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Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2020, 2020 We're just passing one of the great milestones in human history – but hardly anyone is noticing. It isn't anything outwardly dramatic, like a revolution or a war.
P. Hall
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IMMUNITY TO DIPHTHERIA IN AN URBAN POPULATION [PDF]
Pediatric Research, 1977 Immunity against diphtheria is poorly understood since protection is the result of a complex interaction between host and environment, and technical problems with the present antitoxin assays exist. A radioimmunoassay which permits a reproducible estimation of antitoxin concentration and relative avidity was employed to characterize the immunological ...
L A, Nelson +4 more
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Thermodynamics of urban population flows [PDF]
Physical Review E, 2012 Orderliness, reflected via mathematical laws, is encountered in different frameworks involving social groups. Here we show that a thermodynamics can be constructed that macroscopically describes urban population flows. Microscopic dynamic equations and simulations with random walkers underlie the macroscopic approach. Our results might be regarded, via
Hernando de Castro, Alberto +1 more
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Vitamin D Level Testing in an Urban Midwest Clinic: To Test or Not to Test?
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2022 Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is significantly higher among urban populations in the U.S. Midwest, with African Americans being disproportionately affected. There is ongoing debate surrounding who and how often individuals should be screened for VDD.
Daniel Mundt +3 more
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Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades
Environmental Sciences Europe, 2020 Background The paper presents an overview of air quality in the 27 member countries of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (previous EU-28), from 2000 to 2017. We reviewed the progress made towards meeting the air quality standards established
P. Sicard +4 more
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Scientific Data, 2023 Measuring and monitoring the spatial distribution of liveability is crucial to ensure that implemented urban and transport planning decisions support health and wellbeing. Spatial liveability indicators can be used to ensure these decisions are effective,
Carl Higgs +7 more
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Cycling Trends in Scotland during the Early Phase of the COVID Pandemic
Active Travel Studies, 2022 In many countries increasing levels of active travel, including cycling, has become a policy aim with the co-benefits of improving health, supporting a shift away from private car use to more sustainable transport systems, reducing emissions and ...
Bruce Whyte +3 more
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Facilitating Factors and Barriers to Weight Management in Women: Physician Perspectives
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2018 Purpose: The complexity of addressing overweight and obesity in women has been an ongoing public health and health care challenge. While the mechanism for addressing overweight and obesity in women remains unclear, it has been speculated that disparities
Renee E. Walker +6 more
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Dancing During Labor: Are Women Down to Boogie?
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2020 Recent social media trends have demonstrated increased interest in dancing during the final weeks of pregnancy and labor. However, there is limited evidence about dancing during labor and its impact on labor pain and duration as well as patient ...
Drew A. Horter +4 more
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The Autonomy Gap: Response to Citro et al. and the statistical community
Statistics and Public Policy, 2023 While the threat of biased AI has received considerable attention, another invisible threat to data democracy exists that has not received scientific or media attention.
Claire McKay Bowen
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