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An analysis of the spatial and temporal variations of human trafficking in India

Cogent Social Sciences
Human trafficking is one of the most rapidly increasing forms of transnational crime. Globally, an estimated 25 million adults and children are subjected to modern slavery or human trafficking.
Tushar Dakua, Margubur Rahaman, K. C. Das   +2 more
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Analysing and Modelling of Trends in the Development of the Territorial Settlement System in Russia [PDF]

Экономика региона, 2019
Population change is a very important indicator of the social and economic system’s state and development. This change is most clearly observed in the long term.
Rafael Valiakhmetovich Fattakhov, Marsel Malikhovich Nizamutdinov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Oreshnikov   +2 more
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Urbanization Crisis in Magadan Oblast, Late 1980s to 2010s: Analyzing Structural and Demographic Trends

Oriental Studies, 2022
Introduction. The analysis of urbanization processes experienced by Magadan Oblast in recent decades is a most important component in understanding essentials and peculiarities of the urbanization agenda in the whole of Russia’s Far East.
Anatoliy S. Breslavsky
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Impact of the Heart WATCH Program on Patients at Risk of Developing Metabolic Syndrome, Prediabetes or Cardiovascular Disease

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2015
Purpose: Metabolic syndrome is a set of metabolic risk factors associated with increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jennifer Fink, Kathryn K. Havens, Julia A. Schumacher, Renee E. Walker, George L. Morris, David A. Nelson, Maharaj Singh, Ron A. Cisler, Ron A. Cisler   +8 more
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Measuring the concentration of urban population in the negative exponential model using the Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient, Hoover dissimilarity index, and relative entropy

Demographic Research, 2021
Background: Stewart (1947) and Clark (1951) proposed that urban population density is a negative exponential function of the distance from a city's center.
Joel E. Cohen
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Feeding the cities through urban agriculture the community esteem value [PDF]

, 2016
The growth of global urban population produces an increase in food demand. With the aim of facing this demand, mainly concentrated in large urban areas, urban agriculture should be fostered to integrate traditional agriculture production, no longer ...
Finucci, Fabrizio, Miccoli, Saverio, Murro, Rocco   +2 more
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Spatial analysis of hypertension’s awareness, treatment and control in India: evidence from national family health survey 2019-21

BMC Public Health
Background Being a primary contributor to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), Hypertension is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Globally, around 4 billion people were estimated to have hypertension in 2019, resulting in 10 million ...
Priti, Rahul Kumar, Kunal Keshri, Ankit Gupta   +3 more
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Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick, Cheick O. Soumah, Malé Doré, Oumar Mara, Desiré Neldje, Fodé A. Cissé, Toure M. Lamine, Aminata Diallo, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Alexander J. X. Chen, Alice Liu, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Farrah J. Mateen, The Guinea Epilepsy Project   +14 more
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Social support and economic conditions among older migrants in India: do distance, duration, and streams of migration play a role in later life?

BMC Public Health
Background Being older and having a migrant feature might cause a double risk of vulnerability in poor economic, social support, and health status at the place of destination.
Vasim Ahamad, Ram Babu Bhagat, Manisha, Sanjay Kumar Pal   +3 more
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Geodemographic Features of Human Blastomycosis in Eastern Wisconsin

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2016
Purpose: Blastomycosis is an endemic fungal infection. In rural northern Wisconsin, blastomycosis cases are associated with certain environmental features including close proximity to waterways. Other studies have associated blastomycosis with particular
Megan E. Huber, Dennis J. Baumgardner, Jessica J. F. Kram, Melissa A. Lemke   +3 more
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