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The interactions between municipal socioeconomic status and age on hip fracture risk [PDF]
Osteoporosis International, 2014 Age modifies the effect of area-level socioeconomic status (SES) in the risk of fragility hip fractures (HF). For older individuals, the risk of HF increases as SES increases. For younger individuals, risk of HF increases as SES decreases. Our study may help decision-makers to better direct the implementation of political decisions.The effect of ...
Oliveira, C.M. +4 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsThis study explores the potential mechanisms by which neighbourhood isolation is created and reinforced in non-home activity locations. The existing discussion on neighbourhood isolation, its consequences, and the subsequent reproduction of interactions ...
Geon Kim, Seungbeom Kang
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Acta Geographica SlovenicaGrasslands in the Natura 2000 site Kras are biodiversity hotspots with ecological, cultural and socioeconomic importance. However, the region faces challenges due to grassland loss and encroachment of forests and shrubs.
Danijel Davidović +2 more
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Child Obesity and the Interaction of Family and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context
Population Research and Policy Review, 2018 The literature on neighborhoods and child obesity links contextual conditions to risk, assuming that if place matters, it matters in a similar way for everyone in those places. We explore the extent to which distinctive neighborhood types give rise to social patterning that produces variation in the odds of child obesity.
Kranjac, Ashley W. +4 more
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Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and EnvironmentAchieving a reduction in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires collaborative efforts from the international community; however, a comprehensive understanding of the spatiotemporal characteristics (i.e., complex emission networks and driver ...
Chong Xu, Yuchen Gao, Min Lv
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Social interactions offset the detrimental effects of digital media use on children's vocabulary
Frontiers in Developmental PsychologyYoung children's rapid vocabulary growth during the first few years is supported by input during social interactions with caregivers and, increasingly, from digital media.
Sarah C. Kucker, Julie M. Schneider
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International Journal of the Commons, 2016 Globalization can have substantial impact on local commons by reducing sustainability of ecosystems and their vital services. Without effective local institutions, these resources are at high risk of exploitation, especially to feed global markets.
Timothy O. Randhir
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Dynamics of ecosystem service values in the Tarim River Basin
Frontiers in Environmental ScienceIntroductionUnderstanding spatial and temporal variations in ecosystem service values (ESV) and their driving factors is essential for effective management and decision-making.
Mengxin Sun +7 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2011 Experiences of traumatic events in childhood have been shown to have long-term consequences for health in adulthood. With data from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey we take a life course perspective of cumulative disadvantage and examine the ...
Steven E Mock, Susan M Arai
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Complex effects of natural disasters on protected areas through altering telecouplings
Ecology and Society, 2018 Increasingly, protected areas have been connected with the rest of the world through telecouplings (socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances) that are essential for their structures and functions.
Jindong Zhang +5 more
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