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On the future of regional geography [PDF]

Geographica Helvetica
This contribution discusses possible future prospects of regional geography. This is done against the background of current socio-spatial developments and of various theoretical and conceptional debates as they are taking place mainly in English- and ...
G. Wood
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TOURISM IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2023
Tourism is a significant segment of development policy at the national level, and it is important in terms of contributing to the Gross domestic product (GDP) diversifying of economy, reducing disparities between regions, fostering development capital,
Snežana Vujadinović, Dejan Šabić, Mirjana Gajić, Rajko Golić, Lyudmila Kazmina, Marko Joksimović, Filip Krstić, Vladimir Malinić, Marko Sedlak   +8 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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MICROGEOGRAPHY AS PART OF THE GEOGRAPHY TEACHING STRATEGY

Geografická revue, 2017
The current trend is, despite the continual globalization of society, increasing in-terest in the immediate surroundings. At the time of the information society, the local (so-called microgeographic) knowledge have strategic importance, becau-se it is ...
Alena Dubcová, Hilda Kramáreková, Magdaléna Nemčíková, Zuzana Rampašeková   +3 more
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How to Divide the “Indivisible Unity”? Debates on the Division of Turkey into Geographical Regions in the Early Years of the Republic

Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences, 2023
Although Turkey was officially divided into seven regions for the first time in the First Turkish Geography Congress (1941), both throughout the Ottoman Empire and following the proclamation of the Republic, many geographers, including Europeans made ...
Gözde Orhan
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Regional Agglomeration in Portugal: A Linear Analysis [PDF]

, 2011
This work aims to study the Portuguese regional agglomeration process, using the linear form the New Economic Geography models that emphasize the importance of spatial factors (distance, costs of transport and communication) in explaining of the ...
Martinho, Vitor Joao Pereira Domingues
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Risk Prediction Models for Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Early‐Stage or Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This systematic review synthesizes prognostic models for survival and recurrence in resected non‐small cell lung cancer. While many models demonstrate moderate to good discrimination, few are externally validated and reporting quality is variable, limiting clinical applicability and highlighting the need for robust, transparent model development ...
Evangeline Samuel, S. Tissera, E. Paul, J. Zalcberg, R. G. Stirling   +4 more
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Important Event in Japanese Studies (About the Book 'Socio-Economic Geography of Japan', edited by I.S. Tikhotskaya) [PDF]

Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika, 2017
The article is a review of the book 'Socio-Economic Geography of Japan' edited by I.S. Tikhotskaya and published in 2016. It is noted that this book shows the changing socio-economic geography of Japan not in isolation from the rest of the world, it ...
Eugene Borisovich Kovrigin
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Posterior Cortical Atrophy in the Asia‐Pacific: A Report From the PCA Asian Workgroup

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) is a distinct dementia syndrome primarily affecting spatial abilities and visual processing. It is associated with degeneration in the posterior part of the brain. PCA is subclassified into PCA‐pure and PCA‐plus syndromes based on consensus criteria.
Yuttachai Likitjaroen, Ya‐Ting Chang, Levinia Lim, Pai‐Yi Chiu, Jung‐Lung Hsu, SangYun Kim, Wataru Narita, Na Young Ryoo, Kyoko Suzuki, Nagaendran Kandiah, Sebastian Crutch, Ming‐Chyi Pai   +11 more
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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition with widely varying global prevalence estimates. The frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the United States or United Kingdom, at 19 to 39 per 100,000 as opposed ...
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
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