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Identifying choremes in mental maps to better understand socio-spatial representations

open access: yesCybergeo, 2016
There is a large body of scientific literature examining mental maps from a variety of disciplinary approaches. In this article we propose a specific method combining geography and social psychology to elicit and analyze socio-spatial representations in ...
Sylvain Dernat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

TOXI-CITY: an agent-based model for exploring the effects of risk awareness and spatial configuration on the survival rate in the case of industrial accidents

open access: yesCybergeo, 2014
Industrial accidents are a major risk in many countries. Despite this observation, effective preventive action is not being developed and studies of the behaviors of vulnerable populations remain under-explored.
Paul Salze   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tourists’ Behavioral Characteristics Regarding Island-Based Tourism Destinations through the Perspective of Spatial Constraints: A Case Study of Yangma Island in China

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
The factors affecting tourist behavior are complex and diverse, but research on its effect from a purely spatial perspective is still limited. The aim of this paper is to explore the dichotomous interaction between tourists and islands: the behavioral ...
Xintao Ma, Yuna Hu, Yongwei Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Personalized Zebrafish Models for Fusion‐Positive Pediatric Sarcomas

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Clinical sequencing efforts have revolutionized our approaches to categorizing pediatric cancers in real time. This has dramatically improved our ability to profile pediatric tumors, identify actionable vulnerabilities, and influence clinical care.
Lisa H. Hall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Characteristics of Twitter Users—Toward the Understanding of Geosocial Media Production

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2017
Social media is a rich source of spatial data but it has also many flaws and well-known limitations, especially in regard to representation and representativeness, since very little is known about the demographics of the user population. At the same time,
Michal Rzeszewski, Lukasz Beluch
doaj   +1 more source

Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collective behavior in the spatial spreading of obesity [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2012
9 pages, 4 ...
Gallos, Lazaros K.   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Resource selection by Sarda cattle in a Mediterranean silvopastoral system

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
Knowledge of how grazing cattle utilize heterogeneous landscapes in Mediterranean silvopastoral areas is scarce. Global positioning systems (GPS) to track animals, together with geographic information systems (GIS), can relate animal distribution to ...
Marco Acciaro   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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