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The green areas of San Juan, Puerto Rico

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2014
Green areas, also known as green infrastructure or urban vegetation, are vital to urbanites for their critical roles in mitigating urban heat island effects and climate change and for their provision of multiple ecosystem services and aesthetics. Here, I
Olga M. Ramos-González
doaj   +1 more source

Cumulative Social Disadvantage and Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Social determinants of health (SDOH) contribute to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) disparities, but most studies have assessed SDOH independently rather than cumulatively across individual, family, and neighborhood levels. Using a socioecological framework, we investigated the relationship among cumulative social disadvantage ...
William Daniel Soulsby   +448 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Lack of Public Green Areas on the Living Conditions of Mogadishu’s Residents

open access: yesForestist
Lately, the functions of urban greening, including recreational use, aesthetics, and resting places, are at the top of the expectations of society. These green areas in cities reduce energy use, facilitate cooling effects, and improve water and air ...
Abdulwasa Abdiwali Hassan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health-Promoting Nature-Based Paradigms in Urban Planning

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2023
Since the 19th century, urban planning has largely been guided by ambitions to improve the population’s wellbeing and living conditions. Parks and green areas have played a significant role in this work.
Patrik Grahn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

PROBLEMS OF URBAN GREEN AREAS AND THEIR SOCIAL FUNCTION

open access: yesJOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, 2006
The town is a complicated system the main components of which are the community and its environment. Therefore, town planning and formation of green area should be performed taking into consideration the community’s activities and needs. Favorable conditions must be created for people to live, work, study and rest.
openaire   +3 more sources

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A brief thesaurus on the evolution of the theory of landscaping of urbanized systems

open access: yesАрхитектон, 2023
There are three periods identified in the development of the theory of landscaping as part of the large and largest city ecosystems in Russia: 1) 1917-1965 – the paradigm of socialist garden city; 2) 1965-2000 – the emergence of urban ecology; 3) the ...
Ziyatdinov Zufar Z., Kheruvimova Irina A
doaj   +1 more source

Urban small sites – landscape ecology and contribution to urban greenspace [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Urban areas are highly modified and complex landscapes, within which green spaces are seen as valuable for human well being as well as wildlife. Most studies evaluate the significance of the upper end of this spatial scale (>10ha), and ignore the smaller
Young, Christopher   +3 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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