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Inequality, Crime and Public Health: A Survey of Emerging Trends in Urban Data Science [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Urban agglomerations are constantly and rapidly evolving ecosystems, with globalization and increasing urbanization posing new challenges in sustainable urban development well summarized in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The advent of the digital age generated by modern alternative data sources provides new tools to tackle ...
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Visual Exploration of Regional Factors of the Health of Urban Residents
IEEE Access, 2022 Urban healthcare operations continuously generate large amounts of electronic medical record data. Combined with urban regional factors, a comprehensive data model is established to conduct a multidimensional visual analysis, which is helpful in ...
Tangyuan Zou +5 more
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Health perception, health conditions, and smoking cessation in Brazil
Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2021 Background Smoking cessation is strongly associated with motivational factors. It is possible that individuals who have successfully stopped smoking have different conditions and judgments about their own health.
Camila Drumond Muzi +2 more
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Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2011 DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v14i1.2941 Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Vol.14(1) 2009 1 ...
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Flood Disasters and Health Among the Urban Poor [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Billions of people live in urban poverty, with many forced to reside in disaster-prone areas. Research suggests that such disasters harm child nutrition and increase adult morbidity. However, little is known about impacts on mental health, particularly of people living in slums. In this paper we estimate the effects of flood disasters on the mental and
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A qualitative study of factors affecting mental health amongst low-income working mothers in Bangalore, India. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundLow-income urban working mothers face many challenges in their domestic, environmental, and working conditions that may affect their mental health.
Heymann, Sally Jody +2 more
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Emergence of Urban Heat Traps from the Intersection of Human Mobility and Heat Hazard Exposure in Cities [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Understanding the relationship between spatial structures of cities and environmental hazard exposures (such as urban heat) is essential for urban health and sustainability planning. However, a critical knowledge gap exists in terms of the extent to which socio-spatial networks shaped by human mobility exacerbate or alleviate urban heat exposures of ...
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American Journal of Public Health, 2001 Over the course of the 20th century, the United States became an urban nation: 80% of Americans now live in metropolitan areas. Supplying basic sanitary services—drinking water, sewers, and garbage removal—to these cities is a gargantuan task, yet most people have little understanding of urban infrastructure systems and their enormous regional ...
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Radiotherapy medical physics in the Philippines: A contemporary overview
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose With cancer ranking as the third leading cause of death in the Philippines and a disparity in healthcare resources across regions, this research aimed to assess the state of radiotherapy medical physics in the country. Methodology The study utilized a comprehensive online survey with 94 structured questions answered by 19 clinics ...
John Paul C. Cabahug +4 more
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BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Individuals facing socioeconomic hardship experience higher than average rates of chronic disease, such as diabetes, with less access to evidence-based treatment.
Jacquelyn Jacobs +7 more
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