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The Role of Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Obesity: A Position Statement From the World Obesity Federation

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 27, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This position statement is intended to synthesize and interpret current consensus and salient developments regarding the relationship between obesity and physical activity. It draws from the latest evidence and guidelines to update and share the World Obesity Federation's stance with policymakers, healthcare professionals, public health ...
Zoe Gowers   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Urban Rail Transit Service Quality Evaluation Based on Passenger Demand

open access: yes
Objective Evaluation of urban rail transit service quality based on passenger demand not only promotes service quality improvement and enhances passenger satisfaction with travel, but also contributes to economic and social benefits of urban rail transit
Jing HE   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Can We Generalize About the Mortality Features of the 1918‐19 Influenza Pandemic? An Examination of a Small‐Scale and Isolated British Columbian Population

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives In this paper we use the small‐scale population of the Fort George area (located in the central interior of British Columbia, Canada) to test the applicability of the three signature mortality features of the 1918/19 influenza pandemic: mortality rates higher than those in preceding influenza epidemics except for the elderly ...
Lianne Tripp   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Rail Transit Benefits: A Comment

open access: yes, 2007
Several recent articles criticize urban rail transit investments on grounds that they are ineffective at reducing traffic congestion and financially wasteful. This commentary challenges that view.
Litman, Todd
core  

Urban Rail Transit Engineering Comprehensive Inspection Vehicle Based on Binocular Vision Positioning and Synchronous Triggering

open access: yes
Objective Most urban rail transit tunnel and track work inspection still adopt conventional manual inspection method, which calls for effective improvement on inspection efficiency and accuracy.
Xiaodong FAN   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Ecology of Malaria Mortality: A Spatiotemporal Mapping Approach

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study examines the spatiotemporal ecology of probable malaria mortality in 19th‐century southern Ontario to evaluate how settlement expansion, landscape transformation, and infrastructure development structured transmission risk in a temperate, settler‐colonial context.
Amanda Cooke, Megan B. Brickley
wiley   +1 more source

Government Failure in Urban Transportation [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper assesses governmental performance in its investment, provision and regulation of urban transportation. Attention is given to public bus and rail transit and road transportation.
Clifford Winston
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Impactful Weather and Multi‐Hazard Events: Lived Experiences From Rural Scotland

open access: yesClimate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This study explores stakeholders’ experiences of impactful weather events and multi‐hazards—whose frequency and severity are evolving due to climate change—using surveys of 43 participants and 12 follow‐up interviews from respondents in rural Scotland as a case study.
Lou Brett   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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