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Study on the mechanisms associating community outdoor public spaces with elderly behavior

Scientific Reports
As the global population ages, enhancing community outdoor public spaces to accommodate the needs of senior citizens has emerged as a critical challenge. This research delves into the intricate relationship between community outdoor public spaces and the
Lei Wang, Wenqi He, Shan Wu, Bo Zhang, Xiaorui Zhang, Hu Yin   +5 more
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Formulation of Urban Growth Scenarios for Middle-Sized Cities Towards Metropolization: The Case of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region

Urban Science
This study models changes in land cover and land use in the intermediate city of Puerto Montt, Chile, up to 2050. Three distinct time periods—1988, 2005, and 2020—were used to examine Puerto Montt’s urban growth during these years.
Mauricio Morales, Francisco Maturana, Severino Escolano, Fernando Peña-Cortés   +3 more
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Identifying the Service Requirements for Primary Sexual Assault Medical Care and Forensic Evidence Collection in a Remote First Nations Community

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT First Nations female sexual assault survivors in remote Northern Territory (NT) face significant barriers accessing place‐based medical care and forensic evidence collection, subsequently requiring evacuation to specialist services. Using decolonising Participatory Action Research methods, this study identified the workforce, training, and ...
Theresa Clasquin, Rachel Dikul Baker, Rosemary Gundjarranbuy, Annie Whybourne, Sue Kildea, Sue Kruske, Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama, Sarah Ireland   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Scale Analysis of Ecosystem Service Trade-Offs/Synergies in the Yangtze River Delta

Land
The transformation of ecosystem structure leads to changes in ecosystem services (ESs) and their relationship. However, most research in this area has focused on particular scales and timeframes, often overlooking the significance of spatial and temporal
Yongqi Chen, Wei Liu, Fen Zhao, Qing Zhao, Zhiwei Xu, Michael Asiedu Kumi   +5 more
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The Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Geoinformation Raster Generalization in the Analysis of LUCC in Portugal

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2018
Multiple land use and land cover (LUC) datasets are available for the analysis of LUC changes (LUCC) in distinct territories. Sometimes, different LUCC results are produced to characterize these changes for the same territory and the same period.
Bruno M. Meneses, Eusébio Reis, Rui Reis, Maria J. Vale   +3 more
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How Can Community Music Enhance Place‐Based Efforts to Create Greater Social Equity? Insights From an Australian Cultural Mapping Exercise

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social inequity is increasing in Australia, often manifesting in entrenched locational disadvantage that requires place‐based responses grounded in local strengths, knowledge and participation. While community music programmes have demonstrated a range of positive social outcomes, their potential contribution to place‐based efforts addressing ...
Brydie‐Leigh Bartleet, Emma Heard, Matt Hsu, Mathew Klotz, Chi Lui Flora Wong, Joel Alexander Spence, Pearly Black   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A critical reappraisal of the carotid sinus and carotid bulb: Distinguishing neurohistological function from vascular geometry

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
This review redefines the carotid bulb (CB) as a variable geometric dilation shaped by hemodynamics and the carotid sinus (CS) as a conserved neurohistological baroreceptor field. Distinguishing these entities clarifies a century of anatomical confusion and links geometry, neurohistology, and clinical interpretation within a unified framework ...
Răzvan Costin Tudose, Nicolae Radu, Mugurel Constantin Rusu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying the human wellbeing of the national wetland park: gross ecosystem product accounting of Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park

Frontiers in Environmental Science
National wetland parks, characterized by robust ecological functions, distinctive natural landscapes, and abundant cultural resources significantly enhance human wellbeing, serve as crucial providers of ecosystem products, and exert substantial influence
Jian Liu, Meng Xu, Ailing Wang, Tianxu Sun, Chuntao Zhang, Xue Chen, Peng Zhang   +6 more
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Gut Health in Ostriches (Struthio camelus): Insights Into Intestinal Structure, Functions, Microbiome, and Improvement Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang, Fang‐Fang Guo, Wen‐Juan Du, Meng Li, Aftab Shaukat, Zhu‐Qing Jia, Shu‐Cheng Huang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil salinity inversion by combining multi-temporal Sentinel-2 images near the sampling period in coastal salinized farmland

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Rapid and accurate soil salinity (SS) analysis is essential for effective management of salinized agricultural lands. However, the potential of utilizing periodic remote sensing satellite data to improve the accuracy of regional SS inversion requires ...
Chongxin Duan, Yong Zhang, Chaopu Hu, Hongyan Chen, Peng Liu   +4 more
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