35 traits with mortality: a register-linked population-based follow-up study [PDF]

eLife
Background: Polygenic indices (PGIs) of various traits abound, but knowledge remains limited on how they predict wide-ranging health indicators, including the risk of death. We investigated the associations between mortality and 35 different PGIs related
Hannu Lahtinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Andrea Ganna, Kaarina Korhonen, Stefano Lombardi, Karri Silventoinen, Pekka Martikainen   +6 more
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Qualitative interview study in patients with SLE to assess patient perception of fatigue and skin-related symptoms [PDF]

Lupus Science and Medicine
Objective SLE is a chronic autoimmune disorder with a range of symptoms. While these are broadly reported in the literature, the symptom impact of SLE on patient health-related quality of life is less well documented.
Victoria P Werth, Joseph F Merola, Vibeke Strand, Laurie Eliason, Coburn Hobar, Samantha Pomponi, Brandon Becker, Jiyoon C Choi, Teresa Edwards   +8 more
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Participatory GIS Approach to Assessing Building Vulnerability to Tsunamis in Pangandaran Regency

Forum Geografi, 2021
Some cities in Indonesia which are located on Southern Java Island are susceptible to tsunamis. However, the application of participatory GIS for the assessment of building vulnerability to tsunamis remains rarely evaluated. The aims of this research are
Ratri Ma'rifatun Nisaa', Junun Sartohadi, Djati Mardiatno   +2 more
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Fuzzy based binary feature profiling for modus operandi analysis [PDF]

PeerJ Computer Science, 2016
It is a well-known fact that some criminals follow perpetual methods of operations known as modi operandi. Modus operandi is a commonly used term to describe the habits in committing crimes.
Mahawaga Arachchige Pathum Chamikara, Akalanka Galappaththi, Roshan Dharshana Yapa, Ruwan Dharshana Nawarathna, Saluka Ranasinghe Kodituwakku, Jagath Gunatilake, Aththanapola Arachchilage Chathranee Anumitha Jayathilake, Liwan Liyanage   +7 more
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Identification and Isolation Techniques for Plant Growth Inhibitors in Rice

Separations, 2023
Plant growth inhibitors (PGIs) in rice (Oryza sativa), or rice allelochemicals, are secondary metabolites that are either exudated by rice plants to cope with natural competitors or produced during the decomposition of rice by-products in the paddy ...
Nguyen Thi Hai Anh, La Hoang Anh, Nguyen Phuong Mai, Nguyen Van Quan, Tran Dang Xuan   +4 more
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Impact of the Nares Strait sea ice arches on the long-term stability of the Petermann Glacier ice shelf [PDF]

The Cryosphere, 2023
One of the last remaining floating tongues of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS), the Petermann Glacier ice shelf (PGIS), is seasonally shielded from warm Atlantic water (AW) by the formation of sea ice arches in the Nares Strait.
A. Prakash, A. Prakash, Q. Zhou, T. Hattermann, T. Hattermann, N. Kirchner, N. Kirchner   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source