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PM_2.5 and Lung Cancer: An Ecological Study (2014–2023) Using Data from Brazilian Capitals

Atmosphere
Air pollution remains a major global public health concern, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) recognized as an important environmental risk factor for lung cancer.
Albery Batista de Almeida Neto, Fernando Rafael de Moura, Alicia da Silva Bonifácio, Vitória Machado da Silva, Rodrigo de Lima Brum, Ronan Adler Tavella, Ronabson Cardoso Fernandes, Glauber Lopes Mariano, Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior   +8 more
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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
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Psychometric Design and Validation of the Urban Mobility Experiences Scale

Urban Science
Urban mobility plays a key role in territorial equity, access to services, and population well-being, as unfavorable mobility experiences are associated with stress and physical and mental deterioration.
Jaime Wenceslao Parra-Moroyoqui, Francisco Isaías Rivera-Meza, José Leonardo Jiménez-Ortiz, Omar Arodi Flores-Laguna, Guillermo Cano-Verdugo, Gener José Avilés-Rodríguez   +5 more
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Urban challenges to food and nutrition security [PDF]

This review of recent literature explores the urban face of food and nutrition security in a more comprehensive, integrated way than most previous efforts.
Menon, Purnima, Slack, Alison T., Haddad, Lawrence James, Garrett, James L., Engle, Patrice L., Morris, Saul Sutkover, Oshaug, Arne, Ruel, Marie T., Maxwell, Daniel G.   +8 more
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The Health of Urban USA

, 2007
We are very pleased to release the fifth edition of the Big Cities Health Inventory(BCHI), a compendium of health status indicators produced in a comparative format for the 54 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
Benbow, Nanette, Johnson, Victoria, Lenihan, Patrick, Brown, Carol   +3 more
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

The intersection of oral health and fast-food chain expansion in Indian cities: A commercial threat in disguise?

Indian Journal of Dental Research
Objectives: To examine the impact of fast-food chain expansion on oral health outcomes and highlight its role as a commercial determinant of health in urban India.
Vinayak Dev Sharma, Meena Jain
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries: Household and Neighborhood Effects [PDF]

In the U.S. and other high-income countries, where most of the population lives in urban areas, there is intense scholarly and program interest in the effects of household and neighborhood living standards on health.
Paul C. Hewett, Mark R. Montgomery
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Improving the accessibility of health services in urban and regional settings for Indigenous people [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Even though a wide range of health services exist in most urban and regional centres, they are not necessarily accessible. Accessible health services are physically accessible, affordable, appropriate and acceptable (that is, culturally ...

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